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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) has scheduled the release of its third quarter 2022 financial results on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET. The results will be available on the Ally Press Room website (http://media.ally.com).
Ally will host a conference call at 9 a.m. ET to review the company's performance. You may listen to the call via webcast or dial-in. The webcast will be live on Ally's Investor Relations website in the Events & Presentations section (http://www.ally.com/about/investor/events-presentations/index.html). To join the conference via dial-in, please pre-register via the following link at least 15 minutes before the call begins: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI8f19d51b388148889f3a88103cf0b6da. Upon registration, you will be provided with the conference dial-in number as well as a unique registrant ID.
The presentation and financial supplement will be posted in the Events & Presentations section of Ally's Investor Relations website on October 19, 2022, at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET.
A replay of the call will be available via webcast on the Ally Investor Relations website.
About Ally Financial
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a digital financial services company committed to its promise to "Do It Right" for its consumer, commercial and corporate customers. Ally is composed of an industry-leading independent auto finance and insurance operation, an award-winning digital direct bank (Ally Bank, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, which offers mortgage lending, point-of-sale personal lending, and a variety of deposit and other banking products), a consumer credit card business, a corporate finance business for equity sponsors and middle-market companies, and securities brokerage and investment advisory services. Our brand conviction is that we are all better off with an ally, and our focus is on helping our customers achieve their strongest financial well-being, a notion personalized to what is important to them. For more information, please visit www.ally.com and follow @allyfinancial.
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SOURCE Ally Financial | 2022-09-20T14:32:11+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/20/ally-financial-announce-third-quarter-2022-financial-results-october-19-2022/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open will double the size of its men’s and women’s wheelchair singles and doubles tournaments, and add a junior championship at this year’s tournament.
The expansion announced Wednesday means there will be 16 men and 16 women in the singles draws, along with eight men’s and eight women’s doubles teams. The U.S. Tennis Association said that was the largest draw expansion in Grand Slam history.
The U.S. Open junior wheelchair championships will feature eight boys and eight girls.
It’s the second straight year the U.S. Open has expanded its wheelchair tournament. Last year, the quad division field grew from four to eight competitors.
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More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-23T15:22:47+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/sports/us-open-tennis-increases-wheelchair-field-adds-junior-event/ |
Automotive OEM team recognized for contribution to new BMW Theatre Screen featured on the BMW 7 Series launched this year
OLATHE, Kan., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) is proud to announce that its Automotive OEM group has been recognized by BMW Group with a coveted 2022 Supplier Innovation Award in the customer experience category. The annual program recognizes suppliers that successfully collaborate with the automaker to drive developments forward and enable the use of outstanding technologies in BMW vehicles.
"This award is a testimony to our commitment to BMW and its customers around the world," said Garmin Automotive Group Managing Director Matt Munn. "We believe every day is an opportunity to innovate, and we are honored by the confidence BMW Group has entrusted in Garmin as we design, produce and deliver high-quality infotainment solutions for the BMW lineup of vehicles."
Garmin was lauded for its contribution to the Theatre Screen, a private back-seat movie lounge experience introduced in the all-new BMW 7 Series. With a click of a button, a 31-inch panoramic display descends from the headliner, blinds are closed, and lighting is automatically adjusted to transform the second row into a private cinema on wheels. Garmin's custom designed computing module manages all the software and customer interfaces to enable the BMW Theatre Screen experience.
"Innovations are key to the success of our transformation towards electromobility, digitalization and sustainability. Our award ceremony recognizes innovation and cooperative partnership with our suppliers – especially in challenging times," said Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network.
The BMW Group Supplier Innovation Awards were presented Nov. 17 at the 2022 BMW Welt conference in Munich. Winners were announced in a total of six categories: drive train and e-mobility, sustainability, digitalization, customer experience, newcomer of the year and exceptional team performance.
BMW appointed Garmin as its lead tier-one supplier of in digital cockpit computing modules for future BMW models. To expand its production capability and capacity, Garmin invested in a new 29,000-square meter state-of-the-art automotive OEM manufacturing and distribution facility in Wroclaw, Poland as well as expansions to manufacturing at its U.S. headquarters in Olathe, Kan.
Garmin Automotive OEM has cultivated key relationships with leading automobile manufacturers to provide a variety of integrated in-vehicle hardware and software solutions including embedded computing models, infotainment, integrated cameras, navigation, precise positioning technology and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Garmin Auto OEM has dedicated offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, email our press team, connect with us on LinkedIn, or visit garmin.com/aoem.
About Garmin International, Inc. Garmin International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd.
About BMW Group With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world's leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites around the world; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries. For more information, www.bmwgroup.com.
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This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2021, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at https://www.garmin.com/en-US/company/investors/earnings/. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Krista Klaus
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SOURCE Garmin International, Inc. | 2022-11-22T13:19:02+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/11/22/garmin-receives-2022-bmw-group-supplier-innovation-award/ |
Founding and Lead Sponsor in Collaboration with the Vice Provost of Advances in Learning at Harvard University
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amgen Foundation today announced an increased commitment to LabXchange, an online science education platform that provides users with access to high-quality science education resources at no cost. The Amgen Foundation is expanding its impact on science education with Harvard's Vice Provost of Advances in Learning by more than doubling their investment in LabXchange. As the founding and lead sponsor of LabXchange, the Amgen Foundation has committed $30 million to enhance science learning opportunities for students and educators worldwide in addition to the $13 million previously donated.
LabXchange was launched in January 2020 to help educators and students discover, engage with and share highly curated and personalized online lab experiments, interactive lessons and videos. With over 16,000 resources, these learning experiences complement in-person education to build science literacy and inspire the next generation of scientists.
"By overcoming barriers of cost and geographical location, LabXchange is helping to level the playing field, so learners of all ages everywhere have access to world-class science education," said Judy Brown, senior vice president of Corporate Affairs at Amgen and chairman for the Amgen Foundation.
"We believe that everyone needs science, and that science needs everyone. To date we've reached 20 million users in 230 countries and territories around the world," said Gaurav Vazirani, managing director at LabXchange. "To fully realize our vision, we aim to grow our global science classroom from 20 million people to 50 million by 2025."
The additional funding contribution will allow LabXchange to expand and deepen collaborations with STEM organizations worldwide, and pursue opportunities to serve more learners, particularly in communities that are underserved. Over the next three years, the investment will also allow LabXchange to:
- Develop more data science, biotechnology and environmental content
- Translate content into 30 languages
- Launch a new teacher ambassador network
- Increase content offerings that address racial inequity in healthcare, education and STEM
- Expand content for middle schoolers
"COVID-19 has really pushed teachers to rethink their teaching strategies and a top priority for me was to make my classroom resources equitable for all students," said Uma Mahajan, a secondary educator in North Carolina. "LabXchange is a wonderful platform to simulate labs, access trusted resources and allow students to progress at their own pace."
For more information, please visit LabXchange.org.
About LabXchange
LabXchange is an online science education platform that provides users with access to high-quality science education, personalized instruction, online lab experiences, and networking opportunities across the global scientific community at no cost. To learn more about this initiative, visit www.labxchange.org.
About the Amgen Foundation
The Amgen Foundation is inspiring the next generation of scientists and future problem solvers – wherever they are. We are engaging students with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to harness the full potential of science to solve tomorrow's toughest challenges. Working in partnership with local and global partners, we are providing best-in-class science education at no cost to students. To date, the Foundation has donated over $375 million to local, regional, and international non-profit organizations that impact society in inspiring and innovative ways. The Amgen Foundation brings the excitement of discovery to the scientists of tomorrow through its signature programs, including LabXchange, Amgen Scholars, and the Amgen Biotech Experience. For more information, visit www.AmgenFoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @AmgenFoundation.
About the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Harvard's Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning seeks to shape the future of education by discovering new ways to build the competence, curiosity, and confidence of learners on our campuses and around the world. We create engaging and scalable learning experiences, cultivate inspiring ideas, and connect a global community of learners while developing tools, technologies, platforms, and policies to reduce friction throughout the learning lifecycle.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the current expectations and beliefs of Amgen Foundation.
CONTACT: Amgen, Thousand Oaks
Jessica Akopyan, 805-440-5721 (media)
Michael Strapazon, 805-313-5553 (media)
Annie Kasparian, 805-447-1060 (investors)
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SOURCE Amgen | 2022-06-20T13:39:50+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/06/20/amgen-foundation-more-than-doubles-commitment-labxchange-free-virtual-science-education-platform/ |
Which Natasha Denona product is best?
Natasha Denona products can take you from an elevated day look to an all-out glam aesthetic. With them, you can adorn yourself with glowing highlights, rosy blushes and stunning lip hues. But it’s the brand’s eye palettes that first drew notice for their versatility, vivid payoff and long-lasting pigments.
The Natasha Denona My Dream Eyeshadow Palette is a top pick because its matte element-inspired shades can create elegant day looks, and its highly pigmented chrome shadows add drama for evenings out.
What to know before you buy a Natasha Denona product
About Natasha Denona products
Founded by Croatia-born makeup artist Natasha Denona, the brand emphasizes dramatic smoky eyes, a glowing complexion and a nude lip. It also has gorgeous neutrals, violets and rose palettes that build stunning day-to-night looks that last hours.
Many of Natasha Denona’s collections are cruelty-free, paraben-free and made in Italy. Some are allergen-free and vegan as well.
Natasha Denona product types
There are five Natasha Denona product lines.
- Base: Formulas for your face, such as primers and foundations.
- Cheeks: Powdered and cream blushes and highlighters.
- Accessories: Makeup essentials such as brushes and tools.
- Eyes: Pressed-powder eyeshadows, liquid eyeshadows and eyeliners.
- Lips: Lip solutions such as lipsticks, lip-glosses and lip liners.
Natasha Denona product collections
Natasha Denona has six collections with shades that follow a strategic color story.
- My Dream Collection: This combines some of the brand’s best-selling hues with new complementary element-inspired shades.
- I Need a Rose: An array of rose-hued lipsticks with lip glosses and pencils.
- Smoke In Vision: An assortment of eyeshadows with eyeliners, crayons and tools to craft the perfect smoky cat eye.
- Mini Love Story: A variety of cheek and eye hues in glowing pinks and purples.
- I Need a Nude: This collection has a glowing highlighter with a lipstick and a liner in barely-there shades.
- Bronze: A line of eye, face and lip colors in burnt umbers, bronzes and coppers.
What to look for in a quality Natasha Denona product
Long-wearing
Long-wear cosmetics are the difference between all-day touchups and a day of low-maintenance wear. These items save you the time and hassle of reapplying and last longer, so you don’t have to replenish your stock as often. To ensure that your Natasha Denona makeup will last, look for formulas labeled waterproof, long-lasting or transfer-resistant.
Versatile
Getting an all-glam palette can be an excellent choice if you already have a solid cosmetics supply. However, if you’re building your collection, it’s not the most sustainable choice. Start with a versatile palette that can easily transform your face for any occasion.
For example, you can find an eyeshadow palette that gives you bright, dazzling shades, and as long as it also includes neutrals, you’re far more apt to get your money’s worth. The same is true about bronzers, highlighters and blushes. If you get a kit that mixes blushes with bronzers or highlighters, you have everything you need to transform your look with one item that can quickly become your go-to.
Vivid colors
Cosmetics payoff boils down to how vivid the hue appears once applied to your skin. For example, an eyeshadow with a low payoff can look brilliant in its packaging, but once you add it to your eyelid, it might fail to resemble the color in its pan. To avoid that, look for cosmetics that state they’re highly pigmented, are high-impact or have an ultra-high payoff.
How much you can expect to spend on a Natasha Denona product
Depending on the product type and size, prices range from $15-$130. Smaller items, such as lip liners, mini or small palettes and lipsticks, cost $15-$30, while larger palettes run $48-$130.
Natasha Denona product FAQ
Can you prevent your eyeshadow from creasing?
A. You can; excess oil on your lids often leads to creasing. Try adding a layer of setting powder before applying your eyeshadow.
How can you get your eyeshadow to stay longer?
A. Using an eyeshadow primer can help you prepare your eyelid’s texture for a smoother application and longer-lasting hues.
What’s the best Natasha Denona product to buy?
Top Natasha Denona product
Natasha Denona My Dream Eyeshadow Palette
What you need to know: This versatile palette comes with 15 vibrant multi-chrome hues.
What you’ll love: It can take you from day to night with a low-key neutral, dramatic smoky cat eye or an evening glam look. Its shade story is vibrant, element-inspired hues with matte, high-impact foil and sparkling finishes. The eyeshadows are also waterproof and long-wearing.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said they felt there were too many matte colors in this palette.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top Natasha Denona product for the money
Natasha Denona Mini Nude Eyeshadow Palette
What you need to know: This is a signature pressed palette with nude shades that are universally flattering and go anywhere.
What you’ll love: It is a mini-palette with one chrome, two matte and two metallic neutral shades that are highly pigmented and complement any skin tone. The set is free of parabens, and its compact size makes it an excellent travel companion.
What you should consider: Some people reported that the shimmer faded after a couple of hours.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Sephora
Worth checking out
Natasha Denona Glam Face And Eye Palette
What you need to know: This cheek and eye palette gives you an intense glow.
What you’ll love: It comes with five flattering go-anywhere eyeshadows, a cream blush and a highlighter. Each formula is highly pigmented, long-wearing and built to give you an illuminating radiance. The makeup is also paraben- and cruelty-free.
What you should consider: Some people reported that the cream blush was a bit too dry.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Sephora
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 29, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Wells Fargo & Company issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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SOURCE Jakubowitz Law | 2022-08-05T17:50:19+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2022/08/05/wfc-shareholder-alert-jakubowitz-law-reminds-wells-fargo-shareholders-lead-plaintiff-deadline-august-29-2022/ |
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) announces the following event:
About Domino's Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world, with a significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 19,500 stores in over 90 markets. Domino's had global retail sales of nearly $17.8 billion in 2021, with over $8.6 billion in the U.S. and over $9.1 billion internationally. In the third quarter of 2022, Domino's had global retail sales of over $4.0 billion, with over $2.0 billion in the U.S. and nearly $2.0 billion internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 98% of Domino's global stores as of the end of the third quarter of 2022. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve more than half of all global retail sales in 2021 from digital channels. In the U.S., Domino's generated more than 75% of U.S. retail sales in 2021 via digital channels and has developed several innovative ordering platforms, including those for Google Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and more.
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SOURCE Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 2023-01-17T22:13:58+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2023/01/17/dominos-announces-q4year-end-2022-earnings-webcast/ |
By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks.
Taiwan dropped 4% after reopening from a holiday in the first trading session since the U.S. imposed new limits on exports of semiconductors and chip-making equipment to China. TMSC, the world’s biggest chipmaker, plunged 7.8%.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 2.5% in morning trading to 26,439.97. South Korea’s Kospi lost 2.2% to 2,184.87. Both markets also were reopening after holidays on Monday.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 1.4% to 16,984.41.
The Shanghai Composite gained 0.4% to 2,986.11, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% higher to 6,671.90.
“Japan and South Korean markets are catching up to previous global market losses, with their exposure to the tech sector spurring a greater extent of the sell-off as mirrored in Wall Street,” said Yeap Jun Rong, a market strategist at IG in Singapore.
In a bit of encouraging news, Japan reopened to generally unrestricted tourism on Tuesday after more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions. Pent-up travel spending could help lift the world’s third largest economy as it grapples with slowing global growth and inflation.
But technology stocks have taken a hit from the announcement of tighter export controls on semiconductors and chip manufacturing equipment. The restrictions aim to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors.
In China, technology shares were hit by renewed selling after steep losses on Monday. Chip equipment maker Naura Technology sank 10% and Hwatsing Technology dropped 9.6%.
On Wall Street, Qualcomm Inc. lost 5.2% and Broadcom Inc. dropped 5%. Applied Materials shed 4.1% while Lam Research Corp. declined 6.4%.
The benchmark S&P 500 fell 0.7%, closing at 3,612.39 and extending its losing streak to a fourth day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.3% to 29,202.88 and the Nasdaq composite fell 1% to 10,542.10. The Russell 2000 fell 0.6% to 1,691.92.
U.S. bond trading was closed.
Wall Street has been roiled by worries over stubbornly hot inflation and the Federal Reserve’s plan to tame high prices by raising interest rates. The goal is to slow economic growth and cool both borrowing and spending to get inflation under control, but the plan risks sending the economy into a recession.
Investors will potentially get a more detailed picture of the Fed’s thinking on Wednesday when the central bank releases minutes from its latest policy meeting. That’s when the Fed made another extra-big interest rate increase of three-quarters of a percentage point.
“Nobody’s arguing about whether inflation is falling, it’s simply the slope of the slide,” said David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan Funds. “The inflation battle is being won and the problem is the recession battle may be getting lost unnecessarily.”
Wall Street will also get important updates on inflation and more insight into how that is impacting retail sales. The closely watched report on consumer prices will be released on Thursday and a report on retail sales is due Friday.
The latest sales update could confirm that consumers are increasingly stretched financially, or at least pulling back on spending. That could send a signal to the Fed, Kelly said.
“I’m just hoping the Fed is watching these indicators,” he said. “It should tell them they’re much closer to both beating inflation and killing the economy than they think they are.”
This week brings the latest round of corporate earnings reports, which could provide a clearer picture of how high prices are impacting revenue and profits and what’s expected for the rest of the year and even into 2023.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 38 cents to $90.75 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. U.S. crude oil dropped 1.6% Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 27 cents to $95.92 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar slipped to 145.73 Japanese yen from 145.75 yen. The euro cost 96.84 cents, down from 97.04 cents.
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Authorities said a former California mayor died Thursday when the plane he was riding in crash-landed onto a beach and then flipped upside down.
Rex Minter was in a single-engine Cessna that had taken off around 3 p.m. en route to Malibu when the pilot reported engine trouble after taking off from Santa Monica Airport, several media outlets reported, per the Associated Press.
According to media reports, the pilot attempted to make it back to the airport but decided to make an emergency landing on the beach, the Associated Press reported.
The plane attempted to land on the beach, but hit the water at the shoreline, then flipped over just south of the Santa Monica Pier, the news outlets reported.
The city's current Mayor Gleam Davis confirmed Minter's death on Twitter.
"I have spoken with his family and relayed the City’s deepest condolences to them," she tweeted.
According to the news outlets, Minter served as the city's mayor between 1963 and 1967. | 2022-12-23T20:12:38+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/former-california-mayor-dies-in-small-plane-crash-on-beach |
Harvey Weinstein won't be retried on rape, sex assault charges that left jury deadlocked
Los Angeles prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women.
Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson announced the decision to Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench at a hearing in downtown Los Angeles. The judge dismissed the charges that a jury failed to reach an agreement on in December and said Weinstein would be returned to New York, where he was convicted in a similar case.
The Los Angeles jury convicted Weinstein, 70, of the rape and sexual assault of an Italian model and actor.
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. That's in addition to the 23-year sentence he is already serving for a similar conviction in New York.
Jurors could not reach unanimous verdicts on charges involving two accusers, a rape count and a sexual assault count involving Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and a sexual battery count against model Lauren Young.
Weinstein was acquitted of a count of sexual battery against a massage therapist.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they identify themselves publicly, as the women named here have.
Weinstein's New York conviction is under appeal and his attorneys plan to appeal his conviction here.
Lench denied a motion for a defense motion for a new trial before Weinstein's sentencing. His lawyers argued that vital evidence was withheld from the jury. | 2023-03-14T17:49:58+00:00 | 4029tv.com | https://www.4029tv.com/article/harvey-weinstein-no-retrial-rape-sex-assault-charges/43315936 |
A lot happened in the 24 hours that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the G-7 summit this weekend.
In a rare and brief trip, Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday to speak to world leaders about the progress in Ukraine and re-energize support from allies.
The meeting came at a crucial moment — Russia recently claimed victory over the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where some of the deadliest fighting has taken place and Ukraine officials say they need more weapons in order to take back occupied land. Ukraine says its forces are still fighting and have not conceded.
The G-7 summit is an annual gathering among the world's richest and largest democracies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S. — to address the most urgent international issues and coordinate on global policy.
Zelenskyy says the city of Bakhmut is completely destroyed
Zelenskyy's appearance on Sunday came less than a day after Russian forces claimed victory over Bakhmut -- a city in eastern Ukraine that has been under attack for 10 months. It is considered the longest and bloodiest battle in the war so far.
When asked whether Russia's claims are true, Zelenskyy said Bakhmut was completely destroyed and there was virtually nothing to occupy. He later compared it to the aftermath in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb dropped in 1945.
"You have to understand that there is nothing, they destroyed everything," Zelenskyy told G-7 leaders. "For today Bakhmut is only in our hearts."
Still, he emphasized that Ukrainian forces are still fighting in the city and have not conceded — despite what the Russians have said.
U.S. supports Ukraine's long-time request for F-16 jets
One of Zelenskyy's major goals in attending the G-7 summit was to secure more military aid for his country.
Ukraine has already received billions from Western allies. The U.S. alone has contributed about $37 billion to the conflict.
On Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden promised an additional $375 million in arms, including ammunition and armored vehicles.
Biden also came out in support of training Ukrainian pilots on American-made F-16 fighter jets — giving countries the green light to send those warplanes to Ukraine. The president said Zelenskyy assured him that Ukraine would not use the jets to strike targets inside Russia.
Ukrainian defense officials have called the aircraft a game changer and its been on the country's wish list since the start of the Russian invasion. The new aid comes as Ukraine prepares to kickoff counter-offensives to take back occupied land.
Zelenskyy attempted to win over India's president
The G-7 was an opportunity for Zelenskyy to reach out to world leaders who have been reluctant to denounce Russia, like India's prime minister Narendra Modi.
India has been one of the few countries to solidify its ties with Russia in the midst of the Ukraine war.
Not only has Modi refused to condemn the invasion, but he has been buying Russian oil and gas — undermining efforts by Western democracies to hurt Russia's economy through economic sanctions.
This weekend, Zelenskyy attempted to win over Modi. While the Indian prime minister promised he would do whatever he can to end the war, his attitude on the conflict appeared the same.
Still, Zelenskyy said he is determined to gain the support of Modi and leaders of other countries who have not overtly come out in support of Ukraine.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-05-22T12:47:40+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/npr-news/2023-05-21/ukraine-secured-military-aid-including-advanced-fighter-jets-at-the-g-7-summit |
JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) was named the largest public company in Indonesia on the 2022's Forbes Global 2000 Ranking. In addition, BRI's ranking amongst the other 2,000 largest global companies rose to 349th in 2022 from 362nd in the previous year.
Amongst seven Indonesian companies listed in the Forbes Magazine's list of 2,000 largest companies globally, BRI was at the top of the list. BRI has been named as Indonesia's largest public company for eight consecutive years.
Sunarso, President Director of BRI said that this achievement further proves BRI's capabilities of maintaining positive performances with highly measured and regulated risk management.
"Despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, BRI is continuously maintaining positive performances. This was achieved by focusing on the empowerment and assistance to Indonesia's MSMEs segment in difficult times, as well as becoming the Indonesian government's strategic partner in the national economic recovery programs. This achievement belongs all BRI customers and BRI employees, or known as BRILian Personnel, throughout Indonesia," said Sunarso.
Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies globally using four metrics, namely sales, profits, assets, and market value. Each metric has minimum requirements such as sales of US$5.5 billion, profit of US$493 million, assets of US$13.7 billion and market value of US$7.6 billion. Companies must meet at least one requirement to be eligible for the final Forbes Global 2000 rankings.
According to Forbes, BRI's sales volume reached US$ 12.77 billion in 2022, with profit accumulating to US$2.17 billion, assets valued at US$117.74 billion and a market value of US$50.14 billion.
As Indonesia's economic conditions continue to rise and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, BRI aims to continue to bring out positive performances. In Q1 2022, BRI managed to record a profit of Rp. 12.22 trillion, growing 78.13% year on year (yoy). As for assets, BRI Group's assets grew by 8.99 percent yoy to Rp1,650.28 trillion.
"Through our positive performances, BRI is able to, not just maintain the top ranking amongst Indonesian companies, but also rank up on an international scale. This proves that state-owned companies are increasingly appreciated globally. We will continue to create best-value economic and social services for all Indonesian people," concluded Sunarso.
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Tempur Sealy to shell out $4B to buy Mattress Firm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bedding provider Tempur Sealy has agreed to acquire Mattress Firm in a cash-and stock-transaction valued at about $4 billion, the companies said Tuesday.
Mattress Firm operates more than 2,300 brick-and-mortar retail locations and an e-commerce platfom. After the Tempur Sealy acquistion is complete, the two companies will have a total of some 3,000 retail stores, 30 e-commerce platforms, 71 manufacturing facilities and four research and development facilities worldwide.
"This combination will accelerate our growth trajectory and enhance operating cash flow," Tempur Sealy Chairman and CEO Scott Thompson said in a statement. "Mattress Firm has been a valued retail partner for more than 35 years, and we look forward to welcoming their talented workforce of more than 8,100 employees to the Tempur Sealy family."
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Mattress Firm CEO John Eck added that the transaction will increase the companies' ability "to better address consumers’ needs and drive growth."
Tempur Sealy will pay about $2.7 billion in cash and $1.3 billion in stock to Mattress Firm, which is partially owned by Steinhoff International Holdings NV. That reflects the issuance of 34.2 million common shares, based on Monday's closing share price of $37.62.
After the transaction is complete, Mattress Firm shareholders will own about 16.6% of the combined company and Tempur Sealy shareholders will own the rest.
A person wears a face mask outside Mattress Firm store near Union Square as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 24, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty
The companies expect to complete the transaction in the second half of 2024. After the acquistion is complete, Mattress Firm is set to operate as a separate business unit within Tempur Sealy.
Tempur Sealy received a request frm the Federal Trade Commission for additional information and documents related to the transaction. The company plans to "work cooperatively" with the FTC to complete the acquistion.
Piper Sandler said in a note Tuesday the prospect of Tempur Sealy acquiring Mattress Firm "has been discussed for many, many months within the industry." The investment banking and research firm expects a long FTC review process, noting that the transaction marks a "seismic deal for the mattress industry."
Neil Saunders, managing director of data analytics company GlobalData, said selling Mattress Firm has been a "priority" for Steinhoff as the parent company looks to pay down debt.
Saunders added that the deal will allow Tempur Sealy to expand its distribution and reach more consumers at a crucial time for increasing sales.
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"Tempur Sealy will also hope that Mattress Firm helps them to buck the current slowdown in sales which is being caused by the cost-of-living crisis and many households having upgraded their mattresses during the pandemic," Saunders said.
But the full impact of the acquistion is still unknown. Saunders points to the high purchase price and other challenges retailers like Mattress Firm face today — including the disruption from a "raft of specialist new entrants to the market, most of which sell directly to consumers" and "pressure from the expansion of home players like IKEA."
While Mattress Firm and Tempur Sealy have a long history as retail partners, the two have had a rocky relationship in recent years. The companies temporarily ended their partnership in January 2017 — in a move that notably removed popular Tempur-Pedic beds from Mattress Firm stores.
The following year, in August 2018, Tempur-Pedic sued Mattress Firm for allegedly "selling confusingly similar products under the ‘Therapedic’ name, and copying the look and feel of the entire Tempur-Pedic brand and consumer experience." Tempur-Pedic also accused Mattress Firm of continuing to sell Tempur-Pedic mattresses beyond the 2017 end of their partnership.
In October 2018, Mattress Firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed hundreds of stores. At the time, the Houston-based company pointed to years of overexpansion that resulted in "cannibalization" of sales. Mattress Firm’s then-CEO Steve Stagner later resigned in April 2019.
Months after Stagner's resignation, Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm reconciled with a new, long-term supply agreement.
In addition to announcing plans to acquire Mattress Firm on Tuesday, Tempur Sealy also reported a first-quarter profit of $85.3 million, or 48 cents per share. Ecluding one-time items, earnings were 53 cents per share.
The Kentucky-based mattress maker said revenue slipped 2.5% to $1.21 billion from $1.24 billion. | 2023-05-10T00:55:34+00:00 | fox13seattle.com | https://www.fox13seattle.com/money/tempur-sealy-to-shell-out-4b-to-buy-mattress-firm |
(NEXSTAR) – Actor Pat Carroll died Saturday in her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, multiple news outlets reported Sunday. She was 95 years old.
Her voice is familiar to generations thanks to her role as villainous sea creature Ursula in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Carroll’s acting career spanned film, television and the stage.
By the time she took away Ariel’s voice in the 1989 animated “Little Mermaid,” Carroll had dozens of acting credits to her name dating back to the 1940s. Carroll had a recurring role on the sitcom “Make Room for Daddy” and made regular appearances on sketch and variety shows, like the “The Carol Burnett Show.” She won an Emmy award for her work on the sketch comedy series “Caesar’s Hour” in 1957.
Her voice acting as Ursula may not have won her any prestigious awards, but Carroll’s voice did earn her a Grammy in 1981. She won in the category for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording, for her reading of “Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.”
Carroll died of pneumonia, her daughter told The Hollywood Reporter.
No plans for a public memorial have been announced, according to Deadline.
Two other notable celebrity deaths were also announced Sunday. NBA great Bill Russell passed away at age 88, his family announced. “Star Trek” actress and trailblazer Nichelle Nichols died at 89, her son said. | 2022-08-01T16:04:19+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/pat-carroll-voice-of-ursula-in-the-little-mermaid-dies/ |
Andrea Prudente's medical case is a situation we could see more of during post-Roe.
The 38-year-old American had a partial miscarriage while on her baby moon in Malta.
Her life was in danger and she could get an infection or bleed to death.
Doctors wouldn't give her the surgery she needed to save her life. Abortion is illegal in Malta.
She had to be medically evacuated to Spain.
Doctor Kara Goldman teaches obstetrics and gynecology and is the Medical Director of Fertility Preservation at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
"To think about being in a scenario where we can't offer evidence-based care is horrifying," Goldman said.
Illinois is an abortion safe haven, but the Supreme Court ruling already is impacting her patients.
"Yesterday, I talked to a patient. She is considering when to pull her IUD to start trying to conceive with her husband. And we decided that she would wait to pull it until after she returned from Florida," she said.
In several states, abortion laws include an exception "in the case of a medical emergency." But there's no definition of what that means.
Harry Nelson is a Health Care Regulatory Lawyer at Nelson Hardiman.
"We've created a situation of real ambiguity, where a doctor can't be sure that the situation that looks to them like an emergency calling for action is necessarily one that, you know, that a prosecutor or a government agency or a court would agree," Nelson said.
Ectopic pregnancy is a common example of what doctors consider a situation that needs urgent care. In pregnancy, an egg is fertilized by sperm and becomes an embryo. The embryo should travel down the fallopian tube to the uterus and attach. When it attaches anywhere else, it's an ectopic pregnancy.
"It is a matter of time that fallopian tube will rupture," Goldman said. "And that rupture of the fallopian tube leads to a significant amount of bleeding, and that bleeding may not stop. If that is not taken care of, that woman will die from blood loss. That we learn in residency is never let the sun set on ectopic pregnancy."
It's the same for miscarriage or if a patient's water breaks early.
Goldman says the longer the wait to consult a legal expert for surgery or medicine, the greater the risk of deadly infection or blood loss for the patient.
"The doctors are going to wait until situations are really dire and nobody can possibly argue about whether there's an emergency. And that's a terrible, terrible development in women's health — in our health care system, period," Nelson said.
Adding to the clock: Legal requirements in states like Kentucky further draw out time. They require a second doctor to sign off on abortion care.
"It's an untenable situation for our health care system," Kentucky OBGYN Dr. Amy Kim said. "And in order to get a second physician signature, someone will have to come in from their home, like being called away from home, come into the hospital, sign off on documentation. That is unsustainable on a long-term basis for us."
"The delay in care, in making a decision, is a matter of life and death," Nelson said.
He tells Newsy that for doctors, simply the threat of legal punishment will be taxing.
"There are thousands, tens of thousands of prosecutors out there with a really wide range of political views. Any of these assurances that are given by people at a senior level in the states don't provide any comfort whatsoever about what an individual prosecutor may do," Nelson said.
He adds that medical standards like the definition of "medical emergency" or "health of the mother" should come from clinicians.
As for Andrea Prudente's case, The Associated French Press says Malta's health minister has ordered a review of the country's abortion ban, saying there shouldn't be any part of Maltese law that interferes with doctors saving lives.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans for a second Summit for Democracy next year, this time to be co-hosted by the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia.
The summit will be held March 29 to March 30 in a virtual format and will be followed by hybrid gatherings in each of the host countries with representatives from government, civil society and the private sector participating.
“We are living through an era defined by challenges to accountable and transparent governance,” the five countries said in a joint statement. “From wars of aggression to changes in climate, societal mistrust and technological transformation, it could not be clearer that all around the world, democracy needs champions at all levels. Together with other invitees to the second Summit, we look forward to taking up this call, and demonstrating how transparent, accountable governance remains the best way to deliver lasting prosperity, peace, and justice.
The March summit is a follow-up on an event that President Joe Biden hosted in December 2021 with more than 100 leaders to begin a global conversation about how best to halt democracy’s backsliding.
Biden has repeatedly made the case that the U.S. and like-minded allies need to show the world that democracies are a far better vehicle for societies than autocracies.
At the first summit, participating governments announced nearly 750 commitments aimed at strengthening and safeguarding democracy at home and abroad, according to the White House. | 2022-11-30T13:40:30+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/ap-politics/ap-us-allies-announce-plans-for-second-democracy-summit/ |
After nearly 24 years, Jazz Caliente host and founder Robin Lloyd has decided to move on. See more from Robin in her post here.
Musician and music educator Freddy "Fuego" Gonzalez will be stepping in to replace Robin. You can learn more about Freddy on his site.
Tune into Jazz Caliente at its new time 4 to 6 p.m. every Saturday. | 2023-06-02T22:55:05+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/show/jazz-caliente/2023-06-02/after-nearly-24-years-knkx-jazz-and-blues-host-robin-lloyd-has-retired |
ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi insisted Tuesday his government was able to keep working despite tensions with the 5-Star Movement, but he warned that it can’t function if coalition members make ultimatums.
Draghi briefed reporters after meeting with unions on the government’s latest efforts to mitigate the effects of soaring inflation and high energy costs on workers, families and industries.
The meeting came after 5-Star lawmakers abstained from voting on a government measure in the lower Chamber of Deputies on Monday, in a sign of a lack of support that prompted Draghi to go huddle with the Italian president. The measure comes before the Senate on Thursday, and questions abound about whether the 5-Stars will abstain in the upper chamber as well.
Draghi stressed: “I have said there is no government without the 5-Stars, and I have said there is no Draghi government other than the current one.”
The 5-Star leadership has been complaining for weeks about government priorities, demanding more generous financial relief for families and businesses slammed by high energy costs and continued funding of a guaranteed monthly salary for those unable to find work.
Draghi said the current government of national unity, which includes parties from the right, left and the populist 5-Stars, had handled the 5-Star “fibrillations” well and was able to still do its work and get things done.
“These fibrillations are important because they concern the existence of the government, but they become more important if the government, even if while existing, can’t do it’s work,” he said. He warned against any further threats down the line, insisting that “a government doesn’t work with ultimatums.”
The 5-Stars Movement, which was the biggest party in Parliament after the 2018 election, has seen its influence wane in the ensuing years amid poor showings in local and administrative elections, as well as expulsions and defections among lawmakers in Parliament. | 2022-07-13T08:12:40+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/international/ap-international/italys-draghi-warns-5-stars-against-political-ultimatums/ |
DORSET, Vt. — Deep in a cool, damp cave in Vermont, tens of thousands of furry, chocolate brown creatures stir.
The little brown bats, survivors of a deadly fungus that decimated their population, went into hibernation last fall. Now in early May, they're waking, detaching from their rock wall roosts and making their first tentative flights in search of the moths, beetles and flying aquatic insects they devour.
It's here, in deep passages that creep into a Vermont mountain, where scientists found one of the first North American outbreaks of the fungus that causes white nose syndrome. Bat bones litter the cave floor like dry lawn-mower cuttings. Look closer and you'll find tiny skulls.
And the bats are still dying.
White nose syndrome is caused by an invasive fungus first found in an upstate New York cave in 2006, a short bat flight from the Dorset, Vermont, colony. The fungus wakes bats from hibernation, sending them into the frigid, winter air in search of food. They die of exposure or starvation because the insect population is too sparse to support them that time of year.
Smaller than a mouse and about the weight of three pennies in the hand, the Dorset bats skitter across the cave walls or cling to one another for warmth. Their health hints that at least some species are adapting to the fungus that has killed millions of their brethren across North America.
“That’s really significant, because it seems to be a stronghold where these bats are mostly surviving and then spreading out throughout New England in the summer,” said Alyssa Bennett, a small mammal biologist for the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. She has studied bats and white nose syndrome for more than a decade.
“We’re hoping that it’s a source population for them to recover,” Bennett said as critters flitted and swooped around her.
It will take time. Little brown bat females birth only one pup a year. And while they can live into their teens or 20s, only 60% to 70% of pups make it beyond their first 12 months, Bennett said.
Scientists now estimate that between 70,000 and 90,000 bats hibernate in the Dorset cave, the largest concentration in New England. Their numbers have dwindled from an estimated winter population of 300,000 to 350,000 or more in the 1960s, the last time the location was surveyed before white nose infiltrated.
It's unclear how far the numbers dropped after the fungus set in, but biologists who visited in 2009 or 2010 noted the ground in front of the cave was carpeted with dead bats.
The fungus that causes white nose syndrome is believed to have been brought to North America from Europe, where bats are apparently accustomed to it. Named for the white, fuzzy spots it produces on noses and other bat body parts, the fungus has killed 90% or more of the bat populations in parts of North America.
Last month, a report by the North American Bat Conservation Alliance found that 81 of the 154 known bat species in the United States, Canada and Mexico are at severe risk from white nose infection, climate change and habitat loss.
It matters. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that bats boost U.S. agriculture by $3.7 billion a year by eating crop-destroying insects such as larvae-laying moths, whose offspring bore into corn plants.
Scientists have known for years that some little brown bats seemed to survive being exposed to the fungus, despite an overall mortality rate that was feared could eradicate them. Though Dorset's little brown bats are holding on, other once common species found with them, like northern long eared or tricolor bats, are almost impossible to detect there now, Bennett said.
“There’s something special about those bats,” Bennett said of Dorset's little browns. “We can’t tell exactly what that is, but we have genetic research that we’ve collaborated on that suggests those bats do have factors that are related to hibernation and immune response that are allowing them to tolerate this disease and pass those features on to their young.”
Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International, who has followed white nose syndrome's march across North American, said the fungus has been found in 38 states so far. She says it's a “gut punch” each time she hears of a new outbreak.
Colorado reported its first infected bats earlier this year.
Frick is relieved that bats are beginning to repopulate some areas where carcasses once piled up, even if the rebound is so far only a fraction of earlier numbers.
“That's a real glimmer of hope,” she said.
In addition to Vermont, other areas near where white nose was first discovered also report stable, possibly rising numbers of little brown bats.
Pennsylvania lost an estimated 99.9% of its population after white nose struck, said Greg Turner, the state mammal expert for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. While the numbers are still low, they're slowly increasing in some places. One old mine in Blair County had just seven bats in 2016. This year, there were more than 330.
“I’m feeling pretty comfortable," Turner said. "We’re not going to be stuck staring down the barrel of extinction.”
His research shows bats that hibernate at colder temperatures do better against white nose because the fungus grows more slowly.
That may mean the bats are less likely to wake up from the irritation it causes, though scientists still don’t understand the mechanism that allows some animals to survive while so many succumb.
“By selecting colder temperatures, they’re helping themselves in two ways, they’re helping themselves preserve fat and preserve their energy and they’re also getting less disease,” Turner said.
Still, there are worrying trends. Pennsylvania's bat population is a tiny fraction of what it was before white nose invaded. In some locations, Turner and his colleagues see more bats, but inexplicably few females.
In Virginia, populations have plummeted more than 95%, though the state is starting to see some colonies stabilize or slightly grow their numbers. However, that's happening at only a fraction of the sites once monitored, said Rick Reynolds, a non-game mammal biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
“We remain positive, but there is a long road ahead with much uncertainty,” Reynolds said in an email.
Back in Vermont, where temperatures in the Dorset cave fall into the low 40s (around 4.4 degrees Celsius) in winter, the bats seem to have found a sweet spot cold enough to slow growth of the fungus.
Bennett is working with Laura Kloepper, a bioacoustics expert from the University of New Hampshire, to get a better handle on the population count. Using acoustic modeling, they're working to get a baseline population estimate this year by comparing sound recordings with thermal imaging. They'll survey using the same method again next year to try to determine the change.
“We we want to try to understand what we can possibly do to save not only the species of bat, not only the bats at this cave, but really bats around the world,” Kloepper said. | 2023-05-13T02:39:47+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/nation-world/tiny-bats-provide-glimmer-of-hope-against-white-nose-syndrome-fungus/507-647c2f20-bea1-420a-8d80-ab9179d3b0f6 |
Company emerges with strengthened balance sheet after eliminating approximately $170 million in debt
Positioned for long-term growth and innovation to meet the ever-changing needs of consumers with elevated products.
GILBERT, Ariz., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Isagenix International ("Isagenix" or "the Company"), a leader in providing nutrition solutions for weight loss, performance, and healthy aging, is pleased to announce the completion of its recapitalization process in accordance with the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement ("RSA") it reached on February 27, 2023. With the support of an Ad Hoc Group of the Company's investors, Isagenix is now positioned to operate with a stronger financial structure, reduced debt, and additional resources, having eliminated approximately $130 million in senior secured debt and approximately $40 million of unsecured debt.
The Company has also transitioned majority ownership to a group of its investors, including Arbour Lane Capital Management LP ("ALCM"), Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. ("Cerberus"), Crescent Capital Group ("Crescent"), and Summit House Capital Management LLC ("Summit House"). Isagenix co-founders Jim and Kathy Coover maintain minority ownership as they continue supporting the go-forward business strategy as evidenced by their contribution of $95 million in value, through the combination of newly contributed cash and their forgiveness of debt.
Pursuant to the terms of the RSA, the Company and its advisors will be forming and announcing a new Board of Directors in the coming weeks as it continues implementing the new ownership structure. The renewed Isagenix team will drive investments in innovation, digital solutions and overall wellbeing while operating with a sustainable capital structure.
"This is a watershed moment for Isagenix, and we are ready to innovate and reinvigorate our business by building on the strong financial foundation we've set through this process," said Isagenix Chief Executive Officer Sharron Walsh. "In the near term, our corporate employees, field associates, brand partners and customers alike will see the tangible, positive impact of this process as we move ahead with new product launches and business building initiatives. Most importantly, however, we're prepared to help guide communities toward better health and improved wellbeing for years to come with the changes to our capital structure in place and an enthusiastic leadership team at the helm."
Eric Hall, Managing Director at Crescent Capital, added on behalf of the investor group, "We believe in the Company, its leadership and its clear path forward, which is why we're excited to be part of Isagenix's next chapter. As the business continues to make smart, strategic investments for the future, we're confident that Isagenix is well-positioned for success and has the necessary resources to achieve its goals for sustainable growth."
Isagenix was represented in this matter by O'Melveny & Myers LLP, BRG, and FTI Capital Advisors LLC. The Ad Hoc Group of Investors was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Ducera Partners LLC. Jim and Kathy Coover were represented by Snell & Wilmer.
About Isagenix International
Established in 2002, Isagenix International believes that everyone deserves to experience a healthy, joyful, and abundant life. The global wellbeing company based in Gilbert, Arizona artfully crafts more than 175 effective products and offers a supportive community for its customers worldwide. Isagenix shares its products through a network of independent distributors in 24 markets: the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland. For more information, visit Isagenix.com.
About Arbour Lane
Arbour Lane Capital Management, LP ("Arbour Lane") is a registered investment adviser focused primarily on opportunistic credit and special situations investments. Arbour Lane leverages its team's deep experience in various sectors, built over years at both investment banks and primary investment firms, to source and invest in undervalued credit opportunities and special situations in the middle market.
About Cerberus
Founded in 1992, Cerberus is a global leader in alternative investing with over $48 billion in assets across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate strategies. We invest across the capital structure where our integrated investment platforms and proprietary operating capabilities create an edge to improve performance and drive long-term value. Our tenured teams have experience working collaboratively across asset classes, sectors, and geographies to seek strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors. For more information about our people and platforms, visit us at www.cerberus.com.
About Crescent
Crescent Capital Group is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Boston, Chicago, London, and New York. With more than 100 investment professionals and over 200 employees, the firm invests at all levels of the capital structure, with a significant focus on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in senior bank loans, unitranche loans, high yield debt, mezzanine debt, and other private debt securities. As of December 31, 2022, Crescent Capital Group managed over $40 billion of privately originated debt investments and marketable securities. For more information about Crescent Capital Group, please visit www.crescentcap.com.
About Summit House
Summit House Capital Management, LLC is a registered investment advisory firm founded by Jed Walsh in 2019. The company provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds and separately managed accounts. Summit House focuses on stressed, middle-market credit, including syndicated credits with $100mm to $500mm of overall tradeable market value. The company has discretion, subject to the terms of the clients' governing documents, to formulate investment objectives, direct and manage the investment and reinvestment of the clients' assets. The terms of investments, including client objectives, limitations, and strategies, are governed exclusively by the clients' governing documents. Summit House offers the same and different suites of services to its clients, and specific client investment strategies and their implementation depend on the client's investment objectives. As of December 31, 2022, Summit House managed approximately $157,429,408 million of advisory assets, all of which were on a discretionary basis. Investors in the funds cannot generally place investment restrictions on the firm and may not tailor Summit House's advisory services to their individual needs.
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(The Hill) – More than four months after the Senate unanimously passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent in the U.S., the measure has hit a brick wall in the House.
The main impediments dimming the legislation’s chances of passing appear to be fundamental disagreements over its language and a general consensus that other matter take precedence as the House grapples with high inflation, gun massacres and fending off judicial threats on issues such as abortion and marriage equality.
“I can’t say it’s a priority,” Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told The Hill recently.
“We have so many other priorities, but it doesn’t mean because it’s not a priority that we’re not trying to work on it. We are,” he said, adding “if we can accomplish anything it wouldn’t be until the fall.”
The Senate created a buzz in March when it approved the Sunshine Protection Act — which would make daylight saving time permanent — through unanimous consent, drawing widespread headlines. The legislation, which would not take effect until November 2023, calls for abandoning the process of changing clocks twice a year, a practice intended to give Americans an extra hour of daylight during the fall and winter.
But to do that, U.S. residents would lose an hour of daylight in the morning from November through February.
For instance, with the law currently in place, the sun is scheduled to rise in New York at 7:16 a.m. on Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year. But if the Sunshine Protection Act takes effect, residents in the Empire State would have to wait until 8:16 a.m. to see the sun rise on the Winter Solstice.
It is a similar situation in the afternoon — the sun will set in New York at 4:31 p.m. the day of the winter solstice, but with the Sunshine Protection Act, that would be pushed to 5:31 p.m.
The legislation received a warm welcome from some House members immediately after it passed the Senate — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she supported making daylight saving time permanent — but others noted that there were far more pressing issues to address.
Days after Senate passage, some House members started asking for additional research into and discussion regarding the bill, signaling potential headwinds.
And now, Pallone is saying that while a number of lawmakers agree that “spring forward” and “fall back” clock changes should be done away with, they are at odds over what the permanent time should be — daylight saving or standard.
“We continue to try to come up with a consensus but so far, it’s eluded us,” Pallone said.
“The problem is that a lot of people say to me, ‘Oh, we should just have, you know, we shouldn’t switch back and forth, we should just have standard or daylight saving,’ but then they disagree over which one to enact. And so that’s the problem. We need a consensus that if we’re gonna have one time, what is it? And I haven’t been able to get a consensus on that,” he added.
The Energy and Commerce chairman emphasized that the disagreements are based on geographical location and not party affiliation.
Lawmakers in tourism areas, for example, are generally in favor of daylight saving time because they want visitors to stay out later, according to Pallone. But in rural locations that have large farmer communities, an extra hour in the morning is optimal.
“It’s not at all partisan,” Pallone said. “It’s totally, you know, regional and depends on your district.”
These are also some religious concerns. According to a Democratic aide, at least one lawmaker has received pushback to the measure from Yeshivas, who are worried that the new time system will conflict with morning prayers.
“I know that there were some concerns raised that I felt like we needed to take some time to address, so I’m gonna keep working on it,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told The Hill this week.
Some lawmakers, however, have not spoken highly of the measure. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told The Hill last month that he was “somewhat unimpressed with this effort,” and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, “I don’t think it’s a good bill.”
While the swift Senate passage of the Sunshine Protection Act caught some lawmakers and private citizens off-guard, the push to make daylight saving time the law of the land has been a decades-long effort backed by a number of business groups, especially golf organizations, that view an extra hour of daylight as beneficial for the bottom line.
Then-President Nixon signed a bill in 1974 to make daylight saving time permanent for two years as a way to address the nationwide gas shortage. But that timely experiment quickly failed, with President Ford signing legislation only nine months later to reinstate the bi-annual switching of the clocks after public approval of the change plummeted.
Public opinion, however, now appears to be up. A Monmouth University poll conducted in March found that 61 percent want to ditch the twice-yearly changing of the clocks, compared to 35 percent who want to keep the status quo.
Similarly, 59 percent of adults surveyed by YouGov said they would like to see daylight saving time made permanent, compared to 19 percent who would not.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), the chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, told The Hill last month that a “disproportionate amount” of her constituents were discussing the matter after it cleared the Senate, noting that “almost” all the feedback was positive.
But some lawmakers, including Schakowsky, say that now is just not the right time to take up the legislation.
“It just does not seem as the kind of urgent priority right now. That’s all,” she said last week. “So, you know, how much focus is on it, how much attention, little.”
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), who sponsored the companion bill in the House, said the chamber has been “preoccupied” with a number of other matters, and Rep. Greg Pence (R-Ind.) said it is “not at all” a priority.
Asked about the bill, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, told The Hill that he had not “heard anything about it lately,” adding “there was some talk months ago but it’s fallen by the wayside I think with so many of the other issues that are out there.”
But according to one Democratic aide, the ideal timeframe for approving the bill has passed, and there are slim odds that another will come along before the end of the year.
“If this bill was gonna move this Congress, like, we would’ve had to move it right after the Senate passed it,” the aide said. “I think that was kind of like our shot, and since it didn’t happen then, like it’s now kind of fallen off as a priority.”
The aide characterized the circumstances as a “strike while the iron is hot” situation, noting that the momentum following Senate passage quickly died down.
“There was like this big momentum to push it, and that kind of fell apart. And I think that’s really, kind of, hard to regain that momentum,” the aide said. | 2022-07-25T15:20:58+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/permanent-daylight-saving-time-hits-brick-wall-in-house/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair announced the final schedule for its Hoosier Lottery Free Stage concerts on Tuesday, adding hip-hop artist Rob Base to the lineup:
- Friday, July 28: Clint Black
- Saturday, July 29: Samantha Fish ft. Jesse Dayton
- Sunday, July 30 (11 a.m. and 2 p.m.): "Peppa Pig Live! Peppa Pig’s Adventure"
- Sunday, July 30 (7:30 p.m.): Home Free
- Wednesday, Aug. 2: Keith Sweat
- Thursday, Aug. 3: Retro Rewind 90s Night featuring DJ Kurt Streblow
- Friday, Aug. 4: STYX
- Saturday, Aug. 5: Quiet Riot
- Sunday, Aug. 6: TobyMac
- Wednesday, Aug. 9: Three Dog Night
- Thursday, Aug. 10: Rob Base
- Friday, Aug. 11: Gin Blossoms
- Saturday, Aug. 12: THE TAYLOR PARTY: TAYLOR SWIFT NIGHT
- Sunday, Aug. 13: Skillet
- Wednesday, Aug. 16: Happy Together Tour 2023 featuring The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV and The Cowsills
- Thursday, Aug. 17: Latino Fest en la Feria del Estado de Indiana presented by Radio Latino 107.1FM con Noel Torres
- Friday, Aug. 18: Buddy Guy: Damn Right Farewell
- Saturday, Aug. 19: Breland
- Sunday, Aug. 20: Gospel Music Festival featuring CeCe Winans, presented by WTLC AM & FM
Admission to all shows on the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage are free with paid admission to the Indiana State Fair, and seating is first-come, first-served. All shows start at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
The Indiana State Fair opens on Friday, July 28 and runs 18 days, closing on Aug. 20. The fair is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. | 2023-07-25T14:56:34+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-state-fair-announces-final-lineup-free-stage-acts/531-a75cb396-a809-496d-b28c-4c67aa11763f |
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that Brandon Tatum will become his chief of staff.
Tatum replaces interim chief of staff Zachary Lee, who will return to the private sector after nearly three years of state service.
Tatum previously was Oklahoma Christian University’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer. He received his doctorate in organizational leadership from Abilene Christian University.
He previously served on the governor’s education transition committee, focused on personalized learning and innovation, and was his appointee on the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.
He and his wife, Megan Tatum, have a son, Sawyer, and twin daughters, Blakely and Gentry.
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Celebrity makeup artist and founder Laura Geller partners with fashion illustrator Holly Nichols to spotlight mature beauty
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Laura Geller Beauty, the industry leader in baked cosmetics, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in partnership with fashion illustrator Holly Nichols.
Founded in 1997 by veteran makeup artist Laura Geller, the brand first launched with a highlight and contour kit on QVC that sold out within minutes. A quarter century later, Laura Geller has amassed an A-list celebrity fan base and remains a top 10 brand on QVC - a testament to the brand's cult-favorite status. Today, Laura Geller Beauty has over 70 product SKUs and sells one of their Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation every minute.
In their 25 years, the brand has been committed to its original mission of creating transformational products that put the joy in makeup, which includes its efforts to destigmatize aging in beauty. This includes their bold decision to exclusively feature women over 40 in all of its marketing and social media messaging, partnering with legendary celebrities like Fran Drescher, Kathy Najimy, Paulina Porizkova, Paula Abdul, and Patricia Heaton to spotlight mature beauty.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Laura Geller Beauty has partnered with Boston-based fashion illustrator Holly Nichols to launch a limited-edition makeup bag. Notably, the illustrative design by Nichols purposely showcases mature women, a group often overlooked in fashion illustrations.
"Looking back at these 25 years, I couldn't be more proud of what we've achieved as a brand," says Geller. "It has been an incredible journey doing what I love and I'm looking forward to the next phase as we continue to push the narrative on what we think is aspirational in beauty media and imagery."
"I'm very excited to be a part of this momentous occasion," says Holly Nichols. "Fashion illustration doesn't typically showcase mature women, and I'm honored to join forces with Laura Geller Beauty on their mission to celebrate beauty later in life."
Available on LauraGeller.com, the 25th Anniversary Limited-Edition Makeup Bag is available for purchase for $20, or as a gift with purchase with orders over $75, or when you purchase the Cult Classics Full Face Kit or Daily Routine Full Face Kit.
About Laura Geller: Veteran makeup artist Laura Geller founded her namesake beauty brand over 25 years ago with the mission of creating transformational products that put the joy in makeup. With her passion for beauty and natural teaching ability, the Broadway and TV makeup guru translates professional application into simple techniques for real women of all ages. Her easy-to-use artisanal formulas deliver exceptional coverage and color for every skin type and tone. Geller's best-selling Spackle® Skin Perfecting Primer collection and other high-quality makeup products are available on QVC, LauraGeller.com, and select specialty beauty stores and websites.
About Holly Nichols: Holly Nichols is a fashion illustrator and has created fashionable illustrations and artful campaigns for TRESemmé, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barney's New York, Neiman Marcus, Disney, Living Proof, and many more. She creates her work both in her studio, and straight from the seats of fashion week and more.
For more information, please contact: laurageller@smallgirlspr.com
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Initiative Demonstrates Need for New Non-Invasive, Non-Toxic, Non-Staining, and Time-Saving Solutions for the 15 Million Americans Impacted by Excessive Sweating
SweatTech Exhibit Featured at the 2022 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting (ASDS)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Candesant Biomedical ("Candesant"), a clinical stage company focused on the development of non-invasive treatments for primary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), today announced the "SweatTech Initiative" to raise awareness of the significant impact of excessive sweating, educate on how treatments have evolved over the decades, and demonstrate the ongoing need for more modern treatments. The initiative launched at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, taking place from October 6-10 in Denver, CO.
It is reported that nearly 15 million Americans are impacted by hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating somewhere on their body, and approximately half of those people experience this sweating under the arms. Many believe these numbers are an underestimation.1,2,3 In fact, research from the International Hyperhidrosis Society shows that as many as 1 in 3 people are bothered by excessive underarm sweating.4
"People have been seeking to control or mask sweat for hundreds of years. While approaches to control hyperhidrosis have evolved with technological advances, some treatments involve injections or surgery, or cause staining on clothes," stated Niquette Hunt, President and CEO of Candesant. "Excessive sweating can have a significant impact on those who experience it, causing physical, social, emotional, and even financial distress. At Candesant, we understand the importance of raising awareness of this condition and are excited to be advancing modern technology for those seeking new solutions for excessive sweat control."
Candesant is developing a novel, innovative, non-invasive solution designed to reduce excessive sweating – focused first on primary axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive underarm sweating). The goal is to provide a treatment option for patients that is quick, effective, and affordable with a favorable safety profile. The investigational "TAT" (targeted alkali thermolysis) patch is single-use and disposable. It uses alkali metal which creates thermal energy when it interacts with underarm sweat, microtargeting sweat glands and temporarily inactivating them to reduce sweating. Clinical studies show that the TAT patch significantly reduces sweat. The TAT patch is applied by a healthcare professional for up to three minutes per underarm. It is designed to be simple, fast, with no downtime, and should fit easily into patients' quarterly in-office treatment regimens. The TAT patch is currently undergoing review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Current treatments for excessive sweating have varying degrees of efficacy, and even those that work well can be invasive, expensive, or result in undesirable side effects," explained Doris Day, MD, FAAD, MA, a board-certified dermatologist in New York, NY. "New sweat reduction solutions are needed that are safe, effective, easy, and affordable. I am encouraged to see new technologies in development, such as Candesant's TAT patch, that could ultimately improve the way we manage excessive sweating."
SweatTech is evolving. To find out more about the latest advances and how Candesant is working to modernize excessive sweat control, visit www.Sweat.Tech.
For those attending ASDS, visit the SweatTech exhibit located outside of the Aurora Ballroom.
Candesant Biomedical is a clinical stage company focused on the development of non-invasive treatments for hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating. Candesant is developing several products utilizing their targeted alkali thermolysis (TAT) technology, with future target indications for axillary hyperhidrosis, palmar hyperhidrosis, plantar hyperhidrosis, and facial hyperhidrosis. Candesant's leadership team has been focused on developing and commercializing innovative treatments to control sweat for decades. To learn more about Candesant, visit https://candesant.com.
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6-year-old removed from life support days after water park accident
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – A 6-year-old boy has been taken off life support after he nearly drowned at a Nebraska water park.
Omaha police confirmed the boy died Wednesday after the near-drowning at Fun-Plex over the weekend.
The 6-year-old was identified by his first name only, Kidus.
Officers were called to the water park last Sunday for a report of a child who was underwater and pulled from the wave pool.
He was taken to a nearby hospital and later transferred to Children’s Hospital, but he was removed from life support and died Wednesday.
Kidus’ mother Makda Gebre set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses and transportation of his body to the family’s hometown of Sioux City, Iowa, which is about 100 miles north of Omaha.
“We are heartbroken as we have to ask for help to bury our son ... We were hoping for a miracle, but sadly we had to make the decision to remove him from life support as his brain was showing no activity,” the GoFundMe page reads.
His mother said Kidus had a twin sister and described him as a “sweet” son who was “everything to our family.”
Fun-Plex has since been closed and will remain closed through Wednesday.
Copyright 2023 WOWT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-28T20:22:29+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/2023/06/28/6-year-old-removed-life-support-days-after-water-park-accident/ |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A female worker at Moonlight BunnyRanch, a well-known legal brothel near Carson City in northern Nevada, was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a shooting and armed standoff with law enforcement officials.
A little after 9:30 p.m. on Monday night, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office received a call about gunshots fired amid a dispute between two workers at the ranch, according to the department. Responding officers heard “several more gunshots” and determined one employee had fired a gun and then retreated into a room in the building.
According to a statement from Sheriff Brad Pope, the business was evacuated. A SWAT team, as well as multiple other neighboring law enforcement agencies, responded to the barricade scene.
The woman, identified as 28-year-old Savannah Henderson, AKA Tiara Tae, of Dayton, Nevada, surrendered around 12:33 a.m., Sheriff Pope said. No one was injured.
The suspect is facing four felony counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, one felony count of possessing a controlled substance, one gross misdemeanor count of discharging a firearm, and one count of obstructing/resisting a peace officer.
Henderson’s bail is set at $86,140, according to Sheriff Pope.
The Moonlight BunnyRanch is located in Mound House, Nevada, about six miles east of Carson City. The business, which opened in 1955, was previously owned by Dennis Hof, who was featured alongside the brothel in the HBO series “Cathouse: The Series” which aired in 2005 and 2007. | 2023-02-21T18:10:58+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/shooting-standoff-at-nevadas-moonlight-bunnyranch-brothel-leads-to-womans-arrest/ |
Inaugural Class of Providers & Partners Include Industry Leaders in Real Estate Services, ESG and Sustainability Consulting, Solutions Providers and More
NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Active Design (CfAD) today announced the launch of its two new membership programs, the Fitwel Provider and the Fitwel Partner programs. Designed to provide an opportunity for organizations to align with and support the tremendous growth of Fitwel, the new programs empower organizations to further promote health and well-being across their industries.
These new membership programs will support both Provider and Partner companies as they drive implementation of healthy building strategies and tenant satisfaction through their use and their client's use of Fitwel. Fitwel will offer targeted support to Provider and Partner companies through exclusive marketing and recognition opportunities, dedicated training and resources for staff, and increased access to the Fitwel team. These programs represent Fitwel's commitment to the real estate service providers, consultants and solutions providers who are driving market transformation through their promotion of healthy buildings and communities.
"We are currently seeing an increased demand for Fitwel and healthy building certification, and significantly, an emphasis on prioritizing occupants' health and well-being," says Joanna Frank, President and CEO of CfAD, operator of Fitwel. "Our new Fitwel Provider and Fitwel Partner programs will help these forward-thinking companies leverage their own expertise to further implement Fitwel and guide others' use of the certification, as they raise awareness of the evidence-based healthy building strategies that ensure increased occupant and tenant satisfaction."
The Fitwel Provider program is designed for industry-leading architecture, design, engineering, property management, and consulting firms committed to supporting their client's implementation of Fitwel. Fitwel will provide dedicated training and access to the CfAD team for marketing and product support to providers to ensure they're well-equipped to support the promotion and implementation of Fitwel, in addition to preferential pricing on certification fees and discounted Ambassador training. The inaugural class of Providers includes global commercial real estate services company JLL, boutique ESG advisory company breea, and sustainability consulting firm Brightworks, and national leader in energy efficiency, resiliency and infrastructure solutions NORESCO.
"The entire Fitwel program and online platform make health and wellness certification accessible and feasible for the wide range of organizations and building types that JLL works with," said Lauren Campfield, Project Manager, JLL.
"As a Fitwel Provider, breea is committed to helping our clients create dynamic workplaces and communities that improve personal health, happiness, productivity, and all aspects of wellness. We look forward to furthering Fitwel's mission as the program continues to grow and transform the market," said Drew Yetter, Partner, breea.
"At Brightworks, our commitment to health and wellness in the built environment is an important part of our business. We look forward to furthering this work with Fitwel, the Center for Active Design, and our industry peers to create healthier places to live, work, and play," said Brandon G. Sprague, Principal, Brightworks.
The Fitwel Partner program is our trademark program for companies seeking to promote aligned products and demonstrate support for Fitwel's mission. Partner companies have access to complementary Fitwel resources, marketing and training resources, and discounted Ambassador training. The inaugural class of Fitwel Partners includes global sustainability consulting firm LORD Green Strategies, global climate innovator Trane Technologies, ESG strategy and implementation advisory firm HXE Partners, and building performance and solar panel expert Southern Energy Management.
"LORD Green is committed to improving health and wellness across our clients' portfolios and wants to be recognized as a leader in the sector. Becoming a Fitwel Partner distinguishes our commitment, and also aids in our pursuit via trainings and complementary resources," said Alex Herold, Director of Green Building Certifications, LORD Green
"Indoor environments are complex and dynamic – and their quality depends on a variety of factors that can change over time. Achieving good outcomes for both the occupants and the planet require a structured engineered approach to each space that is led by science rather than rule-of-thumb. Trane Technologies is proud to be a Fitwel industry partner and is committed to indoor environmental quality strategies that give customers, tenants and employees peace of mind in the spaces where they work, live and play," said Rasha Hasaneen, Vice-President of Innovation and Executive Director at Center for Healthy and Efficient Spaces, Trane Technologies.
"HXE Partners consider health and well-being as integral to any successful, comprehensive ESG strategy. We are proud to join the Fitwel Partner program," said Harry Etra, Chief Executive Officer, HXE Partners. "Strategies outlined by Fitwel help HXE Partners' clients across sectors achieve their ESG goals."
Fitwel is the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all. Generated by expert analysis of 5,600+ academic research studies, Fitwel is implementing a vision for a healthier future where all buildings and communities are enhanced to strengthen health and well-being. Fitwel was originally created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. The Center for Active Design (CfAD), a global not-for-profit organization, maintains the Fitwel standard and conducts objective third-party assessments that lead to certified projects. CfAD's new business unit, Adai (pronounced "a-DAY"), is charged with expanding Fitwel to the global market, administering the program while providing best-in-class customer service and technical support. To learn more about Fitwel, please visit: www.fitwel.org.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City woman who died in a weekend ice climbing accident is being credited with saving the life of a fellow climber by pushing her out of the way when the ice above them fractured, officials said.
Meg O'Neill, 41, and two others were climbing the 420 foot (128 meter) tall frozen Raven Falls in northeastern Utah on Sunday when the accident happened.
Her death was confirmed by Camille Fiducia, the founder of an organization called Embark Outdoors, where O’Neill was the assistant director, KSTU-TV reports.
O'Neill's body was recovered Monday evening underneath what the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office described as “two huge blocks of ice.”
“Our sincere condolences to all effected by this tragedy, to the family of this brave, courageous woman who lost her life while saving another,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a Facebook post.
A 24-year-old man in the climbing party fell about 40 feet (12 meters) and was injured while the 21-year-old woman that O'Neill pushed out of the way was able to climb down and drive to a spot with cellphone reception to call for help. The man was rescued via helicopter and taken to the hospital.
Fiducia said O'Neill was a prolific climber and a committed outdoors person. She was a former science teacher at Utah International Charter School, where she founded a hiking club and leadership program, according to her biography on the Embark Outdoors website.
Fiducia said she and O'Neill shared the vision of making the outdoors a more inclusive place. | 2023-04-06T19:28:42+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/utah-woman-who-died-in-ice-climbing-accident-17882831.php |
BOSTON (AP) — A man who presents himself as a Orthodox Christian monk and a woman he lived with fraudulently obtained $3.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds for nonprofit religious organizations and related businesses they controlled, and spent some of it to fund a “lavish lifestyle,” federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Brian Andrew Bushell, 47, and Tracey M.A. Stockton, 64, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions, the U.S. attorney's office in Boston said in a statement. They were scheduled to appear in court later Thursday.
The defendants' attorneys didn't immediately reply to emails seeking comment.
Bushell, who referred to himself as “father” or “reverend father," controlled several Marblehead-based organizations, including an Orthodox Christian charitable foundation, a monastic house, a brewery and a salt maker, prosecutors said.
Investigators have not been able to confirm whether Bushell is an Orthodox monk who trained in Greece, as he says, according to an FBI affidavit in the case.
Stockton, an attorney, served as the general counsel and authorized representative of those organizations, and the two lived in the same Marblehead residence, authorities said.
Shortly after the federal government made coronavirus pandemic relief funds available in April 2020, Bushell, with Stockton’s assistance, submitted numerous applications to receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
They overstated the organizations’ operational expenses and revenues backed up by false documents to obtain $3.5 million in funds, prosecutors allege.
They also submitted numerous applications for Paycheck Protection Program funds, allegedly inflating the number of employees they had and their payroll expenses to obtain nearly $150,000 in additional funds, prosecutors said.
They spent more than $1 million of the money on extensive renovations to two Marblehead properties, $42,000 for membership to a New York social club, $40,000 for a Swiss watch, nearly $7,000 for a designer handbag, and other goods, prosecutors said.
“Pandemic relief funds are not ‘free money' — they are a lifeline designed to help business owners and nonprofit leaders experiencing real economic hardship," U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins said. “Our government should not and will not foot the bill for fancy designer handbags and lavish lifestyles.” | 2022-10-13T17:33:32+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Monk-attorney-charged-with-3-5M-pandemic-17506839.php |
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Only two days are left until the 2022 NFL Draft.
Jonathan X. Simmons looked at what the strongest position groups in this draft were. But what about the weakest position groups? Not every position is strong in a draft. A group can be weaker than others because it either lacks depth or top-end talent. That doesn’t mean teams won’t find good players at those positions. It’s just going to be harder because there aren’t that many options, or those options don’t have high ceilings. | 2022-04-26T21:00:58+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2022/04/nfl-draft-2022-what-are-the-weakest-position-groups.html |
Brazil: leaders call for calm after party official’s killing
By DIANE JEANTET
Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A federal prison guard killed a local official from the leftist Workers’ Party in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, according to state police. The killing comes ahead of a highly polarized presidential election in October. A state police report said that according to witnesses, Jorge Jose da Rocha stormed the birthday party of local Workers’ Party official, Marcelo Arruda, and shot him. Witnesses told the police that Da Rocha had shouted words of support for President Jair Bolsonaro before firing at the victim, a father of four. Politicians condemned the attack. | 2022-07-11T19:34:24+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/07/11/brazil-leaders-call-for-calm-after-party-officials-killing/ |
INDIANAPOLIS, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spot, one of the fastest-growing logistics companies in North America, continues to experience exponential growth and will create more than 400 new jobs, nearly doubling its size. With locations in Indianapolis, Charlotte, and Tempe, the company has grown to more than 500 employees and will open an office in Tampa in Q3 of this year. A recently launched video that highlights the importance of logistics and Spot's role can be viewed on the company's website and social media channels.
Founded in 2009 by Andrew Elsener and Andy Schenck, Spot has experienced continuous growth each year. In 2021, it saw record-breaking success with over $710 million in gross revenue. According to its owners, much of this is due to the team in place.
"We have a team that sees obstacles as opportunities and never stops delivering for our customers," said Andrew Elsener, Co-founder of Spot. "A team of dynamic, dedicated, and passionate people, who build and foster great relationships, has been our recipe for success."
That pattern of success has continued into 2022. With a projected $1 billion in gross revenue, the company is also slated to expand its headquarters in Indianapolis with a second location. Additionally, among recent accolades, Spot was named to Transport Topics annual Top 100 List of the largest logistics companies in North America, the Indianapolis Star's Top Workplaces list for Central Indiana, and its co-owners were named as finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year (Midwest) award by Ernst & Young LLP (EY).
"Spot's growth has been remarkable to experience," said Elsener. "I'm proud we've never lost the entrepreneurial spirit that provides the foundation for our success. Here, initiative, drive, and teamwork form the basis for a rewarding, fast-paced career. The strength of our team is everything and we want our employees to succeed and thrive. That's why we provide everyone with the tools to tackle industry challenges for our partners. We want you to reach your true potential and make your mark. If you're passionate, dedicated and driven, you're welcome here, and we look forward to having you on our team."
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.V., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced the launch of the second round of its pilot project with the state of West Virginia to demonstrate all-electric school buses in Clay, Grant, Monongalia and Ohio county school districts. The second round of the pilot program will incorporate new terrains, colder weather and longer school bus routes.
Three all-electric GreenPower Type D BEAST school buses will be deployed in Grant, Monongalia and Ohio school districts, while Clay County will deploy the first all-electric Type A Nano BEAST with ADA capabilities in the state of West Virginia. As in the first round, GreenPower will work with the school districts to ensure adequate charging infrastructure is provided for the pilot. This is the second round of GreenPower's pilot project done in cooperation with Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Economic Development and the West Virginia Department of Education.
"We are steadfast in our commitment to bring clean transportation to areas across West Virginia and beyond and are thrilled to launch the second round of our pilot project to help school districts test GreenPower's all-electric school buses in real world scenarios," said Fraser Atkinson, CEO of GreenPower. "The difference in topical geography and weather will provide us valuable data and a good understanding of how the buses will perform in more mountainous terrain and a colder climate."
GreenPower will collect data from the program including range, charging infrastructure needs and usage rates, operating and maintenance, student and parent acceptance and more. The data will provide school districts and GreenPower a look into the transition from diesel to electric school buses to better protect the health and safety of communities and children from the contamination of NOx emissions.
"GreenPower works with school districts to provide the necessary education, training and support for them to integrate all-electric school buses into their fleet," Atkinson continued, noting that GreenPower offers a comprehensive turn-key program to school districts that include the zero-emission electric school buses, electric vehicle charging systems and infrastructure, vehicle training and maintenance, deployment assistance and general education of the benefits of all-electric, zero-emission school buses.
This week, each of the counties participating in the pilot project will hold a press conference to discuss electrifying their school bus fleet, health and safety benefits for children and the community. This coincides with the training for first responders, drivers and mechanics as well as the first deployments of the three all-electric BEASTs and one Nano BEAST with ADA-compliant capabilities in each county this week. Media are invited and encouraged to attend the press conference and first deployment activities.
"The best education is our number one priority at Grant County Schools, but we also have a responsibility to give our students a better planet as well," said Mitch Webster, superintendent of Grant County Schools. "Through our participation in the GreenPower electric school bus pilot program, we can do our part too. Our students will have the opportunity to ride in an all-electric school bus from a company who manufactures these buses right here in our home state and we look forward to being part of the program."
- Press Conference: Mon., Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. ET at 204 Jefferson Avenue Petersburg, WV
- First Deployment of GreenPower Electric School Bus: Tues., Nov. 1 at 6:30 a.m. ET at 52 Tiger Drive, Mount Storm, WV
"Monongalia County Schools recognizes that electric buses will be a part of the future of school transportation and will shape how students travel to and from schools. With a major electric bus manufacturer producing buses right here in West Virginia – like the one we are excited to test – electric buses may one day reign over transportation in our county and throughout the state," said Dr. Eddie R. Campbell, superintendent of Monongalia County Schools.
"Our team is looking forward to participating in the GreenPower pilot program to receive first-hand experience driving and maintaining an electric school bus and all that entails," said Tony Harris, director of transportation for Monongalia County Schools.
- Press Conference: Tues., Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. ET at 101 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown, WV
- First Deployment of GreenPower Electric School Bus: Wed., Nov. 2 at 5:30 a.m. ET at 101 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown, WV
"Ohio County Schools is excited to be a pilot county for the GreenPower Pilot Project. We are proud to be a school system utilizing an electric bus in its fleet. Our drivers will have the opportunity to provide valuable feedback in this important initiative. This is a great opportunity for our students, staff and community," said Dr. Kimberly Miller, superintendent of Ohio County Schools.
- Press Conference: Wed., Nov. 2 at 11:00 a.m. ET at 280 Fulton Street, Wheeling, WV
- First Deployment of GreenPower Electric School Bus: Thurs., Nov. 3 at 4:55 a.m. ET at 280 Fulton Street, Wheeling, WV
"Clay County Schools is excited to be the first school district in West Virginia to utilize GreenPower's all-electric Nano BEAST school bus with ADA capabilities," said Joe Paxton, superintendent of Clay County Schools. "We are constantly searching for new technologies to improve our district and experience for our students. We look forward to being a part of this project and the multitude of benefits of an all-electric fleet to come."
- Press Conference: Thurs, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. ET at 285 Church St, Clay, WV 25043
- First Deployment of GreenPower Electric School Bus: Friday, Nov. 4 at 6 a.m. ET at 285 Church St, Clay, WV 25043
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PARMA, Ohio — Parma City Council voted in favor Monday of an ordinance not completely banning new car washes from being built, but deciding on where future car washes can be built.
Future car washes will be restricted to the city’s commercial district along Brook Park Road and Industrial Parkways. This ordinance aims to curb an influx of car washes.
“We were getting applications to put them down side streets, tear down businesses and put them right next to houses. That's not something we want to do in the city of Parma,” said Councilwoman Debra Lime.
Parma already has 12 new car washes in the city. Four new ones have been built in the last year and a half.
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BOSTON, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its monthly distribution of $0.0975 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of July 11, 2022, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Notification of Sources of Distribution
This notice provides shareholders of the John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) with important information concerning the distribution declared on July 1, 2022, and payable on July 29, 2022. No action is required on your part.
Distribution Period: July 2022
Distribution Amount Per Common Share: $0.0975
The following table sets forth the estimated sources of the current distribution, payable July 29, 2022, and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income; net realized short term capital gains; net realized long term capital gains; and return of capital or other capital source. All amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund has declared the July 2022 distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, the Fund makes fixed monthly distributions in the amount of $0.0975 per share, which will continue to be paid monthly until further notice.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact your financial professional or call the John Hancock Investment Management Closed-End Fund Information Line at 1-800-843-0090, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Effective October 1, 2021, copies of all notices informing shareholders of distributions made by the fund in excess of accumulated net investment income will be posted on John Hancock Investment Management's public website (jhinvestments.com) and on the Legal Notice System (LENS), a service offering of the Depository Trust Company (DTC) accessible by broker-dealer firms. To the extent required, notice may also be provided via press release. John Hancock Investment Management distributed paper copies of these notices by mail until March 30, 2022. Effective April 1, 2022, the notices will be delivered exclusively via the methods described above.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, with Warnock looking to juice an apparent Democratic head start in early voting with a visit Thursday from Barack Obama.
The former president will campaign with Warnock on the eve of the final day of early voting. The rally, which promises to be the largest event of Warnock’s four-week runoff blitz, underscores the two parties’ different approaches to early voting in the final contest of the 2022 election.
Democrats have employed an all-hands-on-deck push to bank as many votes as possible while Republicans, especially Walker, have taken a less aggressive approach that could leave the GOP nominee heavily dependent on runoff Election Day turnout.
“I think the turnout we’re seeing is good, and I want to encourage people to stick with it,” Warnock said as he campaigned this week, comparing voting to waiting in line at a popular Atlanta lunch spot. “The other day I went to the Slutty Vegan, and the line was wrapped around the block, and folks still waited and got their sandwiches,” he said. “I went and voted yesterday, and it was pretty painless.”
Walker, meanwhile, is expected to vote on the runoff’s Election Day, as he did in November for the midterms.
Warnock led Walker by about 37,000 votes out of almost 4 million cast in the general election but fell short of the majority required under Georgia law. That triggered a four-week runoff blitz, with a shorter early voting window than occurred during the first round.
Statewide early voting data, including some weekend and Thanksgiving weekdays in certain counties, shows higher overall turnout in the most heavily Democratic counties and congressional districts. Still, both parties are finding data to tout as they jockey for any advantage in the final contest of the 2022 midterm election cycle, and both campaigns agree generally that Warnock will lead among early voters, as he did in the first round, while Walker will have the advantage in Election Day ballots, as he did in November. The respective margins will determine the eventual winner.
TargetSmart, a Democratic data firm, analyzed the identities of the 830,000-plus voters who’d cast ballots by the end of Tuesday and concluded that Democrats have increased their advantage by 14 percentage points over what it was with six days to go before the Nov. 8 election. That analysis did not include the 240,000-plus additional ballots cast Wednesday.
Walker’s campaign manager, Scott Paradise, pushed back on notions of Democrats’ domination. He argued that their advantage comes only because it was heavily Democratic metro-area counties that held weekend early voting, while more Republican areas waited until the statewide mandatory early voting window that began Monday. Republicans had sued, unsuccessfully, in state court trying to block Saturday early voting for the runoff.
Paradise said a Walker campaign analysis found that nine of the 10 counties with the highest turnout Monday were counties Walker won in November with a combined 70% of the vote. He added that of the state’s most populous counties — those with more than 100,000 registered voters — it was two Republican strongholds, Hall and Forsyth, that posted the highest turnout percentages Monday. Paradise said those trends reflect high enthusiasm among Republicans.
Still, Republicans have catching up to do.
According to state voting data compiled by Ryan Anderson, an independent analyst in Atlanta, four of the state’s five Democratic-held congressional districts had already seen advance turnout through Tuesday of at least 43% of the total early vote for the November election, when every Georgia county had at least 17 days of early in-person voting. Just one of Georgia’s nine Republican-held congressional districts had eclipsed that 43% mark.
Warnock first won the seat as part of concurrent Senate runoffs on Jan. 5, 2021, when he and Jon Ossoff prevailed over Republican incumbents to give Democrats narrow control of the Senate for the start of President Joe Biden’s tenure. Warnock won a special election and now is seeking a full six-year term.
This time, Senate control is not in play: Democrats have already secured 50 seats and have Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. That puts pressure on both Warnock’s and Walker’s campaigns to convince Georgia voters that it’s worth their time to cast a second ballot, even if the national stakes aren’t as high.
Warnock got about 70% of his overall first-round votes from advance voting; for Walker, it was about 58%. That translated to an advantage of more than 256,000 votes for Warnock. Walker answered with an Election Day advantage of more than 200,000.
The senator’s campaign, Democratic Party committees and aligned political action committees have tailored their voter turnout efforts toward early voting. Republicans have countered with their own wide-ranging push, including a direct-mail push from one super political action committee featuring Gov. Brian Kemp, who got 200,000 more votes than Walker to win a second term comfortably.
Yet Republicans are battling some internal party narratives, including from former President Donald Trump, that question some advance voting, especially mail-in ballots, pushing some Republicans toward an Election Day ballot. As recently as Tuesday, Trump declared on social media that “YOU CAN NEVER HAVE FAIR & FREE ELECTIONS WITH MAIL-IN BALLOTS – NEVER, NEVER NEVER. WON’T AND CAN’T HAPPEN!!!”
Walker himself does not mention early in-person voting or mail-in ballots at all as he urges his supporters to vote.
Democrats, meanwhile, see Obama as a key figure in repeating Warnock’s advance voting lead, because the former president remains intensely popular among core Democrats and has a solid standing among independents. | 2022-12-01T12:37:46+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-obama-heads-to-ga-as-warnock-seeks-big-early-vote-advantage/ |
The chinese balloon which had so many people looking up then debating how it should come down. They shot at it. That balloon is still making political waves even as parts of it are getting pulled up from deep in the atlantic ocean. As we made clear last week if china threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. And we did. It made *** not so veiled appearance in President Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday night and made fodder for criticism of that address by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This is the atrocity that's happening here to America and if we don't speak stronger china will continue to do but it's not just *** U. S. Situation. The NATO secretary general said at *** State Department briefing pointing out what he alleged were increased chinese intelligence activities in europe and saying everyone has to be vigilant. We need to be aware of the constant risk over chinese intelligence. The world expects china, the United States to manage our relationship responsibly. The US Secretary of State says china's broader surveillance program has now violated the sovereignty of countries across five continents. And that the biden administration is talking both with Congress and with dozens of countries to share information more is being learned by the hour. He says *** silver lining to that unwelcome white balloon. The chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to *** request for *** comment about Lincoln's allegations, I'm Emily Schmidt reporting
Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects over US and Canada believed to be balloons
Updated: 11:53 AM EST Feb 12, 2023
The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.Schumer, D-N.Y., told ABC's "This Week" that he was briefed on Saturday night by President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, after the incident hours earlier over the Yukon. On Friday, an object roughly the size of a small car was downed over remote Alaska, according to the White House. Asked whether those two recent objects were balloons, Schumer said, "They believe they were, yes, but much smaller than the first one."The government has said the first balloon was about the size of three school buses. It was shot down Feb. 4 off the South Carolina coast after it had traversed the United States. The Biden administration said it was used for surveillance. China claims it was on a meteorological research mission.Schumer said teams were recovering debris from the objects and would work to determine where they came from. The ones downed on Friday and Saturday were smaller and flying at a lower altitudes of about 40,000 feet, within the airspace occupied by commercial flights, compared with about 60,000 feet for the first one."The bottom line is until a few months ago we didn't know about these balloons," Schumer said. "It is wild that we didn't know. ... Now they are learning a lot more. And the military and the intelligence are focused like a laser on first gathering and accumulating the information, then coming up with a comprehensive analysis.
WASHINGTON — The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.
Schumer, D-N.Y., told ABC's "This Week" that he was briefed on Saturday night by President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, after the incident hours earlier over the Yukon. On Friday, an object roughly the size of a small car was downed over remote Alaska, according to the White House.
Asked whether those two recent objects were balloons, Schumer said, "They believe they were, yes, but much smaller than the first one."
The government has said the first balloon was about the size of three school buses. It was shot down Feb. 4 off the South Carolina coast after it had traversed the United States. The Biden administration said it was used for surveillance. China claims it was on a meteorological research mission.
Schumer said teams were recovering debris from the objects and would work to determine where they came from. The ones downed on Friday and Saturday were smaller and flying at a lower altitudes of about 40,000 feet, within the airspace occupied by commercial flights, compared with about 60,000 feet for the first one.
"The bottom line is until a few months ago we didn't know about these balloons," Schumer said. "It is wild that we didn't know. ... Now they are learning a lot more. And the military and the intelligence are focused like a laser on first gathering and accumulating the information, then coming up with a comprehensive analysis. | 2023-02-12T19:45:59+00:00 | wesh.com | https://www.wesh.com/article/2-downed-objects-over-us-and-canada-believed-to-be-balloons/42843638 |
Dogs are being dumped and abandoned practically every day in the Dayton region, and though some will be rounded up and will get new loving homes, others may not see a happy ending.
“It’s a huge problem,” said Kirsten Knight, executive director of Adopt A Pit Rescue, which has a network of foster homes in this region. “We’re getting a lot of strays — many, many more strays than we ever got in the past.”
Dogs that are abandoned may not be able to fend for themselves and can face severe hardship. Some are hit by cars, get sick or die. Even those that are rescued and find new homes can suffer from fear, anxiety and other issues.
Animal welfare agencies say there are local resources available for struggling pet owners who are considering surrendering or dumping their animals, such as a pet food pantry, a low-cost vet clinic and trainers that can work to fix behavioral issues.
“If we can intervene and give them some resources to help, our hope is that they will then hold onto their pet, because their pet is typically very loyal to them and they’re part of the family,” said Brian Weltge, president and CEO of the Humane Society of Greater Dayton.
Dumped dogs
Every day, people post social media messages, photos and videos of dogs running loose in local communities. In northwest Dayton, it was video of a loose Rottweiler that was either pregnant or recently gave birth. The same day, someone in Kettering uploaded a photo of a black-and-white female dog found in a backyard.
On July 5, a man in a sage green Cadillac pulled into the parking lot of the Humane Society of Greater Dayton and removed a dog from the backseat. The dog trotted over to a woman and her two young children who were walking by, as the man jumped back into his car and drove off.
Officials are working to try to determine who ditched the dog, which is very friendly, has a big smile and has been named “Praline.”
Why this happens
Abandoning dogs, cats or other domestic animals is illegal in Ohio.
But some people do it anyway, often for financial reasons because they feel they can no longer afford to feed and take care of the animals or pay for medical care, says Ohio Animal Advocates.
Some people abandon their pets because they move to a new home that doesn’t allow animals or they find out they are allergic.
Other people dump their dogs after they find out they have behavioral issues, such as being very high energy or destructive. Other owners grow tired of the time and responsibility that comes with pet ownership.
Part of the family
Years ago, a man and his young son brought their dog to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton after it had been severely injured in a fight with a neighbor’s dog.
The man asked the Humane Society if he could trade his injured dog for another healthy dog in the shelter, Weltge said.
“He wanted to go back and look at the dogs we had available for adoption,” Weltge said. “To me, that’s a broken value system. ... It’s like the toy is broken, and now we want a new toy. It’s not a toy — it’s a living, breathing thing.”
Dogs have been dumped at the Humane Society on multiple occasions in recent years. A couple of years ago, a 44-year-old Dayton man was convicted of abandoning animals after he left a pit bull and yellow lab at the center and fled.
Police said they learned that the suspect lived in public housing that did not permit dogs.
Knight, with Adopt A Pit Rescue, said the overwhelming majority of strays her organization takes in were dumped — very few were pets that ran away and had owners who wanted them returned.
What can be done
Pet owners who are struggling should reach out to local animal welfare agencies to learn more about what local resources are available that may be able to help, advocates say
People and Paws of Greater Dayton operates a pet food pantry on the 2300 block of Valley Pike in northeast Dayton. Some food banks also distribute pet food.
The Humane Society runs a low-cost vet clinic, and other agencies offer low-cost services, such as spay and neutering. Hiring a trainer from an outlet like PetSmart can help address behavioral problems in dogs.
There are also resources available to help pet owners find a new home for their furry friends if they see no other option, said Deb Decker, director of communications with Montgomery County, which oversees the Animal Resource Center. One such website is http://mcanimals.org/rehoming-your-pet/.
Dogs are social creatures that form attachments to the people and other animals in their lives, and they thrive on routine, Decker said.
When a dog is abandoned or abruptly removed from the people they have bonded with and the routine they have come to learn, it is a traumatic event for that animal, Decker said.
Research shows that abandonment leads to increased anxious behaviors, Decker said, but fortunately, dogs are resilient and can form strong bonds with new owners.
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Medicine Park Aquarium to celebrate World Meteorological Day with special guests
MEDICINE PARK, Okla. (KSWO) - The Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center is celebrating World Meteorological Day aquarium-style this weekend.
7News spoke with Kobe Louis, the Education Director, and Abigail Sharpe, the Assistant Director of Education at the Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center, about the event and what the community can expect.
They will host their celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at the Medicine Park Aquarium, and they’ll even have some special guests: the KSWO meteorological team! First Alert Chief Meteorologist Lexie Walker, First Alert Meteorologist Josh Reiter, and Student Meteorologist Alex Searl will be in attendance to help provide some fun festivities.
They’ll even have meteorology analysts from the US Navy in attendance, with demonstrations, experiments, and hands-on activities.
This event is included in the cost of admission to the Medicine Park Aquarium and is open to all ages.
For more information about this and other events at Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center, you can visit their Facebook page here.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZeroSum Market First Report is the automotive industry's first source to predict month-end vehicle movement, providing vital supply and demand trend data to automotive marketers and dealers. ZeroSum uses predictive modeling to accurately estimate new vehicle inventory, pricing trends, and market share.
ZeroSum data shows that new vehicle inventory has decreased 1.81% since the start of June while used vehicle inventory increased over 2.5%. As a result, average new car prices rose for the fifth straight month to $48,379. Used car prices also saw a slight uptick from June, increasing to $34,061 due to overall demand.
Several auto makers are continuing to report supply chain issues and sales declines. GM sales declined 15% in Q2 after 3 straight quarters of growing market share. Mercedes cited COVID lockdowns and supply chain issues for a 16% drop in Q2 sales while BMW reported selling 13% fewer cars in the first half of 2022 than in H1 2021 due to similar issues. After reaching over $5/gallon in June, the national average price of gas fell to $4.47 this month. This is the first-time gas prices have fallen below $4.50 since May. This suggests that the worst of the oil crisis may finally be in the rear view.
ZeroSum's Take: What You Need to Know
New vehicle inventory decreases causing used car prices to rise. Dealers should keep a close eye on these price fluctuations and continue to turn used cars as quickly as possible to maximize profits.
Here are your key takeaways:
- Keep selling used. As new vehicle inventory remains low, continue marketing your pre-owned cars to grow sales.
- Price strategically. With used car prices increasing, adjust prices accordingly to remain competitive and yield maximum profit.
- Focus on EV acquisition. Amid higher gas prices, new and used EV demand and prices are high. Ensure your dealership is poised to win priority allocation from your manufacturer.
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Loacker Quadratini provides the perfect indulgent balance for the high standards and mindful snacking habits of younger generations
NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest trend in sweet snacks among younger generations is balance and mindfulness. In a survey* of nearly 2,000 Americans over the age of 18, Loacker found that mindfulness in snacking is on the rise, especially for younger generations. With 30% less sugar** than the leading wafer brands, Loacker Quadratini meets the needs of today's more mindful consumers by offering great taste from real, high-quality ingredients sourced ethically.
Loacker's survey affirmed that great taste remains a top priority for sweet snacks across all generations but revealed that Gen Z and Millennials place a higher priority on balancing great taste with high quality ingredients that support their lifestyle choices. Across all generations, taste was cited as the single biggest influence on snack choices. However, over 73% of Gen Z respondents cited quality as a key influence in how they choose sweet snacks now, compared to 50% of adults over 60 - a major difference of 46% percent across generations. Moreover, 39% of Gen Z respondents reported "too much sugar" as one of the main things they try to avoid in deciding what sweet snacks to buy now - compared to just 30% of adults over 60.
"We're thrilled to see consumers embracing mindful snacking, recognizing the importance of making choices that fit their lifestyles and meet their needs," said TJ Rooney, President Loacker USA. "At Loacker, we're committed to providing snacks that not only taste great, but also support a mindful approach to snacking, balancing real, high-quality ingredients and sugar content."
Loacker Quadratini not only meets the taste and quality demands of younger generations, but also of adults over 60 who reported avoiding artificial sweeteners in their sweet snacks more than any other generation. Loacker Quadratini have no artificial sweeteners and are Non-GMO Project Verified. They are made with 100% Italian hazelnuts roasted in house by Loacker, with milk from the Alps, from cows fed with Non-GMO feeds, authentic vanilla pods from Madagascar known for their premium quality and purity, and cocoa from Loacker's sustainability programs in Ecuador & Ivory Coast that guarantee transparency in the supply chain, fair working conditions for farmers, and respect for the planet's resources.
Available in a tempting variety of flavors such as Hazelnut, Chocolate, Lemon, Vanilla, Double Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Matcha, Dark Chocolate, and more, Loacker Quadratini provides the perfect balance between indulgence and mindfulness, catering to the high standards and mindful snacking habits of all generations.
Loacker Quadratini can be found at major retailers and on Amazon. For more information about Loacker Quadratini or the survey, please contact Rachel Morrison.
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Loacker is an Italian Wafers & Chocolate family company known as one of the world's leading wafer brands and its delicious patisseries and chocolates. Founded in the heart of the Italian Alps more than 95 years ago, the geography of Loacker's origins (Mount Sciliar in the South Tyrolean Dolomites of the Italian Alps) is meaningful because it embodies the natural values of the brand and unique sourcing of ingredients. Since the company was first founded, the Loacker family has always had the highest level of respect for their natural surroundings. From 100% Italian hazelnuts freshly roasted by Loacker in-house, to authentic vanilla pods from Madagascar, Loacker aims to create the best taste using the best quality, natural ingredients.
"Che bontà!" means Pure goodness! with every bite, since 1925. For all this time, we have been offering you the pure, natural goodness and pleasure of our magnificent creations. This long confectionary tradition started with Alfons Loacker, who first started making wafers in his little pastry shop in Bolzano. Really not much has changed since then: we now make all our delicacies at 1000 meters above sea level, high up in the mountains in Auna di Sotto and Heinfels, using only carefully selected natural ingredients, with no trace of any added flavors, colors or preservatives, and we pack our specialties fresh out of the oven to preserve their full fragrance. But, to achieve perfection, goodness demands more than this, which is why we are constantly committed to greater social and environmental sustainability. Because, at Loacker, goodness is a choice.
*Loacker Snacking Survey of 1,703 Americans over the age of 18 was conducted between May 5, 2023 and May 7, 2023. The data for this survey was collected using SurveyMonkey Audience. Information on how respondents are recruited to SurveyMonkey is available here: www.surveymonkey.com/mp/audience
**Loacker Quadratini contain at least 30% less sugar than the average of leading filled wafer cookies in the market; 6-9g vs. 15-22g sugar per serving. See nutrition information for saturated fat content.
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DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado man is holding out hope after he said his truck was stolen out of the Pikes Peak Shuttle Lot near Denver International Airport, and with it, a box of keepsakes belonging to his sister who passed away unexpectedly.
Ryan Sullivan said he was returning home from a work trip, expecting to find his black 2005 Chevrolet Silverado right where he left it.
“Originally, I thought I misremembered where I parked my vehicle and was just walking further and further down the rows until I realized something was up,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said he was gone for a week from April 23-28.
Upon returning to the Pikes Peak Shuttle Lot, he said his truck was nowhere to be found. But more importantly, the mementos belonging to his sister, Breanna, who passed away suddenly in 2020, were gone.
“She is a huge Avs (Colorado Avalanche) fan and so her jersey was in there, an Avs hoodie and some photographs,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said he had recently picked up a box filled with her belongings and didn’t have time to take it out of the truck before his trip.
“I can live with the loss of a truck, but losing those items is pretty tough,” he said.
Auto thefts hit record near Denver airport
The DIA neighborhood has a long history of vehicle thefts. According to the Denver Police Department, the area hit a new record just this year of 414 auto thefts reported in March. There were 246 auto thefts recorded in April.
Sullivan said it’s not about the truck but the hope he can be reunited with his sister’s things.
“It’s something to remember her by. It was very important to her and there’s only so many items you have after your loved ones pass that bring you memories of that person,” Sullivan said. “Those were significant, irreplaceable.”
Anyone with information on this case is asked to reach out to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP). | 2023-05-02T05:05:09+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-airport-parking-lot-theft-chevy-truck-mementos/ |
PARIS (AP) — French author Annie Ernaux won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for blending fiction and autobiography in books that fearlessly mine her experiences as a working-class woman to explore life in France since the 1940s.
In more than 20 books published over five decades, Ernaux has probed deeply personal experiences and feelings – love, sex, abortion, shame – within a society split by gender and class divisions.
After a half-century of defending feminist ideals, Ernaux said “it doesn’t seem to me that women have become equal in freedom, in power,” and she strongly defended women’s rights to abortion and contraception.
“I will fight to my last breath so that women can choose to be a mother, or not to be. It’s a fundamental right,” she said at a news conference in Paris. Ernaux’s first book, “Cleaned Out,” was about her own illegal abortion before it was legalized in France.
The prize-giving Swedish Academy said Ernaux, 82, was recognized for “the courage and clinical acuity” of books rooted in her small-town background in the Normandy region of northwest France.
Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel literature committee, said Ernaux is “not afraid to confront the hard truths.”
“She writes about things that no one else writes about, for instance her abortion, her jealousy, her experiences as an abandoned lover and so forth. I mean, really hard experiences,” he told The Associated Press after the award announcement in Stockholm. “And she gives words for these experiences that are very simple and striking. They are short books, but they are really moving.”
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted: “Annie Ernaux has been writing for 50 years the novel of the collective and intimate memory of our country. Her voice is that of women’s freedom, and the century’s forgotten ones.”
While Macron praised Ernaux for her Nobel, she has been unsparing with him. A supporter of left-wing causes for social justice, she has poured scorn on Macron’s background in banking and said his first term as president failed to advance the cause of French women.
Ernaux’s books present uncompromising portraits of life’s most intimate moments, including sexual encounters, illness and the deaths of her parents. Olsson said Ernaux’s work was often “written in plain language, scraped clean.” He said she had used the term “an ethnologist of herself” rather than a writer of fiction.
Dan Simon, Ernaux’s longtime American publisher at Seven Stories Press, said that in the early years, “she insisted that we not categorize her books at all. She did not allow us to refer to them as fiction and she did not allow us to refer to them as nonfiction.”
Ultimately, he said, Ernaux has created “a genre of fiction in which nothing is made up.”
“She’s a great storyteller of her own life,” Simon said.
Ernaux worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book was “Les armoires vides” in 1974 (published in English as “Cleaned Out”). Two more autobiographical novels followed – “Ce qu’ils disent ou rien” (“What They Say Goes”) and “La femme gelée” (“The Frozen Woman”) – before she moved to more overtly autobiographical books.
In the book that made her name, “La place” (“A Man’s Place”), published in 1983 and about her relationship with her father, she wrote: “No lyrical reminiscences, no triumphant displays of irony. This neutral writing style comes to me naturally.”
“La honte” (“Shame”), published in 1997, explored a childhood trauma, while “L’événement” (“Happening”), from 2000, dealt like “Cleaned Out” with an illegal abortion.
Her most critically acclaimed book is “Les années” (“The Years”), published in 2008. Described by Olsson as “the first collective autobiography,” it depicted Ernaux herself and wider French society from the end of World War II to the 21st century. Its English translation was a finalist for the International Booker Prize in 2019.
Ernaux’s “Mémoire de fille” (“A Girl’s Story”), from 2016, follows a young woman’s coming of age in the 1950s, while “Passion Simple” (“Simple Passion”) and “Se perdre” (“Getting Lost”) chart Ernaux’s intense affair with a Russian diplomat.
Ernaux has described facing scorn from France’s literary establishment because she is a woman from a working-class background.
“My work is political,” she said at the news conference. She described growing up in a milieu outside the elite, a world of “people above you” and the seeming impossibility of becoming a famous writer.
The literature prize has long faced criticism that it is too focused on European and North American writers, as well as too male-dominated. Last year’s prize winner, Tanzanian-born, U.K.-based writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, was only the sixth Nobel literature laureate born in Africa.
More than a dozen French writers have captured the literature prize, though Ernaux is the first French woman to win, and just the 17th woman among the 119 Nobel literature laureates.
Olsson said the academy was working to diversify its range, drawing on experts in literature from different regions and languages.
“We try to broaden the concept of literature but it is the quality that counts, ultimately,” he said.
Ernaux said she wasn’t sure what she would do with the Nobel’s cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000).
“I have a problem with money,” she told reporters. “Money is not a goal for me. … I don’t know how to spend it well.”
A week of Nobel Prize announcements kicked off Monday with Swedish scientist Svante Paabo receiving the award in medicine for unlocking secrets of Neanderthal DNA that provided key insights into our immune system.
Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger won the physics prize on Tuesday for work showing that tiny particles can retain a connection with each other even when separated, a phenomenon known as quantum entanglement.
The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” that can be used to explore cells, map DNA and design drugs to target cancer and other diseases.
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on Monday.
The prizes will be handed out on Dec. 10. The prize money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, in 1895.
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Keyton reported from Stockholm and Lawless from London. Masha Macpherson in Clergy, France; John Leicester in Le Pecq, France; Frank Jordans in Berlin; Naomi Koppel in London; Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen and Angela Charlton in Paris contributed.
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Dove Metrics' fundraising data will empower Messari to bring increased transparency to the crypto industry
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Messari, a leading provider of crypto market intelligence products, today announced its acquisition of the assets and business of Dove Metrics of Blackrose Capital. Dove Metrics is a leading provider of fundraising data and intelligence for the crypto fundraising landscape.
"At Messari, we strive to be the leading data and research provider in the crypto space in order to create greater transparency around the industry," said Messari Vice President of Market Intelligence, Eric Turner. "The acquisition of Dove Metrics will enable us to offer new datasets and tools that further allow our users to stay on top of industry trends and monitor, in real-time, the top projects and technologies that investors are backing."
Dove Metrics' database continuously monitors crypto funding rounds and offers insights into the portfolios of over 8,000 investors including VC funds, hedge funds, investment DAOs, corporate funds, and angels. The database additionally offers insight into approximately 3,000 funding rounds, covers over 300 fundraising rounds by funds themselves, and 200 crypto merger & acquisition transactions.
"We started Dove Metrics to bring transparency to crypto fundraising. Messari has been focused on bringing transparency to the overall industry for years, so we're excited to see how Messari will expand and grow the product," said Dove Metrics Co-Founder Pierre Chuzeville.
As a result of this acquisition, Messari has integrated the Dove Metrics dashboard into the Messari platform and will continue to develop the dashboard with additional features in the future. Messari subscribers can access the newly-integrated Dove Metrics data at messari.io/fundraising-data.
Dove Metrics is crypto's leading fundraising database, with more than 3,200 funding rounds and 8,000 investors tracked. It is led by Regan Bozman and Pierre Chuzeville, who also run Lattice, an early-stage crypto VC fund.
Messari is the leading provider of market intelligence products that help professionals navigate crypto with confidence. For individuals and institutions alike, Messari combines deep analysis, data, news and powerful tools to improve industry transparency and drive smarter participation in crypto. Learn more at messari.io.
Media contact: Mary Dawson, mary.dawson@messari.io
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax bracket levels will be revised upward as the government allows people to shield more of their money from taxation because of persistently high inflation.
For couples who file jointly for tax year 2023, the standard deduction increases to $27,700 up $1,800 from tax year 2022, the IRS announced. Single taxpayers and married people filing separately will see their the standard deduction rise to $13,850, up $900, and for heads of households, the standard deduction will be $20,800, up $1,400.
The adjustments come as inflation accelerated in September, with the Consumer Price Index rising 0.4% last month after just 0.1% in August. Inflation is up 8.2% for the past 12 months.
Some items that were indexed for inflation in the past will remain unchanged, such as the personal exemption, which remains at zero. And the limitation on itemized deductions was eliminated under President Donald Trump.
The government adjusts a variety of benefits and indexes based on inflation.
Last week, the Social Security Administration announced a 8.7% cost of living adjustment increase for benefits recipients beginning in January 2023.
The cost-of living adjustment — the largest in more than 40 years — means the average recipient will receive more than $140 extra a month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes for 2023 is $160,200, up from $147,000 in 2022. | 2022-10-19T19:02:24+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-irs-ups-standard-deductions-tax-brackets-due-to-inflation/ |
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Iranian protesters celebrate World Cup defeat, as fears surround players’ return
By Rob Picheta, Artemis Moshtaghian, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN
Iran’s World Cup defeat to the United States was met by cheers and celebrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities on Tuesday evening, as protesters hailed the country’s exit from the tournament as a blow to the ruling regime.
The nation was eliminated from the tournament in Qatar after its 1-0 loss on Tuesday, ending a campaign that has been overshadowed by anti-government protests that have raged for months at home.
But there are concerns about the safety of the Iranian players returning home across the Persian Gulf, after the team initially refused to sing Iran’s national anthem before their first game in an apparent show of solidarity with demonstrators. The team’s families were also threatened with imprisonment and torture in advance of the match, a source involved in the security of the games said.
People in several Iranian cities celebrated from inside their homes and residential buildings moments after the final whistle, which came in the early hours of Wednesday local time, while videos posted on social media showed people honking their car horns, chanting and whistling.
“I am happy, this is the government losing to the people,” one witness to celebrations in a city in the Kurdish region, who CNN is not naming for security concerns, told CNN on Wednesday.
The Norway-based Iranian rights group Hengaw posted several videos of similar scenes. “People in Paveh are celebrating Iran’s national team lose over America in World Cup in Qatar, they are chanting ‘Down with Jash (traitors),” Hengaw said in a post.
Demonstrations have rocked Iran for several months, sparking a deadly clampdown from authorities. The nationwide uprising was first ignited by the death of Mahsa (also known as Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in mid-September after being detained by the country’s morality police. Since then, protesters across Iran have coalesced around a range of grievances with the regime.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, has said that the country is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities crack down on the protests.
Football has become an increasingly heated flashpoint in recent weeks, with the World Cup throwing a global spotlight on the turmoil inside the country.
And fans following the team in Qatar have become increasingly conflicted about their support. “Our team has been hijacked,” longtime fan Farshad Soheil told CNN. “It no longer represents the people of Iran.”
Soheili said Iran’s regime has managed to politicize and weaponize the team, and was critical of the players for not making a grander statement about the protests. “It was a wasted historical opportunity,” Soheili said.
Ahead of Tuesday’s game, many supporters said they didn’t want Iran to win. “The reason is not because of football reason, [but] because of political reasons,” another fan called Farshid — who withheld his last name for security reasons — told CNN in Doha.
“I have mixed emotion(s) and feeling(s),” Farshid said. “I’m a passionate supporter of Iran but today unfortunately I can’t be supporter of the national team because of the current situation going on and the government trying to hijack the game and sport and using it as a platform to buy credibility and to show that everything is normal (with) what’s going on in Iran.”
Farshid said a lot of pro-regime supporters have also attended Iran’s World Cup games in Doha and created a very tense environment for other Iranian fans by attempting to interfere with their interviews with the media.
Concerns over returning players
Iran’s national side would have progressed to the second round of the World Cup with a win or draw against the US, but the team will now travel home after its group stage exit.
“I’m really sorry on behalf of our players, our group, that we couldn’t get our opportunity to qualify for the next round,” midfielder Saeid Ezatolah told reporters after the game. “I hope our fans and our people in Iran, they forgive us. And I feel just sorry, that’s it.”
The team’s return will be closely watched amid fears that the players could face retribution for a perceived brief show of support for the protests, which drew international attention and praise from human rights groups.
The country’s flag and national anthem have been rejected by protesters as symbols of the current regime. And, following the refusal of Iranian players to sing Iran’s national anthem in their opening match against England on November 21, a source involved in the security of the games told CNN that the players were called to a meeting with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The source said that they were told that their families would face “violence and torture” if they did not sing the national anthem or if they joined any political protest against the Tehran regime.
The players sang the anthem on Tuesday, and before their second game against Wales last Friday, which saw 2-0 victory for Iran.
Hours before the game kicked off on Tuesday, Iranian authorities said a former member of the national soccer team, Parviz Boroumand — who was arrested this month over criticism of the government — was released on bail, according to state news agency IRNA.
Boroumand had been arrested in mid-November during protests in Tehran, Iranian media outlets reported. Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian-Kurdish footballer Voria Ghafouri was also released on bail.
Iranian football legend Ali Karimi, sometimes referred to as the “Asian Maradona,” has meanwhile said he has received death threats through his family members after he vocally supported protests.
The government has described him as one of the “main leaders” of the demonstrations, and issued a warrant for his arrest in early October charging him with “harmonizing with the enemy” and “encouraging riots,” according to Iran’s Supreme Council of the Judiciary, both charges that are punishable by death.
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CNN’s Sam Kiley and Hamdi Alkhshali contributed reporting | 2022-11-30T19:54:21+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2022/11/30/iranian-protesters-celebrate-world-cup-defeat-as-fears-surround-players-return-4/ |
GENEVA (AP) — More than two years after coronavirus emerged in China and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organization is recommending in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is required into whether a lab accident may be to blame.
That stance marks a sharp reversal of the U.N. health agency’s initial assessment of the pandemic’s origins, and comes after many critics accused WHO of being too quick to dismiss or underplay a lab-leak theory that put Chinese officials on the defensive.
WHO concluded last year that it was “extremely unlikely” COVID-19 might have spilled into humans in the city of Wuhan from a lab. Many scientists suspect the coronavirus jumped into people from bats, possibly via another animal.
Yet in a report released Thursday, WHO’s expert group said “key pieces of data” to explain how the pandemic began were still missing. The scientists said the group would “remain open to any and all scientific evidence that becomes available in the future to allow for comprehensive testing of all reasonable hypotheses.”
Identifying a disease’s source in animals typically takes years. It took more than a decade for scientists to pinpoint the species of bats that were the natural reservoir for SARS, a relative of COVID-19.
WHO’s expert group also noted that since lab accidents in the past have triggered some outbreaks, the highly politicized theory could not be discounted.
The report could revive accusations that WHO initially was too accepting of Chinese government explanations early in the outbreak, which ultimately killed millions of people, sickened millions more, forced dozens of countries into lockdown and upended the world economy.
Investigations by The Associated Press found that some top WHO insiders were frustrated by China during the initial outbreak even as WHO heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping. They were also upset over how China sought to clamp down on research into the origins of COVID-19.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speculated repeatedly — without evidence — that COVID-19 was started in a Chinese lab. He also accused WHO of “ colluding” with China to cover up the initial outbreak, citing the U.N. health agency’s continued public praise of the country despite China’s refusal to share crucial data.
WHO’s expert group said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sent two letters to senior Chinese government officials in February requesting information, including details about the earliest human cases of COVID-19 in the city of Wuhan. It’s unclear whether the Chinese responded.
The experts said no studies were provided to WHO that assessed the possibility of COVID-19 resulting from a laboratory leak. They said their understanding of how the coronavirus emerged was limited by several factors, including that not all research presented by Chinese scientists has been published.
Jamie Metzl, who sits on an unrelated WHO advisory group, has suggested that the Group of Seven industrialized nations set up their own COVID origins probe, saying WHO lacks the political authority, expertise and independence to conduct such a critical evaluation.
Metzl welcomed WHO’s call for a further investigation into the lab leak possibility but said it was insufficient.
“Tragically, the Chinese government is still refusing to share essential raw data and will not allow the necessary, full audit of the Wuhan labs,” he said. “Gaining access to this information is critical to both understanding how this pandemic began and preventing future pandemics.”
WHO’s expert scientists said numerous avenues of research were needed, including studies evaluating the role of wild animals, and environmental studies in places where the virus might have first spread, like the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan.
In March 2021, WHO released a report about COVID-19’s origins following a highly choreographed visit by international scientists to China. The report concluded that the disease most likely jumped into humans from bats and that there was no evidence to suggest there was a connection to a laboratory.
Yet after considerable criticism, including from some scientists on WHO’s team, WHO chief Tedros acknowledged that it was “ premature ” to rule out a lab leak and said he asked China to be more transparent in sharing information.
In its new report, WHO said the experts were given access to data that included unpublished blood samples from more than 40,000 people in Wuhan in 2019. The samples were tested for COVID-19 antibodies. None were found, suggesting the virus was not spreading widely before it was first identified in late December of that year.
WHO’s experts called for numerous studies to be done, including testing wild animals to find which species might host COVID-19. They also said the “cold chain” supply theory should be probed. China has previously advanced the idea that traces of COVID-19 on frozen packaging was causing outbreaks rather than any domestic source, a theory widely panned by outside scientists.
To investigate whether COVID-19 might have been the result of a lab accident, WHO’s experts said interviews should be conducted “with the staff in the laboratories tasked with managing and implementing biosafety and biosecurity.”
China has called the suggestion that COVID-19 began in a laboratory “ baseless ” and countered that the virus originated in American facilities, which were also known to be researching coronaviruses in animals. The Chinese government has said it supports the search for the pandemic’s origins, but that other countries should be the focus.
In a footnote to the report, WHO’s group noted that three of its own experts — scientists from China, Brazil and Russia — disagreed with the call to investigate the possibility of COVID-19 being sparked by a lab accident.
Scientists connected to WHO lamented in August 2021 that the search for the pandemic’s origins had stalled and that the window of opportunity was “closing fast.” They warned that collecting data that was now at least two years old was increasingly difficult.
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Today, Allied has access to the entire Siemens industrial product portfolio and leverages its close working relationship with Siemens to provide industrial customers in myriad markets with the best possible product solutions and support for their unique application needs.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with Siemens, the world's single-source leader for industrial automation technologies including contactors, circuit breakers, motor starters, power supplies, PLCs, and safety relays.
Siemens first partnered with Allied in 2012 and Allied quickly demonstrated value by providing Siemens with access to untapped market segments and dedicated customer service support teams and surpassing sales goals. In response, Siemens quickly expanded Allied's access to its product portfolio.
Over the years, the partnership has continued to evolve and intensify. Allied was the first e-commerce distributor to earn Siemens' Automation authorization and has several Siemens-certified application engineers qualified to provide superior support for motor, drive, and factory automation customers. Allied has also doubled its sales of Siemens products every three years for the past 10 years.
These combined efforts have resulted in a steadfast partnership rooted in trust, reliability, dependability, availability, quality, service, and logistical excellence. Today, Allied has access to the entire Siemens industrial product portfolio and leverages its close working relationship with Siemens to continue providing industrial customers in myriad markets with the best possible product solutions for their various application needs, supporting customers from product selection through to installation, maintenance, and eventual upgrades.
"Siemens has enjoyed the mutually beneficial, synergistic relationship with Allied that has enabled both organizations' growth in the first decade of our relationship," said Jacob Middleton, Director of Circuit Protection and Controls, Siemens. "The Siemens portfolio of world-class electrical and automation products strengthens Allied's presence in the market. Allied's go-to-market setup, convenient platforms, customer service, and investments in inventory offer access to customers and market segments that might otherwise be difficult for Siemens to serve. So, we value and appreciate the partnership we have established and look forward to our next decade of growth together."
"We are immensely proud of our partnership with Siemens and the success that we've achieved together these past 10 years," said Frank Cantwell, Vice President of Product and Supplier Management, Allied Electronics & Automation. "Siemens is the world's single-source leader for industrial automation technologies and industrial automation customers are our primary focus, so we're proud to offer Siemens' entire product portfolio as well as Siemens-certified support. We've accomplished a lot together in 10 years and are excited to see what the next decade of collaboration has in store."
For more information about Allied's extensive selection of Siemens solutions, please visit Allied's Siemens storefront. For assistance identifying and deploying Siemens solutions in your industrial applications, please contact your local Allied representative at 1.866.433.5722 or reach out to Allied's technical support team. For more information about Siemens, please visit the Siemens website.
Allied Electronics & Automation is a trading brand of RS Group plc, a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building, and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. RS Group plc stocks more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provides a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million industrial customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship nearly 60,000 parcels daily.
We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimizing inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House.
The measure seeks to improve air travel, which has been plagued by delays and cancellations during its busiest times, and would reauthorize FAA programs for the next five years. It passed on a mostly bipartisan vote of 351-69.
The Senate is working on its version of the bill ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline for action. The two chambers will have to reconcile differences or else approve a short-term extension of existing FAA programs by then.
The House approval came after a string of votes on contentious issues. Lawmakers voted 243-139 to remove a provision that would have allowed more flight simulator hours to be credited toward the 1,500-hour in-flight requirement to become an airline pilot.
Smaller airlines lobbied for the change, saying it would ease a pilot shortage that is already causing a loss of service to smaller communities. But opponents including pilot unions said the change would undermine safety.
A provision raising the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67 survived despite opposition from pilot groups.
The House rejected an effort to increase the number of long-haul flights at Reagan Washington National Airport. Delta Air Lines pushed for the increase, joined by lawmakers from cities hoping to get nonstop service to the airport near downtown Washington. Flights to and from the airport are generally limited to 1,250 miles.
Opponents said the airport is already too congested and that adding more flights would lead to more delays. United Airlines, with a major operation at farther-out Dulles Airport, lobbied against the increase in flights at National.
The Senate is behind schedule on its version of the aviation measure, which would authorize more than $100 billion in spending. A committee vote was blocked last month by the disagreement over pilot training.
Many provisions in the House version of the legislation will affect airline consumers, including one that would roll back a Transportation Department regulation from 2011 requiring airlines to show the total price of a ticket upfront in advertising. Airlines could instead provide a link to the all-in price of a ticket.
Consumer advocates oppose the rollback, and the White House took their side Monday, saying full-fare advertising is needed to help consumers do comparison shopping for tickets.
Consumer groups hope that the Senate bill will include more of the provisions they want. They are underwhelmed by the House bill, which emerged as a compromise between Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican, and Rick Larsen, a Washington Democrat.
Graves said the bill “improves the safety of our system, our airport infrastructure, and the quality of service for passengers.”
Scores of business groups and airlines applauded the House approval of the FAA legislation.
“This bill makes important progress that will enable the FAA to hire and train more controllers, to improve air traffic control technology and to strengthen the pipeline of trained workers, including pilots and aviation maintenance technicians,” American Airlines said in a statement after the vote.
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Koenig reported from Dallas. | 2023-07-21T02:33:04+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-house-aims-to-ease-air-travel-delays-with-more-money-for-air-traffic-controllers/ |
It's been six weeks since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank threatened to kick off a nationwide bank run. Now, U.S. regulators are due to issue their postmortem reports.
The Federal Reserve plans to release a report Friday on whether there were lapses in its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank that may have contributed to the bank's failure.
Separately, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will also report Friday on how the regulator supervised New York-based Signature Bank, which failed days after the Silicon Valley lender.
The sudden implosion of two big regional banks rattled nerves throughout the financial system last month, forcing the federal government to take emergency steps to prevent a nationwide bank run.
Here are a few things to watch ahead of those two reports.
What did the Fed know – and when did it know it?
It was a "textbook case of mismanagement."
That was how Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, described the failure of Silicon Valley Bank during Senate testimony last month.
But the Fed has also promised to examine whether gaps in its own oversight allowed problems at the bank to fester.
Supervisors from the Federal Reserve had sounded warnings about risk management practices at Silicon Valley Bank as early as 2021, but the problems weren't corrected.
It's not clear why the warnings weren't treated more urgently by bank management – or higher-ups at the Fed.
"We need to have humility, and conduct a careful and thorough review of how we supervised and regulated this firm, and what we should learn from this experience," said Barr, in announcing the Fed's internal audit of what happened at Silicon Valley Bank.
Dennis Kelleher, who heads the watchdog group Better Markets, blames a deregulatory push in recent years that promoted a light touch on bank oversight.
"The Wall Street Journal had a big headline in 2018 that said, 'Banks To Get Kinder, Gentler Treatment Under Trump Regulators,'" Kelleher said. "The entire story was about how the Fed people in Washington were beating up on the supervisors to go easy on the bankers."
The report is also expected to address whether mid-sized banks should be subject to more frequent "stress tests," to ensure they can weather financial challenges.
Currently, only the biggest banks — with at least $250 billion in assets — have to undergo a stress test every year. That threshold was raised in 2019, sparing institutions the size of Silicon Valley Bank from the additional scrutiny.
Whose deposits are protected?
Signature Bank in New York was shuttered two days after Silicon Valley Bank. The FDIC is due to examine whether there were any issues with how it supervised the East Coast lender.
Both banks had a large share of deposits that exceeded the usual FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 — putting them at high risk of rapid withdrawals if customers got spooked.
With emergency approval from the Treasury Secretary and the Fed, the FDIC agreed to insure all deposits at the two failed banks, regardless of the limit. That helped to discourage a wider bank run, but backstopping the uninsured deposits will cost the FDIC's insurance fund an estimated $19.6 billion. The money will be recovered through a special assessment on other banks.
Now, policymakers may explore changes in the deposit insurance system. Some have argued the $250,000 cap on insured deposits is too low, especially for businesses with large payrolls. But insuring unlimited deposits would be costly. The ten largest accounts at Silicon Valley Bank held a total of $13.3 billion.
Changing the insurance limit would require Congressional action. The FDIC is expected to spell out policy options in a separate report next week.
What about beyond these two reports?
Fears of a nationwide bank run have eased since last month, but the episode has left lingering scars.
In the days following the banks' failure, other small banks saw a record outflow of deposits totaling $119 billion. Although deposits have since stabilized at most banks, lenders are expected to be more cautious about extending credit.
That caution, along with higher interest rates, creates an additional drag on economic growth, and it's leading to a growing risk of a recession later this year.
"Every borrower across the country — small, medium and large — is going to find it much more difficult and much more expensive to get credit," said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. "The economy's going to be materially weaker than it likely would have been without the SVB and Signature failures."
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My Favorite Ride: With some help, teen gets a 70-year-old Ford truck back on the road
MARTINSVILLE — When Matthew Wiggins was a kid, he would explore the pastures at his grandparents' old dairy farm. He was drawn a field where a selection of old and discarded vehicles had been permanently parked.
It was an old rusty pickup, a 1951 Ford F-1, that captured the boy's attention.
"It had sat out there my whole life," the 18-year-old said. "There were just a lot of cars, and I always liked to look at that one."
The top layer of paint was pine green, applied with a brush. Where the paint had faded and rubbed away on the doors, he could see the truck previously belonged to a welding company on West 39th Street in Indianapolis years ago. The words "electric arc, acetylene and brazing" still are visible.
His grandmother, Patti Wiggins, bought the truck for his grandfather, Pat Wiggins, back in the early 1990s. He had told her about this old, cool truck he'd seen, "and my grandma gave it to him as a present."
A rusting-away, 3,000-pound gift that didn't run.
Matthew said his grandfather replaced the engine with one from another 1951 truck, but that was about the extent of the restoration back then.
It got parked where Matthew later discovered it. Tall weeds grew up around the old truck, and a tree growing through the front bumper rooted it in place.
Until one day in 2021 when Matthew, two of his brothers and his dad set out to retrieve the truck Matthew had selected as his senior project in auto mechanics class at Martinsville High School. His goal: get the old Ford fixed up and running by graduation.
So they chopped down the tree, hooked a chain onto the frame and pulled the 70-year-old pickup out of the mire.
"The floorboards were completely gone, but the frame was good and the body panels were still pretty solid. I think that tree kind of protected it," Matthew said when asked about the F-1's condition when it came out of the weeds.
"It took a lot of digging. It looked like there was a raccoon family living in there at one point. The interior is pretty trashed. Me and my dad welded in new metal and replaced the floorboards. It has been like a whole family project."
His grandfather has helped him with "ideas and supplies," and also is one of the few people who has driven the truck since Matthew got it roadworthy.
"You about have to have three legs to drive the thing, and he's better at it than I am," Matthew said. "He told me the amount of work I put in to get it running and the joy I got from that, it gave him joy, too."
He spent months in the shop at school getting the old engine to run smoothly. There was a lot to do beyond replacing the carburetor and battery. When he found the engine was missing a cylinder and had a broken valve, he removed the heads and fixed it. "That took a really long time."
His teacher was able to lend some advice throughout the process. "Luckily, Mr. VanBuskirk had a 1951 Hudson flathead and he could help me figure it out."
At the end of the school year, the truck was running and Matthew got an "A" on the project.
There's work to be done: none of the dashboard gauges work, the seats need upholstering and the engine could use more tuning. He wants to repaint the truck, which originally was baby blue, the same shade of pine green it mostly is now.
"I'm sure some people look at the truck and think it's gross and rusty," he said. "I think this thing is awesome."
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Founded in late 2019 and certified by GPTW in February 2022, Foundry has grown by 100 employees in the past year
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundry Digital LLC ("Foundry"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) focused on digital asset mining and staking, has been included at number 29 on the 2022 Best Workplaces in New York list by Fortune magazine. This inclusion was based on the results of a survey of Foundry employees conducted by Great Place to Work ("GPTW"), a global authority on workplace culture, earlier this year.
Nearly all of Foundry employees chose to participate in the survey, which was completely confidential and voluntary. 99% of the participants, who submitted their responses directly to GPTW, said that Foundry is a great place to work — a stark contrast to the U.S. average of 57% documented in GPTW's 2021 Global Employee Engagement Study. Employees described the working environment at the company as "unique" and "empowering," according to GPTW.
Foundry started with less than 5 employees in late 2019 and has since focused on bringing high-skilled jobs to Upstate New York—a region not historically considered a center of innovation. In February, it added its 100th employee and currently has over 160 employees.
"What we take more pride in than the pace at which our employee count has grown is the culture that we have maintained all along," said Mike Colyer, CEO of Foundry. "And we are just getting started: as we continue to empower the decentralized infrastructure of digital assets — helping to mold a democratic financial system for everyone — we'll need more skilled people on our team. Our employees love working here to make decentralization a reality for the digital currency mining and staking industry."
"The blockchain space is among the fastest growing industries today," said Kyle Schneps, Director of Public Policy at Foundry. "Foundry continues to create jobs for the State of New York while working with authorities to create a more regulatory friendly environment for our industry peers, including but not limited to bitcoin mining companies."
To check out Foundry's current open positions, including remote roles, click here.
A subsidiary of DCG, Foundry Digital LLC was created to meet the institutional demand for better capital access, efficiency, and transparency in the digital asset mining and staking industry. Headquartered in Rochester, NY, Foundry leverages its institutional expertise, capital, and market intelligence to empower participants within the crypto ecosystem by providing the tools they need to build tomorrow's decentralized infrastructure. For more information, please visit foundrydigital.com.
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Former West Virginia lawmaker gets 3 months in Jan. 6 riot
(AP) - A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison.
Derrick Evans, 37, who pleaded guilty to a felony civil disorder charge, told the judge that he regrets his actions every day and is a “good person who unfortunately was caught up in a moment.”
“I will forever bear the reminder that I made a crucial mistake. I’ve let down myself, I’ve let down my community and most importantly I’ve let down my family,” Evans told the judge.
The Republican from Prichard, West Virginia, was sworn in as a member of the state’s House of Delegates just weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot that halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory and left more than 100 police officers injured. Evans was arrested two days after the riot and promptly resigned a month before the start of the legislative session, so he never served a day in the legislature.
Prosecutors had sought the three months behind bars, describing Evans as a leader in the riot who escalated the chaos at the Capitol by enthusiastically egging on the rioters around him.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Evans said time behind bars was necessary to reflect the seriousness of Evans’ actions and help prevent something like the riot from ever happening again.
“I can’t just give you probation in a case like this. It doesn’t reflect the feelings of the community. It doesn’t reflect the feelings of the country about what happened that day,” Lamberth said.
“I don’t want another riot the next election. I don’t want this to happen again, so I’m going to do what I can,” the judge added.
In the days leading up to the riot, Evans told his 30,000 Facebook followers to “Fight For Trump” in the nation’s capital, according to court documents. On the day of the riot, he skipped then- President Donald Trump’s speech and went straight to the Capitol, where he used his cellphone to record the melee for more than an hour, prosecutors said.
In a since-deleted cell phone video that was widely shared online, Evans gleefully narrated the riot for his Facebook followers, cheered on the crowd and fist bumped rioters as he and the rest of the mob swarmed the Capitol and jammed inside.
“Guys, oh my gosh, I can’t even explain what is happening right now, how amazing this is to see in person. I am in awe. The revolution has started. The revolution has started!” he said, according to court documents.
After pushing inside the Capitol, he shouted: “We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!”
About 15 minutes after leaving the building, he texted a friend to ask if he should delete the video “so there’s no evidence” of his actions, court records show.
“Even while he was filming the livestream he knew what was happening around him was not lawful,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Fifield told the judge, noting that at one point Evans speculated that Trump would “pardon anybody who gets arrested” for going in the Capitol.
Evans’ attorney urged the judge for probation, noting that the former lawmaker didn’t engage in any violence or destruction and was heard on the video urging others not to do so. Attorney Paul Taylor argued in court documents the video suggests “a certain naivete” and “lack of experience, wisdom or judgement rather than primarily criminal intent.”
Evans, a former teacher and football coach, is among more than 300 people who have pleaded guilty in connection to the riot. Defendants have admitted to crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy.
Sentences have ranged from probation for those who admitted to petty offenses to more than five years in prison for a man who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry mob.
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, issued a statement on the inclusion of SECURE 2.0 Act retirement legislation in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 passed by the U.S. Congress today.
"We congratulate Congress for passing the bipartisan SECURE 2.0 Act, which improves individuals' ability to save for retirement, expands access to retirement plans, and eases plan administration for employers," said Dee Sawyer, head of Retirement Plan Services and U.S. Intermediaries. "We are pleased to see many of the provisions we have supported become law, and we would specifically like to thank our Maryland Senator, Ben Cardin, for his leadership with retirement policy."
Among its highlights, the bill increases retirement savings through automatic features, enables matching contributions for student loan payments, permits older workers to save more and stay invested longer, simplifies disclosures, and provides credits for small businesses starting new plans. Unfortunately, the legislation failed to include important provisions that would have allowed participants in large 403(b) plans to enjoy the same lower costs that participants in larger 401(k) plans enjoy through the use of collective investment trusts.
Sawyer added, "By passing SECURE 2.0 Act, Congress has taken a meaningful step for the retirement security of all Americans. At a time when individuals and businesses are facing competing financial pressures, we are pleased to see legislation that enhances retirement savings opportunities for millions of Americans. We recognize that more can and should be done and we look forward to continuing to work with Senator Cardin and others in the future."
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Which receiver is best?
One of the most important factors in any home audio setup is the receiver — often called an AV receiver, a home theater receiver or just an audio receiver. It’s no wonder buyers take their time choosing one that best fits their needs.
Overall, the Sony STR-DH790 7.2-Channel AV Receiver is a great pick for anyone looking to buy an audio receiver. It offers a wide range of features and audio format compatibility and it’s available at a reasonable price.
What to know before you buy a receiver
Your needs
Before you can determine what the best receiver is for you, you need to know what devices you plan to use with it, such as your TV, record player or computer. The receiver you choose should also fit the number of channels you want and if you’re looking for surround sound, you need at least five channels.
Setup
Most audio receivers today include a fairly intuitive setup process, with some even describing how to plug in your audio inputs and outputs listed on the back of the unit. While others may include more detailed audio setup processes, especially for use as a surround sound home theater, many only take a few hours to completely set up, and won’t require maintenance in between.
Audio sources
Another important factor to consider when buying an audio receiver is what audio sources and formats you’re hoping to use, as this will determine what type of receiver you need. For instance, if you want an audio receiver with HDMI ports for your TV, double-check that any receiver you buy has them.
In addition, if you want surround sound formats like Dolby Atmos, DTS:X or others, check that the receiver you’re considering supports the audio format and speakers in your home entertainment center.
What to look for in a quality receiver
Inputs
In general, most buyers today look for audio receivers with HDMI inputs, alongside other common stereo inputs. You may want optical cable ports, USB ports and a wide range of other inputs that match the hardware you plan to use with the receiver.
Surround sound outputs
Whether you’re starting new with a receiver, replacing one or looking to complete a full home entertainment center with audio, finding a receiver with surround sound outputs is a great feature to look for as you shop. Even if you don’t currently have surround sound, doing so will allow you to upgrade to 5.1- and 7.1-channel surround sound speaker units down the road, giving you more freedom than if you buy one that doesn’t support these formats.
Remote control
A quite coveted item that many AV receivers include is a remote control. While most receivers include an interface on the front with knobs, switches and buttons to control the unit’s settings, many don’t want to get up every time they need to adjust the volume while watching TV. So ensure the unit you buy comes with a remote control.
How much you can expect to spend on a receiver
The price of audio receivers varies widely and can depend on many factors. However, you can expect to spend between $100-$1,000 for a home receiver on its own.
Receiver FAQ
Do receivers affect audio quality?
A. Unless a receiver has faulty wiring or other issues, it shouldn’t affect audio quality, except in providing better audio clarity and control than most audio devices on their own, like TVs and computers.
Are receivers and amplifiers the same thing?
A. While amplifier and receiver are often used interchangeably, an amplifier simply describes any device that amplifies an audio signal, and largely refers to a much broader range of products than receivers. In general, audio receivers are amplifiers that take audio from a given source, like a TV, and project it to an outgoing set of speakers.
What are the best receivers to buy?
Top receiver
Sony STR-DH790 7.2-Channel AV Receiver
What you need to know: This audio receiver from Sony offers a useful remote control, a wide range of inputs and outputs and 4K compatibility with Dolby Vision and HDR passthrough.
What you’ll love: Sporting an impressive seven audio channels and five separate HDMI ports, this robust audio receiver is well worth the price for your home entertainment setup. It also features Bluetooth connectivity for the ultimate audio experience.
What you should consider: Some users find this receiver’s “on-screen” interface a little obnoxious, with just a single LCD display line to go off of.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top receiver for the money
Sony STRDH190 2-Channel Home Stereo Receiver
What you need to know: This super affordable, 2-channel audio receiver is great for the extra budget-conscious buyer and for those with a simplified stereo audio setup that needs multiple inputs.
What you’ll love: Most of all, this particular model offers the benefit of an extremely low price, and while it doesn’t include an HDMI or other non-stereo inputs, it does include five separate component cable inputs, a USB port and a convenient remote control.
What you should consider: This model isn’t compatible with surround sound systems.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Onkyo TX-NR5100 7.2-Channel 8K Smart HAV Receiver
What you need to know: This home theater receiver from Onkyo features a 7.2-channel audio capacity, as well as built-in Bluetooth connectivity and a handy remote control.
What you’ll love: Featuring a variety of audio inputs, HDMI ports and speaker outputs, this unit is a powerful audio receiver with an easy setup and plenty of separate audio channels. It’s also compatible with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and other similar surround sound formats.
What you should consider: This model is more expensive than most other non-bundled audio receivers, despite its added features.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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showers. Lows 40 to 45.
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wind 10 mph, becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
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precipitation 90 percent.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and members of his antigovernment group will be the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings beginning this week that will set the standard for more punishments of far-right extremists to follow.
Prosecutors will urge the judge on Thursday to put Rhodes behind bars for 25 years, which would be the harshest sentence by far handed down in the U.S. Capitol attack. Describing the Oath Keepers’ actions as “terrorism,” the Justice Department says stiff punishments are crucial to send a message to future possible instigators of political violence.
“The justice system’s reaction to January 6 bears the weighty responsibility of impacting whether January 6 becomes an outlier or a watershed moment,” prosecutors wrote in court papers this month.
The hearings will begin Wednesday, when prosecutors and defense lawyers are expected to argue over legal issues concerning sentencing and begin hearing victim impact statements. Rhodes, from Granbury, Texas, and Florida chapter leader Kelly Meggs — who were convicted of seditious conspiracy in November — will receive their sentences Thursday, and six more Oath Keepers will be sentenced later this week and next.
Rhodes and Meggs were the first people in nearly three decades to be found guilty at trial of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a plot to forcibly stop the transfer of power from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden. Three co-defendants were acquitted of the sedition charge, but were convicted of obstructing Congress’ certification of Biden’s victory.
Another four Oath Keepers were convicted of the sedition charge in January during a second trial.
Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences ranging from 10 to 21 years for the Oath Keepers besides Rhodes. The judge canceled the sentencing scheduled this week for one defendant — Thomas Caldwell of Berryville, Virginia — as he weighs whether to overturn the jury’s guilty verdict on two charges.
Prosecutors are urging the judge to apply enhanced penalties for terrorism, arguing the Oath Keepers sought to influence the government through “intimidation or coercion.” Judges have so far rejected the Justice Department’s request to apply the so-called “terrorism enhancement” in the handful of Jan. 6 cases it has sought it in so far, but the Oath Keepers case is unlike any others that have reached sentencing to date.
“The defendants were not mere trespassers or rioters, and they are not comparable to any other defendant who has been convicted for a role in the attack on the Capitol,” prosecutors wrote.
More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes stemming from the riot. Just over 500 of them have been sentenced, with more than half receiving terms of imprisonment ranging from a week to over 14 years. The longest sentence so far came earlier this month for a man with a long criminal record who attacked police officers with pepper spray and a chair as he stormed the Capitol.
The sentences for the Oath Keepers may signal how much time prosecutors will seek for leaders of another far-right group, the Proud Boys, who were convicted of seditious conspiracy in a separate trial earlier this month. They include former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio, who is perhaps the most high-profile person charged in the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation. The Proud Boys are scheduled to be sentenced in August and September.
Using dozens of encrypted messages, recordings and surveillance video, prosecutors made the case that Rhodes and his extremist group followers began shortly after the 2020 election to prepare an armed rebellion to keep Biden out of the White House.
Over seven weeks of testimony, jurors heard how Rhodes rallied his followers to fight to defend Trump, discussed the prospect of a “bloody” civil war and warned the Oath Keepers may have to “rise up in insurrection” to defeat Biden if Trump didn’t act.
Jurors watched video of Rhodes’ followers wearing combat gear and shouldering their way through the crowd in military-style stack formation before forcing their way into the Capitol. They saw surveillance video at a Virginia hotel where prosecutors said Oath Keepers stashed weapons for “quick reaction force” teams prosecutors said were ready to get weapons into the city quickly if needed. The weapons were never deployed.
Rhodes, who didn’t go inside the Capitol, took the witness stand at trial and told jurors that there was never any plan to attack the Capitol and that his followers who did went rouge.
His lawyers are urging the judge to sentence him to the roughly 16 months behind bars he has already served since his January 2022 arrest. In court papers filed this month, Rhodes’ attorneys argued that all of Rhodes’ writings and statements were “protected political speech.”
“None of his protected speech incited or encouraged imminent violent or unlawful acts, nor were any likely to occur as a result of his speech,” they wrote. | 2023-05-24T13:33:22+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-1st-seditious-conspiracy-sentences-in-jan-6-attack-to-be-handed-down-for-rhodes-other-oath-keepers/ |
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ Assertio Holdings, Inc. (ASRT) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $9.1 million.
On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 20 cents.
The drugmaker posted revenue of $36.5 million in the period.
In the final minutes of trading on Monday, the company's shares hit $1.87. A year ago, they were trading at $2.28.
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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court said Thursday it will hold hearings in October on whether Scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the British government.
Pro-independence Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she intends to hold a plebiscite on secession on Oct. 19, 2023. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s U.K. government says it won’t allow it because Scots rejected independence in a 2014 referendum that was billed as a once-in-a-generation vote. A vote held without the approval of the London government would not be legally binding.
Sturgeon’s Scottish government has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether it can legislate to hold the vote if the U.K. government does not give the go-ahead.
The court said Thursday it will hear the arguments from both sides on Oct. 11 and 12.
Sturgeon and her Scottish National Party argue that Britain’s departure from the European Union and the coronavirus pandemic have upended politics and the economy and that it’s time to revisit the case for independence. British voters narrowly approved Brexit in a 2016 referendum, but those in Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU.
Like Wales and Northern Ireland, Scotland has its own parliament and government and makes its own policies on public health, education and other matters. But the U.K.-wide government in London controls matters such as defense and fiscal policy.
Sturgeon’s party leads a pro-independence majority in the Scottish parliament, together with the Scottish Green Party, and she argues that the Scottish parliament has an “indisputable democratic mandate” for a new independence vote.
Even if the referendum does go ahead as proposed, a majority vote will not by itself make Scotland independent from the rest of the U.K. Sturgeon has said that “for Scotland to become independent following a yes vote, legislation would have to be passed by the U.K. and Scottish Parliaments.” | 2022-07-21T23:02:39+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/uk-supreme-court-to-hear-scottish-independence-case-in-oct/ |
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Friday found the investigator hired by Republicans to look into former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in the battleground state in contempt because of how his office responded to open records requests related to the probe.
The ruling against the office led by Michael Gableman, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who briefly worked for Trump, came after Gableman berated the judge and refused to answer any questions on the witness stand. Gableman had not wanted to testify, but Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington ordered him to appear.
Remington did not immediately announce a penalty in court on Friday, saying he would provide that in a written decision.
Gableman was hired a year ago by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, under pressure from Trump to investigate the former president’s loss to President Joe Biden by just under 21,000 votes in Wisconsin. The investigation has cost taxpayers about $900,000 so far.
Biden’s victory has survived two recounts, multiple lawsuits, a nonpartisan audit and a review by a conservative law firm. Only a couple of dozen people out of nearly 3.3 million voters have been charged with fraud, numbers on par with past elections.
Gableman has issued two interim reports, but his work has faced a barrage of bipartisan criticism and Vos put his work on hold this spring pending the outcome of lawsuits challenging his ability to subpoena elected officials and others who worked on elections.
American Oversight, a liberal watchdog group, filed three open records lawsuits against Gableman, Vos and the Wisconsin Assembly. The group has won a series of victories before Remington and another Dane County judge after Gableman and Vos failed to produce the requested records in a timely manner.
Gableman has argued that his staff member, Zakory Niemierowicz, was the legal custodian responsible for responding to American Oversight’s requests. Gableman’s attorneys had argued that because of that, Gableman’s testimony was not needed.
That prompted Remington on Wednesday to caution Niemierowicz that he may want to hire his own attorney if Gableman’s plan was to blame him for failing to comply with court orders.
An attorney for Gableman’s office tried to delay Friday’s hearing but Gableman was forced to take the stand. Gableman refused to answer questions from the attorney representing American Oversight and testily said Remington had “abandoned his role as a neutral magistrate and is acting as an advocate.”
Remington admonished Gableman and said he shouldn’t have to instruct the former state Supreme Court justice “on the behavior I expect of you as a witness on this stand.” Gableman then demanded a personal attorney and said he wouldn’t answer further questions.
“I’m not going to be railroaded,” he said.
Gableman has publicly released, and provided to American Oversight, hundreds of pages of documents related to the investigation. His attorneys have insisted that everything requested has been provided. Gableman has also said that he is exempt from retaining records and his office regularly destroys documents deemed “irrelevant or useless.”
That is contrary to an analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Council that found deleting such records, even by a state contractor such as Gableman, violates Wisconsin law. Gableman’s attorney, James Bopp, has argued in court filings that the record retention law does not pertain to contractors.
Remington in April, and Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn in May, both ordered Gableman to stop deleting records that may be responsive to American’s Oversight’s requests.
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Foody reported from Chicago. | 2022-06-11T03:19:41+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/latest/wisconsin-judge-finds-gop-election-investigator-in-contempt/ |
ROME (AP) — Italian police scooped up two tons of cocaine, wrapped in protective plastic and bobbing in the sea off eastern Sicily, authorities said Monday.
The financial police squad estimated that the recent “catch” would have fetched about 400 million euros (nearly $450 million) in street sales.
The packages of cocaine were strung together with netting, police said in a statement. There was just enough plastic wrapping to keep the cocaine from getting wet without weighing it down and possibly sinking it.
Investigators hypothesized that a cargo ship left it in the sea as part of a scheme for another vessel to come along and eventually bring it to land. Police aircraft flew over the area of sea as a precaution to spot any other cocaine bundles that might have separated from the netting.
In all, police scooped up more than 1,600 packets of cocaine held in 70 bobbing bundles, the statement said.
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Updated July 4, 2022 at 4:32 PM ET
At least six people are dead following a shooting at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Ill., according to officials.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office tweeted that the suspect was described as being a white male between 18 to 20 years old, with long black hair and a small build. He wearing a white or blue T-shirt.
Law enforcement, including federal partners, remain on the scene searching for the suspect.
— Lake County Sheriff (@LakeCoILSheriff) July 4, 2022
Law enforcement officials said the suspect appeared to be shooting from a rooftop, and that a rifle has been recovered at the scene.
During a news conference Monday afternoon, Highland Park police commander Chris O'Neill said the incident started at 10:14 a.m. local time.
At least 24 people have been transported to local hospitals, said O'Neill. It is unclear whether the six fatalities are included in the the number of those transported.
Earlier, NPR member station WBEZ reported the "vast majority" of the wounded are being treated for gunshot wounds. Some also "sustained injuries as a result of the ensuing chaos at the parade."
Witnesses in the area told The Associated Press they saw bloodied bodies covered with blankets.
Lynn Sweet, the Washington bureau chief at the Chicago Sun-Times who was at the parade, captured the chaos that ensued as gunfire erupted in a video.
My video.. I was at #Highland Park parade.. Terrified people fleeing July 4th parade when shooting started. pic.twitter.com/DSe0NJOuem
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) July 4, 2022
WBEZ reported that a gunman started shooting 10 minutes after the parade started.
Several parade-goers described widespread confusion as the first shots rang out. One person thought the blasts came from a backfiring vehicle, while another person said they believed it was the sound of blank bullets fired by the Navy's marchers, WBEZ reported.
One father said he ran from the scene with his son and tried to break into a local building when the shooting stopped.
"I guess he was reloading. So I kept running and ran into an alley and put my son in a garbage dumpster so he could be safe," he said.
Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker called for prayer in the wake of the "the evil unleashed this morning" but added that prayers alone would not address the problem of gun violence in the country.
"There are no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday with their community. There are no words for the kind of evil that robs our neighbors of their hopes, their dreams, their futures," Pritzker said in a statement.
"We must — and we will — end this plague of gun violence."
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said: "Our hearts go out to the families of the victims at this devastating time. On a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we are instead mourning the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us."
This is a developing story.
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LONDON, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CF Pathways today announces a strategic equity investment by Ara Partners ("Ara"), a private equity and infrastructure firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments.
CF Pathways provides net-zero solutions and sustainable energy supply to over 5,000 large customers across Europe and the UK as they navigate the energy transition. Comprising CF Partners and Brook Green Supply, the Company achieved £3 billion of revenue in 2021. Demand for CF Pathways' services is accelerating as a result of the urgent need for corporates to manage and mitigate their exposure to energy prices in a dynamic and volatile market.
The Ara investment will further enable CF Pathways' strategic investment priorities, including the development of innovative software and data capabilities which will accelerate the growth and value of its energy transition product offering. Together, CF Pathways and Ara will combine their expertise to enable a faster and more efficient energy transition. For CF Pathways, this marks the first in a series of anticipated growth-oriented partnerships.
Since inception in 2006, CF Partners has been a leader in the environmental and emission markets. The Company designs, executes, and delivers comprehensive risk management solutions across a broad range of energy and sustainability markets for large, energy-intensive customers.
Through Brook Green Supply, the Company provides power and gas to large industrial and commercial customers. Its capabilities include managing renewable power purchase agreements, demand-side response, asset optimisation, and services specific to electric vehicle charging networks.
Jonathan Navon and Thomas Rassmuson, co-founders of CF Pathways, comment: "We're excited to work with Ara to scale our business and help energy-intensive companies around the world transition to a low carbon economy. The Ara team brings with it a deep understanding of decarbonisation challenges across global industrial sectors. Working with Ara's portfolio companies, we have a unique opportunity to bring tangible market-based solutions to industrial energy users and accelerate the energy transition."
Christopher Picotte, a Partner in Ara's Dublin office, comments: "As an innovation leader in developing and delivering market-based low carbon and net-zero solutions, CF Pathways ideally aligned with Ara's industrial decarbonisation investment strategy. We see massive potential for CF Pathways to add complementary value across our own portfolio of companies and for Ara to enable CF Pathways to enhance its capabilities, including the ability to deliver asset- and investment-oriented solutions. We look forward to working with Jonathan, Thomas, and the entire organisation to support CF Pathways' growth."
CF Pathways was advised by Alexa Capital.
About CF Pathways
CF Pathways is an award-winning risk management and solutions provider in the energy and environmental markets. Founded in 2006, the firm employs over 170 people in offices across Europe and the UK. Since inception, the Company has traded over 2.5 billion carbon credits in both the compliance and voluntary markets, provides risk management solutions in the power, gas and oil markets, and currently has a contract book of approximately 13 TWh of energy supply. It has seen material growth across all businesses and forecasts double digit growth for the foreseeable future. For more information, visit www.cf-pathways.com.
About Ara Partners
Ara Partners is a private equity and infrastructure firm focused on industrial decarbonization investments. Ara Partners invests in the industrial and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency, green fuels, and food and agriculture sectors, seeking to create companies with significant decarbonization impact. It operates from offices in Houston, Boston and Dublin, Ireland. Ara Partners closed its second fund with approximately $1.1 billion in capital commitments in September 2021. For more information about Ara Partners, please visit www.arapartners.com.
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Jonathan Navon
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+44 (0) 207 348 3506
j.navon@cf-partners.com
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Mark Semer / Alex Jeffrey
Gasthalter & Co.
+1 (212) 257-4170
arapartners@gasthalter.com
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The idea that polluters should pay reparations for climate change is gaining steam among advocates.
Some environmentalists and academics argue the companies or states that are most significantly contributing to the climate crisis should be made to compensate the people bearing the brunt of its impacts.
Advocates have been calling for such reparations for years, especially since evidence emerged that fossil fuel companies were aware of the impact of carbon emissions. But the idea is now more practically achievable due to scientific advances, said Adrien Salazar, policy director at the nonprofit Grassroots Global Justice.
He pointed to the increased sophistication of diagnostic techniques such as “attribution science, a rapidly developing field that says when this disaster happens, how much of this is attributed to the climate crisis [and] to the fact that humans have had an impact on the atmosphere.”
Those developments, he said, are going to “help identify with quite some clarity who is responsible for climate pollution and how much going into the future.”
Some advocates for reparations are making specific practical calculations of what they believe is owed. Last week, an analysis published in OneEarth concluded that fossil fuel companies including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron collectively owe $209 billion a year in restitution for the cumulative climate disasters expected to take place by midcentury.
Co-author Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute told The Hill the calculations used data reported by the companies to project their emissions.
“So we can [determine] the estimated emissions from the operational emissions for each company,” Heede said. ”Most of the emissions we attribute to the companies are from consumers using their products as intended.”
The paper identifies the state-owned Saudi Aramco as owing the most to affected parties, at $42.7 billion a year, followed by Russia’s GazProm with $20.1 billion, ExxonMobil with $18.4 billion, Shell with $16.3 billion, BP with $14.5 billion and Chevron with $12.8 billion. The Hill has reached out to the companies for comment.
But ultimately, Heede said, the numbers are only the authors’ best guess, and can’t predict the exact costs of the individual disasters climate change will cause or intensify over the decades ahead, nor of hazards such as extreme heat and smoke inhalation.
Other proponents of climate reparations are less focused on the calculations of dollar amounts based on the emissions of individual polluters, and more on the broader political concern of developed nations’ accountability to developing ones.
“The idea is that you are redistributing in a way that takes political responsibility in a way broader than just emissions,” said Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, an associate professor of philosophy at Georgetown University who has written in favor of climate reparations. “It’s not just the case that high emitters should pay more but there’s an effort to connect it to a broader history of colonialism.”
Last year at the COP27 international climate summit, world leaders struck a deal on a so-called loss-and-damages fund long requested by the countries on the front lines of climate change. The fund would provide monetary assistance to the nations most impacted by climate change. Details, including which countries will contribute and how the funds will be distributed, are still under discussion.
However, that fund is distinct from reparations in one key aspect, according to Salazar.
While he described the loss-and-damages agreement as “a major victory,” he noted that during negotiations, states including the U.S. and the European Union stipulated that it would not be considered compensatory or involve wealthier countries assuming responsibility for climate change.
“Reparations are meant to morally address that as well as materially address it,” he said, whereas the loss-and-damages fund was “designed intentionally not to be fully reparatory and [to] absolve countries of legal responsibility.”
Loss-and-damages funds are also far narrower in scope and purpose than a broader reparations program would be, according to Karim Ahmed, a director at the Global Council for Science and the Environment and co-author of a paper arguing for climate reparations in the journal Health and Human Rights.
“Reparations includes the concept of future loss and damage that might occur, and also includes the idea of not just loss and damage but also adaptation and resilience,” such as for low-lying and island states, Ahmed told The Hill.
There are also various perspectives on who should pay for reparations, Ahmed added, noting that the possibilities include the private sector in general, fossil fuel companies specifically or federal governments. In 2021, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), introduced legislation that would have required the largest U.S. fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund to finance climate mitigation efforts, with each company’s contribution being based on a percentage of its global emissions. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley has similarly proposed a tax on fossil fuel production whose proceeds would be put toward an international fund.
Heede identified Van Hollen’s bill as a potential model for a reparations program, while Salazar cited the Biden administration’s Justice40 initiative, which requires at least 40 percent of the benefits from certain federal environmental programs to be directed toward disadvantaged communities.
Even among those who acknowledge the climate crisis, however, not everybody is fully sold on the idea that climate reparations are the most effective way to address the impacts on the most affected populations. Friederike Otto, a climatologist at Oxford University, has argued that while reparations are ethically justified, they are not an alternative to active mitigation of emissions.
A more effective way to confront the problem “would be if countries of the global North would seriously mitigate at home,” Otto told The Hill in an email.
“We need to rapidly transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, but must also address broader inequalities that make some people more vulnerable to climate change impacts,” she added. “That means not kicking the can down the road any longer but implementing everything we know that needs to be implemented (no private cars in cities, no new fossil infrastructure, no further destruction of health care and social security systems but investing in it…) and stop keeping barriers up for citizens of global South countries to participate in a global society.”
Ultimately, Táíwò said, the financial mechanisms used to determine who pays and how much may be of secondary importance to the outcomes.
“You want cash, you want technology and you want adaptive capacity to flow from the countries that are getting the lion’s share of the benefits to the countries that are getting the lion’s share of the burdens,” he said. “There’s a case for being a little more ruthlessly pragmatic and a little less obsessed with the calculations of who owes what.” | 2023-05-29T23:24:50+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/hill-politics/reparations-for-climate-change-some-think-oil-companies-should-pay/ |
Lowe’s is giving away free flowers for Mother’s Day – here’s how to get yours
Published: May. 8, 2023 at 1:03 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(Gray News) – Lowe’s is giving away free flowers for Mother’s Day.
The company said as a thank you to moms everywhere, it will be giving away free 1-pint flowers, while supplies last.
In order to snag this deal, you must register for your free flowers beforehand, which you can do on Lowe’s website here. Registration for submissions will close May 12.
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-08T19:36:31+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/05/08/lowes-is-giving-away-free-flowers-mothers-day-heres-how-get-yours/ |
The Maine Professional Drivers Association would like to announce that the 24th annual Trucking for Kids Convoy event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18 in an effort to help Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD raise funds for operations.
Activities will include: A “Touch-a-Truck” event (10 a.m. to noon), truck show, drivers competition, raffle items, 50/50, good food, and great times!
Line-up will be at a new location this year. Please meet at the Hannaford Corporate Office, 145 Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough from 8-11 a.m. The convoy will roll out at noon rain or shine!
MPDA’s webmaster has designed a registration process on our site (www.mpda.org/trucking4kids) where donations and sponsorships may be made via PayPal or with a credit card.
You may also call Jack Roussel at 207-671-0524 or Paulie Rumery at 207-432-3786 for additional information. | 2022-09-14T13:56:03+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/09/12/bdn-maine/trucking-for-kids-convoy-sunday/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators.
A bill approved Tuesday would prohibit use of federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a hazardous product, while a separate bill set for a vote Wednesday would block an Energy Department rule setting stricter energy efficiency standards for stovetops and ovens.
The White House said the administration “has been clear that it does not support any attempt to ban the use of gas stoves,″ but GOP lawmakers say rules on gas stoves represent classic government overreach.
“It’s not a petty concern to the hard-working Americans who will be impacted,″ said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “The last thing they need is to have the Biden administration’s Green New Deal regulatory assault reach their kitchen appliances.”
The bill targeting regulation of gas stoves as hazardous was approved, 248-180.
President Joe Biden opposes both GOP bills as blocking “common-sense efforts to help Americans cut their energy bills,” the White House said in a statement. Neither bill is expected to advance in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
The House bills were set for approval last week, but action was postponed after House conservatives staged a mini-revolt in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on a measure to raise the debt ceiling. Led by outspoken members of the House Freedom Caucus, 11 Republicans broke with their party on an otherwise routine procedural vote that threw the House schedule into disarray for a full week.
McCarthy appeared to resolve the dispute late Monday after promising more meetings with GOP holdouts and seeking to reduce future federal spending.
Dozens of Democratic-controlled cities, including San Francisco and Berkeley, California, have moved to ban new buildings from using gas stoves as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality . New York state approved a law last month banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings.
Fears of a national ban grew after a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in January that “any option is on the table” when it comes to regulating gas stoves, which have been linked to poor indoor air quality and health harms such as asthma. The remark prompted online images of the government dragging four-burner cooktops from homes, as social media users and GOP lawmakers vowed to defend the popular appliances.
Debate reignited after the Energy Department proposed a rule requiring both gas and electric stoves and cooktops to use more efficient designs and technologies.
The Energy Department rule, which has not yet been finalized, could ban about half of gas stove models currently sold in the United States as of 2027, according to an Energy Department analysis. The rule would apply only to sale of new appliances and would not affect stoves already in homes or businesses.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington state, called the DOE plan “just the latest in a long line of power grabs by the radical left and Biden administration.”
The rule is “not about public safety. It is about telling the American people the federal government knows best and will decide what kind of car they can drive, how they can heat their house and now how they’re allowed to cook food for their families,” McMorris Rodgers said.
Forcing Americans to switch to more expensive alternatives to natural gas will increase costs while disproportionately harming the poor and low-income families, she said.
Democrats called those concerns overheated.
“This is nothing more than a conspiracy theory cooked up to embroil Congress in culture wars that shed more heat than light on the issues facing our nation,” said Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania.
“Contrary to the heated rhetoric from our colleagues across the aisle, the federal government has not proposed to remove appliances from Americans’ homes,” Scanlon said. The proposed Energy Department rule would save consumers up to $1.7 billion and cut down on emission that are dangerous to children’s health, she added.
The bill blocking regulation of unsafe gas stoves threatens the government’s ability to identify and regulate appliances with design defects that could cause injury or death, Scanlon said, noting that that the consumer safety panel recently recalled gas stove models that placed consumers at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
An Energy Department spokeswoman said the proposed rule is “intended for nothing more than increasing energy efficiency and promoting innovation, without sacrificing the reliability and performance that Americans have come to expect.”
Eliminating the energy efficiency rule would “deny the American people the savings that come with having more efficient new appliances on the market when they choose to replace an existing appliance,” the White House said, while approval of the other bill “would undermine science-based Consumer Product Safety Commission decision-making.” | 2023-06-14T16:40:45+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/politics/ap-politics/stove-wars-republican-controlled-house-takes-up-bills-to-protect-gas-stoves/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.
Guard soldiers have until Thursday to get the vaccine. According to data obtained by The Associated Press, between 20% to 30% of the Guard soldiers in six states are not vaccinated, and more than 10% in 43 other states still need shots.
Guard leaders say states are doing all they can to encourage soldiers to get vaccinated by the time limit. And they said they will work with the roughly 7,000 who have sought exemptions, which are almost all for religious reasons.
“We’re going to give every soldier every opportunity to get vaccinated and continue their military career. Every soldier that is pending an exemption, we will continue to support them through their process,” said Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, in an Associated Press interview. “We’re not giving up on anybody until the separation paperwork is signed and completed. There’s still time.”
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last year ordered all service members — active-duty, National Guard and Reserves — to get the vaccine, saying it is critical to maintaining the health and readiness of the force. The military services had varying deadlines for their forces, and the Army National Guard was given the longest amount of time to get the shots, mainly because it’s a large force of about 330,000 soldiers who are widely scattered around the country, many in remote locations.
The Army Guard’s vaccine percentage is the lowest among the U.S. military — with all the active-duty Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps at 97% or greater and the Air Guard at about 94%. The Army reported Friday that 90% of Army Reserve forces were partially or completely vaccinated.
The Pentagon has said that after June 30, Guard members won’t be paid by the federal government when they are activated on federal status, which includes their monthly drill weekends and their two-week annual training period. Guard troops mobilized on federal status and assigned to the southern border or on COVID-19 missions in various states also would have to be vaccinated or they would not be allowed to participate or be paid.
To make it more complicated, however, Guard soldiers on state activate duty may not have to be vaccinated — based on the requirements in their states. As long as they remain in state duty status, they can be paid by the state and used for state missions.
At least seven governors formally asked Austin to reconsider or not enforce the vaccine mandate for National Guard members, and some filed or signed on to lawsuits. In letters to the governors, Austin declined, and said that the coronavirus “takes our service members out of the fight, temporarily or permanently, and jeopardizes our ability to meet mission requirements.” He said Guard troops must either get the vaccine or lose their Guard status.
Jensen and Maj. Gen. Jill Faris, director of the Guard’s office of the Joint Surgeon General, said they are working with states adjutants general to get progress updates, including on the nearly 20,000 troops who are not flat refusals and haven’t submitted any type of exemption request. Some, they said, may just be a lag in self-reporting, while others may still be undecided.
“Part of those undefined are our soldiers who say, well, I have until 30 June and so I’ll take till 30 June,” said Jensen.
Others may have promised to bring in vaccine paperwork, and haven’t done it yet. Still others are on the books, but haven’t yet reported to basic training, so don’t have to be vaccinated until they get there. It’s not clear how many are in each category.
Jensen acknowledged that if the current numbers hold, there are concerns about possible impact on Guard readiness in the states, including whether it will affect any Guard units preparing to deploy.
“When you’re looking at, 40,000 soldiers that potentially are in that unvaccinated category, absolutely there’s readiness implications on that and concerns associated with that,” said Jensen. “That’s a significant chunk.”
Overall, according to the data obtained by the AP, about 85% of all Army Guard soldiers are fully vaccinated. Officials said that if those with one shot are counted, 87% are at least partially vaccinated.
Across the country, in all but one case, Guard soldiers are vaccinated at a higher rate that the general population in their state. Only in New Jersey is the percentage of vaccinated Guard solders very slightly lower than the state’s overall population, as of earlier this month when the data was collected.
The three U.S. territories — Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico — and the District of Columbia, all have more than 90% of their soldiers fully vaccinated. The highest percentage is in Hawaii, with nearly 97%, while the lowest is Oklahoma, at just under 70%.
Guard leaders in the states have run special shot programs, and provided as much information as possible to their forces in order to keep them on the job.
In Tennessee, they set up small teams in the east, west and central regions and did monthly events providing vaccines to troops who wanted them. And every Wednesday, Guard members could make appointments for shots in the middle Tennessee region, in Smyrna. In addition, in early June they called in all soldiers who have so far refused the vaccine.
“We held a big, mass event,” said Army Guard Col. Keith Evans. “We had all of our medical providers here. So if there were any questions to clear up, any misconceptions, any misinformation, we had all of our our data and were able to provide them all the information.”
Evans, who is commander of his Army Guard’s medical readiness command, said they also had recruiting and other leaders there who could explain what would happen if soldiers chose to not get the shot and ended up leaving the Guard.
“We wanted to let them know what benefits they had earned because these are soldiers that had had done their time, served their country,” said Evans.
Officials say they believe the information campaign has been working. Jensen said that about 1,500 soldiers a week around the country are moving into the vaccinated category. “We expect, as we approach the deadline, that we’ll see some some larger growth.” | 2022-06-25T19:06:51+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/ap-top-headlines/army-guard-troops-risk-dismissal-as-vaccine-deadline-looms-2/ |
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)The echoes of ”Let’s Go Buffalo!” pregame chants were still reverberating through an emotionally charged Bills stadium celebrating injured safety Damar Hamlin, when another roar suddenly erupted as Nyheim Hines returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.
Some three hours later, and after Hines returned another kickoff 101 yards for a go-ahead score in a 35-23 win over the New England Patriots, the fans were on their feet chanting ”Hamlin! Hamlin! Hamlin!” and Bills players holding up three fingers in honor of the injured safety’s No. 3 jersey.
Whatever questions the Bills faced regarding being capable of playing six days after being left stunned and saddened as they watched Hamlin being resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati were answered before the game was 14 seconds old.
”I can’t remember a play that touched me like that I don’t think in my life. It’s probably No. 1,” quarterback Josh Allen said. ”It’s just spiritual. … You can’t draw that one up or write that one up any better.”
”OMFG!!!!!!” Hamlin posted on his Twitter account from his hospital bed at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he has spent the week progressively recovering.
”HINES FREE” he tweeted again after Hines’ second score. Coach Sean McDermott said the team reached Hamlin by phone and had him count down the team’s final huddle in the locker room.
Acquired by Buffalo in a trade with Indianapolis two months ago, Hines became the NFL’s 11th player to return two kickoffs for scores in a game, and first since Seattle’s Leon Washington in 2010.
”We as a community, I feel like we needed this win,” Hines said before recalling the message Hamlin’s father, Mario, delivered to the team on Wednesday in urging them to play. ”He said, that’s what Damar wanted, he would want us to push forward, and to win against New England.”
While Hines sparked the win, much of the Bills focus remained on the 24-year-old Hamlin, who addressed the team by videoconference on Friday, in which he told them: ”Love you boys.”
Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White, who at times this season questioned if he’d ever recover from a knee injury sustained in November 2021, had difficulty holding back his emotions after earning his first interception of the season.
Apologizing for using a profanity in referring to how difficult last week was, White noted how Hamlin texted his defensive secondary teammates by apologizing for what he put them through emotionally.
”For him to check on us?” White said. ”I just want to hug the (heck) out of him.”
Bills receiver John Brown, who scored on a 42-yard touchdown, honored assistant trainer Denny Kellington by handing him the ball. It was Kellington who is credited for his quick on-field response in performing CPR to get Hamlin’s heart beating again.
In the past year filled with adversity striking Buffalo, from a deadly snowstorm over Christmas to a fatal mass-shooting at a supermarket in May, the Bills showed their resilience by uplifting their community. Overcoming the sudden shock and mental distress of Hamlin collapsing on the field, the win secured Buffalo (13-3) the AFC’s No. 2 seed.
The Bills will now host their division rival Dolphins in the wild-card round next Sunday.
The loss, coupled with Miami beating the New York Jets, eliminated the Patriots (8-9) from the playoffs for the second time in three years, and just the fourth time in 23 seasons during Bill Belichick’s coaching tenure.
And leave it to receiver Stefon Diggs, who made a point to visit Hamlin in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center immediately following the game in Cincinnati was suspended, to seal the victory with a 49-yard touchdown catch from Allen to put Buffalo ahead 35-23 with 8:51 remaining.
The sold-out crowd – many of them wearing No. 3 Hamlin shirts and jerseys, and holding up red hearts in the player’s honor – erupted as one as Allen walked off the field with his hands raised.
On the ensuing kickoff, which went for a touchback, Bills special teams players all raced into the end zone and motioned to the crowd. The fans, as one, stood up and let out a massive roar.
Allen finished 19 of 31 for 254 yards with three touchdowns and an interception.
The Patriots needed only a win to clinch a playoff berth, but wound up stumbling in closing the season by losing five of their last seven.
”Proud of the way our guys competed and prepared. In the end, collectively, players, coaches, we just weren’t good enough today,” said Belichick, whose 19 playoff appearances remain tied with Don Shula on the NFL coaching list.
”Today we missed some opportunities, and gave up four big plays. Those were the things that made a difference in the game.”
Mac Jones finished 26 of 40 for 243 yards and three touchdowns, including two to DeVante Parker, and three interceptions – all coming in the second half.
Jones’ final two interceptions came on consecutive drives in the final six minutes.
Facing third-and-19 at the Buffalo 22, Jones’ deep pass over the middle went off the hand of tight end Hunter Henry, and was picked off by linebacker Matt Milano.
On New England’s next possession, Jones’ pass went off the hands of Damien Harris, and into the hands of linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.
MILESTONE
Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty had an interception and recovered Devin Singletary’s fumble. The interception was the 35th of McCourty’s 13-year career, moving him one behind Ty Law and Raymond Clayborn, who are tied for first on the franchise list.
The 35-year-old McCourty made his 205th start for New England in what could be his final game for the franchise.
INJURIES
Patriots DT DaMarcus Mitchell did not return after sustaining a concussion.
UP NEXT
The Bills host the Dolphins at 1 p.m. EST next Sunday.
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ANKARA, Türkiye — A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shocked southeast Turkey early Monday and was felt in several provinces and elsewhere in the Middle East. The quake knocked down a number of buildings, reports said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital. It was about 26 kilometers (16 miles) from the town of Nurdagi.
It was centered 18 kilometers (11 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A strong 6.7 aftershock rumbled about 10 minutes later.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management agency, AFAD, said the quake measured 7.4 and was centered in the town of Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province.
Several buildings tumbled down in the neighboring provinces of Malatya, Diyarbakir, and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported. There was no immediate reports of casualties.
The earthquake was also felt in Lebanon and Syria.
Syria’s state media reported that some buildings collapsed in the northern city of Aleppo and the central city of Hama.
In Syria’s rebel-held northwest that borders Turkey, several buildings collapsed, according to the opposition’s Syrian civil Defense.
In Damascus, buildings shook and many people went down to the streets in fear.
The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from their beds, shaking buildings for about 40 seconds. Many residents of Beirut left their homes and took to the streets or drove in their cars away from buildings.
Turkey sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes.
Some 18,000 were killed in powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999. | 2023-02-06T04:22:39+00:00 | wcnc.com | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/national/78-magnitude-quake-knocks-down-buildings-in-central-turkey-anarka-earthquake/275-856892bc-49cd-4470-bb8a-c060870d9587 |
More than 30 swimmers accused of harassing dolphin pod off Hawaii Island, officials say
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - Federal authorities are investigating after drone video caught a group of more than 30 people who appeared to be harassing a pod of dolphins off the island of Hawaii Sunday morning.
According to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, 33 swimmers appeared to be “aggressively pursuing, corralling, and harassing the pod” in waters off Honaunau Bay.
Officials said the group of people were called out and alerted of the violation.
An investigation between state and federal officials is now underway.
Federal law requires people to stay 50 yards away from Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins.
If prosecuted, violators of these laws could face civil penalties up to $11,000 or up to one year in prison. Boaters could lose their vessel and pay up to $25,000 in penalties.
To report suspected instances of harassment for wildlife, call the NOAA hotline at 1-888-256-9840. You can also send video to RespectWildlife@noaa.gov to report a tip.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-31T02:07:56+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2023/03/31/more-than-30-swimmers-accused-harassing-dolphin-pod-off-hawaii-island-officials-say/ |
Non-Profit Founded by Jessica Seinfeld Reaches $80m In Donated Goods; Celebrates Continued Growth of Training Program; New Community Center in Los Angeles
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Good+Foundation today marks its 21st anniversary and the launch of a new fundraising drive and engagement campaign to support the organization's efforts to dismantle intergenerational poverty. Founded in 2001 to distribute essential goods to help families raise children, today Good+Foundation is a national nonprofit that delivers millions of dollars annually in brand-new items to under-resourced families, trains thousands of social workers, and has emerged as a leader in addressing the key factors of cyclical poverty.
Good+Foundation donated more than $80m worth of goods to over a million families, with $10.6m of goods distributed in 2021 to nearly 300,000 families in partnership with 116 grantee organizations. That same year, Good+Foundation met 99.45% of all requests for critical gear and supplies — including cribs and strollers. To mark the organization's anniversary, Good+Foundation will be celebrating key milestones in the organization's history every day for 21 days, as part of a fundraising campaign anchored by a pledge from Johnson & Johnson.
"As we mark our 21st anniversary, Good+Foundation has arrived as a bold, intersectional advocate for dismantling intergenerational poverty," said Katherine Snider, CEO, Good+Foundation. "We are deeply engaged with frontline communities in piloting solutions to tackle the root causes of poverty, now more than ever."
Good+Foundation works to dismantle multigenerational poverty in several ways: Through in-kind grantmaking; through a microgrant program; through advocacy, and through the Good+ Training Academy, which increases the capacity of individuals and agencies who want to invest in utilizing a trauma-informed lens to successfully support caregivers and families. In Los Angeles, Good+ is training every social worker in the L.A. Department of Children and Family Services on father-inclusion and the personal biases that can impede what's best for the child.
"Over the last 21 years, the Good+Foundation model has strategically evolved to drive the greatest possible impact, from a focus on babies and moms to households and now to the whole family, caregivers, service providers and the whole community," said Jessica Seinfeld, Founder and Chairperson of the Good+Foundation Board of Directors. "I'm enormously proud of the work of the growing Good+Foundation staff, and of the organization's growth into a leading national anti-poverty organization."
A hallmark of the organization is Good+Foundation's focus on fathers, and on father absence as a key factor in cyclical poverty. Good+Foundation believes that the more that is invested in fathers, and in their capacity to be engaged co-parents, the greater the impact on children and families.
Over the next 21 days, Good+Foundation will be sharing stories of impact and key milestones transformed by the organization's work on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. A six-figure fundraising campaign has been catalyzed by initial investments from Johnson & Johnson and the Board of Directors.
"This is a moment to focus on the impact our evidence-based approach has had on intergenerational poverty over the last 21 years," said Snider.
GOOD+FOUNDATION BY THE NUMBERS
- Since its founding, Good+Foundation donated tens of millions of diapers – 2,218,608 alone in 2021. Good+Foundation has donated more than $80 million worth of critical goods — including cribs and strollers — to millions of families.
- 97% of Good+Foundation families are low income; 94% are people of color.
- In 2021, Good+Foundation distributed $10.6m in goods to nearly 300,000 families, in partnership with 116 grantee organizations.
- In 2021, Good+Foundation met 99.45% of critical gear requests including: 1,113 Strollers, 969 Car Seats, 836 Breast Pumps, 656 Feeding Seats, 640 Front Carriers, 400 Playpens, 349 Safety Gates, and 389 Cribs.
- In 2021, Good+Foundation Training Academy trained 6,921 social workers and other frontline workers for a total of 1,715,641 training hours.
- By the end of 2022, Good+Foundation will have provided over $836,000 in micro-grants to help parents cover the cost of groceries, rent, medical expenses and other essentials.
- In 2021, Good+Foundation donated goods to 116 grantee partners in Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Lowell, MA; San Antonio, TX; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC; and Washington DC.
- Good+Foundation recently opened a new 6700 square foot community and training center located in South Los Angeles. From this new facility, Good+Foundation will continue to distribute millions of dollars worth of essential caregiver goods annually to our partners. The center also serves as a hosting space for volunteer groups, and adds significant capacity to the Good+ Training Academy.
Good+Foundation is a leading national nonprofit that works to dismantle multi-generational poverty by pairing tangible goods with innovative services for low-income fathers, mothers and caregivers, creating an upward trajectory for the whole family. Good+ supports mothers and children, and devotes attention to non-custodial and formerly incarcerated fathers to address one of the root causes of cyclical poverty: father absence. Today, the organization partners with a national network of social service programs to pair goods – such as cribs, car seats and diapers – with life skills training, employment assistance, financial literacy, co-parenting classes and more. By giving fathers tools, dignity and opportunities to re-engage with their families, Good+ is improving outcomes for children.
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The bond for a Texas man charged with intoxicated manslaughter in connection to the death of Smith County Deputy Lorenzo Bustos was reduced on Wednesday.
Daniel Nyabuto, 21 of Grand Prairie, was originally being held on a $750,000 bond, but the court has since reduced his bond to $500,000.
During a hearing to discuss if Nyabuto’s bond should be reduced, his parents testified their son was living with them as a full-time Dallas Community College student at the time of the crash, and has no money to use to post bond.
Nyabuto’s defense attorney and former Smith County District Attorney Matt Bingham said he has no criminal record, and that Nyabuto’s bond should be reduced since the crash “was not an offense of violence directed at a peace officer.”
In their argument, the district attorney’s office said they were asking “for the safety of Smith County” by maintaining Nyabuto’s bond at $750,000 since “he was so intoxicated a deputy was killed.” Prosecutors also said they felt the bond was fair since there were three other people in the deputy’s patrol car at the time of the crash.
According to an arrest affidavit, a DPS trooper who was dispatched to the crash said he “detected the strong odor of alcohol” coming from Nyabuto and determined he was intoxicated.
“Nyabuto did not know where his destination was or where he originated from,” the trooper said. “Nyabuto also swayed as he stood.”
Other witnesses from DPS and the sheriff’s office were subpoenaed to appear in court, however they did not show up after instructed not to by an assistant district attorney. A decision Judge Kerry Russell said put the attorney at risk of being found in contempt of court.
“I’m pretty shocked a lawyer would tell a subpoenaed witness not to show up,” Russell said. “I’ve never had a lawyer do that in my court before. It’s the court’s decision.”
Both Bingham and the prosecutors agreed the bond set should be reasonable and non-oppressive. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court ordered the bond to be reduced. | 2022-10-27T20:08:19+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/state-regional/bond-reduced-for-man-accused-of-drunk-driving-in-crash-that-killed-smith-county-deputy/ |
European-wide survey* reveals most coveted kitchen trends
ISTANBUL, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget flimsy mod-cons and passing social trends, a new study has revealed that timeless design and advanced technology are the most desired features in modern kitchens, according to Beko, the leading home appliance brand.
Modern kitchens are changing fast, becoming ever more functional, multipurpose living spaces serving as breakfast, dining and even entertainment areas with Beko's European-wide research revealing that on average, 1 in 3 of us1 opt to use the space for dining. As a result, today's kitchens seamlessly combine function, quality, technology and aesthetics in harmony to fulfil different needs. Beko's extensive research sought to understand this dynamic and the design features most desired by customers.
Aesthetics, quality, and functionality were found to be the top three values that people admired most in kitchens and appliances, with over half of the six countries surveyed, stating quality as the leading reason for feeling desirous of others' appliances, including Germany, Poland, France and the UAE2. In contrast to the growing trend of cheaper, trendier items, the research found that the majority of us place heavy importance on the products being durable and built to last with around 61% of those surveyed across the region valuing the feature3.
The survey studied 14,000 consumers across Europe and the UAE and was carried out by OnePoll in partnership with Beko, one of the top 3 large home appliances brands in Europe*, to understand changing attitudes to kitchen design across the globe. The insights come as Beko launches its latest built-in kitchen range, a thoughtfully designed range of new kitchen solutions combining high-performance with intelligent design and new technologies.
Advanced kitchen technology emerged as another envied feature, with over half admitting to coveting others' high-tech kitchen appliances and gadgets such as innovative, energy efficient fridges that kept food fresher for longer4.
As expected, aside from quality and technology, aesthetic was a key factor for many respondents and consistently one of the top three reasons cited for feeling envious of others' kitchen appliances5. Specifically, participants stated that they admired the sleek and modern design of the appliancewith a sizeable portion of us including 'sleek and minimalist design' as a key feature in a 'dream kitchen'6.
Ragıp Balcıoğlu, Chief Commercial Officer at Arçelik, parent company of Beko commented on the research, "The kitchen is no longer a room exclusively for preparing meals. More and more, we are seeing the kitchen become a common space being used by all members of the family – be it as a home office, a family room, or a space for social gathering. It is important for us to understand this and tune our offering towards the growing range of wants and needs. This research confirms what we've observed; high quality products that look great and are equipped with the innovative technologies sit at the heart of our consumers' dream kitchens. We hope that with this understanding, we can continue to provide great solutions for kitchens across the world."
Interestingly, a significant chunk of the population surveyed also cited easy installation of kitchen appliances as an important feature in their coveted appliances7, indicating there's more to appliance desire than how it looks and how it works and consumers in fact, look for ease and functionality in their appliance before it's even installed.
The research also revealed that most consumers are not likely to rest once they've seen something they like, with a heavy proportion of us acting on our desires and buying a similar product for our own homes8 in fact, many do so more than once9.
Beko's newest Built-in Kitchen technologies feature user-friendly, and high-quality functions, wrapped in seamless and sleek designs and this is in addition to being crafted in such a way that appliances are easy to clean and require minimal effort from installation onwards. For kitchens that serve not only as a place to cook, but also as valuable social spaces for friends and family, the desire for smarter solutions that fit effortlessly into a variety of lifestyles is clear and recognised by Beko.
Notes to Editors
About Beko:
Beko is the international home appliance brand of Arçelik, which is a multinational household appliances manufacturer that operates with 12 brands and employs 45,000 people worldwide. It is one of the top three large home appliances brands in Europe* in the white goods sector.
Beko has been focusing on healthy living for years, raising awareness and developing products that make healthy living possible and convenient. Beko's brand mission is 'healthy living is only possible on a healthy planet'. Beko is committed to protecting the planet by designing and manufacturing energy-efficient products and investing in resource efficiency in production.
*Source Euromonitor International Limited; Large Appliances as per "Major Appliances" in Consumer Appliances 2022ed, retail volume, 2021 data. For more information, please visit www.beko.com
[1] Percentage of those who use their kitchen as a space for dining: DE 35%, ES 36%, PL 40%, IT 43%, FR 32%, UK 25%, UAE 36%
[2] Percentage of those who covet quality in the appliances of others: DE 57%, ES 56%, PL 55%, IT 54%, FR 58%, UK 47%, UAE 69%[3] Percentage of those who believe it is important that their kitchen appliances are durable and built to last: DE 60%, ES 70%, PL 61%, IT 56%, FR 66%, UK 56%, UAE 74%
[4] Percentage of those who admire high-tech kitchen appliances and gadgets: DE 56%, ES 62%, PL 54%, IT 54%, FR 55%, UK 39%, UAE 66%[5] Percentage of those who value aesthetics as a key feature in coveted kitchens: DE 47%, ES 41%, PL 46%, IT 36%, FR 35%, UK 49%, UAE 55%
[6] Percentage of those who highlighted 'sleek and minimalist design' as a key feature in a dream kitchen: DE 25%, ES 39%, PL 30%, IT 36%, FR 26%, UK 21%, UAE 33%
[7] Percentage of those who value easy installation of kitchen appliances: DE 90%, ES 93%, PL 89%, IT 92%, FR 93%, UK 75%, UAE 95%
[8] Percentage of those who have bought a product they liked after seeing it: DE 72%, ES 65%, PL 76%, IT 75%, FR 80%, UK 54%, UAE 88%
[9] Percentage of those who have bought a product they liked after seeing it more than once: DE 24%, ES 26%, PL 36%, IT 26%, FR 33%, UK 17%, UAE 49%
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands marched in silence on Monday in Serbia in a major outpouring of grief and anger against the populist government and how it reacted after two mass shootings last week that left 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children.
The gatherings in Belgrade and the northern city of Novi Sad were dubbed “Serbia against violence.” They were called by opposition parties, which demanded the resignations of government ministers and the withdrawal licenses to the state controlled mainstream media that promote violence and often host convicted war criminals and crime figures on their programs.
After the protest officially ended, some of the protesters chanted slogans against Serbia's increasingly autocratic president, Aleksandar Vucic, demanding that he step down, as they passed by government headquarters in Belgrade.
The shootings — on Wednesday in Belgrade at an elementary school, and on Thursday in a rural area south of the capital — left the nation stunned. They triggered calls to encourage tolerance and rid society of widespread hate speech and a gun culture stemming from the 1990s wars.
Education Minister Branko Ruzic submitted his resignation on Sunday and authorities launched a gun crackdown, but opposition said this was too little, too late.
There were no official estimates of crowds that streamed into central Belgrade streets on Monday evening, but observers described the gathering as the biggest in years against Vucic and his government. In Novi Sad, participants held a banner reading “Everything has to stop" and threw flowers into the Danube River to commemorate those killed in the shootings.
“We have to learn anew how to speak to each other and how to create a healthy future ... to nurture the beauty of living, of art, science and humanity,” said Biljana Stojkovic, a leader of the leftist Zajedno, or Together, party. “The worst among us have been in power for an entire decade, and they imposed the norms of aggression, intolerance, crime and lies.”
One of the largest anti-government protest in recent years in Serbia also reflected how rattled the nation has been by the shootings.
In the aftermath, the ruling populists have reacted with fury by accusing the opposition of using the tragedy for political aims. Vucic has said that the opposition protest was “wrong” and “bad for the state.”
The school shooting on Wednesday was the first in Serbia's recent history. A 13-year-old boy took his father's guns and opened fire at the school he attended in the heart of Belgrade, shooting at his peers and killing seven girls, one boy and a school guard.
A day later, a 20-year-old man used an automatic weapon in a shooting rampage in two villages in central Serbia, randomly killing eight people and wounding 14. Prosecutors said that he has confessed to the killings and said he wanted to spread fear among residents, state media have reported.
Earlier on Monday, police deployed in schools throughout Serbia in an effort to restore a shaken sense of security as children largely returned to classes. Teams of experts have been sent with the backing of U.N. children’s agency UNICEF, offering support and guidelines for children, their parents and teachers.
Thousands have lit candles and left messages, toys and flowers to commemorate the victims. On Monday, a police officer stood in silence at the entrance of Vladislav Ribnikar school, where students are set to gradually start returning on Wednesday.
Also Monday, people who own unlicensed guns can start handing them over at police stations without punishment. Other new gun-control measures include a moratorium on new licenses, strict control of existing ones and the tightening of rules for gun possession, which officials say will leave many current gun owners without weapons.
Independent international surveys have put Serbia among the top countries in Europe for gun ownership per capita. Gun control has been loose since the 1990s Yugoslav wars, when many brought back weapons from battlefields.
Vucic has said there are around 400,000 registered gun owners in Serbia, but many more own guns illegally.
Serbia has never faced up to its role in the conflict against other ethnic groups of the former Yugoslavia. Right-wing and nationalist sentiments have been on the rise and war criminals are regarded as heroes rather than villains, with many retaining public roles after serving their sentences.
On Monday, a group of activists painted a red heart over a mural honoring wartime Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who is serving life in prison for genocide in Bosnia on a U.N. court conviction. The mural, located just a few blocks from the school where the shooting took place, surfaced months ago and previous attempts to remove it were thwarted by masked thugs.
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Dusan Stojanovic contributed to this report.
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This story has been corrected to show that the education minister submitted his resignation on Sunday, not Wednesday. | 2023-05-08T19:38:51+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/police-deploy-in-schools-in-serbia-as-opposition-18085316.php |
ROME (AP) — Greenpeace and an environmental coalition including 12 Italian citizens are suing Italian energy company ENI, accusing it of knowingly contributing to climate change.
The complaint names ENI as well as its two biggest shareholders, the Italian Economy Ministry and the Italian state lender and public investment bank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. It’s seeking past and future damages as a result of “climate change to which ENI has significantly contributed by its conduct in recent decades, while being aware of it,” according to a statement from Greenpeace Italy.
In a statement, ENI said it would demonstrate in court the “groundlessness” of the lawsuit and the “correctness” of its decarbonization strategy, which it said was balancing sustainability, energy security and competitiveness.
ENI also said it would consider legal action on its own against one of the plaintiffs, ReCommon, for alleged defamation.
Numerous lawsuits have been filed in recent years by government entities and others against oil companies, often alleging they misled people on climate change and seeking to force them to help pay for the damages caused by climate change and the costs of adapting to it.
The Italian litigation, initiated by Greenpeace Italia, the ReCommon group and 12 Italians who say they have already been affected by rising temperatures, is asking the Rome tribunal to find that ENI violated Italians’ human rights to life, health and undisturbed family life by pursuing an industrial policy that violated Italy’s international commitments.
The plaintiffs are also asking the court to oblige ENI to change its industrial strategy to reduce emissions by at least 45% by 2030 compared to 2020 levels to keep the average global temperature increase within 1.5 degrees Celsius, as called for by the Paris Climate Agreement. | 2023-05-11T02:42:42+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/greenpeace-sues-italian-energy-company-eni-accusing-it-of-knowingly-contributing-to-climate-change/ |
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Which Dyson hair straightener is for you?
For the fourth time, Aevin Dugas set a Guinness World Record for the largest afro on a living human. Unfortunately, not everyone is blessed with award-winning natural hair. For most, a hair straightener is the way to go. Unfortunately, the chemicals and heat often used to accomplish this task may cause more harm than good. If you want to splurge on a method of straightening that offers reduced risks, two of the top models are the Dyson Airstrait and the Dyson Corrale. But which is best for you? To find out, BestReviews tested both products to find out how they differ.
Shop this article: Dyson Airstrait, Dyson Corrale and Dyson Airwrap
What is the Dyson Airstrait?
The Dyson Airstrait is a two-in-one hair care tool. It excels at being both a hair dryer and a hair straightener but has limited styling abilities when compared to the Corrale. The Testing Lab found the Airstrait doesn’t offer a salon-style end-to-end straightening because it can’t get close to the root. On the plus side, it leaves you with a much more natural look, which may be more desirable, depending on your styling goals.
One important feature BestReviews noticed was that the peak heat setting on the Airstrait was 285 degrees, while other heat-styling products on the market peak at around 400 or even 450 degrees. This can help you reduce hair damage.
However, the biggest benefit of using the Airstrait is it lets you dry and straighten at the same time, which can simplify your hair care routine and save time. The lab liked that this product was efficient even when used on thick, wavy, wet hair.
What is the Dyson Corrale?
Of the two products being compared, the Dyson Corrale is much more versatile for styling. You can use it to straighten, curl or add a body wave to your hair. It has a cord-free design and offers three temperature settings: 330, 365 and 410 degrees. It’s important to understand that while the cordless design gives you freedom, it also adds weight.
BestReviews found the battery life is just long enough to let you get your task done — you have enough power to style your hair in one session, but barely. Also, the Testing Lab liked how quickly the Corrale heated up and how it did less visible damage to your hair than other models that they evaluated.
The three crucial differences between the Dyson Airstrait and the Dyson Corrale
Both of these products performed exceptionally well during testing, and they retail for exactly the same price. Even so, there are three crucial differences between the two that can help you quickly pinpoint which model you should splurge on.
- Style: The Airstrait is not as versatile as the Corrale when it comes to styling. If you need curls and waves, the Corrale is better suited for these tasks.
- Portability: Since the Airstrait is a corded device, you can’t take it with you on your commute or use it anyplace that doesn’t have an outlet. The Corrale is cordless. However, this is only important if you need to do straightening or styling on the go.
- Wet/dry hair: The whole purpose of the Airstrait is to dry and straighten your hair at the same time. By comparison, the Corrale only works on dry hair. If your hair will sometimes be wet when straightening, the Airstrait is the clear winner.
Best Dyson hair care products
Dyson Airstrait
Dyson’s Airstrait combines drying and straightening into one simple process. The Airstrait has several controls that let you set temperature, drying speed and more. It’s gentle on your hair and gives you a natural-looking straight while reducing static and protecting your hair’s shine.
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Dyson Corrale
The Corrale is the revolutionary styler that uses flexible plates and reduced heat to offer straightening and styling while protecting your hair. This cordless hair styling tool can be taken wherever you need to go to provide either a quick touch-up or a full straightening.
Sold by Dyson, Amazon and Walmart
Dyson Supersonic
If you just need a hair dryer, the Supersonic is the Dyson hair care product for you. Not only is it specifically built to protect hair from heat damage while drying, it has a number of magnetic attachments that make it suitable for a wide range of hair types.
Sold by Dyson, Amazon and Saks
Dyson Airwrap
This award-winning hair styling tool uses airflow technology to dry and create curls, smooth hair and hide flyaways without using extreme heat. This tool is best for people with longer-than-chest-length hair.
Sold by Dyson and Amazon
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of Celsius Financial Products, including CEL Tokens, Earn Rewards high-interest accounts, and/or Celsius Loan products, between February 9, 2018, and June 13, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), against Celsius Network LLC ("Celsius"), Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC (collectively, the "Celsius Entities") and its executives Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi "Daniel" Leon, David Barse, and Alan Jeffrey Carr (together, "Defendants"), of the important September 13, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Celsius Financial Products, including CEL Tokens, Earn Rewards high-interest accounts, and/or Celsius Loan products you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Celsius class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7586 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 13, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, Defendants violated provisions of the Securities Act by selling non-exempt securities without registering it. The complaint alleges that Celsius and Individual Defendants violated provisions of the Securities Act by also participating in Celsius' failure to register the Celsius Financial Products. The complaint alleges that the Defendants violated provisions of the New Jersey Common Law by possessing the monetary value of Celsius Financial Products of inflated value which rightfully belongs to the Plaintiff and members of the Class.
Also according to the lawsuit, Defendants violated provisions of the Exchange Act by carrying out a plan, scheme, and course of conduct that Celsius intended to and did deceive retail investors and thereby caused them to purchase Celsius Financial Products at artificially inflated prices; endorsed false statements they knew or recklessly should have known were material misleading, and they made untrue statements of material fact and omitted to state material facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading.
To join the Celsius class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7586 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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FUKUOKA, Japan, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fukuoka City (Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee) on May 26 announced the laureates for the Fukuoka Prize 2022. The Grand Prize has been awarded to Mr. HAYASHI Eitetsu, a taiko drummer who has been constantly at the forefront of creative interpretations of taiko music. The Academic Prize has been awarded to Professor Timon SCREECH, an art historian specializing in the Edo period. Ms. Shahzia SIKANDER, an artist from Pakistan who represents South Asia, has won the Arts and Culture Prize.
Grand Prize: Mr. HAYASHI Eitetsu (Japan / Taiko Drummer)
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Academic Prize: Prof. Timon SCREECH (U.K. / Art Historian)
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Arts and Culture Prize: Ms. Shahzia SIKANDER (U.S.A. / Artist)
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The Award Ceremony will be held and live-streamed on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. An archived recording will be available after the event. Mr. Hayashi Eitetsu and Prof. Timon Screech will give public lectures on Wednesday, September 28, and Ms. Shahzia Sikander's lecture is scheduled for Friday, September 30. These lectures will be held with an audience in attendance, and archived recordings will be available online at a later date. (Available for viewing from abroad.)
About the Fukuoka Prize
The Fukuoka Prize is awarded annually to honor the outstanding achievements of individuals, groups and organizations in the field of research, arts and culture. The prize was established in 1990 by Fukuoka City, which has played a significant role as Japan's gateway for exchanges with the rest of the Asian region since ancient times. The prize aims to foster and increase awareness of the value of Asian cultures, and to establish a foundation from which the people of Asia can learn and share with one another.
The prize has so far been presented to 118 leaders in their respective fields. Past laureates include Professor Muhammad YUNUS from Bangladesh, who also received the Nobel Peace Prize; and Dr. NAKAMURA Tetsu from Japan, who took the lead in medical services, land reclamation and social welfare for the sick and vulnerable in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Bookings for the official events will be open from Monday, August 1. *Advance bookings are compulsory.
Fukuoka Prize official website: https://fukuoka-prize.org/en/
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Bud Love Premium Herbal+ Mixers are specifically designed to be consumed with cannabis flower for an improved and customized experience
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bud Love is set to revolutionize how cannabis is enjoyed by millions of people worldwide with a new category-defining product — the Premium Herbal+ Mixer — the world's first (and legal) mixer designed to be combined with cannabis flower and enjoyed together, like the mixer in a cocktail.
Bud Love Premium Herbal+ Mixers are available in eight flavors, designed to complement different cannabis strains: Dutch Treat; Super Lemon Haze; Granddaddy Purple; Tropical Shipwreck; Blackberry Bhang; Apple Scout Cookies; Tobacco Flavor (nicotine-free); and Unflavored (natural). They can be purchased at budlove.com and from smoke shops in Texas and dispensaries in Oklahoma, in 1.5 gram resealable pouches (MRP $6.99) and 14 gram reusable tins (MRP $34.99).
Bud Love's proprietary formulated blends are made from marshmallow leaf, an ancient medicinal herb, the mother cannabinoid, CBG (cannabigerol), and rich natural flavors including terpenes. Bud Love allows customers to craft a happier, smoother, and more personalized cannabis experience. It contains no cannabis, THC or nicotine.
"Our inspiration for Bud Love came from the broader shift amongst today's consumers towards more personalization and control," said Roy Lipski, CEO, Bud Love. "We set out to bring these same benefits to cannabis users, while also addressing their specific unmet needs. Simply put, we wanted to MAKE BUD BETTER!"
"Bud Love offers a variety of amazing flavors and appeals to all cannabis users, from those wanting to improve their experience, have more control and fewer unwanted side-effects, through to the curious searching for something new," continued Lipski.
Bud Love is manufactured in the U.S. using a proprietary solvent-free process that ensures consistency and quality in every batch. Learn more at budlove.com/learnmore.
Bud Love is the world's first (and legal) mixer for cannabis, like the mixer in a cocktail. Bud Love's proprietary formulated blends allow customers to craft a happier, smoother, and more personalized experience. Bud Love is made from natural ingredients and contains no cannabis, THC or nicotine. It's available to purchase in US dispensaries and smoke shops, as well as online. Learn more at budlove.com/learnmore.
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HAMILTON, ON and BOSTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSN), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines, today announced that the compensation committee of the Company's Board of Directors granted stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 117,200 shares of its common stock to seven employees outside Fusion's 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The stock options were granted as an inducement material to the individual becoming an employee of Fusion in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The options have an exercise price of $5.16 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Fusion's common stock on May 2, 2022. Each option has a ten-year term and vests over four years, with 25% of the original number of shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and then in equal installments for 36 months thereafter, subject to the employee's continued service with Fusion through the applicable vesting dates.
About Fusion
Fusion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines. Fusion connects alpha particle emitting isotopes to various targeting molecules in order to selectively deliver the alpha emitting payloads to tumors. Fusion's lead program, FPI-1434 targeting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial. The pipeline includes FPI-1966, targeting the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), advancing to a Phase 1 study following the recent investigational new drug (IND) clearance; and FPI-2059, a small molecule targeting neurotensin receptor 1 (NTSR1). In addition to a robust proprietary pipeline, Fusion has a collaboration with AstraZeneca to jointly develop novel targeted alpha therapies (TATs) and combination programs between Fusion's TATs and AstraZeneca's DNA Damage Repair Inhibitors (DDRis) and immuno-oncology agents. Fusion has also entered into a collaboration with Merck to evaluate FPI-1434 in combination with Merck's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in patients with solid tumors expressing IGF-1R. Fusion and Hamilton, Ontario-based McMaster University are building a current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliant radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility designed to support manufacturing of the Company's growing pipeline of TATs.
For further information: Amanda Cray, Senior Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, 617-967-0207, cray@fusionpharma.com
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA’s next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks.
A tropical depression in the southern Caribbean is moving toward Florida and could become a major hurricane.
Managers on Friday declared that the rocket is now ready to blast off on its first test flight, after overcoming more hydrogen leaks during a fueling test earlier in the week. It will be the first time a crew capsule orbits the moon in 50 years; the spacecraft will carry mannequins but no astronauts.
Teams will keep monitoring the forecast and decide no later than Saturday whether to not only delay the test flight, but haul the rocket off the pad and back to the hangar. It’s unclear when the next launch attempt would be — whether October or even November — if the rocket must seek shelter indoors.
The preference is to remain at the launch pad and try for a Tuesday liftoff, “but there are still some uncertainties in the forecast,” said NASA’s Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems.
It takes three days of preparations to get the rocket back into Kennedy Space Center’s mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building, a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) trip lasting several hours.
“I don’t think we’re cutting it close,” Whitmeyer told reporters. “We’re just taking it a step at a time.”
The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket can withstand gusts of 85 mph (137 kph) at the pad, but only 46 mph (74 kph) once it’s on the move.
This would be the third launch attempt for the Space Launch System rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA. Fuel leaks and other technical problems scrapped the first two tries, in late August and early September.
Although hydrogen fuel seeped past newly installed seals during Wednesday’s dress rehearsal, the launch team got the leakage down to acceptable levels by slowing the flow and reducing the pressure in the lines. That gave the launch team the confidence to proceed with a Tuesday launch attempt, officials said.
Managers said that the 30-year space shuttle program also saw plenty of hydrogen fuel leaks and hurricane-related rollbacks. The moon rocket’s main engines are actually upgraded versions of what flew on shuttles.
Also, the Space Force has extended the certification of on-board batteries that are part of the flight safety system — at least through the beginning of October.
NASA has just two chances to launch the rocket — Tuesday and Oct. 2 — before a two-week blackout period begins. The next launch period would open Oct. 17.
Astronauts would climb aboard for the second test flight around the moon in 2024. The third mission, targeted for 2025, would see a pair of astronauts landing on the moon.
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New coach Wayne Rooney put his biggest stamp yet on D.C. United’s roster overhaul Monday when the club finalized the signing of playmaker Ravel Morrison, a person with knowledge of the situation said.
The Manchester native, who represents the Jamaican national team, most recently played under Rooney for Derby County in English soccer’s second tier. D.C. will be his 13th club in a career that has included stints with English clubs Manchester United, West Ham and Queens Park Rangers; Italian power Lazio; and teams in the Netherlands, Sweden and Mexico.
D.C. used targeted allocation money to complete the signing, putting Morrison in the bracket just below the three designated player slots reserved for the team’s highest-paid players. The Post reported last week that Morrison would be arriving in Washington to finalize a deal, and MLSSoccer.com confirmed Monday that the signing was complete.
Forward Taxi Fountas remains United’s only designated player. The club is in the market to fill one or both of its remaining spots ahead of the Aug. 4 transfer deadline.
Morrison had four goals and four assists in 36 appearances last season for Derby, which went 14-19-13 and was relegated to the third tier because of penalties related to the club’s financial struggles. On the international level, he appeared in nine matches as Jamaica failed to qualify for the World Cup and scored last month in a 3-1 win over Suriname in the Concacaf Nations League.
He is poised to join Fountas and fellow summer signing Martín Rodríguez in the attacking midfield trio of Rooney’s 4-2-3-1 formation, which interim coach Chad Ashton has implemented in the past two matches.
Although Rooney won’t be allowed to be on the sideline until his work visa is finalized, the English legend — who starred for D.C. in 2018 and 2019 — has notably altered United’s roster since being introduced as the club’s coach last week.
D.C. traded Julian Gressel, a wing back whose position was being phased out under Rooney, to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday for up to $900,000 in allocation money. Earlier Monday, United agreed to acquire forward Miguel Berry from the Columbus Crew for $225,000 in general allocation money, plus potential performance-based incentives.
With the MLS season just past its midpoint, United has the league’s worst record at 5-11-3. | 2022-07-18T21:53:49+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/18/ravel-morrison-dc-united/ |
Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approval
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The 342-88 vote all but assures the measure will soon go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Senate will have to vote again because of a technical fix the House made to the bill, but the essence of the bill is the same as the one senators overwhelmingly passed last month.
The bill contains two major components. First, it extends the grace period by which military veterans serving near burn pits can get medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Their eligibility for VA care will double from five years after their discharge to 10 years.
Second, the legislation directs the VA to presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Currently, more than 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.
“Think of the injustice of that,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of the denial rate.
“Never again should veterans be made to suffer the indignity of fighting their own government,” added Rep. Mark Takano, the Democratic chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
The bill is projected to increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. An earlier version the House approved in March cost more than $320 billion over 10 years, but senators trimmed some of the costs early on by phasing in certain benefit enhancements.
Those changes brought on board more House Republicans, such as Rep. Mike Bost, the ranking Republican on the veterans panel. He said the latest version also helps ensure the VA has the staff capacity to meet the additional demand it will be facing.
“It reflects bipartisan negotiations and input from VA, who is ultimately responsible for putting it into practice,” Bost said.
Still, many Republicans were not on board. All 88 no votes came from Republican lawmakers. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said the concerns about toxic exposure are real and need to be addressed, but “we have to address the issue in this body of spending money we don’t have.”
“We’re undermining the sacrifice of the very veterans that we say that we are helping with this measure, by not doing it fiscally responsible,” Roy said.
The legislation would also benefit many Vietnam War-era veterans by including high blood pressure on the list of conditions presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. And it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa.
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek, a global leader in providing the latest in Wi-Fi technology, announced today that it has successfully completed interoperability testing for Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) on MediaTek Filogic Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6E chips, in collaboration with Federated Wireless, the leading innovator of private wireless and shared spectrum services. Federated Wireless is conditionally approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate an AFC system, which manages access to spectrum by standard-power indoor and outdoor unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz band.
An AFC system enables standard power operation for indoor and outdoor unlicensed devices, such as 5G CPEs, fiber gateways, and ethernet gateways, to transmit over 850 MHz of spectrum in the 6 GHz frequency band. Doing so provides Wi-Fi products with improved range, faster connectivity speeds and improved capacity, which is particularly helpful as Wi-Fi 7 technology continues to proliferate.
"Our leadership in Wi-Fi technology would not be complete without ensuring our customers have easy access to AFC solutions," said Alan Hsu, corporate vice president of Connectivity at MediaTek. "We are very happy to partner with Federated Wireless and to have finished an extensive series of integration testing. Our Filogic Wi-Fi 7 and 6E chips, including the CES 2023 Innovation Award-winning Filogic 880, will soon support Standard Power operation in the 6GHz spectrum for companies producing Wi-Fi devices."
MediaTek and Federated Wireless successfully completed AFC Device-to-AFC System interoperability testing consisting of a comprehensive set of positive and negative tests drawn from the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) AFC System certification specification. The positive tests included verifying the proper AFC calculation and response of spectrum availability at several locations. The negative tests included verifying proper AFC System error handling. In addition, all tests employed security measures that went above and beyond those specified by the WFA's Standard Device Interface (WFA SDI) requirement documentation, ensuring the highest degree of privacy and data security across all AFC System communications.
"We are proud to partner with MediaTek to perform these critical interoperability tests to ensure that the commercial industry is ready for standard power device operations to begin," said Kurt Schaubach, chief technology officer at Federated Wireless. "Federated Wireless prides itself on being a premier collaborator with our partners and customers interested in spectrum sharing solutions."
The completion of these interoperability tests removes the final roadblock for customers to start utilizing Federated Wireless' AFC system on MediaTek Filogic Wi-Fi 7 and 6E chips. This milestone enables customers to begin launching standard power indoor and outdoor device operations through an AFC system upon full approval by the FCC.
To learn more about MediaTek's leadership in Wi-Fi, please visit: https://www.mediatek.com/products/networking-and-connectivity/filogic-wifi6-wifi7.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is slowing as global demand weakens under pressure from higher interest rates.
Exports slid to $283.5 billion, reversing from April’s unexpectedly strong 8.5% growth, customs data showed Wednesday. Imports fell to $217.7 billion, moderating from the previous month’s 7.9% contraction. China’s global trade surplus narrowed by 16.1% to $65.8 billion.
Trade weakness adds to downward pressure on the world’s second-largest economy following lackluster factory and consumer activity and a surge in unemployment among young people.
“China’s exports will remain subdued, as we anticipate the U.S. economy to enter recession,” Lloyd Chan of Oxford Economics said in a report.
Factory output and consumer spending revived after controls that cut off access to major cities for weeks at a time and blocked most international travel were lifted in December. But forecasters say the peak of that rebound probably has passed.
Retail spending is recovering more slowly than expected because jittery consumers worry about the economic outlook and possible job losses. A government survey in April found a record 1 in 5 young workers in cities were unemployed.
Factory activity is contracting and employers are cutting jobs after interest rate hikes to cool inflation in the United States and Europe depressed demand for Chinese exports.
Exports to the United States tumbled 18.2% from a year earlier to $42.5 billion after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate to a 16-year high to curb surging inflation by slowing business and consumer activity.
Imports of American goods sank 9.9% to $14.3 billion. China’s politically volatile trade surplus with the United States narrowed by 21.9% to $28.1 billion.
China’s economic growth accelerated to 4.5% over a year earlier in the three months ending in March from the previous quarter’s 2.9%. It would need to accelerate further to reach the ruling Communist Party’s official growth target of “around 5%” for the year.
April’s “disappointing activity data” suggest “suggests China’s domestic demand recovery has lost steam following the reopening-induced bounce,” Chan said.
For the year to date, imports fell 6.7% from the same five-month period of 2022 to just over $1 trillion, while export growth fell close to zero. Exports edged up 0.3% to $1.4 trillion.
Imports from Russia, mostly oil and gas, rose 10% over a year ago to $11.3 billion. Exports to Russia surged 114% to $9.3 billion.
China is buying more Russian energy to take advantage of price cuts, helping to shore up the Kremlin’s cash flow after the United States, Europe and Japan cut off most purchases to punish Moscow for President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Beijing can buy Russian oil and gas without triggering Western sanctions. China has become Russia’s biggest export market and an important source of manufactured goods.
Also in May, China’s imports from the 27-nation European Union fell 38.6% to $24.5 billion. Exports to Europe fell 26.6% to $44.6 billion. Beijing’s trade surplus with Europe narrowed by 3% to $20.1 billion.
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General Administration of Customs of China (in Chinese): www.customs.gov.cn | 2023-06-07T22:28:47+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/ap-top-headlines/china-trade-tumbles-in-may-adding-to-signs-economic-recovery-is-slowing/ |
BEIJING (AP) — To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create so-called “sponge cities.”
Yu Kongjian, who spoke to The Associated Press in Beijing, uses sweeping language to express his vision for cities that can withstand variable temperatures, drought and heavy rainfall. The challenges for implementing this vision at a time of ambitious economic development in China are multifold.
Yu criticizes much of Asia’s modern infrastructure for being built on ideas imported from Europe, which he says are ill-fitted to the monsoon climate over much of the Asian continent. He points to recent floods that have wreaked havoc in many Asian cities, which he says are caused by this architectural mismatch.
“There’s no resilience at all,” Yu says of the concrete and steel infrastructure of major cities, and of using pipes and channels to funnel away water. “Those are useless, they will fail and continue to fail.”
Instead, Yu proposes using natural resources, or “green infrastructure” to create water-resilient cities. It’s part of a global shift among landscape design and civil engineering professionals toward working more in concert with the natural environment. By creating large spaces to hold water in city centers — such as parks and ponds — stormwater can be retained on site, helping prevent floods, he says. Sponge infrastructure also, in theory, offers ways for water to seep down and recharge groundwater for times of drought.
“The idea of a sponge city is to recover, give water more space,” Yu said.
A turning point in China’s awareness of climate change and urban adaptation came a decade ago, Yu said. A devastating flood hit the capital city of Beijing in July 2012.
Beijing’s biggest downpour in 61 years overwhelmed drainage systems, swamped downtown underpasses and sent flash floods roiling through the city’s outskirts. At least 77 people died.
Yu at the time sent a letter to Beijing’s party secretary, Guo Jinlong, calling for a change in how the government approaches city infrastructure. He continued to send letters to high-ranking officials and top leadership, including China’s leader Xi Jinping.
At a government working conference the next year, China incorporated the idea of sponge cities as a national strategy, “giving full play to the absorption, storage and slow release of rainwater by ecological systems.”
In 2014, the central government issued a directive: Recycle 70% of rainwater runoff in 20% of urban areas by 2020, and in 80% of such areas by 2030.
The following year it launched 16 pilot sponge city projects, adding 14 more in 2016. Officals also said they would award 600 million yuan (83 million USD) each year for three years to municipal cities, 500 million to provincial capitals, and 400 million yuan to other cities.
The top-down mandate and subsidies spurred a boom in water-absorbing infrastructure, including in large cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Cities around the world are similarly trying to integrate “bioswales” along the sides of roads, protect remaining marsh areas to absorb water, and increase the capture of roof rainwater.
AN EXPERIMENT UNDERWAY
In China, one demonstration park is located in the northeast corner of the city of Nanchang, southern China. In mid October, engineers were putting finishing touches on a lush, picturesque 126-acre park designed to cushion the impact of both floods and droughts.
Formerly a coal ash dump site, the “Fish Tail” sponge park is built in a low-lying section of the city and intended to regulate water for surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. The fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, was mixed with soil to create mini-islands in the lake that allow water to permeate. Fang said the mixture, held in place by plant roots, prevents the ash from flowing into the water.
During dry periods, the water could be withdrawn, purified and used for plant irrigation.
Fang Yuan, an engineer at Yu’s design institute, Turenscape, said the park serves as “an ecological aquarium,” capable of retaining 1 million cubic meters of water during floods and means the water can be used, instead of just discharging it into the sewage system.
The park also serves as a habitat for plants and wildlife disrupted by extreme weather such as drought.
AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
At times, the sponge city concept has been difficult to implement in China. Misallocation of funds, lack of expertise in sponge city planning, and other snags have doomed some projects.
In April, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced some cities had “insufficient awareness, inaccurate understanding, and unsystematic implementation of sponge city construction.”
The notice also warned against using funds earmarked for sponge city construction for other general infrastructure projects, such as buildings and roads.
Those guidelines were issued after massive rainfall and catastrophic floods in the city of Zhengzhou killed 398 people last summer. Floodwater inundated a section of the city’s subway, trapping hundreds of commuters. Rescuers flocked to the scene, but 14 people died in the subway disaster.
Notably, Zhengzhou was one of the pilot sponge cities, with a planned investment of 53.58 billion yuan (US $7.4 billion). Some questioned whether sponge city projects work at all.
But an investigation by the State Council released in January, found that funds had been misspent. Only 32% of the 19.6 billion yuan that was invested went to what the government defined as sponge city concepts.
“Even at the critical moment when the whole country mobilized forces to support Zhengzhou’s rescue and disaster relief, they were still “building flower beds,” the State Council report said.
Yu acknowledges there is an oversight problem. “Many of the cities just use it as propaganda — just to get a lot of money from the central government,” but then invest the funds in other projects.
POYANG LAKE
While problems implementing absorptive cities are worked out, China’s vulnerability to extreme weather is clear. A prolonged drought since July has dramatically shrunk China’s biggest freshwater lake, Poyang.
In the village of Tangtou, on the lake’s normally water-blessed northeast corner, residents scooped buckets of water from a village pond to tend their vegetables.
Since July, villagers say they’ve hardly seen any rainfall, let alone water in their corner of the lake.
“The whole lake was completely dry, and even the Yangtze River was dry,” said 73-year-old Duan Yunzhen, as he scattered pond water onto his crops.
“We planted rice, cotton, sesame, and sweet potato — they are all suffering from drought,” said 62-year-old Hong Zuhua.
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Associated Press video producers Olivia Zhang in Beijing and Wayne Zhang in Nanchang, China, contributed to this report.
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What are the best accessories for reading on a tablet?
Tablets are a popular way to read, but not all tablets are exclusively designed for reading. For those who often use their tablets for reading, there are many accessories available that can make the tablet reading experience more convenient and enjoyable.
Best tablet accessories
There are several ways to make tablet reading easy and safe with your device. Using a tablet case adds durability, waterproofing, scratch-proofing and other protective measures to your device.
Tablets can be heavy to hold in traditional reading positions. Tablet stands can position your tablet upright on a surface, taking the weight off your arms.
If you use your tablet to read for extended periods of time, blue light-filtering glasses or screens can make the time you spend reading on your tablet easier on your eyes.
Tablet charging and adapter sets can make sure you never run out of battery power. Having a long charging cable and fast charging port can ensure your tablet is always ready to go.
Top tablet cases
Top tablet case for iPad
ESR Sentry Protective Case with Stand
What you need to know: A great overall tablet case made of durable materials with several features that give it versatile functionality.
What you’ll love: It’s drop- and scratch-resistant, has a stand with nine possible angles and can be mounted on magnetic surfaces.
What you should consider: Some customers have reported the case is heavier than desired.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top waterproof case
What you need to know: A highly rated waterproof tablet case that fits devices up to 10.2 inches.
What you’ll love: Not only does this case protect your tablet from damage in up to 98 feet of water, it has extra space for your credit cards, ID and cash.
What you should consider: The screen is less sensitive while inside the case, making the touchscreen more difficult to use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top case for the money
What you need to know: This is a slim, lightweight case for those looking for basic protection.
What you’ll love: This case can wake or sleep your device by being opened or closed and doesn’t need to be removed for charging. It has versions for Apple, Samsung and Amazon tablets, among others.
What you should consider: This case provides no screen protection.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top blue light-filtering protection
Top blue light-filtering screen protector
What you need to know: This screen protector available for multiple devices reduces blue light by 35%, provides privacy and protects the screen from scratches.
What you’ll love: The feel of the protector is smooth and doesn’t reduce the sensitivity of the touchscreen. Available models for Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google products.
What you should consider: The price point on this protector is high.
Where to buy: Sold by Staples
Top blue light-filtering glasses
AOMASTE Blue Light-Blocking Glasses
What you need to know: These highly rated glasses for men and women protect your eyes from prolonged use of screens.
What you’ll love: The stylish, comfortable frames come with a 100% 30-day money-back guarantee.
What you should consider: Some customers have reported that the frames are fragile.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tablet stands
Top tablet stand
Lamicall Adjustable Tablet Stand
What you need to know: This tablet stand is lightweight and sturdy for easy reading.
What you’ll love: This stand is compatible with most tablets and supports vertical or horizontal viewing.
What you should consider: Some purchasers report the case must be removed to fit some devices.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tablet stand for the money
Amazon Basics Adjustable Tablet Holder Stand
What you need to know: This is a good all-around tablet stand at an affordable price.
What you’ll love: This stand is compatible with most devices even while inside the case and is easily portable.
What you should consider: It can be difficult to adjust the angle.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tablet stand for comfort
What you need to know: This stand is comfy and holds up a variety of tablets.
What you’ll love: You’ll love this tablet’s soft and washable surface.
What you should consider: You have to be careful not to tilt the stand while your device is in use, because the device can slip off.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top charging accessories
Top basic charging cord
Amazon 5-Foot USB to Micro-USB Cable
What you need to know: This cable is compatible with Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers.
What you’ll love: Convenient in length, this cable is perfect for charging on airplanes or beside your bed.
What you should consider: Some purchasers have complained about the longevity of this cable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top fast charger
What you need to know: This is a high-quality charger with dual charging ports.
What you’ll love: With this charger, you can charge two devices without a reduction in charging speed.
What you should consider: Some purchasers have reported that the device tips too easily out of the outlet.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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As the winter days drag on, we look for little ways to alleviate the dull, dreary weather and reintroduce cheery color to our lives. One easy, affordable way to add joy to your wardrobe is with a fresh pair of colorful socks. Whether you’re gearing up for a winter hike or just want to make your work wardrobe a little more fun, these colorful socks can lift anyone’s spirits.
In this article: Goodthreads Men’s Patterned Socks, Clothclose Wool Socks and Falari 12 Pairs Women’s Cotton Crew Socks.
Best materials for winter socks
Wool is a popular material for winter socks, thanks to its warmth and its ability to regulate temperature to keep your feet comfortable. Plus, wool has antibacterial properties that help it resist developing odors. Almost all wool socks are woven with other fibers, such as polyester or spandex, to help them fit better and cost less. Cotton blend socks also include nylon or spandex for comfortable stretch.
Socks with extra cushioning in the toes or footbed may be a good choice if you’re planning to wear them for winter sports or hikes. Reinforced toes and heels can also help give your socks a longer lifespan, no matter how much you’re on your feet.
Sock length
Socks come in different lengths, making them suited to different outfits and occasions.
- Crew socks are the most widely available. They end a few inches above the ankle, just shy of mid-calf, with a total length of around 12 inches. This length is most commonly found in thin cotton everyday socks and hiking socks.
- Mid-calf or trouser socks are longer, ending a couple inches under the knee. This is a popular length for dress socks.
- Knee socks tend to be thinner, though heavy wool options are available. They reach up to or to the middle of the knee, so they’re a great choice for wearing under boots or to keep extra-warm while out running.
- Ankle, liner and no-show socks are widely available in a variety of colors, but the generally thinner material and lack of coverage means they’re better suited to warmer weather.
Sock sizing
Sock sizes are based on the foot’s length measured in inches, which differs slightly from shoe sizing. However, to help make shopping easier, socks are usually labeled with the corresponding range of shoe sizes. For example, if you wear women’s shoe size 5 to 9, your sock size is most likely 9 to 11. Consider measuring the length of your foot from the heel to the tip of your big toe to confirm the fit.
While socks are frequently sold as men’s or women’s socks, there’s no rule saying you must stick with one or the other. What’s important is that the sock fits properly — especially if you’re preparing for a hike or another adventure out in the elements. Proper-fitting socks lead to proper-fitting shoes, which help protect your feet from blisters.
Best colorful men’s socks
Goodthreads Men’s Patterned Socks
These over-the-calf socks feature fun patterns with a reinforced, contrasting color heel and toe. They’re soft and shoppers found that the colors remain bright after washing. They come in a pack of five.
Sold by Amazon
Northeast Outfitters Men’s Cozy Cabin Moose Socks
Spruce up a winter-day outfit with these seasonally appropriate socks, decorated with a moose and a Fair Isle-inspired design. They feature a brushed lining for extra warmth.
Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Hsell Men’s Colorful Argyle Dress Socks
These novelty dress socks may not fly at every workplace, but for casual Fridays or weekend fun, their vivid argyle design can brighten up any outfit. They’re sold in a pack of six.
Sold by Amazon
Lands’ End Men’s Patterned Wool-Blend Boot Socks
Featuring a trendy red buffalo plaid print, these thick, durable wool-blend socks are perfect for getting outdoors in comfort. They feature a seamless toe and reinforced toe and heel.
Sold by Amazon
Best colorful women’s socks
These thick wool-blend crew socks are knitted in a vibrant Nordic-inspired pattern. They feature reinforced toes and heels, smooth toe seams and a comfortable elastic cuff to help them stay up. They’re sold in a pack of five.
Sold by Amazon
Falari 12 Pairs Women’s Cotton Crew Socks
Not a fan of prints? This pack of 12 pairs of socks comes in a rainbow of solid shades, including pastels and bold colors as well as black and white. The lightweight material is similar to dress socks and it’s comfortably stretchy.
Sold by Amazon
Goldtoe Women’s 6-Pack Crew Socks
These comfortable crew socks feature colorful toes and heels in trendy colors, such as blush and burgundy. They boast the iconic reinforced toe as well as spandex for consistent fit.
Sold by Amazon
Columbia Women’s Space-Dyed 3-Pack No-Show Socks
You can stay warm on your winter adventures without showing your socks with these moisture-wicking socks. They offer arch support and comfortable ribbed cuffs.
Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
- Loritta 5-Pair Women’s Wool Socks have a soft, warm wool blend in a charming vintage knit pattern.
- Columbia Men’s Mid-Calf Moisture-Control Socks feature arch support and mesh ventilation.
- Ugg Women’s Vanna Check Fleece-Lined Socks come in a variety of fun, checkered colors and will keep your tootsies toasty.
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MIAMI, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canes Connection, an industry leading organization dedicated to facilitating NIL opportunities for University of Miami (UM) Student Athletes, has announced that they will be integrating and utilizing the ReserveBlock RBX (reserveblock.io) blockchain protocol for NFTs. The ReserveBlock Foundation will provide a pool of RBX masternodes to the Canes Connection that will allow participating UM Student Athletes to be part of the RBX Network, verify transactions, and earn randomized block rewards. The RBX Network will also enable Canes Connection and participating UM Student Athletes to issue interactive NFTs to sponsors and brands, increasing connectivity and utility within the Canes Connection community.
For the first time ever in NIL, Canes Connection will deploy a randomized block reward system for the exclusive benefit of all student athletes participating in the Canes Connection NIL program by distributing earned rewards on a monthly basis. The RBX masternode deployment allows the Connection to create fair and equitable potential earnings for every participating student athlete regardless of fame, notoriety or playing status.
Through the use of self-executing (SENs) RBX smart contracts, the Connection will also issue interactive and dynamic NFTs for sponsors and fans to connect, collect and engage in unique experiences directly with student athletes, as well as initiate ambassadorships for brands and businesses at the local and national level.
"We are excited to partner with RBX on this unique and exciting project," said Zach Burr, Co-CEO of Canes Connection. "Those student athletes opting into the Canes Connection will be a part of a best-in-class NFT platform, and will be able to easily create their own NFTs for their fans and sponsors."
Each UM student athlete within the program will also have access to a personal RBX core-wallet and web-wallet that will enable them to add additional masternodes on the network using block rewards, if they choose. With their personal RBX wallets, they can also create their very own NFTs without having to know or write code. Each participating student athlete will be able to easily create NFTs and market them directly to fans and followers simply by sharing on their very own social media accounts.
"We chose to partner with RBX because we believed their blockchain protocol will provide our student athletes the most convenient and stress-free way to create and market their own NFTs, but more importantly, an incredible opportunity to earn passive block rewards via our pool of RBX masternodes," said Brian Goldmeier, Co-CEO of Canes Connection.
The Canes Connection will also provide an "on-ramp" from its own website to a secondary marketplace, which will be powered by the RBX Network, for aftermarket NFT auctions as well as for special NFT drops. This first mover NIL program is expected to launch in October 2022 with additional details to follow in the coming weeks.
RBX is the first open-source decentralized NFT Centric Blockchain that enables true peer-to-peer operability for the minting and trading of NFTs with or without the need of a centralized authority. With an ecosystem that provides a full suite of on-chain tools, RBX reduces common frictions and burdens by providing an environment for anyone and everyone to participate with transparent trustless features all through a core wallet or web wallet by either validating on the network and / or writing a smart contract without the need-to-know code whatsoever. The RBX network is currently in mainnet beta.
For Canes Connection and RBX Further Inquiries:
Website: reserveblock.io
Discord: discord.com/invite/PnS2HRETDh
Twitter: twitter.com/ReserveBlockIO
Instagram: instagram.com/reserveblockio
Github: github.com/ReserveBlockIO
Canes Connection:
Website: canesconnection.com
Instagram: @canesconnection
Press Contact:
Chelsea Oliver – coliver@optimistconsulting.com
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SOURCE ReserveBlock Foundation | 2022-09-14T16:14:49+00:00 | uppermichiganssource.com | https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/prnewswire/2022/09/14/canes-connection-nil-program-university-miami-student-athletes-integrate-reserveblock-rbx-network-by-way-masternode-pool-interactive-nfts-sponsors-fans/ |
BEIJING, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 36Kr Holdings Inc. ("36Kr" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KRKR), a prominent brand and pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China, today announced it has entered into a strategic cooperation with FutureCar, a leading North American media platform focusing on the automotive industry, particularly the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) sector.
Through authorized content sharing and mutual commercialization support, the cooperation with FutureCar will enable 36Kr to expand its business presence in the North American market and enhance its media coverage of the NEV industry and advanced automotive technologies worldwide. 36Kr has been exploring overseas business opportunities and has successfully extended its international business reach to Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Notably, 36Kr's content has been included in Bloomberg Terminal and Dow Jones Factiva news feeds, attesting to the Company's exceptional content quality and deep industry influence globally. Furthermore, FutureCar's roots in North America and deep expertise in the NEV industry will empower 36Kr to ride the wave of the fast-growing NEV market and the global intelligentization trend as the Company's business grows. Collaboratively, the two parties will be well positioned to capture a broad array of development opportunities in the NEV industry and unleash greater commercialization potential.
Established in 2016 in California's Silicon Valley, FutureCar.com is one of the largest automotive media platforms in North America, specializing in introducing advanced technologies and new investment opportunities in the automotive industry. Its coverage spans cutting-edge topics including electronic vehicles, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence, machine learning, laser radar, processors and other vehicle hardware. Supported by a professional content team with diverse business and interdisciplinary backgrounds, FutureCar has built a massive content library, attracting users from around the globe. Notably, its official website boasts a total of over 36 million visits, 600,000 active registered users to date, with monthly average of 4.5 million pageviews. FutureCar's content also ranks first among its peers in the number of hits in Google news searches and reposts on social media platforms, rapidly extending its influence in Asia and Europe in addition to North America. Furthermore, FutureCar has received widespread recognition from automotive manufacturers in the U.S., where it serves several world-famous auto companies among its advertising and service clients.
Mr. Dagang Feng, Co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 36Kr, commented, "We are delighted to join hands with FutureCar on content sharing as well as commercialization. This partnership not only marks an important expansion of 36Kr's business footprint, it will also accelerate the growth of our content library and brand influence in the global market. With the rapid development of the NEV industry, China's vehicle manufacturers are looking to thrive globally, update their technologies and boost their overseas business. We believe that our strategic collaboration with FutureCar will bring us tremendous growth opportunities as a go-to partner for Chinese NEV players in this new era, raising the ceiling on our commercialization prospects and unlocking greater growth potential and enterprise value for all of our stakeholders."
About 36Kr Holdings Inc.
36Kr Holdings Inc. is a prominent brand and a pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China with the mission of empowering New Economy participants to achieve more. The Company started its business with high-quality New Economy-focused content offerings, covering a variety of industries in China's New Economy with diverse distribution channels. Leveraging traffic brought by high-quality content, the Company has expanded its offerings to business services, including online advertising services, enterprise value-added services and subscription services to address the evolving needs of New Economy companies and upgrading needs of traditional companies. The Company is supported by comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities. Through diverse service offerings and the significant brand influence, the Company is well-positioned to continuously capture the high growth potentials of China's New Economy.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.36kr.com.
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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
36Kr Holdings Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86 (10) 5825-4188
E-mail: ir@36kr.com
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Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
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SOURCE 36Kr Holdings Inc. | 2022-11-11T13:22:21+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/11/11/36kr-enters-into-strategic-collaboration-with-leading-north-american-automotive-media-platform-futurecar/ |
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgia Public News politics reporter Stephen Fowler about the changes to election laws in the state.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgia Public News politics reporter Stephen Fowler about the changes to election laws in the state.
Copyright 2022 Georgia Public Broadcasting | 2022-10-15T22:23:52+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/2022-10-15/since-2020-georgia-has-restored-old-voting-restrictions-and-added-new-ones |
Tripadvisor released its annual "Best of the Best Hotels" list for 2023, featuring the most luxurious hospitality across the United States.
The 25 hotels that made the prestigious cut had to pass a series of tests and feature "above-and-beyond service and amenities for days."
The No. 1 hotel on the list is the Hotel Emma at Pearl -- located in San Antonio, Texas.
At No. 2 is the Acqualina Resort & Residences On The Beach in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Grabbing No. 3 is the Chatham Inn in Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass.
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Other cities featured on the list include Laguna Beach, New York City, Chicago, Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, Washington DC, Beverly Hills, Miami Beach, Puako, Philadelphia, West Hollywood, Chattanooga, Nantucket, Atlanta and Las Vegas.
The travel states that fewer than one percent of Tripadvisor's eight million listings are nominated to the list, further exemplifying the "highest level of excellence in hospitality."
The full list of hotels can be found here. | 2023-06-14T00:10:44+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/tripadvisor-releases-best-of-the-best-hotels-list-for-luxury-hospitality-across-us/3053339/ |
Beloved by millions of fans worldwide, Superplastic's top synthetic celebrities eye streaming after their social media success with the help of Amazon Studios and Amazon's Alexa Fund
CULVER CITY, Calif. and BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Amazon and Superplastic announced a multifaceted collaboration that spans investment and a first-look deal with Amazon Studios, which is currently in development on a series featuring Superplastic's synthetic celebrities.
The Alexa Fund, Amazon's venture capital arm that focuses on new media, smart consumer electronics, ambient intelligence, and other areas of digital technology, leads Superplastic's $20 million Series A extension investment round. Other investors include Craft Ventures, Google Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Kering, Sony Japan, Scribble Ventures, Kakao, Animoca Brands, Day One Ventures, and Betaworks. This latest round brings Superplastic's total funding to $58 million to date, and supports the expansion of the Superplastic character universe.
Additionally, The Janky & Guggimon Show, starring the Superplastic synthetic celebrities Janky and Guggimon, is in development at Amazon Studios. The two companies have also signed a first-look deal to facilitate the creation of additional series and films starring other characters in the Superplastic universe. The Janky & Guggimon Show follows the adventures of two lazy and spectacularly incompetent best friends who are hell-bent on getting rich and famous but leave a trail of chaos and destruction in their wake. The endearing duo includes Janky, the loveable idiot who spends his spare time scamming celebrities, and Guggimon, a fashion icon and master manipulator who's too narcissistic to care.
While successful merchandise, gaming, and metaverse activations traditionally follow the success of a popular animated series, this is one of the first times that the sequence has been reversed: Superplastic's synthetic celebrities Janky and Guggimon built a massive fan base on social media before landing a first-look deal on a major streaming service. Each episode features a cast of animated and human celebrity friends. If ordered to series, it will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
"Superplastic's universe of synthetic celebrities have earned a cult following in every medium they've touched," said Superplastic founder and CEO Paul Budnitz. "The new collaboration partnership with Amazon Studios reaches a massive audience and provides a new playground for us to wreak havoc worldwide. We're grateful for the investment the Amazon Alexa Fund gave us to help us continue to grow the Superplastic Universe!"
"As we expand the Alexa Fund to address a wider range of consumer technologies that include ambient computing, smart devices, and the future of entertainment, we're very excited to add Superplastic to our portfolio," said Paul Bernard, director of the Alexa Fund. "Superplastic's virtual celebrities delight audiences and meet their customers where they are, and we see them as demonstrative of a new class of IP that is going to be increasingly relevant with younger generations. We are excited to be an investor and to continue to help Superplastic and Amazon's Media and Entertainment teams identify more ways to delight customers."
About Superplastic:
Superplastic is a Vermont-based character design studio that creates synthetic celebrities with millions of followers worldwide, and who appear in social media, music, gaming, high-end collectibles, fashion, animated entertainment, web3 and live experiences. The company sells tens of millions of dollars in real and virtual products annually, and has collaborated with Gucci, Fortnite, Mercedes-Benz, Tommy Hilfiger, Christie's Auction House, J. Balvin, Kidsuper, Pusha-T, Paris Hilton, Post Malone, The Weeknd, Vince Staples, Rico Nasty, and more.
Press Contact:
Factory PR | superplastic@factorypr.com
About Amazon Studios:
Amazon Studios is the home for talent, creating and producing Original films and television series for a global audience. Original series premiere exclusively on Prime Video, which is available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Amazon Studios also produces and acquires Original movies for theatrical release and exclusively for Prime Video, in addition to producing Original content for Freevee, Amazon's premium free streaming service.
Amazon Studios Press Contacts:
Nate Kirtman | nkirtman@amazon.com
Mallory Morehead Pritzl | mallmore@amazon.com
About the Alexa Fund:
The Alexa Fund is Amazon's venture capital fund that invests in smart electronics, ambient computing, artificial intelligence, and media & entertainment.
Alexa Fund Press Contacts:
Katlyn Hirokawal | katlh@amazon.com
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SOURCE Superplastic | 2023-02-15T17:17:15+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/02/15/amazon-leads-20-million-investment-round-character-design-studio-superplastic-amazon-studios-develop-worlds-first-animated-comedy-series-starring-synthetic-celebrities-janky-guggimon/ |
SCRANTON — Shelves stocked with food, racks filled with clothing and bins overflowing with school supplies help eliminate obstacles faced by Scranton High School students.
As student needs grow, the school’s counseling department unveiled a revamped, expanded student resource center this spring.
“We want to remove as many barriers as possible, to help them be as successful as possible,” counselor Christina Nasser Thomas said. “Having access to things that some people take for granted can make such a difference.”
Scranton High is the latest school to expand services for students. A growing number of area schools offer food pantries, clothing and hygiene products to students in need.
The room in the counseling department, open to students before and after school, features a mural painted by the art club and shelves with beans, rice, bananas, uniforms, soup, pencils and menstrual products. A washer and dryer will also be made available. A cart in the hallway, filled with grab-and-go items for a quick meal or snack, is restocked throughout the day.
The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the many issues students face, including food insecurity. Some parents may work second shift, meaning the high school student is in charge of younger siblings, counselor Ashley Bevilacqua said. Some students use the food to help feed their families.
“We never anticipated how much we’d go through,” she said.
Child Hunger Outreach Partners, which gives students across the district bags of food to take home over the weekend, helps stock the center at Scranton High.
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The center also receives donations from community members and staff. A pantry is also available at West Scranton High School.
Scranton High junior Karla Sandoval leads tours for new students. The center is always a stop where she tells students they can get the “resources you need in a comfortable environment.”
Student volunteers, including senior Estrella Galvan, help stock and organize the pantry.
“It felt really good,” she said of volunteering. “They have somewhere to go and get things they need.”
Junior Daniel Jacklinski helped sort through clothing donations.
“I was happy to help,” he said. “To have a food pantry in school, people walk down the hall and can get help and grab what they need.”
The school plans to have the center open for students over the summer. In the meantime, student use of the center continues to grow, as they tell their friends and everyone gets the supplies they need.
“It’s heartwarming to see them come in,” counselor Stacey Moore said. “The word is spreading.” | 2023-05-30T06:51:37+00:00 | thetimes-tribune.com | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/scranton-high-supply-center-meets-growing-student-needs/article_271fba94-677e-527d-a024-2f3d964c8b54.html |
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