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Formula recall leaves Central Texas family scrambling to find food for daughter with disabilities
URS medical steps up to help family
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Families across the nation have been faced with shortages of formula.
When one Central Texas family found out about another recall last week, it left them with nothing to feed their daughter.
Marcia Bayer had stacks of formula on hand to supply the necessary nutrition for her daughter, but it only took one email to change all of that.
“Last Thursday, I got an email at about 5 o’clock from our durable medical equipment company, the company that provides my daughter’s formula and my son’s formula, that both of their formulas have been recalled,” Bayer said.
Every single box they had was on the recall list.
“For my daughter, it’s her access to life, it’s her nutrition, so it was immediate panic of what are we going to do,” Bayer said. “We have to have something to feed her. She has adrenal insufficiency and hypoglycemia, things like that require her to have her nutrition and a certain type of nutrition and so its an access to life issue.”
Bayer sprang into action by reaching out to Facebook groups and local resources. She says URS Medical went above and beyond to make sure her daughter had the food she needed.
“They were communicating with us after hours, checking with us, making sure we had what we needed,” she said.
Within hours, Bayer says her representative hand-delivered new formula and took away the recalled formula.
URS Medical Vice President James Russell says it’s just part of what their company does.
“We are centered around pediatric care and the majority of our patient base across the state of Texas are patients that are 21 and under, typically on the Texas Medicaid, who have either feeding needs or respiratory needs,” Russell said.
Russell says when they first started the company, they never anticipated something like a formula shortage but it’s connecting with families that reminds them why they do what they do.
“We always feel like if we take care of our families the right way, that everything else will take care of itself,” he said.
To reach out to URS Medical to learn more, call 888-877-6334 or visit their website.
Copyright 2022 KWTX. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-19T00:10:52+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2022/08/18/formula-recall-leaves-central-texas-family-scrambling-find-food-daughter-with-disabilities-company-steps-up-help/ |
Here is a look at your grilling forecast:
Happy Monday! It is a cold but clear start to the day. Plenty of sunshine for our Fourth of July and we stay dry. Temperatures rise today into the mid 80s. Clouds increase this evening but we still stay dry. We turn mostly cloudy overnight and lows are in the low 60s. Tuesday starts off dry but mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms develop for the afternoon and evening. A majority of the Twin Tiers is under a marginal risk which is a 1 out of 5 with 1 being the lowest. This means an isolated strong to severe storm is possible. Main threats are damaging wind and large hail. It will also be breezy and humid throughout the day. | 2022-07-04T12:56:46+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/grilling-forecast-feed/grilling-forecast-7-4-22/ |
The 2023 U.S. Women’s Open Odds & Preview: Allisen Corpuz
Allisen Corpuz is in second place, with a score of -5, after the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
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Allisen Corpuz Insights
- Over her last 18 rounds, Corpuz has scored under par nine times, while also posting 12 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has carded one of the five best scores in two of her last 18 rounds played.
- Corpuz has carded a score within three shots of the day's best in two of her last 18 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day eight times.
- Corpuz has finished in the top five once in her past five appearances.
- Corpuz has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of her past five tournaments, including one finish within three shots of the leader.
- Corpuz has made the cut in five consecutive tournaments.
Over the last year
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U.S. Women’s Open Insights and Stats
- Corpuz has one top-five finish in her past two appearances in this tournament. Her average finishing position has been 13th.
- Corpuz made the cut in each of her last two attempts at this event.
- Corpuz last competed at this event in 2023 and finished second.
- This course is set up to play at 6,509 yards, 505 yards shorter than the average course on the Tour in the past year.
- Courses that Corpuz has played in the past year have measured an average of 6,563 yards, 54 yards longer than the 6,509-yard Pebble Beach Golf Links this week.
Corpuz's Last Time Out
- Corpuz was in the 40th percentile on par 3s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, with an average of 3.13 strokes on the 16 par-3 holes.
- She averaged 4.05 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 44) at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which was strong enough to place her in the 84th percentile among all competitors on par 4s (the tournament average was 4.18).
- Corpuz was better than 88% of the field at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on par-5 holes, averaging 4.50 strokes per hole, compared to the field average of 4.83.
- Corpuz fared worse on par 3s than the field her last time out, carding a birdie or better on one of 16 par-3s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (the tournament average was 1.5).
- On the 16 par-3s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Corpuz carded three bogeys or worse (more than the field average of 2.6).
- Corpuz's six birdies or better on par-4s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship were more than the tournament average of 3.5.
- At that last outing, Corpuz had a bogey or worse on eight of 44 par-4s (the field averaged 8.8).
- Corpuz finished the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship carding a birdie or better on six par-5 holes, while the field averaged 2.9 on the 12 par-5s.
- The field at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship averaged 1.3 bogeys or worse on the 12 par-5s, but Corpuz finished without one.
U.S. Women’s Open Time and Date Info
- Date: July 6- 9, 2023
- Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links
- Location: Pebble Beach, California
- Par: 72 / 6,509 yards
- Corpuz Odds to Win: +550 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Minnesota prosecutors drop state sex abuse charges against R. Kelly, citing federal convictions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors have dropped sex abuse charges against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly that alleged he invited a 17-year-old girl to his hotel room in 2001 and paid her $200 to dance naked with him.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that it believes her and that Kelly would likely be convicted if tried, but prosecuting him on charges that had been dormant since being filed in 2019 wouldn’t make a difference now that Kelly’s federal convictions could keep him in prison for the rest of his life.
“The overwhelming impact of proceeding to trial in this case on the survivor victim, the community, and the Hennepin County legal system would be enormous while a conviction would not add any additional time in prison,” the statement said.
The woman Kelly allegedly abused in Minnesota wanted to testify at a trial anyway, her lawyer said.
Attorney Gloria Allred issued a statement on behalf of the woman, identified only as Jane Doe. It said what Kelly did to her has been weighing heavily on her for more than 20 years and would continue to hurt her for the rest of her life.
“As a surviving victim of R. Kelly, I feel sad about the fact that Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in Minnesota decided not to hold him accountable for what he did to me when I was a minor,” the statement said. “If there had been a criminal trial, I would have been willing to testify against R. Kelly. Even though it wouldn’t have brought any extra prison time for him, it would have given me closure.”
Federal juries in Chicago and New York convicted Kelly, now 56, of crimes including child pornography, enticement, racketeering and sex trafficking related to allegations that he victimized women and girls. Born Robert Sylvester Kelly, he was sentenced to 30 years in the New York case last year and a mostly concurrent 20 years in February in the Chicago case.
The woman in Minnesota sued Kelly in 2021, but that case remans dormant, too, because Kelly is in prison and is unable to defend himself, cord records show. He was transferred to a federal prison in North Carolina last month.
The Grammy-winning Kelly rose from poverty in Chicago to become one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. Known for his smash hit “I Believe I Can Fly” and for sex-infused songs such as “Bump n’ Grind,” he sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s.
When he announced the Minnesota charges in 2019, then-County Attorney Mike Freeman said Kelly met the young woman before a concert in Minneapolis when she tried to get his autograph. Freeman said the performer gave her his signature and a phone number, and when she called it, she was invited to Kelly’s hotel room. She was offered $200 to take off her clothes and dance, and Kelly took his clothes off as well and they danced together, Freeman said.
The criminal complaint said she told investigators that Kelly lay on his bed and she climbed on top of him “body to body.” He allegedly touched her all over her body and fondled himself.
Cook County prosecutors in Chicago dropped state sex abuse charges there in January, citing his lengthy federal prison sentences.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-17T18:58:10+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/05/17/minnesota-prosecutors-drop-state-sex-abuse-charges-against-r-kelly-citing-federal-convictions/ |
WILTON MANORS, Fla. – The CEO of the Pride Center in Wilton Manors confirmed to Local 10 News Monday that they will be offering monkeypox vaccinations again this week.
The vaccinations will be available Tuesday through Friday from noon to 8 p.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The center is located at 2040 N Dixie Hwy.
The monkeypox outbreak emerged in Europe and the United States. According to health officials, most of the people infected have been men who have sex with men.
Florida has more than 100 cases and most of these are in Broward County.
“Monkeypox is spreading within our community,” Robert Boo, the CEO at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, said last week.
The vaccination against monkeypox is available at the center and Boo was the first to get the shot.
“This is not a time to panic,” Boo said. “It’s something to be aware of, but let’s prevent it, let’s stop it, let’s contain it.”
The two-dose vaccine by Jynneos is the newest vaccine approved.
For more information about where to get the vaccine in Broward County, visit this page. | 2022-07-18T22:37:50+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/07/18/pride-center-in-wilton-manors-announces-more-dates-for-monkeypox-vaccines/ |
Rangers vs. Angels Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - June 15
Thursday's contest that pits the Texas Rangers (42-25) against the Los Angeles Angels (38-32) at Globe Life Field has a projected final score of 5-3 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Rangers, who is slightly favored in this matchup according to our model. Game time is at 8:05 PM on June 15.
The probable pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi (9-2) for the Rangers and Shohei Ohtani (5-2) for the Angels.
Rangers vs. Angels Game Info & Odds
- When: Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 8:05 PM ET
- Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
- How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
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Rangers vs. Angels Score Prediction
Our pick for this matchup is Rangers 5, Angels 3.
Total Prediction for Rangers vs. Angels
- Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
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Rangers Performance Insights
- The Rangers have played as the favorite in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 4-3 in those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Texas and its opponents are 6-2-2 in its last 10 games with a total.
- The Rangers have a record of 1-1-0 ATS over their last 10 games.
- The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 38 times this season and won 25, or 65.8%, of those games.
- Texas has a record of 24-12 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -125 on the moneyline.
- The Rangers have a 55.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Texas leads MLB with 415 runs scored this season.
- The Rangers have the sixth-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.80).
Angels Performance Insights
- In five games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Angels have a record of 4-1.
- When it comes to the total, Los Angeles and its foes are 4-4-2 in its previous 10 contests.
- The Angels have had a spread listed in two of their past 10 contests and have covered every time.
- The Angels have been chosen as underdogs in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win 16 times (51.6%) in those games.
- This year, Los Angeles has won 12 of 25 games when listed as at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 48.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- Los Angeles scores the sixth-most runs in baseball (343 total, 4.9 per game).
- Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.24 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
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Should we have a day to remember COVID-19′s victims?
More than 1 million Americans have succumbed to the virus, surpassing the combined total who died in the two world wars, Vietnam, and 9/11. The pandemic, which continues to smolder, has taken a heavy toll on the nation’s most vulnerable — its old, its poor, and its Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities.
But over 2½ years after COVID overwhelmed a blindsided population, state and federal proposals to establish a day of remembrance are languishing on Beacon Hill and in Congress. Even the lawmakers behind the proposals were too busy to talk about them with the Globe this week.
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“Some people just want to move on,” said Dick Moore, a former state senator from Uxbridge who chairs a working group for Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, which backs the state legislation.
Unlike the nation’s wars and the 9/11 attacks, which united Americans, the pandemic has sparked divisions on everything from masks and vaccination to lockdowns and school closings. Republicans have ridiculed Democrats for enacting drastic COVID safety protocols; Democrats have chastised Republicans for downplaying the deadly disease. President Biden — who lit up the Lincoln Memorial last year at a ceremony for those who died — is being lambasted for recently declaring “the pandemic is over.”
Supporters of an annual Day of Remembrance in the first week of March, the anniversary of the initial US outbreaks in 2020, say it would recognize those who once sat in what Biden has called the “empty chairs around the dinner table.” The backers also say it would encourage reflection on the failures of the government and the health system to adequately prepare for the pandemic and protect citizens, particularly those at highest risk.
“When you have a disease that has torn the fabric of our community, it makes sense to honor those we lost, just as we do for 9/11,” said Michael Curry, president of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, whose patients include many people of color and immigrants. “These were the Black and brown people in the poorest communities, the immigrants, the working people who couldn’t shelter in place.”
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Large numbers of victims were also senior care residents, who accounted for more than one in five COVID deaths nationally and an even higher share in Massachusetts. “This shouldn’t be controversial,” said Paul Lanzikos, coordinator of the Dignity Alliance, which supports older adults, people with disabilities, and caretakers. “Especially with the devastation we saw in nursing home settings, we can’t forget these people.”
More than 20,000 state residents have died from COVID during the pandemic, according to the most recent data from the state Department of Public Health. Over a third, 6,894 in the latest tally, lived in nursing homes, rest homes, and assisted living facilities. Nationally, federal data show the toll in long-term-care facilities has been more than 209,000.
Certain communities have been disproportionately hurt. As of last week, Chelsea, a city of about 40,000 people that’s among the state’s poorest, had suffered 219 deaths from COVID. Early in the pandemic, it had one of the nation’s highest infection rates.
“Having some recognition of the lives lost seems like a fine thing,” said Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino. “We’re in recovery mode now, and we’re trying to make some systematic changes so we’re better prepared next time.”
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But efforts to designate a day to memorialize the victims remain bottled up in legislative gridlock. Democrats, including every member of the Massachusetts delegation, introduced a bill in February 2021 in the House of Representatives and a resolution was entered in the Senate in August 2021, cosponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey. Neither has moved forward in over a year.
Democratic sponsors of the remembrance day bills have yet to find Republican cosponsors, even though national trade groups for the nursing home and assisted living industries support it.
A bill to create a Massachusetts COVID-19 Remembrance Day was filed in the state House last March, but it adjourned in July without a vote. It’s not clear whether it will come up in informal sessions by year’s end.
Advocates blame the inaction on a combination of political inertia, lack of legislative bandwidth on Beacon Hill, and rampant partisanship in Washington. Lead sponsors of the state bill, Representatives Mindy Domb of Amherst and Natalie Blais of Sunderland, didn’t respond to phone and e-mail inquiries. Warren and Markey also declined interview requests.
Warren’s office released a statement that quoted her as saying:, “A memorial day honoring lost loved ones and those who continue to be affected by this pandemic is powerfully important. I’m going to keep pushing to pass this.”
Supporters say Democrats and Republicans are open to the idea but have been unable to work together to make it happen. When visiting Republican lawmakers in Washington this year, members of the advocacy group Marked by COVID said they were chagrined to learn that many Republicans hadn’t heard of the proposal until the advocates told them about it.
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“The polarization of members of Congress is so extreme that they’re not even looking at one another’s bills,” said Kristin Urquiza, the group’s San Francisco-based cofounder and chief activist whose father died from COVID in June 2020.
Family members of those who died from COVID are upset and perplexed by the legislators’ inaction. Their painful memories of nursing home outbreaks, lack of protective equipment, lockdowns, visitation restrictions, and state policy failures — such as an abortive move in Massachusetts to relocate residents to make room for recovering COVID patients — remain all too fresh.
“Those poor people didn’t even get calling hours because of the virus,” said Holden resident Ralph Trotto, who had to wave to his 92-year-old mother Frannie through an open window as she lay dying in a Westborough nursing home in 2020. “They didn’t even get a funeral Mass in a church. So as far as I’m concerned, no tribute is too much or too big.”
Melinda Cox of Providence, whose 73-year-old mother, Janice Cox Pratillo, died in the same Westborough facility, said a day of remembrance could “highlight the scale” of the tragedy. “I feel like it’s disappeared from the conversation,” Cox said.
But she expressed concern that a remembrance day could become another yet divisive issue. “I wouldn’t want to see my mother’s death and all the other deaths hurt by” the increasingly polarized dialogue, she said.
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Some of that partisan bickering was on display at a House committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington last week that focused on the pandemic’s impact on nursing homes.
Republican committee members peppered a panel, which included Alice Bonner, senior adviser at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston, and David Grabowski, health policy at Harvard Medical School, with off-topic questions: whether they thought Biden had erred in pronouncing the pandemic over, how they viewed the performance of chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, and if they believed the virus originated in a Chinese lab.
“Obviously the Democrats don’t care about finding out how the virus started,” said Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio.
A day to reflect is especially important because COVID continues to spread in the state and nation, said Arlene Germain, cofounder of the Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. State public health officials reported last Thursday that there were 9,091 confirmed new coronavirus cases and 45 deaths from the virus in Massachusetts in the prior week.
“We need to remember, and to do better going forward,” Germain said.
Robert Weisman can be reached at robert.weisman@globe.com. | 2022-09-28T00:58:09+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/27/metro/plans-create-day-remembrance-covid-19-victims-are-languishing/ |
Barbara Essington’s recent letter, “Fear Biden, Harris over immigrants, criminals,” is a reminder to read carefully and check your news sources.
A study cited by the North Carolina Justice Center’s NC Policy Watch study found undocumented immigrants were far less likely to be arrested for serious crimes than U.S.-born persons.
Also, unaccompanied migrant children have been flown and relocated to licensed shelters in different areas by both Democratic and Republican administrations. This did not start with President Joe Biden.
And, while this wasn’t addressed directly in Essington’s letter, over 80 percent of guns used to commit crimes in New Jersey were originally purchased in other states, mainly with weaker laws.
Luckily, Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrat state legislators are looking to make the Garden State safer by restricting when and where guns can be carried, based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed more leeway for gun owners to obtain carry permits.
I wish I could say the same for congressional Republicans. Earlier this year, they blocked a bill that would have made sales of “assault weapons” illegal to those under age 21, and another to reinstate an expired federal assault-weapon ban. How is it possible that you can’t buy a beer until you’re 21, but you can buy a military-style weapon before that? Six of the deadliest shootings since 2018 were committed by young men under 21 using semiautomatic rifles.
Resist misinformation, disinformation, fear and hate. The midterms are coming Nov. 8. What will you do in 2022 to make America safer?
Dianne Douthat, Wayne, Passaic County
Monument for illuminated ads adds to an eyesore
It’s back!
I am sick and tired of the mess at the jughandle on Route 42 for entrance to Whitman Drive in Washington Township. As a 50-year resident of the Whitman Square development, we use this jughandle for entry to our community.
Now, as of Oct. 9, it appears that construction of the massive digital billboard “monument,” whose progress appears to have been halted, was restarted. A portion of the skeleton of the ugly electronic sign structure had been partially taken down.
Not only is this ugliness returning, but the intersection continues to feature other advertising signs for businesses which no longer exist. I, like many others who live nearby, detest the hodgepodge at the jughandle site and the eyesore it presents. It is also a source of driver distraction and infringes on the intersection’s sight lines.
Maybe, in a stroke of justice, Whitman Square properties could receive a special property tax reduction as a penalty for the government’s crass treatment for a portion of the so-called “Premier Community.”
Do we thank the township zoning board for approving these signs?
Gerald Keer, Turnersville
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WINNIPEG, MB, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per Common Share for the period from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022. Payment will be made on October 14, 2022 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2022.
Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60 lotteries worldwide, providing high quality instant ticket products, licensed games, in-lane ticket options, and sales-driving merchandising solutions from its Schafer Retail Solutions + portfolio. It offers a full suite of digital offerings, ranging from world-class game apps to comprehensive player engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, ticket vending machines, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 64.3% by the Pollard family and 35.7% by public shareholders, and is publicly traded on the TSX (PBL). For more information, please visit our website at www.pollardbanknote.com.
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FOLSOM, Calif. — October 20, 2022 — Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, a blueberry genetics and nursery company, has signed on as the exclusive sponsor of the U.S. Blueberry Council’s (USHBC) Blueberry Leadership Program. The program, launched in March 2022, helps up-and-coming leaders in the blueberry industry grow their leadership skills, connect with and learn from innovative thought leaders, and improve their industry intelligence.
Fall Creek’s support will allow the program to provide the industry with meaningful programming focused on developing the next generation of blueberry industry leaders.
“We’re grateful for Fall Creek’s multi-year support of our leadership program. Their financial commitment will not only allow us to develop the program’s breadth and depth, but acknowledges the value of USHBC’s role and responsibility to develop informed leaders who can guide our blueberry industry’s future growth and prosperity,” said Amanda Griffin, vice president of engagement and education for USHBC and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC).
Fall Creek has been a longtime supporter of USHBC and NABC, frequently providing leadership, insight and expertise for the councils’ events and programs.
“We’re big believers in investing in the development of people and creating opportunities for future leaders in our industry. We’re proud to have been afforded the opportunity to support this exciting initiative led by the USHBC, and are thrilled to see the level and quality of this first group,” said Fall Creek’s Co-CEO Cort Brazelton. “For companies that do not produce fruit, but serve, engage in or benefit from the industry, we all have an opportunity to look for ways to support the future success of the people and the industry we all love so dearly.”
The first cohort of 10 Blueberry Leadership Program fellows started the program in June 2022 and have since met numerous times, including a visit to Washington state for professional development at the CuliNex Innovation Center and Microsoft FarmBeats. Their journey will continue with more in-person trips in 2023, and a graduation event at The Blueberry Summit, USHBC and NABC’s fall event and meetings, in 2023.
The program takes an interactive approach to leadership development through hands-on training, immersive learning experiences, engagement with thought leaders and exposure to the components of the global produce supply chain.
Learn more about the Blueberry Industry Leadership Program here. | 2022-10-21T01:06:09+00:00 | capitalpress.com | https://www.capitalpress.com/sponsored/fall-creek-farm-and-nursery-signs-on-as-exclusive-sponsor-of-ushbcs-blueberry-leadership-program/article_5d02cbec-509e-11ed-ad77-abe654582a9e.html |
The top dog gets crowned at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, with a field that includes a French bulldog with an NFL connection, a bloodhound, a German shepherd, a Maltese and three more finalists yet to be chosen.Out of more than 3,000 dogs entered, just seven will make it far enough to vie for the best in show prize at the most prestigious U.S. dog show. Usually held in winter at New York City's Madison Square Garden, the show moved to the suburban Lyndhurst estate last year and this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Each finalist represents a different canine “group,” or type, such as hounds or terriers.Westminster is often described as the Super Bowl of U.S. dog shows, and Winston the French bulldog aims to make it so for co-owner Morgan Fox, a defensive lineman who was just signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.Fox, who has also played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Carolina Panthers, tweeted his congrats to Winston after his semifinal victory Tuesday night.“Apparently I should be training with him,” added Fox, who also said he'd developed a new appreciation for what it may have been like for his parents to watch his games.Winston, currently the top-ranked dog in the country, faces River, a big-winning German shepherd, and Trumpet, a bloodhound descended from the 2014 winner of another major show, the Thanksgiving-season National Dog Show.Then there’s a Maltese that clearly is aiming for stardom: Her name is Hollywood.Still to be chosen Wednesday evening are three more finalists: a terrier, a sporting dog (such as spaniels and retrievers) and a working dog (guard dogs, sled dogs and other big breeds).Hopefuls include Striker, a Samoyed that made it to the finals at Westminster last year and won his breed again on Wednesday morning. After topping the canine rankings last year, Striker has lately been hitting a few dog shows “to keep his head in the game,” said handler Laura King.What makes the snow-white Samoyed shine in competition? “His heart,” said King, of Milan, Illinois.“His charisma shows when he’s showing,” and he complains – vocally – when he’s not, she said.Monty, the giant schnauzer headed to the semifinals Wednesday night, is a son of the dog that won Westminster's runner-up prize in 2018. Classified as a working dog, Monty enjoys yard work — which, to him, means presenting a football to be thrown while handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin's husband, Adam, is mowing the lawn, she said.Another competitor, Ooma, had a smooth path Wednesday to the semifinals. She was the only Chinook that showed up. The sled-pullers are the official dog of the state of New Hampshire, but they’re rare nationwide.“I would love to see a couple more” in the Westminster ring, said Ooma’s breeder, owner and handler, Patti Richards of West Haven, Vermont. “Without people who will show and breed, we’re in danger of losing our breed.”Bonnie the Brittany is Dr. Jessica Sielawa's first show dog, and the two didn't come away with a ribbon on Wednesday. But their teamwork extends beyond the ring.Bonnie accompanies Sielawa to work at her chiropractic practice in Syracuse, New York, where "she's really helped people with their emotional stress,” Sielawa said.She plans to get her show dog certified as a therapy dog, too.
The top dog gets crowned at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, with a field that includes a French bulldog with an NFL connection, a bloodhound, a German shepherd, a Maltese and three more finalists yet to be chosen.
Out of more than 3,000 dogs entered, just seven will make it far enough to vie for the best in show prize at the most prestigious U.S. dog show. Usually held in winter at New York City's Madison Square Garden, the show moved to the suburban Lyndhurst estate last year and this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Each finalist represents a different canine “group,” or type, such as hounds or terriers.
Westminster is often described as the Super Bowl of U.S. dog shows, and Winston the French bulldog aims to make it so for co-owner Morgan Fox, a defensive lineman who was just signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Fox, who has also played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Carolina Panthers, tweeted his congrats to Winston after his semifinal victory Tuesday night.
“Apparently I should be training with him,” added Fox, who also said he'd developed a new appreciation for what it may have been like for his parents to watch his games.
Winston, currently the top-ranked dog in the country, faces River, a big-winning German shepherd, and Trumpet, a bloodhound descended from the 2014 winner of another major show, the Thanksgiving-season National Dog Show.
Then there’s a Maltese that clearly is aiming for stardom: Her name is Hollywood.
Still to be chosen Wednesday evening are three more finalists: a terrier, a sporting dog (such as spaniels and retrievers) and a working dog (guard dogs, sled dogs and other big breeds).
Hopefuls include Striker, a Samoyed that made it to the finals at Westminster last year and won his breed again on Wednesday morning. After topping the canine rankings last year, Striker has lately been hitting a few dog shows “to keep his head in the game,” said handler Laura King.
Jennifer Peltz
Samoyeds compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y.
What makes the snow-white Samoyed shine in competition? “His heart,” said King, of Milan, Illinois.
“His charisma shows when he’s showing,” and he complains – vocally – when he’s not, she said.
Monty, the giant schnauzer headed to the semifinals Wednesday night, is a son of the dog that won Westminster's runner-up prize in 2018. Classified as a working dog, Monty enjoys yard work — which, to him, means presenting a football to be thrown while handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin's husband, Adam, is mowing the lawn, she said.
Another competitor, Ooma, had a smooth path Wednesday to the semifinals. She was the only Chinook that showed up. The sled-pullers are the official dog of the state of New Hampshire, but they’re rare nationwide.
Jennifer Peltz
Otis, a bullmastiff, relaxes after competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday, June 22, in Tarrytown, N.Y.
“I would love to see a couple more” in the Westminster ring, said Ooma’s breeder, owner and handler, Patti Richards of West Haven, Vermont. “Without people who will show and breed, we’re in danger of losing our breed.”
Bonnie the Brittany is Dr. Jessica Sielawa's first show dog, and the two didn't come away with a ribbon on Wednesday. But their teamwork extends beyond the ring.
Bonnie accompanies Sielawa to work at her chiropractic practice in Syracuse, New York, where "she's really helped people with their emotional stress,” Sielawa said.
She plans to get her show dog certified as a therapy dog, too. | 2022-06-22T23:58:53+00:00 | wxii12.com | https://www.wxii12.com/article/westminster-dog-show-2022/40383987 |
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Hamlin was released Monday morning from intensive care at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and was flown back to Buffalo, where he was transferred to Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute to continue his treatment.
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I couldn’t help the tears that came to my eyes, and from what I could tell by the atmosphere, many people were thinking the same things, feeling the same emotions.
The bodies of Stephen D. Guard and Kristi Johnson were found in a tent in the backyard of a West Side house.
A Canadian restaurant franchisee is planning to open a Moe's Southwest Grill inside the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel and the region's first A&W Restaurant in Niagara Falls.
Shoplifting suspects who drove away from a traffic stop Saturday afternoon were arrested after their vehicle crashed on the Route 219 expressway, Orchard Park police reported.
Winning tickets worth $1 million and $50,000 in Saturday's Powerball drawing were sold at stores in Erie County, New York Lottery officials reported. | 2023-01-14T11:16:41+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/azalea/article_01ef443c-3711-5c04-a708-596fe4489aac.html |
The first 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV has been auctioned off to benefit conservation nonprofit Tread Lightly, generating $500,000 for the group despite being incapable of treading lightly.
In Edition 1 launch spec with Moonshot Green Matte paint, the first Hummer EV SUV was auctioned off by Barrett-Jackson at the company’s Scottsdale, Arizona, event Jan. 28. The auction house waived its fees so Tread Lightly could receive the full $500,000 hammer price, according to a GMC press release.
Those funds will go toward trail restoration projects and educational programs that “promote outdoor ethics and a sense of stewardship in nature,” according to the release.
An electric off-roader might be a more considerate way to explore the outdoors, but the GMC Hummer EV does not tread lightly. The pickup version that launched for the 2022 model year weighs more than 9,000 pounds, and the SUV isn’t likely in production guise to be significantly lighter.
Considering that, the Hummer EV SUV is shaping up to be the heaviest SUV ever, above the Ford Excursion and the original, military-derived Hummer H1. Not that there isn’t some appeal to the electric Hummer; in a first drive, we found that the Hummer EV pickup brings electric vehicle enthusiasm to serious big-truck fans.
After developing the Hummer EV in record time, General Motors has slowed the pace when it comes to rolling out all of the planned variants. GM many months ago said that a price hike will apply to the 2023 GMC Hummer EV, but it hasn’t yet delivered any of the versions that kick off the model year. Through calendar year 2022, GM reported that it’s only delivered 855 Hummer EV trucks, including the one that it delivered in 2021.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Notice of Class Action Settlements
If you transacted in Euroyen-Based Derivatives1 from January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011, inclusive, then your rights will be affected and you may be entitled to a benefit. This Notice is only a summary of the Settlements and is subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreements2 and other relevant documents (available as set forth below).
The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of your rights in connection with three separate proposed settlements with Settling Defendants Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Inc., and Barclays PLC (collectively, "Barclays"), Nex International Limited (f/k/a ICAP plc) and ICAP Europe Limited (collectively, "ICAP"), and TP ICAP plc (f/k/a Tullett Prebon plc and n/k/a TP ICAP Finance plc) ("Tullett Prebon") in the actions titled Laydon v. Mizuho Bank Ltd., et al., No. 12-cv-3419 (GBD) (S.D.N.Y.) (the "Laydon Action"), which is currently on appeal, and Fund Liquidation Holdings LLC as assignee and successor-in-interest to Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al. v. UBS AG, et al., No. 15-cv-5844 (GBD) (S.D.N.Y.) (the "Sonterra Action"). The separate settlements with Barclays, ICAP, and Tullett Prebon (the "Settlements") are not settlements with any other Defendant and thus are not dispositive of any of Plaintiffs' claims against the remaining Defendants.
The Settlements have been proposed to resolve class action lawsuits with these Settling Defendants concerning the alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate for Japanese Yen ("Yen-LIBOR") and the Euroyen Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate ("Euroyen TIBOR") from January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011, inclusive. The Settlements will provide an additional $22,500,000 to pay claims from persons who transacted in Euroyen-Based Derivatives from January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011, inclusive. If you qualify, you may send in a Proof of Claim and Release form to potentially get benefits. Or you can exclude yourself from the Settlements, or object to any part of them.
If you timely submitted a Proof of Claim and Release pursuant to any of the Prior Class Notices in this matter (defined below), then you do not have to submit a new Proof of Claim and Release to participate in these Settlements with the Settling Defendants. The Prior Class Notices are: (i) the June 22, 2016 Notice ("2016 Notice") related to the $58 million settlements with Defendants R.P. Martin Holdings Limited, Martin Brokers (UK) Ltd., Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., Citibank Japan Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc., HSBC Holdings plc, and HSBC Bank plc; (ii) the August 3, 2017 Notice, amended September 14, 2017 (the "2017 Notice") related to the $148 million settlements with Defendants Deutsche Bank AG, DB Group Services (UK) Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and J.P. Morgan Securities plc; (iii) the March 8, 2018 Notice ("2018 Notice") related to the $30 million settlement with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; or (iv) the September 11, 2019 Notice (the "2019 Notice") related to the $39,250,000 settlement with Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., and Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., The Norinchukin Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and the $31,750,000 settlement with The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd., Shinkin Central Bank, The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., and Resona Bank, Ltd..
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (500 Pearl St., New York, NY 10007-1312) authorized this Notice. Before any money is paid, the Court will hold a Fairness Hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlements.
Who Is Included?
You are a member of the "Settlement Class" if you purchased, sold, held, traded, or otherwise had any interest in Euroyen-Based Derivatives at any time from January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011, inclusive. Excluded from the Settlement Class are (i) the Defendants and any parent, subsidiary, affiliate or agent of any Defendant or any co-conspirator whether or not named as a Defendant; and (ii) the United States Government.
Contact your brokerage firm to see if you purchased, sold, held, traded, or otherwise had any interest in Euroyen-Based Derivatives. If you are not sure whether you are included, you can get more information, including the Settlement Agreements, Mailed Notice, Plan of Allocation, Proof of Claim and Release, and other important documents, at www.EuroyenSettlement.com
("Settlement Website") or by calling toll-free 1-866-217-4453.
What Is This Litigation About?
Plaintiff alleges that each Defendant, from January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011, inclusive, manipulated or aided and abetted the manipulation of Yen-LIBOR, Euroyen TIBOR, and the prices of Euroyen-Based Derivatives. Defendants allegedly did so by using several means of manipulation. For example, panel banks that made the daily Yen-LIBOR and/or Euroyen TIBOR submissions to the British Bankers' Association and Japanese Bankers Association respectively (collectively, "Contributor Bank Defendants"), such as the Settling Defendants, allegedly falsely reported their cost of borrowing in order to financially benefit their Euroyen-Based Derivatives positions. Contributor Bank Defendants also allegedly requested that other Contributor Bank Defendants make false Yen-LIBOR and Euroyen TIBOR submissions on their behalf to benefit their Euroyen-Based Derivatives positions.
Plaintiff further alleges that inter-dealer brokers, intermediaries between buyers and sellers in the money markets and derivatives markets (the "Broker Defendants"), had knowledge of, and provided substantial assistance to, the Contributor Bank Defendants' foregoing alleged manipulations of Euroyen-Based Derivatives. For example, Contributor Bank Defendants allegedly used the Broker Defendants to manipulate Yen-LIBOR, Euroyen TIBOR, and the prices of Euroyen-Based Derivatives by disseminating false "Suggested LIBORs," publishing false market rates on broker screens, and publishing false bids and offers into the market.
Plaintiff has asserted legal claims under various theories, including federal antitrust law, the Commodity Exchange Act, the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and common law.
The Settling Defendants have consistently and vigorously denied Plaintiff's allegations. The Settling Defendants entered into the Settlement Agreements with Plaintiff, despite each believing that it is not liable for the claims asserted against it, to avoid the further expense, inconvenience, and distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation, thereby putting this controversy to rest and avoiding the risks inherent in complex litigation.
What Do the Settlements Provide?
Under the Settlements, Barclays agreed to pay $17,750,000, ICAP agreed to pay $2,375,000, and Tullett Prebon agreed to pay $2,375,000 into Settlement Funds. If the Court approves the Settlements, potential members of the Settlement Class who qualify and have sent or will send valid Proof of Claim and Release forms may receive a share of the Settlement Funds after they are reduced by the payment of certain expenses. The Settlement Agreements, available at the Settlement Website, describe all of the details about the proposed Settlements. The exact amount each qualifying Settling Class Member will receive from the Settlement Funds cannot be calculated until (1) the Court approves the Settlements; (2) certain amounts identified in the full Settlement Agreements are deducted from the Settlement Funds; and (3) the number of participating Settling Class Members and the amount of their claims are determined. In addition, each Settling Class Member's share of the Settlement Funds will vary depending on the information the Settling Class Member provides on their Proof of Claim and Release form.
The number of claimants who send in claims varies widely from case to case. If less than 100% of the Settlement Class sends in a Proof of Claim and Release form, you could get more money.
Under the Settlements, members of the Settlement Class will release the Settling Defendants from all claims relating to conduct alleged or which could have been alleged in the Laydon Action and the Sonterra Action or which could have been alleged concerning any Euroyen-Based Derivatives. The full terms of the release can be found in the Mailed Notice or the Settlement Agreements available at www.EuroyenSettlement.com or by calling 1-866-217-4453.
How Do You Ask For a Payment?
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, you may seek to participate in the Settlements by submitting a Proof of Claim and Release to the Settlement Administrator at the address provided on the Settlement Website postmarked no later than April 28, 2023. You may obtain a Proof of Claim and Release on the Settlement Website or by calling the toll-free number referenced above. If you are a member of the Settlement Class but do not timely file a Proof of Claim and Release, you will still be bound by the releases set forth in the Settlement Agreements if the Court enters an order approving the Settlement Agreements.
Any member of the Settlement Class that previously submitted a Proof of Claim and Release in connection with the 2016 Notice, 2017 Notice, 2018 Notice, or 2019 Notice does not have to submit a new Proof of Claim and Release to participate in these Settlements with the Settling Defendants and will be subject to and bound by the releases set forth in the Settlement Agreements with the Settling Defendants, unless such member submits a timely and valid request for exclusion, explained below.
What Are Your Other Options?
All requests to be excluded from the Settlements must be made in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice and must be postmarked to the Settlement Administrator no later than February 7, 2023. The Settlement Notice, available at the Settlement Website, explains how to exclude yourself or object. All requests for exclusion must comply with the requirements set forth in the Settlement Notice to be honored. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by the Settlement Agreements and can independently pursue claims at your own expense. However, if you exclude yourself, you will not be eligible to share in the Net Settlement Funds or otherwise participate in the Settlements.
The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing in these cases on March 14, 2023, to consider whether to approve the Settlements and a request by the lawyers representing all members of the Settlement Class (Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.) for an award of attorneys' fees of no more than twenty percent (20%), or $4,500,000, of the Settlement Funds for investigating the facts, litigating the case, and negotiating the Settlements; an award for unreimbursed litigation costs and expenses in the amount of no more than $250,000; and an award to replenish the litigation fund created to reimburse their costs and expenses in the amount of no more than $500,000. The lawyers for the Settlement Class may also seek additional reimbursement of fees, costs, and expenses in connection with services provided after the Fairness Hearing. These payments will also be deducted from the Settlement Funds before any distributions are made to the Settlement Class.
You may ask to appear at the Fairness Hearing, but you do not have to. For more information, call toll-free 1-866-217-4453 or visit the website www.EuroyenSettlement.com.
1 "Euroyen-Based Derivatives" means (i) a Euroyen TIBOR futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME"); (ii) a Euroyen TIBOR futures contract on the Tokyo Financial Exchange, Inc. ("TFX"), Singapore Exchange ("SGX"), or London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange ("LIFFE") entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; (iii) a Japanese Yen currency futures contract on the CME; (iv) a Yen-LIBOR- and/or Euroyen TIBOR-based interest rate swap entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; (v) an option on a Yen-LIBOR and/or a Euroyen TIBOR-based interest rate swap ("swaption") entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; (vi) a Japanese Yen currency forward agreement entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; and/or (vii) a Yen-LIBOR- and/or Euroyen TIBOR-based forward rate agreement entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.
2 The "Settlement Agreements" mean the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with Barclays entered into on July 22, 2022, the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with ICAP entered into on July 20, 2022, and the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with Tullett Prebon entered into on July 20, 2022.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — The New York State Lottery announced Wednesday that it published the wrong Mega Ball number on Tuesday.
The agency, a division of the New York State Gaming Commission, said that the correct numbers for the May 10 drawing are 15-19-20-61-70, with the Mega Ball 9.
The Mega Ball number announced originally on Tuesday was 6. The mistake was a result of “human error,” according to the lottery.
“The New York Lottery is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” the agency said in a statement. “The Lottery has temporarily suspended prize payments for all Mega Millions tickets and all Mega Millions players should hold on to their tickets for the May 10, 2022 drawing until the issue is resolved.”
The jackpot was estimated at $86 million.
The New York Mega Millions drawings occur on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. The next drawing is set for Friday, May 13. | 2022-05-12T01:23:37+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/lottery-flubs-mega-millions-drawing-announces-wrong-number/ |
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine said Wednesday they would ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate them into Russia, a day after claiming that their residents overwhelmingly supported such a move in Kremlin-orchestrated votes widely viewed as illegitimate.
The preordained outcome sets the stage for a dangerous new phase in Russia’s seven-month war, with the Kremlin threatening to throw more troops into the battle and potentially use nuclear weapons.
The referendums asking residents whether they wanted the four occupied southern and eastern Ukraine regions to be incorporated into Russia began Sept. 23, often with armed officials going door-to-door collecting votes.
Pro-Moscow officials in the eastern Luhansk region and the partially occupied southern region of Zaporizhzhia said they will make the request on Wednesday. The Russian-backed administration of the neighboring occupied Kherson region said such a request to Putin will be made “in the coming days."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking by video link Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council, said that “any annexation in the modern world is a crime, a crime against all states that consider the inviolability of border to be vital for themselves.”
Separatist officials in the Donetsk region, large swaths of which still remain under Ukrainian control, are also expected to follow suit.
According to Russian-installed election officials, 93% of the ballots cast in the Zaporizhzhia region supported annexation, as did 87% in the Kherson region, 98% in the Luhansk region and 99% in Donetsk.
Kyiv and its Western allies dismissed the votes as sham. Zelenskyy said Russia’s attempts to annex Ukrainian territory will mean “there is nothing to talk about with this president of Russia.”
As the Kremlin paved the way for the annexation of the occupied lands, its troops continued to shell other areas of the country.
Authorities in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikopol say Russian rockets and artillery have pounded the city overnight. The city, across the Dnieper River from Russian-occupied territory, which includes the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, saw 10 high-rises and private buildings hit, as well as a school, power lines and other areas, said Valentyn Reznichenko, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Reznichenko said there were no immediate casualties reported from the attacks.
In the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, which is partially occupied by Moscow, Russian fire killed five people and wounded 10 others over the past 24 hours, said Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-09-28T08:24:44+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Occupied-Ukrainian-regions-to-ask-Putin-to-annex-17471928.php |
INDIANAPOLIS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Legion National Commander Paul E. Dillard issued the following statement regarding the announcement that President Biden tested positive for COVID-19:
"The American Legion extends its heartfelt prayers that President Biden will have a full and speedy recovery from COVID-19. Our nation has made remarkable progress in combatting and defeating this horrific virus, though far too many people have been lost to the disease worldwide. We are fortunate to have access to life-saving vaccines and we are gratified that the White House described the president's symptoms as 'very mild.' The American Legion looks forward to having our nation's president back to good health."
The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans organization, is dedicated to the motto of "Veterans Strengthening America." Chartered by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is committed to mentoring youth and sponsoring wholesome community programs, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security and continued devotion to servicemembers and veterans. Nearly 1.8 million members in more than 12,500 posts across the nation and regions overseas serve their communities with a devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Media Contact: John Raughter, (317) 630-1350 jraughter@legion.org
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Rebels attacked a hospital in Congo and killed at least 13 people, including infants and patients, according to hospital and military officials. The Congolese army said three attackers were killed when the military intervened.
Some hospital staff are missing and several houses were burned in the attack Thursday night on the medical center in Lume, North Kivu province. It’s the largest health facility in the region.
Among those killed in the attack were three infants and four patients, hospital chief Kule Bwenge told reporters.
“Four blocks of the medical center were set on fire. Several sick guards, as well as a nurse, are missing,” he said.
The reason for targeting the hospital was unclear.
In the nearby village of Kidolo, four other people were killed with machetes and shot, apparently as part of the same attack.
North Kivu military spokesman Anthony Mualushayi said the attackers were Mai-Mai militia members from the Dido group. In addition to the attackers who were killed, one was captured in the ensuing clashes, he said.
But local civic groups accused rebels of the Uganda-based Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, of carrying out the attack. ADF rebels have been active in eastern Congo for decades and have killed thousands in the region since they resurfaced in 2013.
Other attacks were reported last week in the nearby towns of Bulongo and Kilya, also in North Kivu.
North Kivu is in eastern Congo and borders Uganda and Rwanda. Eastern Congo sees daily threats from armed groups battling for the region’s rich mineral wealth, which the world mines for electric cars, laptops and mobile phones. | 2022-07-09T04:11:43+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/infants-patients-among-13-killed-in-congo-hospital-attack/ |
Getting patients' results in 24 hours to help stop the spread of the Monkeypox Virus.
SHORELINE, Wash., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US BioTek Laboratories announced today it is now offering Monkeypox Diagnostic Testing. Monkeypox Diagnostic Testing utilizes a lesion swap specimen and uses real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing to detect Monkeypox, as recommended by the CDC.
US BioTek is launching this test to provide a faster way for individuals to know their Monkeypox infection status.
"As we have seen in recent years, quantifying our viral statuses as quickly as possible can have huge impacts on our personal and public health," says Jack Frausing, Chief Executive Officer at US BioTek Laboratories. "At US BioTek, we strive to offer our customers the testing they need to improve the lives of their patients. In the case of Monkeypox, we are doing so by offering test results in less than 24 hours."
The benefits of US BioTek Laboratories Monkeypox Diagnostic Testing include:
- Results are delivered within 24 hours of receiving specimens
- Simple collection method using a skin lesion swab
- Easy to read positive/negative report formats
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Gator Claus, his Merry elves and Krampus Croc are coming back for Gatorland’s Ho Ho Ho-Down Christmas event.
Running select dates through December, the signature event features live music, festive displays, interactive characters, festive food items and thousands of alligators and crocodiles.
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“Our Holiday Ho Ho Ho-Down is quickly becoming a family tradition for our visitors,” said Mark McHugh, President and CEO of Gatorland. “We make sure everyone enjoys the holiday spirit the Gatorland way.”
This is the third year for Gatorland’s holiday event. All holiday activities are free with park admission.
The park said dozens of craft vendors will also be scattered throughout the park, and the award-winning Gatorland gift shop will be the perfect place to find that perfect holiday gift. Gatorland annual passholders receive 20% off merchandise all year round. Gatorland will also provide free shipping with the gift shop purchase of $50 or more online through its website this holiday season.
Gatorland’s Holiday Ho Ho Ho-Down Christmas event runs Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18.
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ATLANTA, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shallow Water Blackout Prevention Foundation is proud to announce its rebranding as Underwater Hypoxic Blackout Prevention, effective immediately. This name change aligns with the recognized industry standards set by reputable organizations such as the Red Cross, USA Swimming, and the YMCA.
The decision to change the name of the foundation was made in order to better reflect the mission and goals of the organization, as well as to adhere to the established nomenclature used in the field of aquatic safety. The term "hypoxic blackout" more accurately describes the condition that can occur when a swimmer holds their breath for an extended period of time and experiences a loss of consciousness due to lack of oxygen. This phenomenon, also known as "shallow water blackout," can be extremely dangerous and even fatal, and the foundation is dedicated to preventing such incidents through education and prevention.
"The new name, Underwater Hypoxic Blackout Prevention, truly captures the essence of our organization's mission," said Dr. Rhonda Milner, founder of the foundation. "By aligning with the standards set by esteemed organizations like the Red Cross, USA Swimming, and the YMCA, we aim to raise awareness about the risks associated with underwater hypoxic blackout and empower individuals to make informed decisions when it comes to aquatic activities."
Underwater Hypoxic Blackout Prevention will continue to focus on providing educational resources, promoting safe swimming practices, and advocating for proper training and supervision in aquatic environments. The foundation remains committed to its goal of reducing the number of underwater hypoxic blackout incidents and preventing unnecessary injuries and fatalities in the water.
For more information about Underwater Hypoxic Blackout Prevention and its initiatives, please visit www.shallowwaterblackoutprevention.org or contact Executive Director, Britt Jackson, britt@shallowwaterblackoutprevention.org.
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Underwater Hypoxic Blackout Prevention (formerly known as Shallow Water Blackout Prevention Foundation) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the risks associated with underwater hypoxic blackout and advocating for safe aquatic practices. The foundation provides educational resources, promotes responsible swimming practices, and collaborates with industry experts to prevent incidents of underwater hypoxic blackout in order to ensure safe aquatic experiences for all.
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Dr. Victor Trevino, the former Laredo Health Authority and the city's new mayor, has been chosen as LMT's 2022 Laredoan of the Year.
Trevino has a local legacy that's spanned decades which has mostly been brought to the forefront in the past few years. He's left a lasting impact, helping Laredo be the first city in the United States with a mask mandate as COVID first arrived, bringing unused vaccinations to Nuevo Laredo before they expired and helping to encourage Laredo to have the highest vaccination status in the country.
“I feel that this should be shared with the public because it is not about me but it is about the efforts that everybody has put in,” Trevino said of the honor. “One of the things that I do want to always say is that the efforts of the nursing personnel put in this pandemic -- working 12-hour shifts with COVID patients in the ICU -- takes a lot of courage. To me, it was an effort that has not been mentioned enough. I see the nurses and the doctors, and regretfully some of them did not survive. This is what really gets me, so this is an effort by them that is often understated. I need to say it more often and praise the efforts of the nurses that were there on the frontlines together with us.”
Laredo was particularly vulnerable to the pandemic. As one of the least diverse cities in the country with an overwhelmingly Hispanic population, the fact that these individuals were more severely impacted by COVID increased the city's risk tremendously. Also not helping its cause were factors such as bordering another country with people routinely going each way, Laredo having among the largest number of average family members in a household in the U.S. with a disease that spreads rapidly in close quarters and the city's status as the No. 1 inland port in the United States which routinely brought people from all over the country to the area.
These were some of the biggest reasons Laredo was actually ranked for a while during the pandemic as the hardest hit city in the country by COVID, according to The New York Times. And it wasn't until vaccinations arrived when things finally started to turn the other way.
“I got Laredo from being the most infected city in the United States, including Nuevo Laredo, to the most vaccinated city in the country including Nuevo Laredo,” Trevino said. “The reason I include Nuevo Laredo is because we are a community, and whatever happens to them happens to us. We shared vaccines that were donated by Texas doctors, and we used them for Nuevo Laredo, and again we continued our local vaccine drives until luckily we got rid of the infections, the deaths, the hospitalizations and the outcomes that were going on.”
When the vaccination rate started to slow down, Laredo -- like many cities in Texas and around the country -- found itself with too many vaccines and not enough willing to take them. This brought a major issue: vaccines were expiring despite being unused while many around the world were desperately awaiting theirs.
Among the locations that were well behind in vaccinations as compared to the U.S. was Mexico, and Laredoans saw this first hand as Nuevo Laredo was still clamoring for protection that wasn't coming. However, Trevino helped organize vaccinations for Nuevo Laredoans who could come to an international bridge and get the needed vaccine. This would not only help Laredo's sister city but also further protect itself due to the close proximity of the areas.
“He did a great job in distributing out the vaccines out in a binational effort working with Nuevo Laredo, the state of Nuevo Leon and of course (Customs & Border Protection). They all did a fabulous job, and Laredo actually became a model for many of the other areas in doing this binational efforts,” Rep. Henry Cuellar said. “He did it in a right way, as he did it with vaccines that were about to expire. Instead of them expiring, he made sure to send them over because he understood the dynamics and that those viruses do not stop in the middle of the Rio Grande. He did a great job and I always thanked him for that as the federal government paid for them, we produced them but we don’t distribute it to the arms like he did.”
Nuevo Laredo mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas also praised Trevino’s vaccination efforts and provided him awards for his efforts to bring medical resources. Trevino also eventually crossed into Nuevo Laredo to oversee vaccination efforts, as well as crossing via the Colombia Bridge to work with Nuevo Leon Gov. Samuel Garcia in efforts to provide vaccines to people traveling from Monterrey and other parts of Nuevo Leon.
“We coined the term regional immunity because we are a region, and whatever happens over there also affects over here,” Trevino said. “We had a poster on the wall that said ‘pandemic without borders,’ and we have to think of regional immunity.”
Prior to vaccinations, people didn't have many forms of protection against COVID. Governments around the world mostly preached measures such as distance between others, washing hands and staying home as ways to avoid infection. However, the prevention measure most synonymous with COVID were the wearing of face masks.
Trevino’s efforts during the pandemic were instrumental in saving lives, as he vigorously fought and implored the importance of face masks even before large medical organizations made it mandatory.
Interestingly enough, it was Laredo -- thanks to Trevino and the rest of the city's medical and government leaders -- that helped enact the first mask mandate in the country. The city even tried to dish out potential $1,000 fines to those who were in violation -- a measure they fought to enforce until the state would not allow them or any other city to dole out punishment against any individuals not wearing masks.
“When we learned about the pandemic and that it began to hit the United States, in Laredo we had very limited hospital service. We have one big hospital and one small hospital with a population of over 250,000, and we knew that we were not going to be able to handle this,” Trevino said. “We had no vaccines and no way of treating COVID, so as the health medical director of the health department and as the health authority, I was the first in the nation to instill mask usage because that is the only thing we had -- even before the CDC said it would be absolutely necessary, as the CDC at the time only said that for people who were high-risk and debilitated. But here in Laredo, we knew that we were so medically underserved that we had nothing else.”
Face masks later became a lightning rod for criticism for many reasons. Some felt they were uncomfortable, others stated they resulted in negative effects and more claimed they were simply either ineffective or unnecessary.
At the time of Laredo's mandate, however, many of these factors hadn't really been discussed. In fact, among the most popular complaints from locals at the time was simply wanting the local government to provide them to the people for free. As the mandate was initially for face coverings of all kinds, the city stated that bandanas, scarves or a piece of cloth could also be used.
Trevino said he recognized the immense criticism and backlash received during the pandemic because some people did not want to use masks. But in the end, he thinks that it did help save many lives.
Trevino's journey to become a prominent local and international figure during the pandemic did not just start in March 2020 when the pandemic first started. There were over three decades of local public service and more that defined his leadership to become a top figure in the fight against COVID. In fact, his service in trying to bring new projects to the area began as early as 2000.
“At the beginning of the 2000s, we had a project called Ciudad Salud, and this was a project that we were going to have with Mexico in regards to binational medicine. It was going to be handled through telemedicine,” Trevino said. “There were a lot of American citizens living in Guadalajara and other places that wanted to have access to doctors and the standard of care that we do here, and this would enable us to standardize the treatment over there so we could standardize the way we did medicine on both parts.”
According to Trevino, this was not intended to depreciate the efforts of Mexican doctors -- as he states many offer excellent care -- but rather to have the same approaches for all in both countries. Currently the program is still ongoing in various Mexican cities such as Aguascalientes, but continued efforts to expand the program stopped because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that heavily disrupted international relations. By the time things got to normal, the program was not as considered once again as it was back in the early 2000s.
“When Ricky Perry was governor, I also got to go and discuss about border issues as border medicine is quite different than in other places as we are unique,” Trevino said. “Our people are unique and how we live here is totally different than in other places, so border medicine was an issue that was being discussed.”
Trevino was born and raised in Laredo and considers himself a product of the local public schools. Even his college years featured studied at Laredo College, formerly known as Laredo Junior College, before transferring to Texas A&M-Kingsville. Trevino eventually received his medical degree from Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico.
After his studies, the new mayor then received specialty training as a physician in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he worked in various emergency rooms and was the chief of staff for the Louisiana State Penitentiary hospitals. After serving some time there, Trevino decided to come back to Laredo and saw that there was a need in the city for public health and began practicing medicine in Laredo in 1985.
“I was born and raised like a block away from the health department, as I used to play in those grounds. So when I came back, I saw that the health department was already built and a lot of people needed medical attention and clinics, so I immediately registered to work for them,” Trevino said. “It was a public servant type of employment because sometimes they had funds and sometimes they had no funds, so sometimes I worked for free. But it was OK, as my goal was to serve the people.”
During his time with the health department, Trevino helped create several clinics that still remain in operation, such as maternity clinics, medical clinics and other medical entities that were created mainly based on grants. Trevino continues working on these types of projects 36 years later.
It was during this time that Trevino also established his own medical practice and became the city’s health authority. As the health authority, he was under contract. He said that depending on the budget, sometimes he was paid and sometimes he wasn't for serving in the position. However, he states that he worked in the spot regardless because it was the right thing to do to serve the community.
During his tenure, Trevino was also the chief of state and chief of family medicine for the Laredo Medical Center and Doctor’s Hospital. He also had several patients in the 80s at a local psychiatric hospital, Rio Grande Charter, that no longer exists.
Trevino retired from the health department in 2022, giving way for Dr. Maurice Click to take the spot.
Trevino will continue his work as medical physician at his private practice, even though now he also represents more than 270,000 Laredoans as the city’s mayor. However, he states that he has already set time apart to make sure his practice continues to be well taken care of by bringing his son in from out of state, who is also a medical doctor, to help run the practice. This will allow him more time to tackle the issues the city faces. He lists water, public health and the economy as his top concerns as he begins his four-year tenure.
jorge.vela@lmtonline.com | 2023-01-01T19:45:28+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Dr-Victor-Trevino-named-LMT-s-Laredoan-of-the-Yea-17686268.php |
NEW ALBANY – The defendant in a Union County attempted murder case took the stand Wednesday and said the only reason he stabbed a man was to protect his father.
Lane Mitchell, now 22, said he was uneasy and scared while watching a tense confrontation between his father and victim Russell Rogers the night of Feb. 9, 2019, inside a New Albany restaurant.
“I thought he was about to be the next mass shooter, and my family was going to be his victims,” Mitchell testified.
According to testimony in the trial that began Monday, Rogers had been sitting at the bar inside Tallahatchie Gourmet for most of the afternoon drinking beer. Witnesses said Rogers was acting strangely and had numerous people on edge. Mitchell, who worked at the restaurant with this father, Torrey, said he could feel the tension in the air.
The restaurant closed at 9 p.m., and Rogers paid his tab for seven beers and walked out. Mitchell said he worried to himself that Rogers would return with a gun.
“I was scared he had procured a gun from his car and would start shooting through the glass wall where we couldn't run,” Mitchell said.
Rogers did return inside the restaurant moments later, walking past bartender Torrey Mitchell, who told him the business had closed. Rogers walked past the bartender and confronted a petite waitress. The much taller Rogers towered over Alyvia Jeter, 21, with whom several witnesses claimed he was obsessed.
Mitchell, who had been slicing a lime at the bar, testified that he watched intently as his father intervened, stepping between Rogers and Jeter.
“I grabbed the knife from the cutting board and put it behind my back because I didn't want him (Rogers) to see it and escalate things and open fire,” Lane Mitchell said. “I was thinking that I would have to live my life without my father. I came up behind him and stabbed him. I didn't want him to kill my dad.”
During a 20-minute cross examination, prosecutor Bilbo Mitchell (no relation to the defendant) from the state Attorney General’s Office questioned Rogers' actions, noting the victim was stabbed three times, one severing the carotid artery.
“If you stab someone in the neck three times, you’re trying to kill them,” the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor also noted that even though the defendant testified that he thought Rogers might have a gun, the victim was, in fact, unarmed.
“So, you made a big mistake,” the prosecutor said.
Day three of the trial saw the defense put five more witnesses on the stand, including Torrey Mitchell and Jeter.
Jeter said Rogers had been a regular customer at the restaurant for more than a year. She said he never did try to make a move on her romantically, but he did show up uninvited for her 21st birthday at the restaurant with a bottle of champagne.
“He was always kind of odd, but nothing like that night,” Jeter said.
Jeter testified that Rogers tried to talk to her all night, but because the place was busy, she never had a chance to speak with him. She eventually tried to placate him by saying she wouldn’t be able to talk until the end of the night. She said it wasn’t an invitation for him to stay, she “was just trying to be nice.”
Torrey Mitchell said he had several terse interactions with Rogers that evening and tried to keep his distance to avoid a conflict. But he still kept a close eye on Rogers, who sat at the end of the bar by the cash register.
“I believe it was intentional that he sat there because the (waitresses) would be forced to interact with him every time they rang up a customer,” he said.
Torrey Mitchell said he watched the confrontation between Rogers and Jeter and stepped in when he thought the man grabbed the waitress.
“I believed he had a weapon," Torrey Mitchell said. "I knew violence was inevitable between me and him. I said, ‘Don’t do this man,' and my son intervened.”
After the stabbing, Torrey Mitchell immediately placed pressure on Rogers' wounds until medical help could arrive. An emergency room doctor testified Tuesday that Torrey Mitchell’s actions likely saved Rogers’ life.
Because Lane Mitchell was indicted on the charge of attempted first-degree murder, the state has to prove there was some level of premeditation before he acted.
The defense plans to put three witnesses on the stand Thursday morning. Closing arguments and jury deliberations could begin that afternoon.
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NEA Jazz Master & GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Trombonist, Composer and Bandleader DELFEAYO MARSALIS returns with THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA following their Sold Out shows at Jimmy's in 2022. Tickets for Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH on Sunday July 30 at 6:30 & 9 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster.com and Jimmy's Online Event Calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Trombonist, Composer and Bandleader DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA on Sunday July 30 at 6:30 and 9 P.M. Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra are one of the best large jazz ensembles in the world, and their mission is to promote a greater appreciation for jazz and its New Orleans' rooted traditions through world-class performance, artistic excellence, education and community.
"It's not hard to pinpoint why Delfeayo Marsalis' New Orleans-based Uptown Jazz Orchestra's recent release, 'Jazz Party', and its 2016 predecessor—both on Troubadour Jass, and both consisting primarily of his compositions and arrangements—rank among the strongest big band discs of the past 10 years….One attribute is a percolating rhythmic palette—relentless funk and gospel grooves, ebullient second-line syncopations, Afro-Caribbean-flavored street beats, undulating old-school press rolls, the distinctive flow of nouveau swing. Then there's the breathe-as-one synchronicity of the woodwind and brass sections honed during more than a decade of Wednesday gigs…"
— DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE (2020 Album Review of 'Jazz Party')
"Hearing Delfeayo deliver wonderfully woozy lyrical lines, full-bore solos, and the occasional artful gliss is pure joy."
— ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"American music of the kind offered by trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and his Uptown Jazz Orchestra remains richly textured and expertly performed, effectively drawing from vintage and modern jazz styles..."
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NEA Jazz Master & GRAMMY® Award-Winning Jazz Trombonist, Composer & Bandleader DELFEAYO MARSALIS, along with the Marsalis family of musicians including his father Ellis, was destined to a life in music. Delfeayo is brother to Wynton Marsalis (Trumpeter), Brandford Marsalis (Saxophonist), and Jason Marsalis (Drummer).
Delfeayo Marsalis has toured internationally with jazz legends such as Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones and Slide Hampton, as well as leading his own groups. At the age of 17, Delfeayo Marsalis began his career as a producer and has to date produced over 120 recordings garnering one GRAMMY® Award and several GRAMMY® Award Nominations.
In 2008, Delfeayo formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, a highly entertaining ensemble that focuses on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing, New Orleans polyphony and spontaneous arrangements. The 15-piece band delivers fun, exciting and joyful live performances.
NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis has a dual bachelor's degree in music performance and production from Berklee College of Music in Boston, and a Masters in Jazz Performance from the University of Louisville.
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Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club's 2023 Schedule of Shows now includes 9 NEA Jazz Masters, 47 GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artists, 40 Blues Music Award-Winners, and a comprehensive list of talented musicians with 435+ GRAMMY® Award Nominations amongst them. Tickets for DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club on Sunday July 30 at 6:30 and 9 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster and Jimmy's Online Event Calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
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The mission of Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is to provide guests with a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience featuring serious jazz and blues music served with exceptional cuisine. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club features a spectacular and visually breathtaking environment engineered to deliver the highest quality acoustics while utilizing state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is located within a beautifully restored 1905 building at 135 Congress Street in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information visit www.jimmysoncongress.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JimmysJazzBlues and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjazzblues/. Sign-up for Jimmy's Email Newsletter to stay informed on Upcoming Shows, New Artist Announcements, Promotional Offers, Ticket On-Sale Dates, Special Performances, and Jimmy's Sunday Jazz Brunch. In June 2023, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club was given the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for its' outstanding Wine List.
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An architecturally breathtaking center of arts and culture in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club offers a rare and spectacular venue to host important corporate functions, weddings, intimate or large-scale social gatherings, private parties, and memorable celebrations. The team at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club put heart and soul into creating a stunning full-service event space with new state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies delivered with outstanding next-level culinary experiences. Our high-touch approach, provided by professional and experienced event staff, ensures that everything is tailored to exceed your expectations. To start a conversation about hosting your event at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club, please call us at 888-603-5299, or fill out Jimmy's Private Event Request Form.
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PHILADELPHIA — A third person has been arrested in the escape of two inmates from a Philadelphia prison, one of whom remains on the run, police said.
Police said the 21-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon in Berwyn and will face charges of criminal conspiracy, hindering apprehension, escape and criminal use of a communication facility in the May 7 escape of 18-year-old Ameen Hurst and 24-year-old Nasir Grant.
Authorities haven’t specified the role he is alleged to have had in the escape of the pair, who cut a hole in a recreation yard fence and fled from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. The two, who were in the same unit but in different cells, were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing.
Grant, incarcerated on drug and weapons counts, was captured Thursday night after a task force staked out a north Philadelphia address where they believed he was staying. Authorities said he was wearing women’s Muslim clothing including a head covering that obscured his face. He’s now facing escape and conspiracy charges.
The U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force is now focused on tracking down Hurst, who is charged in four homicides and other crimes.
A woman was earlier charged with escape, conspiracy, hindering apprehension and criminal use of a communications facility. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that 21-year-old Xianni Stalling is accused of putting Hurst in touch with a potential getaway driver during recorded phone calls he made from jail hours before the escape.
Authorities have also alleged that the escapees were aided by a fellow inmate who’s charged with murder for a brawl outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak shop. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Flores-Huerta is charged with criminal conspiracy and escape. He is one of several people charged in the September 2021 death of 28-year-old Isidro Cortez of Queens, New York, outside Pat’s King of Steaks. Flores-Huerta’s lawyer has said other suspects were primarily responsible.
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MATHISTON, Miss. (WTVA) — Voters in Mathiston have decided who should fill an opening on the Board of Aldermen.
Scott Hollenhead emerged from a field of four candidates to win Tuesday's special election.
Hollenhead received 54 votes while Josh Palmer finished second with 36 votes. Gregg Pritchard came in third with 29 votes. Josh Buford rounded out the field with 15 votes.
The special election was held to fill the unexpired term of Jim McMinn, who died in October. | 2022-12-07T05:11:42+00:00 | wtva.com | https://www.wtva.com/news/winner-declared-in-mathiston-special-election/article_3ba64f7e-75dc-11ed-8c98-9f98aab79d26.html |
WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, June 26, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
753 PM EDT Sun Jun 26 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL OTSEGO AND NORTHEASTERN CHENANGO COUNTIES...
At 752 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Norwich, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported trees and wires down near Norwich.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Norwich, Guilford, North Norwich, Oxford, Sherburne, Preston, New
Berlin, Morris, Gilbertsville and South Plymouth.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Binghamton.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is paying his second visit to provinces devastated by the Feb. 6 earthquake as search and rescue efforts for buried survivors in the worst disaster in modern Turkish history are winding down.
Here’s a look at the key developments Monday in the quake’s aftermath:
DEATH TOLL APPROACHES 45,000
The Turkish disaster management agency, AFAD, has raised the number of confirmed fatalities from the earthquake in Turkey to 41,156. That increases the overall death toll in both Turkey and Syria to 44,844.
Search and rescue operations for survivors have been called off in most of the quake zone, but AFAD chief Yunus Sezer told reporters that search teams were pressing ahead with their efforts in more than a dozen collapsed buildings — most of them in the hardest-hit province of Hatay.
There were no signs of anyone being alive under the rubble since three members of one family — a mother, father and 12-year-old boy — were extracted from a collapsed building in Hatay on Saturday. The boy later died.
EU SEES RISK OF DISEASE OUTBREAK
The European Union’s health agency has warned of the risk of disease outbreaks in the coming weeks.
The Centre for Disease Prevention and Controls said that “food and water-borne diseases, respiratory infections and vaccine-preventable infections are a risk in the upcoming period, with the potential to cause outbreaks, particularly as survivors are moving to temporary shelters.”
“A surge of cholera cases in the affected areas is a significant possibility in the coming weeks,” it said, noting that authorities in northwestern Syria have reported thousands of cases of the disease since last September and a planned vaccination campaign was delayed due to the quake.
The ECDC also warned of viral infections such as hepatitis A, parasites and bacterial infections that can all be spread by difficult hygiene conditions in emergency shelters and camps.
SYRIA CALLS FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING UNITS
Syria’s minister of public works and housing, Suhail Abdul Latif, says the Syrian government will secure 350 housing units for people displaced by the earthquake and made a call for “friendly countries” to send more.
“We will secure the affected people within our capabilities, but after a while, it is not possible to continue placing families in shelters in order to preserve their health,” he said.
Housing has been a pressing need in all the earthquake-hit areas, with many families sleeping in makeshift tents or cramming into crowded schools and sports stadiums.
BLINKEN PRAISES AMERICANS’ RESPONSE
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has praised the support provided by Americans following the earthquake.
Blinken said in Ankara that the U.S. government had responded “within hours” to the disaster and had so far sent hundreds of personnel and relief supplies. But he said that ordinary Americans had also responded to “heartbreaking” images from the quake zone.
“We have nearly $80 million in donations from the private sector in the United States, (from) individuals. When I visited the Turkish Embassy in Washington, I almost couldn’t get in the front door because boxes were piled high throughout the driveway to the embassy,” Blinken said.
NATO SENDS CONTAINER HOMES
NATO says a ship carrying 600 temporary container homes has left Italy and is expected to arrive in Turkey next week.
The military alliance has pledged to send more than 1,000 containers that will serve as temporary shelters for at least 4,000 people left homeless by the earthquake.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who visited the quake-devastated region last week, called it the worst disaster in the alliance’s history.
Authorities say more than 110,000 buildings across 11 quake-hit Turkish provinces were either destroyed or so severely damaged that they need to be torn down. | 2023-02-20T14:12:19+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-key-developments-in-the-aftermath-of-the-turkey-syria-quake-4/ |
The company has created a special program to support Smithsonian scientists advancing conservation through the science of animal tracking
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) announced it has created a first-of-its-kind program in support of the Smithsonian Institution's Movement of Life Initiative, which advances conservation through the science of animal tracking. Through this program, Iridium® satellite connections are enabling Smithsonian scientists to overcome the challenge of tracking wildlife in remote areas, enabling better understanding of threats to the survival of terrestrial, avian, and marine life.
"Many of the landscapes where we work are large and inaccessible on foot or by vehicle, areas where Iridium offers a reliable solution to collect data on wildlife and their movements. The transmission of data in real-time is also vastly important, allowing field teams to respond to animals that are potentially in threat," said Jared Stabach, research ecologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and the terrestrial program lead for the Smithsonian's Movement of Life Initiative. "By collaborating with Iridium, we're better positioned to protect species and their habitats, providing information that informs conservation efforts on the ground."
Among the first species included in this program are Asian elephants, Masai giraffes, jaguars, wildebeests, bobcats, and addax (a rare antelope native to the Sahara Desert). Animal location data is sent over the Iridium network at predetermined intervals, enabling conservationists to monitor positions and transmit data to research bases or park ranger outposts as required. To aid the work of field conservationists, Iridium Extreme® Push-to-Talk (PTT) devices are also being used to provide reliable group communications for scientists and their teams while deployed in the field.
"The Movement of Life's global animal conservation efforts are incredibly important for the protection of threatened and endangered species, and Iridium is uniquely qualified to help with on-the-ground efforts in an impactful way," said Iridium CEO Matt Desch. "This partnership was a natural fit, and we're happy to join the Smithsonian in this important work and to play a part in better understanding the migrations of these animals and ecological impacts on their well-being."
This program is made possible through collaboration with Iridium partners that are supporting implementation, including collar manufacturing and service provision. These partners include Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) and Savannah Tracking Ltd, and Ground Control and VECTRONIC Aerospace.
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Iridium® is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. In 2019, the company completed a generational upgrade of its satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus®. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about Iridium products, services and partner solutions, visit www.iridium.com.
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Elementary school teacher saves student from choking on grape
MIDWAY, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - A teacher in Texas is being praised for saving one of her students from choking during the last week of school.
Jennifer Davis, a second-grade teacher at Chapel Park Elementary School, was getting her class ready for a picnic lunch when Brianna Martinez, one of her students, started choking on a grape.
Brianna came up to Davis with wide eyes and her hands shaking.
“I dropped my water bottle and went around behind her so I could do the Heimlich, which I’ve never had to do before,” Davis said. “I was calling out for help while doing the maneuver as there were some other teachers at a nearby table who I knew could help if it wasn’t working.”
Once the other teachers came to help, the grape was already out.
Brianna walked away only having a scratchy throat and feeling a little dizzy. Davis’s calm demeanor helped keep Brianna calm during a hectic situation.
Davis was recognized at the Midway Independent School District Board of Trustees with the Midway Extra Mile Hero Award last Tuesday. Brianna and her mom, Jessica Martinez, made sure they were there to help honor their hero.
“I am forever grateful for her,” Martinez said. “I don’t want to think about what could have happened if Jennifer had not been there.”
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A 16-year-old girl from Dayton was killed in a Warren County crash on Tuesday morning.
The crash happened around 11 a.m. on State Route 73 near Clarksville Road in Wayne Township.
The 16-year-old was the passenger in a van that reportedly ran a stop sign, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A semi hit the van, and the young woman died at the scene.
CareFlight took the driver of the van to the hospital with serious injuries. The semi driver wasn’t hurt.
The crash remains under investigation. | 2023-05-30T20:43:36+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/dayton-teen-killed-in-warren-county-crash-identified/ |
Company recorded a record high of $12 million in quarterly revenue (84% YoY increase) and Net Income of $2.6 million
Full year revenues were $36 million, a 108% increase compared to 2021
Delivered its sixth consecutive quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA of $2.5M, and $5.3M for fiscal year 2022
All financial results are reported in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated.
MONTREAL, Nov. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cannara Biotech Inc. ("Cannara" or the "Company") (TSXV: LOVE) (OTCQB: LOVFF) (FRA: 8CB), a vertically integrated producer of premium-grade cannabis and derivative products with two mega facilities based in Québec spanning over 1,650,000 sq. ft., today announced its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 financial and operating results for the three-month and full year periods ended August 31, 2022.
Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Financial and Operational Highlights
- Q4 2022 revenue of $12 million, an 84% increase compared to Q4 2021 and a 19% increase from the previous quarter.
- 2022 fiscal year revenue of $36 million, a 108% increase compared to 2021 fiscal year revenue.
- Recorded Q4 2022 gross profit before fair value adjustments of $4.8 million, an increase of 38% compared to Q4 2021 and a 27% increase from the previous quarter.
- Increased positive Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2022 to $2.5 million, an 83% increase vs Q4 2021.
- Increased positive Adjusted EBITDA to $5.3 million for the fiscal year 2022, a 254% increase vs fiscal year 2021.
- Delivered the Company's sixth straight quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA.
- Earned net income of $2.6 million for Q4 2022, and $2.3 million for the full year end of 2022.
- Successfully redesigned and activated 6 of 24 growing zones and have produced 6 harvests from the new Valleyfield facility (the "Valleyfield Facility") as of August 31, 2022.
- Approximately 2,570 kg of cannabis or 730,000 units sold across 3 flagship brands during Q4 2022, an increase of 26% in kg sold compared to the Q3 2022.
- The number of kg sold during the second half of 2022 increased by 69% compared to the first half of 2022, resulting from the increase in production from the Valleyfield Facility.
- Approximately 7,300 kg of cannabis or 2 million units sold across 3 flagship brands during fiscal year 2022, an increase of approximately 1.5 million of units sold or 286% compared to the prior fiscal year.
- The Company has $29 million in working capital of August 31, 2022.
- The Company granted a total of 1,200,000 stock options to employees at an exercise price of $0.18, subject to certain vesting conditions in accordance with the employee share option plan during Q4 2022 and subsequent to year-end, the Company granted a total of 7,500,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.10 and 14,000,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.18 to employees and 225,000 to board members at an exercise price of $0.18, subject to certain vesting conditions in accordance with the employee share option plan.
- Subsequent to year end, a total of 500,000 stock options were exercised at a price of $0.10 per share for a total consideration of $50,000, resulting in the issuance of 500,000 new common shares of the Company.
Full Year 2022 Business Highlights
- Valleyfield License Approval: In September 2021, the Company obtained from Health Canada the license necessary to be able to sell cannabis derivative products into the retail market in addition to receiving its processing and cultivation license at its Valleyfield Facility which was acquired in June 2021.
- Ontario Expansion: In October 2021, the Company started to deliver a selection of products to the Ontario Cannabis Store on a weekly basis for the Ontario retail market. This marks the Company's second major market expansion in Canada.
- Valleyfield's first growing zone activated: In November 2021, the Company propagated its first zone in the Valleyfield Facility with 9,600 plants. In addition, the Company launched at the beginning of November its first two hash products in Quebec retail stores.
- Valleyfield's second growing zone activated: In January 2022, the Company completed the propagation of its second zone in the Valleyfield Facility with 9,600 plants.
- Valleyfield's third growing zone activated/successful harvest: In February and March 2022, the Company successfully harvested its two first lots in the newly redesigned Valleyfield Facility and activated its third growing zone during March 2022.
- Valleyfield's fourth growing zone activated: In April 2022, the Company successfully redesigned and propagated its fourth growing zone in the Valleyfield Facility.
- SWAP settlement: In April 2022, management closed an interest rate swap it had previously entered, resulting in a net cash return of $560,000.
- New Genetic/SKU released on market and fifth growing zone activated: In May 2022, the Company introduced Slapz under the Nugz brand to the Quebec market and launched its higher potency Fresh Frozen Hash Rosin under the Nugz brand in Ontario. The Company also redesigned and propagated its fifth growing zone in the Valleyfield Facility.
- Closed $50 Million Credit Facility Led by BMO Commercial Banking ("BMO"): In May 2022, the Company entered into a new a credit facility agreement with BMO for a total of $50 million plus a potential accordion facility for up to an additional $10 million of credit availability with favorable terms including a declining interest rate over time as the Company hits certain covenant thresholds and the ability to repay the facility without penalty at any time. Under the terms of this new credit facility, the Company will not make any principal payments for the first six months.
- Valleyfield's sixth growing zone activated/ BHO lab extraction/approval from BCLDB: In July 2022, the Company activated its sixth growing zone, one month ahead of schedule. Also, the Company launched its Nugz Old School Hash, in addition to its first Tribal pre-roll pack in Ontario, Gelato Mint 5 x 0.5g pre-rolls. The Company also successfully commenced extraction at its in-house BHO lab. The Company obtained approval from the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch ("BCLDB") to become a licensed vendor in British Columbia. A total of 7 SKUs has been accepted across the Tribal, Nugz, and Orchid CBD brands to be launched in September 2022, now providing the Company with access to 3 out of the 4 largest Canadian markets.
- Cannara signs an Exclusive Brand Partnership with Exotic Genetix in Canada: In August 2022, Cannara announced an exclusive brand partnership with 50-time award-winning US-based cannabis breeder, cultivator and hash maker, Exotic Genetix Ltd. ("Exotic Genetix"). Cannara was granted an exclusive license to use, market, sell and distribute Exotic Genetix branded products throughout Canada.
- Launch of live resin vape cartridge and its custom vape battery, Tribal Uni Pro Ark in addition to 14 other new SKUs across Ontario and Quebec: In September 2022, the Company launched its 1-gram G Mint Live Resin vape cartridge, introduced a premium universal 510 vape battery, the Tribal UNI Pro ARK, and announced plans to release 14 new SKUs of its premium-grade cannabis in Ontario and Quebec under the Company's flagship brands.
- Increased Market Penetration: Cannara continues to increase its market penetration in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and now British Columbia, and is currently focused on expanding its market share through higher volumes of product sold in its current markets.
- Continued Positive Adjusted EBITDA: Cannara expects to continue to report positive quarterly Adjusted EBITDA resulting from the Company's focus on premium-grade cannabis products at disruptive retail pricing, its lean operational model and its two mega facilities benefiting from Quebec's low electricity cost and competitive labour rates.
"This past year was a tremendous success, and I am very proud of the team at Cannara for their dedication, hard work and support as we continue to strive towards being one of the premier cannabis cultivators in the country," stated Zohar Krivorot, President & Chief Executive Officer of Cannara. "Our state-of-the-art Valleyfield Facility is producing, as of today, seven of its twenty-four growing zones, each containing 9,600 plants each. We remain confident in fulfilling the remaining grow zones over the coming quarters, and our successful harvests should shed any doubt regarding our ability to achieve all of our expansion milestones and bring more premium-grade cannabis to market," concluded Mr. Krivorot.
Nicholas Sosiak, Chief Financial Officer of Cannara added, "Revenues, profits, and net income have all increased over the past 12 months while simultaneously adding new products for our customer base and none of this would be possible without the hard work of the entire Cannara family. Over the last twelve months, we have achieved a ramp up in production which was necessary to support the recent expansion plans to the other provinces. Given the recent expansion to the BC and the financial commitment required for such expansion, I am very proud to be able to report our sixth consecutive quarter of Adjusted EBITDA and a positive net income for our fiscal year end 2022. Our lenders continue to support us, our customers continue to purchase our products and as we continue our rapid growth, we expect to attract new customers throughout Canada who are constantly looking for new product offerings; this is just the beginning." concluded Mr. Sosiak.
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Outstanding Shares
As at the date of this report, the Company had 877,481,321 common shares and 45,635,998 stock options issued and outstanding. For further information, the complete Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, along with additional information about the Company and all of its public filings are available at sedar.com and the Company's investor website, investors.cannara.ca.
About Cannara Biotech Inc.
Cannara Biotech Inc. (TSXV: LOVE) (OTCQB: LOVFF) (FRA: 8CB) is a vertically integrated producer of affordable premium-grade cannabis and cannabis-derivative products for the Québec and Canadian markets. Cannara owns two mega facilities based in Québec spanning over 1,650,000 sq. ft., providing the Company with 125,000kg of potential annualized cultivation output. Leveraging Québec's low electricity costs, Cannara's facilities produce premium-grade cannabis products at an affordable price. For more information, please visit cannara.ca.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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This information release contains certain forward-looking information. Such information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those implied by statements herein, and therefore these statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. All forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to it as well as other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Due to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties identified by the Company in its public securities filings, actual events may differ materially from current expectations. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Solution to Provide Clients with Real-time Data and Analytics, Powered by Snowflake
OAKS, Pa., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEI® (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced the launch of SEI Data Cloud through a strategic partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to address the financial services industry's demand for more advanced data integration. SEI Data Cloud, Powered by Snowflake, is designed to offer a scalable, cloud-based data platform that clients globally can access directly through the SEI Wealth PlatformSM (SWP) or as a standalone service.
SEI Data Cloud seeks to meet the industry demand for more advanced data integration, as financial and technology organizations increasingly need database-like access to power analytics, application development, consumption of large amounts of data, and advanced reporting.
SEI Data Cloud users have access to modern delivery capabilities, including:
- On-demand access to real-time data
- Business event-based alerts and notifications
- Ease of information consumption
- Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS)
SEI plans to initially leverage Snowflake as a data delivery and analytics platform for SWP clients, providing users access to information in real time and enabling an enterprise view of information. SEI already has two early adopters of SEI Data Cloud and is engaging with multiple clients to roll out the solution.
Ultimately, the company intends to offer enterprise information delivery, reporting, and analytics capabilities to all clients across the financial services spectrum. This represents SEI's commitment to enhancing its offerings and delivering new solutions that enable clients to power their businesses and drive revenue growth for the company.
Sanjay Sharma, Head of Private Banking at SEI, said:
"The dynamic demand for flexible and real-time access to information with ease of consumption is rapidly growing across the financial services landscape. By leveraging Snowflake's data-sharing capabilities, we believe we can provide our clients access to customized data and analytics reporting at any time and in a manner that complements our modern API approach. We're thrilled to partner with Snowflake in delivering this transformative technology to our markets."
Rinesh Patel, Global Head of Financial Services at Snowflake, said:
"SEI's role in the wealth and asset management ecosystem combined with Snowflake's scalable data delivery and analytics capabilities, enables financial services participants to seamlessly consume, analyze, and utilize data. We look forward to working with SEI to redefine our customers' data experience and meet the evolving needs of the financial services community."
About SEI® SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, SEI works with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to solve problems, manage change and help protect assets—for growth today and in the future. As of June 30, 2022, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $1.3 trillion in assets. For more information, visit seic.com.
To become a Snowflake partner, get access to Snowflake's self-service partner resources and apply for the Powered by Snowflake program, please visit www.snowflake.com/partners/poweredbysnowflake.
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- Whether our solutions will address the financial services industry's demand for more advanced data integration;
- whether we will offer enterprise information delivery, reporting, and analytics capabilities to all clients across the financial services spectrum;
- our ability to provide our clients access to customized data and analytics reporting at any time and in a manner that complements our modern API approach; and
- the success, if any, of the sales and strategic initiatives we pursue.
You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, as they are based on the current beliefs and expectations of our management and subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe the assumptions upon which we base our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those described in our forward-looking statements can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.
In a statement Friday, the U.N. health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid stigmatization. The version of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin will now be known as Clade one or I and the West Africa clade will be known as Clade two or II.
WHO said the decision was made following a meeting of scientists this week and in line with current best practices for naming diseases, which aims to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare.”
Numerous other diseases, including Japanese encephalitis, Marburg virus, Spanish influenza and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome have been named after the geographic areas where they first arose or were identified. WHO has not publicly suggested changing any of those names.
Monkeypox was first named in 1958 when research monkeys in Denmark were observed to have a “pox-like” disease, although they are not thought to be the animal reservoir.
WHO said it was also opening a way for the public to suggest new names for monkeypox, but did not say when any new name would be announced.
To date, there have been more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox identified globally since May, with the majority of those beyond Africa. Monkeypox has been endemic in parts of central and west Africa for decades and was not known to trigger large outbreaks beyond the continent until May.
WHO declared the global spread of monkeypox to be an international emergency in July and the U.S. declared its own epidemic to be a national emergency earlier this month.
Outside of Africa, 98% of cases are in men who have sex with men. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease. | 2022-08-13T12:00:11+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-health/who-plans-to-rename-monkeypox-over-stigmatization-concerns/ |
Hours after his former No. 2 and possible 2024 primary rival gave a speech outlining a "road map for conservative leaders," former President Trump delivered a grim and rambling speech about violent crime in his first appearance in D.C. since he skipped Joe Biden's Inauguration Day ceremony and left the White House in 2021.
"We need an all-out effort to defeat violent crime in America, and strongly defeat it, and be tough and be nasty and be mean if we have to," Trump said in remarks to the America First Policy Institute, not far from where he delivered a speech on Jan. 6, 2021, in which he encouraged supporters he knew were armed to march on the U.S. Capitol to stop the counting of electoral votes.
Trump's speech echoed themes from his inauguration speech in 2017, in which he spoke about crime-ridden streets and "American carnage."
"Our country is now a cesspool of crime," he said Tuesday. "We have blood, death, and suffering on a scale once unthinkable because of the Democrat Party's effort to destroy and dismantle law enforcement all throughout America."
Trump detailed his set of policy prescriptions to combat the bleak picture of American society he painted, calling for police squad cars to be parked on "every corner," moving the homeless out of cities to "large parcels of inexpensive land in the outer reaches of the cities," imposing the death penalty on convicted drug dealers, and reinstating stop-and-frisk policies.
According to the Brennan Center for Justice, the murder rate rose by nearly 30 percent in large cities in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available. More than 75 percent of murders that year were committed with a firearm, according to the CDC.
What began as a speech that appeared to stick to the teleprompter's policy message of crime devolved into a crass comedy routine that mocked transgender people and the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
Competing visions of the GOP
The dueling speeches in the nation's capital highlight competing visions of the future of the Republican Party.
But it's a contrast former Vice President Mike Pence was reticent to call out.
In the Q&A portion of an event at the Young America's Foundation on Tuesday morning, Pence was asked by a student whether the divide between the former running mates extends to the rest of the conservative movement.
Pence demurred, saying he "couldn't be more proud of the record of the Trump-Pence administration."
"I'll always be grateful for the opportunity to serve as vice president," he said. "I don't know that our movement is that divided. I don't know that the president and I differ on issues — we may differ on focus."
Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the Young Americas Foundation Student Conference on Tuesday, telling attendees that while he and former President Trump have a shared approach to issues facing the country, they "may differ on focus." https://t.co/X6EuzRfbYM pic.twitter.com/MDuTa3YMPL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 26, 2022
In his remarks, Pence laid out a "freedom agenda" that he said he hopes will be a "beacon to help Americans navigate through these rough waters" — emphasizing economic opportunity and turning back a "pernicious woke agenda." He praised the Supreme Court's recent decision eliminating the federal right to an abortion, noting it was made possible because of three justices appointed by the "Trump-Pence administration."
At times, Pence seemed to walk right up to the line of calling out his former boss by name, but instead opted for veiled references.
"Conservatism is bigger than any one moment, any one election or any one person," he said, later adding: "We always right the ship when our leaders veer off course."
He stressed multiple times that elections are about the future, not the past.
"Frankly, 2022 may be the best chance we will ever have to build a lasting majority to invigorate the conservative movement to fulfill conservatism's purpose and to save our nation from the left wing tyranny socialism and decline," he said.
Pence and Trump have held separate rallies for candidates representing their own brands of conservatism, highlighting the contrast in how each wishes to shape the direction of the GOP.
Ahead of Arizona's Republican gubernatorial primary election, Pence supported Karrin Taylor Robson, while Trump's pick, Kari Lake, runs a campaign that echoes his false claims about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
In Georgia's Republican primary for governor, Pence's pick, Gov. Brian Kemp, defeated Trump-backed challenger former Sen. David Perdue
Shadow of Jan. 6 hearings
The pair of speeches comes days after the eighth public hearing of the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. Throughout the hearings, the committee has made the case that Trump chose not to act as his supporters laid siege to the Capitol, chanting "Hang Mike Pence", as part of a last-ditch effort to overturn the results of the presidential election.
Pence has defended his actions on the 6th as he presided over the counting of electoral ballots at the Capitol, telling the conservative Federalist Society in February that Trump was "wrong" to suggest he could overturn the results.
"I had no right to overturn the election. The presidency belongs to the American people and the American people alone," he said at the time. "And frankly, there is no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president."
According to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, a majority of Americans blame Trump for what took place on Jan. 6 (57%), but only 18% of Republicans think Trump is culpable.
NPR's Tamara Keith contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON — George Tickner, an original guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Journey has died, according to co-founding member Neal Schon. Tickner was 76.
Schon shared the news of Tickner's passing in a social media post on Tuesday night.
"Journey Junkies, I have some very sad news. George Tickner, Journey’s original rhythm guitarist and songwriting contributor on their first three albums, has passed away. He was 76 years old,” the post from Schon stated.
He continued, "Thank you for your incomparable contributions to Journey's early years...Fly free above the stars, Sir."
Tickner first played in the psychedelic rock band Frumious Bandersnatch with Ross Valory, then co-founded Journey with Valory, Schon and Gregg Rolie in 1973.
According to Variety, Tickner left the band after they released their self-titled debut album in 1975 in order to pursue a career in medicine. He attended Stanford Medical School on a full scholarship, according to Schon's post.
He co-wrote several songs on the debut album including "Of a Lifetime," "Topaz" and "Mystery Mountain," the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
"'Of a Lifetime' is still one of my favorite songs ever," Schon noted in his post about Tickner's death.
Tickner reunited with the band in 2005 when Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Journey would go on to become one of the world's bestselling bands, including chart-topping hits like "Don’t Stop Believing," 25 gold and platinum albums and nineteen Top 40 singles in the U.S.
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Back in 2016, Jamie Clark of Seattle was a software engineer who planned to take a year off of work to finish a master’s degree in computational linguistics. One year turned into three and a career change into financial planning.
“Part of our job as financial planners is to help people be prepared,” says Clark, now a certified financial planner who recently launched their own firm, Ruby Pebble Financial Planning. “And I want to help people build that flexibility.”
Career breaks are extended and usually unpaid stretches of time off work. Such breaks can be aspirational — giving you time to travel, pursue a degree, change careers or launch a business. Or, they can be prompted by life events, such as caring for a child, nursing a family member or dealing with an illness or burnout.
Whatever the cause, some planning can help you make the most of your break.
SAVE AND BUDGET DILIGENTLY
CFP Henry Hoang of Irvine, California, doesn’t believe most people need detailed budgets, as long as they’re saving adequately for their goals. But career breaks are an exception, he says. When your paychecks stop, you’ll want to have enough savings to sustain you. That starts with knowing precisely what you’re spending today and estimating what your expenses will be during your break. Some costs might decline, such as commuting or child care. But you also might have new costs, including higher health insurance premiums if your current coverage is employer-subsidized.
Once you calculate how much you need to save, consider adding a fudge factor equal to two or three months’ worth of expenses in case it takes longer than expected to land your next job, Hoang suggests. One of Hoang’s friends didn’t do that, and wound up raiding his 401(k) to pay the bills.
And speaking of retirement: Extended breaks could mean you’ll need to work past normal retirement age or increase your savings rate significantly to retire on time. If you’re planning to take more than two years off, use a retirement calculator or consult a financial planner to see how that might affect your plans to retire, Hoang says.
Clark saved enough from a high-paying job to cover living expenses for two years, and was able to stretch that to three years after getting married. Their spouse paid the bills as Clark used remaining savings to pay tuition and other costs to get their financial planning credential.
Clark says that careful tracking of expenses and thoughtful budgeting not only helped make their savings last, but it also alleviated some of the stress of Clark being without a paycheck.
“There are always surprises, but it’s good to try and minimize them, or at least minimize impact on your finances,” Clark says.
MAKE A PLAN FOR YOUR TIME
You may feel you need a break from strict schedules, but having no plan means you could waste this precious time you prepared and saved for.
Hoang has another cautionary tale from a client who started his break with a strong desire to change careers and spend more time with his young children. His days quickly filled up with parenting duties, and he never made time to explore other jobs, Hoang says. When his savings ran out, he ended up going back into his same field.
“Having clarity on what you really want out of this career break could make a tremendous difference in experience overall,” Hoang says.
The details of your plan will depend on your career break goals, but consider scheduling lunch with a professional colleague every month or so to maintain your network and stay abreast of developments in your field. If you’re considering a career change, make a timeline for when you’ll accomplish certain steps, such as meeting with a career counselor and determining what education or certifications you’ll need.
CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES
An extended career break may not be possible. You may have too much debt, too many bills or too many people depending on you to go months or years without a paycheck. Even if you have the savings, you may be understandably wary about leaving the job you have without another one lined up.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re stuck.
A few employers offer paid sabbaticals , while others provide unpaid leave to workers who need a break. You may be eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act if you have a newborn, adopt or foster a child, suffer from a serious health condition or are caring for an immediate family member such as a child, spouse or parent with a serious health condition.
Given the tight labor market, your employer may be willing to adjust your workload, transfer you to a job with less responsibility or reduce your hours. That could free up the time and energy you need to focus on what’s important to you — and what you want next in your life.
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and author of “Your Credit Score.” Email: lweston@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @lizweston.
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SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 10, 2023, as a leading figure in the field of assembly engineering in China, Benjun Wu, President of Shenzhen Zhongyi Construction Group Co., Ltd. came out on the top in the selection of the annual entrepreneur award at the just-concluded 12th China-US Business Summit and became one of the six award-winning entrepreneurs from China and the United States, and he was also the only entrepreneur from the field of prefabricated construction to receive this award this year.
The reason that Benjun Wu was able to stand out from hundreds of candidates and win the honor of Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year was due to his innovative ability that others could not match and the resulting brilliant achievements that he showed in leading Shenzhen Zhongyi Construction Group Co., Ltd. in the past ten years.
When Benjun Wu took over Shenzhen Zhongyi Construction Group Co., Ltd in 2016, he had more than 20 years of practical experience in prefabricated construction design. He is an outstanding prefabricated construction expert, who won the highest honor award in China's architectural decoration industry in 2013 - "National Construction Decoration Award"; From 2013 to 2015, he was awarded "National Excellent Project Manager of Architectural Decoration Industry" for three consecutive years; From 2012 to 2015, he won the title of "Excellent Constructor of Building Decoration Project of Guangdong Province" and other national awards for four consecutive years. Under his leadership, the company's achievements have also been highly recognized in the industry. The company has successively won "China Construction Engineering Decoration Award", "Excellent Architectural Decoration Project Award of Guangdong Province" and other major awards in the industry. Under his leadership, the company has continued to carry out scientific and technological innovation, and has obtained 1 patent for invention, 29 patents for utility models and 5 software copyrights. At the same time, the number of patent applications is increasing by 3-5 innovative R&D technologies a year, making Zhongyi Construction become a professional architectural decoration design and construction enterprise integrating building decoration, building curtain wall, building electromechanical, furniture and interior decoration, firefighting facilities, landscaping, etc. and also a top ten enterprise in the field of prefabricated construction in China.
Benjun Wu is also an excellent manager who has led the company to create one feat after another in China's prefabricated construction design industry. Under his leadership, the company has strong technical equipment strength and economic strength, with more than 100 various professional engineering technology and economic management talents and the business scope all over China, providing cross-field and comprehensive engineering services for transportation institutions, cultural industry, finance, real estate government institutions, high-end star hotel groups and other large customers. Under the leadership of Benjun Wu, the company's business has made tremendous growth, achieving high growth in output value for six consecutive years, from 3.28 million yuan in 2016 to 336.81 million yuan in 2021. In just a few years, the company's annual growth rate of output value has reached as high as an astonishing 10168.60%. This growth rate can definitely be called a miracle. Even in 2022, the year that the economy was severely impacted by the epidemic, the company's completed output value was basically the same as that in 2021. In order to meet the needs of market development and realize the great development of the enterprise, the company continues to promote and implement the "strategy of technological innovation", taking innovation as the core, developing high-tech services, renovating conventional industries, and striving to enhance the innovation ability of the enterprise. Benjun Wu established the R&D department of the company in 2017. As the main developer of the company's new technology, new equipment, and new materials, he is responsible for the development of reasonable and advanced prefabricated building design schemes and interior decoration design schemes, putting forward design optimization suggestions based on the principle of economic efficiency in design, to save the project cost to the greatest extent. He is also responsible for the review of architectural design, interior design, decoration design and other secondary in-depth review, and the review of major design changes in the progress of the project from a professional and economic perspective. At the same time, he puts forward the company's design and R&D project plan, including the establishment of the project, key technologies, innovation points, personnel and funding requirements, etc. according to the needs of the market, technical development status and trend of the industry.
Under the leadership of Benjun Wu, Zhongyi Construction has always adhered to the road of sustainable development of scale and environmental protection for many years, leading the development trend and norms of the industry, and actively becoming one of the top brands of China's building assembly engineering. He is realistic and innovative, and determined to build Zhongyi Construction into a leading enterprise in the industry to improve the traditional Chinese construction techniques and processes through design and development, application of new materials, industrialized production and prefabricated construction.
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Leading U.S. independent provider of behavioral health care acquires Acacia Counseling to help meet the surging demand for mental health services on campuses across America
DENVER, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindpath Health, a leading independent U.S. provider of high-quality outpatient mental health services, today announced the acquisition of Acacia Counseling and Wellness, a leading provider of accessible and specialized therapy, psychiatry, and telehealth for college students and their communities. Acacia's executive team, including co-founders Dr. Keith Higginbotham and Dr. Brett Donnelly, will join Mindpath Health to help transform mental health care for college students.
"Research shows that up to three-quarters of college students have experienced heightened stress and anxiety the past two years and many have developed life-altering mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety as a result," said Mindpath Health CEO, Christopher Brengard. "Our acquisition of Acacia Counseling and Wellness will increase access to affordable, quality mental health care for college communities nationwide to help transform their world through better overall health and wellness."
Built on a spirit of community and a dedication to collective wellness, Acacia was founded by noted psychologists and prior university counselors, Dr. Keith Higginbotham and Dr. Brett Donnelly in 2014. Acacia Counseling and Wellness provides traditional counseling and psychotherapy, and offers workshops, sessions with therapy animals, wellness activities, and more. Acacia's founders will carry that commitment and those principles to their work with Mindpath Health.
"We wanted to expand our services in order to serve university students nationally," said Dr. Keith Higginbotham, CEO of Acacia Counseling and Wellness. "Mindpath Health shares the same mission and long-term goals and we look forward to continuing our work with university students as part of the Mindpath Health team."
According to a recent report, Under Pressure: Inside the College Mental Health Crisis published by APM Reports, "Colleges have seen a substantial increase in students who have depression seeking mental health services in the past decade. Large numbers of students report depression, anxiety, and contemplating suicide and those numbers have been on the increase. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, one-quarter of 18- to 24-year-olds surveyed reported having seriously considered suicide in the previous 30 days."
Mindpath Health has deep mental healthcare expertise; its providers form close working relationships with primary care physicians to ensure patients receive high quality coordinated care. With a focus on clinical excellence, providers can offer patients a range of treatments and modalities, including psychiatry, medication management, psychotherapy/counseling, family therapy/counseling, relationship/marital counseling, group therapy, psychological testing, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy.
Mindpath Health is a leading, independent U.S. provider of high-quality outpatient behavioral health services that blends human connection with science-based care, to help guide people on their mental health journey and uplift the communities around them. With a team of more than 650 mental health clinicians, Mindpath Health provides a broad spectrum of psychiatry, including psychotherapy and TMS to more than 97,400 patients annually. We offer telehealth and in-person visits and coordinate care with primary care physicians and referring providers to ensure a focus on total health. Mindpath Health is in-network with most major health insurance providers and has more than 100 locations across California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Arizona and growing. Please visit mindpath.com to learn more.
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How to Watch College Softball Streaming Live - Saturday, May 6
For big NCAA softball fans who want to watch every game, check out the article below to find out how to watch or live stream the 16 games that are airing on Fubo on May 6.
Watch even more NCAA Softball action with ESPN+!
College Softball Games Streaming Live Today
Watch Michigan at Minnesota Softball
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Big Ten Network
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Watch South Carolina at Tennessee Softball
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: SECN
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Watch Alabama at Ole Miss Softball
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: SECN
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Watch Boise State vs Fresno State Softball
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
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Watch Louisville at Florida State Softball
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ACCN
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Watch Florida at Kentucky Softball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Watch New Mexico at UNLV Softball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
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Watch Georgia at LSU Softball
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: SECN
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Watch NC State at Pittsburgh Softball
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
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Watch New Mexico vs UNLV Softball
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
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Watch Arizona State at Oregon State Softball
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
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Watch Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Softball
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Watch Utah at Oregon Softball
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
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Watch California at Arizona Softball
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
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Watch Washington at Stanford Softball
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
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Watch Washington vs Stanford Softball
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
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Make sure you're following along with all the NCAA Softball action all season long on Fubo and ESPN+!
Every team's journey toward the Women's College World Series starts with the NCAA Tournament selection show on Sunday, May 14 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2. Tournament play kicks off the next weekend with Regionals action from May 18-21, followed by Super Regionals from May 25-28, and concludes with the Women's College World Series from June 1-9, taking place at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
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TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Kognitiv Corporation ("Kognitiv"), a global leader in driving customer loyalty through data insights and multi-enterprise collaboration, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Sullivan as Chief Executive Officer.
Tim is an innovative leader with nearly 30 years of enterprise technology, digital, and SaaS/PaaS experience spanning startup, corporate, private equity backed, and public company environments. Most recently, Tim served as CEO & President of Cendyn, a technology company that enables digital transformation in the hospitality industry.
"We are excited to welcome Tim to Kognitiv and see him bring his expertise and leadership to our company," said Rick Nathan, Chair of the Kognitiv Board of Directors. "With his track record of scaling software and platform companies, leading global teams, and driving revenue growth, we are confident that Tim will lead Kognitiv through continued growth while delivering greater value for our clients and investors."
As CEO & President of Cendyn, Tim built a world-class executive team to lead a globally distributed workforce in delivering an integrated sales, marketing, e-commerce, and revenue optimization technology platform. Designed for the hospitality industry, the platform comprises a suite of enterprise applications that deliver performance, loyalty, and profitable revenue growth for thousands of hotels and resorts around the world. During his time as CEO, Tim drove continued growth through global expansion and strategic M&A.
Prior to being appointed CEO of Cendyn, Tim served as Chief Revenue Officer. In that role, his accomplishments include leading sales and account management teams to grow Cendyn's market share in EMEA and APAC; doubling annual revenue; and securing key strategic partnerships. During his tenure as CRO, Tim was named one of the Top 25 Extraordinary Minds by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International, recognizing his contributions and the vital role he played in the company's success.
In addition to his accomplishments at Cendyn, Tim cofounded and built SaaS company Godengo and held leadership positions at NTT Communications.
"I am beyond excited to be joining the insanely talented team at Kognitiv," said Tim Sullivan, chief executive officer. "With a world-class board of directors and leadership team, blue-chip customer base, and innovative technology platform, we are well positioned for continued growth. I am looking forward to working with the team to execute our vision and unlock more value for all our stakeholders."
Founded in 2008, Kognitiv is challenging global brands to redefine how they engage with their customers and deliver meaningful experiences that earn their lifetime loyalty. In June 2020, Kognitiv and Aimia's Loyalty Solutions came together to create a data and technology-led business, employing people across 20 countries worldwide.
With 200+ clients and partners in more than 50 markets globally, Kognitiv is removing the complexity of cultivating loyalty, data, and partnerships, so brands can deliver enhanced value, personalization, and experiences to today's consumers, right where they are.
Kognitiv's largest investors include Aimia Inc., a publicly-traded holding company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AIM).
Find out more at www.kognitiv.com.
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In what will surely delight action movie audiences worldwide, it looks like John Wick isn't going anywhere any time soon.
The notoriously unkillable assassin played by Keanu Reeves -- who has portrayed the character in four films thus far, most recently in last month's well-received "John Wick: Chapter 4" -- will again be seen in next year's spinoff movie "Ballerina," studio Lionsgate announced Tuesday.
The film, which will expand on a character enigmatically named Ballerina introduced in 2019's "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum," will also feature Oscar nominee Ana de Armas, as "an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma," according to the announcement.
Actors from the "John Wick" universe set to return for "Ballerina" include Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane and the late Lance Reddick, while franchise newcomers Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Norman Reedus are also set to appear.
The role of the Ballerina was first played by dancer Unity Phelan in "John Wick: Chapter 3."
The Lionsgate announcement this week did not share any specifics on plot for "Ballerina," nor where the film will fall in the Wick timeline.
Other planned entries in the "John Wick" franchise include a fifth film, aptly titled "John Wick: Chapter 5," as well as a prequel seires set for Peacock later this year called "The Continental."
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Gracewood Gardens is gorgeous, historic and a heritage. In Paul Schrader's new film "Master Gardener," Joel Edgerton plays Narvel, the meticulous master gardener at the fictional Southern estate who has a grim past. Sigourney Weaver is Norma, the matriarch who inherited Gracewood Gardens and wants to preserve it, and wants to see if some of the harmony that Narvel has found in the garden might help Maya, a troubled grandniece she barely knows.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MASTER GARDENER")
SIGOURNEY WEAVER: (As Norma Haverhill) I gave your mother everything I could. She couldn't weed her garden. Listen to me. I came here for a pleasant lunch. And here we are in the muck of the past.
QUINTESSA SWINDELL: (As Maya) That is a muck farm. And I'm sorry if I offended you, but I'm not inadequate.
WEAVER: (As Norma Haverhill) No, of course you're not. You're impertinent.
SIMON: Ooh - that's Quintessa Swindell...
WEAVER: Ooh (laughter).
SIMON: ...As Maya. Sigourney Weaver is her grand-aunt. And Sigourney Weaver, the multi-time Oscar nominee - Ripley in "Alien," Gwen in "Galaxy Quest," Dana in "Ghostbusters," Dian Fossey in "Gorillas In The Mist," we could go on - joins us from NPR's New York bureau. Thank you so much for being with us.
WEAVER: Oh, it's such a pleasure. I'm such a fan of the show.
SIMON: Well, thank you. But I got to ask, because we both kind of blanched at that clip, what drew you to play a character who can be so imperious?
WEAVER: Well, she has her imperious moments. It's true. But she's also - like really all of Paul Schrader's characters, she's quite a complex person. I've actually tried to avoid playing this kind of character. They can easily be a caricature of some sort of rich [expletive] type.
And what Paul Schrader, whose work I admire so much - he's, you know, the author of "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull" and the - you know, a master filmmaker in America. And he's taking on subjects about America that no one else, I think, is taking on. In this movie, he takes on white supremacy. And there's so much going on.
And I couldn't resist it, frankly. It was the kind of part where you get to chew the scenery a little bit, and I've always avoided those too. But in this one I sort of - I felt it was delicious and awful and irresistible.
SIMON: May I ask, is Narvel her lover or master gardener with benefits?
WEAVER: I think they're both sexual people, and it was a great joy to play a woman in her 70s who has a sex life. Let's put it that way. And frankly, Narvel can't exactly go down the road to a bar. You know, he's in a situation where he has to stay hidden. And Norma, I don't think, finds her own class very interesting. It's a kind of relationship of convenience that suits them both.
SIMON: Did you learn something about plants?
WEAVER: Well, you know, I'm a very enthusiastic gardener. And the one comment I made to Paul when I met him - I said, you know, people who have gardens garden, so why don't we see Norma reaching down and deadheading as she walks through the garden and see her, just without even paying any attention, repot something because it's almost like you can't help yourself. And I don't think Paul is a gardener, even though I think he's very eloquent about the art of gardening and the metaphor of gardening, the rebirth, but also destruction. But I said, you know, I can't keep my hands off the garden. And he wanted her to be removed from that as if that was the kind of work that was beneath her. And I found that the one thing that I felt was not true of gardeners.
SIMON: Like, gardeners like to get their hands soiled, right?
WEAVER: Yeah, absolutely.
SIMON: I did not know until seeing this film that some seeds can last 800 years. Did I get that right?
WEAVER: Oh, yes, it's true. And probably longer than that, in fact. I don't think we know. I work with the New York Botanical Garden, and they have a whole seed universe. And they're always adding to it, helping us, you know, learn more about the survival of seeds. And we're still discovering species that we haven't heard of before.
SIMON: What do you think people are talking about when they say, you know, like a Sigourney Weaver?
WEAVER: I don't know. I mean, I've done so many different roles, and people think of me for so many different things that probably people would be thinking about Ripley or something - you know, a sort of strong woman. And I've always felt that I may play women who are strong, but it's because that's how I perceive women. I don't perceive certain women as strong. I really perceive women as strong.
And often the characters I play are isolated for whatever reason because of some physical situation they're in or where they are in life. And no one is going to come to their rescue, just as you know, no one's going to come to the rescue of many women. You know, if you look around the world, it's women who are on the frontlines of climate change, who have to look after the families and the old people. And it's women who I think find the strength to hold everything else together. So to me, I am reflecting what I see. I'm not trying to make a hero out of a normal woman, but I do find women heroic in what they do every day.
SIMON: All these years on stage and screen - is there something you're still trying to nail?
WEAVER: (Laughter) You know, I'm so fortunate because I am offered so many opportunities to do things I haven't done. I'm about to go and play a hitman's agent, and she's a very sexy, somewhat sinister, but also charming person. I've never played anyone like Laverne (ph) and...
SIMON: OK, that's Sigourney Weaver. That's what I mean.
WEAVER: OK.
SIMON: That's a Sigourney Weaver role.
WEAVER: But it isn't. I don't think there is such a thing. Because why is Gwen in "Galaxy Quest" less of a Sigourney Weaver than Ripley? You have to understand, actors hate to be pigeonholed. So the idea that there's a Sigourney Weaver type of role is something I just don't embrace.
SIMON: The garden has put something into the lives of people in the film. Now, without entirely giving away the message - oh, I shouldn't say, you know. What's that old - you want to send a message, call Western Union.
WEAVER: Oh, well, I'd be very curious to know what you think the message is.
SIMON: Plants rejuvenate like us or we rejuvenate like plants. That's better.
WEAVER: Yes, one can - I think that Paul would say that the redeeming power of love rejuvenates you and that the care of another human being is like tending a garden with tenderness. So we are like plants, but they will only thrive if you pay attention to them.
SIMON: Sigourney Weaver, now in "Master Gardener." Thank you so much for being with us.
WEAVER: Well, thank you, Scott. It was a pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2023-06-07T06:13:22+00:00 | kclu.org | https://www.kclu.org/economy/economy/2023-05-20/sigourney-weaver-on-acting-in-paul-schraders-latest-film-master-gardener |
Lubbock attorney becomes president of Texas Young Lawyers Association
A Lubbock attorney has been elected as the first Lubbock female president of the Texas Young Lawyers Association, according to a news release.
On June 23, Laura Pratt, an attorney at Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC, was sworn in as president of TYLA. She was elected president-elect in May 2022, and will serve as president until June 2024.
Pratt focuses on business and commercial litigation, specifically business disputes, oil and gas, eminent domain, public utility law, environmental law, and agricultural law. She attended Texas Tech University School of Law and co-founded OneVoiceHome, a local nonprofit that supports survivors of sex trafficking.
“Lawyers are in a great position to serve their communities,” Pratt said. “TYLA has a rich history of public service, and I am excited to be a part of that legacy.”
TYLA, which was organized in 1930, is the public service arm of the State Bar of Texas. The organization's primary focuses are "to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in serving the public."
One of Pratt's 40 projects includes a "comprehensive website on Adulting."
“With the help of TYLA staff, TYLA Chair Ashley Hymel, and the other TYLA officers and directors, I have almost forty different projects and initiatives to accomplish this year," Pratt said. "For our signature project, with grant funding from the Texas Bar Foundation, we will create a comprehensive website on Adulting as seen through a legal lens, focusing on the most common legal rights and responsibilities associated with adulthood and providing additional resources for navigating the same.” | 2023-07-12T10:11:17+00:00 | lubbockonline.com | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/business/2023/07/12/lubbock-attorney-becomes-president-of-texas-young-lawyers-association/70399284007/ |
The 2023 Kia EV6 starts $7,100 higher than the previous model year, according to pricing information released by Kia.
That increase is mostly due to Kia dropping the base Light trim level, which started at $42,695 with the mandatory $1,295 destination charge, and was the only U.S. EV6 model to offer the smaller 58-kwh battery pack. All other versions use the 77.4-kwh pack.
The cheapest 2023 Kia EV6 trim level is the single-motor rear-wheel drive Wind, which starts at $49,795 with destination charge. The destination charge hasn’t changed for 2023, but Kia did raise the base MSRP for the EV6 Wind by $1,000. Adding dual-motor all-wheel drive bumps the price to $53,695.
And the difference is greater than that, as earlier this year the EV6 qualified for the $7,500 EV tax credit. New rules enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mean the tax credit is unlikely to return for the foreseeable future.
Dropping the base trim level and smaller battery pack does create more space between the EV6 and the 2023 Kia Niro EV, though. Because it initially looked like the Niro EV would beat the base EV6 on range. In single-motor form, with the smaller battery, the EV6 was rated at 232 EPA miles, while the Niro EV, which was redesigned for 2023, has an EPA-rated 253 miles of range. The Niro EV also undercuts the discontinued base EV6 with a $40,745 base price.
The rest of the 2023 EV6 lineup includes the GT-Line in single-motor and dual-motor guises starting at $53,995 and $58,695, respectively, and the dual-motor-only EV6 GT, starting at $62,695. Both the EV6 and closely related Hyundai Ioniq 5 top 300 miles of EPA range in their rear-wheel-drive forms, with the larger 77.4-kwh battery pack.
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OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company has released the names of eight companies chosen for its 2023 Startup Collaborator program. The Startup Collaborator was launched in 2019 and helps John Deere enhance precision technology in its agriculture and construction equipment.
"This year's group shows the importance of connecting with the startup community across a broad range of applications and technologies," said Julian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John Deere. These connections help John Deere better understand opportunities to advance precision technology in agriculture and construction."
The eight companies participating in the 2023 Startup Collaborator include:
Albedo, a startup company developing low-flying satellites that will collect visible and thermal imagery at ultra-high resolution.
ANELLO Photonics, a company that is disrupting the navigation industry with their Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope, a low-noise and low-drift optical gyroscope smart sensor for autonomous applications.
GrAI Matter Labs is in the business of Life-Ready AI – artificial intelligence that feels alive, delivering brain-inspired chips that behave like humans do and makes devices assisting humans act, and react, in real time.
Impossible Sensing, an aerospace company developing and applying space technology to the agriculture industry to help the world become carbon neutral.
IntelliCulture, a company providing farm equipment management software that helps drive sustainable farming practices through actionable insights, efficiency improvements and risk mitigation.
Precision AI, a startup that's creating the world's first artificial intelligence-powered agricultural drones for plant-level herbicide applications at broad-acre scale.
RodRadar, a company transforming excavation. Its Live Dig Radar™ technology provides real-time, on-site, automatic alerts to prevent damage to underground utility infrastructure during excavation.
Vega is the window that certifies agribusiness sustainability to the world. Supporting sustainable production, Vega impacts the entire agri-food chain through traceability, risk analysis and monitoring of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
"The Startup Collaborator is an exciting way for big ideas to grow into something larger," said Michele Kaiser, business development manager for the John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group. "As John Deere continues searching for new and interesting ideas, we can add value to our customers – even if we're not sure exactly how that might look. We are trying to help farmers solve big challenges in efficient ways. To do this, we need access to a lot of great ideas, so it's exciting to welcome these companies into the 2023 Startup Collaborator cohort and to see what we can learn from each other by working together."
The Startup Collaborator, now in its fifth year and includes notable alumni such as Bear Flag Robotics, and Hello Tractor. In 2021, Bear Flag Robotics was acquired by John Deere to support the company's autonomous tractor solutions. In 2022, John Deere also invested in Hello Tractor, a company that connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers through a farm-equipment sharing app.
Deere & Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a global leader in the delivery of agricultural, turf, construction, and forestry equipment. We help our customers push the boundaries of what's possible in ways that are more productive and sustainable to help life leap forward. Our technology-enabled products including John Deere Autonomous 8R Tractor, See & Spray™, and E-Power Backhoe are just some of the ways we help meet the world's increasing need for food, shelter, and infrastructure. Deere & Company also provides financial services through John Deere Financial.
For more information on Deere & Company, visit us at www.deere.com/en/news/.
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SOURCE Deere & Company | 2023-01-09T15:18:16+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2023/01/09/john-deere-announces-its-2023-startup-collaborators/ |
NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Friday, November 18, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
NYZ009-192100-
Northern Oneida-
Including the city of Boonville
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST
MONDAY...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of
snow 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow
accumulation of 8 to 12 inches. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Additional
moderate snow accumulation. Lows 10 TO 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 TO 20.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ015-192100-
Yates-
Including the city of Penn Yan
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
40 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
$$
NYZ016-192100-
Seneca-
Including the city of Seneca Falls
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and blustery. Highs in the lower 30s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
$$
NYZ017-192100-
Southern Cayuga-
Including the city of Auburn
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and blustery. Highs in the lower 30s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
$$
NYZ018-192100-
Onondaga-
Including the city of Syracuse
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Blustery with highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows around 20. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
$$
NYZ022-192100-
Steuben-
Including the cities of Corning and Hornell
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers after midnight.
Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of snow 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Snow showers likely, mainly in the morning.
Total snow accumulation around an inch possible. Highs around 30.
West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ023-192100-
Schuyler-
Including the city of Watkins Glen
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Blustery with highs around 30. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ024-192100-
Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows around 20.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
Chance of snow 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 TO 20. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ025-192100-
Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 15 TO 20. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ036-192100-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Blustery with highs around 30. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 TO 20. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
around 30. Chance of snow 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ037-192100-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers in the morning,
then snow showers in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Highs in the
lower 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance
of snow near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow. Additional light snow accumulation. Lows near
15. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow
near 100 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
around 30. Chance of snow 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ044-192100-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after
midnight. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
around 30. Chance of snow 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ045-192100-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
around 30. Chance of snow 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
$$
NYZ046-192100-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after
midnight. Lows around 20. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
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20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
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with gusts up to 30 mph.
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slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows around 20.
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20 percent.
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20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
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showers. Lows 15 TO 20. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
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10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
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in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
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10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 15 TO 20. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
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showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
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the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 TO 20. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
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335 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2022
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10 mph.
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.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
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LONDON (AP) — The name “FIFA” can bring to mind images of the World Cup and soccer’s greatest players, like Pele, Zinedine Zidane or Lionel Messi. The acronym for the sport’s governing body may also remind some of shameless bribery and corruption.
For many, though, it’s the video game that is synonymous with FIFA.
For three decades, the Switzerland-based soccer body has enjoyed a flourishing, mutually beneficial relationship with EA Sports. The annual edition of the video game, alongside related products, has raked in billions of dollars and has proven to be so lucrative that FIFA thinks it can be making even more on its own.
FIFA severed the licensing deal partnership with Electronic Arts Inc. on Tuesday, making FIFA23 the last new EA game with the involvement of both sides.
They are now becoming opponents.
EA will continue to make soccer games with best players and biggest teams, they will just be stripped of the FIFA brand and instead called EA Sports FC.
Confusingly, perhaps, FIFA24 should also be on the shelves next year because the soccer body is determined to go ahead with its own launch.
EA has already begun to highlight its advantages over the FIFA game, given it has the rights to show 19,000 players from more than 700 teams in more than 30 leagues playing in 100 stadiums. Manchester United, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will still be there, along with their best players.
“That is the only place that you can have an authentic, famous and fully representative football experience,” David Jackson, vice president of brand for EA SPORTS FIFA, told The Associated Press. “I do think that there is an element of potential confusion in the marketplace.”
The hyperbole from FIFA is already trying to undercut EA’s marketing by claiming it is in talks with multiple rival gaming companies and has plans to enter the metaverse.
“I can assure you,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, “that the only authentic, real game that has the FIFA name will be the best one available for gamers and football fans.”
How that will be achieved is far from clear, although FIFA does hold the rights to the biggest soccer show on earth. The World Cup will disappear from the EA game.
“The FIFA name is the only global, original title,” Infantino said. “FIFA 23, FIFA 24, FIFA 25 and FIFA 26, and so on — the constant is the FIFA name and it will remain forever and remain the best.”
That kind of bombastic talk puts pressure on FIFA to deliver on Infantino’s vision for a game that usurps the EA franchise despite not having the rights to feature leagues such as the Premier League — and the teams that play in them.
“New entrants would face a steep licensing curve to compete with EA,” said Andrew Marok, an analyst covering the digital media sector at investment bank Raymond James.
Soccer gaming is big business for EA. The annual report issued this week showed revenue of $6.19 billion.
“We’ve just had our biggest year — ever — for EA SPORTS FIFA games,” EA Sports CEO Andrew Wilson told investors on Wednesday, a day after it was announced the FIFA deal would cease at the end of the year.
A huge part of the revenue comes from the Ultimate Team mode, where customers buy extra content in EA sports games. That generated $1.623 billion in 2021.
“We have historically derived a significant portion of our net revenue from sales related to our largest and most popular game, FIFA, annualized versions of which are consistently one of the best-selling games in the marketplace,” EA told investors.
Brand loyalty will be key starting next year. Will gamers stay with EA’s rebranded product or jump to the rival being launched by FIFA?
It’s already a competitive market with eFootball, the former Pro Evolution Soccer game produced by Japanese firm Konami. That game has a partnership with Manchester United, though the record 20-time English champions will still feature in EA’s game through a Premier League agreement.
EA has already warned its investors of the risks to its soccer gaming business from rivals.
“Any events or circumstances that negatively impact our FIFA franchise, such as product or service quality, other products that take a portion of consumer spending and time, the delay or cancellation of a product or service launch, increased competition for key licenses, or real or perceived security risks, could negatively impact our financial results to a disproportionate extent,” EA said in its annual report.
EA should get an edge over FIFA by retaining its 300 license partners, 30 leagues and federations, 700 teams and 19,000 athletes, JPMorgan analyst David Karnovsky said in a client note.
“While it’s difficult to think there won’t be at least some impact from the brand shift to sales, the $150 million available from the absence of a license fee to FIFA provides ample room for marketing to drive awareness around EA Sports FC,” Karnovsky wrote.
Untangling itself from the world of soccer politics has its benefits for EA. Tensions between regional confederations have led to European body UEFA and South American counterpart CONMEBOL circumventing FIFA to launch their own meeting of champions. The debut of the Finalissima will see Italy and Argentina meet at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1. It would seem incongruous for EA to promote its FIFA game at the match.
“What name would we put on a perimeter board in a UEFA-CONMEBOL event? It’s really tough for us to put FIFA on there,” said Jackson, EA’s vice president of brand. “What has previously been a springboard for our brand, and an accelerant to it many years ago, has just become less valuable to us over time.”
EA might just have saved the FIFA brand as well. The fond association with the video game by so many fans has balanced against the toxicity of Sepp Blatter-era organization after the opening of sprawling criminal investigations into soccer corruption in 2015.
“If you ask a young football fan what FIFA is, they’re more likely to say a video game than they are the global governing body, but that value lives with us, I believe,” Jackson said. “We are the predominant voice in the world of football from an interactive entertainment perspective, and we don’t see a world where that changes.”
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Associated Press writer Michelle Chapman in New York contributed to this report.
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The expanded global strategic partnership offers new DocuSign Agreement Cloud integrations and capabilities across Microsoft's business solutions.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) today announced an expansion of its global strategic partnership with Microsoft to accelerate how people collaborate and come to agreement in the anywhere economy.
It has become increasingly evident that every company, from global enterprises to SMBs, need to fully digitally transform to stay competitive and relevant. To help achieve this transformation, DocuSign and Microsoft are providing new integrations and capabilities that enhance their joint customers' ability to prepare, sign and manage agreements in the cloud, from practically anywhere.
"Microsoft is critical to our vision of streamlining the agreement process for our customers, wherever they get work done. With so much of the world getting work done in Microsoft's applications and cloud services, we are thrilled to be deepening our relationship with Microsoft to jointly deliver on the promise of the anywhere economy," said Dan Springer, CEO, DocuSign.
"Our collaboration with DocuSign enhances our ability to help our customers bring the agreement processes directly into the flow of work," said Judson Althoff, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Microsoft. "Together we will reduce the complexity of collaborating on agreements, drive efficiency and productivity, and make anywhere work more possible."
This strategic partnership helps joint customers further achieve 'anywhere' collaboration and builds on Microsoft's relationship as a DocuSign customer and partner. It also deepens existing integrations across Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform applications to further automate contract processes.
Innovations include:
- DocuSign eSignature for Microsoft Teams: Today, this integration allows employees to get real-time notifications on agreements out for signature directly in Teams, enabling a more efficient and connected experience. Moving forward, Microsoft and DocuSign will work to deepen this integration to deliver additional end-user scenarios, including live signing in a Teams meeting.
- DocuSign eSignature for Microsoft 365: The existing solution enables organizations to securely send, sign, and track documents directly from SharePoint, Outlook and Word. Later this year, DocuSign plans to release an improved user interface, built-in dashboards, and automatic synchronization of data between SharePoint and eSignature envelopes.
- DocuSign CLM for Microsoft Word: This plugin allows users to access a legal clause library and an AI-powered risk scorecard from within Word. Later this year, interoperability of Word and CLM comments will be added to align the negotiation process between the two systems.
- DocuSign eSignature for Power Platform: Today, the solutions allow organizations to build automated signature workflows using the Microsoft Power Platform, including pre-built templates in Power Automate.
- DocuSign eSignature for Microsoft Dynamics 365: This integration helps sales teams close deals faster and provides sales leaders greater visibility into signing-process status. User-interface enhancements to further increase sales rep productivity are also being developed.
This agreement reinforces DocuSign Agreement Cloud as a Preferred Solution on Microsoft AppSource, representing a commitment to quality, performance and the ability to meet the needs of mutual customers.
As part of the agreement, Microsoft and DocuSign will also expand the use of each other's products within their own organizations. Microsoft will adopt DocuSign's products and services, including DocuSign eSignature and CLM, to streamline select e-signature and contract management workflows. DocuSign is planning to implement Power Platform to automate a wide variety of business processes such as payroll processing, payables management and employee experience, and will expand its use of Microsoft Azure beyond Canada and Australia into other geographies.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase DocuSign solutions should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. For more information on DocuSign, visit www.docusign.com.
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About DocuSign
DocuSign helps organizations connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements. As part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, DocuSign offers eSignature, the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. Today, over a million customers and more than a billion users in over 180 countries use the DocuSign Agreement Cloud to accelerate the process of doing business and to simplify people's lives.
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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A new Lullaby Lane sculpture at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, was dedicated recently by Kyle and Kristi Easley.
The sculpture was a way to honor their second child, who was stillborn, and a way to bring comfort and peace to other parents experiencing the same loss.
Kyle said he and his wife couldn’t have gotten through the pain without the emotional support of other families dealing with infant loss, and he has learned a lot along the way.
“I found the best way to deal with grief is to do things to help people or to honor those that have gone,” he said. “The challenge with this is how do you honor someone you never got to know. A life that never had a chance. It was something I struggled with.”
While visiting his daughter’s grave last year, Easley said he was just looking over the area surrounding Lullaby Lane, a dedicated section for child interment, when inspiration hit.
Having a deep appreciation for art and having worked with Mason City’s Sculptures On Parade as a member of the park board he thought, “What if I bought a sculpture and donated it to the cemetery?”
The process of finding the right sculpture took many months of flipping through an inventory of pieces and working closely with Robin Anderson, head of the Sculptures On Parade Committee.
“We were trying to figure out a piece that was meaningful and fit the space,” Easley told the Mason City Globe Gazette. “We felt we were looking for something fun and childlike.”
The Easleys had almost given up and thought they might have to commission an artist when one last look through the book provided them the answer. “Kristi got this gleam in her eye and we instantly knew this would be perfect,” Easley said.
The sculpture, entitled “Arc of Peace,” is the work of Lorri Acott, a Colorado artist.
The sculpture was on tour in Sioux Falls, South Dakota when Anderson inquired about it. The Easleys had hoped to purchase it and have it in place by Memorial Day this year. After a few timeline delays the family learned that when the artist found out what the Easleys wanted to do with it, she was so touched she recast the sculpture.
Country Landscapes donated ae limestone base and a bronze plaque was made by Le Doux signs in Mason City.
Then the weather had to cooperate to finish the landscaping and summer was approaching its end. After talking to Tyler Anderson, Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery manager who’s experienced infant loss himself, Easley said they decided to have the sculpture dedication in October to coincide with National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
The story behind “Arc of Peace” held special meaning to the Easleys. The piece was partially inspired by the Japanese story of a 1,000 paper cranes. It is the story of a young girl who developed leukemia from the radiation caused by the atomic bombs dropped during World War II.
The girl had been told if she folded these cranes she would be granted one wish. Her wish was to live. The girl only made it to 644 cranes before she died, and her family and friends finished her work for her.
Easley said when he read the story he broke down and cried because his best friend had a very aggressive form of leukemia and died last year. “He did everything he could. He just wanted to live. That was my sign,” Easley said.
“I’ve always believed loved ones who are gone are still with us,” Easley said. “She (his daughter) is in good hands in heaven. She’s with my friend.” | 2022-10-15T06:25:34+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Couple-hopes-sculpture-helps-families-grieving-17506942.php |
Tom Chapin: Home value: Tax liens on properties are outrageous
I applaud Les Gardinier for his Open forum in last Tuesday’s Camera about losing your house because you can’t afford to pay property taxes. I can’t think of a more insidious tax. I get the feeling that a lot of people don’t understand how this works. If your property taxes become delinquent, a tax lien on your property is sold at auction. The lien holder pays the taxes plus the bid premium. They then pay taxes on your property for the following two years. At the end of the third year, they get the title to your house and you become homeless.
I have an anecdote about this. I paid off my mortgage some years ago. At which point the county treasurer then sent tax notices to my home address instead of to my mortgage company. Problem is that a lot of us in Lyons don’t get home mail delivery. Our mailing address is a P.O. Box. So after a couple of years it occurred to me that I’d never gotten a tax notice. When I looked into it I discovered a tax lien on my property had been sold a couple of years prior, and I was within a few months of losing my house; a house that was paid for. It turns out that there are people whose business is to go to tax auctions and buy properties for pennies on the dollar. This is a symbiotic relationship with the county treasurer. And it seems outrageous to me.
Tom Chapin, Lyons
Susan Gills: Abortion: Mothers must protect offspring in a hailstorm of rhetoric
Oh, the irony. The article in the DC regarding the osprey mother protecting her eggs in the recent hailstorm (May 24, 2023). “The quarter-sized, pea-sized hail would have cracked the eggs… In the video, the osprey can be seen flinching and breathing heavily as the hail fills the nest. But the mother osprey dutifully kept her eggs safe and endured the storm on her own. … The heartbreaking yet inspiring video drew many viewers to the live stream and garnered national attention. … People love seeing wildlife do incredible things and show determination and resiliency, especially when it is a mother protecting her future offspring.”
Then there are humans who attempt to do the same, peacefully and prayerfully — to assist mothers from destroying their future offspring. We get yelled out, the middle finger, honks, profanity, local and federal prosecution. You may not know the other side as it is not often seen in videos — the inspiring thumbs up, prayers of thank you, mothers returning with those offspring in arms or walking beside her, thanking those who stand in quiet prayers outside abortion clinics so that they changed their mind and weathered the difficult situation to protect their future offspring in the midst of the hailstorm of rhetoric that it is just a clump of cells.
Susan Gills, Boulder
Marc Tanenbaum: Politics: Our democracy is fragile. We need to protect it.
Trump Republicans are, in my opinion, very similar to the European fascists that existed in the 20th century during two world wars. Common traits are violence, racism and repression. They represent a minority, maybe 25% to 35% of the population but a very organized and vocal group. As with any successful cult, they have an authoritarian and charismatic leader in Donald Trump who wraps himself in religion. White Christian nationalism. We must remain diligent and do whatever is necessary to protect our democracy which is fragile and can be lost almost overnight. It is a fight we must engage in and must win.
Marc Tanenbaum, Niwot
Payson Sheets: Unity: Moving in the same direction
The Bolder Boulder is the only thing in this community that gets everyone moving in the same direction.
Payson Sheets, Boulder | 2023-05-30T13:45:23+00:00 | dailycamera.com | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/05/30/letters-to-the-editor-tax-liens-on-properties-protecting-our-offspring-democracy-is-fragile-moving-in-the-same-direction/ |
Honda has done it again. For the second time, the brand’s budget—though that term is starting to be debatable—hot hatch has pulled off an upset by besting faster, more powerful, more luxurious, and more expensive competitors.
The Honda Civic Type R has earned the title of Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023.
It marks the second win for the Civic Type R after it took the Best Car To Buy 2018 award. That’s impressive given only two generations of the car have come to the U.S. Our vote was unanimous.
Just like the millennials who grew up dreaming about the Type R being sold in America, Honda’s hot hatch has grown up, too. It’s also grown more powerful and more expensive, but it’s still a riot.
The sixth-generation Type R is based on the 11th-generation Civic. The new Type R sticks to the formula fans know and love.
Under the hood sits a familiar 2.0-liter turbo-4 that is now rated at 315 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque. That makes the new Type R the most powerful Honda vehicle ever sold in the U.S. The power increase over the outgoing model’s 306 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque comes thanks to a redesigned turbocharger, an increased air intake flow rate, and a more efficient exhaust system. The turbocharger is optimized for shape, size, and number of turbine blades to generate pressure in a wider range. This all translates to slightly less turbo lag, a wider power band, and the ability to keep the engine on boil for longer.
Yes, the exhaust system still has three tips, and the center pipe features an active valve that opens at higher rpm.
The Type R is still a front-wheel-drive-only affair with a limited-slip differential that keeps torque steer mostly at bay. Drivers must #GiveAShift with the Type R as a slick-shifting 6-speed manual transmission with a newly optimized shift pattern and a lighter flywheel is the only transmission option.
Longer by 1.4 inches and wider by 1.0 inch over the previous model, the latest Type R is more stable than before. Its ride quality has also improved thanks to a retuned front strut and rear multi-link suspension paired with adjustable dampers.
It’s not that the latest Type R is that much faster than the outgoing model. What truly shocked our editors was just how much speed can be carried through corners and esses thanks to the car’s upgraded suspension, wider track, and more stable footing. The car attacks corners, gathers its weight for the next corner quickly, and does it all over and over again without a fuss. The sum of the (seemingly) small changes is larger than enthusiasts might expect.
Flipping the Type R into +R mode is really only for the track, as the suspension becomes unsettled and jittery over even the slightest pavement undulations. Comfort mode for the suspension is the sweet spot, and even then the suspension is fairly firm.
The steering also gets heavier in +R mode. Some editors preferred it, saying it offers more stability in turns, while others felt it’s too heavy with artificial heft for the sake of heft. All of the various dynamic settings can be modified and saved with the Individual mode, which is thankfully retained upon startup.
The two-piece Brembo front brake rotors provide a solid feel that is progressive, predictable, and never seems to fade regardless of how hard or long they are pushed.
The last Civic Type R won in 2018 despite the fact that it looked like a Transformer trying to escape from a Civic. That look is gone, and a more refined, more grown-up appearance has emerged. Thank you, Honda. Lower, longer, and wider, every body panel except for the front doors, pillars, roof, and rear hatch itself is new and specific to the Type R. A big rear wing is still part of the equation, but now it sits on metal pedestal mounts and looks more expensive and race-ready than before. Still, a Type R Touring without the wing might be a nice option as not everyone needs that kind of downforce for day-to-day driving. The 2024 Acura Integra Type S may fill that role.
Inside, every Type R features heavily bolstered red cloth seats, red carpeting, and red door trim accents. High-back front bucket seats are comfortable enough for a road trip and wider builds, though notably they aren’t heated. This ride is only for four: the rear bench seat now only seats two and the center position features two fixed cupholders. A 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system comes standard, as do wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, though CarPlay acted flaky at times (an issue we’ve experienced in both the Type R and the Civic Si with Honda’s current infotainment system software).
That touchscreen features a nifty new Honda LogR data logger system. The software lets drivers record lap times, check cornering forces both for the whole car and at each wheel, and monitor various system temperatures. It even has an Auto Score functionality while it monitors acceleration, braking, steering inputs, and delivers a smoothness score. We haven’t had enough time with the system, but it seems like a useful way to improve your driving style.
Priced at $43,990, the Type R is costly, especially next to the Toyota GR Corolla and the Hyundai Elantra N. But the Honda feels a full step ahead of the Toyota and Hyundai in terms of refinement. It’s the complete package and it doesn’t feel like most of the money was spent on the powertrain.
From the slick-shifting 6-speed manual transmission and refined suspension to its ability to carry speed, the latest Civic Type R feels like it has entered adulthood. That’s why the Honda Civic Type R is the Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023.
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ST PAUL — Bars run by city-owned liquor stores across Minnesota saw their profits roar back in 2021 as pandemic restrictions from 2020 started to ease, according to a state auditor report released Thursday.
Significantly fewer municipal liquor stores, of which 177 mostly Greater Minnesota cities run, are operating at a loss. They also posted their 26th consecutive year of record sales in 2021, bringing in $423.5 million. But Auditor Julie Blaha said the most striking data point in 2021 was a “historic” increase of on-sale profit and sales.
“After struggling during the closures of 2020, Minnesota’s on-sale liquor operations bounced back with a 105% increase in profits for 2021,” she said in a news release about the report.
Profits from on-sale, or alcohol to be consumed on-site, dropped by 11.7% in 2020 as the pandemic interfered with in-person services.
Despite another year of record overall sales for the state’s more than 200 municipal liquor stores, profit increases were more modest than the boom in sales seen in the last report. There was a 1.3% increase in net profits, bringing the total to $36.5 million. From 2019-2020, stores saw a 29% increase.
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Stores as a whole appear to be doing better after the shock of the pandemic. The number of stores operating at a net loss decreased from 37 in 2020 to 13 in 2021. Twelve of the 13 stores operating at a net loss were in Greater Minnesota.
Who tops the list?
Typically, the best-performing city liquor stores are in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. While only 18 of the 177 cities with a muni are in the metro, they account for around one-third of total sales.
City-owned stores in the metro also make significantly more sales on average than greater Minnesota — $3.6 million compared to $1.6 million. Of the top 10 cities by overall sales in 2021, the top six are in the metro and four are in the rest of the state:
- Lakeville — $19.7 million
- Edina — $14.3 million
- Richfield — $13.9 million
- Eden Prairie — $11.9 million
- Apple Valley — $11.1 million
- Columbia Heights — $8.9 million
- Detroit Lakes — $8.7 million
- Elk River — $8.6 million
- Bemidji — $8.6 million
- Alexandria — $7.8 million
When stores run at a loss for two of the last three years, they must hold a public hearing on whether they should remain open. This year, 20 stores must hold a hearing versus 24 in the previous year. All but one are in Greater Minnesota.
The significant increase of on-sale alcohol to be consumed on-site was accompanied by a decrease in off-sale, or products can be purchased and taken home, the report found. In 2021 off-sale profits dropped by 8.5% to a total of $30.1 million.
Stores across the state have taken in record profits for 26 straight years, but the number of stores overall has been on the decline over the past decade. There were 240 of the stores in 2012, but lack of profitability, insurance costs and competition are some of the main concerns, according to the auditor’s report. | 2022-12-22T08:29:13+00:00 | duluthnewstribune.com | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/minnesota/minnesota-municipal-liquor-stores-see-record-profits-again |
SAN JOSE — Soquel High’s girls volleyball team has new life. The Knights received an at-large berth into the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs and will join Santa Cruz County foes Santa Cruz and Harbor in Division III.
The Knights thought their season was over after losing in the Central Coast Section D-III semifinals on Thursday, a four-set setback to eventual champion Sacred Heart Cathedral on San Francisco.
“We were shocked!” first-year Knights coach Haley Leifheit said. “We had no idea we were going to advance. We’re looking forward to continuing play, especially for our five seniors.”
All first-round matches take place Tuesday at 6 p.m. Second-round play is Thursday at 6 p.m. and regional semifinals take place Saturday at 6 p.m. The regional finals take place Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. and state championship is slated for Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Santa Cruz (26-8), the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season and tournament champion as well as the CCS D-III runner up, earned the No. 5 seed. The Cardinals host No. 12 Castilleja (17-12), the CCS D-V champion, in the first round.
No. 9 Harbor (29-8), the CCS D-IV runner-up, opens at No. 8 Wilcox (25-11), a CCS D-I semifinalist, in Santa Clara, and No. 10 Soquel (22-10) plays at No. 7 Monta Vista (22-9), the CCS D-II runner-up, in Cupertino.
Archie Williams (16-6) of San Anselmo is the No. 1 seed. Marin Academy (25-12) is seeded No. 2, CCS D-IV champion Mercy (23-9) of Burlingame is No. 3, and CCS D-I runner-up Menlo-Atherton (19-16) is No. 4.
If Santa Cruz wins its opener, it’ll face either Menlo-Atherton or No. 13 Summit Shasta in the second round.
If Harbor gets past Wilcox, it’ll face either Archie Williams or No. 16 Lincoln.
If Soquel wins its opener, it’ll face either Marin Academy or No. 15 Pleasant Valley (19-16).
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Tuesday, 6 p.m.
D-III: No. 9 Harbor at No. 8 Wilcox
D-III: No. 12 Castilleja at No. 5 Santa Cruz
D-III: No. 10 Soquel at No. 7 Monta Vista | 2022-11-07T05:45:42+00:00 | santacruzsentinel.com | https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/11/06/soquel-joins-harbor-santa-cruz-in-d-iii-field-cif-norcal-girls-volleyball/ |
Many lawmakers try to line up near the aisle of the House chamber in hopes of getting a few seconds of time with the president before State of the Union addresses. On Tuesday, Rep. George Santos and Sen. Mitt Romney were among those members.
Cameras captured an exchange between Romney and Santos in the moments before President Joe Biden walked down the aisle. What did Romney have to say to Santos, who has been accused of lying about his credentials during the election?
“I didn’t expect that he would be standing there trying to shake hands with every senator and the president of the United States given he is facing an ethics investigation,” Romney told reporters. “He should be sitting in the back row and staying quiet instead of parading in front of the president and people coming into the room.”
Romney added that Santos “should not be in Congress” and that he is disappointed Speaker Kevin McCarthy has not called on Santos to resign.
Santos appeared to fire back at Romney, tweeting, “Just a reminder that you will NEVER be PRESIDENT!”
Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Cairo joined dozens of other local leaders last month to demand that Santos step down.
"George Santos campaign last year was a campaign of deceit, lies, and fabrication," Cairo said.
Although Santos has remained defiant about calls to resign, he said he would not take committee assignments as he faces various ethics probes. | 2023-02-08T15:41:44+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/sen-romney-exchanges-with-rep-santos-at-state-of-the-union |
All signs were pointing to a cooling labor market. Instead, the latest jobs report showed the unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in April after 253,000 jobs were added last month.
But hiring isn't strong across the board, and is concentrated in a handful of industries.
"Employers continue to hire for in-demand skills while pulling back on non-essential headcount," said Becky Frankiewicz, president and chief commercial officer at ManpowerGroup, a staffing agency.
Here's where hiring was strongest
The bulk of the new jobs last month came from gains in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, specialized construction contractors and food and drinking services.
In total these five industries hired 165,000 new workers in April. That amounts to 65% of the overall jobs added.
Professional and business services, which include a wide range of jobs such as accountants, lawyers and engineers, added 43,000 jobs, the biggest gain across all industries. Average hourly earnings for workers in the industry rose by $0.24 to $40.20. That's 20% higher than what the average private-sector worker earned last month.
Where workers got laid off
Even though the jobs report showed a net positive gain, there were some sizable layoffs.
The largest cuts hit workers who are involved in helping other workers get hired, such as recruiters, careers coaches and human resources professionals. Across that industry, known as employment services, there were 24,000 layoffs last month.
"It's the year of efficiency," said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. "Companies are telling recruiters to do more with less and to cut costs after two years of spending whatever it takes to fill vacancies."
Some of the other notable job cuts were in transit and ground passenger services, where 8,100 workers were laid off; and building construction, where 3,600 workers were laid off. Transit and passenger service jobs include people who work within mass transit system as well as taxi and school bus drivers.
Commercial real estate is under a lot of stress lately. Many employees continue to work from home, leaving an abundance of office building floors vacant. Higher interest rates have also caused developers to delay new construction projects.
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MegaRexx, the North Carolina company that turns Ford’s F-250 Super Duty into a big and burly Baja basher, has a new version of the wild truck that’s capable of seating seven.
It’s called the MegaRaptor7, and it features a third row with two seats in the area where the F-250’s bed normally sits. MegaRexx has also crafted a removable canopy roof; it’s a one-piece design made from hand-formed aluminum that sports tinted side glass.
The modification turns the previous MegaRaptor pickup truck in an SUV.
The MegaRaptor7 is based on the Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 4×4 crew cab, and as a result it comes with plenty of luxury. This includes leather trim, a Bang & Olufsen audio system, and voice-activated navigation. Front bucket seats in the truck feature heating and cooling.
It also has the stock turbodiesel 6.7-liter V-8 offered in the F-250, rated at 475 hp and 1,050 lb-ft of torque. According to Ford, the engine will tow up to 20,000 pounds in a four-wheel-drive F-250 with a conventional hitch.
To add ground clearance, MegaRexx has added new springs, shocks, and suspension arms. The vehicle has also been fitted with 46-inch off-road tires from Michelin, wrapped around 20-inch wheels from MRAP.
To fit the massive tires, MegaRexx has designed its own fenders that are bolted and bonded to the truck and add nine inches to the width—on each side.
The cost of the MegaRaptor7 starts at approximately $189,000, and MegaRexx requires about eight weeks to complete the build. Customers can supply their own F-250, which needs to be a 2017 or newer model.
MegaRexx has another option for buyers looking for a wild truck with seven seats. The company last June rolled out a Super Duty-Bronco mashup, also with the option of a third row.
Note that Denver-based Defco Trucks also used the MegaRaptor name in 2018 for an F-350 build, while Shelby American offers its own off-road-ready F-250, minus Raptor nomenclature.
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For years after he served in the Army during the Iraq War, Bryon Crawley felt a level of panic few others have known.
He once froze in traffic when he approached a pile of trash because it reminded him of the bombs hidden in trash on the streets of Iraq. Police had to be called to get him out of the predicament.
As a way to deal with his struggles after he returned from war in 2004 and lived alone in a small apartment outside of Ft. Hood, Texas, awaiting his retirement and return to his family, he turned to alcohol.
“While you’re over there, you don’t know if you’re coming home and any time you go outside of those gates, you don’t know if you’re going to make it back to camp,” Crawley said. “We were in the city of Tikrit — Saddam’s hometown — and we were hit with mortar rounds daily.”
Crawley and other veterans are finding some healing through CreatiVets, which has a three-week Visual Arts Program in Chicago designed to help them express their pain through art. Crawley had already taken part in a photography program with CreatiVets in Dallas, which helped him through some of his PTSD.
The Chicago program is run conjunction with the Art Institute, which gives the nonprofit a discounted rate for veterans’ stay in its dorms, classes, and use of facilities and labs.
Their work is on display through Dec. 8 at the Christopher Gallery at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, in an exhibit Veteran Art from the Battlefield: Healing the Wounds of War Through the Arts.
Crawley, now sober, is exhibiting a piece that is a representation of him when he was in that small apartment with empty wine bottles strewed across the floor while his family stands nearby watching him “drink my life away.”
But the piece also shows him standing on an empty bottle, representing his triumph over his addiction and trauma.
Creating art and then talking about it during a showing last summer at the Art Institute, “brought it to light and I didn’t have to hide anymore,” said Crawley. Though he had told his ex-wife, current wife and late mother about his struggles, he hadn’t explained them to his children.
“When I was doing the show, a number of people told me ‘I’ve been there, I’ve had my struggles with alcohol and drugs … it’s OK to talk about it,’” he said. “Before this program, I thought it was taboo.”
The exhibit also includes paintings, sculptures, letters and poems and other art media by veterans.
Beth Shadur, gallery director, started showing military art about eight years ago in an exhibit from the veterans’ art group, “Dirty Canteen.”
“There’s some really interesting work and the concept of this CreatiVets program is fantastic,” said Shadur. “When you look at art done by vets, for them there’s a real healing component.
“When people go through any kind of trauma, they have to find some type of outlet for processing it. The process of making the art was cathartic for them and that’s very valuable.”
Air Force Master Sgt. Georges Sanon, Prairie State College’s Military Affairs coordinator, was wowed by that first exhibit and suggested doing the shows every few years.
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“If we could have this type of art in more of a permanent display of sorts, where it could have changes as to what’s being presented, that would be great, but this could be the next best thing,” Sanon said.
Kyle Yepsen, deputy director of Nashville-based CreatiVets, said veterans are chosen for the program based on their level of trauma. They can do ceramics, painting photography and even metalwork, and the program can also involve free travel, lodging, supplies and a stipend for entertainment.
“Lots of them don’t want to leave their houses because of their anxiety,” he said. “We help them by giving them an experience like a student.”
Yepsen’s brother was in the Marine Corps in Iraq, where he died beside Richard Casper, co-founder with Linda Tarrson of CreatiVets in 2013. Casper suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq.
Yepsen, who also helps lead a Songwriting Program with the organization, joined in 2017 at a time when he was looking for “something more meaningful.”
“We are a means of offering veterans a way to tell their story,” Yepsen said. “You open up that line of communication, you break down that barrier many veterans put up around themselves because concerned people don’t understand them. You give them a new method of conveying that story.”
Janice Neumann is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown. | 2022-11-21T19:05:06+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-prairie-state-veterans-exhibit-st-1122-20221121-c75ve2tpffgydozmrsxooxt3iu-story.html |
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1137 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
62 to 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming northeast
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 67 to 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph
in the morning becoming east in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 54. Southwest wind 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 71.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 55.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 64 to 72.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 57.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 66 to 76.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 59.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Sunny. Highs 69 to 77.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 60.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 71 to 79.
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CAZ560-561-201100-
Joshua Tree NP West-Joshua Tree NP East-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor and Lost Horse-Keys
Village
1137 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
.TONIGHT...Considerable cloudiness. Lows 30 to 40. Northwest wind
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs 51 to 61.
Northwest wind around 5 mph in the morning becoming north in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 33 to 43. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 65. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 43. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 54 to 66.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 48.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 69.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 48.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 72.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 39 to 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 73.
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Which popular Glow Recipe products at Sephora are best?
The Glow Recipe brand is available at Sephora and works to make quality makeup products with a more natural feel. Makeup and other beauty products are an extremely personal choice, especially when it comes to scented items. Luckily these Glow Recipe products are made with multiple skin types in mind and actively work to combat areas of concern such as dryness and fine wrinkles. Consider testing the product first on an easily washable area of skin before purchasing an item in order to see if it works well with your skin. Find a Glow Recipe product that works for you.
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According to the Glow Recipe website, it is a Korean beauty brand that focuses on natural beauty solutions. The products include ingredients that tend to be fruit-derived. This company is relatively new as it’s only been on the market for about five years, so it doesn’t have the same amount of exposure as older, more established brands.
Is Glow Recipe cruelty-free?
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Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Magic Kit
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Democrats behind the scenes are already talking about and making contingency plans for 2024 in case President Biden decides not to seek a second term, moves expected to intensify immediately after Election Day.
Nov. 8 won’t just decide what Congress looks like for the next two years. It will in many ways kick off the presidential campaign season and determine what that looks like for Democrats.
If they do better than expected, Biden could make a strong case for running again and the likelihood that he’ll get a credible challenger shrinks. But if Democratic candidates have a bad showing some in the party are expected to call for more options.
“I’ve been very clear,” Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said at a Nexstar sponsored-debate against Republican nominee J.D. Vance this week. “I’d like to see a generational change.”
At age 79, Biden has called himself “a bridge” between generations of Democratic politicians. Top leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 82, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), 71, are in his age range, and administration officials often swat off questions about whether he’ll run again, with public and private statements indicating his intent.
But taken in tandem with the uncertainty of the midterms, the age factor leaves the door open for Democrats to start laying some groundwork, and several have already shown signs that make their aspirations fodder for speculation.
Traveling to early voting and swing states is one of the best ways to assess a politician’s interest in seeking higher office. And just a few weeks out from Election Day, midterm candidates in those places are hoping for a boost from top figures in their party — giving potential presidential hopefuls a built-in reason to be there.
In Wisconsin, Democratic Senate nominee Mandela Barnes, the lieutenant governor, is hoping to get recognizable figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to the battleground state, according to a report in Politico.
A trip by Sanders, 81, would likely be seen as a controversial calculation in the home stretch, but could also raise questions about the senator’s own possible political preparations.
One progressive strategist close to Sanders told The Hill that his fanbase is still very much alive and well and quipped that he’d proudly work for the senator in 2024 even if he were in the hospital. The lighthearted remark symbolizes the dedication of some in Sanders’ orbit who would like him to mount a third presidential bid.
Sanders won New Hampshire in both 2016 and 2020, but that doesn’t mean he’d have the state to himself if he were to run again. A roster of Democrats have traveled to the first-in-the-nation primary state to convince voters to show up and vote for their party’s House and Senate candidates. The list includes several who ran against Biden last election.
Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who each spent considerable time there during the last cycle, have already made the trek, while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., has also gone several times. Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker (D) have touched down too.
“It’s going to be the Bernie effect,” said McKenzie Wilson, who serves as communications director at the polling outfit Data for Progress.
“If you can get J. B. Pritzker to run, who’s been very pushed to the left by progressives in Illinois very successfully, is that a win?” she asked about the billionaire Biden ally who has been talked about as a future candidate.
It’s not just Democrats making contingency plans for themselves. Progressives are eyeing other possible presidential hopefuls to try to figure out on what issues they could be moved leftward.
Another Biden confidant, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), has also been mentioned.
“Frankly, maybe there’s leverage in moving Gretchen Whitmer more to the left on progressive policies that really perform well,” said Wilson, mentioning positions like a $15 minimum wage. “I don’t know if anyone’s really doing that work. They probably should be.”
Still, Democrats are shy about appearing too interested in 2024 before the midterms are over and as Biden continues to emphasize he will run for a second term.
They argue the party first needs to perform well in November to stop what they foresee as an avalanche of potential problems if Republicans gain control of even part of Capitol Hill.
One past presidential candidate summed it up as an existential question about the country’s values and principles, rather than just horse race politics.
“The most important thing is for the Democrats to do well that day, of course,” Marianne Williamson, a spiritual author and progressive activist, told The Hill on Thursday. “But we’re talking here about something much more important than a political football game; we’re talking about the fate of our democracy.”
“No one person or their career or their political prospects is what matters now,” she said.
Democrats broadly agree on that. But the conventional orthodoxy says they can wear many hats, shifting between roles as lawmakers, surrogates and eventually candidates themselves.
Some say that applies particularly to progressives right now. Three House liberals, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.), have all recently written books reflecting on their journeys and visions for a better political system. Book tours can afford candidates yet another way to visit key states while promoting their work.
“A lot of it comes down to self-promotion, and one’s willingness to put themselves out there way before others would,” said a well-connected Democratic source in New Hampshire.
The source mentioned Buttigieg, 40, who Democrats are increasingly whispering about as a younger leader who could be in contention for the nomination for a second time. That scenario, however, usually comes with the caveat that Biden would have to announce he wouldn’t run, since Buttigieg is now working in the administration and is seen as a team player.
Many in the party believe he has the desire and is well poised to do it, including being the face of bipartisanship legislation at work in the infrastructure bill.
“He is very talented, but it remains pretty stunning (almost brazen) that as a 33-year-old two-term mayor of a small city that was overwhelmingly Democratic … could be a serious candidate for DNC chair. And then president?” said the source from the Granite State, where Buttigieg came in second place and is currently polling ahead of Biden in one survey.
“My point is not that Buttigieg couldn’t pull it off — he did! — but that he had the confidence to try it,” the source said. “There are others … with the talent to try it, but it takes that willingness to just go for the throat, too, and not wait for somebody else to tell you you’d be good at it.” | 2022-10-17T00:27:33+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/democrats-quietly-making-2024-contingency-plans-ahead-of-midterms/ |
Finnish government leaders say their country must join NATO without delay By Frank Langfitt Published May 12, 2022 at 5:04 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:52 Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland is on the brink of joining NATO. Finns have their own memories of Russian aggression. Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-05-12T14:47:34+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/2022-05-12/finnish-government-leaders-say-their-country-must-join-nato-without-delay |
Welltrack Connect's new partnership with The University of Iowa's Scanlan Center for School Mental Health will expand Iowa's access to important behavioral health care services
PORTLAND, Ore., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Protocall Services, the team behind the Welltrack Ecosystem of Solutions launched an exciting new partnership with The Scanlan Center for School Mental Health.
With Welltrack Connect, K-12 educators and students in Iowa can find the right mental health care provider for their needs. The network of community providers streamlines referrals, expands access to mental health care services, and makes it easy to search for and contact licensed therapists, counselors, psychologists, and psychiatric medication providers.
Alissa Doobay PhD, Director of Clinical Services at the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health explains, "We know that there are excellent mental health resources available in Iowa, but we lack an integrated system for locating those resources to connect clients with providers. This is exacerbated by Iowa being a rural state – there are resource-rich regions, as well as resource deserts. Through our partnership with Welltrack Connect, we hope to streamline the referral process, reduce wait times, and help individuals connect with the mental health resources they need across the state of Iowa."
With community-boosting capabilities like custom referrals, insurance verification, and scheduling all in one platform, Welltrack Connect will help the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health bridge school mental health services with timely continued care.
"We're excited to partner with the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, and we champion its efforts to expand Iowa's access to care. At every step of the journey, we'll be there to help the community get the most out of Welltrack Connect," says Phil Evans, CEO of Protocall Services.
Connect is part of the Welltrack Ecosystem – the only all-in-one behavioral health platform with Protocall's trusted crisis care at its heart. This partnership will help advance the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health's mission of providing social, emotional behavioral, and psychological services to all of Iowa's schools across 99 counties.
PreK-12 school staff, educators, and students can access Welltrack Connect via the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health's Clinical Services web page or https://scsmh.welltrack-connect.com.
About Protocall Services
For over 30 years, Protocall has partnered with organizations across North America to deliver round-the-clock crisis intervention, stabilization, and coordination services, tailored to diverse communities and systems of care. With its Welltrack Ecosystem of Solutions, Protocall continues to close gaps across the behavioral health care continuum and address individual needs at scale. Today, Welltrack's integrated platform and comprehensive suite of clinician-designed solutions deliver seamless access to best-in-class counseling, support, navigation, and crisis services.
See why more than 500 schools, communities, and behavioral health providers rely on Protocall in the moments that matter. Learn more at welltrack.com.
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MADISON, Wis., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Madison Liquidators (www.madisonliquidators.com) unveils a new height adjustable executive desk in co-operation with Harmony Collection, a leader in manufacturing commercial office furniture. The innovative design of the sit to stand desk has found it's way into the executive office with this ground-breaking desk design which blends seamlessly into the mold of a traditional executive office. Every benefit you experience with a traditional sit to stand desk can now be experienced with this new desk that is designed for industry executives.
The desk itself is manufactured with high-quality laminate materials which will stay looking new even after multiple years of full-time use. The height adjustment mechanism includes four presets which can be set to varying heights plus the manual push-button up-down controls you would expect in a new electronic sit to stand desk. The mechanicals of the desk include a 3-stage leg, dual motor, anti-collision protection, adjustable glides to insure perfect installation and a weight rating of up to 265 lbs.
Harmony Collection stands behind the products they sell and they back the craftsmanship of their products with a 5-year warranty on laminate goods and 2-year warranty on height adjustable table mechanicals. As a further testament to quality, in the 6 years Madison Liquidators has been selling Harmony Collection desks, they have never had to utilize the warranty for the laminate or height adjustment mechanicals. "The Harmony Collection desk is rock solid" – Nick Niesen, Co-President of Madison Liquidators
The height adjustable desk is available in three sizes, five finishes, four different drawer options, and can be purchased with or without the hutch and additional storage furniture as needed. All of these options are included to ensure that the desk will look perfect in the office no matter the existing style of the workspace. The mechanical desk is also compatible with monitor mounts and is strong enough to carry the additional weight of multiple monitors.
Madison Liquidators has gone above and beyond to make the adjustable height executive desk and other executive desks easy to acquire. Their portal provides click-and-ship convenience while also offering access to their sales team through web-based chat or over the phone. The sales team can answer all questions about planning, purchasing, and receiving the furniture to provide a flawless shopping experience.
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TUPELO - Julie Battaile, 84, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5 until 8 p.m. at W.E. Pegues, Tupelo and 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the church.
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RIPLEY - Mr. James Russell, 83, passed away on August 12, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Serenity Funeral Home.
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CAIRO (AP) — Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm.
The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with a rival administration that has for months sought to be seated in the capital.
Residents fear the fighting that capped a monthslong political deadlock could explode into a wider war and a return to the peaks of Libya’s long-running conflict.
Libya has plunged into chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The oil-rich county has for years been split between rival administrations, each backed by rogue militias and foreign governments.
The current stalemate grew out of the failure to hold elections in December and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s refusal to step down. In response, the country’s east-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister, Fathy Bashagha, who has for months sought to install his government in Tripoli.
Saturday’s fighting centered in the densely populated city center and involved heavy artillery. Hundreds were trapped and hospitals, government and residential buildings were damaged. Burned vehicles were seen littered in the clashes area.
The Health Ministry said at least 32 people were killed and 159 wounded in the clashes.
Michele Servadei, UNICEF’s representative in Libya, said a 17-year-old adolescent was among the dead, and four others as young as a 5-year old, were wounded in the clashes.
Among those killed was Mustafa Baraka, a comedian known for his social media videos mocking militias and corruption. He was shot reportedly while live-streaming on social media. It was not clear whether he was targeted.
The Associated Press spoke to dozens of residents and witnesses. They recounted horrific scenes of people, including women and children, trapped in their homes, government buildings and hospitals. They also spoke of at least three motionless bodies that remained for hours in the street before an ambulance was able to reach the area. They asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal from the militias.
“We see death before our eyes and in the eyes of our children,” said a woman who was trapped along with many families in a residential apartment. “The world should protect those innocent children like they did at the time of Gadhafi.”
Militias allied with Tripoli-based Dbeibah were seen roaming the streets in the capital early Sunday. Their rivals were stationed at their positions in the outskirts of the city, according to local media.
Much of the city has suffered nightly power outages. Several businesses were closed Sunday and he state-run National Oil Corp. ordered its employees to work remotely Sunday.
Residents were still weary of potential violence and most stayed in their homes Sunday. Many rushed to supermarkets when the clashes subsided late Saturday to stock up on food and other necessities. Others were seen inspecting their damaged business, homes and vehicles.
“It could be triggered in a flash. They (the militias) are uncontrolled,” said a Tripoli school teacher who only gave a partial name, Abu Salim. “Our demand is very simple: a normal life.”
Dbeibah’s government claimed the fighting began when a member of a rival militia fired at a patrol of another militia in Tripoli’s Zawiya Street. It said the shots came amid a mobilization of Bashagha-allied groups around the capital. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Militia clashes are not uncommon in Tripoli. Last month, at least 13 people were killed in militia fighting. In May, Bashagha attempted to install his government in Tripoli, triggering clashes that ended with his withdrawal from the city. | 2022-08-31T23:16:50+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/ap-libya-capital-remains-tense-a-day-after-clashes-kill-over-30/ |
(KRON) — Trader Joe’s Instant Cold Brew Coffee has been recalled due to potential glass inside the container, the company said in an email Wednesday. Trader Joe’s says all products have been removed from its shelves.
Those who have the product with expiration date codes 6/13/2024, 11/26/2024, and 12/30/2024 are asked not to use them. Instant Cold Brew Coffee with those expiration dates “may contain glass.”
As of Wednesday, no injuries have been reported in connection to the consumption of this product, Trader Joe’s said. The company urges its customers to throw the product away or return it to any Trader Joe’s location for a full refund.
The Instant Cold Brew Coffee product has SKU #67436.
In March, a Trader Joe’s frozen tropical fruit product was recalled due to a potential Hepatitis A risk. The only other recall since then was a recall of its Genova Pesto product earlier this month, which may have contained undeclared milk and walnuts. | 2023-05-25T02:54:58+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/recalls/trader-joes-coffee-product-recalled-due-to-potential-glass/ |
Conn. Man Arrested Following Suspicious Activity in Van Buren
VAN BUREN, Maine (WAGM) -
On 4/26/23 at around 7:39 AM the Maine State Police received a complaint reference to an individual at the Van Buren Public Library. The caller advised that there was a male and a Connecticut registered vehicle in the library parking lot. The caller advised the male was not acting right and appeared to be under the influence of something. The caller advised the male was pacing back and forth and she was concerned given the fact school was about to begin. According to the Van Buren District School Facebook page, the school went into a soft lockdown until 8:50 AM due to the presence of the individual.
Trooper Andrew Levesque and Trooper Ted Martin responded to the complaint. Upon arrival Troopers, Border Patrol Agents, and Deputies detained the man given his current demeanor. The male was identified as 43-year-old Agustin Rosa out of Meriden, CT. Rosa was searched, and two vials filled with a white substance believed to be Fentanyl were found in his pocket. Rosa was placed under arrest, and his vehicle was subsequently searched. Inside Rosa’s vehicle was drug paraphernalia, tin foil, cutting agent, scales, and small plastic baggies. Rosa was taken to the Aroostook County Jail and is currently being held without bail. Rosa was charged with Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs: Class A. Rosa’s charge was aggravated because he was within 1000 feet of a school at the time of the incident.
Maine State Police were assisted at the scene by The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office, Border Patrol, and Van Buren Ambulance.
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It was a rainy start to the work week on the Central Coast, creating slippery roads and multiple collisions. In some areas, crushed metal and broken glass lined the roadway.
“With the light rain that we’ve had so far today (Monday) there’s just been a little bit more of an increase in traffic volume due to a couple of traffic collisions out there,” said Miguel Alvarez, CHP San Luis Obispo Branch Public Information Officer.
Alvarez said the collisions mainly caused property damage and no injuries. Within the span of roughly one hour, crashes were reported across the Central Coast spanning from Paso Robles to Gaviota.
“Ballpark estimate, more than usual, but I’m not 100% sure on the numbers for the day," said Alvarez.
CHP views this as the first big rain event for the season and said that has a lot to do with why there were so many crashes.
“So basically with the first rain event of the year typically all the oils are going to be rising to the surface with the fresh water on the roadway," said Alvarez.
Making for slippery roadways.
“Typically for us what we see out there, just on a general day, speed is the primary collision factor for the most part,” said Alvarez.
Despite multiple crashes reported by CHP — most drivers say it was a quiet, quick commute.
“I’d like to say I think people would drive more slowly, but people in California don’t know about rain, they certainly don’t know about snow, and they just keep going the way they always do," said Jerry Borowick, Cambria resident.
“Um it was actually really overcast and pouring, not too busy on the road,” said Marrisa Brico Fresno visitor.
“Like all of them were going faster, It’s bad I say that, but everybody was going fast to get to where they wanted to go," said Brian Wicheropp, Bakersfield visitor.
None of the drivers said they encountered a collision along the road. | 2022-11-08T03:40:43+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/slippery-roads-lead-to-multiple-collisions-on-the-central-coast |
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Question: Could you tell me whether HECO has issued any Battery Bonus rebate to date? I had my PV panels and 2 Tesla batteries installed Dec. 1. I have gone back and forth between HECO and my installer, asking about my rebate since February of this year. All I have gotten from HECO in their responses are increasing submittal requirements of the installer. Frankly, I can’t help but feel that HECO is stalling by requesting more and more paperwork and photos.
Answer: Yes, Hawaiian Electric has paid $756,815 in Battery Bonus incentives to customers through March, according to the most recent monthly report it filed with the Public Utilities Commission about this initiative, which is formally called the Scheduled Dispatch Program. You can read the report, dated April 14, at 808ne.ws/sdp. It notes that incentive checks are not paid upon hardware installation, as some customers expect, but after a validation and verification process, which solar contractors are being asked to explain more specifically to their customers. In the report, the term “amendments” means applications, and SDP refers to the program marketed as Battery Bonus.
Under this program, “Hawaiian Electric will pay a cash incentive and provide bill credits for customers on Oahu to add energy storage (a battery) to an existing or new rooftop solar system. These perks will help move Hawaii toward its goal of 100% clean energy by 2045 and add more renewable resources to the grid in the short-term when the AES coal-fired plant is retired in September 2022,” the company says on its website.
As noted, the one-time incentive payments are being paid, and ongoing monthly bill credits are coming soon, according to a Battery Bonus Q&A that was updated April 19 at hawaiianelectric.com/batterybonus. You can also read details of the validation and verification processes there, as part of the incentive approval checklist.
Q: My child’s school may let the kids build a chicken coop and raise chicks. Is that safe?
A: Not for children under age 5, who are more likely to get sick from germs associated with poultry, such as salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Poultry should not be kept in schools, child care centers and other facilities with children younger than 5 years old. If this is not possible, the area where the chickens roam should be considered contaminated, and the children should not be allowed to play, eat or drink in these areas. The chicken enclosure should be cleaned frequently. Children 5 years and older should be supervised when interacting with chickens. They should wash their hands (under adult supervision) immediately after handling the poultry,” the CDC says.
Q: Where is the website that shows how many people with COVID-19 are in the ICU, etc.?
A: For Hawaii, one website is hiema-hub.hawaii.gov. It is updated weekly.
Western Union scam
The state Office of Consumer Protection is reminding Hawaii residents who lost money to scammers using Western Union that they have until July 1 to claim a refund as part of a legal settlement. The fraud, which involved thieves tricking victims into wiring money via the global transfer system, must have occurred between Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 19, 2017, according to an OCP news release. Claims may be filed online or by mail. Go to western unionremissionphase2.com for more information. Victims do not need a lawyer or to pay any fee to claim their refunds, which are part of a $586 million multistate settlement Western Union reached with federal authorities “for violating the law when it failed to guard against fraud in its system,” the news release said.
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TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – Authorities are investigating after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash during a police pursuit in Tulsa.
On Feb. 22, officers with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police attempted to pull over a motorcycle on S. Riverside Dr.
However, the motorcyclist refused to stop and led officers on a chase.
Investigators say the motorcycle was speeding when an SUV pulled out from a parking lot in front of it.
As a result, the bike crashed into the driver’s side of the SUV.
Officers with the Tulsa Police Department say the rider, 41-year-old Brian Dexter Pruitt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.
At this point, the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with video of the incident is asked to call Tulsa police at (918) 596-9222. | 2023-02-23T20:36:57+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/local/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit/ |
BOSTON (AP) — Growing up in New England, Leah Ofsevit’s most cherished childhood memories were blanketed in snow. She remembers running barefoot outside with her brother at the first sign of it, building snowmen and ice castles most winters, strapping on skis as a toddler.
Ofsevit and her husband, Jeremy Garczynski, want to pass those traditions onto their children, 3-year-old Lewis and 8-month-old Asher. They were hoping this would be the year: Tiny skis were purchased for Lewis, and they planned to ski their favorite Massachusetts ski trails while dragging Asher behind them in a sled.
But three months into winter, with March arriving, their skis and sleds are mostly gathering dust. She doesn’t like it one bit.
“It’s not what I envisioned for my kids,” says Ofsevit, who was on her high school cross-country ski team and lives in Melrose, just outside Boston. “Its such a big part of being a kid in New England.”
For much of the eastern United States, from Massachusetts all the way down to parts of West Virginia and into Ohio, winter has been a bust. While parts of the Midwest have been hit with repeated snow storms, much of California including Los Angeles got blanketed of late and even parts of the Southwest saw near-blizzard conditions, many East Coast cities have missed out.
Boston, known for nasty nor’easters and a blizzard last year that dumped nearly two feet of snow on the city, had seen just over 11 inches as of last week compared to an average of 38.6, according to data from the National Weather Service. Philadelphia has gotten only 0.3 inches compared to an average of 19.2. New York, which typically gets over two feet by now, has seen only 2.2 inches. Similar shortfalls have been seen in Providence, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. and parts of West Virginia.
There have been exceptions like Buffalo, which in November got walloped thanks to lake-effect storm, caused by cold air picking up moisture from warmer lakes. Yet, says David Robinson, a Rutgers University geography professor and the New Jersey state climatologist: “For the most part, it’s been a winterless winter.”
THE WHYS
A big reason for the lack of snow has been the warmer conditions, Robinson says — conditions driven in part by human-induced climate change. The northeast is among the fastest warming regions in the country.
The region has seen plenty of precipitation, but often it has been too warm to snow. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont all had their warmest January on record, while Indiana, New York and Pennsylvania their second warmest, according to the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
But other factors are at play.
La Niña, which involves a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, has led to unusual cool conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. As a result, the jet stream, which would bring colder conditions to the region, has kept that air closer to the Canadian border rather than dropping down into the northeast.
The polar vortex, which spins like a whirling top above the North Pole, also remained strong through mid-January, which kept the colder air bottled up in Canada, according to Judah Cohen, who studies the relationship between the polar vortex and the weather and is the director of seasonal forecasting for Verisk AER.
This could become the new normal. The weather service analyzed snowfall totals back to 2019 in the contiguous United States and found the states whose totals are furthest off their average as of mid-February were on the East Coast.
For many who pride themselves on thriving in New England winters, the unusually warm conditions have been disorienting and downright depressing. Gone are the four seasons and the scenes many have long associated with winter — snow blanketing backyards, covering trees and piling up in mounds on street corners and in parking lots.
Instead, the landscape offers brown grass, muddy backyards and spring flowers blooming early.
“When I retired, I thought winter would be my joyful time because I will be able to ski when I want, be outdoors …. enjoy everything having to do with winter,” Leah Ofsevit’s mother, Nancy Mazonson. “It’s not beautiful outside … It’s not mysterious. It’s just the same old same old without the magic of snow.”
Caroline Nagy moved from New York City to Troy in upstate New York with her husband in hopes of catching colder and snowier winters. It hasn’t turned out as she expected. “A warm month is one thing,” says Nagy, “but a warm winter is scary.”
UNDERMINING ACTIVITIES
The warmer conditions have been especially hard on traditional winter sports.
Cross-country ski trails have not opened in many locations. Ice skaters have abandoned backyard ponds. Some ski resorts, especially those that rely on natural snow, have struggled to remain open. In Pennsylvania, Whitetail Resort has already closed for the season; in Cherry Creek, New York, Cockaigne Resort announced on its webpage that it was closing due to the warm temperatures and rain. And a popular 216-mile sled dog race in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was cancelled due to unfavorable weather for the first time in its 33-year-history.
“Wherever it was already thin, now it was turning to ice,” says Darlene Walch, president of the Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association. “When the snow pack gets saturated, it will turn to concrete when it freezes. It’s not good for the dogs, and it’s hard for the mushers to control their sleds.”
Many lakes and ponds have not frozen over, including the Great Lakes, where less than 12% of the surface area was covered with ice as of early March, according to NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The historical average for this time of year is closer to 40%.
As a result, ice fishing tournaments from Maine to Pennsylvania have been scrapped. Several people have fallen through the ice, including three fishermen who died in a week on Lake Champlain in Vermont.
The lack of winter’s symptoms has not been all bad. Spring-like conditions have been a boon to bicycle commuters. Golfers have been spotted on courses that, this time of year, typically host skiers. Tennis courts are bustling on warm days, and playgrounds are filled with children.
Cities like Boston, Philadelphia and New York are expected to save millions of dollars budgeted for snow removal. Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns traditionally use their entire snow budgets by the end of winter, but Kevin Maloney, spokesperson for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, says that this year, “the budgets have been virtually untouched.”
Robinson, the New Jersey climatologist, says snow isn’t going away anytime soon. “There’s no sign of any decline in the large events,” he says. “There’s beginning to be some evidence that we’re having fewer of the smaller events.”
Yet for the small businesses that plow parking lots and salt roads, it has been tough.
“I have never personally been through a winter like this,” says Jordan Kenyon, who is the co-owner of two snow management businesses in Mystic, Connecticut. Typically, they plan for 10 storms along the southeastern Connecticut shoreline and 15 inland events. This year, he says, his crews have been out only a handful of times to spread salt and plowed just once.
Despite this year’s snow-challenged winter, Kenyon says he’s not counting out the snow-removal part of his business.
“There’s always going to be snow at some point. And so, we don’t see changing the business model,” he says. “But we may have to make operational adjustments if we see this pattern continuing.”
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Associated Press writers Susan Haigh in Hartford, John Flesher in Traverse City, Michigan, Maysoon Kahn in Albany, New York and Ron Todt in Philadelphia contributed to this report. Follow Michael Casey on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mcasey1 | 2023-03-06T08:54:29+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/snow-has-been-a-no-show-for-some-traditionally-wintry-cities/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Drew Brees is officially done at NBC Sports after one year.
NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that Brees will not be a part of the network's NFL and Notre Dame coverage this year. The New York Post reported last month that the former quarterback would not be coming back as a studio or game analyst.
Following that report, Brees took to social media and said he had not decided his future.
Bevacqua said conversations with Brees have centered around him wanting to spend more time with family.
“The unbelievable busyness of an NFL career and then really not taking a break at all and launching right in with us with both Notre Dame football and the NFL, it was certainly an around-the-clock assignment,” Bevacqua said. “This was definitely a lifestyle choice for him, which is totally understandable.”
Brees signed a multi-year contract with NBC in 2020, before he completed a 20-year NFL career with the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints as the record holder in passing yards and touchdowns. He was an analyst for Notre Dame games with Mike Tirico and was in the studio most Sundays for “Football Night in America.” Brees and Tirico called the wild card round game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals where Brees noticeably struggled.
Many thought Brees would be the heir apparent to Cris Collinsworth as the analyst on “Sunday Night Football,” but Collinsworth will remain in that role as Tirico moves into the play-by-play spot following Al Michaels' move to Amazon Prime Video for “Thursday Night Football.”
“It was a new role and everyone has a learning curve. I think he did an unbelievable job with Notre Dame and improved every week," Bevacqua said. “He was always unbelievably prepared, curious about how things were handled and the work that went into it.”
Even though Brees remains under contract to NBC, Bevacqua said they wouldn't stand in the way if another opportunity came along for Brees. Fox has an opening for an analyst on its No. 2 NFL team, but it is likely Brees will spend the season at home.
When it comes to who will call Notre Dame games and fill Brees' NFL studio spot, Bevacqua said they are closing in on a final decision.
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://apnews.com/hub/pro-32 and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-06-08T13:58:15+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Brees-won-t-return-for-NBC-s-NFL-and-Notre-Dame-17227190.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Friday it is sanctioning a group of companies and people linked to illegal fishing operations and human rights abuses in Chinese waters.
One company is accused of maintaining working conditions so dangerous that five workers died after 13 months at sea, with three of the workers’ bodies dumped into the ocean rather than repatriated to their homes.
The Cayman Islands-registered fishing company Pingtan Marine Enterprise, Ltd., which maintains boats based in China and has stock traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, was identified by the Office of Foreign Assets Control for sanctions.
The United States accuses the company of illegally shipping endangered species and abusing crew members through its subsidiaries and fleet of over 100 fishing boats.
The Biden administration also says two individuals, Li Zhenyu and Xinrong Zhuo, along with Dalian Ocean Fishing Co. Ltd. and other companies engaged in illegal unreported fishing.
A senior department official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the U.S. action, said on a call with reporters that Dalian employs crew members who work an average of 18 hours a day, live off expired food and drink dirty water.
Illegal unreported fishing is associated with distant water fishing, where boats fish in other countries’ or international waters. China’s distant water fishing fleet is the largest in the world.
The action on Friday, which coincides with International Anti-Corruption Day, identifies 157 Chinese fishing vessels in which sanctioned companies and people have an interest.
The sanctioned companies’ property and interests in the U.S. will be blocked and American companies that do business with the sanctioned entities will have to wind down their ties with them. | 2022-12-09T16:56:45+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/top-stories/ap-us-sanctions-companies-for-rights-abuses-in-chinese-waters/ |
LINCOLN COUNTY, Tenn. (WHNT/NEXSTAR) – Many residents of a neighborhood in Lincoln County, Tennessee, are fed up with a “whiskey fungus” that’s covering their property — and they’re blaming the nearby Jack Daniels storage facilities.
The black fungus, they say, is being fed by ethanol vapors emanating from barrel houses owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation, where Jack Daniels whiskey is aged and stored.
“The black fungus will cover an entire shrub and just completely strangle the bush,” said Patrick Long, whose home in Mulberry, Tennessee, is right next to the Jack Daniels barrel house.
“The evaporation of the ethanol that’s inside of those barrel houses with all of that alcohol turns into a black fungus and that black fungus attaches to anything that doesn’t move,” Long told Nexstar’s WHNT last year, adding that he’s spent thousands to try and clean the fungus from his property.
Long, together with his wife Christi Long, filed a lawsuit against Lincoln County earlier this year, alleging that officials approved plans for Brown-Forman to build additional barrel houses in the area despite the company not providing the proper permits.
“We would end up with 20 barrel houses in Lincoln County in about a half a mile radius,” Long claimed. “They did not go through the building and planning cycle and they never submitted to a site plan, and they never provided the building plans.”
Just this week, a Lincoln County judge ordered construction on new barrel houses to be stopped.
Putting a halt to construction, however, addresses just one of the neighborhood’s concerns. At a meeting with county commissioners and Brown-Forman representatives in December, homeowners complained that the fungus from its six existing barrel houses is constantly covering their homes and yards.
“When I moved here 30 years ago, I washed my house once a year,” resident Gary Willer said at the meeting. “Now I wash my house four to five times a year. I washed it two months ago, and it needs it again. I can’t live like this anymore.”
A lawyer for the Longs said this week he also plans to ask a judge to prevent Brown-Forman from using several existing barrel houses, pending the lawsuit.
Brown-Forman, meanwhile, had previously contended that ethanol vapors emitted from its barrel houses were within legal limits. Executives also claimed the vapor doesn’t cause physical harm.
“They are well below the OSHA permissible exposure limits and when we monitor air quality exterior, we’re detecting no ethanol vapors,” said Melvin Keebler, the company’s vice president.
It’s well documented that certain alcohol-feeding fungi have been known to grow near distilleries, creating objectionable odors and what looks to be a soot-like goop on homes, cars and other nearby structures. Residents living near whiskey distilleries around Louisville, Kentucky, have complained of the same problem, though the area’s Air Pollution Control District found the fungus to largely cause only cosmetic damage.
A representative for Brown-Forman, in an emailed statement shared with Nexstar, said the fungus is a “naturally occurring microflora has been around as long as whiskey itself.”
“It is found throughout the environment, near distilleries and in areas completely unrelated to aged whiskey production. This slow-growing microflora has various food sources, including alcohol vapor,” the representative wrote. “While some may not like the way it looks, based on the information available, we believe it is not harmful to individuals. We are committed to protecting the environment and the safety and health of our employees and neighbors.”
The company’s representative did not specifically address the Longs’ lawsuit, or the judge’s subsequent order to halt construction on new barrel houses. Brown-Forman did, however, acknowledge the decision in a statement to the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper on Wednesday.
“We respect the chancellor’s ruling and look forward to working with Lincoln County on updated permits,” a spokesperson for the company said. “The Jack Daniel Distillery will continue to comply with regulations and industry standards regarding the design, construction, and permitting of our barrelhouses in Lincoln Co.”
Brown-Forman executives also previously came out against constructing some type of filtration system to cut down on the amount of ethanol released by the barrel houses, despite previous pleas from Long. Donna Willis, a company executive with Jack Daniel’s, had made claims that such a filtration system would compromise the taste of the product, The New York Times reported.
In the meantime, the Longs, along with other residents of their neighborhood, will likely keep seeing “whiskey fungus” on their homes, plants and trees. They’ll also be crossing their fingers that Brown-Forman isn’t permitted to move forward with plans to re-zone a nearby area to build even more barrel houses.
“They will begin to turn the rest of Lincoln County into the same black fungus that we are currently dealing with today,” Long said. | 2023-03-04T18:18:55+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/what-is-whiskey-fungus-jack-daniels-facilities-blamed-for-sticky-black-substance-covering-tennessee-neighborhood/ |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins longest Daytona 500 in history
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.”
The two overtimes pushed the 65th running of the race to a record 212 laps — a dozen laps beyond the scheduled distance and a whopping 530 miles.
Stenhouse's win in a Chevrolet for JTG Daugherty Racing — a single-car team partly owned by former NBA player Brad Daugherty — was the third of his career. JTG is the first single-car team to win the Daytona 500 since The Wood Brothers Racing did it with Trevor Bayne in 2011.
Stenhouse's only other victories came in 2017, at Talladega and the summer race at Daytona.
Now the 35-year-old from Olive Branch, Mississippi, has a repeat win at Daytona in NASCAR's biggest race of the season. And it came in his first race reunited with crew chief Mike Kelly, who guided Stenhouse to a pair of Xfinity Series championships earlier in his career.
"I think this whole offseason Mike just preached how much we all believed in each other. They left me a note in the car that said they believe in me and to go get the job done," Stenhouse said. "Man, this is unbelievable. This was the site of my last win back in 2017. We've worked really hard. We had a couple shots last year to get a win and fell short.
"It was a tough season, but man, we got it done, Daytona 500."
Kyle Larson was collected in the race-ending crash after he jumped out of line too early in an attempt to win the race. His disappointment was alleviated by Stenhouse's victory.
“Happy that Ricky won. I’m super happy. That’s all I could think about after I crashed, waiting to hear that he won," Larson said. "He’s one of my best friends, so I was like yelling into my helmet when I helped push him to the lead there. I was hoping it was going to stay green so it would have been me or him win.
"I can’t wait to go get changed and go give him a big hug because he is one of my great buddies.”
Reigning Cup champion Joey Logano finished second in a Ford for Team Penske, which won the race last year with Austin Cindric.
“Second is the worst, man,” Logano said. “Congratulations to Ricky. There’s nothing like winning the Daytona 500. That’s why it stings so much finishing second.”
Christopher Bell was third in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and followed by Chris Buescher in a Ford for RFK Racing and pole-sitter Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports in a Chevrolet. It marked the first time the pole-sitter has finished in the top five since Bill Elliott in 2001.
AJ Allmendinger was sixth for Kaulig Racing, Daniel Suarez seventh for Trackhouse Racing, and Ryan Blaney eighth for Team Penske. Ross Chastain of Trackhouse and Riley Herbst of Rick Ware Racing rounded out the top 10.
Action sports star Travis Pastrana finished 11th in his Daytona 500 debut, and Kevin Harvick was 12th in his final Daytona 500. Harvick is retiring at the end of the year.
Kyle Busch dropped to 0 for 18 in the Daytona 500, but contended for his new Richard Childress Racing team. He was the leader ahead of teammate Austin Dillon with three laps remaining in regulation when a spin by Daniel Suarez brought out the caution and sent the race to overtime.
"Back in 1998, that would be the win, boys," Busch radioed his team in deliberate reference to how the late Dale Earnhardt won his only Daytona 500. There was no overtime then and Earnhardt won under caution.
Busch wound up 19th after the race-ending crash in second overtime.
“I think this is the first time I led lap 200, so I wish it was 1998 rules. But, no, it’s just par for the course, just used to it and come down here every year to just find out when and where I’m going to crash and what lap I come out of the care center," Busch said. "Who won? I don’t even know who lucked into it.”
Busch was told Stenhouse was the victor.
“There you have it," he replied.
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson made his return to the series and ran inside the top 15 for most of the race. He was collected in one of the crashes in overtime and finished 31st. Johnson has returned from two years racing in the IndyCar Series as part owner of Legacy Motor Club and he plans to enter a handful of races.
Brad Keselowski led a race-high 42 laps, but finished 22nd. He declined to speak to reporters after dropping to 0 for 14 in a race he desperately wants to win.
Race of champions
The 65th running of the Daytona 500 marked the first time the reigning Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series champions were all part of the field.
Cup champion Logano finished second, while Xfinity Series champion Ty Gibbs was 25th and Truck Series champion Zane Smith 13th.
Smith had to race his way into the 40-driver field and won the Truck Series opener Friday night. It was the Daytona 500 debut for both Gibbs and Smith.
Next up
The Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, next Sunday in the final race in the track's current configuration. It will be renovated into a short track after the race — a project that will prevent the track from hosting any racing in 2024. Kyle Larson won last year's race. | 2023-02-20T01:19:22+00:00 | wxii12.com | https://www.wxii12.com/article/daytona-500-ricky-stenhouse-jr-wins/42979939 |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Robert Marion Berry, an Arkansas Democrat who served seven terms in Congress and was known for his blunt rhetoric and advocacy for farmers and older residents, has died. He was 80.
Berry, who was known as “Marion,” died Friday, his family confirmed in a statement Saturday. A cause of death was not provided.
“With his signature quick wit and way with words, he lived his life in service to others,” said Berry’s son, Mitch. “He truly believed that the role of government was to help people, and it was a charge he took very seriously. He was generous with his time and talents as his dozens of mentees can attest.”
Berry was first elected to Congress in 1996 but decided against reelection in 2010 for health reasons. He underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor in July 2011.
A licensed pharmacist and farmer, Berry was elected to represent the 1st District in eastern Arkansas after serving in President Bill Clinton’s administration as a special assistant for agricultural trade and food assistance. He quickly focused on issues most likely to impact his notably poor district, including agriculture.
Clinton on Saturday praised Berry as someone who “never forgot where he came from.”
“Marion Berry was a fine leader, a completely authentic person and a great friend,” Clinton said in a statement. “For more than 40 years, Hillary and I treasured his support, valued his no-nonsense advice and loved his amazing sense of humor.”
Berry was known as much for his folksy manner and verbal takedowns of his political enemies — on both sides of the aisle — as his advocacy for his rural district. He once referred to a Republican congressman on the House floor as a “Howdy-Doody-looking nimrod.”
Frustrated with the George W. Bush administration’s response to disasters in Arkansas, he called the Federal Emergency Management Agency “an incompetent bunch of nincompoops that simply can’t run their agency.”
“His straight talk and sense of humor attracted attention on the national stage, but those who knew him recognized that delivering results for his constituents was the congressman’s highest priority, always,” Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Grant Tennille said.
Former Gov. Mike Beebe, also a Democrat, called Berry “a natural advocate for agricultural issues and for the health of his rural constituents.”
“He was plain-spoken, loyal, and worked hard every day for the people he represented,'” Beebe said.
Berry’s congressional district was a major producer of soybeans, rice and cotton, and Berry aggressively pushed for an end to the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba, which could have boosted exports of those products. Berry also advocated for lowering prescription costs for seniors and lambasted a prescription drug program enacted by former Bush as a “catastrophic mess” and a “genuine legislative disaster.”
Berry, a member of a coalition of moderate and conservative lawmakers known as “Blue Dog Democrats,” was unapologetic about his quips, saying it reflected his passion for representing his district. He said he would criticize anyone “when I think they are making a serious policy mistake.”
“I don’t see anything wrong with what I’ve done,” he said.
Berry certainly didn’t spare any criticism for President Barack Obama. Shortly before announcing his retirement, Berry said he was disappointed with a “lack of leadership” from Obama on key issues such as health care and climate change.
Berry voted against the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care law also known as “Obamacare.” Berry complained that the measure did not provide enough protection against federal money going toward abortions and tried to offer an alternative before the measure passed.
“A son of the Delta, Marion was a farmer and a statesman, whose mix of homespun wisdom and hard-won political knowledge always made him a formidable representative for our state,” Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.
Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican who served with Berry in Congress, tweeted that ”you never knew what Marion would say on the House floor but he always spoke with passion and humor.”
Berry was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and grew up in Bayou Meto near DeWitt. He graduated from the University of Arkansas’ College of Pharmacy in 1965.
A former alderman in the small town of Gillett, Berry was known throughout his political career for promoting the annual “Coon Supper,” a longtime fundraiser for students where raccoon meat is served that evolved into a rite of passage for candidates in the state.
“If it weren’t for the Coon Supper, I probably wouldn’t be in public life today,” Berry said in 2006.
In addition to his son, survivors include his wife of more than 60 years, Carolyn, a daughter, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held June 24 at the Gillett Methodist Church in Gillett, Arkansas. | 2023-05-21T22:33:33+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/ap-former-arkansas-u-s-rep-marion-berry-who-served-7-terms-dies-at-80/ |
Luxury resort connects guests with Hawaii's vibrant culture through an array of added complimentary activities set for September 1 – November 17, 2023
WAILEA, Hawaii, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As travelers look ahead to the upcoming fall season, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea invites resort guests to immerse themselves in the newly launched 'Getaway' experience from September 1 – November 17, 2023.
Designed for those seeking meaningful ways to connect to the tropical destination and its extraordinary culture, Four Seasons Resort Maui's Getaway experience features a variety of complimentary activities available daily. From new activities like a Poi Pounding Workshop and a round-robin Pickleball Power Hour to tried-and-true seasonal experiences like evening Hawaiian Star Stories and a Poke Pop-Up party, there is something for every kind of traveler.
"We are excited to reintroduce our Getaway experiential programming that provides guests with an authentic connection to the destination and culture," says General Manager Ben Shank. "With a variety of new activities, as well as a few guest favorites, we're certain these experiences will provide lifelong memories."
The robust Getaway schedule, which includes complimentary experiences from cultural to culinary to wellness to environmental, is offered in addition to the Resort's always full calendar of activities, allowing travelers of all interests and ages a personalized island getaway at Maui's premier luxury resort destination.
2023 GETAWAY EXPERIENCE:
Puka Perri Pop-Up Jewelry Bar
Meet one of Maui's favorite jewelry designers, Puka Perri, who will handcraft a design that is uniquely for you, using ocean treasures like Maui-picked puka shells and hand-selected pearls with earth elements like gold and diamonds.
Hawaiian Star Stories
Talk story with famed navigator Kala Babayan Tanaka as she recounts the history of Polynesian wayfinders who used the stars, wind, and swells to journey to the Hawaiian Islands.
Poke Pop-Up
Sample different variations of one of Hawaii's most beloved dishes: poke. Paired with Maui Brewing Co.'s handcrafted beer, this not-to-be-missed pop-up featuring the Resort's talented culinary team is a guest favorite.
Boot Camp
Start the day with a freestyle cardio and strength class that incorporates intervals, circuits, drills, weights, core, and functional moves.
Art of Botanical Block Printing
Drawing inspiration from the island's natural beauty, design a botanical stamp and print stationery with fine art block artist Susanna Cromwell.
Wine Tasting
Learn how your palate works and discover new wines in a tasting experience led by Resort Wine Director Aaron Wood-Synderman.
Coral Reefs 101
Learn about the delicate ocean ecosystem and how to restore and protect it through an onshore class and a snorkel experience led by the experts from Maui Undersea Adventures.
Pickleball Power Hour
Join a round-robin power hour of pickleball with other guests. This easy-to-play game is open to all levels and will begin with a short lesson.
Sunrise Photo Walk
Join award-winning fine art landscape photographer Scott Reither for an interactive 90-minute photo workshop along the picturesque Wailea Beach path.
Poi Pounders Workshop
Sample Hawaii's famous staple food, poi, in an interactive poi pounding demonstration that highlights kalo (taro), a "canoe plant" first brought to Hawaii by Polynesians wayfinders.
Available throughout the Getaway experience, the Resort also looks forward to welcoming the nationally acclaimed mezcal brand Dos Hombres to its sunny shores for guests, visitors, and residents to experience the 'Dos Hombres Cocina' pop-up from August 25 – December 2, 2023. Diners and visitors to the Resort will be able to enjoy a unique culinary journey for the senses set in the lush tropical gardens of the Fountain View Lawn. The Oaxacan-inspired menu will utilize the freshest local Hawaiian-grown ingredients effortlessly paired with inspired Dos Hombres craft cocktails.
To make reservations to experience a Getaway at Four Seasons Resort Maui, guests can reserve directly via the Concierge team at concierge.maui@fourseasons.com or call (808) 874-8000.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Nevro Corp. (NVRO) on Wednesday reported a loss of $34.3 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had a loss of 98 cents.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.11 per share.
The maker of an electrical implant that treats leg and back pain posted revenue of $87.8 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $86.1 million.
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HERISAU, Switzerland, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Group is scheduled to showcase its RADOX® MCS1500 system at EVS36 in Sacramento (California), 11-14 June, and Power2Drive in Munich, 14-16 June.
As the leading supplier of cooled cable technology for the high power charging (HPC) market with its renowned RADOX® HPC500, HUBER+SUHNER is proud to announce that it has successfully qualified its RADOX MCS1500 system in multiple field tests. The RADOX MCS1500 is designed to deliver continuous charging up to 2,250 kW (1,500 Amps) for heavy-duty electric vehicles. With this unique solution, HUBER+SUHNER is expanding its product range into megawatt charging by utilizing its scalable direct-liquid cooled technology platform, offering best-in-class performance in all conditions. In addition, HUBER+SUHNER is developing a 4,500 kW (3,000 Amps) solution to cover even higher power needs in the future.
"With the development of the RADOX® MCS1500, we are once again one step ahead, establishing our leadership in the emerging megawatt charging market," said Max Goeldi, Vice President Market Management HPC at HUBER+SUHNER. "This innovation will help to fast-charge the EV revolution."
"By introducing the missing link between vehicle and infrastructure, we enable our customers to provide a safe, efficient and ultra-fast charging experience for heavy duty vehicles," added Stefan Buri, Vice President Market Management Industrials at HUBER+SUHNER.
To experience the RADOX HPC and MCS solutions, visit HUBER+SUHNER at the EVS36 CharIN pavilion in Sacramento, California, 11-14 June 2023, or at the Power2Drive Expo in Munich, at booth FM.701/8 in the outdoor pavilion, 14-16 June 2023.
More information on the HUBER+SUHNER RADOX® MCS1500 solution can be found on the website: https://bit.ly/RADOXMCS
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The globally active Swiss company HUBER+SUHNER develops and produces components and system solutions for electrical and optical connectivity. The company serves the three main markets Industry, Communication and Transportation with applications from the three technologies of radio frequency, fiber optics and low frequency. HUBER+SUHNER products excel in excellent performance, quality, reliability and long service lives - even under the most demanding conditions. Through a global production network, combined with subsidiaries and representatives in over 80 countries, the company is close to its customers worldwide.
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Partnership focused on sustainability and developing the technologies needed for a low-carbon future
NEWBURY, U.K., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO; NYSE: MFGP) today announced its renewed partnership with Jaguar TCS Racing as part of the company's overall commitment to embracing environmental sustainability and shifting to a lower-carbon economy. Micro Focus will provide world-class software and services to Jaguar TCS Racing in support of their pursuit for more points, podiums and wins in Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the first net-zero carbon sport.
The partnership with Jaguar TCS Racing demonstrates Micro Focus' commitment to innovation by contributing to the creation of sustainable technology, as competing in Formula E provides a real-world platform for the development of new technologies and capabilities on the racetrack.
Micro Focus software and Professional Services support Jaguar TCS Racing in improving car performance for races with the larger goal of developing more sustainable mobility solutions. Through the leveraging of Vertica's real-time analytics and machine learning capabilities, as well as Micro Focus IDOL's AI-powered unstructured data analytics, the Micro Focus partnership with Jaguar TCS Racing aims to improve upon their successes and push the boundaries of competition and innovation in Formula E.
James Barclay, Team Principal, Jaguar TCS Racing said: "We've made huge progress in the last two years with Micro Focus, so we are delighted to now be continuing the journey with their support and expertise as we collectively fight for the title of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Season 9. Our partnership with Micro Focus allows us to integrate their world-class software services, such as Vertica and IDOL, to gain critical data analysis. This helps to make accurate predictions, quicker and better decisions, and ultimately drive better performance and results.
"As the world's first net zero carbon sport since inception, Formula E provides us and our partners with a real-world performance test bed to develop new technologies and capabilities. With Micro Focus, we share the desire to innovate, succeed at the highest level and deliver sustainable change."
As part of the partnership, Micro Focus' software and services will help Jaguar TCS Racing push the boundaries and develop sustainable, electric mobility technology, which can improve the future for our planet. Through Micro Focus' environmental, social and governance program, INSPIRE, the company recently announced their larger commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In addressing climate change, Micro Focus has taken action to reduce energy usage and carbon emissions in its offices and data centres and will expedite its move to electric company owned and leased vehicles.
"At Micro Focus, we aim to make sustainable and responsible business part of the way we operate," said Sarah Atkinson, Director of ESG, Micro Focus. "Achieving our sustainability goals will take a team effort, and everyone is involved, which makes our technical and analytics partnership with Jaguar TCS Racing that much more important as both companies focus on working in the most efficient way possible."
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Micro Focus is one of the world's largest enterprise software providers, focused on solving the IT dilemma—how to balance today's needs with tomorrow's opportunities. We deliver mission-critical technology that helps tens of thousands of customers worldwide manage core IT elements of their business. Strengthened by our strategic services and support organizations, and an extensive partner network, our broad set of technologies for security, IT operations, application delivery, governance, modernization, and analytics provide the innovative solutions organizations need to run and transform—at the same time.
Jaguar returned to racing in October 2016, becoming the first luxury manufacturer to join the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship street racing series. In Season 8, Mitch Evans finished as runner-up in the drivers' standings–his most successful result in Jaguar TCS Racing's Formula E campaign.
Formula E is a real-world test bed for Jaguar with its journey to becoming an all-electric luxury brand from 2025. Jaguar TCS Racing's goal is to "Reimagine Racing" and together the team will test, develop, learn, and collaborate, sharing insights across Jaguar Land Rover which will benefit future road car development. Specifically, learnings and technology transfer from Formula E will help "Reimagine" the Jaguar brand coinciding with the company's commitment to the Gen3 era of Formula E.
2023 is the first year for the teams to be racing with the Gen3 car, the world's first net-zero race car.
As an official manufacturer team in Formula E, Jaguar TCS Racing designs its own powertrain, which includes the motor, transmission, inverter, and rear suspension. Jaguar, via its long-term Formula E technical partner Williams Advanced Engineering, will supply Envision Racing with its powertrain for the Gen3 era.
To control costs, the carbon fibre chassis and battery are common components and the same for all eleven teams. This allows the focus to be on developing efficient and lightweight electric vehicle powertrains which will improve the performance and range of future Jaguar Land Rover electric vehicles.
Teams have two race cars, one per driver, which will be used for the full race distance.
Beyond its all-electric concept, Formula E is unique in the world of motorsport for its choice of venues. The 2023 championship takes place on temporary street circuits in the centre of the world's major cities including Mexico City, Diriyah, and Rome, with new locations including Hyderabad, Cape Town, and São Paulo. The season finale plays out across a double-header race weekend in London.
In 2022, Jaguar TCS Racing finished fourth in the teams' standings with seven podiums, four wins, one pole position, one fastest lap and 231 points scored—the team's biggest points haul to date. New Zealander, Mitch Evans finished last season as runner-up with Sam Bird finishing thirteenth overall in the drivers' standings.
Formula E remains a key priority for Jaguar Land Rover and the company's Reimagine strategy. As the premier all-electric world championship, Formula E allows us to test and develop new electric vehicle technologies in a high-performance environment. It continues to be the test bed for our Race to Innovate mission that will see Race to Road and Road to Race learnings that will help shape our electric future – a future that Jaguar is passionate about, and dedicated to for the benefit of our society, the changing landscape of mobility, sustainability and our clients.
Through our Race to Inspire mission, Jaguar TCS Racing are committed to inspiring the future generation by using the race programme to create a positive impact on our planet and the communities in which we race. From competing in the world's first net-zero carbon race car to supporting and training the next generation of engineers and motorsport professionals. For more information, visit www.jaguar.com
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create a simple tether accessory to prevent a golfer from losing an airborne tee in the tee box," said one of two inventors, from Sugar Hill, Ga., "so we invented the NEVER LOST TEE. Our design would also eliminate the hassle and cost associated with replacing lost golf tees."
The patent-pending invention provides a quick and easy way to retrieve an airborne golf tee after swinging. In doing so, it eliminates the need to search the area within a tee box for the tee. As a result, it saves time and effort and it helps to prevent lost tees. The invention features a simple design that is easy to use so it is ideal for golfers. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-ALL-3084, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Rare pink diamond sold at auction breaks world record price
HONG KONG (AP) — A pink diamond was sold for $49.9 million in Hong Kong on Friday, setting a world record for the highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auction.
The 11.15-carat Williamson Pink Star diamond, auctioned by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, sold for $392 million Hong Kong dollars ($49.9 million). It was originally estimated at $21 million.
The Williamson Pink Star draws its name from two legendary pink diamonds. The first is the 23.60-carat Williamson diamond which was presented to the late Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift in 1947, while the second is the 59.60-carat Pink Star diamond that sold for a record $71.2 million at auction in 2017.
The Williamson Pink Star is the second-largest pink diamond to appear at auction. Pink diamonds are among the rarest and most valuable of the colored diamonds.
“This is an astounding result, proving the resilience of top diamonds in a shaky economy,” said Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds.
“Hard assets such as world-class diamonds have a history of performing well even in times of instability,” he said. “Some of the world’s highest quality diamonds have seen prices double over the last 10 years.”
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Record First Half Revenue of $5.6 million, Up Over 330% from the Same Period a Year Ago
CEO Raouf Halim Returns to Certain Strategic and Board Duties
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- (TSXV: SEV) (OTCQB: SPVNF) Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. ("Spectra7" or the "Company"), a leading provider of high-performance analog semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. A copy of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the corresponding management's discussion and analysis (the "MD&A") will be available under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in US dollars.
"We achieved the high-end of our updated guidance range with first-half revenue of $5.6 million, keeping us on pace to generate record revenue this year," said Ron Pasek, Chairman of the Board. "We also strengthened our balance sheet with an upsized convertible debenture offering of CAD$8.9 million. The terms of the new debentures permit us to borrow up to CAD$5.0 million from third party lenders to support working capital needs as part of our growth strategy. I remain pleased with the long-term opportunities in our business to address the growing need for high-speed connectivity solutions in both the hyperscale data center and AR/VR markets."1
Q2 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue for the second quarter was approximately $3.5 million, up from $0.7 million in the same quarter a year ago, an increase of approximately 380%. Second quarter revenue includes approximately $0.9 million of the first quarter product shipments that were delayed into the second quarter.
- Revenue for the first half of 2022 was $5.6 million, a Company record, increasing over 330% from the first half of 2021.
- Gross margin2 as a percentage of revenue for the second quarter was 43%, compared with 59% in the second quarter of 2021, a decline due mainly to the continued higher costs to secure wafers and supply chain capacity necessary to meet increasing customer demand for our products.
- Non-IFRS operating expenses3 in the second quarter were $2.4 million, up from $1.8 million in the same period a year ago. Second quarter of 2021 operating expenses were reduced due to employee furloughs in response to the impact of Covid-19 at that time. In addition, the second quarter of 2022 included costs to support the production ramp for the Company's DreamWeVR™ products.
- Basic and diluted loss per share for the second quarter was $(0.05), compared with a basic and diluted loss per share of $(0.08) in the same period a year ago.
- EBITDA4 loss in the second quarter was $(0.6) million, compared with an EBITDA loss of approximately $(1.2) million in the same period a year ago.
2H FY 2022 Outlook 1
The Company expects to generate record revenue in 2022. The current outlook for revenue in the second half of 2022 is in the range of $4.6 million to $6.0 million.5 While the demand environment remains strong, continued supply related constraints are impacting the current revenue outlook. At the mid-point of this range, the projected full year results represent an annual revenue of over $11.0 million, which would be double the revenue generated in 2021.
Non-IFRS operating expenses3 are expected to be between $4.5 million and $5.0 million5, which includes increased headcount growth to support customers and development expenses associated with new products. Non-IFRS operating expenses were approximately $3.9 million in the second half of 2021.
Key Business Highlights
- Expanded production with a top global gaming manufacture company that is using Spectra7's DreamWeVR™ chip sets in its next generation head mounted display interconnect.
- Expanded availability of active copper cables with ACES to deliver 200 and 400Gbps interconnects for data center markets
- Added two new hyperscale data center design-ins, for a total of 105 to date.
CEO Update
CEO Raouf Halim continues to be on medical leave although Mr. Halim has resumed Board related duties on a limited time basis. Spectra7 is continuing its business plans uninterrupted, led by its deep bench of executive leadership. Chair of the Board of Directors Ronald Pasek, Chief Financial Officer Bonnie Tomei, and other members of the executive team will continue to co-manage Mr. Halim's duties during his leave.
RSU Grants
As a part of the annual long term incentive plan outlined in their respective offer letters, Spectra7's board of directors has granted 1,187,828 restricted share units ("RSUs") to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and such number of RSUs to the Company's Chief Financial Officer as is equal to approximately CAD $219,000 divided by the closing price of the common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on August 29, 2022.
NOTES:
1 This is forward-looking information and is based on a number of assumptions which include the current customer purchase orders received, supply outlook and anticipated operational expenses. See "Cautionary Notes".
2 Gross margin is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to "Revenue and Gross Margin" in the MD&A for reconciliation to measures reported in the Company's financial statements.
3 Non-IFRS operating expenses is a non-GAAP measure which includes research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization for capital equipment and right-of-use assets and excludes share-based compensation expense, non-recurring termination costs, interest and related financing costs, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, foreign exchange gain/loss and gain/loss from property and equipment disposal. Refer to "Non-IFRS Operating Expenses" in the MD&A for reconciliation to measures reported in the Company's financial statements.
4 EBITDA or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization is a non-GAAP measure. EBITDA excludes share-based compensation, amortization, depreciation, interest, and tax expenses. Refer to "EBITDA" in the MD&A for reconciliation to measures reported in the Company's financial statements.
5 This is forward-looking information and is based on a number of assumptions, which include the current customer purchase orders received, supply outlook and anticipated operational expenses. See "Cautionary Notes".
ABOUT SPECTRA7 MICROSYSTEMS INC.
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. is a high-performance analog semiconductor company delivering unprecedented bandwidth, speed, and resolution to enable disruptive industrial design for leading electronics manufacturers in data centers, 5G infrastructure, virtual and augmented reality, and other connectivity markets. Spectra7 is based in San Jose, California with a design center in Cork, Ireland and technical support location in Dongguan, China.
For more information, please visit www.spectra7.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provided (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CAUTIONARY NOTES
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including, without limitation, the Company's expectation for revenue and supply availability in the second half of 2022, the Company's ability to obtain additional financing as permitted under the new debentures, the Company's expected operating expenses, and the Company's strategy, plans, objectives, goals and targets, and any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believe", "expect", "aim", "intend", "plan", "continue", "will", "may", "would", "anticipate", "estimate", "forecast", "predict", "project", "seek", "should" or similar expressions or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially include, but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2021. Management provides forward-looking statements because it believes they provide useful information to investors when considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
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Public Relations
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Stella Stevens, who starred in such films as The Nutty Professor, The Poseidon Adventure and alongside Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls!, has died. She was 84.
According to multiple reports, Stevens died Friday in Los Angeles following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Before making a name for herself on the big and small screen, Stevens was a Playboy Playmate and appeared on its centerfold page in January 1960. She was modeling in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, when she was discovered, ultimately leading her to roles in the 1962 music comedy Girls! Girls! Girls! and then starring alongside comedy giant Jerry Lewis in the 1963 sci-fi comedy The Nutty Professor.
In a New York Times review of the film (via Variety), Stevens' performance as Stella Purdy (the student Lewis' nutty professor character pursues) is singled out.
"It's about a shy gargoyle of a college chemist who brews a miracle mixture, becomes a bland Casanova (periodically) and finally reverts to his shy original self and a pert, smitten blonde student, neatly played by Stella Stevens," it read.
Stevens would later also star in several other films, including the 1966 spy spoof The Silencers, starring Dean Martin, and the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, featuring an all-star cast including Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters and Ernest Borgnine.
The model and actress, who won a Golden Globe in 1960 for New Star of the Year -- Actress following her 1959 film debut in Say One for Me, also lent her talent behind the camera, as a producer and director of the 1979 documentary The American Heroine and The Ranch in 1989.
Some of her TV credits include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, The Love Boat, Hart to Hart, Murder, She Wrote, Magnum, P.I., The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, Santa Barbara, and General Hospital.
Stevens was born Estelle Eggleston on Oct. 1, 1938 in the tiny Mississippi town of Yazoo City. Her family relocated to Memphis when she was four years old.
According to a December 2019 story in Memphis The City Magazine, Stevens also belonged to the vocal group The Skip-Jacks. The group's claim to fame was singing the theme song for The Flintstones.
She's survived by her son, actor-producer Andrew Stevens, and three grandchildren.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina on Thursday formally appealed the decision by the health insurance plan for public employees to choose a different company to administer the plan after more than 40 years.
Blue Cross, the state's dominant insurer, filed its request for a protest meeting with State Health Plan acting director Sam Watts. The plan's board of trustees voted last month to replace Blue Cross with Aetna starting in 2025. State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced the bid winner last week.
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As the next third-party administrator, Aetna could oversee health care spending of more than $17.5 billion over a five-year period, the plan has said. The job involves handling health care expenses for several hundred thousand state employees, teachers, their family members and retirees, ensuring claims are paid and building out a provider network.
In the protest letter, an attorney for Blue Cross said in part the bidding process assembled by the plan was simplistic and the scoring system arbitrary, and that it failed to take into account how a provider network change would harm plan members. Durham-based Blue Cross estimates its provider network is nearly 40% larger than Aetna's.
“State Health Plan members are more than customers, they are our neighbors, our friends and our family, and we have filed this protest to ensure the best outcome for them, for taxpayers, and for our state," Blue Cross CEO Dr. Tunde Sotunde said in a news release.
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Folwell, whose office oversees the plan and who is trustee board chairman, has defended the award to Aetna. The initial contract is three years. His office has said the Aetna contract could result in $140 million in cost savings should it extend to five years.
“We submitted an aggressive proposal affirming the State Health Plan’s commitment to high-quality and affordable health benefits," Jim Bostian, Aetna's North Carolina president, said in a written statement Thursday.
UMR Inc., a subsidiary of United Healthcare, also bid for the administrator’s contract. Watts’ final decision could end up being challenged in court.
The State Health Plan anticipated paying $79 million in administrative expenses to Blue Cross during 2022 as part of the current third-party contract.
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Folwell's office said the contract will affect the plan's 740,000 members. But Blue Cross said the contract covers 580,000 people — that leaves out those who participate in Medicare Advantage plans.
Folwell has been unhappy with Blue Cross over the years because of obstacles to accessing company documents that he said would show whether the plan gets the best prices for member health expenses from insurers. Legislation that advanced at the General Assembly in 2022 but failed to become law could have addressed that.
A published report this week highlighted recent unhappiness by plan officials about a software system used by Blue Cross. | 2023-01-12T22:05:50+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Blue-Cross-NC-appeals-loss-of-state-worker-17714111.php |
Rumble Stock to Trade on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange Under the Symbol "RUM"
Rumble Retains Nearly All Cash in Trust Due to Total Redemptions of 0.1%
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. and NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumble Inc. ("Rumble"), the video-sharing platform, and CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI) today announced the completion of their previously announced business combination. The merger, which closed today, was approved at a special meeting of stockholders of CFVI on September 15, 2022. The combined company will operate as Rumble Inc. going forward and its common shares and warrants are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols "RUM" and "RUMBW" respectively, beginning on Monday, September 19, 2022.
The transaction provides Rumble with approximately $400 million in gross proceeds, including approximately $85 million of proceeds from a PIPE financing, $15 million from a Forward Purchase Investment, and approximately $300 million of cash held in a trust account. After payment of transaction expenses, the net proceeds will be used to attract new content creators to the Rumble and Locals platforms, continue to build out Rumble's independent infrastructure, expand Rumble's teams, begin robust marketing of the platform and services, finance future acquisitions, and for other general corporate purposes.
"Today marks an amazing milestone for our company, and one that I have been looking forward to for a long time," said Chris Pavlovski, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rumble. "This transaction allows Rumble to fund a wide range of business initiatives, including the development of our independent infrastructure while we continue to add top creators to our platforms. I am extremely excited to report that despite current market conditions, we have retained nearly all the cash in trust, with nearly zero redemptions from CFVI shareholders. This is truly a vote of confidence in our mission and platform, and I look forward to further delivering for all our constituents going forward.
Lastly, I would like to thank Rumble's employees who have worked tirelessly to get us where we are today. Congratulations to the entire Rumble team on this incredible achievement," concluded Chris Pavlovski.
Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and CFVI, stated, "With its massive growth in users and engagement, this is an exciting time for Rumble to become public. I am excited to see 'RUM' shares trading in the marketplace."
Cantor Fitzgerald acted as financial and capital markets advisor to CFVI. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Bennett Jones LLP, and Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP acted as legal advisors to CFVI.
Guggenheim Securities, LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Rumble. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and D.A. Davidson & Co. acted as capital market advisors to Rumble. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and DLA Piper Canada LLP acted as legal advisors to Rumble.
Cantor Fitzgerald and Guggenheim Securities, LLC served as placement agents for the PIPE financing.
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again. For more information, please visit investors.rumble.com.
CFVI is a blank check company led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick and sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader for 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate on its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 24 primary dealers transacting business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please visit www.cantor.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Rumble's and its management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The words "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "might", "plan", "possible", "potential", "predict", "project", "should", "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Rumble. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward looking-statements in this press release, including but not limited, to failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; the risk that the business combination disrupts current plans and operations of Rumble; costs related to the business combination; the impact of competitors on Rumble's current and future business; unanticipated costs; the ability to maintain the listing of Rumble's stock on Nasdaq, changes in laws and regulations affecting Rumble's business, the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the business combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, risks related to Rumble's limited operating history, the rollout of Rumble's business and the timing of expected business milestones, risks related to Rumble's potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate cash, current and future conditions in the global economy, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their impact on Rumble, its business and markets in which it operates, the ability of Rumble to retain existing content providers and users and attract new content providers and customers, the potential inability of Rumble to manage growth effectively, the enforceability of Rumble's intellectual property, including its patents and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, the potential for and impact of cyber related attacks, events or issues effecting Rumble, its business and operations, and the ability to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the registration statement on Form S-4, which was filed by CFVI with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 12, 2022, CFVI's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022 and other filings that CFVI and Rumble have filed or will file with the SEC from time to time. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Rumble assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Rumble does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.
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CHICAGO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Tate & Lyle, a world leader in ingredient solutions for healthier food and beverages, will be a participant at the upcoming IFT FIRST Conference in Chicago, July 16–19, 2023. As a key exhibitor at this prestigious event hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Tate & Lyle will demonstrate its strengths in scientific expertise, understanding of the entire food system, and ingredient solutions while showcasing their latest breakthrough stevia sweetener - to be launched eminently – as well as launching EUOLIGO® FOS dietary fiber in the USA.
"Our presence at IFT FIRST aims to enhance the awareness of Tate & Lyle as a leading innovator in the industry and build relationships with food and beverage manufacturers," says Jessica Wilford, VP, Head of Category Planning and Development, Tate & Lyle North America.
Tate & Lyle's presence at the IFT FIRST Conference will be marked by several exciting initiatives, reflecting the company's commitment to scientific expertise and innovative ingredient solutions. Key highlights include:
New Ingredient Launches and Spotlights:
- An internationally patent-protected breakthrough in stevia technology - to be launched eminently.
- EUOLIGO® FOS: A soluble dietary fiber recognized as a prebiotic in the USA, among many countries. EUOLIGO® FOS complements Tate & Lyle's robust soluble fiber portfolio with additional functionality and processing benefits, supporting fiber fortification or sugar reduction in a wide range of food and beverage applications.
- ARTESA® Chickpea Protein and Flour: Since its launch last year, this exciting and versatile addition to Tate & Lyle's plant-based ingredient portfolio has been essential in helping customers bring innovative, sustainable and nutritious plant-based products to market.
Showcase of New Corporate Branding:
Tate & Lyle will showcase its new corporate brand at the IFT FIRST Conference, marking the first time it will be showcased at a major trade show in North America. This rebranding effort reflects the company's continued transformation into a purpose-led, growth-focused specialty food and beverage solutions business with a renewed focus on innovation, health, and sustainability.
Prototypes Showcasing Formulation Expertise:
Tate & Lyle will present four innovative prototypes that exemplify their formulation expertise and ability to meet evolving consumer demands. These prototypes serve as tangible examples of Tate & Lyle's commitment to developing tailored ingredient solutions across various categories, including beverages, dairy and non-dairy, bakery and snacks, meals and condiments, confectionery, and nutrition.
Introduction to the Virtual Kitchen Website:
Tate & Lyle will relaunch its original "virtual kitchen" website, creating a dynamic destination for formulators seeking the latest trends, insights, and ingredient solutions. The updated site is easier to navigate, showcases the Tate & Lyle difference, and connects readers with real-world food and beverage formulation solutions and the dedicated experts who make it possible.
Sustainability Program:
A new report highlighting Tate & Lyle's commitment to protecting the planet and people through ingredient innovation will be unveiled at the conference. The expanded Sustainable Stevia Program, aimed at promoting sustainable sourcing and production practices, will also be featured, demonstrating Tate & Lyle's dedication to environmental responsibility and becoming carbon net neutral by 2050.
Tate & Lyle aims to enhance its visibility, engage in meaningful dialogue, and establish itself as the partner of choice for companies seeking individualized ingredient solutions. Tate & Lyle invites attendees, including food scientists, food technologists, research and development managers, and product development specialists, to visit their booth number S0600 at the IFT FIRST Conference and experience firsthand the innovative solutions as well as the people that will shape the future of the food and beverage industry.
About Tate & Lyle: Supported by a 160-year history of ingredient innovation, Tate & Lyle partners with customers to provide consumers with healthier and tastier choices when they eat and drink. We are proud that millions of people around the world consume products containing our ingredients every day.
Through our expertise in sweetening, fortification, and texture, we develop ingredient solutions which reduce sugar, calories, and fat, add fiber and protein, and provide texture and stability in categories including beverages, dairy, bakery, snacks, soups, sauces, and dressings.
We have more than 3,500 employees working in around 57 locations across 39 countries. Science, Solutions, and Society is our brand promise and how we will achieve our purpose of Transforming Lives Through the Science of Food. By living our purpose, we believe we can successfully grow our business and have a positive impact on society. We live our purpose in three ways, by supporting healthy living, building thriving communities and caring for our planet.
Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE.L. American Depositary Receipts trade under TATYY. In the year to 31 March 2023, Tate & Lyle's revenue from continuing operations totalled £1.75 billion. For more information, please visit https://www.tateandlyle.com or follow Tate & Lyle on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube.
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CONWAY, New Hampshire — A hiker who was suffering from severe hypothermia on a New Hampshire trail near Mt. Washington died at a hospital hours after rescuers faced driving rain, blowing snow, and winds gusting to over 80 mph to reach him, conservation officers said.
The hiker was rescued from Gulfside Trail on Saturday night. Xi Chen, 53, of Andover, Massachusetts, was overcome by severe weather conditions.
Fish and Game Department officers said they heard from his wife, who said she received a text from Chen saying he was cold and wet and couldn't continue on.
“He further wrote that he felt he would die without a rescue," the department said in a news release.
Conservation officers received multiple rescue calls that day from hikers who were on the high-elevation summits and ridgelines of the Presidential Range.
“The conditions in the high peaks were treacherous," the news release said.
Rescuers carried Chen over a mile up to the summit of Mt. Washington, where he was placed on a truck and driven down the mountain's auto road to a hospital in Berlin. He was unable to be revived after several hours of life-saving efforts, the news release said.
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(KTLA) — If you didn’t win the $1 billion Powerball jackpot last week, you still have a chance to become a big winner with the Mega Millions jackpot, which currently stands at $820 million.
The current jackpot is the fifth largest in the game’s history, but how much of the money will go to the winner?
Should you win the Mega Millions jackpot, you’ll choose between a lump sum cash payment (currently estimated at $422 million), or the annuity option, which is one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that grow by 5% each time. The same goes for Powerball.
Regardless of the payout you choose, you’ll still see your prize decrease thanks to taxes.
Every state lottery is required by law to withhold 24% in federal taxes automatically on any winnings over $5,000 in Mega Millions, Powerball, or any lottery game, according to the California Lottery Winner’s Handbook.
Certain states also withhold taxes on winnings, while others, like California, don’t withhold any. Even in these states, winners may still find themselves responsible for paying other tax obligations, the winner’s handbook states.
In total, about 37% of the prize money will be taken out due to taxes.
If someone wins the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday and decides to take the lump sum cash option, they will get over $265 million, according to USA Mega. That’s as long as they live in a state that doesn’t have an additional tax withholding requirement.
However, if they chose to get the annual payments, they would receive average annual payments of anywhere between $14.3 million and $17.3 million over the next 30 years, depending on where they live.
Winners of giant jackpots nearly always take the cash, and financial advisers say that might be a mistake.
While the chances of winning the jackpot are slim, it’s not entirely impossible. One lucky California Lottery player won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot on July 19. The winning ticket was sold at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles near the Skid Row neighborhood.
The winner’s identity hasn’t been announced, even though one woman seemingly claimed to win the massive jackpot.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be at 11 p.m. ET Tuesday. Tickets start at $2 each and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. | 2023-07-25T00:55:37+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-820-million-how-much-the-winner-will-actually-get/ |
SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VAPORESSO, the world-leading vaping brand, is launching a Valentine's Day campaign via its website to recommend the best gifts for the traditional lovers' festival while encouraging users to create shared memories between themselves and the brand.
Since its inception in 2015, VAPORESSO has been dedicated to establishing a smoke-free world while raising the quality of life for its users. Based on its continuous innovation, strict quality control, and substantial commitment, VAPORESSO creates products that can fit all levels and styles of vapers.
In line with the BIG IDEA for the year 2023 - INNOVATE AT ONCE and its goal of creating the industry's number-one brand, VAPORESSO presents its unhesitating approach to innovation and fearlessness about the unknown future through the campaign.
"This Valentine's Day will be another perfect opportunity for VAPORESSO to connect with our millions of users. Adhering to the brand's DNA, cementing the company's commitment to innovation from product inception to design and device sales, we call on all its users to embrace the latest trends while remaining inclusive and adhering to their own style as a new era dawns in 2023," said Jimmy Hu, Vice President of VAPORESSO.
VAPORESSO's brand recommendations for Valentine's Day are the award-winning XROS 3 and 3 MINI products. Boasting a 1,000 mAh high-density battery, the XROS 3 has built up a reputation as one of the most reliable and robust vape products available on the market. The vaping solution can run for 48 hours off a single charge. The product comes equipped with a neon indicator to let the user know straight away how much battery power is left, doubling down on comfort and practicality.
The XROS 3 also employs a sleek rounded design to make sure that the mouthpiece suits users' lips perfectly, booting their MTL (mouth to lung) experience comprehensively. The device is equipped with the company's innovative COREX Heating Tech for rapid and even heating, delivering good flavor and providing the most accurate flavor reproduction.
The company has sold over 40 million pieces from the XROS series since it launched in 2020. The XROS 3, the latest version of the series, has also taken home multiple awards to date thanks to its innovative and trendy design. Recent plaudits include a prestigious Red Dot Award in 2022 as well as numerous Muse Design Awards.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Backup Jace Wilson had two second-half touchdowns, one passing and one running, and Furman held off Charleston Southern 24-19 on Saturday.
Wilson connected with tight end Ryan Miller on a play-action pass for a 44-yard touchdown with 59 seconds left in the third quarter to pull Furman within 19-17. On the Paladins’ first possession of the fourth quarter, Wilson capped a 12-play, 49-yard drive with a 22-yard touchdown run.
Dominic Morris sealed it for Furman with an interception in the end zone with 2:44 left.
Wilson was 7-of-15 passing for 109 yards with an interception and he carried it six times for 48 yards and two scores for Furman (3-1), which was coming off a victory over defending Southern Conference champion East Tennessee State. Starter Tyler Huff was 6-of-12 passing in the first half for 53 yards and an interception.
Isaiah Bess and Ross Malmgren combined to complete 18 of 36 passes with one touchdown and two interceptions for Charleston Southern (0-4).
The teams combined for just 13 first downs in the first half, 270 total yards and five turnovers. Furman led 10-9 after Wilson’s 5-yard scoring run, capping a 93-yard drive, with 27 seconds left before halftime.
Each team finished with four turnovers — two intercepts and two fumbles apiece.
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About an hour before the first prime time hearing of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol, people began to trickle into the courtyard of a northwest Philadelphia church.
They were there for a community watch event, one of roughly 90 organized by liberal activists, urging people to gather to watch the rare, televised evening hearing together.
"I expect to be shocked, and I didn't want to be shocked at home by myself," said Melanie Brennan, who lives in the Mount Airy neighborhood where the event was being held.
Brennan came to the watch event with a friend, Chauncey Harris. He had high expectations, and said that former President Donald Trump had evaded consequences for too long.
"I hope for now they'll be able to show people what the truth is, so we can get rid of our personal opinions and just judge the facts on the facts," he said before the hearing began. "That's what I hope happens. I hope we can get some justice in this country"
Brennan and Harris were among those who gathered at Summit Presbyterian Church to watch the hearing live, as members of the House select panel placed the blame for the violence that consumed the Capitol on Jan. 6 squarely on the former president.
Ahead of the hearing, Democratic State Rep. Chris Rabb, who represents this part of Philadelphia and spoke at the event, questioned how many people would be tuning in.
"It is likely that the majority of hardworking Americans will not be paying attention. And I don't say that as a judgement, I say that as an observation," he said. "And one of the reasons I feel that folks are not paying attention is there are a lot of people struggling just to pay the bills."
He called this a moment for collective action.
Before Chairman Bennie Thompson gaveled the hearing into order, Tim Brown, one of the event's organizers, presided over a satirical awards ceremony. The unflattering awards were doled out to Republican politicians.
"The first award of the evening is the Golden Boot award, given to the most servile and degrading act of bootlicking by a political toadie," Brown said.
The nominees for this award — again, really, not an award — were three Republican senators: Mitt Romney of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ted Cruz of Texas.
Brown, the organizing director of Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks, asked people to cheer for the politician they'd like to give the award to. Cruz won handily. A woman accepted a trophy, ostensibly on Cruz's behalf, standing in the front of the room, arms outstretched, holding a single, spray painted golden boot.
"I think it's important to add levity to dark situations," Brown said when asked about the role of the awards ceremony. "In some instances, to take the pressure off people, but also humor is a good way to get the point across."
By the time the hearing started, more than 40 people were seated in metal folding chairs to watch the livestream, projected on a screen in the front of the room.
Initially, people mostly watched quietly, occasionally having side conversations with a neighbor, or clapping to punctuate a point. That was until Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the select committee, spoke.
When she addressed fellow Republicans who have boycotted the proceedings and painted them as illegitimate, the crowd roared so loudly that it was hard to hear what Cheney said next.
"Tonight I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible," she said. "There will come a day where Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain."
What Cheney said stuck with Raymond Torres, who also lives in Mount Airy and was preparing to leave as the committee took a brief recess.
"I just remember the Watergate hearings when Sen. Goldwater confronted Nixon and said you need to resign," he said. "The Republican senators have not really confronted Trump and said he needs to stop lying. At least Liz Cheney has been willing to do that."
Torres said that while he believes many people were tuned in, he was concerned about those who didn't find it necessary to view the hearings.
"It was very sad that Fox News refused to cover this, and has acted as a mouthpiece for [the] Republican Party, when this is a country that needs to learn its history," he said.
While other news networks carried the televised evening hearings, Fox News continued with its typical prime time programming.
Organizer Tim Brown also worried about who would watch the hearing. He said some people told him directly that if they couldn't watch collectively, they wouldn't do so at all.
When asked why, he said: "Trauma."
"People were shocked at some of the things being said. One woman came up to me, she said, 'I couldn't have watched this alone, this was too terrorizing.' When you saw those people breaching the Capitol, cops fighting for their lives, it was just horrendous."
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BATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share on the company's common stock. On an annualized basis, this is an increase of $0.01 per share to a total rate of $0.88 per share in fiscal 2023. The dividend is payable December 30, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2022.
About Hillenbrand
Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company operating in over 40 countries with over 10,000 associates serving a wide variety of industries around the world. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. Hillenbrand's portfolio includes brands such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to Batesville. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.
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CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — Two people were injured during a Monday morning shooting at a Cullman funeral home, the sheriff said.
Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry said a person was arrested soon after someone called 911 to report the shooting in the parking lot of the Cullman Funeral Home. Two people were hurt, but their injuries are not life-threatening, he said.
"The community is safe. The suspect in the shooting is in custody,” Gentry said during a Monday press conference that was broadcast on social media.
Gentry told The Cullman Times that the shooting happened before a service and appears to be family related. A 33-year-old suspect was charged with two counts of aggravated assault/ attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault involving a gun, the newspaper reported.
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