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Personalities of people changed during COVID pandemic, study suggests
(CNN) – Perhaps our personalities aren’t as fixed as many psychologists think.
A new study found some people in the U.S. experienced personality changes during the pandemic.
Researchers say they compared pre-pandemic levels of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness to data collected in 2021 and 2022.
The team said they found notable personality changes among the U.S. population.
Extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness all declined in the years following the start of the pandemic, particularly in young adults.
The lead author said researchers can’t yet say how long the difference in personality might last or whether they will swing back.
A psychology professor not involved in the study points out there wasn’t a control group, and other explanations were not examined. So, it’s hard to say whether the pandemic caused these changes.
The study was published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-29T22:15:02+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/09/29/personalities-people-changed-during-covid-pandemic-study-suggests/ |
Disneyland and Disney World are making changes that could save visitors time and money.
Disneyland is adding about two months' worth of days that its $104 ticket will be available. That's the lowest price for a single-day ticket.
The theme park will also allow visitors to begin park hopping two hours earlier. Starting Feb. 4, visitors with park hopping tickets can start visiting other parks at 11 a.m.
The perks at Disney World begin with parking. Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel will no longer have to pay to park.
"This is a Disney difference many of you have asked us to bring back, and we’re happy to reintroduce it to make your vacation a little easier and more affordable," Disney said in a blog post.
People with annual passes will soon have more flexibility. Later this year, they will be allowed to visit parks after 2 p.m. without a reservation. Weekends at Magic Kingdom are excluded and there are blackout dates.
Disney said its latest changes come after listening and adapting to its customers' needs. | 2023-01-11T21:10:10+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/disneyland-disney-world-announce-new-perks |
Courtney Ayres’s hat trick helped propel Shawnee, No. 20 in the NJ.com Top 20, past Winslow 7-0 in Atco.
Shawnee (11-3) took control early as it jumped out to a 4-0 lead at halftime before adding three more goals in the second half. Morgan Kalinowski also had three assists while Maddie Dubler made six saves for the shutout.
Green Cianni recorded six saves for Winslow (0-7).
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WARWICK, R.I. — Kent Hospital’s Women’s Care Center has launched Rhode Island’s first pasteurized human milk program.
The goal is to provide breastfeeding families an option to supplement breast milk through the program, which opens against a backdrop of a shortage of baby formula in the U.S., The Providence Journal reported.
“Kent Hospital’s commitment to a pasteurized donor human milk program, as a bridge to exclusive breastfeeding, will help our postpartum mothers achieve their breastfeeding goals, and ensure that our babies get off to their best start," said Susan Bryant, lactation consultant at the Women’s Care Center,
The milk is provided by the Newton, Massachusetts-based Mother’s Milk Bank Northeast. Donor milk can be shipped to the bank or dropped off at the bank in Newton, or at locations in West Bridgewater and South Weymouth, Massachusetts, and New London and Danbury, Connecticut.
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Today is Fat Tuesday and marks a day of celebration before the 40-day period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
In New Orleans, thousands will celebrate Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is translated from French as Fat Tuesday.
According to Mardi Gras New Orleans, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste first arrived at a port 60 miles south of New Orleans the night before Fat Tuesday. Baptiste thusly named the port "Pointe du Mardi Gras.”
Celebrations occurred throughout the 18th century as various balls, and social events would occur throughout the growing port city.
According to LSU, the first modern Mardi Gras parade was organized in 1857. An 1859 copy of the New Orleans Crescent captured the essence at a Mardi Gras celebration at the St. Charles Theater, which closed in 1967.
“The ball at the St. Charles Theater yesterday afforded those present at the various scenes of revelry of Mardi Gras night to compare notes, and we believe that the fact was settled that none had a better time than those who selected the St. Charles as the scene of their jollification,” the paper wrote. “The dancing arena of the wide pit and conjoined stage was spacious, and the floor being new laid, there was none of that usual ball-room nuisance, dust, which generally rises in response to the disturbing summons of a lively dance in suffocating and unsavory clouds. The attendance was just large enough to give dancers room to spread themselves with moderate enthusiasm, and the utmost order and decorum maintained. Almost all present were masked, dominoed or costumed, for at none of the up-town balls was the proportion of ordinary toilets and everyday faces so small.”
But just a few years after Mardi Gras celebrations began in New Orleans, the Civil War started. While the South was held by Confederate forces, the Union gained control of New Orleans and its ports in 1862, which helped the north eventually secure victory.
From 1862-65, Mardi Gras celebrations were postponed.
After the Civil War, Mardi Gras celebrations came roaring back. By 1875, Louisiana declared Mardi Gras a holiday. Although Louisiana is the only state to make Mardi Gras a holiday, other surrounding states have various carnival celebrations for Fat Tuesday.a
According to Mardi Gras New Orleans, the colors of purple, green and gold were picked in 1892. The organization says Purple stands for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. | 2023-02-21T17:29:51+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/mardi-gras-traditions-date-back-centuries |
New Mexico State fans couldn’t wait to see if William Benjamin Jr. — the player known as “Deuce” — could take the Aggies back to March Madness, and maybe even to the Sweet 16 the way his dad did back in the day.
But the best high school player in the state, and the most celebrated recruit in years at the college where his dad was once a star, never got on the court for the Aggies. Today, he says a violence-filled year at his dream school has left him angry, distrustful and isolated.
Benjamin and former teammate Shak Odunewu spoke with The Associated Press on Wednesday about their time at New Mexico State, which led them to file a lawsuit alleging they were ganged up on and sexually assaulted by their teammates.
Odunewu, who says he was assaulted himself, also says coaches did nothing when he offered them an eyewitness account of Benjamin being assaulted by three players.
“I used to have respect for people,” Benjamin told the AP in an interview that came a few hours after an emotional news conference held on the edge of campus to discuss the lawsuit. “I’ve lost all that now. Pretty much just a lot of anger. I can’t put my trust in people, and I’ve just come to despise people, really.”
Odunewu recalled seeing Benjamin being attacked shortly before a game last year. He went to an assistant coach to ask him to address it.
“I’m coming back to the locker room and all I see is one of my teammates getting sexually assaulted,” Odunewu said. “Coach was standing over there, so I told him, like, ‘Yo, can you tell them to stop?’ He just jokingly laughed it off and was like, ‘What do you want me to do?’ And I just left him alone, because that just really blew my mind.”
Odunewu said his Muslim faith made him hesitant to come forward with his case.
“Even though they did something unforgiveable, they’re still human beings with goals and aspirations and dreams,” he said. “I didn’t want to come out and mess up their futures. But it just got to the point where I just couldn’t bear any more.”
Not until some three months after Odunewu was laughed at by the coach did Benjamin, with prodding from his father, go to campus police with details from another episode in which he said he was ganged up on and assaulted. In between, the relationship grew strained between the son and his father, former NMSU star William Benjamin, who is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
“I was smoking a lot, just trying to deal with the pain and start forgetting,” the younger Benjamin said. “Trying to find an escape route. It got to the point where I didn’t even want to live with my pops,” who remains a well-known figure in the community as coach of the Las Cruces High hoops team.
The police report led to the school chancellor canceling the season and firing coach Greg Heiar for what were then termed as “hazing” allegations.
Before that, the season was going on, mostly business as usual, despite a fatal shooting by an Aggies player who was acting in self-defense when he confronted a University of New Mexico student with whom he had been in a fight in Las Cruces about a month earlier.
The shooting came during an Aggies’ road trip to Albuquerque. The player has not been charged with a crime.
“Let’s not lose sight: New Mexico State has (that shooting) on the resume,” Benjamin’s dad said in the earlier news conference. “As a parent, I was never even called about that, just to reassure me that my son’s gonna be OK.”
The shooting and the assault allegations led to multiple investigations, which have been augmented since the lawsuit was filed. In addition to the state attorney general looking at several criminal and civil aspects of the assaults, the state’s department of education has demanded New Mexico State review the entire athletic program.
That would presumably include a review of the five-year contract extension athletic director Mario Moccia signed on April 7, the final day of chancellor Dan Arvizu’s tenure.
Arvizu himself has been heavily scrutinized for his leadership during the basketball crisis. The faculty senate will vote later this week on releasing a letter, a copy of which was obtained by AP, calling the extension “both astonishing and deeply disheartening.”
State regulators also want a review of a specific interaction between Benjamin and the new coach, Jason Hooten. Benjamin says Hooten told him, in so many words, that he would be better off not playing for the Aggies anymore. Benjamin’s father and the lawyers feel the entire situation was handled inappropriately.
“I don’t think you’re supposed to hit the reset button and lump in victims with everyone you’re getting rid of,” William Benjamin said. “Deuce was going to be an Aggie if he was good enough.”
New Mexico State spokesman Justin Bannister released a statement saying the school “continues to regard this matter as extremely important.”
“The kind of behavior described in those allegations has no place on our campus,” Bannister said.
Both Benjamin and Odunewu are unsure of what they’ll do next. They both figure basketball will be part of that plan, in part because it offers something of an escape from the realities of where that sport left them after their troubling stays at New Mexico State. They’ve been taking classes online and Wednesday is as close to campus as they’ve been in months.
“I have days where I don’t feel like talking to anybody,” Benjamin said. “And days where I’m mad at myself. I’m just a real isolated person now. I feel like the only way I’ll get better is if I’m playing somewhere and just being where I’m wanted. I haven’t been in the right mind space in I don’t know how long. I’m not happy.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor scored on a bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning, Max Muncy homered twice to move back into the major-league lead, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Monday night for their sixth straight win.
Trayce Thompson drew a walk on a full count with the bases loaded and two outs off Jorge López (1-1) to give Los Angeles its third walk-off victory this season.
Thompson said his approach was the same as any other at-bat, despite the increased stakes.
“I’m not looking to just take a pitch right there. If he throws a pitch right down the middle, and I am not aggressive, it’s tough to sleep at night,” Thompson said. “You have to take your two-strike approach and try to battle anything close. If it’s not there. it’s not there.”
Will Smith also went deep as the Dodgers led 6-3 thru seven innings before the game saw three ties and three lead changes in the final five innings.
Minnesota’s Trevor Larnach hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning. Jorge Polanco had three hits, including a solo shot. Christian Vázquez also had three hits for the AL Central-leading Twins, who have dropped 11 straight to the Dodgers.
Phil Bickford (1-1) picked up the win for the Dodgers, allowing one run in three innings. The right-hander allowed the first three batters he faced in the 10th inning to reach base, including a bases-loaded walk to Vázquez in the 10th. But the right-hander retired nine of the last 11 batters he faced, including four strikeouts.
“When I first went out there I didn’t have the pitches I wanted to make and found a spot to snap out of it and get in the moment. All that was in the past and I moved forward,” Bickford said.
It is the first time in four major-league seasons that Bickford has gone longer than two innings in a game, and the 48 pitches are a career high.
“I think he realized that he was the last man standing, and it was his game. He was not looking for any exits,” manager Dave Roberts said of Bickford.
Minnesota trailed 6-3 in the eighth before Larnach tied it on a 2-2 fastball from Yency Almonte to right-center.
David Peralta had an RBI in the bottom of the eighth to put the Dodgers back on top at 7-6, but the Twins answered in the ninth to knot it again and send it to extra innings. Correa drew a leadoff walk and scored on Byron Buxton’s double into the left-center gap.
Vázquez’s walk in the 10th gave Minnesota its first lead of the game at 8-7. It was short lived as J.D. Martinez had a one-out RBI base hit in the bottom of the inning.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli lamented his team not being able to add to their lead with no outs in the 10th.
“We were exactly where we want to be, and we’ve got to find ways in all those at-bats to push a run across,” he said. “He was on the ropes a little bit with his strike-throwing. We’ve got to find ways to push another run across.”
BALDELLI NOT HAPPY
Baldelli said he thought Peralta’s double in the eighth was a foul ball. However, it could not be challenged.
“It’s a big reason why we lost the game because they were awarded a double on a ball that was not close to being fair,” Baldelli said.
MUNCY BACK ON TOP
Muncy — who came into the game mired in a 2-for-28 slump after hitting a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning against Philadelphia on May 3 — has 14 homers after his fourth multi-homer game this season and the 13th of his career.
The Dodgers’ third baseman also had three hits and three RBIs.
“I’ve definitely been grinding the past couple weeks. So just to get a couple results it definitely felt good,” Muncy said.
Muncy went deep for the first time in nine games with a solo shot into the right-field stands off Twins’ starter Pablo López. The first-pitch drive came immediately after Smith’s two-run homer to center to give Los Angeles the lead.
On his next at-bat, Muncy hit a two-run shot on a changeup from López that just got over the wall in center to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 5-1.
FOR STARTERS
Dodgers right-hander Noah Syndergaard went only four innings after allowing two runs and four hits with five strikeouts.
Syndergaard went only one inning in his last start on May 9 at Milwaukee after a cut on the index finger of his pitching hand opened up. He is 1-3 with a 5.94 ERA in eight starts. He signed a one-year, $13 million contract in December.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (Tommy John surgery) will throw a bullpen session at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. He threw a 10-pitch bullpen last week in Arizona and reached 89 miles per hour at one point. Buehler underwent surgery on Aug. 23.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Bailey Ober (2-0, 1.85 ERA) is 1-0 in four previous interleague starts.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (6-2, 2.36 ERA) pitched a perfect game through seven innings and struck out 13 the last time he faced Minnesota on April 13, 2022.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — When nearly 80,000 Afghans arrived in the United States, refugee resettlement agencies quickly became overwhelmed, still scrambling to rehire staff and reopen offices after being gutted as the Trump administration dropped refugee admissions to a record low.
So the U.S. State Department, working with humanitarian organizations, turned to ordinary Americans to fill the gap. Neighbors, co-workers, faith groups and friends banded together in “sponsor circles” to help Afghans get settled in their communities.
They raised money and found the newcomers homes to rent, enrolled their children in schools, taught them how to open bank accounts and located the nearest mosques and stores selling halal meat.
Since the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Kabul last year, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans has helped over 600 Afghans restart their lives. When Russia invaded Ukraine, a similar effort was undertaken for Ukrainians.
Now the Biden administration is preparing to turn the experiment into a private-sponsorship program for refugees admitted through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and is asking organizations to team up with it to launch a pilot program by the end of 2022.
The move comes amid increasing pressure on President Joe Biden, who vowed in a 2021 executive order to increase opportunities for Americans to resettle refugees and restore the U.S. as the world’s safe haven. The Trump administration decimated the refugee program, which traditionally tasks nine resettlement agencies with placing refugees in communities.
Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensure a door remains open no matter who is elected.
“I think there is a real revolution right now that is happening in terms of American communities and communities around the world that are raising their hands and saying, `We want to bring in refugees,’” said Sasha Chanoff, founder and CEO of RefugePoint, a Boston–based nonprofit that helped jumpstart the effort.
It comes as the number of people forced to flee their homes topped 100 million this year, the first time on record, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The pilot program will incorporate lessons learned from the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, which was developed as an emergency measure to accelerate the resettlement of Afghans, with many languishing on U.S. bases. But the pilot program will differ because it is intended to be “an enduring element of U.S. refugee resettlement,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson said in an email to The Associated Press.
The pilot program will match regular Americans with refugees overseas who have already been approved for admission to the U.S., the spokesperson said. Later, the plan will let Americans identify a refugee overseas and apply to resettle them.
Canada has used private sponsorship for decades to augment its government program.
Chanoff said the new model should also be in addition to the traditional U.S. government refugee program, which has admitted only about 15% of the 125,000 cap Biden set for the budget year that ends Sept. 30. The Biden administration has been slow to beef up staff and overcome the huge backlog, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to advocates.
Those numbers exclude the roughly 180,000 Afghans and Ukrainians who were mostly admitted through humanitarian parole, a temporary legal option that was intended to get them in quicker but left them with less government support.
Regular Americans helped fill that need, Afghan families say.
Under the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, participants underwent background checks, received training and developed a three-month plan. Each group had to raise at least $2,275 for each person who was resettled, the same allocation the U.S. government gives agencies for each refugee.
Mohammad Walizada, who fled Kabul with his family, said five days after he was connected to a sponsor circle with the Four Rivers Church in New Hampshire, his family moved into a furnished home in Epping, a town of about 7,000 residents.
Meanwhile, Afghan friends and relatives spent months on U.S. bases waiting to be placed by a resettlement agency, he said. Many ended up in California, staying in hotels because of the lack of affordable housing, and with just three months of government assistance.
He said his sponsor circle gave his family 10 months worth of rent and a car, and someone still checks on him, his wife and six children daily. Each circle gets a mentor who coaches them from WelcomeNST, an organization created in 2021 to help Americans resettle Afghans and now Ukrainians. The organization offers a Slack channel for circles and partners with the resettlement agency, HIAS, which connects them to caseworkers when needed.
The New Hampshire team has more than 60 members helping people like Walizada.
“I feel like I have a lot of family here now,” Walizada said.
To be sure, regular Americans have always helped resettle refugees, but not at this scale since the 1980 U.S. Refugee Act created the formal program, experts say.
A similar outpouring of goodwill happened when the Biden administration launched Uniting for Ukraine, which allows Ukrainians fleeing the war into the U.S. for two years with a private sponsor. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the program, received more than 117,000 applications through August.
Hundreds of Americans have formed teams to resettle Ukrainians, including in Wyoming — the only state that has never allowed an official refugee resettlement program.
“We just wanted to be able to do something and we have such a beautiful community here,″ said Darren Adwalpalker, pastor at Highland Park Community Church in Casper, who formed a group that sponsored three Ukrainians who arrived to the city of 60,000 in June.
Adwalpalker got support from humanitarian group Samaritan’s Purse.
“Without private sponsorship, this would not have been possible for a lot of these communities with tremendous resources and goodwill to do this,” said Krista Kartson, who directs its refugee programs.
With $3,000, the pastor said his group provided an apartment for six months for the one Ukrainian who stayed in Casper. Just about everything else — grocery store gift cards, furniture — was donated.
“One of the things I’ve learned is that the whole idea of a resettlement office isn’t that significant” if there are people on the ground willing to help, said Adwalpalker.
“We’ve got dentists working on their teeth. We have doctors seeing them. We have lawyers helping with their immigration paperwork.”
Rudi Berkelhamer, a retired biology professor, wanted to help because her grandparents fled attacks on Jews in the early 20th century in what is now Ukraine.
She was connected to a sponsor circle in Irvine, California, through HIAS, which requires a six-month commitment. Circle members had a week to get to know each other and draft a plan before they were matched to an Afghan family — a young couple and their 3-year-old son — in February.
Berkelhamer shuttled furniture to the family’s home and got them set up with computers and cellphones. Others got them bus passes.
The father — a mechanical engineer who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan — found work at a parachute factory. The mother is taking English classes, and their son is attending preschool.
Berkelhamer sees the family every two weeks. This summer, she went to a museum with the mom and another circle member to paint parasols and have lunch. She plans to keep helping.
“It is not just the necessities; it is doing those kinds of things that make it so meaningful,” she said.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Needing medical attention does not have to be stressful anymore.
Fast Pace Health Urgent Care has over one-hundred locations, all ready to assist with anything that might need medical attention.
Fast Pace Health offers a wide range of services including testing for flu and strep to even stitches. Fast Pace not only operates as a medical facility off-hours, weekends, and even holidays, but now offers routine primary physician visits.
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Astros vs. Cubs: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs hit the field on Monday at Minute Maid Park against Framber Valdez, who gets the start for the Houston Astros. First pitch is set for 8:10 PM ET.
The favored Astros have -190 moneyline odds against the underdog Cubs, who are listed at +155. The over/under for the contest has been set at 7.5 runs.
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Astros vs. Cubs Odds & Info
- Date: Monday, May 15, 2023
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- TV: SportsNet SW
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Astros Recent Betting Performance
- In six games over the last 10 matchups when favored by oddsmakers, the Astros have a record of 3-3.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Astros and their opponents are 3-7-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
- There has not been a spread set for any of the Astros' last 10 games. Houston and its opponent have fallen short of the over/under in five straight games, with the average total set by bookmakers during that stretch being 8.4.
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Astros Betting Records & Stats
- The Astros have been the moneyline favorite 26 total times this season. They've finished 12-14 in those games.
- Houston has a record of 3-4 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -190 or shorter (42.9% winning percentage).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 65.5% chance to win.
- Houston has played in 40 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-20-1).
- The Astros have not had a spread set for a contest this season.
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Committed to advancing dermatology for every skin story, Galderma continues steadfast support of Camp Wonder, an annual sleepaway camp for children with life-threatening skin diseases
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galderma is entering its tenth year of partnership with Camp Wonder. Founded by the Children's Skin Disease Foundation (CSDF), Camp Wonder is a medically-staffed summer camp program for children ages 7 to 16 with serious skin diseases. Since beginning the partnership in 2012, Galderma and the CSDF have strived to elevate awareness of these critical skin conditions impacting countless children. To date, Galderma has donated more than $1.7 million and approximately 50,000 Cetaphil products to the Camp Wonder infirmary, along with supporting on the ground annually via company volunteers.
"Our 10-year commitment to Camp Wonder is an integral part of who we are at Galderma, illustrating our mission of advancing dermatology for every skin story," said Lisa Morris, General Manager of the U.S. Business Unit, Galderma. "These kids are so inspiring, and I'm honored to have the opportunity to witness this incredible program first-hand when I visit this summer. We're proud to support CSDF and look forward to doing so for many years to come."
Camp Wonder was founded in 2011 by Francesca Tenconi, who herself was diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus at age 11. Motivated by her personal experience with skin disease, she sought to create a safe space for children dealing with severe skin conditions, giving these kids an opportunity to attend summer camp when they may not have been able to otherwise given the medical needs associated with their diagnoses.
"Galderma plays a crucial role in the success of Camp Wonder and our ability to offer as many children as possible this experience. They're such a unique partner in that they truly embody our organization's mission, and we've worked hand-in-hand to raise awareness of skin diseases that so often go undiscussed," said Francesca Tenconi, founder of the Children's Skin Disease Foundation. "So many families affected by skin disease face heavy financial burdens so fundraising dollars truly make all the difference. Camp, including travel, is free for each and every child who attends, thanks in large part to donations from companies like Galderma."
Since its inception, more than 2,000 children have benefited from the Camp Wonder experience. This year, Camp will take place July 2 to July 8, 2022 at a new campsite near Atlanta, Georgia, where campers will have the opportunity to participate in traditional summer camp activities including horseback riding, arts and crafts, and even going to "prom."
"Diseases like vitiligo, pemphigoid, Epidermolysis Bullosa, ichthyosis, ectodermal dysplasia, and Gorlin Syndrome may not be well known, but they can severely impact a child's everyday life. Camp Wonder allows these kids to forget about being 'patients' and simply be kids, giving them a week where they can escape the physical and mental challenges that come with skin disease and truly be themselves," said Dr. Lindsey Zubritsky, board-certified dermatologist and Cetaphil partner. "Cetaphil is a brand I've relied on for years, especially for my patients with the utmost sensitive skin, so I couldn't be prouder to work with Galderma to drive further awareness and education around these efforts."
In addition to monetary and product donations, Galderma assists annually on the ground via a group of employee volunteers who spend the week supporting these amazing kids at Camp. Further, Galderma sponsors the annual Wonder Run, a 5K race that will take place near the company's new headquarters in Dallas this October, where 100% of registration fees and donations go directly toward the CSDF and Camp Wonder. For more information and to learn how to support Camp Wonder, follow along on Cetaphil's Instagram @CetaphilUS or visit www.csdf.org/camp-wonder.
Galderma is the pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that spans the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market though Injectable Aesthetics, Dermo-cosmetics and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body's largest organ – the skin – meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin we're in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story. For more information: www.galderma.com/us.
Camp Wonder was co-founded by Francesca Tenconi and Drs. Stefani Takahashi (USC Dermatology) and Jenny Kim (UCLA Dermatology) in 2001. At age 11, Francesca was diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus, a rare skin disease. Throughout her treatment she met other kids who suffered from skin problems and wanted to find ways to help them. In May 2000 on her 16th birthday, Francesca asked friends and family to donate money to help her start a charity in lieu of giving her gifts. Four days later, the Children's Skin Disease Foundation (CSDF) was formed. CSDF joined forces with Drs. Kim and Takahashi to establish Camp Wonder—a summer program where children with serious and fatal skin diseases can just be kids. Additionally, CSDF provides family assistance, through Wonder Wish. For more information: www.csdf.org or follow on Instagram @csdfcampwonder.
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Students' donations rise by 23% in third annual classroom donation campaign
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z today announced results from its third annual Donation Challenge in collaboration with UNICEF USA. Students read 1.4 million books which translated into food and water donations to communities throughout the world.
It's evident that students feel incentivized to engage with their learning when they know it will have an impact beyond the classroom. With nearly 70,000 participating students, the Fall 2022 campaign resulted in more than 41,000 Wonder Food Donations1 and more than 66,000 Water Donations. That's a 2 month supply of Wonder Food and months of clean water for hundreds of children around the globe.
"As many educators know, getting students interested in reading can be challenging. During the Learning A-Z Donation Challenge, my students couldn't wait to read so they could earn stars to donate!" said Jordan Snyder, Assistant Principal at Plato Academy in Tampa, FL. "By framing my students' efforts as supporting a well-needed cause, they were eager to dive in headfirst to make a difference. I was blown away by how excited they were to jump back in each day."
The Donation Challenge supports individuals and families worldwide by providing them with nutritious food and clean water through UNICEF USA. Results include 108,000 donations to children in need worldwide and 1.4M books read by participating students, a 60% increase compared to non-participating students.
"Empathy isn't a feeling, it's an action. This drive gave students an outlet to express empathy through helping others and an opportunity to develop their literacy skills," said Lisa O'Masta, president of Learning A-Z. "We're proud that this campaign continues to engage students in reading like never before, and we're thankful for all the classrooms eager to turn their learning into action for social good."
During the Donation Challenge, students earned stars by reading books, taking quizzes, and completing assignments on Learning A-Z platforms. They could then choose to convert earned stars into donations. Through these donations, funded by Learning A-Z, UNICEF USA provides children in need with a two-month supply of ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and water.
For more information, please visit https://www.learninga-z.com/.
Learning A-Z® delivers pre-K–6 solutions that inspire curiosity, ensure comprehension, and instill the joy of learning in elementary students. Its award-winning digital products, which include Reading A-Z® and Raz-Kids®, are used by more than 12 million students in more than 170 countries. Learning A-Z is a Cambium Learning® Group company.
For information, please visit www.learninga-z.com or find us on Facebook or Twitter.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories to pursue a more equitable world for every child. UNICEF has helped save more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization by providing health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief, and more.
UNICEF USA advances the global mission of UNICEF by rallying the American public to support the world's most vulnerable children. Together, we are working toward a world that upholds the rights of all children and helps every child thrive. For more information, visit www.unicefusa.org.
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1 Wonder Food is a two month's supply of easy to use Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) — enough to bring one severely malnourished child back to good health.
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1of 24 Guards keep a curtain closed prior to a meeting between France's President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 6, 2023. Thibault Camus/AP Show More Show Less
2of 24 Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron review troops during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 6, 2023. Thibault Camus/AP Show More Show Less 3of 24
4of 24 A Ukrainian soldier fires the howitzer at the Russian positions on the frontline near Kremenna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP) Roman Chop/AP Show More Show Less
5of 24 Military personnel raise the flag of Finland during a flag raising ceremony on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Finland joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Show More Show Less 6of 24
7of 24 Darya Trepova, a suspect in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger, attends a court hearing in the Basmanny District Court, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The court ordered Trepova to remain in custody for two months pending the investigation. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less
8of 24 Masked devotes take part in the Holy Monday procession in Logrono, northern Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. Alvaro Barrientos/AP Show More Show Less 9of 24
10of 24 Penitents from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, early Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Bernat Armangue/AP Show More Show Less
11of 24 The priest Antonio Bueno confesses to a penitent of the brotherhood of "Los Estudiantes" before starting the procession through the streets of Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. Emilio Morenatti/AP Show More Show Less 12of 24
13of 24 Pope Francis leaves after celebrating the Palm Sunday's mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican Sunday, April 2, 2023, a day after being discharged from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, where he has been treated for bronchitis, The Vatican said. The Roman Catholic Church enters Holy Week, retracing the story of the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection three days later on Easter Sunday. Gregorio Borgia/AP Show More Show Less
14of 24 Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass where the chrism, the oil of the catechumens and the oil of the sick are consecrated, and all the priests renew the promises made on the day of their ordination, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 6, 2023. Andrew Medichini/AP Show More Show Less 15of 24
16of 24 Children pick branches of palm trees during activities to commemorate Palm Sunday, at the Roman Catholic Church in Harare, Sunday, April, 2, 2023. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Show More Show Less
17of 24 People are silhoueted as they walk through a connecting tunnel in an Underground station in London, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Show More Show Less 18of 24
19of 24 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema speaks during their picket against Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill at the Ugandan High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Uganda's legislature last week passed the anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation is now with President Yoweri Museveni, who can sign it into law or return it back to the parliamentary speaker with proposed changes. Themba Hadebe/AP Show More Show Less
20of 24 Youths clash with police forces during a protest Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Nantes, western France. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill the streets of France Thursday for the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The furious public reaction to the plan has cornered and weakened French President Emmanuel Macron. Jeremias Gonzalez/AP Show More Show Less 21of 24
22of 24 Tottenham's Harry Kane is pushed by Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, England, Monday, April 3, 2023. Jon Super/AP Show More Show Less
23of 24 Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku, left, and Fiorentina's Igor fight for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Fiorentina, at the San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Saturday, April 1, 2023. Antonio Calanni/AP Show More Show Less 24of 24
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From protests against raising the retirement age in France, to Premier League football in England and Holy Week celebrations across Europe and Africa, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.
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Utah-based company Vivint Smart Home is being purchased by Houston-based NRG Energy for more than $5 billion.
Vivint Smart Home specializes in the selling of home security seasons but the company also has its name on the Utah Jazz’s basketball arena. As of now, it’s unknown of the arena will change its name following the transaction.
According to a report by NRG, the total transaction came out to $5.2 billion with it being composed of $2.8 billion cash and an assumed debt amount of $2.4 billion. The agreement between the two companies sold Vivint shares at $12 a piece, equaling the $2.8 billion.
A press release from NRG Energy reveals that the company intends to maintain a significant presence in Utah following the completion of the transaction. It’s estimated that about 11,000 people who work for Vivint live in the United States and Canada with one-third of that total number being workers in Utah.
The NRG report also announced that the sale will close in the first quarter of 2023. | 2022-12-08T14:23:38+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-12-08/nrg-energy-purchases-vivint-smart-home-for-more-than-5-billion |
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a special event.
CCIDA CEO Mark Geise said the community is invited to attend the Jamestown Tarp Skunks‘ game tonight for free, “This is our 50th year in existence and we wanted to do something special to give back to the community. And we decided it would be great if we bought out the park for the night and then invited the community to come and watch a game for free, so that’s what we’re doing.”
The Tarp Skunks are playing the Batavia Muckdogs at 6:30 p.m. at Diethrick Stadium. You can also hear the game by tuning to 107.9 FM or livestreaming at wrfalp.com. | 2022-06-30T17:41:15+00:00 | wrfalp.com | https://www.wrfalp.com/ccida-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-free-tarp-skunks-game/ |
From massive hail to damaging winds and even some tornadoes, this week has brought several rounds of severe weather to parts of the United States — most notably to Texas and Florida.
And it's not over: The National Weather Service is warning this newest system carries the continued threat of severe storms through the weekend.
Throughout the country are scenes many wouldn't expect to see, like hail blanketing a high school courtyard in West Melbourne, Florida. 30 miles west of Tallahassee, Florida, officials say a dozen homes were destroyed and about 20 others were damaged near Hosford after a tornado touched down last night.
Baseball-sized hail pounded Texas this week. Southwest of Dallas, a man in Dublin, Texas, captured the scene as hailstones pelted his backyard pool.
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In Fort Worth, two brothers are recovering from a lightning strike.
The Cook Children's Medical center says the boys were playing outside when lightning struck the tree above them. It ricocheted and struck one, causing cardiac arrest, then ricocheted again to strike the second brother. Their mother was about to bring them inside when it happened.
"It's a blur. I just remember all, everybody praying and telling them, 'Jaden, Isaac, come on, come on. Breathe, breathe. You gotta wake up, wake up,'" said Jessica Martinez Alvarado, the boys' mother.
Meanwhile, rising temperatures in the West have put several states under flood watch due to snow melt.
New York and New Jersey are expecting heavy rain and winds all weekend as two storms move through the states.
In all, 59 million people in 11 states are facing at least a marginal risk of severe weather Friday and Saturday.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-04-29T01:01:04+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/severe-weather-threatening-59-million-people-this-weekend |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to remove him as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the neediest people in the United States.
In papers filed late Monday, Favre's attorneys argue the Mississippi Department of Human Services is making “utterly meritless” legal arguments in suing Favre.
On April 24, Hinds County Circuit Judge Faye Peterson denied Favre's request to be removed from the lawsuit, which has more than three dozen people or businesses as defendants. Favre is asking the Supreme Court to overturn Peterson's decision.
Millions of federal welfare dollars for low-income Mississippi residents were squandered on projects supported by wealthy or well-connected people from 2016 to 2019, prosecutors say.
The department’s lawsuit says money from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program was improperly spent, including on projects Favre supported: $5 million for a volleyball arena at the university he attended and where Favre’s daughter played the sport, and $1.7 million toward development of a concussion treatment drug.
No criminal charges have been brought against Favre, although other people have pleaded guilty to their part in the misspending.
In their filing to the state Supreme Court, Favre's attorneys argue that Department of Human Services officials and Nancy New, who directed a nonprofit organization with Human Services contracts, “concocted and carried out the scheme” to direct welfare money toward a volleyball center, and that Favre was not part of the effort.
Favre’s attorneys had argued the Department of Human Services is suing the NFL Hall of Famer to deflect from the department’s own role in allowing fraud, and they filed multiple sets of papers seeking to have him dismissed from the suit. State attorneys wrote in March that Favre’s attorneys had given the court “a long press release” rather than legal arguments in trying to get him out of the lawsuit. | 2023-05-16T17:30:14+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/favre-asks-mississippi-supreme-court-to-remove-18102437.php |
By STEPHEN WHYNO
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon could not find the words. Gabriel Landeskog cracked a smile and a joke.
After years of playoff disappointments, the Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey’s mountain after dethroning the two-time defending champions.
Behind a goal and an assist from MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night.
“It was all leading up to this,” playoff MVP-winning defensman Cale Makar said about the Avalanche’s journey.
It’s the first title for this core group led by MacKinnon, captain Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and Makar and it follows several early postseason exits — in the second round each of the past three seasons and the first in 2018.
“It feels unbelievable,” MacKinnon said. “Some tough years mixed in there, but it’s all over now. We never stopped believing.”
With a mix of speed, high-end talent and the experiences gained from those defeats, Colorado broke through this time — earning every bit of the championship by knocking off the team that hoisted the Cup the past two years. Like the Avalanche fully expected, it wasn’t easy.
After an early turnover by Makar leading to Steven Stamkos’ goal that put them in a hole and several more bumps and bruises, the Avalanche tied it when MacKinnon beat 2021 playoff MVP Andrei Vasilevskiy with a near-perfect shot and went ahead on another big goal by trade deadline acquisition Artturi Lehkonen. They locked things down by holding on to the puck and not letting Tampa Bay even shoot the puck on Darcy Kuemper in the third period.
When they did, he was there. Brought in from Arizona in a trade last summer to shore up the sport’s most important position, Kuemper was solid again and made his most important save with under seven minutes left when he slid over to deny skilled winger Nikita Kucherov.
His teammates finished the job.
“That’s 20-plus years of just dreaming and wanting and working for it and just finally coming to fruition after a lot of crazy years and a lot of hard work,” Landeskog said. “This group is just amazing, all the way from the top to our third massage therapist to the wives to the fans to everybody working in Ball (Arena) right now. It’s incredible.
Much like the Lightning went all in multiple times by trading high draft picks and prospects to load up for the best chance to win the Cup, Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic was not afraid to ante up in March to acquire Lehkonen, defenseman Josh Manson and veteran forward Andrew Cogliano. They became the perfect complement to Colorado’s core that had showed plenty of playoff promise and until now hadn’t produced a championship.
Sakic, who captained Colorado’s first two title-winning teams in 1996 and 2001, used a familiar recipe to get his team over the hump. Much like Pierre Lacroix, the architect of those Avalanche teams that had so much success after the organization moved to Denver, Sakic prioritized skill, speed and versatility.
That speed overwhelmed every opponent along the way, from an opening sweep of Nashville through a hard-fought, six-game series against St. Louis, another sweep of Edmonton and then Tampa Bay, which staved off elimination once but ended up two victories short of becoming the NHL’s first three-peat champions since the early 1980s New York Islanders dynasty.
“They’re a team that’s looking to become a dynasty,” Makar said. “We’re a team that’s looking to start a legacy.”
That legacy finally involves a championship, thanks in large part to steady coach Jared Bednar, who in his sixth season found a way to focus his team on the mission at hand from the start of training camp. That mentality helped the Avalanche get over the hump, and Bednar became the first coach to win the Stanley Cup, American Hockey League’s Calder Cup and ECHL’s Kelly Cup.
Bednar won the chess match with Jon Cooper, also a Stanley and Calder Cup champion who is considered one of the best tacticians in the NHL. But things began to stack up against the Lightning facing their stiffest competition since their run of success began in 2020.
Asked how other teams might be able to copy the Avalanche’s success, Landeskog quipped, “Get a Cale Makar somewhere.”
Makar won the Conn Smythe after leading Colorado in scoring with 29 points in 20 games.
Injuries that sidelined top center Brayden Point and limited other key contributors proved too much against a stacked opponent built to withstand just about anything. Depth allowed the Avalanche to overcome losing defenseman Samuel Girard to a broken sternum and finish off the Lightning without Cup Final Game 1 overtime Andre Burakovsky sidelined by injury and with standout winger Valeri Nichushkin hobbling around on an injured right foot and center Nazem playing through a broken right thumb.
The Avalanche beat the Lightning before attrition could take too much of a toll and before the scary possibility of facing elimination in Game 7. Instead, they’ll return to Denver to celebrate with the Stanley Cup.
While not as emotional as the past two years when Stamkos got the trophy, Colorado’s series-ending victory marks another completion of an NHL season during a pandemic — the first back to 82 games with a normal playoff format since 2019. It was not without its stumbles, including postponing dozens of games and pulling out of the Olympics — and Commissioner Gary Bettman wasn’t even able to hand the Cup to Landeskog because he tested positive for the coronavirus, leaving deputy Bill Daly to do the honors.
The Avalanche and Lightning dealt with at-times rough ice conditions playing late into June, something that should not happen moving forward as the league gets back to its regular schedule. When that happens, Colorado will get the chance to defend its crown and attempt to follow Tampa Bay in sustaining a perennial Cup contender.
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In the latest string of run-ins with law enforcement, actor Ezra Miller was charged Sunday with felony burglary in Vermont.
In a statement, Vermont State Police said they were notified on May 1 about several alcohol bottles being taken from a residence in Stamford while the homeowners were gone.
Police said as a result of their investigation, which included looking at surveillance videos and taking statements, they found probable cause to charge the embattled star of “The Flash" with felony burglary into an unoccupied dwelling.
According to the statement, police found Miller on Sunday around 11:30 p.m. and issued them a citation to appear for arraignment on Sept. 26 in Vermont Superior Court.
This is just the latest incident Miller has had that involves law enforcement.
Miller was arrested twice in Hawaii, once in May for disorderly conduct and harassment and again in April for second-degree assault.
Miller is scheduled to appear at his September court date in Vermont at 8:15 a.m., police said. | 2022-08-09T00:12:24+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/actor-ezra-miller-charged-with-felony-burglary-in-vermont |
(AP) – The latest injuries from airplane turbulence were on flights to Honolulu and Houston, leading to a total of 41 people being hurt or receiving medical treatment in just two days — Sunday and Monday.
Back in July, severe turbulence led to at least eight minor injuries on a flight to Nashville, Tennessee, which had to be diverted to Alabama. Another three serious injuries to crew members were reported on three separate flights this year to Detroit, Miami and Columbus, Ohio, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board.
U.S. airlines have made steady improvements in their overall accident rate, but turbulence continues to be a major cause of accidents and injuries, according to a 2021 NTSB report. Turbulence accounted for 37.6% of all accidents on larger commercial airlines between 2009 and 2018.
The Federal Aviation Administration also stated in a release Monday that there were 146 serious injuries from turbulence from 2009 to 2021.
Climate change is expected to make turbulence worse in the coming decades, experts say. And while improvements in forecasting will help, not everyone expects the technology to ever be perfect.
In the meantime, the NSTB says that more can be done — both within the industry and among passengers. And everyone agrees that simply wearing a seatbelt during the entire flight will significantly reduce one’s risk of injury.
WHAT IS TURBULENCE?
Turbulence is essentially unstable air that moves in a non-predictable fashion. Most people associate it with heavy storms. But the most dangerous type is clear-air turbulence, which can be hard to predict and often with no visible warning in the sky ahead.
Clear-air turbulence happens most often in or near the high-altitude rivers of air called jet streams. The culprit is wind shear, which is when two huge air masses close to each other move at different speeds. If the difference in speed is big enough, the atmosphere can’t handle the strain, and it breaks into turbulent patterns like eddies in water.
“When those eddies are on the same scale as the aircraft, it causes one side of the aircraft to go up and one side to go down or causes the airplane to lose and gain altitude very quickly,” said Thomas Guinn, a meteorology professor at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
If pilots experience moderate turbulence, they can generally avoid it by flying to a higher altitude, Guinn said. But severe turbulence needs to be avoided altogether.
“We can give kind of broad areas of where the turbulence is,” Guinn said. “If the indicators are for severe, then we generally expect pilots to to avoid those regions.”
WHAT ROLE DOES CLIMATE CHANGE PLAY?
Paul D. Williams, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Reading in England, says global warming is changing temperature patterns in the upper atmosphere. And that is causing more instability in the jet streams.
“More specifically, at flight-cruising altitudes, the tropics are warming more rapidly than the poles … leading to stronger north-south temperature differences across the jet stream, and it is those temperature differences that drive the wind shear,” Williams wrote in an email.
But the implications for air travelers are still not fully known, he cautioned.
“One could argue that pilots should be getting better at avoiding turbulence over time, because the specialized forecasts that are used to seek out smooth routes are gradually improving,” Williams wrote. “So more turbulence in the atmosphere will not necessarily translate into more injuries.”
HOW COMMON ARE TURBULENCE-RELATED INJURIES?
The NTSB’s 2021 report showed that there were 111 turbulence-related accidents between 2009 and 2018 that resulted in at least one serious injury. That figure applies to commercial carrier planes with more than nine passenger seats.
“Most passengers seriously injured … are either out of their seats or seated with their seat belts unfastened,” the report said.
Flight attendants — who are often up and moving — were most commonly hurt, accounting for 78.9% of those seriously injured.
Numbers released Monday by the FAA showed a similar breakdown between 2009 and 2021: 116 of the 146 serious turbulence injuries — or 79% — were among crew.
Accident reports filed with the NTSB provide examples. For instance, turbulence on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Miami in July 2021 resulted in a flight attendant “striking the floor hard” in the aft galley and being diagnosed with “a fractured compressed vertebra.”
On another flight from San Antonio to Chicago in August of last year, a flight attendant “had fallen to her knees because of the turbulence” and “was diagnosed with a fractured kneecap.” And on a flight from Baltimore to Atlanta in October 2021, a flight attendant fell and broke her ankle during drink service when the plane “unexpectedly entered a cloud and experienced moderate to borderline severe turbulence.”
“When turbulence occurs, it can be severe and lead to significant, very serious injuries: everything from broken bones to spinal issues to neck issues,” NTSB Chair Jennifer L. Homendy said in an interview.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
The NTSB’s 2021 report offered a long list of recommendations. They included more information-sharing among pilots, carriers and air traffic controllers regarding the weather and turbulence incidents.
“We want to make sure that the best suite of technologies is used … to provide the best information to pilots and flight attendants and passengers,” Homendy told The Associated Press.
The agency also urged revisions to safety recommendations regarding when flight attendants should be secured in their seats, including additional portions of descent, which would “reduce the rate of flight attendant injuries.”
The report also cited parents who have been unable to hold infants securely on their laps during turbulence. The NTSB stated that it’s safest for children under the age of two to be in their own seat and using an appropriate child restraint system.
Michael Canders, director of the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College in New York, said many in the industry are already sharing information with each other regarding turbulence, while forecasting has improved over the years.
But he’s unconvinced that it will ever be perfect.
“There’s this argument or debate about, ‘Will technology save us or do we need to back off and take better care of the earth?’ ” said Canders, who is also an associate professor of aviation. “I think we have to do both.”
Canders added that preventing injuries from turbulence is “best addressed by sitting in your seat and seat-belting in.” | 2022-12-21T03:55:54+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/turbulent-honolulu-flight-illustrates-phenomenons-risks/ |
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open in the second round.
Raducanu lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to end her Roland Garros tournament debut on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old Raducanu broke Sasnovich in the fifth game of the opening set, hitting consecutive backhand winners followed by a forehand to clinch it.
Sasnovich couldn't convert on three chances to break her opponent in the first set but took advantage with two breaks to start the second, when the 47th-ranked player also won 12 of 14 service points.
The 12th-seeded Raducanu failed to convert on five break-point chances at 1-1 in the third set as Sasnovich recorded her 16th career victory over a top-20 player.
Raducanu, who also lost to Sasnovich at Indian Wells last year in the Briton’s first match after winning the title at Flushing Meadows, had 17 winners and 33 unforced errors on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Sasnovich advanced to the third round at Roland Garros for the first time. This is her seventh appearance.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus also reached the third round by beating Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 7-6 (3).
The most intriguing women’s matchup of the day pits 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu against Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic.
In the men’s draw, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are all on the the Day 4 schedule.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
2-5-7, FIREBALL: 6
(two, five, seven; FIREBALL: six)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
2-5-7, FIREBALL: 6
(two, five, seven; FIREBALL: six) | 2023-01-19T00:35:23+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17726692.php |
WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Isabella Hulsizer: It's a chilly, yet quiet morning. Cloud cover hangs around the region today with high temperatures in the lower 30s. Looking for more snow? We have great news! Not only is there a chance for snow in West Michigan tomorrow, but there will be several more chances next week as cold air blasts the region. There's a chance communities could pick up another 1" of snow on Sunday, with isolated heavier amounts. Mostly cloudy skies are on tap for Monday, with a small chance for light snow on Tuesday. A larger system develops for Wednesday which could produce a few inches of snow accumulation. High temperatures in the 20s settle in for Thursday and Friday of next week, which could trigger some lake effect snow. To stay tuned for updates and download the free FOX 17 Weather App for the latest forecast video.
TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Some late day clearing possible. Highs in the lower 30s. Winds west/southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Light snow showers could begin, late. Winds south/southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Lows in the upper 20s.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with snow showers likely. Light accumulation up to 1" possible with isolated higher amounts. Highs in the middle 30s. Winds south, light and variable.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the middle 30s.
TUESDAY: Cloudy with a chance of a few snow showers. Highs in the middle 30s.
WEDNESDAY: Widespread snow showers likely. Highs in the lower 30s.
THURSDAY: Lake effect snow develops. Highs in the upper 20s.
FRIDAY: Lake effect snow continues. Highs in the upper 20s.
For the latest details on the weather in West Michigan, head to the FOX 17 Weather page. | 2023-01-21T08:45:53+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/weather/todays-forecast/todays-forecast-cloudy-quiet-a-few-peeks-of-sunshine-possible |
NTG invests in differentiated carrier support with Drivewyze partnership to further solidify position as a preferred partner for small fleet carriers with exclusive weigh station bypass program
ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), a leading provider of non-asset, tech-enabled logistics and brokerage solutions in North America, today announced the launch of Beon Rewards, an exclusive program that caters to the needs of smaller fleets by improving the NTG carrier experience. The new program, a continuation of efforts by NTG to position itself as the preferred partner for smaller fleets, enables carriers to earn reward points for hauling loads with NTG and curbs carrier turnover with access to member-specific benefits, like Drivewyze PreClear.
"Smaller fleet carriers face numerous challenges today from increasing costs to unexpected delays and driver satisfaction that inhibit efficient and effective operations," said Drew Herpich, Chief Commercial Officer, TI & NTG. "We've worked hard to ensure we're a go-to partner for these business owners, and Beon Rewards helps us double down on that work, and empower smaller carriers to address these problems, grow their business, provide quality service, and build an engaged and loyal driver network."
The American Trucking Association estimates driver turnover at 73 percent for smaller fleets, but bypass programs can help curb turnover. Almost three quarters of drivers consider a bypass program extremely valuable when considering a commercial trucking job opportunity, with these services saving 7.5 hours of drive time each month according to the association.
Drivewyze is a leader in the transportation technology industry and the developer of PreClear, North America's largest weigh station bypass service and the only software-based bypass solution. Through Beon Rewards, select carriers will have exclusive access to weigh station bypass via statuses of silver, gold or platinum, paid for by NTG. The technology works within a truck's existing electronic logging or mobile device, without the need for a transponder. Drivewyze PreClear bypasses are available at more than 840 sites in 43 states and two Canadian provinces today.
"As an organization, Drivewyze's vision is to make possible a commercial transportation system with zero crashes and zero fatalities," said Frances Kilgour, Vice President of Business Development at Drivewyze. "Weigh station bypass works by looking at a fleet's safety score and rewarding fleets that prioritize solid safety practices. For us, it makes perfect sense to work with a partner, like Nolan Transportation Group, to offer Drivewyze PreClear as an incentive to reward fleets for their hard-earned safety score."
To sign up, carriers must register through Beon Carrier Portal. Carriers will receive priority access to freight and reward points for delivered loads. Carriers must meet a minimum load volume requirement annually to retain their status and reward points.
Transportation Insight Holding Company (TI) is the combination of industry-leading logistics providers Transportation Insight and Nolan Transportation Group (NTG). TI brings over two decades of multi-modal expertise and technology to the logistics industry and ranks amongst North America's largest logistics companies. TI services more than 15,000 shippers and over 80,000 carriers through its proprietary Beon™ digital logistics platform – a single point of access to TI's mode-agnostic network and services from port-to-porch™. The TI services and digital product portfolio spans across North America, offering domestic freight and parcel transportation solutions, warehousing, data intelligence, and supply chain consulting. For more information visit: www.TIholdco.com.
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Shirley Louise LaMere (Howland) went home to Heaven on Sunday, February 12, 2023. She was born to Oscar Howland and Olive Stoner Howland on June 20, 1948. She was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho.
She loved spending time at the ocean with her family in the summer. A lot of her spare time, while not at work, revolved around being with her kids and grandchildren.
She worked as a phlebotomist, and she was a lab supervisor in Alaska. She had pursued her education early in her life which she was 1 quarter shy of her RN when she attended LCSC.
Shirley is survived by her brother, Raymond Howland; sisters, Lois Roos and Diane Foote; a daughter that she raised, Dolores LaMere Brockie; grandchildren, Sasha Fister, Robert Fister, Dolores Fister, Kevin Weaser, Crystal Kerby, Valerie Fritz, Adrian Fister, Brittany Brockie, Brianna Brockie, Jordon LaMere, Jade (LaMere) Gaeta, and John Albert Jr; and many, many great-grandchildren. To read the complete obituary and share condolences, visit the O'Connor Funeral Home website.
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DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inflate your Halloween decor in seconds with the Airblown Inflatables by Gemmy Industries featuring Star Wars™: The Mandalorian fan-favorite galactic characters.
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Fans of Star Wars: The Mandalorian™ will love the 3.5-ft Airblown® Inflatable Grogu™ ($34.98), accented with an orange Mandalorian treat sack. Available in-store and online at The Home Depot, the Grogu™ inflatable makes a spooktacular addition to your indoor or outdoor Halloween decorations.
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Gemmy Industries is a leading seasonal lighting and decor innovator that has changed the way America decorates for the holidays. As the originator of Airblown® Inflatables and LightShow® lighting, Gemmy is a trendsetter in making homes festive for every special occasion. For more information on product lines and retailers, go to www.gemmy.com.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa hailed “excellent” relations with China as he delivered for the first time a State of the Nation address at a new multimillion-dollar parliament building gifted by the Asian economic giant.
China funded and constructed the imposing and spacious $200 million, six-story parliament building in Mt. Hampden, about 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of the capital, Harare, as a “gift” — signifying its growing influence on the former British colony.
The address, which also served to officially open the last session of the current parliament before elections next year, marks the move from the colonial-era Victorian-style parliament building in central Harare. Zimbabwe says it plans to establish a new “smart” capital city in Mt. Hampden where government offices will be located, away from the congested Harare.
In his speech, Mnangagwa described the mountaintop chamber that sits on 3.3 hectares (8 acres) of land as “majestic.” He said the building is a “testimony of the strategic and comprehensive partnership and excellent fraternal relations” between Zimbabwe and China. The government says Wednesday’s event did not mark the official opening or handover of the building, which would be done on a yet-to-be-announced date.
The countries’ links date back to the 1960s, when China helped train and supply guerrilla fighters in the fight against white minority rule. The country, however, retained close relations with Britain and other Western countries after independence in 1980.
Since 2003, Zimbabwe has looked to China, and also Russia, for friendship and assistance after falling out with Western countries that imposed sanctions following allegations of human rights abuses and vote-rigging perpetrated by then-President Robert Mugabe, who lost power in 2017 and died in 2019.
China is also massively involved in building and financing big-budget infrastructure projects in Zimbabwe that include revamping major airports. A Chinese company built the National Defense College in Harare, which opened in 2014 and was financed with an interest-free $98 million loan from China. Further Chinese involvement spans almost every sector of the Zimbabwean economy — from energy to mining and agriculture
However, unlike his predecessor Mugabe, Mnangagwa has sought to thaw icy relations with the West through an engagement drive that includes applying to rejoin the Commonwealth, a club of mainly former British colonies that Mugabe left in 2003.
Calling Zimbabwe a “friend to all and an enemy to none,” Mnangagwa called for “unconditional” and “urgent” lifting of Western-imposed sanctions and welcomed an invitation to attend the U.S.-Africa Summit next month. The U.S previously did not invite Zimbabwe to the summit during Mugabe’s time. | 2022-11-23T19:48:48+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-zimbabwes-imposing-new-chinese-funded-parliament-opens/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a deal no one in Washington claims to really like. But after weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avert a potentially devastating government default.
The stakes are high for both men — and now each will have to persuade lawmakers in their parties to vote for it.
Biden, in an exchange with reporters on Monday, said he felt good about where things stood, but acknowledged that he wasn’t sure if all Democrats on the left will get on board. Biden called on the liberal wing of his party to hear him out. “Talk to me,” he said.
Some progressives have balked at the inclusion of new work requirements in two government assistance programs as well as spending caps. Biden on Monday called on the liberal wing of his party to hear him out.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said last week that the United States could run out of cash to pay the bills and default on its obligations if the debt ceiling is not raised by June 5.
The ultimate agreement, hammered out by Biden, McCarthy and a small group of their deputies, is a two-year budget deal that would essentially hold spending flat for 2024, while boosting it for defense and veterans, and capping increases at 1% for 2025. It would suspend the debt limit until January 2025, after the next presidential election. Republicans had insisted on reducing spending and had passed their own bill with much larger cuts last month.
The package would also make policy tweaks, including by adding work requirements for some food aid recipients and streamlining an environmental law that Republicans say has made it harder to build energy projects.
Takeaways from the deal, and from the negotiations that led up to it:
McCARTHY’S DELICATE BALANCING ACT
Ever since McCarthy won the House speakership on the 15th ballot in January, it was clear that the debt ceiling negotiations would be his first and perhaps biggest test.
Known more for strategy than policy, McCarthy has had a challenge that seemed almost insurmountable, with a narrow majority and a sizable group of hard-right conservatives certain to oppose anything he negotiated with Biden. And he could still find himself in the middle of a crisis if too many in his caucus revolt when the House votes on the package this week.
Through it all, the Californian has exhibited his typical laid-back vibe, projecting confidence about the bill and its success. He said Sunday that he will win a majority of Republicans on the bill and some Democrats.
In a conference call on Saturday night, McCarthy said, more than 95 percent of the members in his conference “were overwhelmingly excited about what they see.”
But some House Republicans were publicly slamming the deal, arguing it did too little to cut the deficit. Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina tweeted a vomit emoji, complaining that some Republicans on the call were praising the speaker for getting what he said is “almost zippo in exchange” for the debt-ceiling hike.
BIDEN’S RELUCTANT COMPROMISE
For months, Biden and his aides had a mantra: There would be no negotiation on the debt limit. But then he negotiated anyway.
It’s not where Biden, a veteran of the nasty 2011 debt-limit battle that saw the nation’s credit rating downgraded for the first time in history, wanted to be. But it was a likely scenario — with a Republican-controlled House that had made it clear from the start that it would not raise the borrowing authority under a Democratic president without extracting spending curbs or other policy concessions.
There was no way Biden, who is running for re-election next year, would want a historic default on his watch.
Biden has continued to insist that he was negotiating on the budget, not the debt ceiling. But pushed by a reporter Sunday evening who noted that was precisely what Republicans were seeking in exchange for lifting the debt limit, the president seemed to break from his talking point.
“Sure, yeah,” Biden said, chuckling slightly. “Can you think of an alternative?”
Now he will have to sell it to House Democrats, who must vote for it in big enough numbers to make up for defecting Republicans. Many progressive members in the House have appeared skeptical of the deal, but they remained mostly quiet over the weekend.
But the deal won early praise from another key Democratic group. The New Democrat Coalition, which has roughly 100 members, praised Biden as having negotiated “a viable, bipartisan solution to end this crisis.”
LONG-SOUGHT GOP POLICY
Republicans were able to win some policy changes they have sought for years, however modest, including on food aid. The bill would raise the age limit for existing work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, or SNAP. It would also create a new agency to develop and streamline environmental reviews that Republicans have complained about for decades.
The new work requirements for able-bodied SNAP recipients without dependents would phase in by 2025 and expire by 2030. And a provision pushed by Biden would take some vulnerable recipients — like veterans and the homeless — off work requirements entirely. But Republicans made clear that pushing more people to work in exchange for government benefits was a major victory for them, even if mostly symbolic.
The bill also would amend the National Environmental Policy Act and designate “a single lead agency” to develop environmental reviews, in hopes of streamlining the process.
Republicans had hoped for a much broader permitting package that would make it easier to build and develop energy projects. But Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, a McCarthy ally who was one of the negotiators, said the bill brings “transformational changes into the permitting and environmental review process” for the first time in four decades.
SENATE QUIET, WAITING TO CLOSE
McCarthy has said the House will vote on the package Wednesday. If passed, it will then head to the Democratic-led Senate where leaders will have to get agreement from all 100 members to speed up the process and avert a default by next Monday.
The White House briefed Democratic senators Sunday and McCarthy briefed Republicans. But most senators remained quiet on the deal as they waited for the full text and to see if McCarthy can navigate it through the House.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky cut themselves out of the negotiating process early on, saying it should be a negotiation between the White House and McCarthy.
McConnell issued a statement supporting the legislation on Sunday but some in his caucus have criticized it. The two leaders will have to navigate any potential objections over the coming week as they seek to win full support to move quickly on the deal.
“With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?” tweeted Utah Sen. Mike Lee on Saturday, aligning himself with the House Republicans who say the deal is not conservative enough. | 2023-05-30T12:28:24+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-political/ap-debt-ceiling-takeaways-bidens-invite-to-liberal-skeptics-to-talk-to-me-mccarthys-balancing-act/ |
Sheriff: Man wanted in Evans search arrested in stolen vehicle in Sulphur
Evans, LA (KPLC) - Vernon Parish authorities say the suspect in a manhunt in Evans on Thursday has been captured in Sulphur.
Authorities said the suspect, now identified as Christopher Rainwater, 38, of Singer, was running from police in a stolen vehicle Thursday when he crashed and ran on foot.
He was stopped in another stolen vehicle in Sulphur around 10 a.m. Friday morning and arrested, Vernon Sheriff Sam Craft said.
The Beauregard Sheriff’s Office last week put out a notice that Rainwater was wanted in connection with a residential burglary.
Here is more information from the Vernon Sheriff’s Office:
(On Thursday) VPSO was contacted by the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office in relation to a high speed pursuit traveling North into Vernon Parish on Highway 111 in Evans.
BPSO advised that a Merryville Police Officer was in pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
A short time later BPSO advised that the driver fled the vehicle on foot into a heavily wooded area.
VPSO and BPSO began a immediate canvas of the area in an attempt to locate the suspect without success.
At approximately 8:00 p.m. a resident located a male subject in a shop by his home. The citizen allowed the subject to use his cell phone and then the subject left the residence on foot.
During this interaction the subject identified himself to the resident as Christopher Rainwater.
VPSO continued to canvas the area and remained in the Evans Community throughout the night time hours.
At 6:42 a.m. VPSO received a report in relation to a stolen vehicle.
The vehicle was taken from a residence located in close proximity to the Beauregard / Vernon Parish line on Highway 111 South.
At approximately 10:00 a.m. Officers with the Sulphur Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle.
Christopher Rainwater, age 38, of Singer, was arrested at the scene.
Rainwater will face criminal charges in Vernon Parish stemming from the December 13th vehicle theft.
Additional charges are expected from the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Craft would like to commend all of the law enforcement agencies in the apprehension of Rainwater.
Sheriff Craft would also like to thank all of the residents of the Evans Community for their vigilance and patience in this matter.
We are proud to serve our citizens.
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A house in Margate City that sold for $1.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Atlantic County in the past week.
In total, 19 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $440,038. The average price per square foot ended up at $322.
The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of June 19 even if the property may have been sold earlier. | 2023-06-30T12:00:45+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2023/06/how-much-were-the-top-10-most-expensive-home-sales-in-atlantic-county-reported-last-week.html |
- The new facility is capable of generating up to 900 kilowatts of electricity to help power Toray Resin's Shelbyville manufacturing operations
- Solar project is the first in Duke Energy's pilot program to make it easier for businesses, schools and nonprofits to incorporate clean, renewable energy
PLAINFIELD, Ind., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Indiana's solar energy facility at Toray Resin Company's Shelbyville campus is now in service. The new facility is capable of generating up to 900 kilowatts of electricity to help power the plastics manufacturer's operations while offsetting carbon emissions.
The solar project is the first to come from a Duke Energy pilot program that aims to make it easier for businesses, schools and nonprofits to incorporate clean, renewable energy sources into their energy mix.
"We're excited to partner with Toray Resin on this renewable energy venture," said Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana. "This unique leasing arrangement will help power the company's manufacturing operations in a sustainable and cost-effective way, while also demonstrating how our neighbors, businesses and communities can come together to make meaningful progress toward a cleaner energy future."
Under the program, Duke Energy will own, operate and maintain the Blue River Solar Facility on Toray Resin's Shelbyville campus for a monthly service fee. The program provides Toray Resin with the advantages of clean energy to help power their operations, while minimizing upfront costs and maintenance obligations.
"Toray Resin Company and our parent, Toray Industries, intend to be a leader in the future use of renewable energy by jointly developing affordable, reliable and cleaner energy," said Dennis Godwin, president of Toray Resin Company. "This joint agreement with Duke Energy Indiana further advances Toray's commitment to reduce our carbon footprint by investing in renewable power solutions like solar that are reliable, scalable, cost-efficient, sustainable and directly support our core business strategy."
Construction on the 8-acre, ground-mounted solar project began in October 2021 and was completed in late August 2022. The facility consists of 2,487 solar panels that are each 6 feet tall, 3-1/2 feet wide, and 1-1/2 inches thick. The solar array is located on the east side of Toray Resin's campus, between Mausoleum Road and Boomer Way.
Under Duke Energy's solar services pilot program, eligible Indiana customers can lease an on-site solar system for a period of up to 20 years. Duke Energy installs, operates, owns and maintains the system, while customers receive all of the kilowatt-hour (kWh) and solar renewable energy credit (SREC) output. Initial program capacity is limited to a total of 10 megawatts (MW) for eligible commercial and industrial customers within the Duke Energy Indiana service territory.
Duke Energy Indiana
Duke Energy Indiana, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, provides about 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 870,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it Indiana's largest electric supplier.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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CLEVELAND, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated expansion of private sector packaging sustainability targets, even as the pandemic has caused public sector efforts to slow somewhat, finds a new Freedonia Group analysis. Key packaging sustainability targets include:
- source reduction (i.e., reducing packaging material volume)
- improved recycling rates, especially for plastics
- increased use of materials that are biodegradable and/or compostable
- increased use of recycled content in packaging
- expansion of reusable packaging programs
Packaging sustainability has been most pronounced in the food, beverage, and consumer markets, with major packaging firms as well as end users – including Nestlé, Keurig Dr Pepper, PepsiCo, and L'Oréal – announcing aggressive new goals for packaging sustainability and introducing packaging solutions to meet established ones.
Efforts have also grown in the e-commerce market. For instance, in 2021, major shipping concerns in Europe launched reusable e-commerce packaging solutions that could translate to the US market.
However, the pandemic also introduced some constraints to packaging sustainability
Still, the COVID-19 pandemic did constrain progress in packaging sustainability to an extent, especially in the public sector. For instance, early in the pandemic, a number of state and local governments suspended some of the restrictions on plastic retail bags and single-use foodservice products that have proliferated across the country in recent years. While most of these measures were lifted within the first year of the pandemic, they stymied momentum on curbing plastic bag consumption.
Corporate packaging sustainability efforts were also hindered by issues in some markets with packaging availability, supply chain disruptions, and material pricing increases. Additionally, limited availability of recycled material due to supply chain disruption forced some end users to reduce consumption of post-consumer recycled (PCR) in packaging production. Similarly, the sharp rise in e-commerce boxes being shipped to consumers exacerbated a longer term decline in paperboard recycling rates.
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Sustainability in Packaging is focused on identifying key trends in sustainability in the packaging industry, including:
- shifts in material mix toward more sustainable alternatives to virgin plastics (e.g., paper, bioplastics, molded fiber, recycled materials, reusable packaging)
- packaging producer and end user sustainability efforts and target goals
- product innovation in compostable, biodegradable, recyclable, and lightweight packaging
- expansion of packaging reuse programs
- supply and demand for recycled content
- regulatory changes affecting demand for sustainable packaging
Sustainability trends are analyzed by leading packaging material (plastic, paper and paperboard, metal, glass, molded fiber) and in terms of packaging producer and end user sustainability goals. Historical data and forecasts for overall packaging demand and key market segments (food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, foodservice disposables, and other markets including e-commerce) are also provided. Additionally, profiles of select packaging products, markets, and materials are highlighted. Consumer survey data related to packaging sustainability collected by The Freedonia Group are also presented.
About the Freedonia Group - The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, is the premier international industrial research company, providing our clients with product analyses, market forecasts, industry trends, and market share information. From one-person consulting firms to global conglomerates, our analysts provide companies with unbiased, reliable industry market research and analysis to help them make important business decisions. With over 100 studies published annually, we support over 90% of the industrial Fortune 500 companies. Find off-the-shelf studies at https://www.freedoniagroup.com/ or contact us for custom research: +1 440.842.2400.
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Sidney Crosby named to the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors
Sidney Crosby named to the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors
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Sidney Crosby named to the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors
Pens’ captain Sidney Crosby snapped up a major honor on Thursday.Video above: WTAE headlinesHe has been named an officer of the Order of Canada, one of that country’s highest honors. It recognizes those who have contributed extraordinarily to the nation.Crosby was one of 99 new appointees for being "one of the greatest hockey players of all time," according to Canada’s governor general, and for his service initiatives for youth through his foundation.Since its creation in 1967, the Order of Canada has honored more than 7,600 people whose service has shaped Canada’s society.The two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team Canada has the 14th-most points among all Canadian-born players in NHL history, with 1,452.
Pens’ captain Sidney Crosby snapped up a major honor on Thursday.
Video above: WTAE headlines
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He has been named an officer of the Order of Canada, one of that country’s highest honors. It recognizes those who have contributed extraordinarily to the nation.
Crosby was one of 99 new appointees for being "one of the greatest hockey players of all time," according to Canada’s governor general, and for his service initiatives for youth through his foundation.
Since its creation in 1967, the Order of Canada has honored more than 7,600 people whose service has shaped Canada’s society.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team Canada has the 14th-most points among all Canadian-born players in NHL history, with 1,452. | 2022-12-29T21:47:57+00:00 | wtae.com | https://www.wtae.com/article/sidney-crosby-named-to-the-order-of-canada/42363306 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — More assistance is on the way for low-income Americans who need help with their heating and cooling bills.
“It allows our families to have a bit of breathing room,” Office of Community Service Director Dr. Lanikque Howard said.
Dr. Howard says more than $500 million are being made available to cover the low-income home energy assistance program known as LIHEAP.
“LIHEAP makes home energy more affordable for those individuals who may be struggling to make ends meet,” Dr. Howard said.
The funds are in addition to the one billion awarded last month to help with crisis assistance and weatherization services, to make these homes energy efficient.
“To bring down those bills, but to reduce our energy consumption as well,” Dr. Howard said.
Dr. Howard says the money can also be used by communities to better prepare for unexpected weather events, like noreasters and heat waves.
“To really support households who might be in need after these kinds of natural disasters,” Dr. Howard said.
In the past year, LIHEAP served more than six million U.S. households.
“There’s just been a significant increase and uptick and the amount of applications that our grant recipients are receiving all across the country,” Dr. Howard said.
Dr. Howard says the new funds still won’t be enough to help all the eligible households, but she says she’s confident the administration and congress will continue to dedicate resources to the program. | 2023-03-17T00:02:40+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/washington/hhs-announces-more-funding-for-low-income-americans-for-heating-cooling-bills/ |
Research to Confirm the Hemopurifier's Ability to Remove Harmful Viruses and Exosomes From Harvested Organs
SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), a medical therapeutic company focused on developing products to treat cancer and life-threatening infectious diseases, today announced that it is investigating the use of its Hemopurifier® in the organ transplant market, in addition to its ongoing studies in cancer and COVID-19.
"Our objective is to confirm that the Hemopurifier, in our translational studies, when incorporated into a machine perfusion organ preservation circuit, can remove harmful viruses and exosomes from harvested organs," stated Charles J. Fisher, Jr., M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Aethlon Medical. "We have previously demonstrated the removal of multiple viruses and exosomes from buffer solutions, in vitro, utilizing a or scaled-down version of our Hemopurifier. This process potentially may reduce complications following transplantation of the harvested organ, which can include viral infection, delayed graft function and rejection. We believe this new approach could be additive to existing technologies that currently are in place to increase the number of viable organs for transplant."
According to Precedence Research, the size of the global transplantation market is projected to hit approximately $33.7 billion by 2032, compared to $15.1 billion in 2022. Further, Precedence Research estimates that the global transplantation market is poised to expand at a compounded average growth rate of 8.36% during the forecast period of 2023 to 2032. According to Precedence Research, rising demand for organ transplantation to treat organ failure and novel tissue transplantation products is the prime factor that is driving market growth.
In the United States, all organ transplant programs must be located in hospitals that have a Medicare provider agreement. The ultimate goal of Aethlon Medical's research in the transplantation area is to position the Hemopurifier as a beneficial and potentially transformative accessory element to existing or future organ perfusion systems that keep harvested organs in transplantable condition.
About Aethlon and the Hemopurifier®
Aethlon Medical is a medical therapeutic company focused on developing the Hemopurifier, a clinical stage immunotherapeutic device which is designed to combat cancer and life-threatening viral infections. In human studies, the Hemopurifier has demonstrated the removal of life-threatening viruses and harmful exosomes from blood utilizing its proprietary lectin-based technology. This action has potential applications in cancer, where exosomes may promote immune suppression and metastasis, and in life-threatening infectious diseases.
The Hemopurifier is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated Breakthrough Device indicated for the treatment of individuals with advanced or metastatic cancer who are either unresponsive to or intolerant of standard of care therapy, and with cancer types in which exosomes have been shown to participate in the development or severity of the disease. The Hemopurifier also holds an FDA Breakthrough Device designation and an open Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application related to the treatment of life-threatening viruses that are not addressed with approved therapies.
Additional information can be found at www.AethlonMedical.com.
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SOURCE Aethlon Medical, Inc. | 2023-06-21T12:35:36+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2023/06/21/aethlon-medical-announces-investigation-hemopurifier-use-organ-transplantation/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson began his first term of office Monday, asking Chicagoans to set aside deep differences, confront challenges together and build “a city that works for everyone.”
Johnson, 47, whose victory was touted by progressives as evidence that bold stances lead to victory, must immediately confront an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical business leaders, and summer months that historically bring a spike in violent crime. His first term leading the nation’s third-largest city will test the former union organizer’s ability to turn his proposals into solutions for stubborn problems worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, including public safety, economic growth and housing affordability.
“Let’s show the world, Chicago, where our heart is,” Johnson said in his inaugural address before a cheering crowd. “Let’s build a Chicago that is the economic marvel of our the state, the Midwest and this nation. Let’s build a Chicago that means our economy gets to grow by rerouting the rivers of prosperity to the base of disinvestment. So that no one goes thirsty.”
The former organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union was little known when he entered the mayoral race in 2022 and has no experience within city government. But the two-term Cook County commissioner gradually climbed atop a crowded field with the support of the influential union he once worked for, endorsements from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and local progressives to knock off the incumbent mayor, Lori Lightfoot, and win a tough runoff in April.
Trying to appeal to those who didn’t back him in the election, he has stocked his transition team with familiar names from Chicago corporations and philanthropies beside leaders of organized labor and progressive groups. He selected a veteran of Chicago’s emergency management agency as his chief of staff and a retired police commander who is popular among rank-and-file officers as interim leader of the Chicago Police Department.
There is little doubt that public safety will remain the city’s top concern and Johnson’s response will shape his relationship with business leaders, elected officials, his progressive activist base and residents of every Chicago neighborhood.
“A safe Chicago means a safe Chicago for all, no matter what you look like, who you love, or where you live,” Johnson said Monday, promising a strategy rooted in more mental health care, violence prevention programs and police accountability.
Asiaha Butler, co-founder of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood on the South Side, said she hopes Johnson stays committed to his wholesale approach to crime — and that Chicagoans give it an opportunity to make a difference. Butler said improving safety on her block took up to 15 years of cooperation with neighbors and other community groups.
“Knowing the despair that our city sometimes faces, it will take a while to take that cloud away,” Butler said. “I wouldn’t put anyone up to that job in one term.”
Chicago has a higher per-capita homicide rate than New York or Los Angeles, but the most recent federal data shows it’s lower than other Midwestern cities, such as St. Louis and Detroit. Still, the number of homicides in Chicago hit a 25-year high in 2021 with 804, according to the Chicago Police Department.
That number decreased last year while other crimes, such as carjackings and robberies, increased.
Chicago business leaders overwhelmingly endorsed Johnson’s opponent, former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, typically swayed by his pitch to strengthen policing, or Johnson’s various tax proposals affecting large companies and the wealthy.
The mayoral race was dominated by questions of how to address crime, and Johnson argued that a policing-first approach has failed.
Instead, he proposed increased mental health treatment, hiring more detectives, expanding youth jobs programs and increasing taxes on the sale of properties over $1 million to support more affordable housing. Johnson will also have the final say on naming the city’s next police superintendent, though for the first time an appointed citizen commission will select three finalists.
Andrea Sáenz, president and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust foundation, said she’s hopeful that Johnson can bring philanthropies, businesses, police and activists together to create a wide-ranging strategy to prevent violence now and chip away at the conditions that let it flourish.
“It feels like this is a moment — the moment — to have those conversations, for a mayor to bring everybody to the table,” Sáenz said.
Johnson has shown no sign of backing away from his campaign strategies. When violence broke out as teens flooded Chicago’s downtown streets in mid-April, he issued a statement asking that people not “demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.”
Paying for his campaign promises, including the public safety response, hinges on a number of tax increases aimed at high earners and large companies likely to put up a political fight. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state’s most influential Democrat, declined to back Johnson’s proposal to tax financial transactions, which would require sign-off from state lawmakers.
Johnson is also taking on a growing migrant crisis. Chicago is among the U.S. cities already struggling to provide shelter and other help to hundreds arriving from the southern border, with families sleeping in police station lobbies. The flow of arrivals is expected to increase now that pandemic-era restrictions on migrant crossings have ended.
Johnson said Monday that he is committed to welcoming all who arrive here, saying the strength of a city depends on how it treats the vulnerable. He provided no new details about his administration’s strategy.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner, a Chicago Democrat who also ran for mayor, said Johnson will have to use the same strategy that won him the mayor’s office to achieve his many priorities.
“What Lori Lightfoot learned is that in Chicago, your defenders can very quickly become your detractors,” Buckner said. “We want our leaders to be authentic, have conversations with us about the future. As long as he continues to do that, I think people will give him an opportunity.” | 2023-05-15T20:23:26+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/new-chicago-mayors-progressive-strategy-to-be-tested-amid-public-safety-growth-concerns/ |
Disney channels restored on Dish, Sling
(Gray News) – Disney announced that its channels have been restored to Dish Network and Sling TV customers following a weekend blackout as the two sides work toward a deal.
Disney said in a statement that a “handshake agreement” was in place, and channels including the ESPN and FX networks are back as they work to finalize the deal. Dish also announced they had been restored in a tweet early Monday.
Dish previously said its contract with Disney ended Sept. 30 and accused it of walking away from negotiations.
Customers awoke Saturday to find the channels had gone black overnight on the satellite provider and Sling, its streaming service.
The blackout affected roughly 10 million subscribers. Eight medium and large TV markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, had lost access to their ABC channel as well.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by either side.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-03T15:36:04+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2022/10/03/disney-channels-restored-dish-sling/ |
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians joined us to talk about Western New York’s largest St. Patrick’s Day party at the Niagara Falls Convention Center.
The party takes place Friday at 4:45 p.m. Hear more about it from Nick Melson and Kevin O’Brien in the video above.
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Where LSU football's Brian Kelly made recruiting visits at Shreveport-Bossier high schools
LSU football coach Brian Kelly flew into Shreveport Regional Airport on Thursday morning and made visits to a number of Shreveport-Bossier City high schools.
The NCAA calendar indicates this is a “contact period” through Jan. 28 and college coaches can visit with coaches at schools about potential recruits. They can only visit with prospects who are currently seniors.
Kelly and assistant coach Brian Polian made stops at Captain Shreve, Calvary, Evangel and Parkway, posing for photos along the way. Shreve coach Adam Kirby met Kelly last year when he was in town recruiting Kendrick Law Jr., who ultimately signed with Alabama.
“I’m excited to have a good relationship with coach Kelly and his staff,” Kirby said. “They said they plan to focus more on North Louisiana in the future, so it’s good to expand on that relationship.”
There are a number of top recruits in Northwest Louisiana, including Parkway 2024 kicker Aeron Burrell, who has been offered by Houston and North Carolina among others, plus 2025 Panther defensive back Camaro Mayo, who has Nebraska, Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State offers.
Evangel also has several top recruits in Tristan Santoro (Baylor offer), Gabriel Reliford, Parker Fulghum and Jacob Carpenter. Shreve has a couple of 2025 recruits in Tre Fuller and Devin Harper, who have been offered by Mississippi State and Tulane.
Calvary’s John Simon IV has Louisiana Tech and Grambling offers.
Jimmy Watson covers Shreveport-Bossier area sports. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6. | 2023-01-20T02:41:20+00:00 | shreveporttimes.com | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2023/01/19/lsu-footall-recruiting-brian-kelly-visits-shreveport-bossier-high-schools-aeron-burrell-camaro-mayo/69823780007/ |
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Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has a foot injury that could land him on the injured list, manager Rocco Baldelli said Wednesday.
An MRI exam confirmed a muscle strain in the arch of Correa's left foot in addition to plantar fasciitis in his heel.
"I think we get to Friday and some of our decisions might be made for us," Baldelli said when asked about a trip to the 10-day injured list.
Correa, 28, was not in the lineup against the visiting San Francisco Giants for the second straight day Wednesday.
The two-time All-Star is batting .213 with six homers, 24 RBIs and 14 runs scored in 44 games this season. | 2023-05-24T21:06:19+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37722414/twins-carlos-correa-land-il-foot-heel-injuries |
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RENO, Nev. and TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bendito Resources Inc. ("Bendito", the "Company", or "we") is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Steve Filipovic to the Board of Directors and Mr. Facundo Cazares as the Vice President Exploration. Mr. Filipovic has vast executive experience in mining operations, exploration activities, finance, and accounting and, when combined with his business and Board leadership experience, is highly qualified to become a Board member of Bendito as the Company advances its projects. Mr. Cazares is an exploration geologist with vast experience in Mexico, having developed exploration projects and lead generative programs for a variety of major mining and junior exploration companies.
Mr. Paul Huet, Chairman of the Board of Bendito, commented: "Steve is a great addition to the Bendito Resources Board, as the Audit Committee Chairman. He brings several years of Audit, Executive and Corporate Board experience from the Mining Industry in North America. The timing for his addition could not be better as the Company is in preparations towards going public on the TSXV in Canada."
Mr. John Antwi, President and CEO of Bendito commented: "I am very excited that Facundo has joined the management team. His astute geology background, leadership, and local influence will be an asset to the Company. In his role as Vice President and Country Manager, we are looking to strategically advance our core projects in Mexico and build enduring in-country relationships with the local governments and the communities we operate."
Steve Filipovic is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 25 years' finance experience. He has held several roles throughout his career including, Vice President Finance of Wolfden Resources Limited until its acquisition by Zinifex in 2007, and Chief Financial Officer of Premier Gold Mines Limited until its acquisition by Equinox Gold Corp in 2021. Steve currently provides consulting services to several private companies and is Chief Financial Officer of Nevada focused Paycore Minerals Inc, and Quebec focused Nuvau Minerals Inc. Steve previously practiced as an Audit Manager with Ernst and Young LLP in their Calgary Oil & Gas group and is an ICD.D designated Director with a broad experience base and years of C-Suite, Board Room exposure.
Facundo Cazares is an exploration geologist with 17 years of experience in developing exploration projects and generative programs in Mexico. During his professional career he has worked with junior exploration and major mining companies such as la Imperial Resources, Riverside Resources, Yamana Gold, Centerra Gold, leading in multiple generative programs. He managed the Mexico generative exploration program for gold and copper with Centerra Gold and also managed the Riverside-BHP Mexico generative exploration program for copper, handling all technical and financial activities to target for giant porphyry deposits. Mr. Cazares has a bachelor's degree in geology and a master's degree in geological sciences from University of Sonora.
Bendito Resources Inc. is a private mineral resource company formed and led by experienced mining and exploration executives with headquarters in Reno, Nevada, USA and regional offices in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The Company fully-owns a portfolio of diversified mineral projects in Mexico, which includes the Alacran and Oposura projects, both of which have previously reported mineral resources. The Mexican property portfolio comprises the Company's sole mineral interests. For additional information please visit the Company's website at www.benditoresources.com or contact the Company at the below:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, met again Tuesday, this time at the White House, following up after their first-ever meeting in eastern Europe on Mother’s Day.
President Joe Biden, who has said the United States will support Ukraine in its fight against Russia for “as long as it takes,” helped his wife welcome Zelenska, the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as her black SUV rolled to a stop on the driveway. He gave her a bouquet that included sunflowers, Ukraine’s national flower.
The women embraced and posed for press photos before going inside, where the administration briefed Zelenska on how the U.S. is trying to help Ukrainians who are suffering mentally and emotionally from the war.
Zelenska is on a high-profile visit to Washington this week.
“It’s so nice to see you again, since I last saw you,” Jill Biden said. She recalled their May 8 meeting, held when the U.S. first lady was traveling in eastern Europe and drove from Slovakia into western Ukraine to meet with Zelenska, who at that point had not been seen publicly since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his attack on Ukraine in late February.
Biden visited Romania and Slovakia in May in a public show of support for Ukrainians, mostly women and children, who had fled to those countries after Russia’s invasion.
“When I came back, one of the things that I said was you cannot go to a war zone and come back and not feel the sorrow and pain of the people that I met,” Biden said, recalling that Zelenska had introduced her to many refugees.
“You asked me then to talk about mental health issues, and so I came back and I talked to my team,” Biden said. She said she had sent Zelenska a letter outlining “what we’re doing to help with mental health for the mothers and the children who have really, clearly suffered such tragedy, and the atrocities.”
Biden, joined in the Blue Room by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and other administration officials, said they would take turns updating Zelenska on how their agencies are helping. Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, participated.
Zelenska did not speak while American and Ukrainian journalists were in the room.
When Jill Biden concluded her brief opening remarks, she remembered Zelenska’s translator and asked, “Is that too long?”
Before she arrived at the White House, Zelenska accepted a human rights award Tuesday on behalf of the Ukrainian people in recognition of their fight for freedom from Russia. The Dissident Human Rights Award was presented by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
“It is an honor to be here and accept this award in the name of every Ukrainian man and woman fighting Russian aggression today,” Zelenska said through a translator.
Zelenska’s White House visit followed meetings Monday with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
On Wednesday, she is scheduled to address members of Congress in an auditorium at the Capitol, following a similar appearance by her husband at an earlier point in the war.
Zelenska had largely disappeared with the couple’s two children during the war’s opening months, and has been raising her public profile since she emerged from seclusion for the Mother’s Day meeting with Biden.
Zelenskyy discussed his wife’s trip to Washington in his nightly address to Ukrainians, saying she will speak to Congress on behalf of all Ukrainian mothers and women.
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Train Show is coming to the Gateway Center in Collinsville, IL Friday August 12th through Sunday August 14th. This event is once in a generation event is coming to the St. Louis area for the first time in over 20 years. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of miniature railroading at the 2022 National Train Show! The show is run in conjunction with the annual National Model Railroad Association Convention, which this year takes place in St. Louis. This once-in-a-generation event includes 10 operating model railroads, a Lego Mini-land, and vendors from all over the country. See the biggest model railroad manufacturers in the industry. Get hands on demonstrations on how to get started in model railroading or learn the newest techniques. Diehard train collectors and novice hobbyists from all over the world will find it hard to resist the lure of the world's greatest hobby!
For collectors and modelers, the hobby marketplace offers thousands and thousands of model and toy trains for sale from retailers from across the nation. All of the model railroad industry's major manufacturers will be present, displaying the latest in new and high-tech products. For younger "conductors" there will be everything needed to start their very first layout. There is a free riding train for kids and a children's play area with trains, games, and more for kids to enjoy.
The family fun is August 12th through 14th at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, IL. Hours are Friday 1pm to 6pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; and Sunday 10am-4pm. Children under 12 are admitted FREE with an adult. Visit Giantshow.com for information and tickets. Tickets can be purchased online or on-site.
For further information contact David Swanson, Event Manager, 331-642-0001, email Dave@trainshow.email
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Bruce Goodman: School shooting: Fund school resource officers
I was a police officer for 45 years — 21 as the Louisville Chief of Police.
I worried about the safety of our schoolchildren more than all other public safety matters combined.
Much to the credit of Louisville’s former elected officials, we were budgeted for three school resource officers who spread their time and duties between the city’s schools. We were blessed with tremendous cooperation from each of the school’s administrators, who gave us direction as to their specific needs and who heeded our public safety suggestions.
It is time to again prioritize the safety of children by placing uniformed police officers in all our schools.
One doesn’t have to be a career government employee to know that those in control of the government purse strings will find enough money to fund what they want. Clearly, what they have not wanted is more school police officers. Officers are expensive and placing them in schools will bring heat from the police-haters crowd.
A peace officer in every Boulder County school will cost millions. I encourage elected officials of all levels to reconsider their budgetary priorities and show that the lives of children are worth it.
It is time to quit assuming it can never happen here and spend money for what’s truly important.
Bruce Goodman
Boulder
Claudia Deere: When is enough … enough?
When will this country make a change? What does it take? How can our government allow these atrocious acts of violence to continue?
Why do so many innocent people have to suffer due to the National Rifle Association’s wealth and control over our gun laws?
It is time for all of us to stand up and take the weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of our youth. This is not rocket science, this is common sense.
Claudia Deere
Niwot
Ted Bainbridge: Regulate cars like guns
On May 10, abcnews.go.com reported the Centers for Disease Control said gun homicides in the United States during 2020 were 35% higher than in the previous year. (Numbers on the FBI website that day showed it was 29%.)
That same day, the ABC site reported alcohol-related deaths rose 25% during the same time.
If a 29% rise in gun murders supports initiatives to eliminate guns, why doesn’t a 25% rise in alcohol deaths motivate efforts to eliminate alcohol?
That FBI site shows 10,591 gun murders in 2019. On its website, the National Institutes of Health reports drunken drivers killed 10,142 people that year. Why do we blame the guns but not the cars?
Some states have “red flag” laws that let governments seize a person’s guns if they are deemed a risk to themselves or others, even if the person has broken no law. Why don’t states have similar laws to seize vehicles belonging to drunks?
Ted Bainbridge
Longmont
Marion Kreith: Are shootings America’s favorite sport?
Yet another one.
Are mass shootings becoming the favorite American sport?
Marion Kreith
Boulder
Ann Cooper: Sorrowing for our lost humanity
I don’t get it. We are offering “thoughts and prayers” again, but no apparent action after the latest of 27 school shootings this year (number from National Public Radio).
It seems the Supreme Court is seriously considering reversing Roe v. Wade in order to protect the unborn.
But once the children are here on Earth, it’s a Second Amendment free-for-all.
And we call ourselves civilized …
Ann Cooper
Boulder
Rick Sutherland: America hides from the truth
We ignore the history that has made America what it is.
We ignore what the white man has done to the red man. We ignore the reality of the black men we brought from Africa on slave ships. We ignore the ideals of a great society written in our U.S. Constitution.
And now a gun culture is replacing our democracy with a kind of freedom that is killing our children in schools and public gathering places.
Our innocence, our silence of what we have done, is loud and clear, but we cowardly hide from the truth as if it was in some way harmful to our peace of mind. There is little peace of mind for the culture we have destroyed in America. Our shame is yet to surface.
We can teach this in our schools. With help from our government, we can raise an awareness of these realities, yet we will not learn from our mistakes if we refuse to teach our history.
With few regulations from our government, untrained and disturbed people can buy guns without background checks and enter our schools and kill children.
Can we do something about this? Yes, we can! But first we must elect legislators who give a damn!
Our U.S. Congress has blood on its hands. Biden’s executive branch has done all it can. It is now time to vote these stonewalling legislators out of office.
We owe it to our children!
Rick Sutherland
Lyons
Richard Juday: Show the graphic images
I wish for American journalism to break from an almost complicit refusal to show graphic images of school shooting carnage.
What we get is sweet family photos and fond reminiscences, along with thoughts and prayers. Surely police investigation possesses such imagery.
Not that anyone would take pleasure, but I want to see before-and-after photos of bodies, shredded by an AR-15 to the point that DNA analysis is necessary to identify a child, placed into the public consciousness.
Perhaps that exposure would move voters to hold their representatives to account.
Richard Juday
Longmont
Regner Trampedach: Guns shouldn’t be political, controversial
Why is the U.S. the only democratic country in the world where it is both a political and a controversial question whether grocery shoppers and schoolkids should be moved down in a rain of bullets from an assault rifle?
Regner Trampedach
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HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today published its annual sustainability report titled, Unlocking Possibilities. The publication offers an in-depth review of the company's 2022 sustainability performance, focused on progress toward ending plastic waste in the environment, taking climate action and supporting a thriving society. Highlights include:
- Ramping up circular and low carbon solutions through initiatives including growing the company's plastics recycling footprint globally to meet customer demand for more sustainable products and solutions.
- Accelerating interim greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for 2030, in line with science-based guidance and the Paris Agreement, by increasing scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction target to 42% and establishing a scope 3 emissions reduction target of 30%, relative to a 2020 baseline.
- Contributing to a thriving society, including focusing on safety, advancing commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, and continuing to contribute to and engage with the communities in which the company operates.
"The need to address climate and circularity has never been greater, and during my first year with LyondellBasell, we took decisive action to advance our sustainability goals and accelerate progress on existing commitments. We see opportunities to capture value from our actions and we are primed to unlock possibilities toward a more sustainable, low carbon future," said Peter Vanacker, CEO of LyondellBasell.
In 2022, the company reported sustainability highlights including:
- Announcing four new plastic waste recycling projects and ventures to grow its mechanical recycling footprint and increase access to feedstock through advanced sorting.
- Producing and marketing more than 175,000 metric tons of recycled and renewable-based polymers since 2019 under its Circulen brand. The result marks progress toward the company's commitment to produce and market at least 2 million metric tons of recycled and renewable-based polymers annually by 2030.
- Signing renewable electricity power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the U.S. and Europe, achieving more than 50% of our target to procure at least half of our electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Agreements signed this year have now taken us to 70% of our target.
- Completing more than 17,000 training hours on diversity, equity and inclusion. Additionally, 40% of the CEOs direct reports are women.
- Achieving a record low total recordable injury rate (TRIR) of 0.12, a top-decile result within the petrochemical manufacturing sector.
- Recording five million safe work hours at four sites and one million safe work hours at 21 sites.
"We are committed to providing transparency and demonstrating how we are making an impact as a leader in the chemicals industry," said Vanacker.
For more information, read the 2022 LyondellBasell Unlocking Possibilities sustainability report here.
About LyondellBasell
We are LyondellBasell – a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. Through advanced technology and focused investments, we are enabling a circular and low carbon economy. Across all we do, we aim to unlock value for our customers, investors and society. As one of the world's largest producers of polymers and a leader in polyolefin technologies, we develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Stroud threw two touchdown passes and Ohio State's revamped defense gave its vaunted offense time to find its groove as the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 5 Notre Dame 21-10 on Saturday night.
The top-five opening matchup was a homecoming for first-year Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, the former Buckeyes linebacker who has made a meteoric rise to lead the Fighting Irish at 36 years old.
Freeman is now 0-2 as a head coach after losing a bowl game just weeks after being named Brian Kelly's successor.
In the first regular-season meeting of the storied programs since 1996, the Irish hung with the high-scoring Buckeyes for most of three quarters, frustrating Heisman Trophy finalist Stroud and putting together a couple of first-half scoring drives.
But Ohio State's defense, too generous against the run last season, put the clamps on the Irish and new starting quarterback Tyler Buchner in the second half.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day turned over his defensive staff in the offseason, bringing in Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State to be coordinator.
How quickly the Buckeyes would pick up a scheme that is considered more complicated and multiple than the one they have been running was an open question.
Looked good in game one. The Irish managed just 253 yards and punted on their last six possessions. Tommy Eichenberg had two of Ohio State's three sacks.
And the Irish D could only hold up for so long.
On a third-and-long, Notre Dame brought multiple blitzers and Ohio State gave Stroud plenty of time to find Xavier Johnson open down the vacated deep middle for a 24-yard score. That put the Buckeyes up 14-10 with 12 seconds left in the third quarter.
On its next drive, Ohio State asserted itself. The Buckeyes went 95 yards on 14 plays, killing seven minutes off the clock and making it 21-10 on a 1-yard surge by Miyan Williams.
Williams ran for 84 yards on 14 carries and TreVeyon Henderson had 91 on 15 attempts.
Ohio State led the nation in scoring and yards per play last season, but for much of the night it was a slog for Stroud and the offense.
Playing mostly without star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who took a hard hit on the first series, Stroud threw for 223 yards.
He and Emeka Egbuka connected for a 31-yard catch and run to make it 7-3 in the first quarter. But that was it for the Buckeyes in the first half.
Buchner and the Irish responded with a long touchdown drive capped by Audric Etime's 1-yard touchdown leap in the second quarter to put the Irish up 10-7.
That's how it went to the half. Things could not have gone much better for Freeman to that point in his return to Ohio Stadium, but it turned out that was as good as it would get.
TAKEAWAY
Notre Dame: Buchner completed his first eight passes and then went 2 for 10 the rest of the way. The Irish got creative and made some big catches in the first half to move the ball, but they ran out of answers in the second half.
Ohio State: Smith-Njigba, last seen setting Rose Bowl record, finished with 2 catches for 3 yards. The Buckeyes boast a deep receiver room, filled with blue-chippers but it was Johnson, a fifth-year senior and former walk-on, who caught the go-ahead touchdown.
STAR STUDDED
Ohio State honored its 2002 national championship during a quick on-the-field ceremony in the first half with former coach Jim Tressel and dozens of former players, including Maurice Clarett.
Tressel reluctantly was hoisted on to the shoulders of two former players and the crowd roared.
The first game in the 100th season of Ohio Stadium also attracted LeBron James and his son, Bronny, to the Ohio State sideline. With the NFL season a week away, former Buckeyes Justin Fields and Chase Young were in attendance.
NEXT UP
Notre Dame: The first home game for Freeman is next week against Marshall.
Ohio State: Toledo visits the Buckeyes.
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Opinion: Jim Dey | Crushed Krush wrongly forced to eat — not speak — their words
Some people question the wisdom of making a mountain out of a molehill.
But it can be amusing.
Take the recent contretemps involving the Orange Krush, the University of Illinois student group that provides what one Chicago writer calls a “delightfully maniacal presence” at Fighting Illini home basketball games.
The Krushers are in the doghouse, driven there by a bunch of sanctimonious, neck-bowed Hawkeyes.
They’ll be running amok by Saturday’s home game against Rutgers. But for the time being, it’s tail-between-the-legs time, a far cry from their initial cry of defiance after the Krush’s plans to invade Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the Feb. 4 Iowa-Illinois basketball game were snuffed out.
Their sin? Lying — as part of a broader conspiracy to play the role of dog in the manger.
Borrowing the Boys & Girls Club name, the Krush purchased tickets to gain surreptitious entry to the game. Initially dressed as Hawkeye fans, Krushers planned to pick just the right time to take off Hawkeye garb and reveal Orange & Blue underneath.
The goal was to shock Hawkeye fans, leaving them emotionally scarred and traumatized by the discovery of lower-than-a-snake’s-belly Illini fans in their midst.
If that sounds a bit overwrought, readers should try to remember that they may have once been brain-dead college kids, too. It makes a lot more sense from that perspective.
At any rate, University of Iowa sleuths figured out the ruse, canceled the ticket sale and issued a press release explaining what they had done.
Then, realizing they looked like dweebs, they donated the tickets initially sold to the Krush to an Iowa Boys & Girls Club.
Krushers were relegated to watching the game — the Illini lost by two — at a local bar.
Even worse, they abandoned their initial defiant statement to issue a totally insincere apology acknowledging they had “exercised poor judgment” in how they secured the tickets and described themselves as “truly sorry.”
If ever a statement reeked of the malign influence of some soulless, spineless, gutless prig of a college administrator, that one does. What’s wrong with a little good dirty fun, especially at Hawkeye expense?
Given all that, it’s time to make a mountain out of that molehill.
UI College of Law Dean Vik Amar was ruminating on the issue of the ticket snafu and came up with a thought.
Because he’s an adult, Amar felt compelled to denounce the Boys & Girls Club ruse.
“I don’t like the fact that our students lied,” Amar said.
But here’s something else he didn’t like — the University of Iowa’s decision to deny tickets to Illini fans just because they’re Illini fans. And, face it, that’s what it did.
“This does seem overtly viewpoint-based,” he said.
Viewpoint-based? A free speech/First Amendment issue? Can’t readers just see that molehill taking on mountain-like proportions?
The Orange Krush doesn’t just cheer at games. Like the Boys & Girls Club, it’s a charitable organization that has contributed to worthy local causes for years. Further, Krushers paid full price for the tickets.
Amar contends that “there’s a First Amendment issue here.”
“In terms of an open market, (Iowa) can’t just say we’ll sell you a ticket if you root for our team,” he said.
That’s viewpoint discrimination.
When government — the University of Iowa — allows speech, it can’t pick and choose the speech that it will allow.
The First Amendment protects speech. But speech most people agree with doesn’t need protection. Unpopular speech needs protection from those — say Iowa fans — who despise what’s spoken — say, “Go Illini!”
There’s more to say on this subject. But there’s a limit to how many mountains one should make of a molehill.
Jim Dey, a member of The News-Gazette staff, can be reached at jdey@news-gazette.com or 217-393-8251. | 2023-02-08T10:40:31+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/opinion-jim-dey-crushed-krush-wrongly-forced-to-eat-not-speak-their-words/article_695ac020-6497-54b8-8d28-10e984620e5f.html |
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE JOB. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! ED: A BIG SURPRISE FOR A SPECIAL WOMAN IN WELLESLEY. HERLDA SENHOUSE IS CELEBRATING HER 112TH BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH. AND TODAY, HER SENIOR LIVING CENTER HOSTED A SURPRISE PARTY FOR HER, WHERE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM GEORGIA TO CELEBRATE HER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HERLDA! MARI
Massachusetts community throws surprise birthday party for 112-year-old resident
Updated: 5:30 AM EST Mar 1, 2023
People in Wellesley, Massachusetts, decided to put together a special celebration for the oldest resident in the town.Herlda Senhouse received a big surprise for her 112th birthday on Tuesday, especially when she saw friends and family from Georgia in attendance.Two years ago, Senhouse was featured in a special interview with sister station WCVB's Rhondella Richardson and Richardson's daughter, Rhylee.At age 16, Senhouse moved to Woburn to live with an aunt and in 1931, she became the first in her family to graduate high school.While civil rights leaders marched in the 1960s for equality and against racism, Senhouse showed her activism through jazz dance shows. She founded what was Boston's Clique Club, a social club of dancers and musicians to help educate Black students.Senhouse helped countless Black students pay for everything from books to college tuition through the Clique Club.According to Wellesley town officials, Senhouse is the second-oldest person living in the state of Massachusetts.
WELLESLEY, Mass. — People in Wellesley, Massachusetts, decided to put together a special celebration for the oldest resident in the town.
Herlda Senhouse received a big surprise for her 112th birthday on Tuesday, especially when she saw friends and family from Georgia in attendance.
Two years ago, Senhouse was featured in a special interview with sister station WCVB's Rhondella Richardson and Richardson's daughter, Rhylee.
At age 16, Senhouse moved to Woburn to live with an aunt and in 1931, she became the first in her family to graduate high school.
While civil rights leaders marched in the 1960s for equality and against racism, Senhouse showed her activism through jazz dance shows. She founded what was Boston's Clique Club, a social club of dancers and musicians to help educate Black students.
Senhouse helped countless Black students pay for everything from books to college tuition through the Clique Club.
According to Wellesley town officials, Senhouse is the second-oldest person living in the state of Massachusetts. | 2023-03-01T11:25:29+00:00 | wmur.com | https://www.wmur.com/article/surprise-birthday-party-112-year-old-woman-wellesley-massachusetts/43136584 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow and Lionel Richie will be among those performing in tribute to Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson when both are honored as the 2023 MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy.
The academy announced the lineup Thursday for the tribute concert and gala to be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 3 — two days before the Grammy Awards.
Other performers announced include Jimmie Allen, Chloe X Halle, The Isley Brothers, Mumford & Sons, The Temptations, PJ Morton, Rita Wilson, Dionne Warwick and Trombone Shorty.
Past MusiCares honorees include Joni Mitchell, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton and Aerosmith.
It’s the first time the tribute ceremony will honor two greats.
Gordy, a music mogul who founded the Motown record label, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
Robinson is a Grammy winner who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
The gala concert and dinner raises funds for the programs of MusiCares, the Recording Academy charity that provides health and welfare services to musicians in need. | 2023-01-20T16:47:35+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-legend-carlile-crow-to-perform-at-musicares-tribute-event/ |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A drug cartel bomb attack that allegedly used a fake report of a mass grave to lure police into a deadly trap has had devastating collateral damage: It has led some authorities to abandon the volunteers who search for Mexico’s 110,000 missing people.
Most of the searchers are distraught mothers looking for the bodies of the thousands of victims of kidnapping gangs and drug cartels, who dump their bodies in clandestine graves.
A day after Tuesday’s attack that killed four police officers and two civilians in Jalisco state, Gov. Enrique Alfaro announced that he was temporarily suspending police involvement in such searches as a safety measure, drawing consternation from the volunteer groups, who are known as “collectives.”
Alfaro said an anonymous caller had given a volunteer searcher a tip about a supposed clandestine burial site near a roadway in Tlajomulco, Jalisco. The cartel buried improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, on the road and then detonated them as a police convoy passed. The IEDS were so powerful they destroyed four vehicles, injured 14 people and lefts craters in the road.
It was the latest indignity suffered by mothers who, faced with government inaction and years of uncertainty over what happened to their loved ones, have taken on themselves the grisly task of looking for their remains.
It is dangerous and grueling work. Six volunteer search activists have been killed in Mexico since 2021. The searchers face extreme heat, rough terrain and grisly work as they walk through suspected clandestine burial sites, plunging steel rods into the earth to detect the scent of decaying bodies below.
Alfaro’s announcement outraged the volunteer groups; Jalisco state has the highest number of disappeared in the country, and searchers there already distrusted authorities because they failed to investigate quickly when their children disappeared, and left subsequent investigative work to the victims’ families.
“This is just another sign of a government that is out of its depth,” said Hector Flores, who leads the Light and Hope search group in Jalisco. “Not only can’t they find the disappeared, they can’t even provide security.”
Flores’ frustration is enormous: May 18 was the second anniversary of the disappearance of his son, Hector Daniel Flores Fernández, in Guadalajara in 2021. No trace of him has been found.
Now searchers like him will lose the little police support they had: convoys of forensic examiners that go out and exhume the bodies searchers locate, a necessary step in getting forensic tests to identify the remains.
“This is a step backward. The anonymous calls were the way we found many of the remains,” Flores said.
The bomb plot illustrated the increasingly serious, military-style threat Mexico’s drug cartels pose to the government. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday the cartels have started to use bombs, IEDs and explosives “constantly,” and that seizures of explosives are frequent in the region.
But it also exposed the tenuous nature of an unspoken agreement with the cartels under which the searchers have more or less been allowed to do their work for years.
It is not entirely clear who killed the six searchers slain since 2021. Cartels have tried to intimidate searchers in the past, especially if they went to graves sites that were still being used.
Searchers have long sought to avoid the cartels’ wrath by publicly pledging that they are not looking for evidence to bring the killers to justice, that they simply want their children’s bodies back.
Searchers also say that repentant or former members of the gangs are probably the most effective source of information they have.
Ceci Flores, the leader of a search group in the northern border state of Sonora, made headlines last month when she publicly appealed to the cartels for a truce, in which they would agree not to interfere with the searchers. She said several gangs had responded.
“In some states they (gang leaders) have responded, saying to us there was no problem, that we could keep searching for the disappeared,” Flores said, noting they had said “perhaps some day we would have to be searching for them, too.”
The truce idea was not born of naivete, but of desperation, in a country with over 110,000 disappeared and woefully indolent or over-worked police and forensics examiners.
“We have begged them not to keep disappearing people, but they continue to do so,” said Flores, who is not related to Hector.
Ceci Flores said the governor’s decision to stop police cooperation in the searches would not stop mothers like her. One of her sons, Alejandro Guadalupe, disappeared in 2015. Her second son, Marco Antonio, was abducted in 2019. Authorities have told her nothing about the fate of either of them.
“He (the governor) can stop his police, but he cannot order the mothers around, because he has never helped them,” Flores said. “If he can’t help, he can get out of the way.”
Some search groups cast doubt on the governor’s story about the roadside bomb attack Tuesday night, in which seven buried improvised explosives devices were detonated, apparently by remote control.
Another group, the Searching Mothers of Jalisco, said in a statement that “we never received such a phone call, and we never go out to do field work at night, it’s illogical.”
“If you think we are in danger, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, then give us the protection we deserve for having done your job!” the statement read.
Hector Flores said that the cartel bombs were a message directed at the government, not the volunteer searchers.
“We believe this was the cartels breaking with the government, rather than any attack against the searchers,” Flores said. | 2023-07-14T13:55:12+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-a-deadly-bomb-ambush-of-police-in-mexico-has-endangered-mothers-who-search-for-the-missing/ |
HAMPTON, N.H., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the "Company"), announced that it will host an Investor Day for investors and research analysts on Tuesday, November 15th at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. The event will feature presentations from the senior executive leadership team, who will share the Company's strategic vision, operating and growth strategy, and multi-year financial targets.
The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and is expected to conclude at 12:00 p.m. EST. Due to limited capacity, in-person attendance is by invitation only. A live broadcast and on-demand replay of the event will be available at http://investor.planetfitness.com. An investor presentation will also be made available at http://investor.planetfitness.com.
An audio replay of the webcast will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and remain available for one year.
About Planet Fitness
Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of June 30, 2022, Planet Fitness had 16.5 million members and 2,324 stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and Australia. The Company's mission is to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone®. More than 90% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's first national-level import-themed trade fair, has continued to provide a platform for sharing market opportunities in China with BRI nations.
The CIIE, which was launched in 2018, comprises a business exhibition, a country exhibition and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum.
The expo has been growing in scale and influence – the area of its business exhibition increased from 270,000 square meters in 2018 to 366,000 square meters in 2021, while the first three editions helped channel about $30.5 billion of foreign investment into 622 projects.
The fifth edition of the CIIE will be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to10 this year as scheduled. As usual, a slew of companies will be attending the expo for the first time - they include global metals and mining giant Rio Tinto Group and Japanese multinational semiconductor company Renesas Electronics Corp.
The CIIE has become the preferred place for companies to announce new creations. During the past four editions, exhibitors have debuted more than 1,500 new products, technologies and services.
The CIIE has further opened up the huge Chinese market and made a profound difference in the world, especially in least developed countries, those in Central and Eastern Europe and those involved in the BRI.
Mamani, for example, an alpaca craftsman from Peru, used to make a living by selling alpaca artworks at his roadside stall, earning less than $20 a day. Because of the CIIE, orders from China now generate a monthly income of $50,000 for him, and stable jobs for another 200 or more craftsmen just like him. "Without the orders from China, many craftsmen like me will be unemployed," he said.
The expo's strong spillover effects have drawn more attention.
In the fourth CIIE, many products from Trinidad and Tobago have attracted Chinese consumers' attention. "We are expecting to attend the fifth CIIE this year to exhibit our special goods," said Analisa Low, who assumed her post as the ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to China, in a recent interview.
In terms of the Business Exhibition, the fifth CIIE will again feature six exhibition areas — Food and Agricultural Products, Intelligent Industry and Information Technology, Medical Equipment and Healthcare Products, Consumer Goods, Trade in Services, and Automobiles.
In addition, a series of sideline events such as promotional activities in foreign countries, signing ceremonies and forums, have made the CIIE more than just a six-day expo, but also a means to turn exhibitors into investors.
Be sure to browse the official website of the CIIE for more information about the upcoming fifth edition: https://www.ciie.org/zbh/en/.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Texoma Gives is having their 7th Annual Day of Giving in September and sign ups are happening now!
Early giving begins on Thursday, August 25 and ends on Thursday, September 8 which is the official Day of Giving.
To help, you can go to texomagives.org and then search for your favorite organizations. | 2022-07-11T18:51:58+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/interviews/texoma-gives-day-of-giving/ |
Mary Jean (Einzinger) Barnson October 22, 1931 - July 29, 2023 At the age of 91, Mary Jean Barnson returned to her Heavenly Father on July 29th, 2023.
She was born on October 22, 1931, to her parents Hallie and Joeseph Einzinger. Being the youngest and the only girl, the 2 boys Robert (5) and Paul (2) always felt she was really spoiled.
Mary Jean was born and raised in Montpelier, Idaho. In grade school Mary Jean was always chosen to be on the boys' team at recess because she could run like a deer. Mary Jean worked at the Rich Theater as an usher, Lowe Drug and Allingers as a clerk in her teenage years. She was active in Student Affairs, wrote for the school paper (The Grizzly), was president of the Pep Club, and was a member of the choir and drama club. She was always a good student clear through high school and graduated with honors in 1949. As her friends went off to college, Mary Jean chose to support her father in his plans to open his own shoe store. So, on August 13, 1949, Einzinger Shoe Store became a reality which was a part of Mary Jean's future for the next 41 years. Mary Jean was known around town as "the shoe lady." Mary Jean also took on various jobs at the Royal Bakery, Crest Motel and Montpelier Police Station as a dispatcher to keep Cyndie and Teresa in college.
Mary Jean had a love for sports and helped start the sports program for the Young Women. She coached volleyball, basketball and softball for many years. She also had a love for music. She loved to sing and play the piano. She sang in the All-Church Choir and sang many duets with her husband Glenn at various wards and other events.
Mary Jean married her high school sweetheart Glenn Barnson on October 3, 1950, in the Logan Utah Temple. To this union they added 3 children: Cyndie, Teresa and David.
Mary Jean was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She has served in many positions. She was the primary chorister, ward chorister, music chairman, ward mission leader, and primary and young women's teacher. Glenn and Mary Jean also spent several years serving in the Logan Temple where Mary Jean played the organ.
She is survived by daughters Cyndie (Jim) Birch of Cokeville, Wyoming. Teresa (Blair) Keetch of Heyburn, Idaho, David-deceased (Annette) Barnson of Montpelier, Idaho. 12 grandchild and 30 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Glenn LaMar Barnson, parents Hallie and Joseph Einzinger, brother Paul R. Einzinger, brother Robert Einzinger, son David Glenn Barnson, grandchildren Andy and Jenny Barnson, and son in-law Blair Keetch.
Funeral services will be held on August 3rd, 2023 at 11am at the Montpelier 3rd/5th Ward Chapel. A viewing will be held on August 3rd from 10-10:45am.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its contract with Biobot Analytics to bring monkeypox analysis to hundreds of urban and rural communities across the U.S. through the CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). This expansion builds upon Biobot's current work with NWSS to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater across the country so communities can act quickly to prevent the spread of the disease. The testing will involve sampling untreated wastewater and analyzing it for the presence of monkeypox virus DNA.
The contract will now include sampling for both SARS-CoV-2 and monkeypox virus through January 2023. This data will help federal, state, and local officials better track the prevalence and spread of monkeypox, deploy clinical testing resources, and inform other public health responses.
"Expanding wastewater analysis beyond COVID-19 has always been foundational to our mission at Biobot. This is the third of many applications, and we hope this can demonstrate the flexibility and versatility of this technology for governments across the country," said Newsha Ghaeli, Biobot President & Cofounder.
If your community is interested in joining the CDC program or getting started with monkeypox analysis, please reach out: biobot.io/get-started/.
Biobot Analytics is a global leader in wastewater epidemiology, founded with the goal of transforming wastewater infrastructure into real-time public health observatories. Having worked at more than 1,000 locations across all 50 US states and several countries, Biobot produces actionable information from wastewater to improve the health of communities around the world. Separately from the work with CDC NWSS, Biobot also analyzes wastewater for the presence of High Risk Substances, such as opioids, to help communities better respond to substance use and implement harm reduction programming. In addition, Biobot's pioneering data platform supports building-level monitoring for enterprise customers and minimizes business operation disruptions for seamless return-to-office plans.
Learn more about our Government and Enterprise platforms at our website, www.biobot.io/government &www.biobot.io/enterprise.
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Asia Neo Art Fest 2022 is an annual conference where the world's leading experts, artists, thinkers, investors get connected, co-create and think about the future of art.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaverse Blockchain company Marvion, a fully owned subsidiary of Bonanza Goldfields Corp. (OTC:BONZ), is pleased to collaborate with Next Level Ventures for the Asia Neo Art Fest 2022 in Singapore.
About Asia Neo Art Fest 2022
Held on 19 November 2022 at the Marina Bay Sands, the Asia Neo Art Fest 2022 is an annual conference where the world's leading experts, artists, thinkers, investors get connected, co-create and think about the future of art. Attendees to the conference can expect to learn from the top creative experts around the world on how Art, Music, Film, Fashion impact modern society and explore global artists artwork exhibitions. In addition, invited guests and speakers will also be sharing how NFT and Web 3.0 technology can be utilised in businesses and investments.
The stellar line-up of speakers include Nicole Buffett, Fortune Magazine's Top 50 NFT Artist who is critically acclaimed for utilising her artwork for ecological and social causes, Jack Neo, Singapore's top film director, James Hong, the founder of Fame, a hyper connected fashion metaverse & NFT platform that supports fashion designers to create in digital art in Web3.0, and more. Raymond Chua, CEO of Marvion will also be taking the stage to share how Marvion applies blockchain and NFT technologies as tools to disrupt the lifestyle and entertainment industry.
Speaking on the collaboration, Raymond said, "From Marvion's standpoint, we are constantly seeking meaningful partnerships with industry heavyweights to add value to the community. We admire the work that Next Level Ventures is doing and therefore, we find it befitting to participate in Asia Neo Art Fest to share how brands and businesses can benefit from the Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 ecosystems. We are very excited to see how the conference unfolds and hope that this collaboration is the first of many to come."
Commenting on the conference, Sean Seah, founder and Group CEO of Next Level Ventures said, "We are delighted to be working together with Marvion for Asia Neo Art Fest. Web 3.0 and NFTs are getting adopted at an increasing pace and as Next Level Academy's mission is to help equip individuals to thrive in the evolving economy, we are looking forward to spreading and educating the public on NFTs by inviting experts in these fields to share their insights. We certainly look forward to see everyone at the conference."
All attendees will be entitled to 3 Next Level NFT Drops during the event that can be used to exchange for future exclusive event tickets and prizes. Admission to the Asia Neo Art Fest is ticketed. Interested participants can visit https://www.neoartfest.com/ for more information.
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The group is building an ecosystem and a metaverse for the media and entertainment industry that implements and adopts blockchain and NFT technologies, through mergers and acquisitions.
About Marvion™️
Marvion is a metaverse technology company in the lifestyle and entertainment industry. Although most lifestyle and entertainment content are digital in nature today, they exist in the real world as intangible assets, such as intellectual property, licenses and contractual rights, with intrinsic value. Marvion applies blockchain and NFT technologies as tools to disrupt and improve the existing and current practices. The technology underpinning NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has multiple functional use cases, some of which have the power to transform our societies, and some of which may be subject to regulations. Marvion uses NFT technology solely to create a legally-binding digital ownership token (DOT) to both tangible and intangible lifestyle and entertainment assets, which our analysis suggests would functionally fall outside any regulatory perimeter.
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New details have been released surrounding the previously reported death of an Altoona man who had gone missing and was later found dead at a Cambria County man’s home, according to news sources.
As it turns out, 22-year-old Austin Kline had reportedly hired 55-year-old Richard Morgan to help him with some excavation work that Morgan’s son had arranged with Kline through Facebook at a residence along the 700 block of Lake Street in South Fork, according to reports from WTAJ and WJAC.
Once the work had been completed, Kline claimed that he had asked Morgan to “look at a few other jobs” that he wanted to be done at other properties in Blair and Cambria counties. In response, Kline claimed the victim told him that one of the jobs was “larger than he wanted to take on” and said he would “need to think about the other job” before committing to doing it.
Kline claimed that he dropped Morgan off at his home Thursday evening and had planned to come back the next day to help with the originally planned excavation work. But police said Morgan was reported missing by family members that night after he failed to return home.
Upon investigation, Morgan’s son provided authorities with screenshots of his messages with Kline that involved them looking at properties for potential work. Afterward, state police obtained location data for Morgan’s cell phone, which had been turned off around 4:21 p.m. but had last pinged near a tower in the area of the 700 block of Munster Road, according to reports.
Police then searched Kline’s South Fork home, where, while speaking with Kline, authorities noticed a recent injury to his left hand that could’ve been caused by a physical altercation. A K9 unit also came across blood on the garage door.
While searching the garage, authorities came across Morgan’s body and a landscape tamper that was covered in blood and hair, according to reports.
Cambria County District Attorney Greg Neugebauer told WJAC that the scene was very gruesome and was incredibly hard to see. He also said that the attack was targeted and wasn’t random.
When Kline was questioned by police, he admitted to shooting the victim multiple times with a .380 caliber gun and then striking him with the landscaping tool. Kline also admitted to dumping the victim’s vehicle along Route 219.
As previously reported, Kline has been charged with criminal homicide, felony aggravated assault, and abuse of a corpse. His scheduled preliminary hearing has been set for June 8.
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HOUSTON – Side roads, main roads and highways have seemingly transformed into race tracks or obstacle courses during the last couple of years.
“2021 was the worst year we’ve had fatalities in the state since 1981 and the second highest since they started collecting data in 1940,” said Robert Wunderlich, the director of the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
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KPRC 2 Investigates’ analysis of TXDOT data found a 24% increase between 2019 to 2021.
“I don’t think that most people have an appreciation for the size of the problem that we’re dealing with here,” said Roger Bligh, a senior research engineer of roadside safety at TTI. “It’s like a fully loaded 737 jet crashing ... six times a week, and so if that was occurring, there would probably be a lot more attention given to the problem.”
Experts with TTI said drivers slowing down, wearing seat belts and not being under the influence can help reduce the number of deaths on roads. However, researchers are also working on other ways to make roads safer.
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The “Forgiving Roadside” Concept
In the 1960s, the United States adopted the idea of a more forgiving roadside.
“The penalty for inadvertently leaving the road should not be serious injury or death,” Bligh said.
Researchers worked on new innovations to make barriers, guardrails, light fixtures and other tools to decrease the chance for serious injuries or death during crashes.
Bligh points to median barriers, which can prevent dangerous head on collisions, and to signs, street lights and poles. Those are designed to break away during impact to prevent more serious crashes.
TTI tests the roadside feature to make sure it’s structurally able to contain or redirect the vehicle and also keep a vehicle from rolling. Researchers also look at the risk for serious injury inside the vehicle should it strike one of the barriers.
Despite the best efforts of engineers, deadly or serious crashes still happen. But Bligh said innovations to roadside safety, better education and safer vehicles have all helped to decrease the numbers.
The proof is in the data, according to Bligh.
He said that in 1964, there were nearly six deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. Bligh said if the standards and death rate remained unchanged by 2019, there would be more than 180,000 deaths per year on Texas highways.
Despite the improvements, TTI engineers said the research needs to continue to keep up safety standards.
“The job is never done,” Bligh said. “The nature of these crashes that are taking place on the roadway are ever changing and evolving.” | 2022-08-11T13:57:41+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/solutionaries/2022/07/29/how-a-more-forgiving-roadside-could-impact-severity-of-crashes/ |
Aaron Judge’s record-setting home run ball up for auction
NEW YORK (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League record 62nd homer has gone up for auction. Cory Youmans, who caught the ball, sold its rights to the auction house Goldin. Founder Ken Goldin says the ball will “almost certainly” bring in the highest price ever paid for a baseball. The opening bid for the ball is $1 million. Judge’s homer Oct. 4 against the Texas Rangers surpassed the AL record set by another Yankee, Roger Maris, in 1961. | 2022-11-18T00:54:44+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/17/aaron-judges-record-setting-home-run-ball-up-for-auction/ |
CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — A renovated Carmel Clay park now sports a new playground and four pickleball courts.
Meadowlark Park had a ceremonial opening Monday evening. The park is at 450 Meadow Lane, which is off West Main Street between South Guilford and North Range Line roads.
Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation renovated the facility at a cost of $3.5 million from the Clay Township government, a spokesperson says.
Other upgrades to the park include the picnic and shade shelters; native plant restoration; repairs to the boardwalk, bridge and trails; and added WiFi and security devices. | 2022-09-29T01:13:35+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/carmel-clay-park-gets-upgrades-playground-pickleball-courts-trails/ |
Program that builds ramps for disabled people is 'life-changing' for Puebloans
For wheelchair users and Puebloans Kierrali Livingston and Izzy Vigil, a new ramp that was recently built to the entrance of their home has been “life-changing.”
Prior to it being built, the pair had not been able to leave their residence for more than a year. The cost of building a new ramp built was just too high.
That changed on June 20 after the Directing Others To Services “Ramp Up” program built for them what they couldn’t afford.
“I felt institutionalized," Livingston said. “When we get out, I won't know what to do. I'll get to take my dogs for walks. I get to leave my home.”
The pair's first contact with the D.O.T.S program — a partnership between local service agencies that aims to grant individuals access to medical and mental health services — was in November 2021.
Livingston had to go to the hospital and the only way to do that, she said, was to call 911.
"I called, and the first guy that came, he was mad,” she recalled. “He said, ‘Why don't you have a ramp? If there's a fire, there's no way to get out of here.’"
That firefighter then referred them D.O.T.S program.
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Along with building a ramp to allow better access in and out of their home, the program connected Livingston to home health services and helped her gain access to long-term Medicaid.
"When I got connected with D.O.T.S., everything changed," Livingston said.
The Ramp Up program is a partnership between the D.O.T.S. Program, Habitat for Humanity and Thornton Medical that helps address accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
The program was created in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic practically shut it down for the better part of two years, said D.O.T.S. community risk reduction coordinator Kelly Firestone.
As impacts of the pandemic continue to decrease, the program is seeking new donors to help those in need.
"A lot of people call 911 when they're ill, and we go in and ask, ‘Why are you calling 911? When was the last time you went to your physician's office?" Firestone said. "And they say, ‘I can't get out of my house. I can't get down the two or three steps that I have, so I don't go."
Being isolated and cramped up can cause depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, Firestone said, especially in people who are unable to get their medications.
"Medicaid will only pay for a ramp if you have long-term Medicaid," she said. “So we started seeing that it was a big problem. And we were like, ‘Well, there are no other resources for ramps, so let's figure it out.’"
The program is primarily funded through donations and grants. The prefabricated aluminum ramp built for Livingston and Vigil was paid for with a grant of just under $10,000 from United Way and constructed by Thornton Medical.
MORE:Park rangers nominated for lifesaving awards after rescuing 11 people on Lake Pueblo
D.O.T.S. is a partnership between the Pueblo Fire Department, Parkview Medical Center and the nonprofit Pueblo Triple Aim.
For those interested in connecting with the program, a referral form can be filled out on the D.O.T.S. webpage.
Questions, comments, or story tips? Contact Justin at Jreutterma@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @jayreutter1. | 2022-06-27T15:20:59+00:00 | chieftain.com | https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2022/06/27/pueblo-co-dots-program-build-life-changing-ramps-disabled-residents/7690150001/ |
Teads leverages the largest dataset of attention and context, to offer clients unparalleled audience insights and support campaign optimization.
NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teads, the global media platform, has announced the release of attention metrics in Teads Ad Manager (TAM), its dynamic programmatic buying platform. This integration makes Teads the first platform to embed Lumen's attention measurement natively and gives clients the ability to measure attention similarly to how they measure viewability. This integration marks one year since the launch of Teads Attention Program, an incubator for innovation, which fueled hundreds of tests with Lumen and other partners in the program. The addition of attention metrics to Teads Ad Manager gives advertisers a one-touch system for measuring and optimizing attention, simplifying an otherwise complex process.
Mike Follett, Managing Director, Lumen Research said: "With the release of attention metrics, Teads has consolidated its position as the easiest, and most widely used system of its kind globally. Now self-serve clients using Teads Ad Manager can measure attention in their campaigns with one click, gaining unprecedented insights into performance by leveraging Lumen's cutting-edge attention models."
By clicking on the 'attention' button within TAM, campaigns are automatically tagged with the Lumen tag, giving advertisers valuable insights on the amount of attention received by their ads, and empowering them to identify the drivers of attention, optimize their campaigns and drive impactful results. These metrics also offer simplicity and sustainability, as they are inherently cookieless and provide a scalable solution for measuring ad effectiveness. Since the launch of our offering, there has been a significant adoption among TAM clients, with Lumen attention measurement being utilized by 20% of their activities on TAM.
Damien Prybis, Head of Digital Trading, OMD France said: "Attention metrics are a key turning point in a more performance driven media planning, and the next step forward for brands seeking an even more clear view on where they should focus their media investment. The introduction of Teads attention metrics brings unparalleled ease in gaining deeper insights into our audiences, enabling us to drive more audience engagement and leverage those invaluable learnings to craft compelling content that captivates and connects."
With 1,236 active agencies and 3,349 active advertisers in 74 markets, Teads has established itself as the leading global end-to-end platform with the largest database of attention insights in the world. Currently, billions of impressions are reported and tagged, all supported by the unmatched scale and user-friendly features offered by Teads Ad Manager. This has translated directly into business results, such as a recent campaign in which a brand achieved remarkable success by strategically leveraging high-attention media across all channels, resulting in a remarkable 42% stronger lift compared to Teads' in-store visitation benchmarks, highlighting the impact of Teads' vast collection of attention insights. Teads is continuing to raise the bar on executional excellence for clients and partners, by continuing to explore new ways to make campaigns more actionable driving business results.
Caroline Hugonenc, Senior Vice President, Research & Insights, Teads said: "By utilizing the largest database of cases combining attention and outcomes on live campaigns, Teads has built an experience that allows clients to easily link attention to outcomes. The integration with Lumen is unparalleled - the deepest and easiest to use - and has produced the largest dataset of its kind in the world. We are proud of the monumental milestones we have achieved, with 103 advertisers onboarded and over 200 campaigns run since the launch of TAM, but this is only the beginning."
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For advertisers and their agencies, Teads offers a single access point to buy the inventory of many of the world's best publishers and content providers. Through exclusive global media partnerships, Teads enables advertisers and agencies to reach billions of unique monthly users in brand safe, responsible advertising environments, while improving the effectiveness and efficiency of digital ad transactions.
Teads partners with the leading marketers, agencies and publishers through a team of 1,200+ people in 50 offices across more than 30 countries.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-1-9, Fireball:
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What's a library like without books? My kid's school library removed most of the books, creating a space to use in other ways. And apparently, the university system in Vermont wanted this, too. They proposed taking library books off the shelves of at least three campus libraries and offering digital copies instead. That would save money, but...
ROSIE PHELAN: I was shocked. I was really taken aback when I heard that that was happening.
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Rosie Phelan is an English major who works in the library at Castleton University. That's one of three colleges merging to create a new Vermont State University.
PHELAN: You go to a college and you expect to have these resources, and the next thing you know, they're just taken away.
INSKEEP: Phelan insists students still use physical books.
PHELAN: Every morning, I go around the library and we have different carts everywhere. And some days, I'll be picking up stacks of books that have been used within the library. I mean, most of the time, just because people aren't taking the books back doesn't mean they're not using them.
FADEL: Now, the university system said a request for physical materials and books plummeted in recent years.
INSKEEP: But now that faculty and students have spoken up for physical books, administrators refined their plans. Some paper books will remain. Biology professor Preston Garcia says that still falls short.
PRESTON GARCIA: Any publisher will tell you that every single printed copy of any book is not digitally available right now. We're just not at that point in society. So, yeah, it is a form of censorship.
FADEL: And some students say removing physical books reduces accessibility. Allison Fiske is a nursing student who says ADHD makes it harder for her to read digital copies.
ALLISON FISKE: I'll lose my place or get bored really easily 'cause it's just not the same as having a physical book there.
INSKEEP: There is something about a physical book. The university system has said it plans to keep a collection of what it calls popular casual reading books and some children's books with paper pages.
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Elon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks — and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company’s offices.
Twitter owes $136,260 in overdue rent on its offices on the 30th floor of a building in downtown in San Francisco, according to a lawsuit filed by the building’s landlord last week.
The landlord at 650 California St., which is not Twitter’s main San Francisco headquarters, served a notice to the social media company on Dec. 16 informing it that it would be in default if it didn’t pay within five days. The five days elapsed without payment, according to the lawsuit.
The landlord, Columbia REIT 650 California LLC, is seeking damages totaling the back rent, as well as attorney fees and other expenses. Twitter signed a seven-year lease for the offices in 2017. The monthly rent was $107,526.50 in the first full year and increase gradually to $128,397 per month in the seventh year.
Twitter did not respond to a message for comment. The company no longer has a media relations department.
Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October and the company is on the hook for about $1 billion a year in interest payments from the deal. Most of Musk’s wealth is tied to his ownership of Tesla shares, which have lost more than half of their value since he took ownership of Twitter. He has sold nearly $23 billion worth of the electric vehicle company’s stock to fund the purchase since April, when he started building a position in Twitter. He’s even lost the top spot for the world’s wealthiest person, according to Forbes.
Musk defended his extreme cost cutting measures last month in a late night Twitter Spaces call.
“This company is like, basically, you’re in a plane that is headed towards the ground at high speed with the engines on fire and the controls don’t work,” Musk said on Dec. 21.
The company’s headquarters are located at another San Francisco address, 1355 Market St., where Twitter has also reportedly fallen behind on rent, according to The New York Times.
In addition to not paying rent and laying off workers, Musk’s Twitter is also auctioning off high-end office furniture, kitchen equipment and other relics the past, when Twitter had over 7,500 full-time workers around the world, and free lunch and other office perks were common. Some three-quarters of Twitter’s employee base are expected to have left the company, either because they were laid off, fired or quit.
Among the items Twitter is auctioning off are a pizza oven, 40-quart commercial kitchen floor mixer (retails for around $18,000; bidding starts at $25), high-end designer furniture such as Eames chairs from Herman Miller and Knoll Diamond chairs that retail in the thousands.
Even a Twitter bird statue (bidding starts at $25) and a neon Twitter bird light display (bidding starts at $50) are up for grabs in this fire sale-style auction reminiscent of the dot-com bust of the early 2000s when failed tech startups were selling off their decadent office wares.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-03T23:56:43+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2023/01/03/elon-musk-cuts-twitter-expenses-by-falling-behind-bills/ |
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — The nation's poorest state, Mississippi, was hit hard by the pandemic, often holding the dubious ranking of having some of the country's highest case numbers and deaths.
"I compare Covid in Mississippi to Katrina in New Orleans," says Dr. Mary Williams, a licensed nurse practitioner who owns Urgent and Primary Care of Clarksdale. "You saw how the hurricane did. Covid did that to us."
The virus brought her small clinic in the rural Mississippi Delta to the brink. She had barely been open two years when the pandemic and lockdowns hit. Some days she had to work for free just so she could pay her staff.
"The pandemic got me to a point where, at the end of the day, all I could do is go home and shower and fall into bed. Because everything in me had been drained," Williams says.
Nationwide, health care workers are burned out. In a recent survey, three-quarters of workers in rural or underserved communities reported feeling close to wanting to quit. In rural America, this adds to an already long list of strains on small town providers. Before the pandemic, there was already a persistent shortage of primary care providers in states like Mississippi.
Health Care in rural America struggled long before the pandemic
Williams says she has been able to weather the crisis for now, though, thanks to a combination of loans, federal pandemic aid and a lot of grit, dedication and hard work. After the vaccines came online, she was able to start hiring more nurses and some of her furloughed staff came back. She's now at eight employees.
Her clinic is seen as a lifeline. Last year, it served close to to a third of Clarksdale's 15,000 or so residents. Recently, two primary care doctors moved out of the community, creating yet another gap in access to care.
"Health care in rural areas is suffering," Williams says. "We need twice as much [help] as the urban leaders do, because we don't have the large hospital right around the corner."
Indeed, the health disparities in the Mississippi Delta are real. Chronic problems include high diabetes rates, and among the nation's highest heart disease death rates. But Williams is also quick to beat back stereotypes.
"Sometimes with misconceptions in a rural area, you automatically think these are people who are uneducated, who can't read or write," she says. "But that's not true."
And while per capita income is only $19,299 in Clarksdale, more than half of Williams' patients get insurance through their private employers, and most of the rest she sees have Medicare or Medicaid.
So there's enough money that she could afford to hire two more nurses, if she could find them.
"I'm lost for words because I want to help everybody, and I know I can't," Williams says. "I want to find someone who can come here and provide the patients a great level of care that they deserve."
Burnout is real and making things worse
Since the pandemic, it's estimated that more than 300,000 health care workers have left their jobs, many exiting the sector altogether. Rural hospital closures have only accelerated too, especially in states like Mississippi that didn't expand Medicaid.
"They're doing everything they can to try to keep care of the people who are part of their community, including neighbors, and basically getting burned out and leaving the profession," says Brad Gibbens, acting director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota.
Gibbens says combating burnout, stress and the "great resignation" is going to take creativity, especially since there is no clear indication that federal lawmakers will intervene to help rural providers stay afloat.
He says some small towns are looking at pooling money from various community sources to help nurses out with childcare, housing or other possible incentives that might offset the lower pay and long hours. He says sometimes, even smaller tokens of appreciation might go a long way — such as restaurant or spa gift certificates.
"The thing that people in Clarksdale would have to consider, if the NP who has this clinic just gets so burned out that she has to walk away, what will be there?" Gibbens says. "So they have to think about, what can we do to sustain what we have and how do we help it?"
Accepting that you can't help everybody
In Clarksdale, Mary Williams feels lucky to have kept all the staff she has, especially as costs for labor and supplies have continued to go up amid record inflation.
To address burnout, her staff tries to schedule fun things like a dinner or movie night. The clinic will also soon have a telehealth service and they're now closed on Fridays, giving her and her staff a longer break for the weekend.
She also had a realization recently.
"I feel like I can't [take a break], but if I know if I don't, then it's going to be worse," Williams says. "If I don't take a break, instead of turning away two or three people per day, I'll soon be turning away twenty or thirty."
One big thing keeping this clinic hanging on, she says, is her staff, who when they can, try to have fun and make jokes.
One recent afternoon, during a break in patients, nurse Cassonya Lampkin and community health worker Lisa Dixon broke out in laughter while trying to explain how they've kept going these last two years. They say they have a great rapport and try to stay upbeat. While the pay may be better in some cities like nearby Memphis, Dixon said there are rewards to working in a small town where everybody knows everybody: "In most cases we're all they have, they don't have anyone else."
Burning out, Lampkin adds, will only hurt patients and erase the slow progress they've made in trying to chip away at the chronic health disparities and gaps in care in the Mississippi Delta.
"Try to encourage yourself that what you're doing does matter, it may not seem like it, but it does, what you do does matter," Lampkin says.
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Arrest made after 2 bodies found ‘burned beyond recognition’
COVINGTON, La. (WVUE) - A Louisiana man faces several charges in relation to what police are investigating as a double homicide after two bodies were found “burned beyond recognition.”
Antonio Donde Tyson, 49, was arrested Monday and booked on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, two counts of obstruction of justice and single counts of resisting an officer and illegal possession of stolen things.
He was ordered to be held without bond Tuesday.
Police said Tyson’s arrest is directly connected to a double homicide discovered Monday morning, where two bodies burned beyond recognition were found behind a glass store in Covington, WVUE reports.
“This is a very sad day for the City of Covington,” said Mayor Mark Johnson in a statement. “We lift up our prayers for the victims, their families and our community. We like to think our city is immune from these tragedies, but we are not.”
St. Tammany Parish coroner Dr. Charles Preston confirmed Tuesday the identity of one of the two victims as 71-year-old retired Catholic priest Otis Young. The identity of the second victim is pending further investigation.
Preston says both victims died from blunt and sharp force trauma, indicating they were bludgeoned and stabbed before their bodies were burned.
The double homicide occurred just hours after Young and longtime St. Peter Catholic Church administrator Ruth Prats were reported missing.
Police confirmed that Tyson was released from state prison on forcible rape and home invasion charges in August of this year. He was sentenced to 40 years in 1993 and served 31 years of that sentence.
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Demand is softening while production sustains in 2023, slowing into '24 - whereupon both rebound in the build-up to the GHG-3 pre-buy wave.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Post-pandemic market corrections will flatten North American demand and growth of Class 5-8 commercial vehicles and buses in the near term, according to recent forecasts from S&P Global Mobility. Electrification will drive accelerating growth as next tier of regulations arrives in 2027.
The US economy appears to have skirted the short recession in 2023, thanks to stoic consumer spending in durable and nominal goods, coupled with the resurgence in services, travel, and restaurants – which have buoyed freight and truck activity though still being constrained by supply chain issues after the COVID-19 pandemic. A slowing-down is expected to be visible by the fourth quarter, turning into a soft-growth 2024.
After a strong first half of 2023, there should be a moderate reduction in medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle and bus demand through 2024, according to S&P Global Mobility's Q2 2023 forecast update. However, the updated forecast maintains a more positive outlook for 2025 to 2026, when the truck market gears up for the next level of emissions regulations. The third tier of the 2027 greenhouse regulations, combined with the timing of the fleet replacement cycle, will likely fuel a strong wave of pre-emptive buying.
"The added cost of those tougher regulations will drive more purchase activity in the middle of the decade," said Antti Lindstrom, principal analyst for commercial vehicle forecasting at S&P Global Mobility. Furthermore, in the bus space, support measures from the public sector are driving the conversion of school buses and transit buses to zero-emission solutions, adding to this optimistic outlook.
As momentum slows, demand is estimated to dip to a low of around 505,000 units in 2024 (including buses and motorhomes), with projections indicating approximately 543,000 units by 2025. While not the primary driver, the energy transition in the trucking sector starting in California – plus about a dozen other CARB states with similar trajectories – is poised to support volume growth in 2023 and after. In addition to expected new-product updates, both established players and startup OEMs are continuing to introduce "cleaner" versions of their existing truck models such as the Freightliner eCascadia and Hino's XL8 series, not to mention PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt BEV models that comply with zero-emissions standards.
There are several variations in observable market trends across different vehicle classes:
- Class 4 trucks, which were popular until the beginning of 2022, have been increasingly taken as lighter-duty applications for last-mile distribution during the pandemic. Ford's Class 4 Econoline Cutaway model accounts for nearly two-thirds of models in this segment and may see increased competition rising from the start-ups entering the fray.
- Class 5 vehicles, while facing supply chain issues, are expected to see an increase in demand following a post-pandemic pause - for example in public-sector buying.
- Class 6 trucks have gained attention due to their fuel efficiency and suitability for many commercial purposes. However, softening of the housing and construction market triggered a dip in Class 6 truck registrations.
- Class 7 trucks have been on a decline in popularity due to their licensing requirements and higher costs vs. Class 6, in addition to the recent preference of OEMs and customers for trucks that bracket this segment.
- After a stronger 2022 where OEMs continued to focus on Class 8 trucks amid supply chain bottlenecks, we expect tractor-truck registrations to remain flat this year before a dip in 2024, and a modest upward trajectory picks up again starting in 2025.
- Not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels, bus and motor home demand is projected to climb significantly in the current year and remaining at a similar level in 2024, supported by a rebound in school bus purchases. Growth is to resume in 2025, with motor homes and other bus types expected to provide the additional lift then.
Regardless of weight class, the more stringent environmental compliance will be the key driver in demand and production of all vehicle types. Upcoming regulations, specifically the proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards by the Environmental Protection Agency are forcing traditional OEMs to re-evaluate their manufacturing and investment strategies and prompting a potentially rapid shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) products to electrified vehicles.
These laws, in conjunction with the continued push for more aggressive decarbonization efforts by states like California with its Advanced Clean Fleet regulation, are acting as the key catalyst in the transformation of powertrain technologies. However, the transition to the adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies remains limited by cost, infrastructure, and availability issues. This suggests battery-powered electrification as the go-to strategy will be pushed further into the midterm until those issues can be resolved – notwithstanding the recharging network for BEV trucks, which remains to be built.
Disruptor brands like Tesla and Nikola will accelerate this transition for their part and help strengthen the US as the region's epicenter of production. As for the legacy brands, despite supply chain and labor issues, their Class 4-8 production rates for the North America region reached and even slightly exceeded the average build rates of 2019 by the end of 2022. While some production targets are still not being achieved, inventories continue being rebuilt – setting the stage for potential growth later.
"Inventory figures of Class 4-7 trucks - which represent about half the market - remain below long-term averages, which is one reason why we think production has some upward potential," said Andrej Divis, executive director of global truck research at S&P Global Mobility.
Overall, present demand is still strong, owing to the muted risk of recession compared to the previous two quarters, combined with surprisingly resilient consumer activity. Production is expected to sustain its surge in the short term, while remaining constrained by supply chain and labor issues, before levelling off and even declining in 2024.
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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Storytelling: Native People Through the Lens of Edward S. Curtis” is on display through April 30 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays. For more information, visit sbnature.org.
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “SURREAL WOMEN: Surrealist Art by American Women” is on display through April 24 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, www.sullivangoss.com.
By appointment on weekdays: “Holly Hungett: Natural Interpretations” is on view through May 20 at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara’s gallery, 229 E. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and weekdays by appointment. For more information, call the foundation at 805-965-6307 or go to www.afsb.org.
Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free. Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, visit www.sbhistorical.org.
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7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “Beethoven Dreams” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. The all-Beethoven program will include a collaboration with the Ensemble Theatre Company’s artistic director, Jonathan Fox. Mr. Fox will direct the West Coast premiere of Ella Milch-Sheriff’s staged monodrama, “The Eternal Stranger,” based on one of Beethoven’s dreams. The concert will also feature the symphony playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Symphony No. 4. The concert’s piano soloist is Inna Faliks. Tickets cost $35 to $175. To purchase, go to granadasb.org.
8 p.m. Out of the Box Theatre Company will perform “Once” a musical about Guy and Girl, who meet on the streets of Dublin at Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara. Curtain rises at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 23. There is limited on-stage seating, for ages 12 and older, and that costs $40. Other tickets cost $35 for general admission and $20 for college students and seniors. To purchase, go to centerstagetheater.org. Those 17 and younger get free admission but must show their ID at will call. (A pre-show concert starts at 7:30 p.m. April 15, and the bar will be open during the pre-show.) For more details, see the story that will appear in Friday’s News-Press or visit www.outoftheboxtheatre.org.
APRIL 16
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Santa Barbara Kite Festival will take place on the west campus of Santa Barbara City College, 973 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara. Admission is free. Food, beverages and kites will be available for purchase.
2 p.m. Out of the Box Theatre Company will perform “Once” a musical about Guy and Girl, who meet on the streets of Dublin at Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara. Curtain rises at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 23. There is limited on-stage seating, for ages 12 and older, and that costs $40. Other tickets cost $35 for general admission and $20 for college students and seniors. To purchase, go to centerstagetheater.org. Those 17 and younger get free admission but must show their ID at will call. (A pre-show concert starts at 1:30 p.m. April 16, and the bar will be open during the pre-show.) For more details, see the story that will appear in Friday’s News-Press or visit www.outoftheboxtheatre.org.
3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “Beethoven Dreams” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. The all-Beethoven program will include a collaboration with the Ensemble Theatre Company’s artistic director, Jonathan Fox. Mr. Fox will direct the West Coast premiere of Ella Milch-Sheriff’s staged monodrama, “The Eternal Stranger,” based on one of Beethoven’s dreams. The concert will also feature the symphony playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Symphony No. 4. The concert’s piano soloist is Inna Faliks. Tickets cost $35 to $175. To purchase, go to granadasb.org.
APRIL 21
8 p.m. Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw will perform at UCSB Campbell Hall. Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw joins Sō Percussion as vocalist for 10 songs she co-composed with the quartet members. Tickets are $20 to $35 for the general public and $10 for UCSB students with current student ID. TO purchase, call Arts & Lectures at 805-893-3535 or go to www.artsandlecturesucsb.edu.
APRIL 25
7:30 p.m. The American Theatre Guild will present “Anastasia” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. The new Broadway musical follows a brave young woman on a journey to discover the mystery of the past. This production transports the audiences from the twilight of the Russian empire to Paris in the 1920s. Tickets cost $54 to $129. To purchase, go to granadasb.org.
— Dave Mason | 2023-04-15T16:29:39+00:00 | newspress.com | https://newspress.com/calendar-134/ |
Horse set to compete in Kentucky Derby euthanized after severe injury
Published: Apr. 27, 2023 at 1:59 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - A horse that was set to race in the Kentucky Derby on May 6 has been euthanized after it suffered an injury during its workout early Thursday morning.
The horse’s owner, Frank Sumpter, said Wild On Ice made a wrong step on his back right leg, which caused a fracture. The horse was taken to a clinic in Lexington where they made the decision to euthanize the horse due to the injury’s severity.
Sumpter said he’s sad at his loss because there’s always another race but there won’t be another horse like Wild On Ice.
“Wild On Ice and the Lord gave us an amazing run and it’s a tough, tough deal,” he said.
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Matthias Schwab shoots 1-over 71 in round four of the RSM Classic
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In his final round at the RSM Classic, Matthias Schwab hit 10 of 14 fairways and 13 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 5 under for the tournament. Schwab finished his day tied for 62nd at 5 under; Adam Svensson is in 1st at 19 under; Brian Harman, Sahith Theegala, and Callum Tarren are tied for 2nd at 17 under; and Joel Dahmen, Seamus Power, Alex Smalley, Chris Stroud, and Cole Hammer are tied for 5th at 15 under.
On the 192-yard par-3 17th, Schwab hit the green off the tee but had a three-putt after missing a putt from 7-feet for a par and finished with a bogey. This put Schwab at 1 over for the round.
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CURRENTLY ON TOUR WITH HIS ALL-STARR BAND
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, UMe released Ringo Starr's third EP, titled simply - EP3. It is available digitally and on CD right now and will be available on 10" vinyl and as a limited edition translucent royal blue cassette on November 18, 2022. To order go, HERE.
"Every song on this EP relates to Peace and Love. When I was in the Beatles we started looking at the world in the 60's and thanks to the hippies a lot of us had a change of mind and peace and love and helping each other and being kind if you can became our goal. So I always look for songs that speak to that and all these songs have the same sentiment just written in a different way. I also love the magic of making a record. I have a lot of fun and I am open minded, and it's great to see what happens."
The result is four new wonderful offerings - "World Go Round", "Everyone and Everything", "Let's Be Friends" and "Free Your Soul". All the songs were recorded at Starr's Roccabella West studio, where he also recorded his Change The World and Zoom In EPs, and they feature a familiar cast of collaborators including Steve Lukather, Linda Perry, Dave Koz, José Antonio Rodriguez, and Bruce Sugar (full credit listing below).
In just 4 tracks, Ringo covers a broad range of style and sound, beginning with the electrifying "World Go Round" which is also out on video today. It was shot in Ringo's home studio by Brent Carpenter and it features Ringo, Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams as they record the track. Watch it here.
Furthering Ringo's consistent messages of positivity he sings, "I know it's hard to carry on, so for you I wrote this song….We all make the world go round, you're not alone in this, we all make the world go round, together, all of us….." this lead track and video affirm the joy and authenticity inherent in everything he creates and in the process of making it.
The soulful "Everyone and Everything" was written by Linda Perry, and it envelopes you in a warm sound from the start including its lyrics, "Show an act of kindness don't expect it back. We could learn to be forgiving, maybe teach someone the same - everything needs changing today…." melodic, poppy and positive it is a classic Ringo song in every way. "Linda is so great, a lot of fun to be around and one of the most beautiful human beings, heart and soul, in the world," Ringo said. "She wrote this track and I loved the sentiment of it."
"Let's Be Friends" was written by Ringo's longtime engineer Bruce Sugar along with Sam Hollander and is upbeat with a funky groove. "I'd worked with Sam before but not in a few years so I thought it would be fun to do it again. Sam came up with the line, Let's Be Friends, and I loved it. He built the rest of the song around it."
"Free Your Soul" has surprised listeners by its tranquil and jazzy sound - written by Ringo and Bruce Sugar - it also features Dave Koz. As Ringo describes it, "Bruce had a start of a song and we had a line - that's all we ever need - if we have one line we can write a song around anything and it turned out really well. And when we were recording it, we just kept jammin - it's like 5 minutes long - and that turned out great because it gave Dave a chance to wail."
The EP comes out while Ringo is on tour with his All Starr Band (Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Hamish Stuart, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette). Ringo has been touring with All Starr Bands since 1989 and they have played nearly 500 shows. This iteration was welcomed back to the road on September 5 in Tanglewood where they performed to over 12,000 appreciative fans, 7,000 of them literally singing in the rain. The tour continues with shows this weekend in Florida at Ruth Eckerd Hall – which marks show #488 – then moving on through the States and into Canada and concludes October 20 in Mexico City, Mexico. Full tour dates are listed below.
RINGO STARR 2022 EP3 Credits
September 16 Digital release
November 18 Vinyl & Blue Cassette
World Go Round (Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams)
Drums, Vocals Percussion : Ringo Starr
Guitar: Steve Lukather
Keyboards: Joseph Williams
BGV: Joseph Willams Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Everyone and Everything (Linda Perry)
Produced and Engineered by Linda Perry
Assistant Engineer Luis Flores
Drums, Vocals,Percussion Ringo Starr
Guitar, Percussion: Linda Perry
Bass, Guitar: Billy Mohler
Melotron , Piano , Wurly: Damon Fox
BGV: Linda Perry Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Let's Be Friends (Bruce Sugar, Sam Hollander)
Drums, Vocals: Ringo Starr
Bass: Nathan East
Guitar: Steve Lukather
Keyboards, Horn Arrangement Percussion: Bruce Sugar
Handclaps and Percussion: Sam Hollander
BGV: Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Free Your Soul featuring Dave Koz, Jose Antonio Rodriguez (Richard Starkey, Bruce Sugar)
Drums,Handclaps, Vocals: Ringo Starr
Bass: Nathan East
Tenor Sax : Dave Koz
Nylon Guitar: Jose Antonio Rodriguez
Keyboards,Percussion,Horn Arrangement: Bruce Sugar
BGV Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Produced By: Ringo Starr
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Bruce Sugar
Mastered By Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded at Roccabella West, East West Studios, Greenleaf Studios
Assistant Engineer.Logan Taylor
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RSASB 2022 Fall Tour Dates:
Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Hamish Stuart, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette
September 5/was June 17 Lenox MA – Tanglewood
September 6/was June 14 Baltimore MD – The Lyric
September 7/was June 15 Baltimore MD – The Lyric
September 9/was June 11 Easton, PA – State Theater
September 10/was June 18 Pittsburgh PA – PPG Arena
September 11/was June 19 Philadelphia, PA – The Met
September 15/was June 24 St Augustine, FL – The Amp
September 16/was June 26 Clearwater FL– Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 17/was June 25 Hollywood FL – Hard Rock
September 19/was June 22 Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
September 20/was June 21 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
September 22/was June 12 Providence, RI – PPAC
September 23 Bridgeport, CT - Hartford Healthcare Amp
September 24 Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Etess Arena
September 26 Montreal, Quebec - Place Bell
September 27 Kingston, Ontario - Leon's Centre
September 28 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
September 30 Mt Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
October 1 New Buffalo, Mi - Four Winds Casino
October 2 Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
October 4 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada Life Centre
October 5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Sasktel Centre
October 6 Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
October 8 Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Centre
October 9 Penticton, BC - South Okanagon Events Centre
October 11 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
October 12 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Hall
October 14 San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Center
October 15 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amp
October 16 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
October 19 Mexico City, MX - Auditorio Nacional
October 20 Mexico City, MX - Auditorio Nacional
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CHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waud Capital Partners (WCP), a growth-oriented middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Roggeveen to Principal.
"Rich's promotion to Principal is a reflection of his strong performance and leadership, which has been instrumental to the growth and success of WCP. We appreciate all his contributions and couldn't be more excited that he represents the future of this firm," said Justin DuPere and Matt Clary, Partners and leaders of WCP's Software and Technology practice.
Rich joined WCP in 2017 on the Software and Technology investment team and currently serves on the boards of HSI and The CE Shop, and as a board observer at Lifelong Learner. "From the outset of our partnership with Waud Capital, Rich has played an integral role in our rapid growth. His strong analytical skills combined with a thoughtful and collaborative communications approach enable him to serve as a trusted advisor to the management team, a cornerstone of a successful partnership," said Chad Birckelbaw, CEO of HSI, a Waud portfolio company that provides comprehensive safety, compliance, employee development, and training software.
Rich has meaningfully advanced the firm's activity across the broader Knowledge Technology space, leading research and outreach to drive important investment and firm initiatives. His efforts in building WCP's domain expertise have helped to shape the firm's approach across a range of markets including education, training, HR, compliance, and information technology. "Rich's expertise across the Knowledge Tech sector is a huge asset to our firm. Through his contributions and leadership, he has shown that he truly exemplifies WCP's unique CEO-first, research-backed approach to investing", said DuPere.
Rich is also a passionate people leader in the firm – he is a member of WCP's ESG Committee and an ally of the Women of WCP (WoW) employee resource group, which aims to empower and support women within the firm.
Prior to joining WCP, Rich worked at GTCR as an investment associate. He received a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated summa cum laude, and an MBA, with high honors, from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Based in Chicago, Waud Capital Partners (WCP) is a growth-oriented private equity firm with total capital commitments of approximately $3.6 billion since its founding in 1993. The firm partners with exceptional executive leadership as they seek to build market leading companies within two industries: healthcare services and software and technology services. Since its founding, WCP has completed more than 400 investments, including platform companies and follow-on opportunities. For additional information on WCP, visit www.waudcapital.com.
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SOURCE Waud Capital Partners | 2022-08-22T14:16:28+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/08/22/waud-capital-partners-promotes-rich-roggeveen-principal/ |
Multiple players from SC to attend NBA Combine this week
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - College players from all over the country will be in Chicago this week to take part in the NBA Draft Combine, and multiple players from South Carolina will be there in hopes of moving closer to finding a place in the NBA.
The NBA Draft Combine is an event held for college players hoping to make the jump to the NBA. During the combine, players talk with NBA teams and go through a series of measurements and drills to show what they could bring to NBA teams.
Among the players taking part in the combine this year are PJ Hall and Hunter Tyson from Clemson, GG Jackson II from the University of South Carolina and Jalen Slawson from Furman.
Tyson and Hall earned their spots with their performance at the NBA G League’s Elite Camp over the weekend. Both players were big parts of the Tigers’ success this past season, averaging over 15 points each.
Doing Clemson proud 😤😤 Congrats to PJ and Hunter for earning spots at the NBA Combine! pic.twitter.com/sW3dHO0pzX
— Clemson Basketball (@ClemsonMBB) May 15, 2023
Jackson and Slawson were announced as combine participants last week.
Jackson was a standout for the Gamecocks last season. The freshman put up 15.4 points per game and won’t turn 19 until this December.
Do your thing this week, @_ggjackson. 🤙#Gamecocks🐔🏀 // #NBACombine pic.twitter.com/JzSLhBfimg
— Gamecock Men's Basketball (@GamecockMBB) May 15, 2023
With Slawson’s invitation to the combine, he became the first Paladin to ever receive an invite. Slawson finished his career at Furman with a historic season. He averaged 15.6 points per game while leading the Paladins to their NCCA tournament win since 1974.
Also recieving an invite to the combine was Alabama’s Noah Clowney. Before going to Alabama for college, Clowney attended Dorman High School in Spartanburg County, SC.
Copyright 2023 WHNS. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-16T00:29:31+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/05/15/multiple-players-sc-attend-nba-combine-this-week/ |
(KTLA) – A new study from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine has linked the regular consumption of fast food with potentially life-threatening liver disease.
The study, published this week, suggests that eating fast food can increase the likelihood of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which causes fat to build up in the liver.
While regular fast food consumption has been linked to obesity and diabetes, researchers say this is one of the first studies to demonstrate a negative impact on the liver as well.
As part of the study, researchers found that people who suffer from obesity or diabetes and also consume 20% of their daily calories from fast food have highly elevated levels of fat in their livers compared to the same subset of people who eat less fast food or avoid it entirely.
Among the general population, those who get 20% of their daily calories from fast food also experience a moderate increase in liver fat versus those that don’t consume as much fast food.
Dr. Ani Kardashian, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of medicine in gastroenterology and liver diseases, said healthy livers usually contain a small amount of fat, but even the slightest increase in fat can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
“The severe rise in liver fat in those with obesity or diabetes is especially striking, and probably due to the fact that these conditions cause a greater susceptibility for fat to build up in the liver,” Kardashian said in a press release.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the study is that even just a modest amount of regular fast food consumption can lead to disease.
“If people eat one meal a day at a fast-food restaurant, they may think they aren’t doing harm,” Kardashian added. “However, if that one meal equals at least one-fifth of their daily calories, they are putting their livers at risk.”
As part of the study, researchers surveyed roughly 4,000 adults and reviewed their fatty liver measurements and fast-food consumption. For the study, meals from a drive-through restaurant or one without wait staff were considered “fast food.”
Of those surveyed, slightly more than half (52%) said they consumed some fast food. Of those, 29% received at leat one-fifth of their daily calories from fast food. These were the only participants that experienced a rise in liver fat levels, according to the study.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can lead to cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. Cirrhosis can lead to liver cancer or even liver failure. It’s estimated that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects more than 30% of the U.S. population.
Kardashian said the findings are particularly alarming because fast food consumption has risen significantly over the last 50 years among all walks of life.
“We’ve also seen a substantial surge in fast-food dining during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is probably related to the decline in full-service restaurant dining and rising rates of food insecurity,” Kardashian said. “We worry that the number of those with fatty livers has gone up even more since the time of the survey.”
For more on the study, click here. The study has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication.
Researchers hope that the findings of the study will encourage healthcare providers to offer more nutrition education, especially for those who have obesity or diabetes and are at increased risk of developing fatty liver disease — the only treatment of which is an improved diet. | 2023-01-15T15:58:48+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/regular-fast-food-consumption-linked-to-liver-disease-usc-study-suggests/ |
Throughout the last decade, the U.S. has seen immense growth in frequent internet usage, as one-third of Americans say they're online constantly, while 9 out of 10 say they surf the web several times a week, according to a March 2021 Pew Research poll.
That immense surge in activity has helped people stay more connected to one another, but it's also allowed for the widespread proliferation and exposure of hate speech. One fix that social media companies and other online networks have relied on is artificial intelligence—to varying degrees of success.
For companies with giant user bases, like Meta, artificial intelligence is a key, if not necessary tool for detecting hate speech — as there are too many users and pieces of violative content to be reviewed by the thousands of human content moderators already employed by the company. AI can help alleviate that burden by scaling up or down to fill in those gaps based on new influxes of users.
Facebook, for instance, has seen massive growth, from 400 million users in the early 2010s to more than two billion by the end of the decade. Between January and March 2022, Meta took action on more than 15 million pieces of hate speech content on Facebook. Roughly 95% of that was detected proactively by Facebook with the help of AI.
That combination of AI and human moderators can still let huge misinformation themes fall through the cracks. Paul Barrett, deputy director of NYU's Stern Center for Human Rights, found that every day, 3 million Facebook posts are flagged for review by 15,000 Facebook content moderators. The ratio of moderators to users is one to 160,000.
"If you have a volume of that nature, those humans, those people are going to have an enormous burden of making decisions on hundreds of discrete items each work day," Barrett said.
Another issue: AI detected to root out hate speech is primarily trained by text and still images. This means that video content, especially if it's live, is much more difficult to automatically detect as possible hate speech.
Zeve Sanderson is the founding executive director of NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics.
"Live video is incredibly difficult to moderate because it's live, you know, we've seen this unfortunately recently with some tragic shootings where, you know, people have used live video in order to spread, you know, sort of content related to that. And even though actually platforms have been relatively quick to respond to that. We've seen copies of those videos spread, so it's not just the original video, but also the ability to just sort of to record it and then share it in other forms. So, so live is extraordinarily challenging," Sanderson said.
And, many AI systems are not robust enough to be able to detect that hate speech in real-time. Extremism researcher Linda Schiegl told Newsy that this has become a problem in online multiplayer games where players can use voice chat to spread hateful ideologies or thoughts.
"It's really difficult for automatic detection to pick stuff up because if you're you're talking about weapons or you're talking about sort of how are we going to, I don't know, a take on this school or whatever it could be in the game. And so artificial intelligence or automatic detection is really difficult in gaming spaces. And so, it would have to be something that is more sophisticated than that or done by hand, which is really difficult, I think, even for these companies," Schiegl said.
This story was originally published by Tyler Adkisson on Newsy.com | 2022-09-09T18:28:09+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national-politics/the-race/artificial-intelligence-is-now-used-to-track-down-hate-speech |
NEW YORK (AP) — One day in 2020, at the pandemic’s height, an earnest-looking man with long hair the color of Buffalo sauce stepped up to a podium in Lincoln, Nebraska, to address his city council during its public comment period. His unexpected topic, as he framed it: It was time to end the deception.
“I propose that we as a city remove the name `boneless wings’ from our menus and from our hearts,” said Ander Christensen, who managed to be both persuasive and tongue-in-cheek all at once. “We’ve been living a lie for far too long.”
With the Super Bowl at hand, behold the cheerful untruth that has been perpetrated upon (and generally with the blessing of) the chicken-consuming citizens of the United States on menus across the land: a “boneless wing” that isn’t a wing at all.
Odds are you already knew that — though spot checks over the past year at a smattering of wing joints (see what we did there?) suggest that a healthy amount of Americans don’t. But those little white-meat nuggets, tasty as they may be, offer a glimpse into how things are marketed, how people believe them — and whether it matters to anyone but the chicken.
This weekend, according to the National Chicken Council, Americans are set to eat 1.45 billion chicken wings. So if you ever wanted a deep dive into what it means to eat the wings that aren’t — and how the chicken wing’s proximity to beer, good times and football sent it soaring — now’s the time.
Today’s food landscape is brimming with these gentle impostors — things we eat that pass as other things we eat.
Surimi is fish that effectively becomes crab or lobster meat for many of us — and stars in California rolls across the land. Carrots are cut and buffed until their edges are curved and smooth, becoming “ baby carrots ” or, slightly more truthfully, “baby-cut carrots.” Impossible Burgers are plant-based delicacies that carry many of meat’s characteristics without ever having been near an animal. And “Chilean sea bass”? Not a bass at all, but a rebrand of something called a Patagonian toothfish.
Part of the reason for the rise of the “boneless wing” is money. In recent years, with prices of actual chicken wings rising, the alternative became more cost effective. The average price for prepared “boneless wings” is $4.99 a pound compared with $8.38 a pound for bone-in wings, according to Tom Super, senior vice president of communications for the National Chicken Council, citing the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He calls it “a way to move more boneless/skinless breast meat that continues currently to be in ample supply.”
“While many wing consumers argue that the wing needs a bone to impart a special taste, the ongoing success of the boneless wings has proven there are plenty of boneless wing diners,” Super said in an email.
Why? Part of it is because “boneless wings” — the quotation marks will remain for the duration of our time together — summon a powerful backstory.
“You’re associating it with the Super Bowl and parties and fun, so you transform the perception of the product,” says Christopher Kimball, founder of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, a company whose magazine and instructional TV show help people cook and teach them about food.
“Most people have no idea where any of this stuff comes from,” Kimball says. “You can blame the food companies, but we’re buying it.”
We accept them — embrace them, even. And what does it really matter, you say? They’re delicious, they’re convenient. So why poke into things that pair so perfectly with beer and make the sports-watching world a better place?
Here’s one possible reason: Could they be a microcosm of the national willingness to accept things that aren’t what they purport to be? And isn’t that something that this country struggles with mightily, particularly in the misinformation- and disinformation-saturated years since the “boneless wing” entered our world?
“It’s not really wrong, but are we tricking people?” wonders Matthew Read, who teaches advertising at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, after two decades with ad agencies. He hosts a cooking show on local television called “Spatchcock Funk.”
“The wing,” he says, “has gone from being an actual part of chicken to being just something you can sauce and eat with your hands.”
Whether cut from actual flying-related appendages or not, “boneless wings” have taken hold. The chicken council, which credits the behemoth chain Buffalo Wild Wings with inventing them, asked wing eaters in 2018 which kind of wings they preferred, and 40% placed themselves on Team Boneless. Previous years were even higher.
Christensen, a chemical engineer by day, has been on his wing crusade for years. It began when he was in college, and a group of friends had all just split with their girlfriends. Suddenly they had extra money and time, so they started going to wing restaurants three times a week. He began noticing how many “boneless wings” were ordered with no sense that they weren’t what they purported to be. A semi-comedic cause was born.
“I’m looking around and saying, `Why doesn’t anybody care?’” he said in an interview this week.
He has done informal surveys, accosting people about their wing habits, including at one recent college football game in Ohio. “The vast majority of people have no clue. Most people think it’s part of the wing. Some think it’s part of the thigh. A small group realized that it was from the chicken breast.”
His theory: Generations that grew up on chicken nuggets turn to “boneless wings” as a way of allowing themselves to continue those eating habits. “They get to pretend they’re eating like adults,” he says.
Could the very definition of the word “wing” be changing? Many wing places now offer a “cauliflower wing” alternative, whose only relationship with an actual wing is the sauce. And some vegan “wing” recipes even suggest inserting a popsicle stick into the cauliflower to approximate a chicken bone.
“Our idea of what a wing is comes from what we’re told we’re eating,” says Alexandra Plakias, who teaches at Hamilton College in New York and is the author of “Thinking Through Food: A Philosophical Introduction.”
“These kinds of mini-deceptions that seem fun kind of normalize manipulation,” Plakias says. “Is a wing a part of a bird, or is a wing a style of sauce? And that ambiguity is where I think we open up room for deception.”
And so perhaps the language evolves, though there are pockets of skeptics.
“Personally, I do think it matters. I want to know exactly what it is that I’m ordering and what’s in my food,” says Natalie Visconti, 20, of Bridgewater, New Jersey, a sophomore at Penn State University and a self-described “traditional wing” aficionado.
Christensen vows to carry on, and mentions — almost in passing — that he’s gunning to become “the world’s first chicken-wing lobbyist.” His efforts have drawn some scorn; people right and left accuse him of carrying a coded message about something political. He insists it’s nothing more than culinary truth-seeking.
“Genuinely, I really only care about boneless wings,” he says. “I have one small hill to die on. But it’s mine.” | 2023-02-11T04:06:19+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/sports/football/the-big-game/how-the-boneless-wing-became-a-culinary-lie/ |
The opening round of the Virginia High School League football playoffs will be a three-day event in these parts.
Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to bring plenty of rain to the area Friday and as of Tuesday at 9 p.m. the gridiron schedule had been altered significantly.
Honaker’s first-round Region 1D showdown at Black Diamond District rival Grundy is the only game still a go as of now for Friday at 7 p.m.
Parry McCluer at George Wythe (Region 1C) and Wise County Central at Graham (Region 2D) will be played Thursday at 7 p.m.
Holston at Rye Cove (Region 1D), Lebanon at Twin Springs (Region 1D), Tazewell at Ridgeview (Region 2D), Union at Gate City (Region 2D), Abingdon at Christiansburg (Region 3D) and Patrick Henry vs. Hurley at Emory & Henry College (Region 1D) have been rescheduled for Saturday afternoon.
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Officials at Virginia High had not revealed Tuesday night when its first-round playoff game at home against Lee High will be held.
Many athletic directors and coaches have been in scramble mode.
Thursday figures to have better weather than the weekend.
“Well, you know kind of the thought process is they are calling for torrential downpours on Friday,” said George Wythe coach Brandon Harner. “If it’s raining all day on Friday and Saturday a little bit, it’s not going to be any better on Saturday and is probably gonna be worse as far as field conditions. Then you have to think about the next week and what that night mean if you are tearing your field apart.
“There are a lot of factors that go into deciding what’s best for your team and playing in a tropical storm is not beneficial. Nobody wants to watch a game in that. We chose to play on Thursday for our kids, our program and our fans.”
The shift should not shake things up too much for players.
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to an unusual and unprecedented spring season in 2021.
A referee shortage has meant the scheduling of several Thursday games this fall.
George Wythe opened the season with a loss to Radford on a Thursday night.
“What they’ve been through the past couple of years with everything,” Harner said. “Playing Thursday is not going to be much of a problem.”
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — When they meet the families whose damaged roofs they're about to repair, Luis Marrero's crews often ask which of the hurricanes was to blame. Was it Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in late September 2017? Or was it Irma, which lashed the island two weeks earlier?
"A lot of them — about 10% — say neither," Marrero said. "They say it was Georges that destroyed their roof."
Hurricane Georges, a Category 4 monster, struck Puerto Rico in 1998.
It was a sobering truth for Marrero to absorb. He directs PRoTechos, a nonprofit that was formed after Maria to repair the roofs of families that didn't get government help to do so. But the realization that some people were still living under roofs damaged by a hurricane that long ago drove home the monumental task they faced. The number of people coping with damage inflicted by the storms just five years ago remains vast.
The island's government recently said roughly 3,000 homes damaged by Maria were still covered in the blue FEMA-issued tarps that became a symbol of residents' interminable wait for assistance after the storm.
But no census has been conducted to determine how many roofs are truly still damaged, whether draped in a tarp or not. Marrero estimates – roughly, he said, but conservatively — that the number may be closer to 15,000.
Many are homes that were ineligible for government-funded repairs because they lacked formal title or other documents. But there are also roofs that government-contracted crews fixed so shoddily that their work is already coming undone.
The families beneath those roofs, often poor, usually have few options. They're the ones PRoTechos tries to reach.
In the more than four years since a group of local architects and lawyers founded the nonprofit, it's rebuilt about 130 roofs – six in the first year, and a growing number each year since. Its goal is to scale to 100 annually.
The wood, nails and steel and aluminum panels are often donated by the municipality in which the house they're repairing is located. PRoTechos provides the labor, because building stronger roofs is only half of its mission.
It's also a workforce-development initiative. Much of its funding comes from a federal grant to train the construction workers Puerto Rico will need to complete the billions of dollars' worth of post-Maria reconstruction projects that have yet to begin.
The group's crews are formed by apprentices who learn carpentry on the job and usually acquire enough skill after the three-month program to find work in the construction industry, should they want it.
In September, a crew that was fixing roofs in the northern coastal city of Toa Baja and in La Perla, a working class community at the edge of Old San Juan, spent some time speaking with NPR about their work. Hurricane Fiona would hit Puerto Rico just days later, damaging more roofs but, more significantly, flooding many homes. For weeks after that storm, PRoTechos' teams shifted their focus to help families excavate mud, water, and ruined furniture from inside their houses, before turning their attention back to the structures overhead.
Luis Marrero, director, PRoTechos
"There's a lot of funding coming from the federal government for the reconstruction, but construction firms are lacking workers, and especially carpenters. We go to marginalized areas where they don't necessarily have the knowledge or materials to rebuild their roofs.
"So while we are fixing roofs, we also try to train people from those communities, so that maybe for the next hurricane, the recovery in that community will be faster because they have people already trained that know how to do roofs."
Franceliz Trishkina, instructor and project coordinator
"We try to look at these structures as more than just roofs. When we start working on a new roof, we like to think that what we're doing is undressing it. We undress it, we examine its body, and we dress it again, with the clothes it actually needs.
"We ask ourselves – what does this roof need? Was it poorly dressed? Because if you live in the tropics, you don't need a jacket. If you live in Alaska, you don't want to be dressed in shorts. And we often find houses that need new or different clothes. And when our apprentices look at the house they're working on in that way, they feel a greater responsibility to dress it for what it needs. To do the work well for the families that live there."
Gé Castro Cruz, apprentice
"I spent Hurricane Maria in a house that my grandfather built. We didn't know how it was going to do, and we were kind of nervous, because it's on stilts. But the house was so steady. We could hear the wind and see all the destruction outside, but the house was steady and we felt safe. I'm aspiring to build my own house. So this learning is going to help me out for that.
"I've also been dreaming to be a handyperson for the LGBTQ community. Because in the trans community, it's often difficult to find a safe place to live. And many trans people won't call for repairs because they're scared to let someone into their house, so I want to be able to help my community in that way. But I won't rule out the possibility of getting a job in this. I'm open to what this path brings."
Sonia González Rivera, resident of La Perla
"Maria blew our roof away, along with a couple of the walls from our second story. And we've had leaks on the first floor ever since. Once we saw we weren't going to get any help from FEMA, my husband and I started slowly acquiring the materials to repair the roof ourselves. We got them little by little. Eventually we had what we needed, but we didn't have the money for the labor. And one day, a friend who comes to play bomba music in the neighborhood saw the materials on top of the house and he asked me about them. And he told me not to worry because he was going to connect me with someone who could help. So now we have eight people up there working on it, using the materials we've been storing for almost five years.
"Your home is so important, because each day you wake up and the first thing you do is look around at your surroundings. And if you don't feel good about what you see, then you lose the motivation to go out and work to improve your life."
Emily Alfred, project manager
"We still see a lot of houses with blue tarps on them. And sometimes we see people with materials, but they don't have any labor force to actually build their roof, or they don't have the knowledge of a secure way to rebuild the roof. So they're not really solving the problem, they're just stopping leaks.
"The municipal governments provide some materials for people, but they're not giving them a blueprint for how to build a more secure home. They're not giving them the strongest hurricane ties that they should be using in this very hurricane-prone area. We put a bunch of ties on every roof that we're working on. We maybe go a little bit overboard. But we see a lot of roofs when we open them up that don't have any at all. So it's something we do to ensure their roof is safe for a long time to come."
Sebastián David Fuentes Castro, apprentice
"Everything that wasn't built to standards didn't do well in the hurricane (Maria). So, that also shone a light that there was a lot of substandard work being done. I knew a lot of people whose roofs or sheds blew away and they had no way of putting them back together. Especially older people, who are more vulnerable.
"I think it's very shocking that five years later there are still so many houses with damaged roofs. I would call it unbelievable if I wasn't living through it and seeing it. It's pretty upsetting. That was part of what also inspired me to apply and join. Because these communities, if they're not centered or located in a specific place, they tend to be forgotten. Even the municipality might not pay much attention. This program is definitely filling a very important need for the island and for the community."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-06T15:58:33+00:00 | kvpr.org | https://www.kvpr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-03/hurricane-damaged-roofs-in-puerto-rico-remain-a-problem-one-group-is-offering-a-fix |
Woman attacked by coyote while walking her dog
PANTON, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) - A woman is recovering after she said she was attacked by a coyote behind her home over the weekend.
“After the adrenaline rush wears off, you’re just left in disbelief and shock,” said Jessica Devoid.
Devoid told WCAX about the encounter she had as she was walking near her home in Panton, Vermont, with her 8-month-old puppy.
“I look up and I saw this dog running across the field, and when I didn’t see a person, it clicked in my head that it wasn’t anybody’s dog, it was a wild dog, a coyote,” she said.
Devoid said she tried not to panic but before she could get away, the coyote went after her dog. She said she tried to fend it off.
“I knew that I couldn’t watch my dog be ripped to shreds,” she said. “And I knew that everything I had seen on any television show or read in any book had said to be big and scary and fight - and I did.”
The coyote then turned on her.
“At one point it did jump up and try to bite me, either on the neck or the face, and it made contact on my face and the bottom teeth broke skin right here,” she said.
Game Warden Lt. Trevor Szymanowski with the Vermont Parks and Wildlife said interactions like this are not common. Since 1991, he says there have only been four prior coyote attacks, one of which involved a rabid animal.
“It’s very likely that it was a female that had young in the area. It is that time of the year where essentially everything has babies, and they’re defensive,” he said.
Authorities were unable to locate the coyote but did praise Devoid for doing all the right things during the attack.
“Maintaining a low voice, a calm voice, but being loud and being big,” said Game Warden Wesley Butler, who responded to the incident. “While I would never tell somebody to approach a wild animal to strike them, if an animal is coming towards you and you are going to strike them, that’s a better-case scenario than letting them lunge onto your torso.”
Devoid says she has seen a doctor and is receiving treatment for rabies as a precaution.
Copyright 2022 WCAX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-24T14:45:57+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/06/24/woman-attacked-by-coyote-while-walking-her-dog/ |
The crowd at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth steadily rose to their feet as the final 45 seconds began ticking off the clock.
A stream of applause rained down on the TCU players, now in possession of the ball. The Horned Frogs’ game against Oklahoma State, which had already been decided at this point, wasn’t the main reason the remaining fans had stuck around. Instead, they wanted to see a milestone set.
And as TCU’s Damion Baugh launched a shot into the paint for Shahada Wells to score an easy layup, the fans celebrated. The Horned Frogs had scored triple digits. Seconds later, the final buzzer sounded, cementing the achievement.
TCU 100, OSU 75.
“They punched us in the mouth from the start, we didn’t really respond, and ultimately, that’s on me as a coach,” said OSU coach Mike Boynton. “I’ve got to do a better job at setting a tone and getting our guys ready.”
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A Saturday afternoon conference game spelled trouble for OSU against the No. 22 TCU. It’s the first time the Cowboys allowed an opponent to score 100 points since Jan. 3, 2018, when Trae Young and Oklahoma dropped 109 points in Norman.
The 25-point margin of defeat is the worst OSU has suffered this season.
The 68.4% field-goal percentage the Horned Frogs shot was the highest the Cowboys have allowed this season. They entered Saturday’s contest ranked fifth in the country in the metric, holding opponents to a 38.8% average.
After starting this week with a five-game win streak, the Cowboys have dropped two straight, both against ranked teams. In those two games, opponents have scored 93.5 points and shot 60.6% from the field.
“We have to get back to our grit and toughness,” OSU guard John-Michael Wright said of the defensive woes. “We have to come out with a lot more fire and expectation that the other team is here to knock out head off.
“I don’t think we did a good job of that today.”
The TCU (18-9, 7-7 Big 12) uptick can be credited to the team returning to full-strength. Star guard Mike Miles Jr. and forward Eddie Lampkin returned, with Miles scoring 15 points.
“The numbers don’t say that (Miles) was a dominant force, but his presence makes that big of a difference,” Boynton said. “I mean, they’re a team that could make a run all the way.”
The Horned Frogs’ offense Saturday was powered by Emmanuel Miller (18 points) and Baugh (16). In total, six TCU players finished with double-digit points.
Conversely, OSU (16-11, 7-7 Big 12) shot 46% from the field, with three players scoring 10-plus.
“Today, a lot of it was just turnovers early,” Boynton said. The Cowboys committed 17 of those. “Some fouls obviously didn’t hurt in the first half, we had to play with some different lineups. I don’t want to make this about us, this was about TCU playing really good basketball. Their backs were against the wall, to a certain degree, and they played like it.”
However, the true battle in Saturday’s game was decided down low. TCU outscored the Cowboys 50-20 in the paint, a number that was a staggering 20-2 at halftime. A large factor was OSU forward Kalib Boone, who set a career-high Tuesday against Kansas, playing only 10 minutes due to foul trouble.
He’d finish with three points — the second lowest amount he’s posted in conference play.
Boone wouldn’t be the only Cowboy running into foul trouble. As a team, OSU finished with 17 personal fouls, with guard Bryce Thompson — who led the Cowboys in scoring with 18 — leading with four.
TCU 100, OKLAHOMA ST. 75
Oklahoma St.;27;48;—;75
TCU;47;53;—;100
OKLAHOMA ST. (16-11): Boone 1-2 1-2 3, Asberry 3-5 4-4 12, Newton 1-5 2-2 5, Thompson 6-15 3-4 18, Wright 5-12 2-2 15, Harris 2-4 0-0 5, Cisse 0-1 2-6 2, Williams 4-7 0-0 8, Smith 3-3 1-2 7, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 15-22 75.
TCU (18-9): Miller 8-12 1-3 18, Lampkin 1-2 0-0 2, Baugh 7-9 1-2 16, Miles 4-8 6-9 15, Peavy 4-6 0-0 10, Wells 6-9 3-3 15, O'Bannon 4-6 2-3 12, Coles 2-2 1-2 6, Cork 3-3 0-0 6, Doumbia 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-57 14-22 100.
3-Point Goals: Oklahoma St. 10-30 (Wright 3-8, Thompson 3-9, Asberry 2-4, Harris 1-3, Newton 1-4, Williams 0-2), TCU 8-15 (Peavy 2-3, O'Bannon 2-4, Baugh 1-1, Coles 1-1, Miles 1-2, Miller 1-3, Wells 0-1). Rebounds: Oklahoma St. 18 (Thompson, Cisse 4), TCU 31 (Miller 5). Assists: Oklahoma St. 17 (Thompson 4), TCU 28 (Baugh 11). Total Fouls: St. 18, TCU 17. A: 6,404. | 2023-02-19T00:31:04+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/osu/osu-allows-most-points-since-2018-in-100-75-loss-against-tcu/article_ba49b704-afbf-11ed-9235-73f792bc2c62.html |
By The Associated Press
A look at Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees as he approaches major home run milestones:
Season HR Total: 61
Sunday’s Game: Struck out three times while going 0 for 3 with a walk in a 3-1 loss to Baltimore in the final home game of the season at Yankee Stadium. Trying to become the first Triple Crown winner since Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in 2012, Judge also tops the AL with 130 RBIs. His batting average fell to .311, four points behind league leader Luis Arraez of Minnesota.
Monday’s Matchup: Judge and the Yankees begin a four-game series at Texas to end the regular season. Lefty Martín Pérez (12-7, 2.93 ERA) starts the opener for the Rangers.
Current HR Pace: Judge is on pace to hit 62.5 home runs this season.
Next HR: Judge’s next home run would move him one ahead of Maris. The Yankees have five games remaining in the regular season.
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Fire kills 49 following riot attempt at prison in Colombia
Published: Jun. 28, 2022 at 8:28 AM CDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.
The director of the national prison system, Tito Castellanos, told Radio Caracol that it’s not clear if all of the dead were prisoners.
He said the fire broke out during an attempted riot early Monday at the medium security prison in the city of Tulua.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-28T14:28:46+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2022/06/28/fire-kills-49-following-riot-attempt-prison-colombia/ |
River City Pride Festival 2023 highlights Pride Weekend festivities by Peoria Proud
PEORIA — Several community businesses and organizations have joined forces with Peoria Proud to present Pride Weekend 2023 from Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16.
A variety of events have been planned across the city to allow citizens to show their LQBTQ pride and share in their celebration with friends, family and the community.
Here's what to know about Pride Weekend 2023:
Pride Night: Peoria Chiefs vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
The Peoria Chiefs take on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 6:35 p.m. Friday, July 14 at Dozer Park during Pride Night.
Peoria Proud will receive 50% of all ticket sales purchased through the organization at eventeny.com. General admission Pride Night tickets are $16. Tickets can also be purchased at milb.com/peoria/tickets.com. Tickets available through the Peoria Chiefs range from $9-$19 depending on seating and food options.
Sponsored by Central Illinois Friends, the first 500 fans receive a tie-dye Chiefs shirt with Homer on the front. There will also be fireworks after the game.
River City Pride Festival 2023
River City Pride Fest 2023 will take place 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at the Peoria Riverfront.
There will be all-day music, drag performances, a Kids' Zone and more than 100 vendors and community organizations on site.
According to a news release, the festival's footprint has more than tripled and fundraising/sponsorship returns have been a challenge. Adults ages 18 and older will be asked to pay a $5 admission. A "love ticket" can be purchased to help others experience the joy with the community.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance at eventeny.com. Please email pridefest@peoriaproud.org about acquiring a "love ticket" or ask for one at the gate.
Plus, bring a non-perishable food item to help stock the pantry at Neighborhood House between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to receive a $1 discount per donation. Bring five items and get in for free.
River City Pride Fest 2023 schedule
- 10-10:45 a.m.: Queer Poetry Hour, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 10-11 a.m.: Affirming Faith Worship Hour, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 11-11:30 a.m.: Mars Hojilla, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 11-11:30 p.m.: Drag Queen Story Hour, Positive Health Solutions/PFLAG Family Zone
- 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.: Drag Show Lunch, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- Noon-12:45 p.m.: Tina Sparkle, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 1-1:45 p.m.: Early Girl, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 1:15-1:30 p.m.: Community Awards Ceremony, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 1:30-1:45 p.m.: Chicago Spirit Brigade, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 2-2:45 p.m.: Ricki Marvel, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 2-3:30 p.m.: DJ Miss G, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 3-3:45 p.m.: Swaginique, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 3:30-4:15 p.m.: All Ages Drag Show, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 4-4:45 p.m.: Rain Garden, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 4:15-6:15 p.m.: Diesel's Drag Wars, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 5-5:45 p.m.: Henry Karan Voss, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 6-7 p.m.: Emily the Band, 98.5 Kiss FM Music Stage
- 6:30-7:30 p.m.: JAX Meet-N-Greet, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
- 8-10 p.m.: River City Pride Festival Headliner Drag Show, Central Illinois Friends Mainstage
Drag ‘N’ Paint Brunch at Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino
The all-ages Drag ‘N’ Paint Brunch is set for 11 a.m. Sunday, July 16 at Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino, 21 Blackjack Blvd., East Peoria, Ill.
Enjoy brunch with a cash bar, a drag show and a unqiue paint night. Tickets are $50 per person, plus taxes and fees, and can be purchased at eventbrite.com.
The brunch, a canvas and paint supplies are included with the ticket. No art experience is necessary.
For more information, visit peoriaproud.org/events.
Chris Sims is a digital producer for the Journal Star. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims. | 2023-07-13T15:20:32+00:00 | pjstar.com | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2023/07/13/lgbtq-pride-weekend-2023-peoria-il-river-city-pride-festival-peoria-chiefs-par-a-dice-casino-brunch/70409085007/ |
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Cash App founder Bob Lee begged for help after being stabbed outside of a luxury apartment building on Main Street near the Bay Bridge, according to reports. Lee screamed, “Help! Someone stabbed me,” into his phone as he called 911 for himself, surveillance footage and police records obtained by the San Francisco Standard reportedly showed.
San Francisco police said they found the beloved 43-year-old member of the local tech industry suffering from apparent stab wounds just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. He later died from his injuries.
The video apparently shows Lee walking up Main Street away from the Bay Bridge after being stabbed and crossing the intersection of Harrison. He then apparently asks for help from someone in a Toyota Camry, shows his wound and collapses to the ground as the Camry drives away.
President of the San Francisco Police Association Tracy McCray appeared on Fox News and commented on the video showing Lee walking around asking for help after being stabbed.
“Unfortunately, no one helped him,” McCray said. “So far, it seems like it is a random act of violence.”
His death shocked the tech world and had many friends and associates calling into question San Francisco’s approach to public safety. Elon Musk called on San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to be tougher on violent criminals. Venture capitalist Matt Ocko said city officials who have enabled “a lawless SF for years, have Bob’s literal blood on their hands,” and urged officials to “take action.”
McCray added that DA Jenkins, who was appointed in July 2022 after the recall of Chesa Boudin and subsequently elected, vowed to take a hardline stance on violent crime in trying to keep violent criminals in jail, but added that the city still has a long way to go.
“Perception is reality in San Francisco, that you can commit a crime and basically go through a revolving door in our criminal justice system and be out,” McCray said.
Police said they do not have many details on the incident including any suspect information. No arrests have been made yet.
Lee was not only the founder of popular mobile payment service Cash App, but also served as chief technology officer for mobile payment service Square, chief product officer of cryptocurrency MobileCoin and had a hand in the development of Android. A longtime member of the Silicon Valley tech community, friends remembered him as “incredibly personable,” and a “force of nature.”
Police are investigating this incident as a homicide. If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to contact the SFPD 24-hour tip line at 415-575-4444. You can also text a tip to TIP411 to begin messaging with SFPD. | 2023-04-06T23:43:19+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cash-app-founder-bob-lee-begged-for-help-after-stabbing-that-led-to-his-death-reports/ |
TOKYO (AP) — Japan racked up a trade deficit in April, marking the 21st month in a row of deficits, although it declined dramatically compared to a year ago, as exports recovered, according to government data released Thursday.
Japan’s trade deficit totaled 432.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) in April, as exports gained 2.6% and imports fell 2.3%, the Finance Ministry said.
Vehicle shipments recovered, along with the export of auto parts and electronics products, as the supply crunch related to social restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic eased.
Imports fell as soaring energy costs subsided compared to a year ago, when oil prices jumped for various reasons including uncertainty over the war in Ukraine.
Japan imports almost all its gasoline and natural gas. The weak yen also helped send imports higher.
Given these various factors, Japan’s trade deficit in April dwindled to about half of what it was a year earlier, at nearly 855 billion yen.
Although a negative for imports, the weak yen serves as a positive for exports by raising the value of overseas earnings when converted into yen.
The dollar is now trading at about 137 Japanese yen, up from about 134 yen a year ago.
Japan marked a 794.8 billion yen ($5.8 billion) trade surplus with the U.S. in April, with exports to the U.S. rising 10.5%, while imports edged up just 1%.
Japan logged a trade deficit with China totaling 460.9 billion yen ($3.4 billion), as imports soared nearly 15%, while exports fell 3%.
Shipments to China have been dragged down by a slowdown in consumption there because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Junichi Makino, chief economist with SMBC Nikko Securities, noted that exports were likely to recover as demand picks up in global economies in months ahead, while the cost of energy imports aren’t likely to keep surging.
“There is ample room for improvement in the terms of trade,” he said in a statement.
Japan recorded annual trade deficits from 2011 to 2015, as imports of oil, gas and coal rose following the March 11, 2011 earthquake-tsunami and nuclear disasters on its northeastern coast, which led to shutdowns of the country’s nuclear power plants. Only some have been restarted since. The nation has again sunk into trade deficits in recent years.
But the return of tourists to Japan, with the recent reopening of borders, should help boost exports. Travel to Japan had been restricted for months because of COVID-19 worries. These days, the streets of Tokyo and other tourist destinations are bustling with crowds.
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Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama | 2023-05-18T20:31:47+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-japan-racks-up-trade-deficit-although-exports-gradually-rebound/ |
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State’s football facilities were so bad when Jimmy Rogers was on his official visit in 2005 that his host drove right past them without stopping.
“I promised him in front of my family that we would win a national championship,” Rogers said Friday. “I wish it hadn’t taken 18 years.”
Two weeks after SDSU won its first Football Championship Subdivision title, Rogers was introduced as the successor to the retiring Stiegelmeier.
Rogers, 35, has been with the Jackrabbits nearly every step of the way as they’ve upgraded their facilities to some of the finest in the FCS and evolved into a power in the second tier of Division I football.
He was an under-recruited player who blossomed into a two-time all-conference linebacker. He’s been a graduate assistant, position coach and defensive coordinator. Now, he’s SDSU’s 21st head coach.
“At 17 years old, South Dakota State wasn’t a dream of mine,” he said. “Seventeen years later, I can proudly say my reality has become a dream. It truly has.”
Stiegelmeier, who won 199 games in 26 seasons, laid out a succession plan for an internal candidate to take over once he retired. Rogers has been the coach in waiting since being named assistant head coach in 2019.
“I don’t think anybody knows they’re ready until they get in these shoes,” Rogers said. “This is going to be a learning process. I’m confident in who I am. Could I be a head coach everywhere in the country? No. I can be the head coach here. Part of that is because I’ve been everyone in this room.”
Rogers takes over with the program at its all-time high. The Jackrabbits have turned the tide in their rivalry with North Dakota State, having beaten the Bison four straight times after their 45-21 win in the FCS title game Jan. 8.
SDSU is on a program-best 14-game win streak and coming off its 11th straight FCS playoff appearance.
“The 2022 team and that set of coaches and players won a national championship, will go down in history and we’ll always talk about that team,” athletic director Justin Sell said. “Today is about 2023, where we’re trying to go and what we’re trying to do. We have a chance to refresh that plan. We’re going to stay true to who we are, build off that and go out and accomplish great things.”
Rogers’ defense ranked first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and its performance in the postseason allowed the Jackrabbits to beat all four playoff opponents by at least 21 points.
“We made a statement in the 2022 season,” Rogers said. “That statement is now the standard, and we plan to uphold that.”
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: KOD), a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases, announced today that a presentation will be made at the upcoming Angiogenesis, Exudation and Degeneration 2023 Virtual Meeting including clinical data from Kodiak's investigational therapy KSI-301 (tarcocimab tedromer) and an update on Kodiak's pipeline of Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate (ABC) development programs.
Details of the presentation are as follows:
Title: Update on KSI-301 (tarcocimab tedromer) and Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate Development Programs
Presenter: Diana V. Do, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Presentation date and time: February 11, 2023; 1:10 PM ET
"We continue to make strong progress executing multiple trials across the tarcocimab (KSI-301) clinical program. We anticipate four Phase 3 clinical study readouts later this year, in approximately 3Q2023. Building on the unique durability shown in BEACON, our positive Phase 3 study in retinal vein occlusion where we doubled the treatment interval for all patients, we look forward to the results across the broader Phase 3 program in which we explore 5- and 6- month durability in patients with diabetic eye disease," said Victor Perlroth, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Kodiak Sciences.
"We are also pleased to have successfully opened the IND for KSI-501, our second product candidate built from the ABC platform. KSI-501 is a potential first-in-class bispecific ABC that is designed to inhibit two powerful pathophysiologic mechanisms in retinal disease, VEGF and IL-6. With the IND cleared by the US FDA, we plan to initiate the Phase 1 study shortly. We look forward to engaging with the retina community as we actively develop this new agent which has the potential to bring additional benefits to patients with a number of retinal diseases including diabetic eye disease, neovascular macular degeneration and uveitic macular edema."
Kodiak plans to post the presentation slides on the "Events and Presentations" section of Kodiak's website at http://ir.kodiak.com/ at the beginning of the presentation.
About tarcocimab tedromer (KSI-301)
Tarcocimab tedromer is an investigational anti-VEGF therapy built on Kodiak's Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate (ABC) Platform and is designed to maintain potent and effective drug levels in ocular tissues for longer than existing available agents. Kodiak's objective with tarcocimab tedromer is to develop a new first-line agent to improve outcomes for patients with retinal vascular diseases and to enable earlier treatment and prevention of vision loss for patients with diabetic eye disease. The tarcocimab tedromer clinical program is designed to assess the product's durability, efficacy and safety in several major retinal vascular diseases in parallel, through the DAYLIGHT study in wet AMD, the GLEAM and GLIMMER studies in DME, the BEACON study in RVO and the GLOW study in non-proliferative DR (without DME). The global tarcocimab tedromer clinical program is being conducted at 150+ study sites in more than 10 countries. Kodiak is developing and owns global rights to tarcocimab tedromer.
About KSI-501
Also built on Kodiak's Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate (ABC) Platform, KSI-501 is an investigational, potential first-in-class bispecific ABC that is designed to inhibit two mechanisms implicated in retinal diseases: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). The trap-antibody fusion component of KSI-501 acts as (i) a soluble decoy receptor inhibiting the binding of VEGF-A and PLGF to their cognate receptors and (ii) an antibody that binds soluble interleukin-6, inhibiting its binding to both soluble and membrane-bound IL-6 receptors. IL-6 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine implicated in the pathophysiology of multiple retinal diseases and, in conditions for which anti-VEGF treatment is used, elevated levels of ocular IL-6 have been associated with poor anti-VEGF treatment response. KSI-501 is designed to provide potent inhibition of both VEGF-mediated angiogenesis and IL-6 mediated inflammation and has the potential to become a new category of retinal medicines with greater therapeutic efficacy than existing therapies. The IND for KSI-501 has been cleared, and a Phase 1 dose escalation study in diabetic macular edema (DME) patients is planned to commence shortly.
About Kodiak Sciences Inc.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KOD) is a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases. Founded in 2009, we are focused on bringing new science to the design and manufacture of next generation retinal medicines to prevent and treat the leading causes of blindness globally. Our ABC Platform™ uses molecular engineering to merge the fields of antibody-based and chemistry-based therapies and is at the core of Kodiak's discovery engine. Kodiak's lead product candidate, tarcocimab tedromer, is a novel anti-VEGF antibody biopolymer conjugate being developed for the treatment of retinal vascular diseases including wet age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in elderly patients in the developed world, and diabetic eye diseases, the leading cause of blindness in working-age patients in the developed world. Kodiak has leveraged its ABC Platform to build a pipeline of product candidates in various stages of development. KSI-501 is our dual inhibitor antibody biopolymer conjugate targeting both VEGF (VEGF-trap) and IL-6 (anti-IL-6 antibody) for the treatment of retinal diseases. We are expanding our early research pipeline to include ABC Platform based triplet inhibitors for multifactorial retinal diseases such as dry AMD and glaucoma. Kodiak is based in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, please visit www.kodiak.com.
Kodiak®, Kodiak Sciences®, ABC™, ABC Platform™ and the Kodiak logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kodiak Sciences Inc. in various global jurisdictions.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical fact and include statements regarding: the expected timing of clinical study readouts; the potential benefits of KSI-501, including its potential to be a first-in-class bispecific ABC inhibiting VEGF and IL-6; the anticipated commencement of a Phase 1 study of KSI-501; the objectives and anticipated benefits of our KSI-301 clinical program; and expansion of our research pipeline. Forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "expect," "plan," "believe," "intend," "pursue," and other similar expressions among others. Any forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: cessation or delay of any clinical studies and/or development of tarcocimab and/or KSI-501 may occur; the risk that preliminary safety, efficacy and durability data for our tarcocimab tedromer product candidate may not continue or persist; the risk that tarcocimab tedromer may not have the anti-VEGF effect or impact on the treatment of patients as expected; the risk that KSI-501 may not inhibit VEGF and IL-6 or have an impact on the treatment of patients as expected; future regulatory milestones of tarcocimab and/or KSI-501, including related to current and planned clinical studies, may be insufficient to support regulatory submissions or approval; adverse economic conditions may significantly impact our business and operations, including our clinical trial sites, and those of our manufacturers, contract research organizations or others with whom we conduct business; as well as the other risks identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our most recent Form 10-K, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in our subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and Kodiak undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Kodiak®, Kodiak Sciences®, ABC™, ABC Platform™ and the Kodiak logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kodiak Sciences Inc. in various global jurisdictions.
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On Wednesday, the Hoonigan team released a video to YouTube discussing what’s next after the loss of co-founder and automotive icon Ken Block.
Hoonigan co-founder and Block’s business partner Brian Scotto said the team was supposed to start the year by traveling to Australia to film a down under version of their video series “This vs. That.”
The trip was cancelled after Block died in a snowmobile accident on Jan. 2.
Over the last few weeks, Scotto said, the Hoonigan team discussed the project’s future, and concluded that it was time to change its direction.
As a result, a new YouTube show set to take place on Wednesdays will be like “hanging out to update you on the dumb stuff we are doing,” Hoonigan Hertech Eugene Jr. said.
The new show’s vibe will be similar to an older show from Hoonigan called “Daily Transmission,” which faded away as the team evolved.
Another show, “Tangents,” will not continue.
Ron Zaras noted after taking a step back the team wants to go back to its roots—crazy, dumb stuff—while still producing “This vs. That” and other popular shows.
“Builds” will come back, but not crazy builds that people can’t produce in their garage. Hoonigan’s project car channel will return as well.
Block’s family will continue with other projects. Since Block’s death, they have founded the 43 Institute—dedicated to “creating paths of opportunity for the exceptionally driven”—and published a makeshift website that indicated updates would come soon. The website has not been updated and the Hoonigan crew made no mention of this foundation in their video aside from splashing the 43i.org website URL during the opening.
On Wednesday, DirtFish Rally School announced Block’s daughter, Lia, and wife, Lucy, will compete in the rest of this year’s Green APU American Rally Association series. Block won the 100 Acre Wood Rally seven times, and the Block name will return to compete again in March. The duo plan to enter the remaining ARA rounds, according to team manager Derek Dauncey. Block’s co-driver, Alex Gelsomino, will co-drive for Lucy this year in the remaining ARA rounds. Gelsomino was a founding member of the team in 2010.
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Matt Luptak was flying with his 11-year-old daughter Sophia when her eyes started swelling and her airway began to close.
"I knew an EpiPen was what I needed," Luptak said. "The flight attendant tells me, 'We don't have those.'"
Commercial airlines are required by the Federal Aviation Administration to carry emergency medical kits, which include epinephrine to treat allergic reactions. But they aren't required to have it in pre-measured doses that are easy to administer using a device like an EpiPen.
"All I kept thinking of is, I am going to lose my daughter," Luptak said.
Luckily, a doctor on board was able to measure the correct pediatric dose of epinephrine from the kit and Sophia survived.
"I would never want another parent to go through that feeling of this could be it," Luptak said.
According to a 2019 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one out of every 600 flights has an in-flight medical emergency. Less than 10% of these inflight emergencies require flight diversions.
In 2019, the Aerospace Medical Association, which advises the FAA, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended the kits carry additional items, including electronic blood pressure cuffs, auto-injectors for epinephrine, pediatric doses of epinephrine, antihistamines and pain relievers.
"These are very small changes that could make the difference in the life and death in the child," said Dr. Brian Moore, who advised on the recommendations.
The FAA told CBS News it is "currently reviewing the emergency medical kit requirements" and that "making changes would require a rulemaking process."
CBS News reached out to seven major U.S. airlines and they all said their medical kits comply with FAA requirements. The seven airlines all said passenger safety is their top priority and flight attendants are also trained to handle medical emergencies.
Alaska Airlines said its kits include "dozens and dozens of medications, types of medical equipment, bandages and dressings," as well as "standard items" that might be in at-home emergency medical kits. Its kits also include auto-injectors for epinephrine, atropine, dextrose, epinephrine and lidocaine.
American Airlines said its kits "contain supplies that are above and beyond what's required by the FAA."
Delta Air Lines said its kits "exceed the minimum required items" required by the FAA and its kits include atropine, dextrose, epinephrine and lidocaine. It said its kits do not include auto-injectors for epinephrine, but do have a vial of epinephrine and a syringe. "This summer, we began adding higher-quality diagnostic tools on all aircraft, including automated blood pressure cuffs, medical-grade stethoscopes and pulse oximeters and a temporal thermometer," the airline said.
JetBlue said its kits "exceed FAA requirements and include an epinephrine auto-injector." "JetBlue makes every effort (with our business partner) to stock all medications, despite waivers for certain medications in place due to worldwide shortages," the airline said.
Southwest Airlines said each aircraft has "a comprehensive on-board medical kit. We adhere to all Federal Aviation Administration guidance related to required medications."
Spirit Airlines said its kits "comply with federal requirements and contain epinephrine."
United Airlines said its kits "have provisions above and beyond the federal requirements."
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WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners “for the moment” following the U.N. health agency declaring the escalating outbreaks in multiple countries to be a global emergency.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 98% of the monkeypox cases detected since the outbreaks emerged in May have been among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. He called for those at risk to take steps to protect themselves.
“That means making safe choices for yourself and others, for men who have sex with men,” Tedros said. “This includes, for the moment, reducing your number of sexual partners.”
Infectious individuals should isolate and avoid gatherings involving close, physical contact, while people should get contact details for any new sexual partners in case they need to follow up later, the WHO chief said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not suggested that men who have sex with men reduce their sexual partners, only that they avoid skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that could be monkeypox.
WHO officials emphasized that monkeypox can infect anyone in close contact with a patient or their contaminated clothing or bedsheets. The U.N. health agency has warned that the disease could be more severe in vulnerable populations like children or pregnant women.
To date, more than 19,000 cases have been reported in more than 75 countries; deaths have only been reported in Africa.
“We know very clearly that one of the main modes of exposure for this particular illness is through direct contact, close contact, skin-to-skin contact, possibly even face-to-face contact, exposure to droplets or virus that may be in the mouth,” Dr. Rosamund Lewis, WHO’s technical lead for monkeypox, said.
Andy Seale, a WHO adviser on HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, said experts have determined the current monkeypox outbreak is “clearly transmitted during sex,” but he said they have not yet concluded whether it’s a sexually transmitted infection.
Dr. Hugh Adler, who treats monkeypox patients in the U.K., said monkeypox was being transmitted during sex and that sexual networks and anonymous sex with untraceable partners were facilitating its spread.
“It’s just as likely that monkeypox was always capable of transmitting and presenting like this, but it hadn’t been formally reported or so widespread before,” he said.
Last week, British authorities issued new guidance advising doctors that people with just one or two lesions might be infectious with monkeypox, potentially complicating efforts to stop transmission.
The European Union’s health commissioner urged the bloc’s 27 member nations Wednesday to step up their efforts to tackle outbreaks in the EU, which she called “the epicenter of detected cases.”
In a letter to European health ministers obtained by The Associated Press, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides called for a “reinforced, concerted and coordinated action.”
“There is no time for complacency and we need to continue working together to control the outbreak,” she wrote.
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