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Hey, guys! It's time to pay attention. We're going to talk about something that's been on our minds lately: layering necklaces. This is a hot topic in the world of men's fashion and for good reason.
A well-styled necklace can add a touch of elegance to any outfit. So join us today as we give you the lowdown on how to layer necklaces like a pro. So sit back, relax, and get ready to learn some valuable information.
The History of Men's Fashion
Before we dive into the how-to of layering necklaces, let's take a quick look at thehistory of men's fashion. For centuries, men have been adorning themselves with jewelry. Early evidence of men wearing jewelry dates back to prehistoric times.
However it wasn't until the Renaissance that men's jewelry came into its own. During this time, wealthy noblemen and aristocrats would flaunt their wealth and status by decking themselves out in lavish jewels.
The Victorian Era was another pivotal moment in the history of men's fashion. This was a time when gentlemen were expected to dress very formally for any occasion. And part of that formal dress code included wearing a variety of different jeweled accessories. So it's no surprise that layering necklaces were all the rage during this period.
Why Layer Necklaces in the First Place?
There are a few reasons why you might want to startlayering necklaces. For one, it can add a bit of visual interest to your outfit. If you're going for a more laid-back look, then a simple necklace might do the trick. But if you're trying to make more of a statement, then layering can help you achieve that.
Another reason to layer is that it allows you to mix and match different styles of necklaces. This way, you can create a look that's unique to you. And lastly, layering allows you to experiment with different lengths and proportions. So if you're not sure what looks good on you, then this is a great way to find out.
How to Layer Necklaces Like a Pro
Now that we've taken a quick stroll down memory lane, let's get back to the present day and learn how to layer necklaces like a pro. Here are some tips to help you get started:
Start with a shorter necklace (like aCuban link chain) and then build up from there. A good rule of thumb is to choose a necklace that falls somewhere between your collarbone and Adam's apple. This will be your foundation piece and will help anchor your look.
Don't be afraid to mix different metals. Gold, silver, and bronze all look great when layered together. So mix and match to create a unique look that's all your own.
Vary the chain types. Mixing different chain types is a great way to add visual interest to your look. So try pairing a thick chain with a thin one, or a beaded necklace with a more delicate style.
Go for contrast. Choose necklaces with different textures, colors, and shapes to create a layered look that really pops.
Last but not least, have fun! Experiment with different combinations until you find something that you love. There are no rules when it comes to layering necklaces, so feel free to express yourself however you see fit.
What to Avoid When Layering Necklaces
Now that you know what to do, let's take a look at what you should avoid when layering necklaces. First and foremost, don't go overboard. A few well-chosen necklaces will suffice. There's no need to layer on so many that you look like you're trying too hard.
Secondly, avoid choosing necklaces that are all the same length. This will create an uninteresting look. Instead, mix it up by choosing different lengths. And lastly, avoid wearing more than one necklace with a pendant or charm. This will make your look appear cluttered and busy.
Examples of Men’s Outfits That Look Great With Layered Necklaces
Now that you know all there is to know about layering necklaces, let's take a look at some examples of men's outfits that look great with this styling technique.
One easy style is a simple white tee paired with jeans is a classic casual look. And it can be easily dressed up with the addition of a few well-chosen necklaces. Try layering a couple of different metals for an edgy twist.
For a more formal occasion, try pairing a button-down shirt with dress pants and a sport coat. This is a sharp and stylish ensemble that can be taken to the next level with the addition of some layered necklaces. Gold looks especially great with this particular outfit.
And last but not least, a sweater is a perfect choice for a cold-weather look. Layer a couple of different necklaces over your sweater for a bit of added interest. Silver and gold look great together, so don't be afraid to mix and match.
Final Tips: Styling Layered Necklaces
We hope you've enjoyed this little guide on how to layer necklaces. And we also hope that you'll give it a try the next time you get dressed. Just remember to have fun with it and experiment until you find a look that you love. And if you're ever in doubt, just refer back to these tips. | 2022-09-20T18:05:47+00:00 | dailyuw.com | https://www.dailyuw.com/ask_the_experts/listen-up-men-here-s-your-ultimate-guide-to-layering-necklaces/article_24fe73b6-38fe-11ed-a6d3-639d1874574e.html |
The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have happened without the continuing buildup of warming gases in the air.
Thanks to years of research and more powerful computers, scientists can now determine almost in real-time whether climate change is contributing to the intensity of heat, storms, floods and drought — and by how much.
A generation ago, calculating such connections took up to a year, but researchers at World Weather Attribution made their conclusions about this summer’s heat wave in less than a week. Their study is the first to look at three simultaneous heat waves on three different continents.
These unusually strong heat waves are becoming more common, Tuesday’s study said. The same research found the increase in heat-trapping gases, largely from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas has made another heat wave — the one in China — 50 times more likely.
A stagnant atmosphere, warmed by carbon dioxide and other gases, made the European heat wave 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit (2.5 degrees Celsius) hotter, the one in the United States and Mexico 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) warmer and the one in China 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) toastier, the study found.
“Had there been no climate change, such an event would almost never have occurred,” said Mariam Zachariah, a climate scientist at Imperial College of London and the lead author of the study. She called heat waves in Europe and North America “virtually impossible” without the increase in heat-trapping gases since the mid 1800s. Statistically, the one in China could have happened without global warming.
Relying on data gleaned from tree rings and other stand-ins for temperature records, several climate scientists say this month’s heat is likely the hottest Earth has been in about 120,000 years, which would make it easily the hottest of human civilization.
The global average temperature has been hotter in 22 of the first 24 days of July than on any other single day recorded, according to calculations by the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
Since the advent of industrial-scale burning, the world has warmed 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius), so “the role of climate change is absolutely overwhelming,” said Imperial College climate scientist Friederike Otto, who leads the team of volunteer international scientists at World Weather Attribution.
The intense heat waves that Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Coahuila are now roasting through are likely to happen about once every 15 years in the current climate, the study said.
But the climate is not stabilized, even at this level. If it warms a few more tenths of a degree, this month’s heat will become even more common, Otto said.
Phoenix has had a record-shattering 25 straight days of temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) and more than a week when the nighttime temperature never dropped below 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 Celsius)
The heat in Spain, Italy, Greece and some Balkan states is likely to reoccur every decade in the current climate, the study said.
Because the weather attribution researchers started their analysis of three simultaneous heat waves on July 17, the results are not yet peer reviewed, which is the gold standard for science. But it used scientifically valid techniques, the team’s research regularly gets published, and several outside experts told The Associated Press it makes sense.
The way scientists do these rapid analyses is by comparing observations of current weather in the three regions to repeated computer simulations of “a world that might have been without climate change,” said study co-author Izidine Pinto, a climate scientist at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute.
In Europe and North America, the study doesn’t claim human-caused climate change is the sole cause of the heat waves, but it is a necessary ingredient because natural causes and random chance couldn’t produce this alone.
Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said the study was reasonable, but looks at a broad area of the U.S. Southwest, so it may not be applicable to every single place in the area.
“In the United States, it’s clear that the entire southern tier is going to see the worst of the ever-worsening heat and this summer should be considered a serious wake-up call,” said University of Michigan environment dean Jonathan Overpeck.
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Through cooking demonstrations and educational offerings, attendees experienced the taste sensation and versatility of premium organic flour and semolina from Italy.
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Italian Milling Industry Association (ITALMOPA) captivated Natural Products Expo West 2023 attendees with its presentation of the Pure Flour from Europe program.
"The universally recognized excellence of the European milling sector is the result of centuries of experience and mastery — from selecting the best grains to skillfully mixing tradition with cutting-edge technologies to consistently produce 600 types of high-quality flours," said ITALMOPA President Andrea Valente. "Our organic flours and semolina are made with only high-quality grains grown to exceed European Union law, and the flour is naturally nourished by the elements, making it among the purest in the world."
Expo West hosted more than 65,000 registered attendees and 3,000 exhibiting companies at the Anaheim Convention Center, showcasing the newest natural and organic products in foods and beverages. During the three-day exhibit (March 9-11, 2023), ITALMOPA staged live cooking demonstrations and educated visitors about the quality and uniqueness of EU and Italian organic flour and semolina.
Co-funded by the European Union, the Pure Flour from Europe program aims to raise awareness of the versatility, safety, quality of Italian and EU organic flour and semolina among the international culinary community. ITALMOPA will next exhibit the Pure Flour from Europe program at SIAL Canada in Toronto in May, Plant Based World Expo in New York in September and Artisan Bakery Expo East in Atlantic City, N.J., in October.
Founded in 1958 and based in Rome, ITALMOPA is the most important industrial flour association of the European Union and represents 82 flour milling companies across Italy. Member companies mill soft and durum wheat for the production of pasta, breads, pastries, pizza and more.
Learn more at www.pureflourfromeurope.eu
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WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 25, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
411 PM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern California and southern Nevada,
including the following counties, in southern California, San
Bernardino. In southern Nevada, Clark.
* WHEN...Until 715 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 411 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Searchlight, Cal-Nev-Ari, Cottonwood Cove Campground,
Cottonwood Cove Road, Laughlin Highway and Cottonwood Cove.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, washes, or canyons which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
washes.
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Executives To Present on "Supercharging Supply Chain Planning with Supplier Collaboration"
CHICAGO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Nulogy, a leading provider of supply chain collaboration solutions, and OMP, a software and consulting company specializing in delivering advanced supply chain planning solutions worldwide, today announced that senior executives from both companies will jointly present at the Reuters Supply Chain Planning USA 2022 event in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, May 26.
Nulogy's Henry "Hank" Canitz, Vice President Industry & Market Strategy, is an industry veteran with deep experience in supply chain planning and execution; OMP's Philip Vervloesem, SVP, is a recognized thought leader in supply chain planning innovation. Their presentation on "Supercharging Supply Chain Planning with Supplier Collaboration" will discuss how collaboration is critical to building agility and resiliency into supply chain planning operations.
The two companies announced a partnership in September 2021 focused on providing frictionless, cohesive digital transformation experiences for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands. Through the partnership, Nulogy and OMP aim to catalyze faster, more flexible, and less wasteful manufacturing, packaging and delivery of differentiated products to consumers around the world—leading to more sustainable supply webs today and in the future.
For more information or to register, please visit https://events.reutersevents.com/supply-chain/planning-usa/
About Nulogy
Nulogy, a leading supplier of digital supply chain solutions, enables customers and their supplier communities to collaborate on a multi-enterprise platform in order to deliver with excellence to an ever-changing consumer market. The Nulogy Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Business Network Platform optimizes upstream supply ecosystems composed of brand manufacturers, contract manufacturers and packagers, third party logistics providers, raw material and packaging suppliers to accelerate supply chain responsiveness and collaborate at the speed of today's market.
About OMP
OMP helps companies facing complex planning challenges to excel, grow and thrive by offering the best digitized supply chain planning solution on the market. Hundreds of customers in a wide range of industries - spanning consumer goods, life sciences, chemicals, metals, paper and packaging - benefit from using OMP's unique Unison Planning™.
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Horse racing’s efforts to clean up the sport and level the playing field take another step forward Monday with the launch of a new anti-doping program.
It’s an attempt to centralize the drug testing of racehorses and manage the results, as well as dole out uniform penalties to horses and trainers instead of the current patchwork rules that vary from state to state.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was created by the federal government nearly three years ago. It has two programs: racetrack safety, which went into effect in July, and anti-doping and medication control.
“It’s one standard. You can be in Kentucky, you can be in Ohio, you can be in California and you’re going to be judged by the same standard,” HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus said.
HISA’s Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit — its independent enforcement agency — has reached agreements with all of the state racing commissions and/or racetracks that will have live racing as of Monday.
Seven of the biggest racing states — Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania, as well as Will Rogers Downs in Oklahoma — will continue to use their current staff to collect samples.
In Arizona, Illinois and Ohio, there is no signed voluntary agreement with HISA, so it contracted directly with either current staff or hired its own personnel to collect samples. Post-race testing only in New York will be handled this way.
States that have live racing after mid-April are in discussion with the enforcement agency, HISA said.
The agency will work with accredited labs in Ohio, Illinois, Colorado, California, Pennsylvania and Kentucky to analyze samples.
“For the first time, racing’s labs will be harmonized and held to the same performance standards nationwide,” said Ben Mosier, executive director of the enforcement agency. “Thoroughbred racehorses will be tested for the same substances at the same levels, regardless of where they are located or compete.”
Unlike the central offices that govern the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, the 38 U.S. racing states have long operated under rules that vary from track to track. Horses, owners, trainers and jockeys move frequently between states to compete. Locales would honor punishments meted out elsewhere, but inconsistencies created confusion and made it possible to game the system.
Lazarus said that in talking with horsemen they want three things from HISA: Catch the cheaters, be realistic about medication, and be aware of environmental contaminants that trainers cannot control but can trigger positive tests.
“That’s exactly what our program does,” she said recently.
HISA has been met with resistance in its short existence.
Last year, a federal appeals court ruled it unconstitutional, saying Congress gave too much authority to the group it established to oversee the racing industry. Congress tweaked the wording of the original legislation to fix that. It also gave the Federal Trade Commission the authority to oversee HISA.
Legal challenges in Texas and Louisiana to HISA resulted in the federal appeals court preventing it from operating, so state regulations will continue to govern the sport. Racetracks in Texas and Nebraska have chosen not to broadcast their simulcast signals out of state, so HISA currently has no authority to regulate them, Lazarus said.
As a result of the ongoing legal issues surrounding HISA, the anti-doping program won’t begin in every state on Monday as Lazarus had hoped.
“It’s not perfect,” she said. “We have to change some things, we have to see how some things go.”
There’s also been vocal opposition among some in the industry over the prospect of sweeping change — as well as its cost to racetracks, horse owners and trainers, and the impact it will have on business.
“They’ve been taking away certain medications, therapy machines, things that are truly beneficial,” said trainer Bret Calhoun, whose stable operates in Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas. “They’re having the opposite effect of what they’re saying … safety of the horse and rider. They’re doing absolutely the opposite.”
Calhoun spoke earlier this month at the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association national convention in Louisiana.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was even more blunt.
“At the core of HISA is this: a handful of wealthy players wish to control the sport through a one-size-fits-all, pay-to-play scheme that will decimate the inclusive culture of horse racing,” he said at the convention.
Lazarus counters the criticism, saying, “We’re there to make racing better.”
She has said she’s aiming for transparent investigations and speedier resolutions of disputes. And Lazarus has spent much of her first year on the job trying to “overcommunicate and overeducate.”
“I’m really hopeful that the message is getting through,” she said.
There will be no trial period for infractions under the new rules. Veterinarians who administer medications to horses have had to get up to speed on the regulations as well as trainers who are ultimately responsible for what goes into their horses.
“Change I think is always hard,” Lazarus said, “and this is like seismic change.”
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AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-03-27T05:58:46+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/sports/horse-racings-national-anti-doping-program-starts-monday/ |
American Airlines flight skids off runway at Idaho airport
BOISE, Idaho - An American Airlines flight from Texas caused panic on board after the plane skidded off the runway during its landing in Idaho.
The airline said flight 2990 was arriving from Dallas-Fort Worth Monday night when it "crossed onto a gravel surface adjacent to the taxiway while taxiing toward the terminal" at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field.
"Customers deplaned via air stairs and were bussed to the terminal.," the company said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience."
No injuries were reported.
RELATED: FAA investigating near-miss at JFK Airport
The aircraft was a Boeing 737 with 168 passengers and six crew members on board.
The plane is currently out of service and will undergo a full inspection by the company’s maintenance team.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to FOX Television Stations it is also investigating.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. | 2023-01-17T19:10:02+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/american-airlines-flight-skids-off-runway-at-idaho-airport |
A jury found former President Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s and later defamed her by denying her claims, marking the first time Trump has been found liable for sexual misconduct at a trial.
The nine-member jury found Trump did not commit rape, but jurors found him liable for sexual abuse, another form of sexual battery. He also was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in damages.
As a civil case, Carroll had to prove her claims by a preponderance of evidence. Trump faces no related criminal charges, which would have required a higher standard.
“I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE – A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The jury arrived at the verdict on Tuesday after beginning deliberations earlier in the day.
“I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back. Today, the world finally knows the truth. This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed,” Carroll said in a statement.
During the nearly two-week-long trial in federal court, Carroll told jurors Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in New York City during the spring of 1996.
“I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen,” Carroll testified. “He lied and shattered my reputation, and I’m here to try and get my life back.”
She came forward publicly in 2019, when an excerpt of her forthcoming book was released in New York magazine. The former president repeatedly denied Carroll’s story, claiming she made it up to sell the book.
Carroll sued Trump in November by leveraging a New York law that went into effect the same day, which provides sexual assault survivors a one-year window to bring civil lawsuits against their abusers, even if the statute of limitations passed.
Carroll further sued Trump for defamation over a statement that he made in October 2022 that called her story a “complete con job” and that she “is not my type.”
For the battery count, the jury ordered Trump to pay $2 million and an additional $20,000 in punitive damages.
In connection with the defamation count, jurors ordered Trump to pay $2.7 million plus an additional $280,000 in punitive damages, a total sum of $5 million.
The trial began late last month, with Carroll becoming the first witness to take the stand. She told jurors she was afraid to come forward and only did so in 2019 because of the #MeToo movement.
In a heated moment, Trump attorney Joe Tacopina on cross-examination questioned why Carroll did not scream during the altercation.
“I’m telling you, he raped me, whether I screamed or not,” Carroll testified, raising her voice.
She then called to the stand several other witnesses, including two friends who testified Carroll confided in them about the incident soon after it happened.
Jurors also heard from two other women who separately accused Trump of sexual assault: Jessica Leeds, who accused Trump of groping her during a 1979 airplane flight, and Natasha Stoynoff, who alleged Trump groped her during a 2005 People magazine interview. Trump has denied their claims.
Trump did not call any witnesses or testify in his defense. After his lawyer insisted the former president would not appear, Trump, who was in Ireland at the time, told reporters there he would “probably attend.” The judge overseeing the case then gave him a window to request to do so, but no motion was filed.
The jury did, however, see portions of Trump’s videotaped deposition from October. In the deposition, Trump again denied Carroll’s story, at times attacking the appearance of Carroll and her lawyer. He also defended the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and denied the accounts of the other two women.
Trump still faces another lawsuit Carroll filed against him roughly two years earlier.
That case sues Trump for defamation over his initial denials when Carroll came forward in 2019. But that suit has been held up over a debate regarding Trump’s immunity because he made those statements while in office.
Updated: 4:43 p.m. | 2023-05-09T21:25:39+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/trump-found-liable-for-sexual-battery-defamation-in-e-jean-carroll-trial/ |
VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM) (NYSE: AEM) ("Agnico Eagle") and Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A) (TSX: TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK) ("Teck") announced today that the previously announced joint venture transaction between Teck and Agnico Eagle to advance the San Nicolás copper-zinc development project has closed. Teck and Agnico Eagle have entered into a joint venture shareholders agreement whereby Agnico Eagle, through a wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, has agreed to subscribe for a 50% interest in Minas de San Nicolás, S.A.P.I. de C.V. ("MSN") for US$580 million, to be contributed as study and development costs are incurred by MSN. For governance purposes, Agnico Eagle is deemed to be a 50% shareholder of MSN from closing, regardless of the number of shares that have been issued to Agnico Eagle or its subsidiary.
Teck and Agnico Eagle are now 50/50 joint venture partners at San Nicolás, working together to advance permitting and development of the high-quality copper-zinc San Nicolás project located in Zacatecas, Mexico. The joint venture partners are planning to submit an Environmental Impact Assessment and Permit application for San Nicolás in the first half of 2023 and are targeting completion of a feasibility study in early 2024. Concluding the San Nicolás joint venture, initiating permitting, and completing the next stage of technical studies, is another positive step in Teck's strategy to advance its industry leading Copper Growth portfolio in a timely and prudent manner and for Agnico Eagle in leveraging its Mexican operating experience and know-how to pursue growth in a high-quality, copper-zinc mineral deposit located in a premier mining jurisdiction in Mexico.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Unites States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario). Forward-looking statements and information are statements other than historical fact and can be identified by statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or achieved. Forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements concerning: the expectations regarding the timeline for initiating permitting and development of San Nicolás and the timing of completion of any technical studies.
Forward-looking statements and information are made based upon certain assumptions, including but not limited to, assumptions that San Nicolás can and will be developed in accordance with MSN's current plans. Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others, MSN's ability to advance permitting and development of San Nicolás, including challenges to our permits, risks related to mineral reserves and resources estimation and metallurgical recoveries, development risks, regulatory restrictions (including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability), and activities by governmental authorities.
The foregoing list of important factors and assumptions is not exhaustive. Other events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated or implied by our forward-looking statements and information. Certain of these risks are described in more detail in each of Agnico's and Teck's 2022 Annual Information Form and Form 40-F and in subsequent public filings by Agnico and/or Teck with Canadian securities administrators and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. None of Agnico, Teck or MSN assume any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements and information after the date of this document or to revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events, except as required under applicable securities laws.
About Teck
As one of Canada's leading mining companies, Teck is committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, zinc, and steelmaking coal. Copper, zinc, and high-quality steelmaking coal are required for the transition to a low-carbon world. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Teck's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK. Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.
About Agnico Eagle
Agnico Eagle is a senior Canadian gold mining company, producing precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico. It has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects in these countries as well as in the United States. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading environmental, social and governance practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
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Millions of student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on what they thought was an approval of their student debt relief applications.
The email, from Federal Student Aid, referred to the one-time relief plan that the Biden administration rolled out in August and – in recent months – put on hold following legal challenges.
Many borrowers had received an email in November saying that their application was approved to receive up to $20,000 in loan cancellation. That email, signed by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, said that they would discharge borrowers' approved debt "if and when we prevail in court."
However, the latest emails say some approvals were sent in error. Now, those borrowers will have to wait until the program clears the courts in order to know how much, if any, of their debt will be wiped out.
The most recent estimate from the White House said some 16 million borrowers have been approved for the relief program. 9 million additional borrowers received Tuesday's correction email.
Persis Yu, deputy executive director and managing counsel for the Student Borrower Protection Center, says that this email puts many borrowers back "in limbo."
"[Tuesday's email] may not seem like a big deal, but borrowers are trying to figure out how to move on with their lives," Yu says. "And so they're hanging on these words and these words matter."
Carolina Rodriguez says she's hearing a similar sentiment when speaking to her clients at the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program in New York. She says borrowers are confused and have reached out to confirm there isn't anything they can do during this waiting period.
"The problem for us is that some clients have applied for other relief measures, like [public service loan forgiveness] and think the email they got is related to that versus the Biden-Harris cancellation," she says.
"Communicating clearly and accurately with borrowers is a top priority," a spokesperson for the Department of Education says. "We are in close touch with Accenture Federal Services as they take corrective action to ensure all borrowers and those affected have accurate information about debt relief."
With the Supreme Court set to hear the case as early as February and come to a decision sometime this spring, it appears that borrowers will be stuck in limbo for at least a few more months.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-12-15T16:05:35+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-12-14/an-error-email-leaves-9-million-student-loan-borrowers-in-limbo |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s, including putting pesticides and herbicides on the men’s skin and injecting it into their veins.
Two dermatologists at the University of California, San Francisco — one of whom remains at the university — conducted the experiments on men at the California Medical Facility, a prison hospital in Vacaville that’s about 50 miles (80.47 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. The practice was halted in 1977.
The university’s Program for Historical Reconciliation issued a report about the experiments earlier this month, writing that the doctors engaged in “questionable informed consent practices” and performed procedures on men who did not have any of the diseases or conditions that the research aimed to treat. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported the program’s findings Wednesday.
“UCSF apologizes for its explicit role in the harm caused to the subjects, their families and our community by facilitating this research, and acknowledges the institution’s implicit role in perpetuating unethical treatment of vulnerable and underserved populations — regardless of the legal or perceptual standards of the time,” Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dan Lowenstein said in a statement.
The report said further analysis is needed to determine the extent of harms caused to the prisoners as a result of the experiments and what the university should do in response.
“We are still in the process of considering the recommendations and determining appropriate next steps,” the university said in a statement Thursday. “As we do so, it will be with humility and an ongoing commitment to a more just, equitable and ethical future.”
A spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Dana Simas, said officials had not yet read the report. However, the agency and California Correctional Health Care Services “strive to ensure the incarcerated population receive appropriate health care that meets the community standard of care and ethics,” Simas wrote.
The report focused on research by Dr. Howard Maibach and Dr. William Epstein. Maibach continues to work at the university, and Epstein died in 2006. It was not immediately clear whether Maibach would face any discipline in light of the report.
The experiments involved administering doses of pesticides and herbicides to the incarcerated men, who volunteered for the studies and were paid $30 a month for their participation — among the highest-paid roles at the prison and in high demand, according to a 1977 article of the university’s student newspaper, The Synapse.
Other experiments included placing small cages with mosquitos close to the participants’ arms or directly on their skin to determine “host attractiveness of humans to mosquitos,” the report stated.
The research ended in 1977 when California prohibited human subject research in state prisons, a year after the federal government halted the practice.
But Epstein in 1977 testified in state hearings in support of biomedical experimentation at prisons, the report found, and investigators could not find any evidence that he changed his opinion before he died.
While Maibach wrote that he regrets having participated in research that does not meet current standards in a letter to the university’s dermatology department, he said he believed the experiments had offered benefits to some of the patients.
“What I believed to be ethical as a matter of course forty or fifty years ago is not considered ethical today,” he wrote. “I do not recall in any way in which the studies caused medical harm to the participants.”
The university says there is no evidence that the doctors’ research was directed specifically at Black men, although they were trained by a now-deceased Philadelphia doctor whose research at a Pennsylvania prison was unethical and disrespectful toward the subjects, many of whom were incarcerated Black men.
The report also found that many of Maibach’s publications during his career perpetuate the biologization of race — which he addressed in his letter by saying he has now “come to the understanding that race has always been a social and not a biological construct, something not appreciated by so many of us in a prior era.”
“While one of his (Maibach’s) recent articles hints at a possible reconsideration of the biology of race, we believe the long history of his research of skin differences along racial lines, with race as a possible biological factor, perpetuated the continuance of racial science in dermatology and has yet to be publicly addressed,” the report stated.
Maibach’s son, Edward Maibach, wrote in an email Thursday to The Associated Press that his father had suffered a stroke last week and was unable to respond to press inquiries.
The younger Maibach said his father had not been allowed to meet with the report’s authors or access their documents. The report and a press release from the university, he wrote, treated his father “as a ‘lone ranger’ who seemingly acted without knowledge or approval at others at UCSF. This, too, is incorrect.”
“Dr. Maibach’s activities at Vacaville were known to, and endorsed by, UCSF administrators, including the UCSF ethicist,” Edward Maibach wrote. | 2022-12-23T13:16:01+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/health/ap-california-university-apologizes-for-prisoner-experiments/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics,” as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.
Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, secured a commitment from President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders to include the permitting package in a stopgap government-funding bill in return for his support of a landmark law to curb climate change.
But in the weeks since Biden signed so-called Inflation Reduction Act last month, Democrats and environmental groups have lined up to oppose the permitting plan, calling it bad for the country and the climate. Climate hawks such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, along with dozens of House members, say the permitting plan should be excluded from the must-pass spending bill.
Many Republicans agree. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the top Republican on the Senate energy panel, called the permitting deal a “political payoff” to Manchin, whose vote on the climate bill was crucial to the law’s passage.
Manchin’s actions on the climate — including secret negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. — “engendered a lot of bad blood” among Republicans, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters. “There’s not a lot of sympathy on our side to provide Sen. Manchin a reward.”
At a news conference Tuesday, Manchin expressed bewilderment at such sentiment, saying he’s “never seen” such an example of “revenge politics,” with Sanders and the “extreme liberal left siding up with Republican leadership” to oppose his plan.
“It’s revenge towards one person — me,” Manchin said.
“I’m hearing that the Republican leadership is upset,” he added. “They’re not going to give a victory to Joe Manchin. Well, Joe Manchin is not looking for a victory.”
Replying Tuesday on Twitter, Sanders was defiant.
“Defeating the Big Oil side deal is not about revenge,″ he said. “It’s about whether we will stand with 650 environmental and civil rights organizations who understand that the future of the planet is with renewable energy and energy efficiency not approving the Mountain Valley Pipeline,″ a nearly-completed natural gas pipeline from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia. Manchin’s plan would expedite the pipeline and steer legal challenges to a different federal court.
While legislative text of his permitting plan has not been made public, Manchin called the bill “a good piece of legislation that is extremely balanced” and does not “bypass any environmental review.″ Instead it would accelerate a timeframe that can take up to 10 years for a major project to win approval.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has released a similar plan that would speed environmental permitting, but Manchin said his plan should have broader appeal, since it would streamline environmental reviews for renewable energy projects as well as fossil fuels. Manchin’s plan has support from Biden and other Democratic leaders.
But a letter signed by more than 70 House Democrats slams the proposal as a “dirty side deal being negotiated behind closed doors, outside of proper government process and the view of our families and communities who it will deeply impact.”
If passed, “this deal will only make it easier for the fossil-fuel industry to site polluting projects in our communities and perpetuate the industry’s practice of concentrating destructive pollution projects in communities of color and poor communities,” said the letter, led by House Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva of Arizona.
The fissure among Democrats could complicate the party’s efforts to keep the focus on this summer’s major legislative victories — including the climate bill and a separate law to boost the semiconductor industry and create more high-tech jobs in the United States — heading into the midterm elections to determine which party controls the House and Senate.
More immediately, the divide is testing the ability of Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep enough Democrats in line to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.
Schumer has said he will attach Manchin’s proposal to the stopgap funding bill, a promise Manchin said Tuesday he expects Schumer to keep.
The permitting plan “is going to be in the” funding bill to avert a government shutdown Sept. 30, Manchin said. If opponents are willing to close down the government “because of a personal attack on me, this is what makes people sick about politics,” he added. “It makes me sick about it.”
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., did not directly answer when asked whether Manchin’s permitting proposal would make it harder to pass the government funding bill, known as a continuing resolution.
“We’re going to pass the CR, and we’re going to be here as long as it takes,” Hoyer said Tuesday.
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Associated Press writer Kevin Freking contributed to this report. | 2022-09-21T10:57:15+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-manchin-rails-against-revenge-politics-on-permit-plan/ |
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Brisbane 2032 Olympic officials staged an event Saturday that not many other previous host cities have had the opportunity to celebrate: 10 years out until their Games begin.
The east coast Australian city and capital of Queensland state was awarded the 2032 Games a year ago after the International Olympic Committee rubber-stamped an earlier recommendation from its Executive Board.
Brisbane was the first city to be awarded a Games under the IOC's revamped procedure for choosing host cities which saw a small group of IOC members identify and propose host cities to the board. Previously Games had been awarded to both Summer and Winter Games hosts seven years out from them being held -- although at an IOC session in 2017, the IOC chose both Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) as future host cities.
The Brisbane Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2032 in Brisbane and in coastal communities south on the Gold Coast and north on the Sunshine Coast.
On Saturday, the Australian Olympic Committee held a family fun day with the public along the riverfront in downtown Brisbane with a slogan “Our Time Starts Now.”
“That’s how we look at the incredible opportunities over the next decade,” AOC chief executive Matt Carroll said in a statement. “We have talked about more than 30 major international sporting events coming to Australia and community infrastructure coming on-line in the decade ahead."
The Brisbane organizing committee is still composed of only a skeleton staff but officials hope to name a fulltime chief executive officer by the end of this year. Current plans are for six new venues and eight redeveloped facilities among 22 competition sites.
Australia last staged the Summer Olympics in 2000 at Sydney and hosted the Games for the first and only other time in Melbourne in 1956.
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NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball intends to play regular-season games in London in 2023, 2024 and 2026.
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox split two games at London's Olympic Stadium in June 2019. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were scheduled to play there on June 13-14, 2020, but those games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Cardinals and Cubs are the leading candidates to play in London next year.
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the formation of the MLB London Legacy Group on Monday that will include members from the Greater London Authority and Baseball Softball UK.
MLB plans to hold a Home Run Derby at London's Crystal Palace Park on July 9 this year. | 2022-05-09T20:05:06+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33888112/major-league-baseball-makes-plans-regular-season-games-london-2023-2024-2026 |
A new ranking of religious liberty across the country finds Oklahoma in the top third of all states, placing 16th in the nation. Significantly, Oklahoma is several steps ahead of our outspoken neighbor to the south, Texas, which comes in 25th.
Both states have significant room for improvement if our actual legal protections for religious liberty are going to catch up with our vocal support of it.
Religious Liberty in the States is the first empirical study of the legal safeguards for religious liberty across the entire United States. By focusing on codified protections in statutory and constitutional law, the project is able to measure the variation among states and rank them accordingly.
The index covers 11 different safeguards made up of 29 different items. These safeguards range from providing alternative opportunities to vote when polling days fall on religious holidays to providing exemptions for parents for immunizations for their children that conflict with their religious beliefs.
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The cumulative result is a set of protections that have been enacted by at least one state somewhere in the country. This real-world set of safeguards sets the boundary for what the project measures, meaning that a 100% score would result if a state had all the safeguards in place that were already in existence at the state level in America.
There are two main safeguards in which Oklahoma does more to protect religious liberty than Texas — opportunities for absentee voting and health care exemptions.
Texas is one of only 10 states that does not allow for absentee voting due to religious holidays or other religious reasons. Oklahoma, however, not only offers protections in the area of voting, but it uses the most flexible approach, which is to allow citizens to vote absentee without being asked to provide a reason for why they cannot vote in person.
In the area of health care exemptions, neither Oklahoma nor Texas is excelling. While both states protect the right of an individual practitioner or a private hospital to refuse to perform an abortion, Oklahoma goes one step further and protects the refuser from civil liability.
However, these protections only account for two (Texas) and three (Oklahoma) out of the possible 20 safeguards in the area of health care exemptions that the project tracks, meaning there is a lot of room for improvement in this area for both states.
For example, while physicians and other health care workers are protected if they work out of their own office or at a private hospital, Oklahoma does not extend those religious exemptions to health care providers working at a public hospital.
The one area where Texas outperforms Oklahoma is in the area of protecting the right to refuse participation in marriage and weddings. Oklahoma only protects the right of clergy to refuse participation, but Texas extends those protections to religious and tax-exempt organizations.
Neither state currently protects public officials or private businesses, such as photographers or caterers. The only state to protect the right of refusal to participate in weddings for all five of these groups is Mississippi, the top-ranked state in the project.
As this shows, there are numerous ways that Oklahoma’s legislators can act to expand and strengthen our state’s commitment to religious liberty. While Oklahoma ranks 16th in the country on this scale, that corresponds to a total score of only 43%. Texas, serving as the median ranking (25th out of 50), has a total score of only 39%.
Thanks to this new ranking system, states can now see how they stack up against their neighbors and against other states all over the country. While Oklahoma has done well relative to many of its peers, there remains great room for improvement. | 2022-10-01T05:19:25+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/columnists/column-oklahoma-edges-out-texas-in-protecting-religious-liberty/article_e07ec914-3ebd-11ed-aaac-d36f4df7389e.html |
A MARTINEZ, HOST:
Outside a courtroom in Fairfax, Va., fans were ready for a verdict in favor of Johnny Depp.
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UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny.
MARTINEZ: Jurors in the defamation case against his ex-wife and fellow actor Amber Heard awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages. It's been a long trial. And here with us now is one of our culture desk reporters, Andrew Limbong. Andrew, before we start, we should say we will be talking about domestic violence and sexual assault. Before we get to that, can you tell us about the verdict?
ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: So, yeah, the jury unanimously sided with Johnny Depp, you know, saying that Amber Heard acted with actual malice in defaming him. They originally awarded him $15 million, but because of, you know, certain laws in Virginia, the judge amended that down to just over $10 million. Here's Depp's lawyer, Benjamin Chew, speaking just outside the courthouse yesterday, thanking the jury and Depp supporters.
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BENJAMIN CHEW: We are also most pleased that the trial has resonated for so many people in the public who value truth and justice.
LIMBONG: Now, I should add that Heard did countersue, and then the jury also awarded her $2 million.
MARTINEZ: OK. Tell us more about the op-ed that Amber Heard wrote that started this whole thing.
LIMBONG: Yeah. So this was back in 2018. And remember, this is when the #MeToo movement was hitting a sort of a cultural peak. Heard published an op-ed in The Washington Post, and in it, she wrote that she had become a, quote, "public figure representing domestic abuse," end quote. And, you know, she didn't name Depp, but the two had just come out of a pretty public and messy divorce. And in the op-ed, she wrote that she was scared to go public with this information because of all the public scrutiny she'd face and the possible roles she'd lose out on. And, you know, now, Depp's argument for suing her was that the op-ed was baseless and that it cost him roles, you know, including another "Pirates Of The Caribbean" movie.
MARTINEZ: Now, what was the trial like? I know it lasted a long time.
LIMBONG: Yeah, it was. It was about, like, six weeks. And the testimonies from the two of them went into a lot of lurid details about their really turbulent relationship, which, you know, I should say, a lot of this information came out in 2020 when Depp sued the English paper The Sun for libel for calling him a, quote, "wife beater." It was a pretty similar case, except for the fact that Depp actually lost that one. But here in the States, Depp testified that Heard was the abuser, that she punched him and once threw a bottle of vodka at him, which cut his finger. And his lawyers also made the argument that the original Washington Post op-ed was timed to publish so that it boosted publicity for the "Aquaman" movie that Amber Heard starred in. Now, Heard denied that and testified that Depp was routinely, like, jealous and angry and abusive and even sexually assaulted her.
MARTINEZ: What has Amber Heard said about the verdict?
LIMBONG: So after the verdict, she posted a statement on Instagram saying she was heartbroken and disappointed, you know, not just for her own case but for what it means for other women. She wrote, quote, "it sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously." And now, you know, Heard can appeal all this, but it's unclear if she will 'cause, like, if you follow the case at all on social media, you would have seen that when it comes to the sort of court of public opinion, whether it was on, like, Twitter or YouTube or TikTok, all of them, Amber Heard was routinely villainized and painted as an abusive liar. And, you know, we heard those cheers at the top - right? - after the jury decision was announced and Johnny Depp stans were out there every day sort of dressed in "Pirates Of The Caribbean" gear, you know, supporting him throughout the whole thing. And so what's sort of, like, on display is the dynamics of our, you know, cultural fandom sort of interacting with how, you know, we as a society view women.
MARTINEZ: That was NPR's Andrew Limbong. Andrew, thanks a lot.
LIMBONG: Thanks, A. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2022-06-27T01:54:56+00:00 | wbfo.org | https://www.wbfo.org/2022-06-02/did-the-court-of-public-opinion-influence-the-depp-v-heard-verdict |
A large crowd of more than 3,000 Fish fans witnessed a rarity Thursday night at Simmons Field.
The Kenosha Kingfish held off the comeback-minded Madison Mallards, 6-5, to snap a five-game losing streak, and the first inning provided some post-Fourth of July fireworks.
It's not every day you see back-to-back jacks, but that's exactly how Kenosha took the lead in the first inning.
Cole Gober smashed a line drive over the left-center field fence, and Camden Janik followed it up with a solo shot of his own, and Kenosha took a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
The back-to-back bombs set the tone for a solid offensive night for the Kingfish, who improved to 18-19 on the season.
Madison tied the game at 2-2, but the Kingfish scored one in the fifth inning as Brandon Heidal scored on a Lance Trippel sacrifice fly.
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Kenosha built the lead to 5-2 with a two-run sixth, highlighted by an Adam Pottinger sacrifice fly that scored Vytas Valincius.
But Madison wasn't going to go away quietly in the back-and-forth affair.
The Mallards answered right back with a three spot in the top of the seventh to tie things up at 5-5. However, Kenosha came right back in the bottom half thanks to Madison's misfortune.
Tucker Zdunich singled to start the seventh and advanced to third on two wild pitches before scoring the go-ahead and eventual winning run thanks to a balk by Madison pitcher Andres Kleinsek. Kenosha was up 6-5 and still only had one out with runners in scoring position, but Gober popped out to right field and Janik grounded out to the pitcher to end the threat.
Kenosha needed its bullpen to take over, and that's exactly what happened.
Brandon Nigh only allowed one walk in a scoreless eighth inning, and once again, closer Tucker Shalley closed the door for the save.
Shalley is having quite the year. It was his eighth save of the season, which accounts for nearly half of the team's 18 wins, and his microscopic ERA dropped to 0.95.
Mason Morris got the victory for the Kingfish, and starter Greg Martinez improved his ERA to 3.86 thanks to four solid innings where he allowed only one run and struck out seven.
Valincius led the Kingfish with a 2-for-3 performance, and Blaine Schmitt, Heidal and Matt Wolfe each added a hit.
Kenosha completed its home-and-home two-game series at Madison Friday night, in a game that was completed after the Kenosha News went to press.
The Kingfish return to Simmons Field this weekend for a two-game set against Kalamazoo. Saturday night's first pitch is at 6:35 p.m., while Sunday's day game starts at 1:35 p.m. | 2023-07-07T19:25:57+00:00 | kenoshanews.com | https://kenoshanews.com/sports/kingfish/back-to-back-home-runs-help-kingfish-snap-losing-streak/article_f0677886-1ce7-11ee-964e-2f6242506161.html |
Info-Tech LIVE provides attendees with practical insights to drive technology-led transformations, impact business outcomes, and accelerate their professional careers. The first round of anticipated speakers for the September conference has been announced.
TORONTO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has announced some of the highly anticipated keynote speakers who will be headlining its annual three-day conference, Info-Tech LIVE. The event, set to take place September 19 to 21, 2023, will be hosted at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Info-Tech LIVE is designed for IT executives who make technology decisions, influence the institutional adoption of technology, and drive innovation. The agenda includes prominent industry speakers, case studies, workshops, and engaging and informative one-on-one sessions with research analysts.
"We are thrilled to bring together an extraordinary lineup of keynote speakers. These individuals represent the pinnacle of expertise in their respective fields," says Gord Harrison, senior vice president of research and advisory at Info-Tech Research Group. "This year's attendees will be immersed in an environment where ideas and connections thrive, where innovation takes center stage, and where the impact of AI and exponential IT will be fully explored."
Geoffrey Hinton – Godfather of AI and Deep Learning Pioneer
An icon in the field of artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton has been instrumental in shaping the way we understand and implement deep learning today. His pioneering work in neural networks led to a paradigm shift in the field of machine learning, and his later research helped launch the modern era of deep learning.
His awards include the David E. Rumelhart Prize, the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence, the Killam Prize for Engineering, the IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Medal, the NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal, the IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Gold Medal, the NEC C&C Prize, the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Honda Prize, and the Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science.
Hinton is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science.
Janelle Shane – Research Scientist, Author, and 2019 Ted Fellow
Janelle Shane's AI humor blog, AIweirdness.com, looks at the strange side of artificial intelligence. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, WIRED, Popular Science, All Things Considered, and Slate. In 2019, she was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business.
Her TED talk, "The Danger of AI is Weirder Than You Think," is a funny and insightful look at the nature of machine learning algorithms. Her book, You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place, uses cartoons and humorous pop-culture experiments to look inside the minds of the algorithms that run our world, making artificial intelligence and machine learning accessible and entertaining.
Shane received her BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, her MPhil in Physics from the University of St. Andrews, and her PhD from the University of California San Diego.
Ray Kurzweil – Bestselling Author, Pioneering Inventor, and Futurist
Ray Kurzweil is one of the world's leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a 30-year track record of accurate predictions. Called "the restless genius" by The Wall Street Journal and "the ultimate thinking machine" by Forbes magazine, he was named one of the top entrepreneurs by Inc. magazine, which described him as the "rightful heir to Thomas Edison." PBS selected him as one of the "sixteen revolutionaries who made America."
Ray received a Grammy Award for outstanding achievements in music technology; he is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, holds 21 honorary doctorates, and has honors from three US presidents.
He is a co-founder of Singularity University and a principal researcher at Google, where he is their "AI Visionary" looking at the long-term implications of technology and society.
Chris Barton – Founder and Creator of Shazam, Entrepreneur, Inventor, and Tech Investor.
Chris Barton's best-known creation is Shazam, the app that changed the way the world discovers music. The app lets people identify songs out of thin air from anywhere they are – nothing short of pure magic. With over 2 billion downloads, Shazam is a global phenomenon and Apple's sixth-largest acquisition.
Barton holds 12 patents and played key roles in the early days of Google and Dropbox. He believes his dyslexia helps him uncover novel solutions to obstacles and achieve audacious goals.
In his speeches, Barton shares his "Start From Zero" thinking method of questioning assumptions and challenging conventional wisdom. His remarkable storytelling captivates audiences and inspires them to make big things happen in their organizations.
Mark Anderson – Chief Executive Officer, Strategic News Service & Info-Tech Research Fellow
Mark Anderson is an Info-Tech Research Fellow, the founding CEO of startup Pattern Computer Inc., and the chair of the Future in Review (FiRE) conference. Anderson is also the founder and chair of Strategic News Service and publisher of the weekly SNS Global Report on Technology and the Economy, read by Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Michael Dell, Jeff Bezos, and other technology executives and investors worldwide.
Rob Meikle – Info-Tech Consultant and Speaker, Former CIO of the City of Toronto
A former CIO at the City of Toronto and professional public speaker, Rob Meikle is an inspirational leader and collaborator with deep experience delivering strategic technology solutions that transform and simplify business processes while providing measurable results to improve the customer and end-user experience.
Charl Lombard – Executive Consultant
President of Info-Tech's Digital Transformation Consulting practice, Charl Lombard has 20 years of management consulting and advisory experience serving CEOs, executive teams, and boards of directors on topics of strategy and transformation.
"At Info-Tech 2023, attendees will have unprecedented access to groundbreaking insights and research to navigate some of the most remarkable opportunities of our time," adds Harrison. "We look forward to welcoming all of our speakers, partners, and participants to Las Vegas in September."
The theme of LIVE 2023 will be "Exponential IT," focusing on three key topics – Operational Excellence, Digital Transformation and Innovation, and Leading Through Change. With over 160 sessions, more than 11 renowned speakers, 20 technology keynotes, and sessions dedicated to a Women in IT track, LIVE 2023 is set to be the biggest in the firm's history.
IT leaders and professionals interested in attending can visit Info-Tech's events page to learn more or to reserve a seat for Info-Tech LIVE in Las Vegas. Media interested in attending can contact pr@infotech.com
Updates and new details about speakers, agendas, and exclusive event experiences can be found via LinkedIn and Twitter over the coming months.
Info-Tech Research Group is one of the world's leading information technology research and advisory firms, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals. The company produces unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. For 25 years, Info-Tech has partnered closely with IT teams to provide them with everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.
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The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $305 million with a cash option valued at $157.8 million.
The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and be televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia.
While no one across the country hit Friday’s $284 million jackpot, a second-prize, $1 million ticket was sold in Illinois.
In New Jersey, three of the 14 tickets to match four numbers were bought with the Megaplier for an extra $1 and are worth $1,000. The other 11 are valued at $500 apiece.
Friday’s winning numbers were: 29, 31, 46, 54 and 67. The Mega Ball drawn was 18 with a Megaplier of 2X.
The odds of a $2 ticket matching all the winning numbers are 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 chance of a ticket matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball and winning at least $1 million.
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ROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A 49-year-old was sentenced to 19 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him last year of child pornography charges.
Scott Lantzy of Roscommon County appeared before a federal judge in Bay City on Thursday, where he was sentenced to 235 months in a federal penitentiary. That equates to just over 19.5 years.
Prosecutors say Lantzy, who has four previous criminal sexual conduct convictions, came under investigation after impersonating an EMT to help an injured high school football player.
He came onto the field to help the player and went to the hospital with him. Lantzy, who is a registered sex offender, contacted the player again the following day.
Months earlier, prosecutors say Lantzy befriended another high school student, who offered to housesit for Lantzy.
Lantzy called the student and told him where to find a camera and condoms, so the student could send him pictures of what he was doing in Lantzy’s house.
After Lantzy returned home, the student reported seeing child pornography images on Lantzy's phone, which led the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office to obtain a search warrant.
Lantzy was on trial for four days last October in U.S. District Court in Bay City before a jury found him guilty after just 45 minutes of deliberations. He was convicted of the following charges:
- Two counts of possession or access with intent to view child pornography.
- One count of possession of child pornography.
- One count of transportation of child pornography.
- One count of receipt of child pornography.
“Protecting children from dangerous child predators is one of my office’s top priorities,” said U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison. “I commend our law enforcement partners for their hard work and dedication to investigating and prosecuting crimes against children." | 2022-05-20T20:36:54+00:00 | abc12.com | https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/roscommon-county-man-sentenced-to-19-years-in-prison-for-child-pornography-charges/article_e1d598b8-d876-11ec-8d28-4fd8f75a9380.html |
Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill to allow teachers to be armed in schools
(WGAL) - A lawmaker in Pennsylvania is working on a bill that would allow teachers to be armed in schools.
Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate, is introducing the bill in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers.
However, Mastriano is already facing pushback from the state’s largest teachers’ union.
State Education Association President Rich Askey says more guns in schools could lead to more violence and complicate police response to an active shooter.
“If a first responder comes in and sees someone with a gun, they’re not going to know if it’s that person causing problems, or if it’s the librarian, and what are they gonna do?” he said.
Mastriano’s office said the legislation will require school resource officers to be made aware of who is allowed to be armed at a school. Those staffers would also be trained on how to interact with law enforcement.
Val Finnell of Gun Owners of America backs Mastriano’s proposal and provided input on the bill.
“Over 20 states have these measures in place already, and there haven’t really been any problems with teachers having their guns stolen or taken from them,” Finnell said.
The proposal would require armed school staffers to have a valid state concealed carry permit and receive additional education and certification for proficiency and training.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, about record-high temperatures across the country.
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The first movie created about the founding days of Amazon.
MIAMI, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanglish Media recently produced the upcoming movie "Bezos", a biopic following Jeff Bezos's founding days of Amazon and the first movie made about Amazon's early days. The movie is executive produced by Marcus Lemonis, star of the hit CNBC Series, The Profit, and tech entrepreneur, Alberto de la Cruz. Lemonis also plays the role of David Shaw, the hedge fund manager and boss of Jeff Bezos before he quit his job to launch Amazon. Jeff Bezos is played by Armando Gutierrez, the well-known producer and star of the hit movies The Little Mermaid, Walt Before Mickey, and Anastasia, among other notable titles. Jeff Bezos' conflicted first employee, Shel Kaphan, is played by Nick Friedman. Friedman is a known entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the $250M company College HUNKS Hauling Junk and is best known for various reality TV appearances, including the first episode of ABC'S Shark Tank and, most recently, Undercover Boss.
The film is based on the book, "Zero to Hero" the story of Jeff Bezos by Tashena Banks. The story follows Jeffrey Bezos, a 31-year-old hedge fund manager, who quits his job and borrows money from his dad to move himself and his wife Mackenzie across the country to launch his dream of creating the world's largest online book store. In a dilapidated garage and with two hard-working techies, Bezos struggles to find investors and finds himself challenged by the CEO of the largest retail bookstore, Barnes and Noble.
"This is the never-been-told story on screen of how Jeff Bezos and Amazon got its start, and its founder's relentless pursuit of excellence," said Lemonis. "As a lifelong investor and entrepreneur, I can identify with Bezos' journey and relentless pursuit of excellence to revolutionize commerce, and we look forward to sharing this movie with audiences worldwide."
"When I read the script, I had to make this movie," added Gutierrez. "After creating the biopic about Walt Disney, I felt compelled to continue creating movies about entrepreneurial stories that inspire and inform. Jeff Bezos is the richest man globally, so naturally, people are drawn to knowing the nitty-gritty behind his success. The humble beginnings of operating out of a garage to creating that first step of launching a website is a story that hasn't been told on-screen."
"This is truly a compelling time for entrepreneurship globally," added Friedman. "Our company College HUNKS started from humble beginnings with one truck, in which I was the first original employee. I look forward to bringing that raw experience to tell the story of Shel Kaplan, Amazon's first employee."
The movie has not yet signed with a streaming platform yet, but the producers are anticipating strong interest from digital platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, among others. Other notable actors appearing in the movie include, Grammy-Award Winner Emilio Estefan (Husband of Gloria Estefan) as Bezos' Dad Miguel Bezos, Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Adventures) as Leonard Reggio the Bezos antagonist / CEO of Barnes and Noble, Jevon White (Thunder Force and Startup) as Nico Lovejoy the remaining original employee of Amazon, Alex Mitchell (An American Murder Mystery) as Bezos' wife Mackenzie, Sasha Andreev (Phasma Ex Machina) as Amazon's second employee Paul Davis, Eliana Ghen (7M followers on Tiktok) and a cameo from UFC Champion Jorge Masvidal.
About "Bezos"- The Movie: Written by Allison Burnett & RV Romero (Autumn in New York and Underworld Awakening) and Directed by Khoa Le (Walt Before Mickey), Executive Producers Armando Gutierrez, Alberto de la Cruz, Nick Friedman, and Marcus Lemonis, bring to life this entrepreneurial story of grit, resilience, and startup life.
About Marcus Lemonis
Marcus Lemonis is the CEO of Camping World, and founder of Marcus Entertainment. Along with being the host of various reality tv shows.
About Armando Gutierrez
Armando Gutierrez stars as Jeff Bezos, and is the producer of various movies including The Little Mermaid, Walt Before Mickey, and New York Christmas Wedding.
About Nick Friedman
Nick Friedman stars as Shel Kaphan. Friedman is a known entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the $250M company College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving. He has been in various reality TV appearances, including turning down an offer on the first episode of ABC'S Shark Tank and, most recently, Undercover Boss.
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Kansas held a referendum on abortion access. Here's why Indiana isn't.
Indiana lawmakers could pass a bill banning nearly all abortions the same week that Kansas voters were given the option to vote on a similar question: should protections for abortion remain in the Kansas constitution?
Voters in Kansas — a Midwestern state also largely dominated by Republicans — overwhelmingly chose to protect abortion access.
But don't expect Indiana voters to be given the same option when it comes to the state's abortion laws.
The only type of legally binding statewide referendum allowed in Indiana is to change Indiana's Constitution. Rep. Vanetta Becker, R-Evansville, and Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis did file amendments to Senate Bill 1, Indiana's abortion law, that would have put a non-binding question on the ballot.
More:Indiana abortion ban advances out of committee, exceptions added to protect mother's health
"Shall abortion remain legal in Indiana?" Taylor's proposed ballot question would have read. It was voted down by a 13-33 vote, with Sen. Kyle Walker, R-Lawrence, and Becker joining Democrats in voting yes.
"Why don't you want to know what people think before you make a decision?" Taylor asked on the floor ahead of the amendment vote.
Becker's version, which was never called for a vote, asked "Shall access to reproductive health care, including abortions, be provided by Indiana law?"
Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, and bill author Rep. Susan Glick, R-LaGrange, dismissed the idea of a ballot question when talking to reporters Saturday.
"It is a representative government that we have, and it's our job to determine and communicate with our constituents and make decisions based upon that," Bray said. "We're accountable to our constituents, and every four years at least over here in the Senate, they decide whether we we stay or whether we go."
He added that it would be hard to choose ballot language because of how nuanced the topic is.
The odds of a referendum to change Indiana's Constitution are even lower. To place a constitutional amendment up for a vote on the ballot, two separately elected legislature need to pass a proposed constitutional amendment with identical wording first.
The last time Indiana lawmakers tried to put a referendum on the ballot was in the early 2010s, when Republicans hoped to ban same-sex marriage. They successfully passed a bill in 2011 banning same-sex marriage and civil unions. But in 2013, when lawmakers took up the issue again, they were unable to pass a ban with the same exact language. The only measure that could pass the House was one that didn't bar civil unions.
Because the proposed ballot language was different than what had passed in 2011, lawmakers in the following legislative session would have had to take up the issue again.
Lawmakers never tried again as public opinion shifted and eventually the Supreme Court ruled such bans unconstitutional.
The Indiana Senate has already passed a bill banning all abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother. The House is poised to vote on a similar measure as early as Friday.
Call IndyStar reporter Kaitlin Lange at 317-432-9270 or email her at kaitlin.lange@indystar.com. Follow her on Twitter: @kaitlin_lange. | 2022-08-03T17:07:54+00:00 | indystar.com | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/03/kansas-held-a-referendum-on-an-abortion-ban-heres-why-indiana-isnt/65390557007/ |
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out eight in six scoreless innings, steering the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.
Woodruff (7-3) gave up six hits, his most since May 9, but made up for it with a fifth straight start in which he didn't give up more than two earned runs. The right-hander has 18 strikeouts in 11 innings since returning June 28 after being sidelined with Raynaud’s syndrome, which decreased blood flow to his pitching fingers.
Omar Narváez gave the Brewers their two runs by driving a cutter from Pirates starter Zach Thompson (3-6) 427 feet in the fifth inning over the Clemente Wall in right field. The homer, which nearly bounced into the Allegheny River, was his third of the season and ended a 25-game drought.
Josh Hader struck out two and got Bryan Reynolds to fly out with the bases loaded in the ninth for his 25th save.
Brewers catcher Pedro Severino did not play Sunday, but was reinstated after his 80-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Milwaukee outscored Pittsburgh 32-17 in the four-game series, but earned only a split.
Thompson surrendered two runs on four hits with two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings, and faced one over the minimum through the first four innings before walking Kolten Wong on four pitches to start the fifth, setting up Narváez’s home run. Thompson hadn't pitched since June 17 because of nerve inflammation is his right forearm.
Pittsburgh struck out 14 times, stranded 11 and was 0 for 10 with a runner in scoring position. Its best chance came in the fifth, when Jack Suwinski laced a leadoff double to right. The Pirates were unable to move him before Ke'Bryan Hayes grounded to short, ending the inning.
ROSTER MOVES
Pirates: RHP Bryse Wilson was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. … LHP Manny Bañuelos was acquired from the New York Yankees for cash considerations.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: OF Tyrone Taylor was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list retroactive to July 2.
Pirates: RHP Duane Underwood Jr. was activated from the COVID-19 injured list. He relieved Thompson, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. ... RHP Yerry De Los Santos was placed on the COVID-19 IL.
UP NEXT
Brewers: LHP Eric Lauer (6-3, 4.02 ERA) will take the mound Monday, when Milwaukee starts a three-game home series against the Chicago Cubs. He has allowed 20 earned runs in his past four starts after giving up five in his previous four.
Pirates: LHP José Quintana (1-4, 3.43) is expected to start Tuesday, when Pittsburgh welcomes the Yankees for the first of a two-game set. Quintana has not won since May 9 despite allowing fewer than four earned runs in seven of nine starts since.
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A port regulation adopted by Peru to combat illegal fishing by Chinese squid vessels appears to have backfired and driven the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet deeper into the shadows, increasing the risk of forced labor, according to new research.
Decades of overfishing have pushed China’s fishing fleet farther from home. But its expansion to far-flung locations has been dogged by accusations of illegal fishing on the high seas, as well as instances of forced labor. It’s also drawn stiff criticism from the United States, which has made combatting illegal fishing a top priority and recently boosted efforts to monitor the Chinese fleet off the coast of South America.
Instead of increasing oversight, the new Peruvian regulations appear to have driven Chinese ships away from the country’s ports — and kept crews made up of impoverished Filipinos and Indonesians at sea for longer periods, exposing them to abuse, according to new research published by Peruvian fishing consultancy Artisonal.
Artisonal, in the r eport published on its website, found that only three of the 671 Chinese vessels authorized to fish in the eastern Pacific have installed the equipment.
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Meanwhile, port visits by Chinese vessels to Peru for maintenance, crew changes or to resupply have plummeted from over 300 in 2019 to just 21 last year. The bulk of the recent visits were the result of never before used and unspecified emergency requests — so called “forced arrivals” in Spanish — by ships lacking the at-sea monitoring devices. Instead of docking in Peru, some of the Chinese vessels appear to be making the long journey back to China between fishing seasons while others have moved to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas as an alternative logistical hub.
Relying on satellite tracking technology, Artisonal found that instead of offloading crew and restocking in Peru, the closest coastline to the fishing area, the vessels are staying longer at sea — what it says is a red flag for potential abuse of the roughly 16,000 crew members aboard the giant fleet. Before the port regulations, foreign squid vessels spent on average 10-12 months at sea but now the length of the typical fishing trip has increased to 18-24 months before returning to China, according to Artisonal.
“A crew member’s life in the open ocean does not depend on themselves but on the skipper,” said Eloy Aroni, one of Artisonal’s owners and author of the report.
Artisonal’s research cites the case of the Chang Tai 802. In August 2019, the vessel entered the Peruvian port of Chimbote to leave a crew member with a kidney infection that required emergency care. The Associated Press spotted the same vessel in July 2021 in the eastern Pacific as part of an investigation into the activities of the Chinese distant water fishing fleet, which numbers at least 3,000 vessels. During an at-sea encounter an Indonesian crew member screamed from the stern of the vessel “I want to go home.” Family members who hadn’t heard from their loved one for months expressed concern.
Instead, the Chang Tai 802 fished another year and finally returned to port, in China, in August 2022, according to Artisonal. After a brief visit, it returned to South America a month later.
The ship’s owner, Haimen Changtai Pelagic, did not respond to an email requesting comment.
Crews of several other vessels identified by Artisonal face similarly dire conditions, spending in some cases as long as three years at sea. To operate for such extended periods, giant support ships supply them with fuel and food while refrigerated cargo vessels haul their catch back to China.
China’s Agriculture Ministry, which regulates China’s fishing fleet, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Beijing in the past has said it has zero tolerance for illegal fishing and points to recent actions such as introducing a temporary moratorium every year on high seas squid fishing as evidence of its environmental stewardship. Those now criticizing China, including the U.S. and Europe, for decades raided the oceans themselves.
Aroni, who previously worked for Peru’s fishing industry, said the dramatic jump in previously unheard of “forced arrivals” last year was also a concern. He cited the case of the Zhe Pu Yuan 98, which was responsible for eight of the total 14 emergency landings recorded last year — each one lasting less than 24 hours. In the absence of additional information from Peruvian authorities, he said it was reasonable to suspect that the ship was taking advantage of the loophole to change crews. The ship’s owner, Zhoushan Putuo Deep-Sea, did not respond to an email requesting comment.
Not going to Peruvian ports allows the ships to avoid scrutiny not only of their labor practices but also potential safety risks as well as inspections for illegal fishing.
Juan Carlos Sueiro, an expert on fishing in Peru with the international conservation group Oceana, said that China’s fleet appears to be making a mockery of the new rules. He suggested Peru tighten regulations to make clear under what conditions foreign-flagged vessels can make “emergency” visits to ports in Peru.
“Activities that threaten the sustainability of resources are based on forms of modern slavery and are very dynamic,” he said in an interview. “Squid fishing is a case in point. The restrictions imposed by Peru for access to Peruvian ports has led the fleet to move to other ports, but above all by staying longer at sea, which further erodes crew members’ already precarious labor rights.”
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Flood warnings were issued, hundreds of homes were evacuated, thousands more lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday.
Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island state of Tasmania were rising dangerously with catchments soaked by months of above-average rainfall.
Around 250 homes in the New South Wales city of Forbes, west of Sydney, were ordered to be evacuated by Thursday night ahead of major flooding.
The State Emergency Service issued an order for 17 streets including the central downtown precinct to be evacuated by 8 p.m., (0900 GMT) with the Lachlan River expected to reach a major flood peak of 10.6 meters (34 feet, 9 inches) by Friday.
Police said a 63-year-old man was last seen on Tuesday on a rural property on the Lachlan River near the New South Wales town of Hillston, west of Sydney. He was reported missing hours later but emergency crews have failed to find any sign of him.
Police on Tuesday found the body of a 46-year-old man in his submerged car in floodwater near the city of Bathurst, west of Sydney.
To the south in Victoria, emergency crews rescued at least 23 people driving through floodwaters in rural areas after heavy overnight rain, officials said.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews urged people not to drive or walk into floodwaters.
“It’s very dangerous for you, and it’s also very dangerous for the person who has to come to rescue you,” Andrews said.
State Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said the heavy rain would reach metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria’s capital and Australia’s most populous city after Sydney, late Thursday.
Officials have been door-knocking along the Maribyrnong River in inner-Melbourne to ensure residents were ready to evacuate if necessary.
“We will see significant rainfall across the metropolitan area and … see potential for flash flooding,” Crisp said.
Sarah-Jane Gill, a manager at the Rochester Riverside Holiday Park in the town of Rochester, north of Melbourne, said she had evacuated guests on Thursday as the Campaspe River rose.
“It is scary. You laugh in the face of it all, but we’re very nervous,” Gill said.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued major flood warnings for the Campaspe and another four Victorian waterways.
The Campaspe’s peak at Rochester on Friday could exceed a record 9.12 meters (29 feet, 11 inches) set in 2011. That could flood 250 Rochester homes above the floorboards and isolate another 700 homes, the State Emergency Service said.
Nearly 10,000 homes in Victoria were without power overnight, with hundreds yet to be restored, said the State Control Center, which manages Victoria’s emergencies, and electricity distributor Powercor.
In the northern Tasmanian town of Railton, 90 homes were threatened by floodwaters after overnight rain.
The State Emergency Service issued an emergency warning for Railton, urging residents to prepare to evacuate.
The state’s northern half was on high alert for flash flooding, with heavy rain forecast to continue into Friday morning.
State Emergency Service director Leon Smith said flood peaks in northern Tasmania might reach levels last experienced in 2016 when three people drowned.
“It is a very dynamic situation that we’re monitoring, but inevitably we will see flooding that will have significant consequences,” Smith said. | 2022-10-13T21:56:18+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-flood-warnings-as-southeast-australia-lashed-by-heavy-rain/ |
A majority of Americans think that the slate of state and federal investigations into former President Donald Trump are fair, according to a new poll, despite Republican attempts to frame the probes as a left wing witch hunt of the former president.
A 56 percent majority of respondents think the investigations into Trump are fair, according to a new NPR/PBS/Marist poll, with 41 percent of saying the inquiries are a “witch hunt.”
The split in opinion, largely along the partisan divide, comes after Trump said he expected to be arrested last week in connection with a Manhattan probe into the hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
The poll surveyed 1,327 adults and had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
A 92 percent majority of those surveyed were registered voters, and they were split between 37 percent Democrats, 33 percent independents and 29 percent Republicans.
Although the former president has yet to be indicted in the investigation, he and his allies went on the offensive against Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, framing his investigation as a political attack designed to damage Trump as he again campaigns for president.
Trump’s allies in Congress have called on the prosecutor to testify about the hush money case, but Bragg has refused.
An overwhelming majority of Republicans in the survey, 80 percent, thought the investigations were a witch hunt. That is opposed to the 87 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of independents who thought the probes were fair.
The other investigations into Trump include the federal inquiry into his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and his handling of classified information, a Georgia investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state, and a New York state civil lawsuit that alleges Trump and his business inflated the value of his real estate assets.
A plurality of respondents to the survey thought that Trump had done something improper.
Forty-six percent of respondents believed the former president had done something illegal, while 29 percent thought he had done something unethical but not illegal. | 2023-03-28T02:29:33+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/hill-politics/most-in-new-poll-say-trump-investigations-are-fair/ |
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/--The 132nd China Import and Export Fair ("Canton Fair"), which opened on October 15 as a virtual exhibition, is exhibiting over 140,000 intelligent products from top high-tech enterprises. As a trade promotion platform, the Canton Fair has created a "virtual showroom" to showcase the latest achievements of China's intelligent manufacturing and innovative technologies that are building a better, more intelligent life for everyone.
Wuhan Linptech Co., Ltd. ("Linptech") is highlighting a series of innovative products, including self-powered wireless smart switches and doorbells, human body sensors and magnetic sensors for doors and windows. These new products were created with the company's self-developed Linptech wireless protocol, which meets the super-low power consumption requirements of micro kinetic energy generation and ensures the stability and reliability of information transmission as well as the robustness under complex conditions to achieve passive and wireless two-way communication.
"We are witnessing the significant rise in the status of Chinese manufacturing in the global value chain. Linptech has tackled the core technologies and owns multiple patents for inventions at home and abroad, aiming to providing reliable and convenient products and solutions for smart homes and buildings." said Ms Liao Xiaohui, Sales Manager of Linptech. "The Canton Fair is now a much more diverse and inclusive platform where we are meeting buyers of all scales, from large importers to small shop owners, and the combination of online and offline exhibition has breakthrough the limitation of space and time."
Guangdong Roule Electronics Co., Ltd. ("Roule") is highlighting its motion solar security light that helps users look after their house. The lamp supports remote real-time monitoring and video full-duplex intercom. When human movement is detected in the night, it automatically lights up and sends an alarm video to the cellphone. The security lamp is powered by solar energy and detects ambient light conditions so that during the day it only sends real-time alarm video without turning on the light.
From smart switches to full home automation, intelligent technologies are now entering more households, and small appliances are becoming smarter. The Canton Fair is following the latest trends and provides a platform for companies that not only introduce the latest innovative achievements but also inspire continuous innovations that will provide a competitive advantage and lead the trend.
For more information and opportunities, please register https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en-US/register/index?utm_source=rwyx#/foreign-email or contact caiyiyi@cantonfair.org.cn
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New menu item available on the BurgerFi app and at all locations
MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BurgerFi - one of the nation's fastest-growing, premium fast-casual concepts - has added the Juicy Lucy, a new crave-worthy, limited-time only menu item to its award-winning, chef-inspired menu. Available now through September 19, the Juicy Lucy features two Natural Angus Beef patties sandwiching White Cheddar, American, and Pepper Jack cheeses, and topped with Sweet Tomato Relish and BurgerFi's signature Fi sauce.
To further enhance their menu offerings, BurgerFi has partnered with well-known industry Chef Cliff Pleau. "Just one bite of the new Juicy Lucy and you'll fall in love with the flavor," said Chef Cliff. "This is the blend of All-Natural Angus Beef and indulgent cheesy goodness done right."
BurgerFi's Juicy Lucy is an interpretation of the popular 'Jucy Lucy' staple and was inspired by it's a-Grade Angus Beef, a key differentiator. In 2021, Consumer Report's Chain Reaction Report praised BurgerFi for serving "no antibiotic beef" across all its restaurants, and Consumer Reports awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating for the third consecutive year.
"BurgerFi is putting a new spin on a fan favorite," said Patrick Renna, President of BurgerFi. "We're leading the charge in offering even more variety and innovation with new menu items ideal for anyone who wants to reward themselves with a better burger."
From its certified Angus Beef Burgers, chef crafted VegeFi® Burger, and specialty items like The CEO made with a premium American Wagyu Beef blend, there's a burger option ideal for every individual who wants to reward themselves with a better burger.
The Juicy Lucy and can be ordered in restaurants or through the BurgerFi App or BurgerFi.com for pick-up or delivery from August 16 through September 19.
For more information and to find the nearest location, visit burgerfi.com and download the BurgerFi app to receive free fries on your first order.
Established in 2011, BurgerFi is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets, and acquires fast-casual and premium-casual dining restaurant concepts around the world, including corporate-owned stores and franchises. BurgerFi is among the nation's fastest-growing better burger concepts with 124 BurgerFi restaurants (97 franchised and 27 corporate-owned). As of March 31, 2022, BurgerFi is the owner and franchisor of the two following brands with a combined 185 locations. BurgerFi is chef-founded and committed to serving fresh, all-natural and quality food at all locations, online and via first-party and third-party deliveries. BurgerFi uses 100% American Angus Beef with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or additives. BurgerFi's menu also includes high quality wagyu beef, antibiotic and cage-free chicken offerings, fresh, hand-cut sides, and custard shakes and concretes. BurgerFi was named "Best Fast Casual Restaurant" in USA Today's 10Best 2022 Readers Choice Awards for the second consecutive year, QSR Magazine's Breakout Brand of 2020, Fast Casual's 2021 #1 Brand of the Year and included in Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies List. In 2021, Consumer Report's Chain Reaction Report praised BurgerFi for serving "no antibiotic beef" across all its restaurants, and Consumer Reports awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating for the third consecutive year. In May 2022, BurgerFi ranked #1 in Eat This, Not That!'s list of top fast-casual chains that use high-quality beef products. To learn more about BurgerFi or to find a full list of locations, please visit www.burgerfi.com. Download the BurgerFi App on iOS or Android devices for rewards and 'Like' or follow @BurgerFi on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. BurgerFi® is a Registered Trademark of BurgerFi IP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BurgerFi.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rise Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel oral synthetic biology medicines, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its investigational new drug (IND) application to proceed with a Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead program candidate, R-3750.
R-3750 is a synthetic biology-based cellular immunotherapy being developed for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Optimized for intestinal delivery of a key microbiome-associated immune regulatory molecule, R-3750 is an oral therapy with the potential to treat the underlying immunological basis of gastrointestinal-associated inflammatory diseases. R-3750 leverages Rise Therapeutics' proprietary drug delivery platform to orally deliver targeted biological therapy that engages a specific receptor expressed on dendritic cells, reducing gut inflammation and improving gut membrane barrier integrity.
The Phase 1 trial will be a single and repeat dose study assessing the safety and tolerability, drug exposure, and clinical activity of R-3750 in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative. The study will enroll up to 36 participants where clinical activity will be evaluated by improvement in ulcerative colitis disease severity and a variety of key biomarker and pharmacodynamic assessments.
"Receiving IND clearance for R-3750 is an important accomplishment based upon our talented and motivated team at Rise, and we want to express our thanks to the NIH for supporting the research that led us to this milestone. This application brings us one step closer to revolutionizing how we treat debilitating diseases like IBD with targeted oral therapy that leverages natural microbiome pathways to reeducate immunological repertoires treating the root cause of disease," states Gary Fanger, President and CEO of Rise Therapeutics. "After establishing internal GMP manufacturing at Rise for clinical supply of R-3750, we are focusing on clinical execution to move beyond our initial proof-of-concept study, making synthetic biology medicine a reality for patients."
About Rise Therapeutics
Rise Therapeutics is an emerging, privately held company located in Rockville, Maryland which leverages its expertise in synthetic biology and immunological drug development to create novel cellular-based immune therapies. With a strong emphasis on product development and its internal clinical GMP manufacturing infrastructure, Rise is focused on developing immunological-based biological medicines using a unique and proprietary oral biologics delivery platform. Learn more at www.risetherapeutics.com.
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BOSTON, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, has been awarded a research contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the research and development arm of the U.S. Intelligence Community, for the Biointelligence and Biosecurity for the Intelligence Community (B24IC) program. Through this program, Ginkgo aims to develop a biosensor that records time-ordered cellular memory for improved traceability and biosecurity.
As a part of the collaboration, Ginkgo will build on recent scientific breakthroughs to create a revolutionary biosensor that can continuously record and store gene expression data in chronological order within a microbial genome, and to also create processes to retrieve this data to reconstruct the exposure history of a microbe. This tool would allow users to monitor the lab conditions and processes to which the cell was subjected. This cellular "flight recorder" would function as a synthetic memory device, registering cellular histories to support investigations into origination, attribution, and specific use, including excursions into higher/lower temperatures and contact with other substances. Ginkgo's ability to computationally design hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences and strains and to physically build and screen them at scale for faster discovery can provide the B24IC program with the capabilities to realize this project's goal. These capabilities include Ginkgo's capacities in protein design and as well as the engineering expertise needed to develop this genomically integrated DNA-recording system and to build a series of intracellular biosensors that can revolutionize biosecurity through the use of robust cellular memory systems.
"The rapid proliferation of biotechnology stands to pose new national security risks that the Intelligence Community will need to counter and mitigate," said B24IC Program Manager Dr. Michael Patterson in a recent press release. "B24IC could boost our approach to biointelligence and biosecurity far beyond our current understanding—years or decades into the future."
This announcement deepens Ginkgo's partnership with IARPA to boost the nation's approach to biointelligence and biosecurity. Ginkgo has a history of partnering with IARPA, most recently through its Finding Engineering-Linked Indicators (FELIX) program, which was created to augment and improve current biodetection and biosurveillance capabilities. Through the program, Ginkgo developed a novel computational platform for detecting genetic engineering: ENDAR (Engineered Nucleotide Detection and Ranking).
"This project is a milestone for Ginkgo in its growing role as a trusted biosecurity partner to the U.S. government. We are deeply committed to this space, which you can see in our implementation of large-scale pathogen monitoring infrastructure nationally and worldwide, and in the breakthrough biosecurity tools we've already developed to detect and deter the misuse of bioengineering," said Jason Kelly, CEO and co-founder, Ginkgo Bioworks. "The Biden Administration's Executive Order on advancing biotechnology and biomanufacturing includes an important mandate for all of us in the field to work on advancing biosafety and biosecurity. This is absolutely critical for the growth of the bioeconomy. At Ginkgo, we're excited to develop biosecurity innovations that have the potential to both keep us safe and drive innovation in responsible bioengineering."
This research is based upon work supported in part by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), via N66001-23-C-4509. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of ODNI, IARPA, or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright annotation therein'.
About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, providing flexible, end-to-end services that solve challenges for organizations across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to pharmaceuticals to industrial and specialty chemicals. Ginkgo's biosecurity and public health unit, Concentric by Ginkgo, is building global infrastructure for biosecurity to empower governments, communities, and public health leaders to prevent, detect, and respond to a wide variety of biological threats. For more information, visit ginkgobioworks.com and concentricbyginkgo.com, read our blog, or follow us on social media channels such as Twitter (@Ginkgo and @ConcentricByGBW), Instagram (@GinkgoBioworks and @ConcentricByGinkgo), or LinkedIn.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the capabilities and potential success of the partnership, Ginkgo's cell programming platform, and Ginkgo's biosecurity offerings. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "can," "project," "potential," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. 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 risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) volatility in the price of Ginkgo's securities due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Ginkgo operates and plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, and changes in laws and regulations affecting Ginkgo's business, (ii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and to identify and realize additional business opportunities, (iii) the risk of downturns in demand for products using synthetic biology, (iv) the unpredictability of the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the demand for COVID-19 testing and the commercial viability of our COVID-19 testing business, (v) changes to the biosecurity industry, including due to advancements in technology, emerging competition and evolution in industry demands, standards and regulations, (vi) our ability to realize the expected benefits of merger and acquisition transactions, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings against Ginkgo, including as a result of recent acquisitions, (viii) our ability to realize the expected benefits from and the success of our Foundry platform programs, (ix) our ability to successfully develop engineered cells, bioprocesses, data packages or other deliverables, and (x) the product development or commercialization success of our customers. 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 Ginkgo's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 10, 2023 and other documents filed by Ginkgo from time to time with the SEC. 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 Ginkgo 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. Ginkgo does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An earthquake in the mountains of west Nepal rocked the Himalayan nation in early Wednesday, killing at least six people while they were asleep in their houses, a government administrator said.
The earthquake was felt as far away as the the Indian capital New Delhi, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of the epicenter.
Kalpana Shrestha, the chief officer of Doti district, said six people were killed when they were crushed in their houses in a remote, sparsely populated mountain village. Five more were injured.
The earthquake around 2:12 a.m. local time sent people in the mountain villages panicking out of their houses and many spent the entire night out in the open, Shrestha said.
She said security forces have been dispatched to the remote villages to help with the rescue effort. There were reports of houses damaged in many villages but no new reports of casualties.
Videos posted on social media showed villagers moving debris by hand to find the victims buried by the earthquake-damaged houses, shining mobile phone lights to move the piles of wood and stones that most of the mountain villages to build houses.
Most of the mountain villages are reached on foot and there are no roads to drive heavy equipment to help with the rescue.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said in a statement he has ordered government officials to provide immediate help to the victims and their families and provide all necessary medical assistance to those wounded.
Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.6. The U.S. Geological Survey provided measurements of a 5.7 magnitude with a depth of 18.1 kilometers (11.2 miles) and its epicenter 20 km (12 miles) east of Dipayal.
Earthquakes are common in mountainous Nepal, which is home to the tallest mountain. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed some 9,000 people and damaged around 1 million structures. | 2022-11-10T07:12:16+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-earthquake-rocks-west-nepal-felt-as-far-as-new-delhi/ |
Supervisor-elect Joel Engardio made history in November when he became the first candidate in 20 years to topple an elected San Francisco supervisor seeking reelection.
Engardio, a supporter of both the school board and Chesa Boudin recalls, narrowly defeated District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar 50.9% to 49.1% in a huge victory for the city’s moderate faction. Mar had opposed both recalls, and Engardio painted his opponent as out of touch with constituents who wanted the restoration of merit-based admissions at Lowell High School and a greater emphasis on public safety.
While progressives still outnumber moderates on the Board of Supervisors, Engardio is poised to be an ally of Mayor London Breed on public safety issues and has the backing of YIMBY groups that have been critical of progressives on housing policy. YIMBY stands for “yes in my backyard,” a response to so-called NIMBY, or “not in my backyard,” sentiment.
In an interview with SFGATE, Engardio talked about what he thinks the city’s recent election results mean, as well as his priorities as an incoming supervisor. The interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
SFGATE: There’s definitely been an electoral shift in city politics, starting with the school board and district attorney recalls, and then you being the first person to beat an elected incumbent supervisor in 20 years. How would you characterize whatever this movement is?
Engardio: I think it just shows that politicians need to pay attention to what residents are saying they need. Overwhelmingly in the Sunset, the majority felt the city was not working for them. They thought the school board was off the rails, public safety was not being paid attention to, and they spoke loudly and clearly in those recalls. It’s a message that elected officials need to pay attention to the needs of residents.
My campaign was largely a parent-powered campaign. Many families who live in the Sunset volunteered and joined my campaign. First, they worked with me on the school board recall, then realized that there are so many other things in the city that require better supervisors, so they pivoted to join my supervisor campaign. I just tapped into a resource that’s always been there but was awakened by the school board recall. I’m largely indebted to parents who supported my campaign.
SFGATE: You have positioned yourself as being more on the moderate side than the progressive side. Is it fair to say that on the board, you can be counted on to form a reliably moderate bloc that includes Catherine Stefani and Matt Dorsey?
Engardio: I would say I’m positioned to do what’s in the best interest of Sunset residents and all San Franciscans. I wouldn’t use the “moderate” or “progressive” labels; those are pretty artificial.
What it comes down to is what’s practical and what works. We’re all liberal Democrats, and there are 1 million shades of blue. Some of us are more moderate, some of us are more progressive, but we’re all Democrats. I’m just focused on the question of what are the policies that can actually fix things and give San Franciscans the best quality of life.
SFGATE: How would you have voted on allowing police robots to use lethal force? Mar voted for a revised proposal that included an amendment but has since said he’s changed his mind and will vote against it.
Engardio: The whole “killer robot” label is just media hype. It’s Twitter hype, and it’s nonsensical. It’s common sense to have a robot neutralize threats so we don’t have to put a human life at risk. It’s a tool and resource that can save lives. It’s not a “killer robot,” as it’s been blown up in the media.
SFGATE: What is inaccurate, or “media hype,” about calling them killer robots? Robots will be armed with explosives and have a green light to use lethal force. How is that not a killer robot?
Engardio: The moniker “killer robot” conjures up Hollywood Terminator imagery, but that’s not what we’re talking about. I understand it’s a catchy headline, but there’s a good reason to allow the police to use this technology. There are a lot of constraints on how it can be used. We shouldn’t discount a tool that can save lives with the right accountability.
SFGATE: You resisted calls to defund the police in the summer of 2020, which is a time Breed and other city leaders signaled a desire to reroute funds away from the police department, but they eventually backed off. You said the police need money to implement reforms. Which reforms and policy changes are most important to you?
Engardio: Back in 2020, I called for many reforms and put forth new ideas, such as less policing with guns and less policing of mental health issues. I’m very much in line with mainstream Democrats to make sure police are accountable for bad behavior.
SFGATE: On mental health, New York City made national headlines over its plan to involuntarily hospitalize more people with mental illness who refuse treatment. There are constraints from California state law that make the plan difficult to replicate in San Francisco, but generally, do you think the city should compel more people into treatment?
Engardio: We need to opt into the full version of state law passed by Scott Wiener, as the county watered down the law to where it doesn’t help anybody. People need to be given the necessary medicine to help them get better, and I’d be interested in opting into the full version of the conservatorship law Wiener passed.
It’s not progressive to let people suffer and die on the street. There needs to be balance, and I understand the civil liberties concerns about compelling people into treatment. I worked for the [American Civil Liberties Union] for six years, but now I’m in a different role, and I understand the need to help people so they aren’t suffering and dying on the street. I support Supervisor [Rafael] Mandelman, who has made this a big issue.
SFGATE: On housing policy, where do you stand on the YIMBY vs. NIMBY debates, if you even believe those labels are meaningful anymore?
Engardio: The most important thing we can do is build housing at all price points. Homelessness is a housing issue, and middle-income families not being able to stay in San Francisco is a housing issue. We have to do what we can to build more. YIMBY groups have endorsed me, but it’s important to get beyond debates where one side is calling the other YIMBYs and NIMBYs and focus on what we need. We need more housing.
SFGATE: There are two high-profile development projects in your district where those debates have been lively. Where do you stand on the 2550 Irving redevelopment project, as well as the Sloat Garden Center? Mar expressed concerns that the 2550 Irving site is on carcinogenic ground.
Engardio: With 2550 Irving, I have no problem with the height of building because there’s a building of the same height across the street. My concern is there was toxic waste discovered on-site, so we need a full remediation. There’s been talk of not doing the full remediation, but we need to operate in good faith and do the full remediation so neighbors feel taken care of.
If we mess up on this, it will be used against us on future projects where people can say developers operated in bad faith. We need to do this project right and clean up the toxic waste. But of course, people will use the waste as an excuse to not build, so I say let’s clean up and not use it as an excuse.
On Sloat, I’d say that is an appropriate place for housing. As far as how tall it should be, we need to figure that out, but in general, it’s reasonable to have a housing development there. | 2022-12-07T15:06:29+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/sf-joel-engardio-discusses-priorities-17635022.php |
Achieving the perfect brisket takes cooking it for a long time at such low temperatures. Today, a look at the chemistry behind transforming this tough cut of meat to juicy deliciousness.
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Achieving the perfect brisket takes cooking it for a long time at such low temperatures. Today, a look at the chemistry behind transforming this tough cut of meat to juicy deliciousness.
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NEW YORK — Matt Carpenter ended an 11-pitch at-bat with a leadoff home run against Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge added solo shots off the two-way star, and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 Thursday to open a doubleheader.
The Angels lost their seventh straight, their worst skid since an eight-game slide in 2019.
Wandy Peralta got his his first save, striking out Ohtani to end it.
Ohtani (3-4) was charged with four runs and eight hits in three-plus innings. He had pitched at least five innings in his previous six starts.
BLUE JAYS 8, WHITE SOX 3
TORONTO — Alek Manoah pitched into the eighth inning, Teoscar Hernández homered and Toronto extended its winning streak to eight games by beating Chicago.
Santiago Espinal had three hits and three RBIs as the surging Blue Jays won for the 12th time in 15 games. Chicago was swept in the three-game series and has lost six of eight.
Manoah (6-1) allowed three runs and six hits, walked one and struck out five in 7 2/3 innings. He’s 9-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 13 career home starts.
Johnny Cueto (0-2) allowed three earned runs and seven hits in six innings for Chicago. He walked none and struck out five.
RAYS 3, RANGERS 1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Kluber excelled again at Globe Life Field, pitching six solid innings to give Tampa Bay a win over Texas.
Kluber (2-2) allowed one run and four hits, striking out four and walking none. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner matched his longest outing of the season.
Vidal Brujan hit an RBI double in the second inning and Yandy Diaz singled home in the third for Tampa Bay. Ryan Thompson, the fifth Rays reliever, pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in six chances this season.
The Rangers have lost two straight after reaching .500 for the first time since May 2021.
The lone run off Kluber was a two-out, first-pitch home run by Marcus Semien in the sixth.
Taylor Hearn (3-4) allowed all three Rays runs on six hits and four walks.
TIGERS 3, TWINS 2
DETROIT — Daz Cameron hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and a surging Detroit team beat a slumping Minnesota team.
Cameron’s 416-foot shot to left-center off Emilio Pagan (1-2) scored Eric Haase, who hit a one-out single for the Tigers.
Alex Lange (3-1) gave up two walks and struck out one in the pivotal eighth inning and Gregory Soto closed or his 10th save.
AL Central-leading Minnesota, the division’s only team with a winning record, has lost seven of 10 games.
Jonathan Schoop hit an RBI single in the first inning to account for seven of Detroit’s 10 runs over two-plus games.
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Westview Middle School students are designing a Hot Wheels track with a rotating middle section, a basketball version of the classic skee ball and a fishing game using recycled robotics competition parts.
Westview technology teacher Danny Hernandez said the class is student centered, with students designing, testing and building the games.
“I don’t have all the answers for them,” he said. “They have to figure out the problems.”
Hernandez, a parent at Longmont’s Central Elementary, was talking with other parents several years ago about how to improve Central’s annual carnival fundraiser. He suggested having his middle school students build and run the carnival games, allowing Central to save the money spent on bringing in an outside company.
He made the games the main project in his nine-week “Wired Creativity” classes. The goal is for students to design a new twist on carnival games, with many incorporating technology.
Working in groups, students start by building a prototype using cardboard, scrap wood and other spare parts. Along with building new games, students are encouraged to improve on games built by previous classes. Those with an artistic bent are in charge of the painting.
Most materials are either donated — mainly by parents, with a local bike shop contributing cardboard from product boxes — or repurposed from previous robotics competitions. The carnival games share space with the robotics arena in the school’s technology lab.
After testing the prototypes, the games that work best are built from wood and rented to elementary schools or used for Westview events.
“Not every game makes it,” Hernandez said. “They have to use data to prove it’s going to work.”
In the current seventh grade class, a group of three girls came up with an idea for a hot wheels track using pipes, making it into a game by using a motor to spin the middle section, making it more challenging to get the car to the end.
“I’m the first one to do it,” Ava Simonson cheered as she successfully sent her car through the track. “I’m amazing.”
She said she signed up for the class because “it sounded fun to be able to make things.”
Nicco Kovacic came up with a simple idea of tossing a disc into buckets, then changed it to use a disc to use to hit a ball into the buckets to increase the difficulty level. It’s so difficult now, he named it “The Near Impossible Game.”
“You have to hit it just right,” he said, adding he’s thinking about adding a wood bumper around the buckets to contain the balls that bounce out. “It’s simple, but it’s complex.”
Seventh grader Jayden Henderson is working on the game that combines skee ball with basketball. The aim is to roll a ball up a ramp into one of three baskets, set at different heights. In testing the game, he only made the top basket once, so that one will win the biggest prize.
“It’s really hard, but it works,” said Jayden, who is also on the school’s robotics team. “I like working with electronics and programming.”
Grades aren’t based on the final product, giving students more room for creativity and to try more complex designs that they may not finish by the end of the class.
Hernandez gives a “participation” grade for showing up and staying on task. Students also are asked to grade themselves through written reflections on their work every other week — a practice he started during the pandemic when he couldn’t see their work while they learned from home.
“If you’re willing to show up and willing to work and wiling to learn, there’s no reason not to get a good grade,” he said.
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Man gets 16 years in prison for shooting at children throwing snowballs
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A man in Wisconsin will spend 16 years in prison after he was convicted of firing a gun at children who were throwing snowballs.
WMTV reports William Carson was sentenced Friday after a jury convicted him in November.
Prosecutors said the incident took place in 2020 in Madison. When a group of children were throwing snowballs at passing cars, they said Carson parked his car, got out and began firing at the kids as they ran away before driving off.
When police responded, Carson led them on a chase and later crashed. Police said they found a gun that matched the description of the one used in the shooting in the vehicle.
“This is a remarkable case because of the senselessness,” Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanrahan said. “It shocked the community, which sees a lot of different gun violence, and it shocked the whole nation.”
Prosecutors reportedly asked for 25 years in prison. In a note written by the victims, they said they have emotional and physical scars from the incident that still haunt them, with some saying they moved out of state during the shooting.
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LAKELAND, Fla., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of a generous donation from The Mosaic Company, Florida Southern College will host a boat launch event at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Southern Landing on Lake Hollingsworth, at the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Lake Hollingsworth Drive.
A 2021 Carolina Skiff named "The Moccasin" was purchased with grant funds donated by Mosaic. The boat has helped to facilitate interactive, field-based courses and experiential-engaged learning activities that promote a deeper understanding of diverse marine ecosystems while preparing FSC students to transition into top-notch graduate programs.
Mosaic strives to be a good corporate citizen and contribute to the vitality of the people and the communities where they operate. In line with that principle, The Moccasin is the company's second major philanthropic gift to FSC in three years supporting biological sciences education. In 2019, Mosaic donated money towards the creation of the Geographic Information System (GIS) lab in FSC's biology department.
The company has invested in Florida Southern College for almost half a century. Since 1977, the phosphate industry company has provided nearly $500,000, supporting everything from the College's championship sports programs to its renowned Festival of Fine Arts. In 1980, before becoming Mosaic, they contributed $250,000 to endow the Nelson C. White Chair in the Life Sciences.
"Mosaic is excited to celebrate the investment made to Florida Southern College for the boat that has provided an avenue for students to do research in and around Tampa Bay," said Heather Nedley, Director, Public and Government Affairs for The Mosaic Company. "Responsible stewardship of water resources is a cornerstone of Mosaic's phosphate operations and this partnership aligns well with our environmental sustainability focus area. We are thrilled to invest in the leaders of tomorrow as they continue their research for years to come."
Based at Lands End Marina in Apollo Beach, the 21-foot-1 inch, 175 HP boat has been used by the FSC biology department for a wide array of research activities since the College took delivery of it in May 2021.
"The boat was used as a research and educational vessel over the past year for ecology research, tropical ecology, and biology of fishes during the 2021-22 academic year," said Professor Gabriel Langford, Ph.D., George W. Truitt Endowed Chair, and Marine Biology Program Director at Florida Southern. "In addition, the boat was used extensively during the summer of 2022 for multiple ongoing research projects, primarily, but not limited to, the shark ecology/microbiology studies and surveys for anemones and other invertebrates."
Florida Southern biology professors have worked with experienced and new students who received training while on The Moccasin.
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology Dr. Allison Durland Donahou uses the boat in her Ecology and Evolution (BIO 2500) course to expose students to sampling techniques practiced in marine biology and allow them to research aquatic habitats inaccessible without a boat. Dr. Jason Macrander uses the skiff in his Introduction to Marine Biology (BIO 1520) course, providing students with field experience collecting offshore specimens for research.
The Moccasin also affords environmental studies majors in Dr. Langford's Field Ecology (BIO 3310) course the opportunity to learn how to interpret ecological and environmental data. Access to the boat has allowed them to apply the techniques they learn in the classroom to investigate environmental and ecological issues.
The Mosaic Company's gift makes scientific discovery at Florida Southern easier to achieve. Field experimentation and specimen collection are significantly enhanced for FSC biology students thanks to the company's generosity.
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2023 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2023 Best 388 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023." The 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB-accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 13 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
With the global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, food security is an ever-growing challenge that The Mosaic Company will help meet. Our 12,000 women and men, operating in countries around the world, produce and deliver millions of tons of responsibly produced phosphate and potash fertilizers from mine to market – nutrients that are vital to feed crops which feed people everywhere – and serve farmers in 40 countries by helping them increase crop yields and improve nutrition for people and animals.
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A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month, officials with Sotheby's said Tuesday.
The 200-pound skull fossil, nicknamed Maximus, is being sold Dec. 9 by an owner who wishes to remain anonymous, the auction house said.
The skull was excavated in 2020 and 2021 in Harding County, South Dakota, where other T. rex skeletons like Sue and Stan were found, according to Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's head of science and popular culture. She called the area “the world capital for T. rexes.”
Most of the rest of this T. rex's remains were destroyed over time by erosion, but Sotheby's experts said the skull was a major find. Hatton noted, “When you think about it, more people can fit a skull in their home than people who could fit a full dinosaur.”
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The 6 1/2-foot (2-meter) fossil is about 76 million years old and still has most of the external skull bones and numerous teeth, Sotheby's experts said.
Hatton said two large puncture holes in the skull are evidence of a big fight, probably with another T. rex. “We don’t know that this is what caused the death of this animal, but we can tell that it did have a major battle during its lifetime,” she said.
Marks on the skull are interesting to study “because they give us an idea about what life was like during the Cretaceous period,” Hatton said.
This specimen may not be headed to a research institution, though. “It’s the ultimate trophy," Hatton said. "To place in one’s home.” | 2022-11-08T16:05:59+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/t-rex-skull-unearthed-in-south-dakota-expects-to-fetch-over-15-million-at-auction/2903225/ |
Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warming
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY
Associated Press
Scientists can now see the big picture on water globally — which areas are repeatedly drying and which are getting hammered by extra-strong rainstorms, thanks to new analysis of satellite data. A study published Monday in the journal Nature Water says the link between greenhouse gases generated by burning fuels and other human activities is definitely making these droughts and storms more intense. One researcher called the study new and important for understanding the planet as a whole. | 2023-03-13T17:17:10+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/03/13/confirmed-global-floods-droughts-worsening-with-warming/ |
Gathered together in a circle, with smiles and laughter lighting up the room, nearly a dozen people incarcerated at the Kenosha Correctional Center took turns reading children’s books aloud.
Tessa Fox-Pawlaczyk, early literacy librarian at the Kenosha Public Library, gives a demonstration on reading to children in an engaging and f…
From “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,” to “A Big Guy Took my Ball,” the group practiced how to read to children in a fun and engaging way. It was part of the “Dynamic Dads” program, which teaches people in the Kenosha Correctional Center how to read aloud to children in an engaging way. The goal is to help foster a love for reading, as well as how to choose age-appropriate books.
Aaron Grandberry reads a picture book for young children during the Dynamic Dads program Monday afternoon.
Each workshop, which meets roughly once each month, has 10-12 participants.
The program started after Heather Thompson, head of Youth and Family Services at the Kenosha Public Library, brought the idea to Correctional Center Superintendent Michelle Hoffman after learning about the different types of public library-prison partnerships at a library conference.
People are also reading…
Davario Washington reads “A Big Guy Took My Ball” and shows pictures from the pages to group members during the Dynamic Dads program Monday af…
“In (one) of these programs, people who are incarcerated are able to visit with their children virtually and read stories to them. This was facilitated by the library, which furnished books to the prison, as well as space at the library to make the calls,” Thompson said. “I loved the idea of keeping children connected to their parents during a difficult time by reading books together. In 2019, I approached Superintendent Hoffman about creating a similar program locally.”
Parish Eckford reads aloud a book for young children aimed at teaching them shapes and colors during the Dynamic Dads program Monday afternoon.
After talking, Thompson and Hoffman realized the best approach for the Kenosha Correctional Center would be to hold in-person classes for fathers and father figures.
Wilirian Smith laughs as another group member reads "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type," during the Dynamic Dads program Monday afternoon.
“One of our now-retired early literacy specialists, Linda Potter, designed a curriculum that would impart a love of reading aloud to children, as well as an understanding of how to select age-appropriate books for reading aloud,” Thompson said. “At the end of each class, participants select a book to share with their child during their next visit.”
During Monday’s session, Kenosha Public Library Early Literacy Librarian Tessa, Fox-Pawlaczyk, opened with an explanation of different books for different ages and reading levels after the group gave introductions. Fox-Pawlaczyk explained specific details of each type of book, from chapter books without pictures to early childhood books with many pictures and few words.
After giving a rundown of all the books, Fox-Pawlaczyk gave a read-aloud demonstration to the group using the book “The Book With no Pictures,” by B.J. Novak. From there, group participants were instructed to find a book to read aloud, with stories ranging from “Frozen” movie characters Elsa and Anna to nonfiction history books.
“One of my favorite parts of this program is to see the guys who were kind of like ‘I don’t really want to do this. I don’t really want to be here. I don’t want to read out loud,’” Fox-Pawlaczyk said. “And then everyone does it ... and everyone is smiling and laughing.”
At the conclusion of the workshop, Fox-Pawlaczyk gave an overview of the offerings at the Kenosha Public Library aside from books. They include museum passes to snow shoes.
“It was a lot more educational than I thought it was going to be, honestly,” inmate CP said. “There’s a lot more stuff for kids than I thought there would be.”
“I learned a lot of things about public libraries and the things they provide that I didn’t know, and I’m an avid reader,” inmate RC said. “(Reading) is highly imperative and necessary in our lives ... I try to teach my daughter how important it is.”
Fox-Pawlaczyk said the importance of having the program available is getting participants excited about reading so they can share that excitement with their children.
“I think it’s always really important to get grown-ups excited about sharing books with kids, particularly their male role models. You see a lot more girls who are into into books than young boys and I think a lot of that has to do with the role model and representation of who they see as a reader, who books are for and who reading is for,” Fox-Pawlaczyk said. “To get these grown men excited about reading to their kids, sharing books with their kids and seeing the value in it is great, because we need more of that everywhere.”
“From the reentry aspect, it’s a resource for them that they don’t even know is available,” Hoffman said. “The opportunity for free things for the men to take their family or their children to do is beneficial.”
Hoffman said the impact with the program she sees is exposing the people who are incarcerated to new thing they might not have known about.
Fox-Pawlaczyk said the impact she sees with the program is, “seeing the lighter side of some of these guys.”
“I think a lot of people who aren’t involved don’t see the humanity of people who are incarcerated. Programs like this, you get to learn a little bit about their families,” Fox-Pawlaczyk said. “Everybody has preconceived notions about who incarcerated people are, and that’s definitely not true for everyone, so getting to meet some the different guys and know a little bit more about them and see their humanity and them as parents or as individual people, is great.” | 2023-05-27T14:17:39+00:00 | kenoshanews.com | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/dynamic-dads-literacy-workshop-teaches-incarcerated-people-how-to-make-reading-fun-for-kids/article_ddbe3806-f8dd-11ed-b213-c3a264d9b059.html |
A former Northwestern University volleyball player has filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging university officials failed to properly address a hazing incident that took place two years ago.
The player, who is identified in the lawsuit as "Jane Doe 1," is the first female athlete from the university to come forward amid reports of hazing in the school's football program.
In a 25-page lawsuit filed Monday, Jane Doe alleges she experienced "hazing, harassment, bullying and retaliation" as a member of Northwestern's volleyball team.
The lawsuit names Northwestern University, its president Michael Schill, former president Morton Schapiro, the school's board of trustees, university vice president for athletics and recreation Derrick Gragg, former university vice president for athletics and recreation James Phillips, and head volleyball coach Shane Davis as defendants.
Doe is seeking at least $50,000 in damages and a jury trial.
According to the lawsuit, the former athlete says she sustained an unspecified injury in March 2021 while running suicides — a conditioning exercise that involves sprinting different lengths across the court — as a form of punishment for allegedly breaking the team's COVID-19 guidelines.
Jane Doe says Northwestern volleyball coach Shane Davis and an assistant coach informed her she would face a "punishment" for breaking the COVID-19 guidelines and the next day, the coaches allowed the team's captains to choose her punishment.
As she ran the suicides, the volleyball coaching staff, team members and trainers watched, the suit says.
After the injury, the university responded by conducting an investigation, during which it suspended the team's coach and coaching staff, Northwestern officials told NPR in a statement.
Jane Doe also alleges that following the investigation and through December 2022, she "never once played in a volleyball game" — while coaches singled her out and made her write an apology letter to trainers without a justifiable reason.
Doe also alleges she was not permitted to travel with the team, despite previously having done so.
In a statement emailed to NPR, Northwestern University spokesperson Jon Yates said the school is working to ensure it has "appropriate accountability" for its athletic department.
"Although this incident predated President Schill's and Athletic Director Gragg's tenure at the University, each is taking it seriously," Yates said.
Attorneys Patrick Salvi II and Parker Stinar, who are representing the unnamed former athlete, tell NPR that a petition to continue the lawsuit without naming her is still pending.
"Here, we have a university where many brave young men and women are standing up for themselves, and we hope it's a sign of things to come, where student-athletes are not abused in the pursuit of wins for the school but treated like the human beings they are," Salvi said.
Salvi and Stinar have also filed three lawsuits over alleged hazing in the football program.
On Monday, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and members of a Chicago law firm along with a former Northwestern student-athlete announced yet another lawsuit involving the football program.
The lawsuit is the first of what's expected to be a series of filings on behalf of several Northwestern players, Crump said. The hazing allegations come weeks after former head coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired by the university.
Earlier this month, Northwestern also fired head baseball coach Jim Foster after reports of a toxic culture within the baseball program surfaced.
Chicago radio station 670 The Score reported that Foster also allegedly made racist statements and discouraged players from reporting their injuries. When asked about this allegation by the radio station he denied all allegations, calling them "ridiculous."
A Northwestern athletics spokesperson declined to comment regarding the investigation and Foster's termination.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-25T00:20:31+00:00 | kpcc.org | https://www.kpcc.org/npr-news/2023-07-24/a-former-northwestern-volleyball-player-is-suing-the-university-over-alleged-hazing |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy’s day started with a botched audible that led to a crushing hit and ended with an emotional hug with his family and congratulations from Tom Brady.
In between came a stretch of nearly flawless play that made Purdy’s first career start a very successful one.
Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and San Francisco’s vaunted defense spoiled Brady’s Bay Area homecoming with a 35-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Purdy — the final pick in this year’s draft — became the first quarterback ever to best Brady in his first start, earning the postgame congratulations from the NFL’s most accomplished quarterback.
“It was surreal just standing there like, man, that’s Tom Brady talking to guys and dapping guys up. For him to have respect for what I did, it was pretty cool. I’m not going to lie,” Purdy said. “Being a little kid, watching that guy kill it throughout all these years in Super Bowls, to be able to give him a high five at the end was pretty cool.”
Purdy’s day got off to a painful start when he was flattened on a blitz by Keanu Neal on the first play. Neal was flagged for roughing the passer.
Purdy said the hit woke him up and he responded by leading the Niners (9-4) to one of their five touchdowns on their first seven possessions when Samuel scored on a 13-yard run.
“We’ve got a quarterback,” defensive end Nick Bosa said. “I always had a lot of confidence in him, but obviously it’s the NFL and you’ve got to go perform and he did that pretty darn good.”
About the only thing that didn’t go right for the 49ers was an ankle injury to Samuel in the second quarter. Samuel was taken away on a cart in tears. Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that Samuel didn’t break any bones but likely sustained a high ankle sprain.
San Francisco already led 21-0 at that point thanks to Purdy’s 2-yard touchdown run and his 27-yard TD pass to Christian McCaffrey.
He capped a near-perfect first half with a 32-yard TD pass to Brandon Aiyuk, joining Don Strock (1975) as the only players to throw at least two TD passes and run for another in the first half of their first career start, according to Sportradar.
“I’m really not shocked,” linebacker Fred Warner said. “I know everybody else kind of was wondering how Brock Purdy was going to play. … When you see that ball flying in the air, scoring touchdowns, 28 points at the half, that’s big-time football.”
McCaffrey, who ran for 119 yards, added a TD on the ground with a 38-yard run after Brady was intercepted by Tashaun Gipson on the first drive of the third quarter.
Brady, playing just his second road game against the team he rooted for while growing up in nearby San Mateo, was intercepted again on the next possession by Dre Greenlaw and didn’t lead the Bucs to a score until a deflected TD pass to Russell Gage late in the third quarter.
Brady finished 34 for 55 for 253 yards with one TD and the two interceptions.
“It’s easy to say everyone’s got to play better, but we’re just not playing,” Brady said. “We have just not played consistently well very often. We haven’t played it for four quarters. Maybe we played it a little bit at times but not today at all.”
Despite the lackluster performance, the Bucs still have a one-game lead over Atlanta and Carolina in the NFC South and are in line for a home playoff game if they close it out.
SOUVENIR HUNTING
After the game, Greenlaw and Gipson went up to Brady with the balls they had intercepted and asked to get them signed.
“The worst thing he could tell me was no,” Greenlaw said. “I was always told, you don’t ask, you never know. He’s a good guy to sign that ball after he threw those picks was big time. I appreciate it. He’s the greatest. He’s the GOAT. I appreciate that.”
REPLAY CONFUSION
Purdy’s long touchdown pass to McCaffrey was originally ruled a catch, then announced as an incompletion before the officials announced they were going to review the play because McCaffrey bobbled the ball.
With no clear evidence of whether McCaffrey’s second foot hit out of bounds before he controlled the ball, referee Brad Allen announced that the initial call of a TD would stand.
INJURIES
Bucs: NT Vita Vea (calf), CB Zyon McCollum (concussion), CB Jamel Dean (toe) and LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (hip) all left with injuries.
49ers: Purdy hurt his oblique but was able to play through it. … San Francisco lost Samuel, DT Kevin Givens (knee), CB Samuel Womack (head), CB Dontae Johnson (knee) and DL Kerry Hyder Jr. (ankle).
UP NEXT
Bucs: Host Cincinnati on Sunday.
49ers: Visit Seattle on Thursday night with a chance to clinch the NFC West.
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ROME (AP) — Batool Haidari used to be a prominent professor of sexology at a Kabul university before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. She taught mixed classes of male and female students, and helped patients struggling with gender identity issues.
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Her husband owned a carpet factory, and together they did their best to provide a good education for their 18-year-old son and two daughters aged 13 and eight.
That comfortable life came to an abrupt halt on Aug. 15, 2021, when the former insurgents who adhere to a strict interpretation of Islam swept back into power following a costly two-decade U.S.-led campaign to remake the country.
Haidari, 37, was among the many women who fled the Taliban, fearing a return to the practices of their previous rule in the late 1990s, including largely barring girls and women from education and work. She reached Rome at the end of 2021, after a daring escape through Pakistan aided by Italian volunteers who arranged for her and her family to be hosted in the Italian capital's suburbs.
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She is among thousands of Afghani women seeking to maintain an active social role in the countries that have taken them in. Haidari and her husband are studying Italian while being financially supported by various associations. She keeps in touch with feminist organizations back home and tries to maintain contact with some of her patients via the internet.
“Being alive is already a form of resistance,” she said, adding that she wants her children to contribute to the future of Afghanistan, where she is sure her family will return one day.
“When my son passed the exam to access the faculty of Medicine at a university in Rome, for me it was good news,” she said, during a commute to her Italian classes in central Romer. “Because if I came to a European country, it was mainly for the future of my children.”
After they overran Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban initially promised to respect women’s and minorities' rights. Instead, they gradually imposed a ban on girls' education beyond sixth grade, kept women away from most fields of employment, and forced them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public.
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Haidari tried to stay in Kabul with her family after the Taliban took over. She became an outspoken activist of the Afghanistan Women’s Political Participation Network to fight for women's education, work and political involvement.
But the risks soon became too high. Haidari was not only an educated female activist, but also a member of the Hazara ethnic group.
The Hazara minority has been a frequent target of violence since the Taliban takeover. Most are Shiite Muslims, despised and targeted by Sunni militants like the Islamic State group, and discriminated against by many in the Sunni majority country.
Haidari received death threats for her research on sensitive issues in Afghan society, and in December 2021 decided to leave. She crossed to Pakistan with her family, and an Italian journalist, Maria Grazia Mazzola, helped her get on a plane from Pakistan to Italy.
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“We heard that Taliban were shooting and searching houses very close to their hiding place,” Mazzola said. “We were frantically in touch with the Italian embassy in Pakistan, with confidential contacts in Afghanistan, and we decided together that they had to change their hiding place every three days.”
The Italian government evacuated more than 5,000 Afghans on military planes right after the Taliban takeover. Later, a network of Italian feminists, Catholic and Evangelical Churches and volunteers like Mazzola kept organizing humanitarian corridors and set up hospitality in Italy throughout the following year.
Mazzola, who works for Italian public RAI TV and is an expert on Islamic fundamentalism, created a network of associations to host 70 Afghans, mostly Hazara women activists and their families.
Now that the refugees are in Italy and gradually getting asylum, Mazzola said, the priority is to secure for them official recognition of their university degrees or other qualifications that will help them find dignified employment.
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“A woman like Batool (Haidari) cannot work as a cleaner in a school. It would be a waste for our society too. She is a psychologist and deserves to continue working as such,” Mazzola said.
Haidari agreed. While she said she misses the streets and alleys of Kabul, and the easy life she used to have, “most of all I miss the fact that in Afghanistan I was a much more useful person.” | 2022-12-10T08:07:29+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Afghan-academic-rebuilds-life-in-Italy-dreams-of-17644530.php |
PARIS (AP) — “Emily in Paris” fans will get a few surprises in their Christmas stockings, when the third season of the hit show arrives on Netflix this Wednesday.
Even the cast were shocked by the number of cliffhangers in the new series when they first read the scripts.
“I’m like, how are we going to film all — like, what?” says Lily Collins, who portrays the titular American marketing executive making her social media presence felt in France.
“But it was a real ride. It was a real rollercoaster to shoot. And it was really fun too,” she adds.
Season three provides more career choices, designer dilemmas and romantic revelations for the fashionable female lead character.
Although Lucas Bravo — who portrays Emily’s full-time neighbor and sometime love interest, the chef Gabriel — reckons that she isn’t the only one wrestling with problems this series.
“Before it was only Emily’s chaos,” says Bravo. “Now everybody has his own story with his own chaos. And it’s a big soup of chaos and drama.”
Season one arrived in October 2020, followed by a second last December. Three years into playing their characters, the cast members are keen to point out where their roles start and finish.
Collins — who is also an executive producer — says that she has always fit in better than Emily in France because she actually knows the language and culture.
Which, with Emily’s questionable French pronunciation, leads to tongue twisters.
“It’s a little bit difficult to pretend like you don’t know how to say something,” Collins explains. “To mispronounce it over and over and over again, it’s like … I just want to answer it fully in French. So it is tricky.”
Kate Walsh plays Emily’s American boss Madeline and would like everyone to know that she has very different taste in clothing from her brash and brightly colored character.
“I would never dress like that. But I love it because it’s critical to the character,” Walsh says.
Likewise, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu claims there’s a stark difference between her and her role of Sylvie, Madeline’s trop chic Parisian business rival.
Leroy-Beaulieu says she’s nowhere near as snobbish, even though Sylvie’s arrogant attitude is “so much fun.”
But Bravo, in a twist, reckons that all the actors are more like their characters than they realize: “What’s so good about (showrunner) Darren (Star’s) casting is that he always finds, you know, actors that are the essence of the characters. So there’s always a part of us in every character.”
“I don’t know what the differences are. I think I would own up to my mistakes a bit more than Gabriel. But we’re very similar in many ways in terms of vulnerability, femininity and sexiness in general,” he jokes.
The third season will encompass 10 episodes.
“If you like chaos, you’ll be served,” Bravo promises. | 2022-12-22T11:14:07+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-voil%C3%A0-emily-in-paris-returns-with-surprises-in-store/ |
NEW YORK – The next novel from Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham, his first in a decade, is a family saga set in New York City before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Random House announced Monday that “Day” will be published in January. The novel takes place on three separate days in April, one each in the years 2019-2021.
“I’ve definitely had moments over the last 10 years when I thought, well, if the world is in this kind of shape, who needs a novel?” Cunningham said in a statement. “But maybe it’s during hard times that the world needs novels more than ever."
The author calls the new book “a story about people dealing with something terrible, and it’s about survival, but more centrally it’s a story about love. I’m deeply interested in love — a sense of happiness, of living the life that one has hoped to live. And love is most interesting when it has survived terrible tests.”
Cunningham's previous novels, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, include “Specimen Days,” “By Nightfall” and “The Hours,” which won the Pulitzer for fiction in 1999 and was adapted into an Oscar winning movie of the same name. | 2023-05-01T19:22:08+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/2023/05/01/new-michael-cunningham-novel-day-scheduled-for-january/ |
ITASCA, Ill., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HON, a leader in workplace and educational furnishings, celebrates the success of Henricksen at the 38th annual HON Team Up ceremony. Winners from across the United States provide organizations and schools with HON product solutions with a commitment to serve the communities and make their spaces work.
"The Team Up awards program celebrates the shared success and the exceptional commitment to the HON brand with our top-selling Dealer Partners," explains Ric Andersen, Vice President of Sales. "We recognize their achievement and appreciate the leadership they bring when designing work and learning environments."
Henricksen was given the Superior Sales Award – one of the most coveted – by HON. Our expert team leveraged their knowledge and relationships with HON to build incredible momentum in both the mid-market and education spaces, resulting in this accomplishment. We thank our clients for trusting us to create contemporary and inviting environments with fresh and new solutions by HON.
About Henricksen
Henricksen is a full-service contract furniture dealership specializing in office, healthcare, education, government, senior living, and hospitality spaces. In 1962, Henricksen opened its doors as a small, family-run dealership. With the 2022 acquisitions of COFCO and Synergy, Henricksen continues to grow as an industry leading contract furniture dealership with 13 offices, 340 full-time employees, and annual sales topping $350 million. With 500+ manufacturer partnerships, Henricksen offers an array of products from systems furniture, casegoods, seating, lounge, and conference furnishings to architectural and acoustical solutions including modular walls, flooring, lighting, sound masking, and technology equipment. Henricksen is the largest dealer partner in the United States of HNI Corporation, the parent company of Allsteel, Gunlocke, HON, Design Public Group, HBF, and HBF Textiles. www.henricksen.com
About The HON Company
Since 1944, The HON Company, has been in the business of making workspaces work better. At HON, we believe a thoughtfully designed workspace sets the stage for better work, that's why we go to great lengths to build office furniture that helps you work smarter, more comfortably, and on your terms. HON has showrooms in two major cities across the United States - New York City and Washington DC, as always at our headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa. For additional information, visit www.hon.com or follow HON on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- There was nothing particularly interesting about the flyball that Justin Turner hit against the Giants in the fifth inning on July 21. It left the bat at just 75 mph, the result of an off-balance swing taken against a good curveball, and Luis González easily tracked it down to end the inning.
But for Carlos Rodón, that out was a big one.
Rodón reached 110 innings on that pitch, giving him the right to opt out of his two-year deal with the Giants. On Sunday, the first day of free agency, he officially did, leaving a huge but expected hole in the Giants' rotation and setting Rodón up for one of the biggest contracts of the offseason.
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Rodón hits a market that also includes Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander at the high end, although they are 34 and 39 years old, respectively. At 29, Rodón is in line for the longest contract any starter receives this winter, and he should easily clear the $100 million mark after a spectacular walk year.
Rodón had a 2.88 ERA and led the majors with a 2.25 FIP. He finished second in the National League with 237 strikeouts and hit double-digits 11 times, a franchise record. Rodón made a career-high 31 starts, putting aside the concerns about his shoulder that limited his market at this time a year ago.
The Giants knew Rodón would be an ace when healthy. Once he proved he could stay healthy, the opt-out became a given.
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"Obviously we expect Carlos to opt out and that'll create an opening in our rotation," president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said last month.
Zaidi and former GM Scott Harris moved quickly after the lockout ended in March, contacting Rodón's side right away and getting creative with the structure of their offer. Rodón was guaranteed $21.5 million in the first year of the deal and $22.5 million in 2023, but he could opt out if he stayed healthy and reached 110 innings.
It was the best of all worlds for Rodón, who made the All-Star team and now can chase the kind of deal that wasn't there last winter. The baseline was set by Robbie Ray ($115 million) and Kevin Gausman ($110 million) last offseason, and with Scott Boras as his agent and no lockout looming over discussions, Rodón should shoot past those figures.
Even getting involved in discussions would be a departure for a Giants front office that has given just one pitcher -- Anthony DeSclafani -- a guaranteed three-year deal and never made a serious attempt to bring Gausman back.
Zaidi acknowledged that the Giants have stayed away from that end of the market in recent years, but he said he plans to be in contact with Boras and Rodón during an offseason in which the Giants have plenty of payroll flexibility and hope to go big.
"He's going to have plenty of suitors," Zaidi said. "I'm sure we're going to be talking to Scott Boras about bringing him back and the feedback from Carlos and from Scott is that he enjoyed being here, he enjoyed pitching in our park, and I would say there's mutual interest and we'll just have to see how it plays out." | 2022-11-07T01:29:30+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/carlos-rodon-officially-opts-out-of-giants-contract-becomes-mlb-free-agent/2901804/ |
Amber Alert issued for 7-month-old girl believed to be in ‘great danger’ in Kentucky
(Gray News) - Authorities in Kentucky issued an Amber Alert for a 7-month-old girl who is believed to be in “great danger.”
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office requested the Amber Alert for Jocelyn Lair on June 9.
The 7-month-old, who went missing from Monticello, Kentucky, was last seen wearing only a diaper.
The child is white, weighs 18 pounds and has hazel eyes with brown hair.
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Jocelyn is believed to be in the company of her mother Shelley Lair.
The 39-year-old white woman is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 119 pounds, officials said. She was last seen wearing a pink tank top with black shorts.
Shelley Lair was driving a red Ford Focus with gray and green spray paint on the passenger side of the vehicle, which has the Kentucky license plate BWV609.
Officials said Jocelyn could be in danger because of her mother’s drug use.
Kentucky’s Department for Community Based Services has an emergency custody order for the child.
Anyone with information about the child’s location should call 911 or the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office at 606-878-6622.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-10T06:09:01+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/06/10/amber-alert-issued-7-month-old-girl-believed-be-great-danger-kentucky/ |
On May 22-23, the “Russian Volunteer Corps” and the “Free Russia Legion” crossed from Ukraine into Belgorod Oblast, Russia (with a second incursion on June 5). These two groups are allegedly comprised of Russian citizens aligned with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
These groups allegedly used American Humvees and M1224 MaxxPro MRAPs as part of their operation. This temporary incursion was embarrassing for Moscow.
Upon our discovery, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stated on May 25 that “we have again made it very clear to the Ukrainians what our expectations are about attacking Russia — we don’t want to encourage or enable that, we certainly don’t want any U.S.-made equipment used to attack Russian soil.”
This may be pro forma; however, I believe that the Biden administration and Congress are continuing down the same trodden path of “red lines” and “fear of provoking Russia” that has permeated our government since the start of this war. Thus far, we have told the Ukrainians not to bring the war home to the Russians — it is high time President Biden and Congress change their tune.
If our goal is for Ukraine to militarily defeat and expel Moscow, President Biden, Congress and the Department of State must explicitly say so — rather than the current ambiguity that pervades the majority of both political parties. It is this lack of articulation and incremental approach to hard aid that will drag on this war and potentially create another “frozen conflict” (e.g., Transnistria) in the post-Soviet space.
A “freezing” of the conflict via a ceasefire would benefit Russia and China. The Chinese special representative, Li Hui, attempted to push such a ceasefire “before conflict spreads beyond Ukraine” and promote “strategic autonomy,” that is, European security without America — a not-so-subtle attempt to create rifts in the Alliance and weaken support for Ukraine.
Rather, we need a clear statement of purpose: the military defeat of Russia by Ukraine.
Last year, we said “no tanks,” as it would provoke Russia; in May, we said “yes” to tanks. Up until last week, we said “no fighter jets,” as it would provoke Russia; now, we have agreed to not only train Ukrainian pilots to fly American F-16s, but also allow our NATO allies to donate their F-16s to Ukraine.
Let us not continue this incrementalism. The July 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, will be the opportune moment to put an end to ambiguity and incrementalism; specifically, the U.S. should announce that we are providing not only F-16s, but also the long-range missiles that have thus far been denied: the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
During the Vilnius Summit, we must also boldly proclaim with our Eastern flank allies: Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO. From a purely geo-strategic perspective, Ukrainian membership protects NATO-member Poland — who has been arming itself to the teeth and turns the Black Sea into a virtual NATO lake, similar to the Baltic Sea with Finland’s April 2023 accession (and hopefully soon, Sweden).
NATO benefits from Ukraine’s battlefield experience against Russia, and Ukraine will never again go it alone with Article 5 protection — a proven deterrent (i.e., Baltic States lacking a “special military operation”).
There can be no special formats, councils or other security arrangements — Kyiv must be granted a Membership Action Plan that leads to full membership in the Alliance once the war ends. There will be folks who argue this will “provoke Russia” or “prevent peace.” It’s the same ole song and dance of those who have yet to learn anything from this conflict.
Let’s provide the Ukrainians with the tools they need to secure their freedom and defend the democratic world — a defeated Russia would assuredly also serve as a deterrent to our other geo-political enemy: the People’s Republic of China. American security interests and liberty are served with NATO and a victorious Ukraine.
Matthew Becker teaches on politics and security issues in Eastern Europe at the University of Mississippi. The views expressed are his own and do not reflect those of the university. He has a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Mississippi and a master’s in International Affairs from Florida State University. He was a Boren Fellow in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He may be reached at MatthewBeckerPHD@gmail.com. | 2023-06-08T10:15:20+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/becker-incrementalism-will-neither-defeat-russia-nor-deter-china/article_493ea39e-055f-11ee-9337-c39f59952d47.html |
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV)— The Lucky Club Casino in North Las Vegas is being revamped and rebranded to become the nation's first Latino-themed casino.
The new casino will be called Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino at Hotel Jefe.
The Las Vegas area is home to a large Latino community, and they are excited to be represented in a casino.
"Hopefully everyone will want to improve a little here and there and make things better and grow in a positive way. Give the community service we all deserve," said Ana Tare, manager of Hamburger Hut.
Tare explained that people in all walks of life, generation after generation have come through her doors. She hopes the casino will encourage other businesses to come into the area and serve its diverse community.
"I believe there is a positive impact for success for everyone in the community. For Blacks, whites and Hispanics. It does bring a lot of business as well when something improves the community like this. It should be something that profoundly benefits everyone. It has for us even though we’re a hole in the wall," says Tare.
The plan is to begin operations at the new casino by the end of 2022. This will be the second casino owned by Fifth Street Gaming. The company also owns the Silver Nugget Casino.
This story was originally reported by Bree Guy on ktnv.com. | 2022-09-23T21:07:59+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/nations-first-latino-themed-casino-to-open-in-north-las-vegas |
Bob Lee, the creator of the mobile payment service Cash App, has died.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Lee was the victim of a stabbing attack in the Rincon Point neighborhood on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Police Department said it responded to the area after receiving a report of a stabbing around 2:35 a.m. That's where they found the 43-year-old suffering from apparent stab wounds.
"Officers rendered aid and summoned medics to the scene," SFPD said in a statement.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police are investigating the death as a homicide. No arrests have been made.
At the time of his death, Lee was serving as the chief product officer for MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency startup.
Joshua Goldbard, the founder of the company, paid tribute to Lee.
"He was made for the world that is being born right now," Goldbard said. "Bob was a child of dreams, and whatever he imagined, no matter how crazy, he made real."
Lee was well known across the tech industry. Jack Dorsey, who owns the parent company of Cash App, called Lee's death "heartbreaking."
Goldbard said Lee is survived by "a loving family and collection of close friends and collaborators." | 2023-04-05T19:46:40+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/cash-app-creator-reportedly-stabbed-to-death-in-san-francisco |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants during an arrest raid Thursday in the occupied West Bank, according to the military and the Islamic Jihad militant group, the latest bloodshed in months of violence between the sides.
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the men as Naeem Jamal Zubaidi, 27, and Mohammad Ayman Saadi, 26 and said they were killed in the Jenin refugee camp.
The military said Saadi was a prominent member of the Islamic Jihad group while Zubaidi was involved in shooting attacks against Israeli troops. Islamic Jihad said the two men were members.
The military said troops were carrying out an arrest raid and were met by gunfire. The forces responded, and the two men were killed in the exchange of fire.
In Gaza meanwhile, the United Nations said it had uncovered a “man-made cavity” under one of the schools it operates — an apparent reference to underground tunnels used by militants, including the Hamas Islamic militant group that rules the territory. Hamas’ sophisticated tunnel system has helped it fight wars against Israel.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which operates the school, said it protested the discovery under its facility to authorities in Gaza. It called the tunnel “a serious violation of the agency’s neutrality and a breach of international law.” Israel accuses Hamas and other Gaza militants of operating from within the civilian population in the densely populated territory.
Fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad has intensified in recent months, including from the Gaza Strip, where a two-day spasm of violence erupted in the summer, killing dozens of Palestinians and disrupting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. The group has a significant presence in Jenin where the Palestinian security forces have less of a foothold, making the area, in the northern West Bank, a focus of Israeli military operations in recent months.
The military has been conducting months of arrest raids in the West Bank, prompted by a spate of Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the spring that killed 19 people. The military says the raids are meant to dismantle militant networks and thwart future attacks, but the Palestinians say they entrench Israel’s open-ended occupation and undermine their own security forces.
The raids have ratcheted up tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, triggering another wave of Palestinian attacks in recent weeks that have killed an additional nine people.
More than 130 Palestinians have been killed this year, making 2022 the deadliest since 2006. The Israeli military says many of those killed have been militants but local youths protesting the incursions as well as others not involved in the violence have also been killed.
Israel captured the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians want those territories for their hoped-for future state. Substantive peace talks were last held more than a decade ago, and with Israel headed toward what’s likely to be its most right-wing government ever, there appears to be no prospect for a new negotiations in the near future. | 2022-12-01T11:53:18+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/ap-palestinians-say-2-killed-in-israeli-west-bank-raid/ |
The battle between the U.S. and China over TikTok comes into full view on Thursday when the social media platform’s CEO testifies before Congressional lawmakers.
Shou Zi Chew’s hearing is happening at what he’s called a “pivotal moment” for the hugely popular short video-sharing app. TikTok is owned by parent company ByteDance, which has offices in Beijing. The platform has 150 million American users but it’s been dogged by persistent claims that it threatens national security and user privacy, or could be used to promote pro-Beijing propaganda and misinformation.
Chew will attempt to persuade lawmakers not to pursue a ban on the app or force its sale to new owners.
So are the data security risks real? And should users be worried that the TikTok app will be wiped off their phones?
Here’s what to know:
WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS ABOUT TIKTOK?
Both the FBI and officials at the Federal Communications Commission have warned that ByteDance could share TikTok user data — such as browsing history, location and biometric identifiers — with China’s authoritarian government.
Officials fear that TikTok, which like many other social media platforms collects vast amounts of data on its users, would be forced to give it to Beijing under a 2017 law that compels companies to turn over any personal data relevant to China’s national security.
Concerns around TikTok were heightened in December when ByteDance said it fired four employees who accessed data on journalists from Buzzfeed News and The Financial Times while attempting to track down the source of a leaked report about the company.
HOW IS THE U.S. RESPONDING?
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. — known as CFIUS and part of the Treasury Department — is carrying out a review, and has reportedly threatened a U.S. ban on the app unless its Chinese owners divest their stake. China’s Foreign Ministry in turn accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok’s potential security risks.
White House officials have said there are “legitimate national security concerns with respect to data integrity.”
Some U.S. senators urged CFIUS last year to quickly wrap up its investigation and “impose strict structural restrictions” between TikTok’s American operations and ByteDance, including potentially separating the companies.
At the same time, lawmakers have introduced measures that would expand the Biden administration’s authority to enact a national ban on TikTok. The White House has already backed a Senate proposal that has bipartisan support.
HOW HAS TIKTOK ALREADY BEEN RESTRICTED?
Authorities in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific have banned the TikTok app, mostly on government-issued phones or devices used for official business, citing cybersecurity concerns. Last week Britain imposed a government phone ban while New Zealand restricted lawmakers and other workers in its Parliament from having it on their phones.
The European Union’s three main institutions, the executive Commission, Parliament and Council, have ordered staffers to remove it from their work phones. So has Denmark’s defense ministry. The Canadian government said its ban includes blocking civil servants from downloading the app in the future. Norway and Netherlands warned this week against installing TikTok on government devices.
The White House ordered U.S. federal agencies to delete TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices. Congress, the U.S. armed forces and more than half of U.S. states had already banned the app.
WHAT DOES TIKTOK SAY?
In a TikTok video this week, Chew appealed against a ban, saying it could take the app away from 150 million American users.
In his testimony, he plans to outline how the company’s data protection and security efforts go “above and beyond” anything that its social media and online entertainment rivals do.
Under a $1.5 billion project dubbed Project Texas that’s underway, data from U.S. users is being routed through servers controlled by Oracle, the Silicon Valley company it partnered with in an effort to avoid a nationwide ban.
Older U.S. user data stored on non-Oracle servers will be deleted this year. Under this arrangement, there’s no way for Beijing to access the data, Chew said in prepared remarks released ahead of the hearing.
TikTok has also sought to portray ByteDance as a global company, not a Chinese one. Executives have been pointing out that ByteDance’s ownership consists of 60% big global investors, 20% employees and 20% Chinese entrepreneurs who founded the company. TikTok itself is headquartered in Singapore.
ARE THE SECURITY RISKS LEGITIMATE?
It depends on who you ask.
Some tech privacy advocates say while the potential abuse of privacy by the Chinese government is concerning, other tech companies have data-harvesting business practices that also exploit user information.
“If policy makers want to protect Americans from surveillance, they should advocate for a basic privacy law that bans all companies from collecting so much sensitive data about us in the first place, rather than engaging in what amounts to xenophobic showboating that does exactly nothing to protect anyone,” said Evan Greer, director of the nonprofit advocacy group Fight for the Future.
Karim Farhat, a researcher with the Internet Governance Project at Georgia Tech, said a TikTok sale would be “completely irrelevant to any of the alleged ‘national security’ threats” and go against “every free market principle and norm” of the state department’s internet freedom principles.
Others say there is legitimate reason for concern.
People who use TikTok might think they’re not doing anything that would be of interest to a foreign government, but that’s not always the case, said Anton Dahbura, executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute. Important information about the United States is not strictly limited to nuclear power plants or military facilities; it extends to other sectors, such as food processing, the finance industry and universities, Dahbura said.
IS THERE PRECEDENT FOR BANNING TECH COMPANIES?
The U.S. has banned the communications equipment sold by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, citing national security risks. But banning the sale of items is easier than banning a free app.
Such a move might also wind up in courts on grounds that it could violate the First Amendment, as some civil liberties groups have argued.
Another possibility, albeit remote, is forcing a sale. That’s what happened in 2020 when Beijing Kunlun, a Chinese mobile video game company, agreed to sell gay dating app Grindr after an order from CFIUS.
Beijing Kunlun said it signed a “national security agreement” with CFIUS to sell Grindr to San Vicente Acquisition for $608.5 million, promising not to send sensitive user data to China, cease its operations there and maintain its headquarters in the U.S. | 2023-03-23T16:29:27+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/tiktoks-security-risks-continue-to-raise-fears-but-why/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — A group of educators in Texas has proposed a change in the state’s curriculum in which slavery would be referred to as “involuntary relocation” during social studies classes for second-graders.
The Texas Tribune reports the state’s Board of Education issued a statement late Thursday saying board members have asked the group to reconsider the suggested phrasing. The proposed change was made by a working group of nine educators, including a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the Tribune reports.
The Houston Chronicle reports the proposed wording caught the eye of board member Aicha Davis during a meeting in June. Davis, a Democrat from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reportedly was concerned the altered phrasing downplayed slavery and was a false representation.
“I can’t say what their intention was, but that’s not going to be acceptable,” Davis tells the Tribune.
The suggested change comes as the board is considering updates to social studies instruction, one year after a law was passed in Texas to keep topics out of classrooms that make students “feel discomfort,” reports say. The board vote on the curriculum in November, KHOU Channel 11 reports.
This is not the first time Texas has drawn attention with how it refers to the history of slavery. The Tribune reports that in 2015, a social studies book approved by the state referred to slaves as “workers.” | 2022-07-01T11:12:47+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2022/07/texas-educators-propose-referring-to-slavery-as-involuntary-relocation.html |
Updated January 2, 2023 at 10:33 PM ET
The NFL suspended Monday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and left in an ambulance.
In a statement from the NFL, league commissioner Roger Goodell said: "Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition."
"Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available," the NFL said.
"The NFLPA and everyone in our community is praying for Damar Hamlin," the NFL Players Association said in a statement. "We have been in touch with Bills and Bengals players, and with the NFL. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar's health and well being."
Hamlin, 24, collapsed in the first quarter after colliding with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. After finishing a tackle on Higgins, Hamlin stood directly up and took a step forward before pausing and collapsing backwards.
Bills players signaled to the sidelines immediately for help from their training staff. Hamlin was down for some 10 minutes, with medical staff appearing to give Hamlin CPR before he was taken off the field.
Players from both teams gathered around him, both sides looking distraught. The Bills team gathered in a group prayer as he was taken away.
Fans from both teams gathered outside of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where Hamlin is being held. Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs was seen at the hospital, as well.
UC hospital spokeswoman Amanda Nageleisen told NPR there was no information on Hamlin or the care he's receiving. It's also unclear when hospital officials may brief the media.
A date for resuming the game has not been announced.
Hamlin is in his second year in the NFL. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
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He’s back to the National League East.
Noah Syndergaard has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, and he will soon make his debut.
NBC Sports’ Jim Salisbury tweeted:
Phillies pitching plans for coming days.
Thursday - Syndergaard
Friday - Gibson
Sat - Suarez
sun - Nola
The Phillies sent outfielder Mickey Moniak and minor-league outfielder Jadiel Sanchez to the Angels for Syndergaard.
In anticipation of joining his new team, Syndergaard tweeted a video of him as a Met stealing the Phanatic’s ATV.
Syndergaard has also already changed his profile picture on Twitter to a Phillies jersey swap photoshop, and he changed his header to a photo of the cast of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, so yeah, you could say the guy is excited to be heading East to the best city in the country.
Syndergaard signed a one-year, $21 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels ahead of the 2022 season after missing most of the previous two years while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
He’s 5-8 with a 3.83 ERA in 15 starts this season.
The 29-year-old Syndergaard made his MLB debut in 2015 and helped the New York Mets reach the World Series that season.
He was an All-Star in 2016 and finished eighth in National League Cy Young Award voting, setting career marks in wins (14), ERA (2.60) and strikeouts (218).
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NEW YORK, HOUSTON and DALLAS, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Capital Group, a firm specializing in providing investment banking services to the RIA, wealth and asset management communities, is today congratulating its client, Chetwood Wealth Management and Allworth Financial Group on the announcement of their new partnership.
Adams Chetwood specializes in providing comprehensive fiduciary retirement planning, client-focused investment management, and forward-thinking estate planning recommendations for individuals and families. In less than 10 years, Adams Chetwood has grown to over $300 million in assets under management and to serve approximately 210 clients throughout North Carolina and the greater Southeastern United States.
"After interviewing hundreds of firms, and with 21 acquisitions in four years, we understand just how important cultural alignment is," said Allworth Co-CEO and Co-founder, Scott Hanson. "With their emphasis on family, caring for clients in every way money impacts them, and their passion for orphan care, the addition of Eric Chetwood and his outstanding team of professionals to Allworth Financial checks every box necessary for a long and rewarding partnership."
"Not only are we excited to be expanding into the North Carolina market," said Allworth Co-CEO and Co-founder, Pat McClain, "we are grateful to the team at Republic Capital Group for introducing us to a firm that has both an established history of growth and a culture that closely aligns with what we've built at Allworth."
Allworth Financial, with $15 billion in AUA, clients in all 50 states, and offices in every region of the country, was founded in 1993 in Sacramento, California. The firm once again earned the National Business Research Institute's Circle of Excellence award for client satisfaction in 2021, which ranks it among the most-admired wealth management brands in America.
Republic Capital Group, led by John Langston and Peter Nesvold, specializes in providing investment banking services to the RIA, Asset and Wealth Management communities. Republic Capital Group serves firms throughout the country and clients include a number of industry leaders.
Learn more about Republic Capital Group at www.republiccapgroup.com or email admin@republiccapgroup.com.
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DNA match leads to arrest two years later in murder on the eastern plains
RUSH, Colo. (KRDO) -- A DNA match has led authorities to an arrest nearly two years after a murder on the eastern plains, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
The murder happened back on May 12, 2021. EPCSO responded to the 6000 block of S. Johnson road in Rush to check on a person there.
Once on scene, deputies said they found 43-year-old Donaciano Amaya dead at the property.
DNA testing at the time ruled out several people in the sheriff's office's investigation but it also revealed the presence of unknown DNA.
Recently, that DNA sample finally matched yo to 26-year-old Kevin Chaparro Macias. EPCSO said he was arrested Wednesday and booked into the El Paso County Jail.
EPCSO said they wanted to clarify that any rumors linking Amaya's death to the Yoder ranchers, Courtney and Nicole Mallery, are false. | 2023-03-11T20:05:01+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/11/dna-match-leads-to-arrest-two-years-later-in-murder-on-the-eastern-plains/ |
Is today a good day to remind those in Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District that their representative voted against the certification of Pennsylvanians’ votes in the lawful election of President Joe Biden?
In the wee hours of the morning of Jan. 7, 2021 — following an insurrection attempt during which four people died and after which five police officers died, one of natural causes and four by suicide — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker publicly embraced the Big Lie that spawned the violence.
Oddly, I clearly remember Smucker’s name at the bottom of the ballot he wanted to toss.
In contrast to his conservative colleague, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, I believe that history will either deride or completely forget Smucker. Perhaps he fears despotic politicians and high-handed lobbyists more than he loves democracy?
Karen Deering
Lancaster Township
Editor’s note: This letter briefly mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs immediate help, contact the following organizations:
— National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, suicidepreventionlifeline.org, 800-273-8255. (Also, 988 has launched nationally as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.)
— Those who are deaf or hard of hearing can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline via TTY at 800-799-4889.
— Lancaster Crisis Intervention, 717-394-2631.
— If you are LGBTQ: thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ | 2022-09-29T09:47:27+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/a-reminder-about-smucker-letter/article_71cac36c-3f4c-11ed-8fc3-bf371bde674f.html |
Adyen financial technology platform supports Fast Retailing move to strengthen omnichannel payments.
AMSTERDAM, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies, has been chosen by Fast Retailing, operator of UNIQLO, to power payments for the brand's in-store and online checkout in multiple markets.
The integration with Adyen removes the need for multiple supplier contracts, allowing UNIQLO to easily consolidate and reconcile payments information across multiple channels. This single platform gives UNIQLO the flexibility to do faster rollouts of omnichannel services.
"We're pleased to enable Fast Retailing in implementing a truly customer-centric structure that uses innovation to provide a great UNIQLO experience," said Pieter van der Does, co-founder and CEO of Adyen. "It's exciting to shop in a UNIQLO store in Amsterdam and know you'll have the same checkout experience in other markets. We're excited to enable Fast Retailing in using innovation to offer a truly customer-centric omnichannel experience that underscores the exceptional service shoppers have come to expect from the UNIQLO brand."
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Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Facebook, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft. The cooperation with Fast Retailing as described in this merchant update underlines Adyen's continuous growth with current and new merchants over the years.
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ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — As Arkansas’ healthcare leaders focus on residencies to address the state’s growing need for more physicians, the state’s patients are looking for options.
“I think that we need all the help we can get,” says State Rep. Lee Johnson, the chair of the House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee.
“I think we’re going to all be drinking from the firehose, you know, in 5 to 10 years.”
Johnson says one way to expand healthcare access is through telehealth. But this pool of physicians is still limited by the number of doctors in the state.
“If there’s a physician in Wyoming that wants to provide healthcare to some patient in Arkansas, they have to be licensed in Arkansas. So it does create some licensure challenges.”
That’s where Marschall Smith and his team want to come in.
“We’ve created a faster way to get that license,” asserts Smith.
Smith oversees what’s known as the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, or IMLC, an agreement designed to make it easier for physicians to work across state lines.
“It turns a process that can take 3 to 6 months for a physician to get a license in a new state and boils that down to about 7 to 10 days.”
How the compact works
When a state is a compact member, doctors go about getting their first license in their home state normally. But when that doctor applies to any participating state after that, they’ll get to take advantage of this faster track, becoming fully licensed in that state as well. Doctors still need to follow the specific laws of whatever state their patient is in.
“So each state doesn’t have to do its own licensing process. Another state has already done that. They accept that process and then issue a license.”
Smith says this ultimately improves the speed at which an out-of-state telehealth doctor could help patients in Arkansas, or an Arkansas doctor could expand their reach to new markets, potentially doing so when they wouldn’t have before.
But while 37 states have already agreed to participate in the compact, Arkansas isn’t one of them. Johnson says he wasn’t part of the state legislature in 2017 when Arkansas last considered joining the IMLC, but recognizes that several more states have since adopted the compact.
“I think it’s something we’ve looked at hard in the past and decided at that time it wasn’t necessarily the right move for the state, but I think it’s reasonable to start looking at that again.”
A solution-focused trip across state lines
While lawmakers weigh whether to enter Arkansas into the compact, KNWA/FOX24 traveled to Austin, Texas, where the state has been using the compact for almost a year, to see whether Texas considers that move a success.
“So far, it’s gone really well. It’s been pretty smooth,” says Stephen Brint Carlton, the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, or TMB.
As the Arkansas State Medical Board does for the Natural State, the TMB is the agency that gives physicians medical licenses in the state. Carlton says since the state entered the compact in March of 2022, over 1,000 out-of-state doctors are now able to work in Texas. And since the cost to acquire a license through the compact funds the board staff necessary to facilitate this process, Carlton says it doesn’t cost Texas taxpayers anything to bring in these new doctors.
“We’re bringing in more revenue that we’re than it costs us.”
David Chepkauskas with the Texas Branch of the Patient’s Choice Coalition, says his organization represents hundreds of healthcare providers across multiple states and was an original advocate for the change. Like Arkansas, Chepkauskas says Texas needed more doctors and saw this compact as a chance to make it easier for physicians to work in the state.
“I mean, if the process is too burdensome on the provider, you don’t help with the workforce shortage at all. You actually exacerbate that,” starts Chepkauskas.
“That’s what the compact was able to do. Help with the workforce shortage so that we have the providers needed for 30-plus million people.”
Ben Hisey, the Chief Legal Officer for SynergenX health, which relies heavily on remote appointments, admits that a state’s involvement in the IMLC is part of the discussion when deciding how to expand.
“It does factor into our decision,” says Hisey. “We look at it as a tool to appropriately create situations that might fast track some provider licensure, but it itself is not a compass for where we’re choosing to take our business in the future.”
Hisey says the compact is one element of a broader future for the expansion of telehealth, which depends on the kinds of deregulations that occurred under the COVID-19 public health emergency. And which states decide to make deregulation steps like the IMLC permanent may ultimately decide which states see more telehealth businesses grow.
“I’m trying to keep my eyes on the horizon of what is the regulatory environment look like post-public health emergency because that’s what you need to be planning for right now.”
Since the IMLC makes continuing care across state lines a permanently easier endeavor, Chepkauskas argues that the compact should be a part of any state’s efforts to appeal to doctors looking to move their business.
“They don’t even have to lose their patients. Their patients can still remain in the state that they’re moving from,” says Chepkauskas.
“When you look at the votes on this legislation, what you find is that it’s not controversial.”
Compact safety concerns
In the Texas legislature, the bill adopting the compact passed almost unanimously. And while the growing number of states joining the compact may offer nonmembers a rising sense of reassurance, the compact is still less than a decade old, beginning in 2014. Rep. Johnson thinks this likely contributed to Arkansas’ rejection in 2017.
“At that point, there weren’t as many states participating,” explains Johnson.
He points to some things that may have improved since then.
“I know the [compact’s] commission has changed. Some of the rules may have changed since they started and since this was examined five years ago. And so, I think it’s reasonable to look at it as a possibility.“
And while Johnson says he supports the idea of reducing barriers to telehealth, he also suggests surrendering some level of direct medical regulation may be a hard pill for the state to swallow.
“The biggest questions with the compact become, you know, loss of regulatory control. There’s that concern that if you are licensing people in an expedited license fashion through the compact, that you’re giving up some potentially some of your primary source verification ability.”
But, Smith with the compact’s commission says their record of providing quality physicians to states has been solid.
Since 2017, the commission says only 21 of their 15,000 licensed physicians have faced disciplinary action, a rate lower than the national average.
Smith believes that this isn’t by accident. He says applying doctors must have a clean criminal record and can’t have a history of disciplinary action from the DEA or present in their NPDB file which is a national reporting database.
Finally, Smith adds that if a compact physician receives disciplinary action from one state, all state medical boards participating in the compact are notified within 48 hours. And, if a physician’s license is suspended, it’s automatically suspended in all member states for 90 days, or until a state’s board decides the offense doesn’t rise to the level of suspension in their state.
In this way, Smith argues that entering the compact may actually prevent doctors from hopping state-to-state to avoid disciplinary action.
“Now if they do that, they’re going to be caught in all of their states,” says Smith. “All of their licenses are going to be impacted by that.”
The TMB says patient safety hasn’t been a concern for them since Texas entered the compact, since they’ve been able to exercise their regular state laws on those doctors.
“So by joining the compact, it doesn’t change a state’s ability to control or regulate medicine in that state.”
Flexibility and its costs
Smith admits the compact’s flexibility may also be its greatest limitation. Since out-of-state doctors still have to follow their patient’s state laws, ensuring you’re following these laws can be a daunting task.
“If you’re licensed in 10 states,” says Smith, “you’ve got 10 states to keep track of all of these requirements.”
To improve this, Smith says they’re working on a new internet-based information center for their doctors.
“We’re kicking off that effort, and hopefully will have implemented in the next six to nine months, is what we’re calling a physicians portal. So, a physician will be able to log into one place and see all of their licenses and understand all of the requirements of those different states.“
With more flexibility for telehealth doctors, some may also worry about the expansion of telehealth itself, and that it may replace in-person visits if its growth is fostered. But Dr. John C. Rubinow, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences who practices medicine through both telehealth and in-person visits, says he doesn’t see that replacement happening.
“I don’t see how it could,” says Rubinow.
“As comfortable as I am with telehealth, I do like having in-person visits. It’s really nice to be able to have that. There’s a difference that’s palpable.”
Instead of fearing the growth of telehealth options, Rubinow hopes people see it as a way to reach people who healthcare hasn’t been able to reach before.
“My career has been spent trying to figure out how to make care more accessible, how to make it easier for people to stay in care, to get care, to accept care, to not see it as a burden, but an addition to their lives. And so for me, it’s really important. I really do hope that we are able to keep this around. It’s absolutely beneficial. And I see it every day.”
A potential solution, but not a silver bullet
Though the IMLC, working in tandem with telehealth, may bring some Arkansans the healthcare they need, it’s still inherently limited in what it can offer without further changes.
Rubinow notes that many treatments and prescriptions still require in-person visits, either due to a medical requirement, or a legal one.
“I can’t prescribe controlled substances if I haven’t seen somebody in person. So that’s a requirement there. And I do need to see people [in person] at least every six months if I’m prescribing controlled substances…even if I see them by video in between.”
Hisey says he supports the compact as a start. But the compact only affects physicians, and since much of his business operates using nurse practitioners who don’t have as widespread of a compact, they can only expand their care so far.
“So, while we see it as a boon and as a benefit to the physician side of things,” begins Hisey. “A lot of our business centers on these mid-level providers, and we just simply don’t see that same level of involvement with those professionals.”
“It’s not the silver bullet,” acknowledges Smith. “It’s not going to solve every problem that you have completely; it’s not going to take care of the physician shortage that every state has. But it goes a long way towards that solution.”
And at the time of this reporting, the Texas Medical Board’s director says he agrees.
“Each state is going to have to look at it on an individual basis and make sure it’s something that is right for them,” says Carlton. “But, I can say it has been good for Texas, and I’m glad that we moved forward with it.”
If you have questions related to this reporting or telehealth, we encourage you to join us for a live Q&A on our Facebook on March 1st at 9:30 CT in partnership with our sister station in Austin, KXAN.
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Which knee compression sleeves are best?
Knee compression sleeves have become staples in the gym and in everyday life because they’re comfortable, flexible and, in many instances, unnoticeable. People find different uses for them, but many use them when doing heavy lifting or going for long runs.
These sleeves help increase blood flow in the knee, reducing the risk of swelling after workouts or being on your feet all day. They aren’t restrictive and you won’t feel as if you have less mobility. If you’re looking for a knee compression sleeve that’s breathable and improves blood circulation, the Powerlix Knee Compression Sleeve is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a knee compression sleeve
Knee sleeve vs. knee brace
Some people mistake knee sleeves for knee braces or think they have the same purpose. They have similarities but different uses. If someone is dealing with a serious knee injury such as a torn anterior cruciate ligament, a knee sleeve may not be best to help reduce pain and stabilize the knee. A knee brace will likely be more suitable if the knee injury is serious, but it’s best to consult a doctor.
Some people skip rehab and wear a knee sleeve or brace. If a doctor or another appropriate professional requires you to do rehab, it’s best to do it so your knee can recover faster. Don’t avoid therapy and expect to fix the issue with just a sleeve or brace.
Size
To determine the size you need for your knee sleeve, use a sewing tape measure to measure the circumference around the leg in the knee area. With your leg slightly bent at a 70-degree angle, measure the circumference approximately 4 inches below the kneecap.
For circumferences less than 10.5 inches, an extra-small knee compression sleeve is recommended. For 10.5-12.5 inches, a small is best, while 12.5-13.5 inches calls for medium sizes. If you measure 13.5-14.5 inches, a large is best. Extra-large works for those measuring more than 14.5.
Open-patella vs. closed-patella knee compression sleeve
While it may not seem like a major difference, knee sleeves with openings for the patella, or kneecap, have different benefits than a closed-knee compression sleeve. Open-patella knee sleeves put less pressure on the knees and are more breathable than closed models. Closed knee sleeves provide more support, so weightlifters usually prefer them.
What to look for in a quality knee compression sleeve
Antibacterial
Having a knee compression sleeve with antibacterial properties helps slow or stop the spread of bacteria, mold and more. Sleeves with antibacterial properties are especially useful for those who are highly active and go to the gym frequently. There are sleeves that use an antibacterial neoprene material.
Nonslip
Similar to how parts of a long sock can slip down to your ankle when you’re active, some knee sleeves slide up or down your leg, especially when working out or doing a lot of movement. Nonslip sleeves are best.
Machine-washable
Even though hand-washing a knee sleeve is fairly easy, sleeves that are machine-washable are useful in saving time. Look for sleeves that are labeled machine-washable, and pay attention to the recommended water temperature.
Four-way stretch
Fabric may have a two-way or four-way stretch design. Two-way stretch fabric stretches either widthwise or lengthwise. Four-way stretch fabric stretches both widthwise and lengthwise, allowing more flexibility and mobility. Two-way fabric feels more restrictive.
How much you can expect to spend on a knee compression sleeve
They cost $15-$150. If you need just one sleeve, you can find cheap ones for $15-$25 that are flexible and support your knee. For packs of two sleeves and sleeves that use gel padding or straps for extra support, you may pay $25-$75. In the $75-$150 range, sleeves have extra padding and support, are designed by an orthopedist or are medical-grade, geared toward people with specific conditions.
Knee compression sleeve FAQ
Is it OK to wear a compression sleeve all day?
A. It’s best to consult your doctor to see if it’s suitable to wear a knee compression sleeve all day. But it’s common for people to wear them all day. Don’t wear one while going to sleep for the night unless your doctor says it’s OK.
How thick should knee sleeves be?
A. Knee sleeves range from 3 to 7 millimeters thick, with thicker sleeves providing slightly more support and stability for your knee. If you want something lighter, sleeves on the thinner side are more suitable.
What are the best knee compression sleeves to buy?
Top knee compression sleeve
Powerlix Knee Compression Sleeve
What you need to know: Using two silicone gel strips, this compression sleeve won’t slip and feels soft.
What you’ll love: There are five sizes and seven colors to choose from, and the sleeve is highly breathable with its neoprene fabric. Its four-way stretch design provides extra flexibility.
What you should consider: Only one sleeve is included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top knee compression sleeve for the money
Mueller 4-Way Stretch Knee Support
What you need to know: From one of the most trusted brands in sports medicine, this Mueller knee sleeve uses a unique infrared technology to improve blood circulation around the knee.
What you’ll love: Its four-way stretch design and latex-free material make it highly comfortable. Its compression design can improve recovery time for certain ailments.
What you should consider: It is not machine-washable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
ProFitness Bamboo Fabric Knee Sleeves
What you need to know: Get two sleeves for a very good price with these knee sleeves.
What you’ll love: The bamboo fabric helps the sleeve be more breathable and less noticeable. The nonslip material makes sure it won’t slide up and down your leg.
What you should consider: The fabric may be too thin for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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A cresting Yellowstone River has spurred Yellowstone County officials to close several roads from the Blue Creek area to Shepherd as water begins to spread beyond the riverbank.
County officials are also getting the word out that sandbags are available at Huntley and Worden fire stations, as well as the Shepherd, Blue Creek and Laurel fire stations.
"They've got 'em on hand," said Tim Miller, the county's road and bridge director.
So far the county has closed Cerise Road in Lockwood, Byam Road outside Laurel and Rudio Road where it turns into Duck Creek Road southwest of Billings.
As the Yellowstone River flows through Billings, it is expected to hit the top of its flood stage around 6 p.m. Tuesday, cresting at 14.8 feet, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS forecast for the rising Yellowstone has slowly increased over the last 24 hours. On Monday afternoon, the river was expected to top out at 14.2 feet. That was adjusted Monday night to 14.7 feet and then adjusted again Tuesday morning to 14.8 feet.
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By late Tuesday afternoon NWS bumped it up again to 15.2 feet, an increase that's deeply concerning to the city.
If the river hits 15 feet, water will begin encroaching on Billings' water and wastewater treatment plants, potentially impacting the city's ability to deliver and process water.
"That means we may have to pump water we normally wouldn't," said Debi Meling, Public Works director for the city. "We may have water getting into electronics causing outages."
But by 5 p.m., both plants were looking good.
"So far our facilities are good with some help from sandbags," Meling said.
Public Works crews have spent the last two days preparing for high water levels and working at the water and wastewater treatment plants to ensure equipment and machinery will continue to function even if the river tops 15 feet.
"We are protecting everything we can. So even at 15 (feet) our plan is to still be able to provide water and sewer service," Meling said. "But it’s going to take work."
The last time the Yellowstone was in flood stage was 2018 and the water level reached 13.4 feet. That did some damage to city hardware along the river, she said.
Since then the city has updated the placement of some of its outfalls and installed a new flood control gate near one of the city's storm drains at Washington Street to help stop back flows coming in from the river when it's in flood stage.
The new gate has been working great, but the high water levels meant that by Monday night the river had crested the gate. That water spills into the drainage ditch that runs along Washington Street.
It's been a turbulent 12 months for the city's water and wastewater departments, which rely solely on the Yellowstone to provide water to Billings.
Record heat last June dropped river levels to historic lows and forced the city to put in place water restrictions in August through most of September. It was the first time the city had made such a move in four decades. | 2022-06-15T01:26:27+00:00 | billingsgazette.com | https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/yellowstone-county-closes-roads-billings-prepares-water-treatment-plant-as-river-crests/article_d0098918-ec13-11ec-b84c-cf4936ef1503.html |
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Illinois got a jumpstart on a busy week of recruiting Wednesday night with an offer to Class of 2024 forward Jackson McAndrew. The rest of the week included/includes reaching out to Class of 2025 prospects for the first time directly starting Thursday and an evaluation period that starts today and runs through Sunday.
Extremely blessed to have received an offer from the University of Illinois! Thanks @CoachUnderwood @CoachFrazierILL and staff! #AGTG @PulleyHoops @Team1Tyus @WayzataBHoops pic.twitter.com/5NP3HJ6cYB
— Jackson McAndrew (@JacksonMcAndrew) June 15, 2023
But first, the offer to McAndrew. The 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward out Plymouth, Minn., and Wayzata High School saw his recruitment begin in earnest last summer with offers from Northern Iowa, St. Thomas and a first high major offer from Nebraska. Then Creighton, Wisconsin and Iowa got involved last fall.
Illinois, with assistant coach Chester Frazier leading the way, is the first new offer this summer, but Notre Dame and Virginia Tech did offer in the spring. McAndrew is ranked as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, On3 and ESPN and as a three-star recruit by Rivals. On3 has him as the No. 48 prospect nationally in the 2024 class.
McAndrew checks a major recruiting box for Illinois. He's been a part of a winning team. Wayzata went 27-4 this past season and beat Park Center (Dain Dainja's alma mater) 75-71 in overtime to win the MSHSL Class AAAA state championship.
McAndrew had eight of the Trojans' nine points in overtime to seal the victory and finished with a game-high 25 points. He finished the season averaging 17 points and eight rebounds.
McAndrew played for Howard Pulley, which is a Nike EYBL team that dropped down this spring to the Elite Youth Champions League. The EYCL has four EYBL teams and 12 at-large independent programs that competed for a spot in Peach Jam. Howard Pulley finished fourth at 10-5, and McAndrew averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists with a 51/45/81 shooting slash. | 2023-06-16T12:54:49+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/newsletter/content/sports/illini_basketball/good-morning-illini-nation-illinois-offers-class-of-2024-forward-jackson-mcandrew/article_bbda18be-05f4-5c2f-8b3d-e67ed4f91d7c.html |
After a horrific outlet mall shooting in Allen, Texas left nine dead, including the shooter, and seven injured, two brothers who were working at the Allen Premium Outlets are sharing their experience.
Max Gum and his brother Jerry were working at Wetzel's Pretzels at the outlet mall on Saturday when shots rang out.
"At first I didn't really assume that they were gunshots. I just thought that maybe a neighboring store dropped a few glasses or something like that. It wasn't until a bunch of families ran to the back of the store while I was doing dishes when I realized that something bad was actually going on," Max Gum said on "Fox & Friends Weekend" Sunday.
Max was in the back of the store doing the dishes and was separated from his brother Jerry when a crowd of shoppers flooded into the store running away from shots that erupted around 3:30 p.m.
"I really didn't think that it was like a big shooting. I really thought like a store got robbed and shots got fired or something happened," Max said. "But I really didn't think that it was like this huge thing until halfway through when people were sending me videos of everything."
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The brothers had to quickly assess how to respond and where to go.
"We had no idea what to do," Jerry added.
They decided, along with other employees and shoppers, to go into a back hallway behind the stores.
"My first reaction was to just go through the back to the big hallway that is usually used as like a tornado shelter," Max said. "I just kind of assumed that that would be the best spot. I think that's what a bunch of the other stores thought would be a good idea, too, because back there, there were probably 200 or 300 people at that point. And we basically found out as late as you could that there was an active shooter going on."
The ATF Dallas Field Division announced that it was responding to an active shooting situation on Twitter earlier on Saturday. FBI officials were also on scene.
As news of the shooting spread, many were concerned for loved ones, including one Texas man who rushed to the outlet mall to save his pregnant sister-in-law who had been out shopping.
"As soon as I saw that law enforcement was starting to ... allow people to get out, my wife and I actually went over there immediately, and we picked her up," Dominic Murga said on "Fox & Friends Weekend" earlier.
Police chief Brian Harvey said at a Saturday evening presser that a police officer was on an unrelated call nearby when gunshots were heard.
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"I texted like the group chat with my family in it, probably about 6 minutes after," Max shared. "So my first thought was to get on all my social media and tell everybody that I know not to come to the outlet mall because I know it's like a good place to shop, right? I don't want any of my friends or anything going there now, especially if I don't know if there are going to be cops there any time soon. I wanted to get everybody as far away from there as possible."
Max and Jerry said they were hiding out for upwards of two and a half hours before they were given an all-clear.
"It was really super scary because at one point while we were in the back, there was a bunch of commotion going on from one side. I think at some point someone thought that they saw the shooter. I don't think anything like that actually happened," Max said. "But one side of where we were at just started running as fast as they could to the other side. So that's when I just thought that we were just completely doomed because there really was nowhere to hide. And so I was basically hopeless, pretty much."
The officer at the scene "engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat," according to police. A law enforcement source told Fox News that the suspected shooter is dead and that they believe he acted alone.
Operations Administrator Joshua W. Barnwell told FOX 4 Dallas that he heard at least 30 gunshots and saw around 60 rounds of ammunition on the ground.
Allen Fire Department chief Jonathan Boyd reported that four of the injured victims are stable, while three are still in critical condition. Nine people have died in total, including the suspected shooter – seven at the scene, and two who later succumbed to their injuries.
While both the brothers are okay following the incident, Jerry shared it's been "a lot to take in."
"It's kind of a lot to take in because you read about it or you see it on the news all the time about these shootings. You never think it's going to happen to you. It's kind of crazy... It just slaps in the face with reality. It's pretty crazy."
Murga, after he, his wife and sister-in-law were safely home, decided to step up and provide further assistance to his community. Enlisting the help of his neighbor, Murga gathered water bottles and ice to bring back to those still at the mall.
"We got into his truck, and we went right back up there with the water. We stopped and got like, I don't know, ten bags of ice, put ice in there, went up there and just pulled up and started handing out water to everybody." he said.
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"It was people just crying, hugging, being reunited with their loved ones. It was something that I'll never forget."
Fox News' Andrea Vacchiano contributed to this report. | 2023-05-07T19:31:39+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/brothers-working-at-texas-mall-recount-deadly-shooting-you-never-think-its-going-to-happen/article_97472163-0a35-5d94-888a-9f2b67429138.html |
Romeo Beckham has joined Brentford's B team on loan from Inter Miami II until the end of the season, the clubs announced Friday.
The 20-year-old, son of former England captain, David, had been training with the Premier League club's reserve side for the past three months in order to keep fit following the conclusion of Inter Miami II's season in MLS Next Pro.
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"I'm very proud and very happy to be here," he told Brentford's website.
"I came here at the start to keep fit during the off season. The chance then came to come on loan here and I've never been so excited.
"It was a fun season [in the U.S.] and there were a lot of ups and downs but I'm excited to come here and see what I can do."
✍️ Welcome to #BrentfordB, Romeo Beckham!
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) January 6, 2023
The 20-year-old joins on loan from Inter Miami until the end of the 2022/23 season#BrentfordFC pic.twitter.com/KPAmWsvCOk
Beckham had a league-high 10 assists for Inter Miami's second team last year, adding two goals in his 20 appearances.
"We've been absolutely delighted with Romeo since he arrived with us," said Brentford B head coach Neil MacFarlane.
"He came to us from Inter Miami with the aim of working with us during their close season. Romeo has applied himself unbelievably well, he's really bought into the culture and the group which he has become a big part of.
"I love his standards and the way he conducts himself on and off the pitch.
"He's been able to get fitter and fitter during his time with us and it leaves him in a good place to now step forward having joined us on loan."
The winger, who previously spent time in Arsenal's academy, joined Inter Miami in 2021 to unite with his father, who is a co-owner of the team. | 2023-01-06T20:21:35+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4846032/david-beckham-son-romeo-joins-brentford-b-loan-from-inter-miami |
US casinos top $60B in revenue in 2022, their best year ever
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Commercial casinos in the United States won more than $60 billion from gamblers in 2022, the best year in the industry's history.
Figures released Wednesday by the American Gaming Association, the gambling industry's national trade group, show that in-person gambling remains the bread-and-butter of the industry, accounting for more than 80% of its revenue. Online betting provided nearly a fifth of the industry's revenue.
The figures do not include tribal casinos, which report their revenue separately. But David Forman, a vice president with the association, estimated that tribal casinos could report an additional $41 billion in revenue later this year, putting the total U.S. casino industry over the $100 billion mark. That would put the gambling revenue roughly equal with the amount of money raised from beer sales in the U.S., he said.
"Our industry significantly outpaced expectations in 2022," said Bill Miller, the association's president and CEO. "Simply put, American adults are choosing casino gaming for entertainment in record numbers, benefiting communities and taking market share from the predatory, illegal marketplace."
The $60.4 billion won by casinos last year was up nearly 14% over 2021 levels.
"That growth is almost the equivalent of adding another Las Vegas Strip to the U.S. market," Forman said.
The Las Vegas strip and Atlantic City remained among the top gambling markets in the country in 2022, with the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., Chicago and Mississippi Gulf coast markets also performing well.
The association ranked gambling markets according to their in-person winnings at table games, slot machines and at-the-counter sports betting, but excluded online sports betting and internet casino games.
The top 10 are: the Las Vegas Strip ($8.2 billion, up 17%); Atlantic City ($2.8 billion, up 8.5%); Baltimore-Washington D.C. ($2.2 billion, up 8.7%); the Chicago region spanning parts of Illinois and Indiana ($2.1 billion, up 6.1%); the Mississippi Gulf coast ($1.6 billion, down 0.5%); New York City ($1.5 billion, up 2.6%); Philadelphia ($1.4 billion, down 1.8%); Detroit ($1.3 billion, down 1.4%); the St. Louis market spanning parts of Missouri and Illinois ($1.1 billion, up 3.6%); and the Boulder Strip in Nevada ($966 million, virtually flat compared with last year).
The association split several statewide markets into smaller regional components, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Louisiana and Mississippi, diluting their overall ranking nationwide.
Thirty-two jurisdictions saw an increase in gambling revenue compared with 2021, with 29 states setting new annual records. This included the new Nebraska market, as well as four states that reported their first full year of revenue: Arizona, Connecticut, Virginia and Wyoming.
Mississippi (down 3.6%) and South Dakota (down 2.2%) saw their annual revenue decrease compared with 2021. Additionally, the sports betting-only market in Washington, D.C., continued to lose ground to neighboring Maryland and Virginia.
The association said 84 million American adults, or 34% of the adult population, visited a casino in the past year, including newly opened markets in Nebraska and Virginia.
Table games revenue was up 13.9%, while slot machines were up by 5.1%.
Sports betting continued to grow rapidly in 2022, setting new records for the total amount wagered ($93.2 billion) and sportsbook revenue ($7.5 billion). This growth was helped in part by Kansas, which began retail and mobile sports wagering, and by the launch of mobile sports betting in Louisiana, Maryland and New York.
The association predicted that 40 states might legalize sports betting by the end of 2023, up from the 36 plus Washington D.C. that have done it already.
Online casino revenue grew by 35.2% to $5 billion. Six states currently offer internet gambling: New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania; Connecticut, West Virginia and Delaware. (Nevada only offers online poker). Miller said five additional states have introduced bills that would legalize internet gambling: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Hampshire and New York. | 2023-02-16T07:10:58+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/casinos-revenue-top-sixty-billion-in-2022/42932226 |
Warner Bros. Discovery announces filmmaker James Gunn and his producing partner, Peter Safran to run the DC Universe - its film, TV, and animation division. What does this unpredictable move mean for the company? Kim Masters and Matt Belloni look into it.
The quest to find a Kevin Feige for DC
Kim: We have talked, more than once, about the DC Comics’ quest, David Zaslav, head of Warner Bros. Discovery, to find his own Kevin Feige, which is words he put in his own mouth. There's only one Kevin Feige, and he runs Marvel. He has a team around him, but there's a vision and it's his and he is the architect and the contractor and he built it his way. There is no other Kevin Feige for DC.
Contrary to what I was predicting, I thought they would default to Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, the heads of the Warner Bros. Film studio, who initially they weren't going to give the DC properties to, but then they're just having a terrible time finding anybody.
Warner Bros. surprised everyone
Kim: They announced James Gunn, the filmmaker and his producing partner, Peter Safran to run DC. I don't know [if] that is totally clear because sometimes we're very skeptical, and I admit I am reflexively, to some degree, and not just reflexively skeptical.
Why not put a creative person in charge?
Kim: [Gunn] is a creative. He is respected and well regarded. He's had a lot of success. He obviously did “Guardians of the Galaxy.” He did “The Suicide Squad.” He's immersed in this world, and has a lot of fans. So, you could say, “Why not put a creative in charge?”
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Matt: And it's not just a creative. It's a creative team with Peter Safran, who is an experienced producer and executive.
I think what Warner Bros. Discovery is doing here is, they are signaling to the community that this is [a] DC job, which has been a thankless [one] because it's always compared to Marvel. They are putting in a creative that is going to have credibility with the fans. The fans are loving this, if you look at social media, they are liking this choice. And there's going to be a so-called adult in the room to make the trains run on time as well, and to chart a strategic and business plan for this division.
A coordinated, supercharged plan across all DC platforms
Matt: Remember, this is not just movies. They want DC to have a coordinated plan across all platforms, which, to a certain extent, it already has had under Walter Hamada, who just left, but they want that supercharged.
They want to try to compete with Marvel for real and that means shows on HBO Max. It means shows on their linear networks. It means movies. It means games. It means consumer products. All of it with a creative vision from James Gunn, and with a business vision from Peter Safran.
DC has been too fractured
Kim: One of the reasons that DC can't be Marvel is because it's gone through too many iterations already, without having someone like a Feige type at the head. So you have the Zack Snyder version, which had its own very dedicated fans. And now, you have Matt Reeves doing the Batman stuff. And you have Todd Phillips, who got into Joker. (I don't think he wants to expand into a broader DC Universe, but he's got that corner with a sequel coming. Huge hit, Oscar winner for Joaquin Phoenix.) So you have all of that. You have JJ Abrams out there, maybe, or maybe not doing something.
It's been too fractured, and you have these big deal filmmakers already in the mix. We talked about that recently.
“I'm sorry, what did you say?”
Kim: I'm trying to visualize the calls when they were told that a person who they may [have] liked and respected, his skills, and, “James Gunn is now in charge of this thing.” There must have been these moments of saying, “I'm sorry, what did you say?”
Matt: That's gonna be the challenge here, exerting some level of control over these filmmakers who may not want to get notes from someone they consider a peer. But that's a surmountable challenge, and obviously, they have the full weight of the Warner studio behind them, and presumably people can coexist to a certain degree.
DC movies are already on the runway
Matt: The bigger question is, it takes a couple of years to really effectuate change at the movie studio because they've got the next two years of DC movies already on the runway. They are ready to go.
They have “The Flash” for next summer, which has its own problems with Ezra Miller. They have “The Aquaman” sequel, which is a sequel to a huge hit, but will it be able to replicate that?
And then beyond that, they're going to have to figure out, okay, Henry Cavill just announced himself as doing another Superman movie, “What does that mean?” There's no script. They have to figure that out.
Black Superman may still happen
Matt: The J.J. Abrams' project, where there's going to be a Black Superman written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, that’s another one.
Kim: I don’t expect that one to happen, honestly. I’m sorry to say.
Matt: It may still happen. Who knows?
Kim: Who knows? I'm not advocating, but I'm just looking into the world to what we've seen with Zaslav. | 2022-10-28T22:28:22+00:00 | kcrw.com | https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-business/documentary-filmmaker-absorbs-american-south-history-descendant-warner-bros-dc-universe/warner-taps-filmmaker-james-gunn-producer-peter-safran-run-dc-universe?utm_source=KCRW&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=kcrw-news-rss |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals infielder Whit Merrifield's streak of playing in a franchise-record 553 straight games ended Monday when he missed the opener of a doubleheader against Detroit because of a toe injury.
Merrifield's string dated to June 24, 2018, and was the longest active streak in the majors.
“It’s been a great run for Whit,” Kansas City manager Mike Matheny said. “It’s just been impressive the way he’s been able to go about it.”
Merrifield exited Sunday’s game with right toe discomfort. He was fitted with a walking boot and is expected to be placed on the injured list due to a bone bruise and ligament swelling.
“I’ve been lucky … in some instances, but I’ve put myself in a good position to play every day mentality-wise. I showed up to play no matter the circumstance. It’s been a long run and I’m proud of it,” he said.
The 33-year-old Merrifield is hitting .240 with 36 RBIs this season. The two-time All-Star led the AL with 42 doubles and 40 stolen bases last year.
Cal Ripken Jr. holds the all-time record of playing 2,632 straight games.
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Wauwatosa hotel shooting: Kenneth Burney trial rescheduled
MILWAUKEE - A judge has rescheduled the jury trial for a man charged with shooting and wounding three Wauwatosa Police officers inside a hotel in November of last year.
Jury selection for Kenneth Burney, 33, was scheduled to begin Monday, May 16. However, Judge Michael Hanrahan reset the trial date at the request of prosecutors and defense, because of a pending ballistics report that could contain evidence that clears Burney of at least two of the approximately 60 bullets that were fired.
Assistant District Attorney Chad Wozniak said during a hearing Monday morning that the ballistics report from the state crime lab is delayed and that evidence in the report could be exculpatory.
Hanrahan said, based on a conversation had in chambers, that more than 60 gunshots are being analyzed and the issue arose with the trajectory of two of those bullets, and it would be appropriate to adjourn the trial until the evidence can be reviewed.
Shots fired at Wauwatosa hotel (Credit: Incident Response)
Hanrahan said he believes the issue could be ironed out in a couple of weeks.
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A new, final pre-trial date is set for August 5, with a new trial date set for Sept. 19.
Burney remains in custody, pending trial.
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GRAPHIC: Minn. AG charges former officer in Floyd protest beating
(AP) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison charged a former Minneapolis police officer Wednesday with beating a man during protests over George Floyd’s death.
Justin Stetson, 34, faces one felony count of third-degree assault in connection with the May 30, 2020, beating of Jaleel Stallings. He would face up to five years in prison if convicted.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Stetson has an attorney. A Minneapolis city attorney who represented him and other officers in a federal lawsuit Stallings filed against them didn’t immediately respond to an email inquiring if she knew if Stetson has a criminal defense attorney.
According to the criminal complaint, Stetson was among a group of officers enforcing a city-wide curfew that night when his group spotted four people in a parking lot. One of them was Stallings.
The officers opened fire on the group with rubber bullets. One hit Stallings in the chest, causing him severe pain, according to the complaint. Stallings fired three live rounds at the officers’ unmarked van but didn’t hurt anyone.
He argued that he thought civilians had attacked him, and he fired in self-defense. He was acquitted in September 2021 of a second-degree attempted murder charge related to that shooting.
The officers rushed the civilians. When Stallings realized they were police, he dropped his gun and lay on the ground. Stetson then kicked him in the face and in the head, according to the complaint. He also punched Stallings multiple times and slammed his head into the pavement, the complaint said.
Stetson went on hitting him even after he had obeyed Stetson’s command to place his hands behind his back. A sergeant finally told Stetson to stop.
Stallings suffered a fracture of his eye bone.
Ian Adams, a former law enforcement officer who is now a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina, reviewed the case and concluded that Stetson’s use of force was unreasonable and excessive and “violated the most basic norms of policing,” the complaint said.
The complaint noted that Stetson had been a Minneapolis police officer since at least 2011 and had received about 1,200 hours of training, including training on how to de-escalate situations.
The city of Minneapolis paid Stallings $1.5 million this past May to settle his federal lawsuit. He alleged Stetson and other officers violated his constitutional rights.
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This story has been updated to correct that Stallings’ federal lawsuit accused Stetson and other officers of violating his rights.
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NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. ("MPT") (NYSE: MPW) between March 1, 2022 and February 22, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 12, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased MPT securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the MPT class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12794 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 12, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: Throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. ("Prospect"), which is MPT's third largest tenant and leases and operates 13 of MPT's facilities, was facing significant pressures affecting the profitability of its Pennsylvania properties; (2) as a result, there was a significant risk that Prospect would be unable to meet its rental obligations owed to MPT; (3) "given the elongated timing of the Pennsylvania recovery," the Company was reasonably likely to record an impairment charge to the real estate value of the Pennsylvania properties; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Crayola Experience Launches Million Crayon Giveaway
EASTON, Pa., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of kids and kids at heart are celebrating National Crayon Day today by helping Crayola Experience launch its Million Crayon Giveaway, which runs through May.
The family destination where Crayola color and creativity come to life hopes to inspire kids to color the world with kindness with this year's giveaway held at its five locations across the country in Easton, Pa.; Orlando, Fla.; Bloomington, Minn. (Mall of America); Plano, Texas; and Chandler, Ariz.
Crayon lovers create personal, one-of-a-kind, 32-count crayon boxes in honor of the colorful holiday by filling them with their favorite crayon colors from a 40-foot-long Pick Your Pack wall at the Crayola Experience retail stores.
To help spread messages of kindness and positivity, Crayola Experience has added five crayons from the brand's Color of Kindness collection to the more than 70 different crayon colors that kids can choose from, making their custom box even more unique. The specialty crayons are: Be Sweet to Each Other, You're So A-Peeling, Kind to the Core, Rise Above, and Spread Your Wings.
"The first Crayola box of crayons sold in 1903 and 120 years later opening a box of Crayola crayons continues to unleash the imagination and provide unlimited possibilities for creative expression, just like visiting Crayola Experience," said Warren Schorr, Crayola Senior Vice President, Business Development, Global Licensing and Experiences.
"Celebrating National Crayon Day and the Crayola crayon's 120th birthday is the perfect time to colorfully inspire happy thoughts, encourage positive interactions, and motivate acts of kindness and compassion," Schorr said.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – People who rush in to fight wildfires work to protect the forest and communities sometimes do not have a home of their own to return to. Seasonal employees come to town for the summer to do vital work. “They include archeologists, wildlife biologists and then we have a large seasonal workforce of wildland firefighters,” said Laura Rabon, Lincoln National Forest.
Rabon says oftentimes, those employees struggle to find homes of their own, especially in smaller, tourist-based communities like Ruidoso. “Some of them do end up camping on the forest, unfortunately, I know of times that they’re living out of their cars,” said Rabon.
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She says the Lincoln National Forest does their best to help seasonal employees find housing and now thanks to a surprise donation, they’ll have another option at their disposal. It’s a brand new, sustainable property, built by Booking.com, called the Smokey Bear Ranger District House. “We were incredibly thankful for the generous gift. We’re very excited to have it as part of our housing we’ll now be able to offer to one of our employees,” said Rabon.
The house comes with large windows, a walk-in shower, and a complete kitchen. While the donation won’t solve the wildland firefighter housing crisis, Rabon says it will make a difference. “It’s just going to give them a really nice place to stay after a hard days work in the forest.”
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Viktor Lakhin scored 20 points as Cincinnati beat UCF 73-64 on Saturday.
Lakhin also contributed eight rebounds and four steals for the Bearcats (16-8, 7-4 American Athletic Conference). David Dejulius added 19 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor, including 4 for 6 from distance, and 1 for 3 from the line, and he also had seven assists. Landers Nolley II recorded 17 points and shot 7 for 16 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free throw line.
Taylor Hendricks led the Knights (13-9, 4-6) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds. CJ Kelly added 17 points and two steals for UCF. In addition, Darius Johnson finished with 12 points.
A 14-0 run in the first half gave Cincinnati a 12-point lead. The teams entered the break with Cincinnati ahead 31-20, while Nolley led his club in scoring with 10 points. Lakhin scored 18 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Cincinnati to a nine-point victory.
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Up next for Cincinnati is a matchup Tuesday with Tulane on the road. UCF visits Wichita State on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Open officially begins today with some notable tennis stars missing. But one is the talk of the tournament. Serena Williams is making what's expected to be her final appearance there.
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The U.S. Open officially begins today with some notable tennis stars missing. But one is the talk of the tournament. Serena Williams is making what's expected to be her final appearance there.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid isn’t sure when Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. will report to training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs.
For that matter, neither is Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs quarterback said Friday he has exchanged text messages with his blindside protector all offseason, even though Brown skipped all team activities while negotiating a contract. But with the deadline passed for a deal to get done, Brown is left with the prospect of playing this season for about $16.7 million under the franchise tag.
Until he signs that tender, though, Brown doesn’t have to report to Missouri Western State University.
“You want him to be here, I mean, just because of the guy he is,” said Mahomes, who reported along with the other QBs and rookies for a couple of days of work before the rest of the team shows up Monday afternoon.
“But at the same time,” Mahomes said, “when it comes to money and then contracts or stuff like that, I’ll never kind of force you to do anything, because I know you’re trying to provide for your family long-term. But as a teammate, as a friend, you want him to be here and be part of this. You want him to be out here and in the building and together.”
The Chiefs offered Brown a six-year, $140 million contract with more than $30 million guaranteed at signing, which would have made him one of the league’s highest-paid left tackles. But the rest of the guaranteed money in the deal wasn’t what Brown and his new representatives were seeking, so they allowed last week’s negotiating deadline to lapse.
Now, it’s up to Brown to prove this season — just his second at left tackle — that he’s worthy of that kind of money.
Skipping the start of training camp probably isn’t the best way to get started.
“I would tell you, when you miss, you miss,” Reid acknowledged. “I mean, it’s hard to make that up. That’s just logical. To say he doesn’t have a foundation — he has a great foundation of plays that we run and the things we do. But he’s missed all off OTAs and all the new stuff that we put in. And that’s where he would have to catch up.”
Reid said that left guard Joe Thuney is capable of sliding to left tackle, though that just leaves another spot open along the offensive line. Other options include Geron Christian, a former third-round pick who started 14 games over the past two years in Houston, and fifth-round pick Darian Kinnard, who played right tackle at Kentucky.
None of them provides Mahomes with the same sense of comfort as Brown, though.
“He’s one of the smartest football players I think I’ve ever played with,” Mahomes said. “He has a high IQ. I mean, even when he wasn’t at OTAs, he’d be asking me questions. He’s watching the film, doing everything to make sure that when he starts here, he’s ready to go. And I think that comes with having his dad playing in the league. He’s been around the sport for his whole life. And you ask anybody on this team, he’s one of the best guys on the scene.”
In other news, Reid said right tackle Lucas Niang is recovering from knee surgery, cornerback Rashad Fenton is rehabbing after shoulder surgery and wide receiver Justyn Ross is out for the start of camp following foot surgery.
All of them are expected to land on the physically unable-to-perform list.
In more positive injury news, second-round draft pick Skyy Moore — who is expected to help the Chiefs overcome the loss of Tyreek Hill — said he was fully recovered from a hamstring injury that caused him to miss most of the offseason.
“I’m fully ready to go,” Moore said. “I felt like it was just a bit of like, the transition from combine prep to the season. It was like, a little over use. But that’s all behind me now. I’m ready to contribute.”
Indeed, Moore was all smiles Friday, even though his first NFL training camp got off to an inauspicious start.
“I actually forgot everything I had,” he explained. “I had to wake up at 3:30 a.m. for a 5 a.m. flight and I like, locked myself out of my hotel in Tampa. So I got to get my suitcase shipped overnight. So yeah, I forget everything. I guess I’m just going to rock out with the team gear and hopefully it’ll get here tomorrow.”
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SAINT-LOUIS-DE-GONZAGUE, QC, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - EBSU is announcing the acquisition of Eurorite Cabinets ltd, a manufacturing company located in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. The Quebec group is pursuing its growth plan, already well on its way, and its objective to serve their Canadian customers from coast to coast.
In less than two years, EBSU has launched an accelerated acquisition strategy that includes the construction of a new 180,000 square-foot factory in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, which has been operating since fall 2021, and the purchase of Woodlore International Inc. July 2021.
The addition of Eurorite, a well-established cabinet and storage solutions manufacturer, allows EBSU to enhance its portfolio of custom products and to position themselves as a leading supplier of large-scale residential projects. "With this acquisition in the western provinces, EBSU consolidates its leadership position across Canada," explains Napoléon Boucher, president and CEO. "Eurorite allows us to optimize our production, our delivery times and our use of internal resources."
Through this major transaction, which represents the third phase of its expansion, EBSU is expanding its activities across Canada ensuring a strong presence in three key provinces: Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
Founded in 1981, EBSU designs and manufactures home cabinets, delivering an affordable upscale for everyone. Leader in the Canadian manufacturing industry, EBSU stands out for both the design and quality of its products as well as its cutting-edge production technologies.
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UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Paweenuch Supholwong sits on her mother’s lap and fidgets with her pigtails as her mother tells the remarkable story of how the 3-year-old wisp of a girl survived Thailand’s worst mass killing — the only child to emerge unscathed from a day care after a former police officer massacred preschoolers while they napped.
Two dozen children were among the 36 people shot and slashed to death in an attack that shattered the serenity of the rural township of Uthai Sawan, robbing the small farming community of much of its youngest generation in the blink of an eye.
Paweenuch was deeply asleep and covered by a blanket on the floor when the attacker burst through the front door and killed 22 of her classmates who lay around her — apparently missing her because he thought she was already dead, her mother Panomplai Srithong said. Another child survived with serious injuries and remains hospitalized.
As the community has come together to share its grief at the scene of the attack and its Buddhist temples, people have also flocked to Paweenuch, tying dozens of white, yellow and red “soul strings” to her wrists in the hope it will help her also spiritually survive the horror, in the belief that when someone suffers such a tragedy, they lose part of their soul.
“It is to bring the spirit back into her body,” Panomplai explained, holding her daughter warmly. “It’s like the spirit had left the body and it is being called back.”
Uthai Sawan’s 6,500 people are spread across a dozen villages, living in homes scattered among the sugar cane fields and rice paddies that many of them farm. The township in northeastern Thailand was named for two smaller communities merged together administratively, with Uthai meaning “rising sun” and Sawan meaning “heaven” or “happiness” in Sanskrit.
Ninety-two of the township’s preschool-aged children attended the public day care center, which is next to the government’s administrative offices and across from a sugar cane field. But flooding from seasonal monsoon rains, a mechanical failure that kept the center’s school bus from working and other factors kept many away on Thursday when the gunman attacked.
The township has about 100 more preschool-aged children who either go to private care centers or stay at home, said Nanticha Panchom, the teacher who runs the day care.
Nanticha, 43, was in the center’s kitchen cooking the children lunch when she heard the first shot from outside — police say it was the attacker shooting a man and a child in front of the building. She heard someone else yell to lock the front door and she ran out to get help.
“I never thought he would go inside,” she said as she looked across the driveway to the single-story building now adorned with flowers and other tributes to those killed.
She bleakly wondered whether any children would ever return to the day care, and what the killing of the others will mean for the township of about 1,900 households.
“I can’t even imagine what this lost generation will mean to this community,” Nanticha said.
Police identified the shooter as Panya Kamrap, 34, a former police sergeant fired earlier this year because of a drug charge involving methamphetamine. After leaving the day care, he killed others along the way, and then his wife, child and himself at home, police said. An exact motive has not been determined, but he was due in court the following day to answer for the drug charge.
Like many from the area, Tawatchi Wichaiwong came to the scene Saturday from a neighboring village with his wife, sister-in-law, and three young nephews to place flowers at the memorial outside the day care.
“We felt it across all the villages. I cried when I heard the news,” the 47-year-old sugar cane farmer said. “We all have children of similar ages, we all know each other.”
For a township where people are used to simple and peaceful daily lives, the attack came as a particular shock, said Chuanpit Geawthong, a senior local administrator who was born and raised in Uthai Sawan.
“We’ve never encountered anything like this. Even during the COVID crisis, we did not lose anybody,” she said. “This is something felt by all of us — there’s no one not affected, we’re all connected families.”
The 52-year-old works in the district office building next door to the day care center and said she frequently popped over to help out and see the children, who called her “grandma.”
Chuanpit was in the outdoor restroom when she heard the shots fired, and ran out to see a man lying under a table suffering from a gunshot wound and rushed to his aid. He is recovering at a hospital, but a man who worked at the district office was killed, she said.
It’s the loss of the children that she is having the hardest time coming to terms with.
“It’s almost impossible for someone here not to be affected by this — if the victim wasn’t your child, your grandchild, your family member, it’s someone you know,” she said.
“Our community has been so happy, it is such a lovely place, and the perpetrator has damaged its future. These kids could have grown up to be anything, a member of parliament or even prime minister,” Chuanpit said.
Thailand’s government is providing financial compensation to the families to help them with funeral costs and other expenses — at least 310,000 baht, which is about $8,300 and for many amounts to several months’ salary, if not more, in one of the country’s poorest provinces.
The government also quickly dispatched a team of trauma experts from Bangkok who linked up with local mental health professionals on the day of the attack to help the victims.
Team leader Dutsadee Juengsiragulwit, a doctor with the government’s department of mental health, said a small community like Uthai Sawan has the advantage in that its size gives it a social cohesion that can be a source of power in dealing with such a tragedy.
On the other hand, she said since almost everyone is affected in some way, there are no “undamaged” people who can support others, so it is important for professionals to provide help quickly.
“If we do nothing, the psychological wounds or psychological trauma will be embedded in this generation,” she said.
Panomplai Srithong and her husband were at work in a Bangkok electronics factory when they heard that their daughter’s day care had been attacked and that no one had survived.
Like many from Uthai Sawan, they had moved to the capital for work and send home money to their family, leaving 3-year-old Paweenuch in her grandmother’s care.
After an initial panic, they learned that their daughter had survived and they drove home to Uthai Sawan as quickly as possible.
“Breathing was difficult, I can’t describe it, but when I found out my child survived I was relieved,” Panomplai said. “But I also wanted to know if she had any injuries, if there was any collateral damage.”
She said from what her daughter has told her, she had been asleep under her blanket turned toward a wall and she doesn’t seem to have seen or heard the attack. Rescue workers carried her out of the building with her eyes covered so she didn’t see the grisly scene.
She did ask her grandmother about where her best friend was, and she told her that her friend “has passed.”
“That’s when she found out that her friend died,” Panomplai said. “This was the person who was sleeping next to her.”
Panomplai’s adult cousin was killed outside the day care, and she attended a temple service Saturday for him and other victims.
“There’s both good luck hidden in bad luck — I’m lucky that my child is okay but I lost my cousin,” she said.
“For other people, some lost an only child who was their hope,” she said, shaking her head in disbelief.
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Tassanee Vejpongsa contributed to this story. | 2022-10-09T07:50:37+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/ap-thai-town-struggles-with-sudden-loss-of-so-many-of-its-young/ |
Xenia City Council has passed a moratorium on consumer-grade fireworks retailers in the city, citing safety concerns and lack of existing local regulations.
The city has received “multiple requests” from businesses wanting to establish fireworks retail locations in Xenia, according to city documents, but the Xenia Fire & EMS Division has raised safety concerns over the “sale, use, and storage of fireworks” in retail locations, particularly those that are not stand-alone buildings, per city documents. The moratorium is in effect until Aug. 15.
There are state-level regulations that address some of these concerns, the city said, but it’s still necessary to adopt some local zoning and safety codes as well.
Interest and demand for firework retailers has increased in the wake of House Bill 172, which went into effect last year, the city said.
The law allows Ohioans to set off consumer-grade fireworks on certain designated days — including July 3-5, the weekends immediately before and after Independence Day and several cultural and religious holidays. Consumer-grade fireworks include firecrackers, bottle rockets, and Roman candles.
Several cities across the Dayton area moved to ban fireworks in the wake of the bill’s passage. However, Xenia has already taken the position that it will allow residents to launch fireworks in accordance with the new state law, City Manager Brent Merriman said, adding that current measures only apply to retail sales.
“I believe is is Council’s desire to look into additional limitations on locations fireworks can be sold from, in additional to any regulations the state may already have,” he said.
Xenia does get complaints about fireworks going off, particularly around the Fourth of July, Merriman said, but it’s too soon to fully understand how many people may be bothered by the new law, as it just went into effect in the middle of last year.
Previous Ohio law allowed citizens to have fireworks, but not set them off.
Cities with bans include Dayton, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Germantown, Kettering, Oakwood, Trotwood and Vandalia.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.
The April-June contraction of 970,000 accounts, announced Tuesday as part of Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report, is by far the largest quarterly subscriber loss in the company’s 25-year history. It could have been far worse, though, considering Netflix management released an April forecast calling for a loss of 2 million subscribers during the second quarter.
The less severe loss in subscribers, combined with an outlook calling for a return to growth in the July-September period. helped lift Netflix's battered stock by 7% in extended trading after the numbers came out.
Netflix's April-June regression follows a loss of 200,000 subscribers during the first three months of the year, marking the first time Netflix’s subscriber totals have shrunk in consecutive quarters since its transition from offering DVD-by-mail rentals to video streaming began 15 years ago.
The loss of nearly 1.2 million subscribers during first half of this year also provides a start contrast to the pandemic-driven growth that Netflix enjoyed during the first half of 2020 when its streaming service picked up nearly 26 million subscribers.
Despite the downturn, Netflix still earned $1.4 billion, or $3.20 per share during the quarter, a 6% increase from the same time last year. Revenue rose 9% from the same time last year to nearly $8 billion.
Netflix ended June with 220.7 million worldwide subscribers. far more than any of its new competitors such as Walt Disney Co. and Apple. And in a hopeful sign, Netflix management predicted its service will add about 1 million subscribers during the July-September period, signaling the worst of its slump may be over.
Although Netflix’s springtime subscriber losses weren't as bad as investors and management feared, the downturn served as a grim reminder of the challenges now facing the Los Gatos, California, company after a decade of unbridled growth.
Netflix’s stock price has plunged by nearly 70% so far this year, wiping out about $180 billion in shareholder wealth. Since then, other video streaming services have made big strides in attracting viewers, with Apple winning accolades for its award-winning line-up of TV series and films while Disney’s popular line-up of family-friendly titles continues to gain traction.
At the same time, Netflix has been raising its prices to help pay for its own original programming, just as the highest inflation rates in 40 years have led consumers to curb spending on discretionary items such as entertainment.
Such factors help explain Netflix's April announcement that it will crack down on the rampant sharing of subscriber passwords and take another step it once scorned by offering a less expensive tier of its service that will include commercial interruptions. Without providing further specifics, Netflix said Tuesday that both the ad-supported plan and the crackdown on password sharing will begin early next year. The company didn't say how much the streaming option with commercials will cost.
Netflix took another step toward putting together the ad=supported option last week when it announced it will team up with Microsoft to deliver the commercials. | 2022-07-19T21:58:37+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Netflix-Q2-subscriber-loss-widens-but-not-as-17315587.php |
Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking to nudge southeast Asian leaders to be more outspoken about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the issue continues to be a delicate one for many members of the region’s 10-country alliance with deep ties to Moscow.
Biden welcomed leaders from Association of Southeast Asian Nations to White House on Thursday night for an intimate dinner to kick off the two-day summit, the first meeting of the group to be held in Washington in its 45-year history.
The White House is also trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Pacific even as the administration has been focused on the war in Ukraine. It announced that the United States would commit to more than $150 million in new projects to bolster Southeast Asia’s climate, maritime and public health infrastructure.
But Biden knows that finding consensus with ASEAN members on the Russian invasion could prove to be difficult.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said Ukraine would be on the agenda for the leaders’ talks, but she couldn’t make a prediction on whether the group would touch on the Russian invasion in the summit’s communique.
“I will say that a number of the ASEAN participants have been important partners in calling out the aggressive action of Russia,” she said, and “in participating and in supporting sanctions and, certainly, abiding by them.”
Some ASEAN members -- Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos — for years have depended on Russia for military hardware. With the exception of Singapore -- the only member of the 10-member group to impose direct sanctions against Moscow -- the alliance has avoided criticizing President Vladimir Putin or Russia’s prosecution of the war.
Indonesia has been guarded in its public comments on invasion and, as has the Philippines, made clear it won’t impose sanctions against Russia. Thailand joined a United Nations vote against the invasion of Ukraine, but has maintained a position of neutrality in the war.
Leaders were scheduled to hold formal talks at the State Department on Friday, and Biden was scheduled to address the group.
The ASEAN nations include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The top leaders from ASEAN member Myanmar were barred from attending, while outgoing Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte dispatched Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to represent his government.
The summit comes before Biden’s trip next week to South Korea and Japan — his first visit to Asia as president. He’ll hold talks with those two countries’ leaders and also meet during the trip with leaders from the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad, made up of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S.
Biden has tried to put greater focus on improving relations with Pacific nations in the early going of his presidency, vewing a rising China as the most threatening economic and national security adversary to the United States.
But his attempt at an recalibrating U.S. foreign policy has been complicated by the most serious fighting in Europe since World War II.
The new U.S. investment in ASEAN nations announced at the start of the summit on Thursday includes $40 million for clean energy infrastructure, $60 million for a new regional maritime initiative and $6 million to accelerate digital development in the region.
The White House also announced that Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies will launch a privately funded institute for rising leaders from ASEAN nations that will bring mid-career public sector officials to the United States for leadership training.
ASEAN has barred Myanmar — in crisis since the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 — from sending all but nongovernmental leaders to ASEAN meetings.
The Biden administration condemned the military coup that led to the ouster of Suu Kyi. She was convicted by a military court last month of corruption and sentenced to five years in prison in the first of several corruption cases against her. Suu Kyi has denied the charges.
Kurt Campbell, coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the White House National Security Council, said the administration expects the private talks will be “direct, polite, but maybe a little bit uncomfortable at times” as the U.S. and ASEAN members are not on the same page on all issues.
He added the administration wants to see the group “play a more deeply engaged role in the critical diplomacy about next steps” in Myanmar.
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CHICAGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) (the "Company" or "Ryerson") announced today that it has amended its existing asset-based revolving credit facility (as amended, the "Amended Credit Facility") to, among other things, increase the aggregate commitments to $1.3 billion from $1.0 billion and extend the maturity from November 2025 to June 2027. The Company expects to continue to use the facility for general purposes in the ordinary course of business. The Amended Credit Facility is secured by the inventory and accounts receivable of the Company's U.S. and Canadian operating subsidiaries.
Under the Amended Credit Facility, Ryerson will receive pricing benefits if certain financial metrics are achieved. As a result of the refinancing, Ryerson will be able to lower its borrowing costs and significantly increase available liquidity. The Amended Credit Facility was converted from a LIBOR to SOFR base rate with margins eligible to be 12.5 bps lower than the existing rates if certain financial metrics are achieved.
"The revolving credit facility upsize and extension is another important step in transforming and fortifying our balance sheet, allowing Ryerson to leverage its strong "through-the-cycle" operating model and positions us for a successful exit from the high-yield borrower market in July while providing increased optionality as industry conditions remain in flux," stated Jim Claussen, Ryerson's Chief Financial Officer.
Bank of America, N.A. is the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association are Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.
Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Founded in 1842, Ryerson has around 4,000 employees in approximately 100 locations. Visit Ryerson at www.ryerson.com.
Certain statements made in this presentation and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates, objectives, or projections relating to the future. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "objectives," "goals," "preliminary," "range," "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "plans," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. The Company cautions that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the factors that significantly impact our business are: the cyclicality of our business; the highly competitive, volatile, and fragmented metals industry in which we operate; fluctuating metal prices; our substantial indebtedness and the covenants in instruments governing such indebtedness; the integration of acquired operations; regulatory and other operational risks associated with our operations located inside and outside of the United States; impacts and implications of adverse health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic; work stoppages; obligations under certain employee retirement benefit plans; the ownership of a majority of our equity securities by a single investor group; currency fluctuations; and consolidation in the metals industry. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various factors, including those set forth above and those set forth under "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, we caution against placing undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances, new information or otherwise.
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LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Belfast to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience. That is unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. The U.K. and the EU struck a deal on Monday to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland trade that has vexed relations since the U.K. left the bloc in 2020. The agreement will ease customs checks and other hurdles for goods moving to Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. Northern Ireland’s British unionist politicians have yet to give it their blessing. Their support is key to restoring Northern Ireland’s semi-autonomous government, which is in limbo amid the trade feud. | 2023-02-28T10:26:34+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/28/uks-sunak-tries-to-win-over-skeptics-to-his-brexit-deal-2/ |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- kumquat Solar has announced its official launch to begin serving customers from California to Florida, and too many states to list in between. Their mission is helping American homeowners become energy independent, reduce their constant expenses, and increase the value of most families' largest investment — their home — while reducing their overall carbon footprint. The company's goal is to help families build a sustainable green future while saving money during uncertain economic times.
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CA San Diego CA Zone Forecast for Friday, November 11, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Extreme Southwest California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
CAZ552-122200-
Orange County Coastal Areas-
Including the cities of Huntington Beach, Coasta Mesa,
Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows around 50. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
CAZ554-122200-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Irvine,
Orange, Fullerton, and Mission Viego
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds becoming
east 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
CAZ043-122200-
San Diego County Coastal Areas-
Including the cities of Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas,
Chula Vista, National City, and San Diego
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
CAZ050-122200-
San Diego County Valleys-
Including the cities of Escondido, El Cajon, San Marcos, La Mesa,
Santee, and Poway
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the western
valleys to the lower 60s near the foothills. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 60s in the western valleys to the upper 50s near the
foothills. Light winds becoming northwest 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds
becoming east 15 mph overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the western
valleys to the lower 60s near the foothills. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s in the western valleys to the lower 60s
near the foothills.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 70 in the western
valleys to the lower 60s near the foothills.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70 in the western valleys
to the mid 60s near the foothills.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s in the western valleys to the mid 60s near
the foothills.
$$
CAZ048-122200-
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
Including the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario,
Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Corona
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds becoming
southwest 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 60. Areas of winds south
15 mph with gusts to 30 mph becoming north with gusts to 35 mph
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Areas of winds
south 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph becoming east with gusts to
30 mph overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
CAZ057-122200-
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Light winds becoming
southwest 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 40s. Areas of winds southwest 15 mph in the
evening becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Light winds
becoming north 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Areas of winds north
15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Areas of winds north
15 mph in the morning becoming light.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
CAZ055-122200-
San Bernardino County Mountains-
Including the cities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear City,
Big Bear Lake, Running Springs, and Wrightwood
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s above 6000 feet to
the lower 50s below 6000 feet. Light winds becoming south 15 mph
with gusts to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s above 6000 feet to
the mid 30s below 6000 feet. Areas of winds west 15 to 20 mph
with gusts to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s above 6000 feet to
the mid 40s below 6000 feet. Areas of winds north 15 to 25 mph.
Gusts to 40 mph...becoming 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Areas of winds northwest
15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 40 mph...becoming 35 mph overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the upper 30s above
6000 feet to the lower 50s below 6000 feet. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 30s above 6000 feet to the upper 40s below
6000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the mid 30s above
6000 feet to the upper 40s below 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the lower 40s
above 6000 feet to the mid 50s below 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s above 6000 feet to
the lower 50s below 6000 feet.
$$
CAZ056-122200-
Riverside County Mountains-
Including the city of Idyllwild-Pine Cove
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Light winds becoming west
15 mph with gusts to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Areas of winds west
15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Areas of winds
northwest 15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Areas of winds east
15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 40 mph...becoming 30 mph overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
$$
CAZ058-122200-
San Diego County Mountains-
Including the cities of Julian and Pine Valley
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Light winds becoming
west 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly clear.
Lows in the mid 30s. Areas of winds west 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to
35 mph...becoming 45 mph overnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 50. Areas of winds northwest 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to
40 mph...becoming 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Areas of
winds northeast 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Areas of winds east
15 mph in the morning becoming light.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
CAZ060-122200-
Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
Including the cities of Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley,
and Lucerne Valley
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds
becoming west 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Areas of winds west
15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 30 mph...becoming 35 mph overnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Areas of winds west
15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Areas of winds west
15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
CAZ065-122200-
San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning-
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds
becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Areas of winds
west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Areas of winds west
15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph becoming north with gusts to
40 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Areas of winds
north 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph becoming south 15 to
25 mph with gusts to 40 mph overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Areas of winds
east 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the morning becoming light.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
CAZ061-122200-
Coachella Valley-
Including the cities of Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City,
Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, La Quinta, and Coachella
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Areas of winds
northwest 15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 25 mph...becoming 30 mph
overnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Areas of winds
north 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Areas of winds
northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
CAZ062-122200-
San Diego County Deserts-
Including the city of Borrego Springs
251 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Areas of winds
west 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph...becoming 40 mph overnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Areas of winds
west 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph becoming north 15 mph with
gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Areas of winds
northwest 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the evening becoming
light.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
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7 Days | 2023-05-25T03:34:36+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/gallery-videos/la-entrevista-fig-tree-behavioral-wellness-brinda-servicios-de-salud-mental |
1-year-old dies after being left in a hot car outside of a hospital for nine hours, police say
(CNN) — A 1-year-old child died after being left in a car parked outside of a hospital for nine hours in Washington state last week, police said.
The child’s foster mother arrived at the hospital for work around 8 a.m. Wednesday and forgot the child inside the car, not realizing it until she returned just after 5 p.m., according to Puyallup Police Department public information officer Don Bourbon.
The child was rushed inside the hospital, but couldn’t be revived, Bourbon said.
The temperature that day in Puyallup, which sits southeast of Tacoma, was between 70 and 75 degrees, but the internal temperature of the car when the child was found was around 110 degrees, police said.
The foster mother and family are cooperating with the investigation and no charges have been filed, police said.
The incident marks the fourth pediatric vehicular heatstroke death this year, according to noheatstroke.org, which said an average of 38 children under the age of 15 die in hot cars in the US every year, most during the summer months.
In 2018 and 2019, a record 53 children died each year from being left in a hot car, according to the National Safety Council. | 2023-05-30T15:56:36+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/1-year-old-dies-after-being-left-in-a-hot-car-outside-of-a-hospital-for-nine-hours-police-say/ |
TAIPEI, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurt Hugo Schneider, a YouTube sensation with over 13-million followers internationally, is widely known for his originals and creative covers, as well as his remarkable achievement of pop music hits. After the first collaboration of a highly innovative music video "Perfect Together" with GIGABYTE AERO creator laptops last year, Kurt partnered up with GIGABYTE once again on an optical illusion music video "My Forever" featuring M28U Arm Edition and S55U gaming monitors. This special collaboration video has more than 11 million views to date.
Kurt used two GIGABYTE M28U Arm Edition and an S55U gaming monitors in the video, where each sequence is timed perfectly so that he and his co-performer Kait Weston can interact with each other through beautiful displays. "I'm so proud of how this video turned out," said Kurt in the YouTube video comment.
The M28U Arm Edition and S55U gaming monitors are both new 4K monitors introduced this year from GIGABYTE. M28U Arm Edition features an ergonomic monitor arm that adapts to any desktop scenario, including PC gaming, console gaming, and even streaming media. The Arm Edition monitors are set up effortlessly, thanks to their pre-set arm tension and VESA quick-release design. Equipped with the SuperSpeed IPS panel and the latest HDMI 2.1, M28U Arm Edition further delivers a fluid 144hz refresh rate at 1ms response time and presents an outstanding color accuracy with 8-bit color depth plus 94% DCI-P3 wide color gamut. S55U is a 54.6-inch QD display with UHD resolution and equipped with the latest HDMI 2.1, 120Hz refresh rate for the most fluid gaming experience and awesome picture quality. Additionally, with built-in streaming services, S55U provides numerous movies and tv shows and it's also customizable to download your desirable applications from the Android system.
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SOURCE GIGABYTE | 2022-09-22T15:41:04+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2022/09/22/talented-music-producer-kurt-hugo-schneider-produced-an-optical-illusion-mv-with-gigabyte-4k-monitors/ |
The court's super majority of conservative judges has already passed down rulings about abortion and the 2nd Amendment. New York Times journalist Adam Liptak says more legal upheavals are likely.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air
The court's super majority of conservative judges has already passed down rulings about abortion and the 2nd Amendment. New York Times journalist Adam Liptak says more legal upheavals are likely.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air | 2022-07-07T18:33:41+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-07-07/how-the-supreme-courts-move-to-the-right-could-further-transform-life-in-the-u-s |
Injured 24-year-old United States striker Mallory Swanson said on Tuesday that she had undergone successful surgery, but was still in a state of shock after suffering a torn patella tendon ahead of this year's Women's World Cup.
Swanson helped the USWNT collect a fourth world title in 2019 and was expected to be a key piece of their 2023 squad after scoring seven goals in international competition this year.
- Big questions for every Women's World Cup team
She went down late in the first half of the 2-0 friendly win over Ireland in Austin, Texas, on Saturday and had to be carried off on a stretcher to the dismay of fans and teammates.
"This is hard. I'm in shock and don't have much to say other than, thank you to everyone for the messages. I feel the love and prayers, and holding them close to my heart," Swanson wrote on Instagram.
"I'm thankful for my trainers, doctors, coaches, and teammates for their help throughout this process."
Tuesday marked the start of the 100-day countdown to the finals being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
The U.S. beat Ireland again on Tuesday in St. Louis by a final score of 2-0 in its final friendly before head coach Vlatko Andonovski names his 23-player squad for the tournament.
Andonovski's side will train in New Zealand, which is all three of its Group E games against Vietnam, Portugal and Netherlands will take place. The U.S. also announced on Tuesday that it would play a friendly against Wales in San Jose, California, on July 9 in a Send Off game ahead of the start of the World Cup. | 2023-04-12T02:44:55+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usaw/story/4922128/injured-usa-striker-mallory-swanson-has-successful-surgery |
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva issued a statement Friday, May 26, calling for accountability following the shooting death of Tohono O'odham Nation tribal member Raymond Mattia by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on May 18.
“The death of Raymond Mattia is a tragedy that demands immediate accountability," the statement said.
“Like many others, I am disturbed by the reports of excessive force and want to know the exact circumstances of this fatal event. As the FBI and the Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department investigate, the findings must be independently verified and given full public disclosure.”
In the statement, Grijalva urged Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to limit the involvement of CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility in reviewing the case.
“Within the past year and since the dismantling of (Critical Incident Teams), CBP has hired former CIT agents in the OPR to investigate agent misconduct," the statement said. "Given the concerns and troubled history of cover-ups and shadow units within CBP, it’s time for the Biden administration and Secretary Mayorkas to consider re-configuring OPR's scope of operations and involvement in their own investigations.”
Grijalva offered his condolences to Mattia's family and said that his office will continue to monitor the situation. | 2023-05-26T21:10:19+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/rep-grijalva-issues-statement-on-bp-shooting |
Good evening Tri-Cities. Here is a look at your week ahead.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. Light winds.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid-60s. Southeast winds 10 mph or less.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 mph or less.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Light winds.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower to mid-60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid-40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
Friday Night: Cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Colder with lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Saturday: Cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid to upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 30.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid-50s.
Have a great evening! | 2023-02-06T22:34:26+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/wjhl-weather/forecast/mostly-clear-and-cold-tonight-sunshine-and-warmer-for-our-tuesday/ |
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