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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
4-9-9-3
(four, nine, nine, three)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
4-9-9-3
(four, nine, nine, three) | 2023-01-31T04:46:40+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/winning-numbers-drawn-in-win-4-evening-game-17752868.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs no longer wants to be the bank for everyone.
The storied investment bank spent eight years attempting to expand its business beyond corporations and the wealthy. But in recent months, Goldman has signaled a partial retreat from those efforts by scrapping plans for a checking account broadly available to the public and mothballing its personal loan business. A popular savings account and a credit card business survive for now.
Last week, the bank disclosed that it had accumulated $3 billion in losses in its consumer banking franchise since 2020, mostly money set aside to cover potential loan losses in its consumer lending businesses. Bank regulators are reportedly looking into whether the consumer business had proper safeguards in place as it grew larger.
The retreat in consumer banking comes as Goldman tries to refocus on its roots: advising corporations on deals, investing, and trading, and servicing the well-to-do. The firm’s revenue from investment banking, trading and wealth management made up two thirds of total revenue last year.
“I think it became clear to us early in 2022 that we were doing too much, it was affecting our execution,” said David Solomon, Goldman’s chairman and CEO, in a call with analysts when the bank reported its results earlier this month.
Goldman’s push into consumer banking was one of the biggest changes in the firm’s 154-year history. The investment bank had to legally convert itself into a bank holding company in 2008 during the financial crisis to get access to the Federal Reserve’s emergency funding operations. That led to jokes within the industry that the Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs was going to issue something as commonplace as an ATM card.
The jokes became a reality when Goldman bought the assets of GE Capital and launched its online only savings account providing an above market interest rate. The savings account became an unexpected hit for Goldman, with waiting lists forming after its initial launch both in the U.S. and later in the U.K.
The online savings account is not going away, and is considered an asset by the firm, Solomon told investors. The firm now holds more than $100 billion in retail deposits, which is a cheap form of capital for the investment bank that historically hasn’t had access to such forms of financing.
The personal loan business, launched with great fanfare in 2016 with a broad advertising campaign under the brand Marcus, has been a trouble spot for the bank. Goldman Sachs executives acknowledged at the time of the launch that the Marcus brand was created to give Goldman — with its veneer of being a powerbroker between Washington and Wall Street — a much more friendly and reachable edge.
The unsecured personal loans, largely used by customers to consolidate credit card debt, became a burden during the coronavirus pandemic when millions of Americans could no longer pay their bills. The bank set aside billions of dollars to cover potentially bad loans and, unlike other big banks that were able to release those reserves in 2021 and 2022, Goldman largely had to keep adding to its reserves. New accounting standards that have required banks to model potential loan losses more aggressively also contributed to the decision to wind down the personal loan business.
The large losses have caught the attention of bank regulators, which have also been looking into Goldman’s personal lending operations. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Fed is investigating whether the firm had adequate safeguards around its personal loan business as it ramped up its lending.
“The Federal Reserve is our primary federal bank regulator and we do not comment on the accuracy or inaccuracy of matters relating to discussions with them,” a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said.
Investors have long questioned the need for Goldman to go into consumer lending. The bank kept the consumer banking operation under the umbrella of its wealth management division in its quarterly results, leading to criticism that Goldman was hiding Marcus’ losses from its investors.
“We have never understood the desire of (Goldman) to expand so much in consumer given such strength of its 150-year-old legacy franchise in capital markets,” wrote Mike Mayo, a long-time banking industry analyst with Wells Fargo Securities, in a note to investors.
One area Goldman isn’t retreating from is its relatively new credit card business, which the firm calls platform solutions. The firm is underwriter for the Apple Card, the popular credit card deeply embedded into Apple Pay that launched in 2019, as well as a co-brand credit card with General Motors. Goldman and Apple announced in October that they were extending their relationship until the end of the decade. Platform solutions also includes GreenSky, a fintech lender focused on home improvement loans, which the bank bought in 2021.
While the Apple Card and GM Card were major gets for Goldman, the new business has not been without its headaches for the firm.
The bank disclosed in August that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the nation’s financial watchdog was investigating its managing of credit card accounts, including issues with billing, credit reporting, dispute resolution and other routine credit card issues. | 2023-01-26T13:29:07+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-goldman-sachs-signals-partial-retreat-from-consumer-banking/ |
HOUSTON, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlawn Group, LLC ("Westlawn") is pleased to announce the formation of Ellipsis U.S. Onshore Holdings, LLC ("Ellipsis"). Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Ellipsis is a private energy company formed to pursue the acquisition and development of large, producing oil and natural gas assets in the United States.
The Ellipsis management team is led by managing directors Matt Gentry and Adam Howard. Prior to the formation of Ellipsis, Matt and Adam founded Permian Basin focused Monadnock Resources.
Ellipsis completed its first deal with the acquisition of assets located in the Delaware Basin of Texas and New Mexico from North Hudson Resource Partners' affiliates Fortuna Resources III, LLC and SRR Rockies Holdings, LLC. Ellipsis acquired non-operated oil and gas properties with current production of more than 4,500 boe/d (2-stream) with significant operational upside associated with approximately 250 gross remaining locations.
ABOUT ELLIPSIS U.S. ONSHORE
Formed in 2023, Ellipsis is a Dallas-based private energy company focused on the acquisition and development of large, producing oil and gas assets in the United States. Ellipsis' initial strategy will be focused on acquiring non-operated working interests, as well as mineral and royalty interests, via acquisitions throughout the major onshore U.S. basins. Ellipsis strives to be flexible and creative with deal structure, including partnering with existing operators and sponsors to provide capital and liquidity solutions. Additionally, Ellipsis can participate alongside others in the evaluation and acquisition of new opportunities.
www.ellipsis.us
ABOUT WESTLAWN GROUP
Founded in 2021, Westlawn is a private investment firm based in Houston, TX focused on long-term investment in the global oil and gas industry. Westlawn acquires operated and non-operated interests in producing, development and exploration assets, as well as technologies that improve production. Westlawn is focused on investments across the United States (Lower 48, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska), as well as in Latin America, the Caribbeans and the Middle East.
www.westlawn.com
For questions or inquiries, please contact investment@westlawn.com
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The Warriors are winning again, slapping together a three-game streak with easy wins over the Clippers, Jazz and Timberwolves. Perhaps scarier for the rest of the NBA, they fully have each other's backs.
Resting on the bench in the waning moments of Sunday night's blowout win over the Timberwolves, Draymond Green celebrated a Jordan Poole basket by imitating Poole's move to the hoop. For the crime of slightly stepping on the court while doing so, Green was hit with a technical.
It was Green's seventh T in the Warriors' first 21 games, essentially putting him halfway to a suspension a quarter of the way through the season. "It's crazy, man. I probably got like four techs this year that's a little questionable," Green said. "They told me I was at the lane line, but I thought I was standing in the corner. So I don't know. It sucks, though."
A fired-up Steph Curry quickly leapt to Green's defense. After Donte DiVincenzo hit an open three, Curry, who had also been pulled from the blowout, stepped on the court and began waving a towel in celebration until the refs noticed and hit him with a technical of his own.
It was clearly intentional, and Green said he appreciated Curry having his back. "Absolutely," he said. "100 percent."
At least one man was having no part of it, though. Klay Thompson was asked postgame if he was considering getting in on the act. "Do you think I would willfully give up my money?" Thompson responded. "Absolutely not. Come on, stop it." | 2022-11-28T18:38:13+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/steph-curry-draymond-green-technicals-17615603.php |
Extensive renovation renews boutique hotel into vibrant, modern bohemian destination minutes from Newport
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the official opening of a vibrant new boutique hotel, The Pell, a part of the JdV by Hyatt brand. The property, which is managed by Highgate, is located on Rhode Island's historic Aquidneck Island, minutes from Newport and endless unique attractions and activities. Unveiling the completion of a nine-million-dollar renovation boasting a modern bohemian design, The Pell is a true reflection of the coastal neighborhood in which it resides.
Located at 425 East Main Road, The Pell is less than two miles from Sachuest Beach, Third Beach and Easton's Beach in Newport, a popular surfing spot. Newport Vineyards is less than a mile from the hotel, while the historic Newport Mansions and Cliff Walk are under three miles away. After a day exploring, guests can return from the hustle and bustle of Newport and unwind at the hotel library or dine at the hotel's full-service restaurant, The Helmway.
"We are thrilled to finally be introducing The Pell, which is the first JdV by Hyatt hotel in Rhode Island, to the Newport market," says Graham Jones, GRJ LLC co-founder of The Pell. "We have put a lot of time, effort and love into this project and know The Pell will have an enormous impact in both Newport and Middletown."
Originally built in 1989, ownership engaged award-winning architecture and design firms A4 Architecture and Stoa Design Collective to transform all the guestrooms and public spaces. Inspired by local surroundings and a true reflection of the Middletown neighborhood, the hotel features a calming, neutral palate and natural elements to complement the light-hearted, energetic atmosphere and inviting spirit. Wicker and wooden touches bring the upscale coastal feel indoors alongside modern, chic interiors.
The Pell offers 127 spacious guestrooms and suites featuring premium amenities and plush beds with 550-thread-count premium linens for a restored stay. Guests enjoy full bathrooms with a marble vanity, tub and walk-in shower. Deluxe rooms and suites feature a separate sitting area and two suites offer kitchenettes. Rooms are equipped with a mini-refrigerator, 55-inch TV and complimentary high-speed internet.
The hotel's signature restaurant, The Helmway, serves breakfast and dinner with tables and bar seating and offers in-room dining for guests.
"The menu reflects my passion for local, sustainably sourced high-quality ingredients," explains Executive Chef, Will Wallbank. "We work with local farms and fisherman to deliver fresh options for guests and visitors of Aquidneck Island." The menu itself and cocktail list will change with the seasons.
Offering 1,250 square feet of customizable meeting and event space, The Pell provides the perfect setting to host an intimate wedding reception, pre- and post-wedding events, or small business meetings for up to 40 guests. The property also has a business center, exercise facility, and complimentary parking.
To book a reservation or to learn more, please visit: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/rhode-island/the-pell/pvdjd or follow the hotel on Instagram at @thepellhotel.
About Highgate
Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu. Highgate also has an expanding presence in key European markets through properties in London, Paris, Barcelona, Vienna and Prague. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $10B and generates over $2B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has created a portfolio of bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, London, Dallas, Chicago and Seattle. For more information, visit highgate.com.
About GRJ
GRJ is a Manhattan-based owner/builder/operator focused on acquiring and repositioning multi-family, hospitality and mixed-use assets throughout the country. Currently, GRJ owns and operates a portfolio of apartment rental buildings, garden apartment communities and hotels in six different states consisting of 1,285,965 square feet of real estate. We have an integrated platform of property, asset, construction, leasing and investment management. The company was founded in 2010 by Graham and Gregory Jones.
About JdV by Hyatt
A community for the spirited, the light-hearted, the young-at-heart, the JdV by Hyatt brand offers a collection of vibrant, independent hotels that are true reflections of the urban neighborhoods we call home. Embracing its namesake (joie de vivre), the JdV by Hyatt brand invites guests and locals alike to connect, live in the moment and celebrate the joy of life. Each hotel provides an experience that is inclusive in spirit and space, inviting all to make each stay yours truly. Follow @JDVHotels on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for news and updates. For more information, please visit www.jdvbyhyatt.com.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company guided by its purpose – to care for people so they can be their best. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's portfolio included more than 1,250 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 75 countries across six continents. The Company's offering includes brands in the Timeless Collection, including Park Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Hyatt Residence Club®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, and UrCove; the Boundless Collection, including Miraval®, Alila®, Andaz®, Thompson Hotels®, Hyatt Centric®, and Caption by Hyatt®; the Independent Collection, including The Unbound Collection by Hyatt®, Destination by Hyatt®, and JdV by Hyatt®; and the Inclusive Collection, including Hyatt Ziva®, Hyatt Zilara®, Zoëtry® Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets® Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas®, Dreams® Resorts & Spas, Hyatt Vivid Hotels & Resorts, Alua Hotels & Resorts®, and Sunscape® Resorts & Spas. Subsidiaries of the Company operate the World of Hyatt® loyalty program, ALG Vacations®, Unlimited Vacation Club®, Amstar DMC destination management services, and Trisept Solutions® technology services. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
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Now focused on football, former three-sport athlete may be Penn State's next breakout star
Zakee Wheatley was a three-sport athlete most of his life.
He played basketball, baseball and football until his sophomore year of high school, when he put his baseball glove away for good. Next came the basketball shoes after he graduated high school — although he still plays from time to time for fun with teammates.
That leaves just football for Wheatley.
"It was hard (to drop basketball)," he said. "But I knew what I needed to do. I knew what I wanted. I knew football was the sport for me. Football was always my first, my real love."
For the first time as a high-level athlete he's focused primarily on one sport. And now the Nittany Lion defensive back is primed to take a massive step forward in his second year with Penn State football.
Wheatley spent his first year on campus as a cornerback, where he used his 6-foot-2 frame and athletic talent to stay with wide receivers in practice. Eventually the Penn State staff determined that his abilities would be best used in a more central location and moved him to safety this offseason.
The news stung teammate — and classmate — Kalen King, who broke out as a corner last season.
"At corner I knew he was gonna be good," King said with a smile. "I was mad when they switched him to safety because I wanted him to stay at corner so we could be on the field at the same time. The coaches wanted better for him and he made the most of his opportunity when he switched to safety. He's a ball hawk."
Not a drastic transition: The transition to a new spot wasn't that drastic for the redshirt freshman. He had played safety in high school, along with playing corner, and was willing to play wherever the coaches needed him.
In fact one of the strongest skills he showed was taken from his days as a three-sport athlete. Wheatley was Penn State's "takeaway king" for spring ball, leading the team in turnovers forced. Five of those turnovers, teammate Ji'Ayir Brown said this spring, were interceptions. The redshirt freshman developed his ability to track the ball like he did while playing baseball and other positions on the football field.
"Playing receiver," Wheatley said. "Playing catch with my dad, all that. Playing baseball. ... When I'm on defense and the ball is in the air I just turn into a receiver. I don't really think much about defense or offense. That ball is mine."
More involved in stopping the run: Of course, tracking and taking the ball aren't the only aspects of playing safety. One of the biggest changes from corner to safety is the need to mix it up in the run game more. Playing more centrally means involving yourself more against the run and making plays that prevent big gains, while also stepping into the box and making plays near the line of scrimmage.
Wheatley, who weighed 180 pounds as a recruit and is now listed at 191 pounds, is more than willing to play that part, even if he's still evolving his body from a cornerback's to a safety's.
"I'm physical," he said. "I feel like if I was skinny or big, I'm always a physical player. I'm always trying to hit. Of course, at safety you're trying to maintain your body toward getting a little stronger and bigger to take on more hits throughout the game."
Versatility is key: The takeaways were the talk of spring practice — with head coach James Franklin, cornerbacks coach Terry Smith and teammates like Brown among a long list of people within the program to single out his successful stretch. However, it's the versatility that will dictate just how good Wheatley can be.
Thus far he's shown no reason to believe the sky isn't the limit. He has excellent cover skills, a willingness to step up and help against the run and the desire for greatness it takes to reach the next level. Not to mention, the hype from his teammates — like classmate Jeffrey Davis Jr. — and coaches who have praised his play.
"He's an amazing player whether it be at corner or safety," Davis Jr. said. "It was great seeing him transition to safety where he flourished in the spring. He's been an amazing player to watch. ... Seeing the plays he's made in the spring, it's amazing. I'm ready to see where he ends up this season and the player he becomes."
A rapid ascent: Wheatley has gone from a high three-star prospect to the talk of the program within only a year's time. His ascent from redshirt cornerback to potential starting safety has been an enormous rise in a minuscule amount of time and isn't the first safety to make that rise. Brown took a similar leap last season, albeit as a much more veteran player, and former safety Jaquan Brisker did the same after enrolling from Lackawanna College, although he was a highly-touted recruit as the No. 1 junior college safety in the country.
Penn State's success at safety has been apparent over the last few seasons in particular thanks to Brisker and Brown.
With any luck, Wheatley will be the next to burst into stardom. | 2022-05-26T20:12:02+00:00 | yorkdispatch.com | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/college/psu/football/2022/05/26/former-3-sport-athlete-may-penn-states-next-breakout-football-star/9943788002/ |
How to Watch the Oilers vs. Golden Knights Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 4
Published: May. 9, 2023 at 9:12 PM CDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
The Edmonton Oilers host the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday at Rogers Place for Game 4 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round, beginning at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, SportsNet, CBC, and TVAS. The Golden Knights hold a 2-1 advantage in the series.
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Oilers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, SportsNet, CBC, and TVAS
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- Where: Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta
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Oilers vs. Golden Knights Head-to-Head
Oilers Stats & Trends
- The Oilers rank 17th in goals against, allowing 256 total goals (3.1 per game) in league action.
- The Oilers are the top-scoring team in the league with 325 total goals (4.0 per game on 6.6 assists per outing).
- In the last 10 games, the Oilers have secured 70.0% of the possible points with a 6-2-2 record.
- Over on the defensive end, the Oilers have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) over those 10 outings.
- They have totaled 40 goals during that time.
Oilers Key Players
Golden Knights Stats & Trends
- The Golden Knights' total of 225 goals allowed (2.7 per game) is 11th in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights' 267 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank them 14th in the NHL.
- In their past 10 matchups, the Golden Knights have gone 8-2-0 to earn 90.0% of the possible points.
- Defensively, the Golden Knights have allowed 25 goals (2.5 per game) in those 10 outings.
- They have put up 38 goals over that time.
Golden Knights Key Players
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KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven leading economies agreed Friday to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure its finances do not hinder its ability to defend itself from Russia’s invasion.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told reporters that $9.5 billion of the total amount was mobilized at meetings of the G-7 finance ministers in Koenigswinter, Germany, this week.
“We agreed that Ukraine’s financial situation must have no influence on Ukraine’s ability to defend itself successfully,” he said. “We need to do our utmost to end this war.”
Russia’s invasion touched on almost every topic of the finance ministers’ meetings this week, from the need to reduce reliance on Russian energy to reforming relationships between countries to maintain economic stability.
“Russia’s war of aggression is causing global economic disruptions, impacting the security of global energy supply, food production and exports of food and agricultural commodities, as well as the functioning of global supply chains in general,” a G-7 statement says.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other leaders spoke this week about the need for allies to put together enough additional aid to help Ukraine “get through” the Russian invasion.
“All of us pledged to do what’s necessary to fill the gap,” Yellen said Thursday as the ministers finished their first of two days of talks. “We’re going to put together the resources that they need.”
The International Monetary Fund’s latest world economic outlook says Ukraine’s economy is projected to shrink by 35% this year and next.
The finance ministers of the G-7 — which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S. — also have grappled with deepening inflation, food security concerns and other economic issues during their talks.
A communique marking the end of their meetings addressed commitments to addressing debt distress in low-income countries, trying to ease the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and staving off inflation rates “that have reached levels not seen for decades.”
As the finance ministers were meeting in Germany, the U.S. overwhelmingly approved its own $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies. A portion of the U.S. funding was included in the G-7 package for Ukraine.
The United Kingdom committed $50 million toward Ukraine from the London-based European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said.
“This comes on top of the $950m in loan guarantees that the UK has already committed to significantly scale up World Bank lending to the Government of Ukraine to help meet urgent fiscal need,” according to a news release from Sunak’s office.
This week was a rally for funds to Ukraine and those affected by the war.
Treasury and several global development banks announced Wednesday that they would spend tens of billions to work “swiftly to bring to bear their financing, policy engagement, technical assistance” to prevent starvation prompted by the war, rising food costs and climate damage to crops.
That money will be spent on supporting farmers, addressing the fertilizer supply crisis, and developing land for food production, among other issues.
Other issues of concern for G-7 finance leaders touched on the need for countries to increase scrutiny and regulation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and streamlining pandemic responses.
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Moulson reported from Berlin. | 2022-05-21T08:30:07+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/report-g7-countries-set-to-approve-18-billion-for-ukraine/ |
GERMANTOWN, Ohio (WDTN) — The Milton-Union Bulldogs headed to Germantown to face the Valley View Spartans in Operation Football‘s Week 2 showdown.
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GERMANTOWN, Ohio (WDTN) — The Milton-Union Bulldogs headed to Germantown to face the Valley View Spartans in Operation Football‘s Week 2 showdown.
For the rest of the Week 2 High School Football scores, click here. | 2022-08-26T01:28:40+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/operation-football/operation-football-game-of-the-week-2-milton-union-at-valley-view/ |
Garcia to lead Coronado High School softball program
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The Lubbock ISD Athletics Department announced today the hiring of Monique Garcia as the new head coach of the Lady Mustang softball program at Coronado High School.
Garcia is returning home to Lubbock after a brief coaching stint in Colorado. She most recently coached at Sandcreek High School (Colorado) and Floydada High School. She is a graduate of Lubbock Christian University and had a successful collegiate playing career, earning the Lone Star Conference Player of the Week five times and earning spots on the All Lone Star Conference team in 2017 and 2018.
Garcia is also an alumna of Coronado, participating in the Lady Mustang softball program in 2013 and 2014. She currently holds 14 single-season softball records at Coronado, including strikeouts, wins, innings pitched, and shutouts. She led the Lady Mustangs to the 2014 state tournament, earning Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A All-State, TGCA 4A/5A Player of the Year, Texas Sports Writers Association Honorable Mention All-State, Lone Star Varsity Super Softball Team Player of the Year, and District 2-5A Most Valuable Player designations.
Garcia replaces Nancy Picken, who has recently stepped away from coaching.
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BENSALEM, Pa., Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Barclays PLC ("Barclays" or the "Company") (NYSE: BCS).
Class Period: February 18, 2021 – March 25, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: November 22, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Barclays investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Barclays had a material weakness in its internal control environment due to the fact that the over-issuance had occurred and was not immediately identified; (2) BBPLC had and was selling unregistered securities in excess of the amounts registered by the August 2019 Shelf Registration Statement, (3) BBPLC was required to conduct a recission offer for those unregistered securities, and (4) BBPLC was violating U.S. securities laws and/or SEC regulations, subjecting Barclays to legal liability; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy admiral with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific has been recommended to be the service’s next top leader, officials said Monday.
Adm. Samuel Paparo, current commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, was recommended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and is on tap to be nominated as the next chief of naval operations, although President Joe Biden has not yet formally signed off on it, the officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because no public announcement has been made.
The selection of Paparo comes as a bit of a surprise, since he had long been expected to move up to take over U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the current vice chief of naval operations, had been widely mentioned as a leading candidate for the top Navy job.
If Franchetti were selected she would have become the first woman to be a military service chief and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Women have served as military service secretaries as political appointees, but never as their top uniformed officer. This was seen as a chance for a women to break another all-male precedent.
Biden is expected to approve the recommendation, but all nominations for senior military jobs are currently stalled because one U.S. senator disagrees with Austin’s decision to have the Defense Department pay for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care. Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has brought virtually all key senior military promotions to a halt due to his opposition to that policy.
Paparo is a naval aviator and a TOPGUN graduate with more than 6,000 flight hours in Navy fighter jets and 1,100 landings on aircraft carriers. A Pennsylvania native, he graduated from Villanova University and was commissioned into the Navy in 1987.
Prior to his Pacific tour, he was commander of naval forces in the Middle East, based in Bahrain, and also previously served as director of operations at U.S. Central Command in Florida.
Paparo’s selection was first reported by NBC News. | 2023-06-13T17:36:05+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/navy-admiral-with-pacific-experience-tapped-as-next-top-naval-leader/ |
Some employees at a Trader Joe's in Hadley, Massachusetts, are hoping to form the first union at that grocery chain in the country.
They have notified Trader Joe's president, Dan Bane, in a letter to the company's California headquarters.
Union organizer Jamie Edwards said they have been working at the Hadley store for nine years. Unsafe protocols early in the pandemic got people thinking seriously about a union, followed by changes around pay raises, health and retirement benefits.
"Trader Joe's reputation as being a very progressive, pro-worker company is one of the things that drives the customers to the store," Edwards said. "But over my years at the store, I've seen the gap between the reality and that image sort of keep widening."
Edwards said staff members at Trader Joe's were also inspired by recent, independent union drives at Amazon and Starbucks.
Organizers said they have support for a union vote from 65% of the Hadley store's approximately 100 employees. They said they are waiting for information from the National Labor Relations Board before officially launching a union drive.
A letter from a Hadley store manager said the company welcomes a fair vote if 30% of the crew wants one, and that management will not create any delays.
Calls to company headquarters were not returned. | 2022-05-17T21:42:10+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/2022-05-17/trader-joes-employees-in-hadley-aim-to-form-union-a-first-for-the-grocery-chain |
The Detroit Pistons were 23-59 last season, which put them in last place in the Eastern Conference. Although it wasn’t a successful season, Detroit has a strong young core of players and they drafted Jaden Ivey with the fifth overall pick. They even acquired the #13 selection Jalen Duren in a trade with the New York Knicks. Detroit may not be poised for a postseason appearance this season, but our experts have a best bet on Detroit’s win total.
Let’s dive into the odds surrounding Detroit at BetMGM Sportsbook, and break down why we predict the Pistons will win under 29.5 games this season.
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Detroit Pistons futures odds for the 2022-23 season
The Detroit Pistons have 500/1 odds to win the NBA Finals and a 250/1 price to win the Eastern Conference at BetMGM Sportsbook. They also offer odds for where the Pistons will finish in the Central Division, which can be seen below:
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Another market that BetMGM has is related to Detroit making the playoffs. The Pistons opened with +1600 odds of qualifying for the postseason, but they now carry a +900 price. BetMGM Sportsbook reported that Detroit making the playoffs has been their most popular ticket leading up to the season, and you can place this bet risk-free if you sign up for a new account today.
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The Detroit Pistons share the longest odds of winning the Eastern Conference with the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic, and their 500/1 price of winning the NBA Finals is also tied with seven other teams for the least chance to do so. This means a $10 bet on Detroit winning the NBA Finals returns $5,000 if they shock the league.
It’s safe to say that Detroit isn’t in a position to compete for an NBA Finals appearance, but there should be plenty of optimism surrounding the franchise. The Pistons have the fifth-youngest squad in the league, and a trio of Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey and Saddiq Bey should be able to compete in the Eastern Conference in the years to come.
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Detroit Pistons win total line and betting odds at BetMGM
BetMGM set the Pistons’ win total at 29.5, and the over has -105 odds, while the under is priced with -115 odds. A $105 wager on the over profits $100 if Detroit wins 30 or more games, and a $115 bet on the under returns $100 of winnings if they win 29 games or fewer.
Our experts predict Detroit will win under 29.5 games, so let’s dive into their reasoning behind their best bet on the Pistons.
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The Detroit Pistons finished with a 23-59 record last season, which marked their sixth straight season where they failed to record a winning record. It was a three-game improvement on their 2020 record, and rookie PG Cade Cunningham showed he could lead the team in the future (17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game). Although it was a promising season, it appears as if they could be in for another losing year.
Detroit’s -210 price to finish fourth in the Central Division shows that not all things may go wrong for the Pistons this season, but we don’t anticipate them winning 30 games or more. The Indiana Pacers carry -300 odds to finish last, and their win total is 23.5 (six games lower than Detroit). Additionally, the Pistons made it clear they were building for years to come when they traded for Kemba Walker from the New York Knicks.
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They were able to earn the draft rights for Jalen Duren by doing so, but Walker is in the last year of his deal and carries a $9.1 million salary cap hit. Additionally, the Pistons traded for forward Bojan Bogdanović from the Utah Jazz in September, and the veteran carries a $19.5 million salary in the final year of his deal as well.
Overall, the Pistons will use this season to continue to develop their young core, and Cunningham should continue to turn into the leader of this team. However, we predict they will win under 29.5 wins in the 2022-23 season. | 2022-12-12T16:24:40+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/betting/odds/detroit-pistons/ |
Valedictorian goes viral for faith-based graduation speech: ‘You are made in the image of God’
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – A high school senior in South Carolina is going viral for the faith-based speech she gave to her graduating class during their commencement.
Lydia Owens, valedictorian and senior class president at Woodmont High School, shared her hardships and detailed her faith in her graduation speech.
“Even if you accomplish all of your dreams or none of them at all, you are still valuable and you are still good enough because you are made in the image of God,” Owens told her class.
In the three-minute speech, Owens spoke about how her definition of success was redirected two years ago when her mom died.
“When tragedy struck my life, it was not my grades nor my accomplishments that helped me navigate through that loss. When everything else in my life felt uncertain, the only person I could depend on to stay the same was Jesus,” she said in the speech.
In an interview with WHNS, Owens said her mom was her biggest inspiration in life.
“She always pushed me to be my best self and always encouraged me in my faith,” she told WHNS. “She’s the reason that I have such a strong faith. She was the example of how to be a Godly woman and how to love people intentionally.”
Owens will be going to Anderson University in South Carolina in the fall where she plans to major in elementary education.
Copyright 2023 WHNS via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-05T21:19:36+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2023/06/05/valedictorian-goes-viral-faith-based-graduation-speech-you-are-made-image-god/ |
How to Watch the Islanders vs. Hurricanes Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs First Round Game 6
Published: Apr. 27, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes meet Friday for Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at UBS Arena, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on TBS, SN360, and TVAS2. The Hurricanes are up 3-2 in the series.
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- When: Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
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- Where: UBS Arena in Elmont, New York
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Head-to-Head
Islanders Stats & Trends
- Defensively, the Islanders are one of the stingiest squads in NHL action, allowing 217 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fifth.
- The Islanders rank 22nd in the league with 242 goals scored (3.0 per game).
- In the last 10 games, the Islanders are 5-4-1 (70.0% of possible points).
- Defensively, the Islanders have allowed 22 goals (2.2 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- They have scored 31 goals over that span.
Islanders Key Players
Hurricanes Stats & Trends
- The Hurricanes give up 2.6 goals per game (210 in total), the second-fewest in the league.
- With 262 goals (3.2 per game), the Hurricanes have the NHL's 15th-ranked offense.
- Over the past 10 games, the Hurricanes have gone 5-5-0 (75.0% of possible points).
- Over on the defensive side, the Hurricanes have allowed 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.
- They have scored 29 goals over that span.
Hurricanes Key Players
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Leadership Icon Ken Blanchard Joins Host Lisa Nichols for Special Interview
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Something Extra," a weekly podcast devoted to personal and professional leadership development, today celebrates its 200th episode with special guest and leadership icon Ken Blanchard.
"Since 2018, we have had the incredible privilege of hearing outstanding leaders share their stories and 'something extras' with us," said Lisa Nichols, podcast host and chief executive officer of St. Louis-based Technology Partners. "We have learned so much and have gotten an amazing response from our listeners week after week."
Nichols will host a LinkedIn Live event at 12 p.m. Central on Sept. 7 to celebrate the milestone.
Blanchard is a renowned author, as well as the cofounder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm founded in 1979. In addition to being a globally recognized speaker and consultant, Ken is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Cornell University, and cofounder of Lead Like Jesus, a world-wide Servant Leadership ministry.
"I can't think of a better guest to feature on this special episode," Nichols said. "Ken is an absolute icon in the business world and I am excited for our listeners to learn from his experience. He shares some amazing stories and insights on the episode that are not to be missed."
Nichols is dedicating the 200th episode to former podcast engineer, Daniel Williams, who passed away tragically in August.
"Daniel was an invaluable team member, husband, father, and son who left us entirely too soon," Nichols said. "His effort and energy around the podcast were big reasons we've made it to 200 episodes. We will never forget Daniel and appreciate all he did for "Something Extra" and Technology Partners.
Join Technology Partners CEO Lisa Nichols as she interviews leaders from around the world to share their stories and show us what it takes to influence, encourage, and be a true leader. Visit https://technologypartners.net/blog/category/something-extra/ for more information.
Technology Partners is an award-winning St. Louis-based company that provides business solutions through talent, technology, and leadership development. In business for nearly 30 years, the company has partnered with hundreds of corporate clients across a range of industries nationwide. Visit www.technologypartners.net for more information.
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Independent hospital network embraces digital transformation in revenue cycle management to support better outcomes across its rural community hospitals
ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FinThrive, Inc.™, a healthcare revenue management software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, and Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance (PMHA), a joint network of independent community hospitals serving Western and Central Pennsylvania, today announced the expansion of their partnership to deploy FinThrive's integrated Revenue Management platform at four of the 13 hospitals in PMHA's network.
The decision to move to a holistic Revenue Management platform puts PMHA at the forefront of a larger trend wherein health systems are increasing digital transformation initiatives focused on healthcare revenue management and patient engagement systems. This technology and process investment will allow PMHA to work with a single vendor on a set of strategic initiatives aimed at increasing revenue and reducing costs - a key priority to ensuring their community hospitals can achieve their missions.
PMHA's decision to implement a comprehensive platform supports its desire to adopt automated workflows to complete key revenue management tasks from pre-service financial clearance through charging and billing, and ultimately payment - freeing up staff to provide quality care to its patients.
"Being able to offer the comprehensive revenue management solution to our community hospitals will be pivotal to ensuring the health systems we support remain independent with the ability to serve the people of rural Pennsylvania," said Nicole Clawson, Vice President of Finance and Revenue Cycle for Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance. "We look forward to continuing to work with our long-standing partner, FinThrive, to safeguard the financial future of our hospitals."
An integrated revenue management platform offers an opportunity for health systems to implement multiple solutions without the need for additional labor resources – resulting in critical cost savings and resource efficiencies for community hospitals struggling with staffing issues.
"At FinThrive we like to establish meaningful and lasting relationships with our customers, as partners in their pursuit of positive outcomes," said Hemant Goel, President and CEO of FinThrive. "We are proud to support the mission of PMHA and help them break the cycle of inefficiency in their revenue cycle. We applaud their progressive approach and look forward to providing a revenue management foundation that will simplify and empower their hospitals' revenue efforts, allowing clinical staff to focus on providing quality care to the communities they serve."
A recent HIMSS analytics survey pointed out that 69% of hospitals have multiple vendors in their revenue cycle – and the gaps between these systems can result in claims denials, delays, and general inefficiencies. PMHA's shift from revenue cycle management to integrated revenue management represents a bold step to be more efficient and enhance stewardship of the community healthcare dollar. Innovative organizations that are rethinking revenue management to support their success will see increased financial yield, reduced third party costs, and improved staff satisfaction. To break the cycle of inefficiency, organizations like PMHA must rethink revenue management and look at a platform that delivers for their team and their patients.
About Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance
Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance (PMHA) is a collaborative network of independent community hospitals. Developed by healthcare innovators in Western and Central Pennsylvania, PMHA has evolved over 25 years into a closely knit group of hospitals committed to maintaining their independence by working together. PMHA hospitals have maximized revenue and minimized cost, becoming efficiently operating providers and contributors to their respective communities. The PMHA mission is to enhance the ability of its member hospitals to provide patient-centered community-based care and to maintain their status as independent community hospitals.
About FinThrive
FinThrive helps healthcare organizations increase revenue, reduce costs, expand cash collections, and ensure regulatory compliance across the entire revenue cycle continuum. Providing one of healthcare's most comprehensive revenue cycle management SaaS platforms, FinThrive's holistic approach to revenue management offers patient access, charge integrity, claims management, contract management, machine learning & robotic process automation, data & analytics, and education solutions. More than 3,200 healthcare providers are using FinThrive today. For more information, visit www.FinThrive.com.
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Recently, I had an unusual dream. Like most dreams you share, this one may come across as flat. While you’re having them, dreams seem to always have their emotional meters set on extra-high — which doesn’t translate well when you’re sharing it with someone who’s experiencing your tear-jerking tale without all that sleep-enhanced passion.
Nevertheless.
My wife and I were walking around New York City. Suddenly, I realized she was gone. We had accidentally become separated. In the dream, I knew I had to find her.
And so I walked, and walked, through New York City, looking for her. Through skyscraper jungles, residential commons, past neighborhood storefronts, and in manicured parks. For hours it seemed I walked, and every step filled me with increased dread.
After all our years together, I wondered if this sudden separation was how it was all destined to end. So much happiness, so many times we pulled together to make our hard work a success, so much dedication, struggle, achievements and setbacks — and then, in a single instant, she’s gone?
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Hours seemed to pass. While on some level I knew I was dreaming, this one seemed to be running far longer than normal. I realized that I could now be walking the wrong direction, taking us further and further apart. Yet I just kept pushing on, scanning every face, hundreds of them, thousands. Where was she? What if I never found her, and this was suddenly just … it?
You know how it is. It’s a dream, but it feels so oppressively real.
Finally, I saw her ahead in a crowd, and I ran to her. From her eyes I could tell she had been looking for me as well. We clung to each other and cried — so relieved, so happy.
And then I woke up. Usually you forget your dreams as quickly as it takes to open your eyes. Not this one. It seemed burned into my personal hard drive.
And then, like most mornings, I rolled over and turned on the bedside radio, and I listened to the latest stories of the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The number of dead is listed as over 40,000, a nearly unimaginable number, and there may be more. So many people just living their routine lives, and then the earth moves without warning, the buildings collapse, and death reaps another windfall harvest.
There was no time to say goodbye for any of them, no last heartfelt words of love and comfort, no preparations, not even the ability to try and save the little ones. One minute you’re heating soup on your hot plate. The next minute is sudden, panicked agony.
And the minute after that? Just Hamlet’s undiscovered country from which no traveler returns.
For some, death is a long gradual goodbye. For others it’s an eyeblink.
Eighty-five years ago, Thornton Wilder wrote a play called “Our Town,” that looked at life from the perspective of both the living and the dead. In the play’s third act, Emily Gibbs, who died giving birth to her first child, is given the chance to return and experience life for one more day. She sees her family, the people she loves, but she sees them all from her new perspective, that life is fleeting, that death is always close, and that love is treated far too casually by the living.
Her last question to the universe is, “Do people ever understand life while they live it — every, every minute?” The answer to her question is as sad as it is true: “No. Not really. The saints and angels, maybe they do some. But the way you mean it? No. Never.”
And so she returns to her grave, heartbroken at how casually we treat the greatest of the eternal gifts: Love.
And as we’ve graphically learned in Turkey and Syria, it can all be over in an instant. But this is an old lesson. Before the earthquake there were any number of disasters, accidents, shootings. We never listen. Not really. Thoughts and prayers. Not really.
Well, maybe today we can give someone a special hug, or a call, or something. We can do that much.
Chris Huston is an author and award-winning columnist living in the Magic Valley. Connect with Chris on Facebook and Instagram at Chris Huston-Finding My Way and at chrishustonauthor.com. | 2023-02-19T14:45:18+00:00 | magicvalley.com | https://magicvalley.com/opinion/columnists/finding-my-way-a-note-from-the-undiscovered-country/article_3a48df3c-ae2d-11ed-9903-07240d54ea19.html |
The vehicle called Curiosity was doing some skywatching in 2015, but only this week did images get back to scientists. One shows rows of mountains, and the distant sun about to dip behind them.
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The vehicle called Curiosity was doing some skywatching in 2015, but only this week did images get back to scientists. One shows rows of mountains, and the distant sun about to dip behind them.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against TuSimple Holdings Inc. ("TuSimple" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TSP).
Class Period: April 15, 2021 – October 31, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: January 9, 2023
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the TuSimple lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/tusimple-holdings-inc-1/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) TuSimple was engaged in undisclosed related party transactions with Hydron, a company founded by the Company's co-founder, Executive Chairman, and director; (2) TuSimple shared confidential information and/or proprietary technology with Hydron without Board approval or informing regulators or TuSimple shareholders; (3) TuSimple failed to disclose the Board's internal investigation, which commenced in July 2022, into TuSimple's ties to Hydron; (4) the aforementioned conduct enhanced the likelihood of regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward the Company; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European spacecraft around Mars sent its first livestream from the red planet to Earth on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of its launch, but rain in Spain interfered at times.
The European Space Agency broadcast the livestream with views courtesy of its Mars Express, launched by a Russian rocket from Kazakhstan in 2003.
It took nearly 17 minutes for each picture to reach Earth, nearly 200 million miles (300 million kilometers) away, and another minute to get through the ground stations.
The transmission was disrupted at times by rainy weather at the deep space-relay antenna in Spain.
Still, enough images made it through to delight the European space officials hosting the hourlong livestream. The initial views showed about one-third of Mars, which gradually grew bigger in the frames before shrinking again as the spacecraft circled the planet. White clouds could clearly be seen in some of the shots.
“If you were currently sitting on board Mars Express … this is what you would be seeing,” said Simon Wood, the mission’s spacecraft operations engineer. “We typically don’t normally get images in this way.”
Pictures and other data usually are stored aboard the spacecraft and later transmitted to Earth, according to Wood, when the spacecraft’s antenna can be pointed this way.
Near real-time footage from so far away is “rather rare,” according to ESA. The agency pointed to the live broadcasts by the Apollo moonwalkers more than a half-century ago and, more recently, live snippets from spacecraft deliberately crashing into the moon and an asteroid.
“These missions were all pretty close to home and others farther away sent perhaps an image or two in near real-time. When it comes to a lengthy livestream from deep space, this is a first,” ESA said in a statement before the event.
The rain on the plains in Spain cut into the number of pictures shown. ESA devoted only an hour to the livestream because it did not want to overload the spacecraft’s batteries.
Mars Express traveled to the red planet with a lander, dubbed Beagle-2, which lost contact with Earth as it attempted to touch down on the Martian surface.
More than a decade later, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured pictures of Beagle-2. Although it made it to the surface, the lander’s solar panels didn’t fully unfurl.
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Gilgo Beach murders: Police finish search at Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home
Posted/updated on: July 25, 2023 at 3:52 pm(MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) -- Authorities have concluded their search at the "cluttered" house belonging to Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect Rex Heuermann, authorities said Tuesday.
Investigators "obtained a massive amount of material" at the suburban Massapequa Park, Long Island, home and will now sift through the evidence, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said, though he did not elaborate on what was seized.
Authorities have still not ruled in or ruled out whether any alleged victims were killed at Heuermann's house, Tierney said at a news conference.
Investigators dug up the backyard this week as they searched for evidence, and Tierney said "there was nothing of note taken from the backyard as far as remains."
Approximately 279 guns were recovered at Heuermann's house, including long guns, Tierney said.
Some of the guns were kept inside a walk-in vault in the basement, according to authorities. Tierney would not say if any other items were recovered from the vault.
Heuermann, a New York City architect and father of two, was arrested on July 13 for the murders of three sex workers -- Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello -- whose bodies were found covered in burlap on Long Island's South Shore in 2010. The young women disappeared in 2009 and 2010.
Heuermann's attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. His next court date is Aug. 1.
Heuermann is also the prime suspect in the death of a fourth victim, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who vanished in 2007, though he has not been charged in that case.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- We’re going back to school on Thursday’s Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe are answering true or false and fill-in-the-blank questions from our Football Insider subscribers.
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Police Looking For Wyoming Shoplifting Suspect
Police in Rock Springs are trying to track down a woman suspected of stealing items from a sporting goods store on April 8.
That's according to a post on the Rock Springs Police Department Facebook page. According to the post, the woman shown in the above photo is suspected of stealing merchandise from Dunham's Sports on April 8. Anyone with information on the case is being asked to call Rock Springs Police at [307] 352-1575 in regard to incident number R22-06998.
Tipsters may remain anonymous, according to the post.
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TORONTO -- Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu will miss the rest of the season because of ligament damage in his elbow, the team announced Tuesday.
The extent of the damage and the precise nature of the surgery required to repair it is still unknown, but general manager Ross Atkins said Ryu will not pitch again in 2022. Atkins said the best-case scenario would see Ryu returning in the second half of 2023.
Ryu, from South Korea, is 2-0 with a 5.67 ERA in six starts this season. He left his June 1 outing against the White Sox after four innings and was placed on the 15-day injured list the following day.
Ryu also missed time with a sore forearm from April 17 to May 13. He made four more starts after returning May 14 at Tampa Bay.
Ryu signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Blue Jays in December 2019. He went 5-2 with a 2.69 ERA in 12 starts in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season as Toronto earned a wild card spot in the expanded playoff format.
Last season, Ryu went 14-10 with a 4.37 ERA. Overall, he is 75-45 with a 3.26 ERA in 175 games, all but one of them starts.
Ryu was an All-Star in 2019, the last of his six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went 14-5 and posted an NL-best 2.32 ERA.
While with the Dodgers, Ryu sat out the 2015 season and made only one appearance in 2016 due to left shoulder surgery and elbow tendinitis. He also missed time in 2017 with injuries to his left hip and foot.
Also Tuesday, the Blue Jays put right-hander Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injured list with a strained left abdominal and recalled right-hander Jeremy Beasley from Triple-A. Merryweather left Monday's game in the seventh inning because of soreness in his side. | 2022-06-14T21:43:51+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34092746/toronto-blue-jays-lhp-hyun-jin-ryu-elbow-surgery-miss-rest-season |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) _ Steelcase Inc. (SCS) on Monday reported earnings of $11.4 million in its fiscal third quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 10 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 20 cents per share.
The office furniture maker posted revenue of $826.9 million in the period.
For the current quarter ending in February, Steelcase expects its per-share earnings to range from 11 cents to 15 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $740 million to $765 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.
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The Coffee Class opens 2nd location in Henderson
The Coffee Class is now in session in Henderson, with the recent opening of a second location, this time on East Horizon Drive. The original shop debuted in 2019 on South Eastern Avenue, just outside the western edge of Henderson.
The Coffee Class offers organic specialty coffees, creative lattes, teas, house pastries and savory dishes like a breakfast plate, egg salad or smoked salmon toast, a Caesar salad and panini.
At 8 a.m. Sept. 24, the new shop is throwing a grand opening celebration, with the first five customers receiving free poptarts (as The Coffee Class calls the pastries) for a year. There also will be buy-one-get-one-free on some menu items, live music and a raffle (Sephora beauty products, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5).
“It is incredible to have had the opportunity to open another coffee shop. I am so proud of my team for their time and energy. We are excited to see the community come and experience this new shop with us,” founder-owner Kyle Cunningham said.
A third Coffee Class is in the works at UnCommons, a $400 million mixed-use development in southwest Las Vegas with several food and drink establishments set to open this fall into next year.
“We have the grey shell (unfinished space) ready, but we need to start construction in the next month, ideally,” Cunningham said. “I believe we are on a January 2023 opening timeline there.”
In June, The Coffee Class participated in the annual Las Vegas Restaurant Week to benefit Three Square food bank. The Coffee Class donated $3 from every purchase of certain items, raising enough money, according to Three Square, to provide nearly 3,3000 meals to Southern Nevadans.
Contact Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @ItsJLW on Twitter. | 2022-09-15T19:14:33+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/the-coffee-class-opens-2nd-location-in-henderson-2640402/ |
Judge tosses Trump’s Russia probe suit against Clinton, FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former president’s claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said in a sharply worded ruling on Thursday that Trump’s lawsuit, filed in March, contained “glaring structural deficiencies” and that many of the “characterizations of events are implausible.”
He dismissed the idea that Trump had sued to correct an actual legal harm, saying that “instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum.”
The lawsuit had named as defendants Clinton and some of her top advisers, as well as former FBI Director James Comey and other FBI officials involved in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of the election.
A 2019 Justice Department inspector general report did identify certain flaws by the FBI during the Russia investigation, but did not find evidence that the bureau’s leaders were motivated by political bias in opening the probe.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-09T15:07:16+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/2022/09/09/judge-tosses-trumps-russia-probe-suit-against-clinton-fbi/ |
New York (PIX11) Busy isn’t just her name, it’s her way of life. Actor, writer, activist Busy Philipps and her co-host Caissie St. Onge, who is a writer and producer, are taking their podcast ‘Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best’ on the road.
On their podcast, they bring a celebrity guest on and talk about pop culture, pivots, creative setbacks, and what went on during their week. One of their least favorite parts about doing the podcast is that they have to do all the work. On the flipside, they feel its great being their own bosses. They also enjoy their connection with their fans.
‘Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best’ will be heading to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Saturday, February 11th. Tickets are available at www.njpac.org | 2023-01-28T02:43:04+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/morning/busy-philipps-and-caissie-st-onge-are-doing-their-best-with-podcast-going-on-the-road/ |
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 16-year-old has been charged with several crimes after he allegedly struck a police officer and damaged a law enforcement vehicle while resisting arrest in Dumfries last week.
On July 8 at 1:40 p.m., officers responded to the scene of a residence in the 3100 block of Tulip Tree Place to serve an active detention order on a juvenile. After officers made contact with the occupants of the home, they found multiple juveniles inside the residence who refused to cooperate with their investigation, according to a release from Prince William Police.
Police said that before officers could identify the juveniles, two ran away from the home. Afterwards, the officers on scene were informed that one of the juveniles who ran may have been the juvenile they were looking for to serve the detention order. When officers searched the area, they found the two juveniles on Stagecoach Road and attempted to detain them. According to police, the juveniles refused to follow officers’ commands and entered the property of a local business, where they were then detained.
Police said that after the two juveniles were taken into custody, one of them, identified as the 16-year-old male suspect, of Woodbridge, was placed inside a marked police vehicle while officers contacted his guardians. According to police, the suspect then began kicking the vehicle’s interior, damaging a door.
When officers attempted to get the suspect to stop, he continued to resist and refused to follow commands. During this encounter, the suspect struck an officer multiple times before being secured and placed back inside the vehicle, police said. The suspect then started to kick and cause damage to the vehicle again.
According to police, when officers removed the suspect from the vehicle to re-secure him for the second time, he attempted to bite an officer. The suspect was eventually placed back inside the vehicle and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center, where he spat on several officers before being escorted into the facility.
Police said that following an investigation into this incident, the suspect was arrested and charged with the following crimes:
- 1 count of attempted malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer,
- 4 counts of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer,
- 1 count of obstruction of justice,
- 1 count of destruction of property and
- 1 count of trespassing
The officers involved in the incident reported minor injuries. The suspect is now waiting for a court hearing.
Later, officers located the juvenile they were initially looking for, identified as a 17-year-old male, at the residence in Tulip Tree Place. He was taken into custody and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center without incident, according to police. | 2022-07-12T21:39:18+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/northern-virginia/woodbridge-teen-faces-multiple-charges-after-allegedly-striking-officer-damaging-police-vehicle-while-resisting-arrest/ |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House on Wednesday gave key approval to a bill that would make the state the 49th in the country to pass a law allowing harsher punishments for violent hate crimes.
But the vote sends the bill to a familiar junction where it has died before. Republicans in the Senate refused to hear it last year, even at the urging of a survivor of one of the most heinous racist crimes this century — the 2015 killing of nine black members of a Charleston church during a Bible study.
A number of House Republicans joined Democrats in the 84-31 vote Wednesday. Wyoming is the only other state in the U.S. without a hate crimes law.
The South Carolina bill is named for Clementa Pinckney, a state senator who was pastor at Emanuel AME church in Charleston in June 2015 when a white man shot and killed him and eight others. The shooter was convicted of murder and federal hate crimes and sentenced to death.
The bill allows a judge to sentence offenders to up to an additional five years in prison if they are indicted and convicted on a state charge that their violent crime was motivated by hate against the victim's race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or physical or mental disability,
Several dozen violent crimes are included, ranging from murder and assault to arson, burglary and sexual exploitation of a minor. It does not include vandalism which had been in versions in previous years.
Supporters of the bill celebrated but acknowledged they may be about to hit the same roadblock as last year,
The bill made it all the way to the Senate floor in 2022, but Republican leadership refused to even have a debate. For months, pressure mounted. The state Chamber of Commerce and other business groups warned major companies might think twice about locating in a state whose legislature refuses to fight hate.
Just days before the measure died, Democratic senators showed a video on the floor of Emanuel AME survivor Polly Sheppard. The killer pointed a weapon at her, but said he would spare her so she could tell the world he had killed because of racial hatred.
“Eight members of the South Carolina Senate are giving a safe haven to hate," Shepard said of eight Republican senators blocking the bill in 2022. “Every time you look at senator Pinckney’s photograph, you should be reminded that hate killed him."
A portrait of Pinckney hangs in the Senate chamber.
Those Republican senators have given no indication if their minds have changed this year.
“We're hoping to change enough minds and hearts," House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford said.
Repeatedly during a news conference after the bill's passage, Democratic House members urged people to call senators and tell them to pass the measure.
“This bill will tell the state and the world we are brothers in South Carolina. We stand for progress. We stand for unity,” said Democratic Rep. Wendell Gillard, who has pushed for the bill since the church shooting.
Republicans helped out their Democratic colleagues fighting off a number of proposed changes to the bill.
The most conservative House Republicans wanted to remove gender or add law enforcement officers or fetuses to the classes of people protected to the bill.
Republican Rep. John McCravy said leaving gender in the bill would allow a progressive court a door to dismantle efforts conservatives have made to pass bills curtailing what sports teams transgender people can play on or the bathrooms they use.
“The language in this bill could be used against the Save Women's Sports Act. It could be used against arguments about bathrooms,” McCravy said. "I think you see what the real agenda is here.”
In jest, some Republicans suggested some less serious changes. Republican Rep. Josiah Magnuson jokingly suggested making red heads like himself a protected class.
“Hey, let's load it up. Let's protect everybody,” Magnuson said.
Rep. Rob Harris stood up. “Do you know you are leaving out a class of people who don't have hair,” the bald Republican responded. | 2023-03-08T23:43:13+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/politics/article/south-carolina-house-oks-hate-crime-bill-sends-17827958.php |
BOSTON (WWLP) – National education assessments were released earlier this week, and it shows where Massachusetts students stand.
It’s no surprise that COVID-19 has affected student performance, and a national assessment released Monday showed a national decline in both math and reading. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP exams, are administered every two years to a sample of fourth and eighth grade students across the country.
The results that were released on Monday showed lower scores across all ages and subject areas when compared to test results from 2019 and earlier, pre-pandemic years. However, Massachusetts students did come out on top in two of four assessments.
Massachusetts students received the highest score in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math, and the second highest in eighth grade reading and fourth grade math. But even though Massachusetts students scored high, their results show a decline in average scores when compared to 2019, notably in 8th grade math.
“We are doing better on average than many other states in the country, again I think these results call into question how meaningful that better is when in fact we compared to our own past results today even for students overall. Even for the state as a whole, we are doing as badly or worse as we were 20 years ago,” said Natasha Ushomirsky, State Director of The Education Trust.
Nationally, fourth grade math scores decline in all percentiles for the first time since the initial math assessment was given in 1990. The NAEP exam affirms the MCAS results which were released last month, which is that students saw mixed results. | 2022-10-27T22:32:23+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/state-politics/national-exams-show-lower-math-reading-scores-for-students-than-pre-pandemic/ |
Proven utility leader with a long successful record of regulation, legal and public policy experience assumes new role as President of Southwest Gas Corporation, reporting to CEO Karen Haller
LAS VEGAS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karen Haller, president and CEO of Southwest Gas Holdings, announced today the appointment of Justin Brown to the position of President, Southwest Gas Corporation, effective immediately. As President, Brown will work closely with Haller, who remains CEO of the utility. Brown is responsible for all aspects of ensuring the safe and reliable delivery of clean, affordable natural gas to the over two million Southwest Gas customers in Arizona, California and Nevada.
"Justin is the right leader for Southwest Gas Corporation. He is highly effective and an expert in utility regulation, legal affairs and public policy," said Karen Haller. "Throughout Justin's time at the utility, he has demonstrated proactive leadership in guiding the Company strategy, building talented teams which deliver excellent results and developing strong collaborative relationships with regulators and other stakeholders."
Justin Brown joined Southwest Gas in 2004 as Senior Counsel/Legal Affairs. Assuming roles of increasing responsibility in the years following, Brown most recently held the position of Senior Vice President/ General Counsel where he oversaw all legal services, led the Company's development of regulatory initiatives that enhance the safety and reliability of our gas delivery system and support continued growth, and directed the Company's government and community affairs efforts.
"It's an honor and I'm humbled to be named President of Southwest Gas," said Justin Brown. "I look forward to leading this incredibly talented team who make it their mission every day to provide safe, reliable and affordable natural gas service to over two million customers across three states. I'm excited to take on this new role and to help ensure we do everything we can to exceed the expectations of both our customers and our regulators, and to provide value to the communities in which we live and serve."
Prior to Southwest Gas, Brown worked at Smith Larsen and Wixom as a commercial litigation attorney. He also previously worked at Deloitte and Touche and Rocky Mountain Power, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy company. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Southern Utah University, and a Master of Business Administration from Gonzaga University, where he also earned his Juris Doctorate. He is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah; and the United States Supreme Court. Brown is also a member of the American Gas Association State Affairs Committee and Legal Committee. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada and volunteers as a Pro Bono attorney as part of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Children's Attorneys Project.
About Southwest Gas
Celebrating 90 years of providing clean, affordable natural gas service, Southwest Gas Corporation proudly serves over two million customers in Arizona, California, and Nevada safely and reliably. For more information about Southwest Gas, please visit www.swgas.com.
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Tommy Lee's wife, Brittany Furlan, has come under the microscope since facing backlash over mocking Pamela Anderson in a since-deleted TikTok video. Furlan also told fans not to worry about her since Anderson's documentary, Pamela, A Love Story, dropped on Netflix.
First, the backlash. In a TikTok video, Furlan suggested the Baywatch star wouldn't care if she died, shrugging off the notion. She overlayed the video with the text, "Pam if I died." She captioned the since-deleted post, "Pls guys. I gotta make jokes. It’s how I cope."
Furlan, 36, also took to TikTok to negate something Anderson told The Wall Street Journal.
"I'm sure it's going to be annoying to his wife. I'd be annoyed," said Anderson referring to conjuring up her past love life with Tommy Lee.
But Furlan's far from annoyed.
"I just wanted to come on here to let you know that I'm OK," Furlan said in her TikTok video, "because I know people have been checking on me, which is really nice, and I'm good. Don't worry, and don't worry about all the people that are saying all the mean things that they're saying. That's totally, you know, I don't live in that world. So, please don't stress and thank you to all the people that have been so sweet."
But this isn't the first time Furlan's been under the spotlight. For the Generation Z folks out there, Furlan was part of the small army that revolutionized the social media game and monetized it to their advantage. Here's a closer look at Furlan.
Remember Vine?
Furlan earned fame with short skits on the social media platform that ceased to exist for good in 2016. But in her short time on the app, Furlan grew her following to nearly 10 million followers.
Her influence was so big, TIME in 2015 named her to its list of 30 most influential people on the internet, alongside the likes of Taylor Swift, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber. The outlet recalled, "Some 8.6 million follow Furlan's antics on Vine, making her the site's biggest female celebrity."
Furlan told TIME that the platform "changed my whole life."
No stranger to controversy
Back in 2014, Furlan and a few other social media stars were tapped by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to be red carpet hosts. But Furlan -- alongside Lauren Elizabeth, Jessica Harlow and Meghan Rosette -- drew backlash for their interview with General Hospital actor Ryan Paevey.
According to the New York Daily News, the red carpet co-hosts had irked viewers with their over-the-line interviewing skills, but the final straw came when Furlan told Paevey, "We're going to get you away from us before we rape you."
Tommy and Brittany met on a dating app
According to multiple reports, they met on the popular dating app Raya. They'd been linked as far back as 2017, and on Valentine's Day in 2018, Lee popped the question. She said yes, and they tied the knot exactly one year later.
During an appearance in the 2018 Netflix documentary The American Meme, Farlan opened up about her relationship with the rock star.
"I met someone who I can trust because I didn't trust anybody that I've dated before," she said in the documentary highlighting the social media rise of Paris Hilton, Josh Ostrovsky and Kirill Bichutsky. "I'd say Tommy is my first true love and I'm finally safe and happy."
In an interview with the How to Talk to Girls podcast, Furlan opened up, among other things, about past relationships, including a years-long relationship with a man she claimed was a sex addict.
"I found out the whole time -- long story short -- he ended up cheating on me time and time again with prostitutes. So he had this whole thing where he was cheating on me with prostitutes, and I was like 'Oh my God.' Like, I found out all these things. He had a girl in Detroit he would go sleep with. I found out later he is [a sex addict] and we had this horrible breakup. it was just really awful. It made me lose hope in people."
Enter Tommy Lee. Furlan, at first, admitted she was skeptical when it came to jumping into a relationship with him, given her past rocky relationships. But Lee had a plan that would put her at ease.
"He was like, 'Oh, well, I'll just give you the password to my phone and all my devices and anytime you're feeling insecure, you can go look at anything you want,'" she said.
The relationship has thrived ever since, and she gushed about him on the podcast.
"He's great and so loving and so supportive," Furlan said. "Once you kind of find someone you feel safe with, that kind of changes everything."
She's had time on the screen
Furlan, who hails from Perkasie, Pennsylvania, headed to Los Angeles for a shot at acting. She'd eventually land a small role as a biker chick in The Dirt, the biographical 2019 comedy-drama about Mötley Crüe.
She also appeared in Pitbull's 2014 music video "Fireball," as well as other films such as The Unicorn, Deported, We Are Your Friends and Good Mourning.
Brittany studied fashion
...and it wasn't just at any fashion school Furlan attended the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise (FIDM) in downtown Los Angeles. Furlan made the revelation nearly a decade ago during an AMA session on Reddit.
The topic came up when someone asked about college or previous job experience.
"I went to FIDM in downtown LA because I didn't want to go to a real college and I needed something easy enough to break away from and go on auditions," she said at the time.
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Narcan-resistant drug reaches York County: 'Nobody was prepared for this'
There’s a new drug on the streets of York County that can be tremendously lethal because users can't detect it using test strips and its effects aren't reversed by Narcan.
Coroner Pam Gay said her office recently confirmed the presence of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer commonly referred to as tranq, in a handful of overdose deaths. She declined further comment because the investigations are ongoing.
"Nobody was prepared for this," said Angel McLaughlin, a local certified drug counselor.
McLaughlin, who's been in recovery for the last 12 years, said she's grateful she stopped using drugs before the rise of fentanyl. Now, with the addition of tranq, the threat of overdose is even more acute in the communities she serves.
Audrey Gladfelter, administrator of the York/Adams Drug and Alcohol Commission, said tranq often masquerades as an opioid overdose but the drug itself is not an opioid. Instead, it depresses the central nervous system, resulting in slowed breathing, a lower heart rate and a drop in blood pressure.
Since tranq is a sedative, unlike fentanyl and heroin, naloxone can't reverse its effects. Administering Narcan will reverse the impact of opioids that tranq is often mixed with, Gladfelter said, but a tranq overdose victim will remain unconscious even when dosed with Narcan several times.
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Gladfelter said it's important for responders to call 911 and immediately begin rescue breathing when a tranq overdose is suspected.
It's not yet clear how widespread tranq usage is in York County, but local officials say its presence in autopsies indicates that drug users and responders need to be aware that it's circulating.
Xylazine is a relatively new drug.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it was first synthesized in 1962 for use in humans. However, its harmful side effects meant that the FDA only approved it for veterinary use — typically for cattle and other large mammals.
Xylazine was first noted as an adulterant — a substance added to enhance other illicit drugs — in Puerto Rico in the early 2000s, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Since then, it's gradually spread across the United States, seeming to accelerate in usage in the last few years.
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The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office began testing for xylazine in 2006. By 2021, the drug was found in 90% of all illicit drug tests conducted there, according to the city's Department of Public Health.
Most of the attention locally is still on fentanyl.
'Scary': Casey Bowling, an unsheltered man living in York City, said that's what he's most concerned about. Bowling said he recently unknowingly smoked fentanyl-laced marijuana.
"It sounds scary," Bowling said of tranq. "They need to stop. They've got enough out here that we have to track and save lives for."
As dangerous and prevalent as fentanyl is, test strips are readily available to law enforcement, social workers and drug users in order to prevent overdoses.
Those test strips won't detect the presence of tranq, McLaughlin said, nor is it obvious based on a visual inspection of the drugs. A report from the Pew Charitable Trust noted that field test strips are still being developed.
McLaughlin said long-term drug users have learned harm-reduction techniques over time that help safeguard them from overdose — whether it's from fentanyl or tranq.
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But younger drug users are particularly vulnerable.
“These kids are being taken out because they don’t know,” she said.
Several local officials who work with drug users, including Gladfelter and McLaughlin, said they've heard of tranq being mixed with heroin, creating a substance commonly described as "tranq dope."
Skin lesions: While tranq can only be detected via a blood test, it does produce some telltale wounds: skin lesions that turn black and shed skin.
Gladfelter said she hasn't witnessed such wounds firsthand but described the photos she's seen as "pretty intense." The wounds can happen regardless of how the drug is taken — smoking, snorting or injection.
If anyone has these wounds or comes across anyone with these wounds, Gladfelter said, it's important keep the area clean and dry. Medical treatment is also vital because the wounds typically don't heal on their own and, in a worst-case scenario, could result in amputation.
Withdrawal from tranq comes with its own symptoms: elevated heart rate, excessive sweating, anxiety and agitation — similar to any sedative withdrawal.
Precautions: McLaughlin said it's important for drug users not to use alone and to be alert to any unexpected side effects from the drug. Test strips remain an important tool for harm reduction, she added, because fentanyl is still a significant driver of overdoses even if the strips won't detect tranq.
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While many people are afraid to call for help, McLaughlin said they should not be. Police are more interested in shutting down distribution networks — not arresting those who overdose from personal use.
If someone is overdosing, she added, the state's Good Samaritan Law will protect bystanders who report the incident.
“Your friend might be pissed that you called 911, but they’re alive to be pissed,” McLaughlin said. “They’re not going to be mad at you if they’re dead.”
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Another element of harm reduction, McLaughlin said, is a healthy dose of skepticism when it comes to drug dealers. Even if they know what they're selling — which is not always the case — they may not be forthcoming about any adulterants like tranq.
“It may be mixed into the supply way high up and no one ever knows,” she said.
For those looking for naloxone, contact the York/Adams Drug and Alcohol Commission at 717-771-9222, the Emergency Detox Regional Support Center at 866-769-6822 or the Lancaster Harm Reduction Group at 717-468-6846.
— Reach Meredith Willse at mwillse@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @MeredithWillse and Daniella Heminghaus at Hemingaus@yorkdispatch.com or @dheminghaus9. | 2023-02-21T21:49:55+00:00 | yorkdispatch.com | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/02/21/narcan-resistant-drug-reaches-york-county-nobody-was-prepared-for-this/69877981007/ |
Bryan is a curious eighteen-month-old who loves waddling around the restaurant that carries both his name and a legacy of traditional Chinese cuisine. His parents, owners Xiaolong Hao and Carina Wang, hosted the restaurant's grand opening on March 1, and it's been packed ever since.
It boasts a sleek interior with wooden accents, and there is a variety of seating available, making it accessible for both large group gatherings and individual customers. Even the tableware reflects the restaurant's standard of clean, upscale dining, with ceramic utensils labeled neatly with its logo.
Bryan's prides itself on its handmade dumplings, which is why there is a window toward the back of the space where customers can see the dumplings being folded by hand. So far, one of the most popular items on the menu is Bryan's Xiao Long Bao ($18), which includes a rainbow of soup dumplings in eight different regional flavors from across China.
To eat the xiao long bao, Hao advises diners to place the dumpling on a spoon and use the end of a chopstick to puncture the skin. This way, they can first try the soup as it spills out onto the spoon before enjoying the rest of the dumpling. It's also recommended that the dumpling be dipped in a sauce consisting of ginger root, vinegar and soy sauce.
The menu also includes more traditional dumplings, such as the kurobuta pork dumplings in chili oil ($12), which are served in a pool of chili oil and topped with fresh scallions.
Hao refers to himself as the "steaming chef," which means that he takes care of all the dumplings and similarly steamed dishes on the menu. He's known since he was a child that he wanted to be in the restaurant business, though he studied medicine in college and attributes his perfectionist tendencies to that experience. As a result, he says, he puts great effort and detail into perfecting his dishes.
Although the restaurant has "dumpling" in its name, its wok dishes are nothing to scoff at. Zengqun Liu, the restaurant's wok chef, serves up traditional Chinese dishes like mapo tofu with pork ($16), flank steak with black pepper ($22) and shredded pork loin in garlic sauce ($18). Liu himself recommends the jing jiang rou si ($18), a shredded pork loin dish with black bean sauce that is quickly becoming a customer favorite. Liu's skills come from four decades of cooking at prominent restaurants in China, Japan and the United States. He trained at the luxury Jinjiang Hotel in Shanghai and then worked at the Wanshou Hotel in Beijing where he served high-profile figures in the country's capital. Afterward, he moved to Japan to work as a head chef for six years before coming to the United States in 2000. Prior to working at Bryan's Dumpling House, he was the head chef at Imperial Chinese Restaurant for ten years.
Liu says that he was attracted to Bryan's Dumpling House because of the concept and the blending of traditional Chinese cuisine with xiao long bao — something he hasn't seen before in the Denver area.
Wang notes that the restaurant is working on adding pictures to each of the dishes on the menu in order to encourage people to try more options.
Hao and Wang's desire to remain true to genuine Chinese flavors and dishes stem from their own roots in China. While they met in Los Angeles, they decided to settle in Denver because the weather and the size of the city reminded Hao of his hometown of Shijiazhuang in northern China.
Wang says their move to Denver and the lack of real Chinese cooking partly spurred their decision to open a restaurant. The two debuted Mr. Hao's Grill on East Hampden Avenue in 2016, but ultimately decided to sell it; it is now home to Meet & Eat Bistro. Hao and Wang also own the Dumpling Factory, at 4660 South Yosemite Street in Greenwood Village, which is primarily a takeout business.
Bryan's Dumpling House is the couple's step back into the dine-in restaurant scene, which Wang says has been a little more difficult because it serves a more diverse community than Mr. Hao's did. One of the challenges, she notes, has been trying to fuse their food with the typical American restaurant service culture — though guests would never know that as each is greeted by the helpful and friendly staff.
Right now, Hao and Wang are focused on creating the best environment for their customers, with an emphasis on a welcoming atmosphere, professional presentation and quality food. They say that their time in Los Angeles has also given them a different and helpful perspective on running the place. While Hao jokes that they might think about expanding in a few years, they're currently settling into the area and bringing on more employees.
If you're planning to visit Bryan's Dumpling House, there tends to be a shorter wait during lunch hours. You can also call 303-952-9631 to make a reservation.
Bryan's Dumpling House is located at 8000 East Belleview Avenue and is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30 to 9 p.m. daily. For more information, visit bryansdumpling.com or follow it on Instagram. | 2023-03-23T01:42:24+00:00 | westword.com | https://www.westword.com/restaurants/bryans-dumpling-house-denver-tech-center-xiao-long-bao-16386944 |
Which foot massage machine is best?
Getting a foot massage from a professional requires making an appointment, driving somewhere and spending lots of money. Getting a foot massage from your partner solves these problems, but unless your significant other is going for sainthood, you won’t be getting a foot massage every day. That’s where a foot massage machine comes in.
Foot massage machines offer relaxation for tired feet at the end of a long day. The best, the Human Touch Reflex SOL Foot and Calf Massager with Heat, has three massage programs, two intensity levels, soothing vibration and relaxing heat.
What to know before you buy a foot massage machine
Electric foot massagers
Electric foot massagers are the best option for replicating the professional massage experience at home. They plug into a wall outlet and have a wide variety of features. Most knead your feet, but some also heat, compress or vibrate. This range of features prevents your daily massage from becoming routine. The trade-off is that electric foot massagers can be bulky and heavy.
Water foot massagers
For some people, a foot massage is less about treating foot pain than about reducing anxiety and taking time for yourself. Water foot massagers, also known as foot spas, are the best option for those seeking relaxation above massage intensity.
Foot spas use water jets or bubbles to gently massage your feet. They are less expensive than electric foot massagers, but they also generally have fewer features. The added task of filling and emptying the water after each use may also deter some buyers.
Massage methods
Electric foot massagers have rotating heads that knead the soles of your feet. Some machines have preprogrammed massages using techniques such as shiatsu, a traditional Japanese method that targets your foot’s pressure points. Other models use infrared lights, which stimulate blood flow.
Water foot massagers have targeted jets that cover the tops and bottoms of your feet. Some massagers have heating or vibrating features. Using hot or warm water will also naturally relax your muscles.
What to look for in a quality foot massage machine
Ease of use
Find out how much your prospective massager weighs. If you’re not planning to keep it in front of your chair all day, you’ll have to lug it back and forth. You don’t want to solve a foot problem but create a back problem.
If you think you might fall asleep easily during your massage, look for models with an automatic shut-off feature.
If you prefer a water foot massager, be sure to check user reviews for how simple it is to fill and move. You don’t want any accidents if your sink is a long way from your chair.
Adjustability
The right massage for you won’t be the right massage for somebody else. That’s why a massager with adjustable features is so important, especially if you’ll be sharing it. At the very least, you want to be able to adjust the pressure and speed.
Also pay attention to the way you have to sit for your foot massage machine to function properly. While all should work in a normal upright seated position, some can be adjusted to be used in a recliner or lying down. This versatility can add to your relaxation.
Coverage area
Some electric foot massagers only work on the soles of your feet. Others cover the whole foot. A few elite models even extend up to your calves. Think about where you feel aches and pains at the end of the day and buy accordingly.
You’ll submerge your entire foot in a water foot massager, but keep an eye out for extra features that work the soles of your feet.
How much you can expect to spend on a foot massage machine
Simple water foot massagers can be found for $25-$50. High-end models are $50-$130. Simple electric foot massagers typically are $40-$60, while midrange models are around $75-$150. Expect to pay up to $300 or a bit more for luxury high-end models that massage and warm the feet and calves.
Foot massage machine FAQ
How do you clean a foot massager?
A. Always consult your manual. Some machines have removable covers to make them easier to clean. You can wipe your massager down with a damp cloth, but be sure to unplug it first and avoid getting the motor area wet. If it’s a water foot massager, empty the water and dry the interior with a towel after each use.
Should you check with a doctor before using a foot massager?
A. If you’re pregnant or have diabetes, it’s a good idea. Some experts believe foot massage induces labor in pregnant women. Users with diabetes who are also suffering from neuropathy may not be able to tell if a machine’s settings are too hot or too intense for their feet.
What’s the best foot massage machine to buy?
Top foot massage machine
Human Touch Reflex SOL Foot and Calf Massage with Heat
What you need to know: Numerous features and the ability to heat and massage both the feet and calves make this an excellent investment in relaxation.
What you’ll love: It’s a comprehensive model that offers adjustable vibration, heat and massage for the feet and calves. Built-in roller balls provide a thorough massage to the bottoms of feet. It tilts for added comfort.
What you should consider: The motor is quite noisy. A few customers report machines that malfunctioned after just a few uses.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top foot massage machine for the money
Comfort Products Relaxzen Shiatsu Foot Massager
What you need to know: This plush massager kneads and heats your feet for a low price.
What you’ll love: It includes a hand controller that makes it easy to adjust settings and a removable cover for simple cleaning. It can also be used on your back.
What you should consider: Some users report the heating function isn’t hot enough for their liking.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Conair Waterfall With Lights, Bubbles and Heat
What you need to know: This is a relaxing and durable waterfall foot spa.
What you’ll love: It comes with three attachments: a scrub brush, pumice stone and soft touch massager. There are multiple settings you can change with your toes.
What you should consider: If you want hot water during your treatment, you’ll have to heat it yourself beforehand.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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DENVER (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s next couple of weeks are now set: He’ll be playing in the French league finals starting this weekend, and then the San Antonio Spurs will almost certainly make him the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 22.
And if that means the French star’s summer league debut comes in Sacramento instead of Las Vegas in early July, the league is fine with that.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league doesn’t have a preference regarding the site of Wembanyama’s first game with the Spurs. While the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is the biggest — all 30 teams attend — and commands the most attention, there are smaller summer leagues that precede the Vegas event by a few days. Sacramento plays host to one of those events, and the Spurs are one of six teams headed there this year.
“All summer leagues are NBA Summer Leagues,” Silver told The Associated Press. “I’m very supportive of the Sacramento summer league. I remember when (Kings owner Vivek Ranadive) first came to the league and said this was something he wanted to do. I said, ‘As long as you have enough other teams who support it and players who want to play in it, it’s a good thing.’”
The Kings might be getting a lot more buzz than usual this summer. Not only are the Spurs headed there, but so is Charlotte — which holds the No. 2 pick. And it just so happens that the Spurs and Hornets will open Sacramento summer play against one another, potentially setting the stage for a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup a few days before Vegas even starts.
If Wembanyama plays in Sacramento, he’d be the first No. 1 pick that didn’t debut in Las Vegas since Markelle Fultz for Philadelphia in 2017. The 76ers played in Utah’s summer league that year before going to Vegas.
Other recent No. 1 picks have opened in Las Vegas with big-crowd, big-spectacle atmospheres. Paolo Banchero’s debut in Vegas for Orlando last summer had John Wall and DeMar DeRozan sitting courtside, as was Jerry West — three guys who didn’t need to see the scalpers who were working outside the arena for hours before the game. Zion Williamson played only nine minutes in his debut in 2019, in a game that was stopped by an earthquake, and his debut got LeBron James and Anthony Davis to grab courtside seats.
The Spurs have not said whether Wembanyama will play in the Sacramento event, which starts on July 3, and almost certainly won’t address the topic until they actually draft him in a little over two weeks. Wembanyama is expected to be with the Spurs in Las Vegas as well; the league has already announced him as one of the participants for its inaugural NBA Con — which runs there from July 7-9 and will celebrate many aspects of basketball culture.
“What’s made the summer leagues so valuable are really the media rights more than the individuals who buy tickets there, because it’s a very affordable experience,” Silver said. “So, the answer is, I want Victor to get playing court experience and I think the team — assuming it’s San Antonio — should make decisions completely independent of any commercial implications from where he debuts.”
Wembanyama’s Boulogne-Levallois team beat his former team, ASVEL, 3-1 in a French league semifinal series that ended Sunday. Monaco, the top seed in the league, awaits Wembanyama’s team in the best-of-five final that starts Saturday and could go until June 20 — two days before the draft.
“So proud of my guys,” Wembanyama tweeted Sunday after the semifinal win. “Job ain’t done tho.”
Wembanyama said in October that he’s 7-foot-3; some still say he’s 7-foot-4 or 7-foot-5, and given that he’s only 19, it’s certainly possible that he had a bit of growing left in recent months. Either way, he’s a generational talent who’ll come into the NBA with enormous hype, the likes of which probably hasn’t been seen since James went No. 1 overall to Cleveland in 2003.
“What I try to advise players — and I’m not making a prediction that he will or won’t live up to the hype — is to control what you can control, and I think what you can control is doing the work,” Silver said. “If he is in San Antonio, it’s an organization that led the way in terms of international scouting and signing of international players. Certainly, everyone would acknowledge they know how to develop players and particularly big men. And so, if I were in his shoes, or if I’m advising him, I’m saying, ‘Quickly become part of that organization and be a sponge and listen to the advice.’”
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-06-05T23:50:36+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/sports/ap-sports/wembanyama-could-made-summer-league-debut-in-sacramento-not-vegas-after-nba-draft/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court, a New York judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge Arthur Engoron, who declared the former president in contempt on April 25 for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York’s attorney general, said he has now met conditions required to lift the sanction following a protracted legal battle.
Trump last month paid $110,000 in fines he racked up as a result of the contempt finding. The money, paid directly to Attorney General Letitia James’ office, will continue to be held in an escrow account while Trump appeals the original contempt finding, Engoron said Wednesday.
Trump and his two oldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., are scheduled to testify under oath in James' investigation starting July 15 after the state’s highest court rejected his last-ditch attempt to avoid a subpoena.
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“Although we are pleased that the court has lifted the contempt finding, we maintain that it was wholly unwarranted and improper in the first place,” Trump lawyer Alina Habba said. “We will push ahead with our appeal to secure justice for our client.”
A message seeking comment was left with James’ office.
The attorney general asked Engoron to find Trump in contempt of court after he failed to produce any documents to satisfy a March 31 deadline to meet the terms of her subpoena. Engoron fined Trump $10,000 per day for not complying but stopped the fine from accruing in early May, when it appeared a resolution to the dispute was near.
Engoron originally agreed May 11 to lift Trump’s contempt order if he paid the fines and met certain other conditions, including the submission of affidavits describing his search efforts and his company’s document retention policies.
Engoron and the attorney general’s office were unsatisfied with the level of detail in Trump’s submissions, leaving the contempt finding in effect while new affidavits were prepared.
The judge also required a company hired by Trump to aid in the search, HaystackID, to finish going through 17 boxes kept in off-site storage, report its findings and turn over any relevant documents. That process was completed last month, James’ office said.
Engoron stopped the fine from accruing May 6, when Trump’s lawyers submitted 66 pages of court documents detailing the efforts by him and his lawyers to locate the subpoenaed records. He previously warned that he could reinstate it, retroactive to May 7, if his conditions weren’t met.
James, a Democrat, has said her three-year investigation uncovered evidence that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of assets like skyscrapers and golf courses on financial statements for over a decade.
Her subpoena sought documents pertaining to his annual financial statements, development projects, and even communications with Forbes magazine, where he sought to burnish his image as a wealthy businessperson.
Trump, a Republican, has denied the allegations. He has called James’ investigation “racist” and a politically motivated “witch hunt.” James is Black. Trump’s lawyers have accused her of selective prosecution.
Trump’s lawyers contend James is using her civil investigation to gain access to information that could then be used against him in a parallel criminal investigation being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, also a Democrat.
A federal judge last month dismissed a lawsuit Trump brought against James, rejecting his claim that she targeted him out of political animus and allowing her civil investigation into his business practices to continue.
At a court hearing in that matter, a lawyer for James’ office said evidence found in the probe could support legal action against the former president, his company or both.
The lawyer, Andrew Amer, said at a hearing in Trump’s lawsuit against James that “there’s clearly been a substantial amount of evidence amassed that could support the filing of an enforcement proceeding,” although a final determination on filing such an action has not been made.
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It was a birthday they didn’t want to forget.
A group of community members gathered at Worrell Park in Bend on Saturday for its 25th birthday, another chance for them to speak out against a plan to flatten the park and turn it into a parking lot.
The plan has the vote of two of three Deschutes County Commissioners. Patti Adair, the lone commissioner against the plan, spoke at the birthday event.
“I know once it’s flattened, we can never re-create it,” Adair said. “It has a lot of boulders, a lot of trees, it’s really something incredibly unique in Downtown Bend. Please, can we keep it?”
She called the park a ‘little piece of heaven’, saying she hoped they could get just one more vote from another commissioner to save the park.
Folks also heard from geologist Derek Loeb, who gave background on how the little hill in the center of town came to be.
He said it was important to save the park “not just because it’s a unique geologic feature, but because it’s an important reminder that we live in a volcanically active area.”
Historian Vanessa Ivey also spoke about the park’s history and how the piece of earth has “withstood more than 100 years of community growth and development.”
“Today, Deschutes County and Bend continue to be places people want to be a part of,” Ivey said. “We are a destination for recreation, quality of life and opportunities. Development is ongoing. But like the people of Bend in 1920, and the officials of Deschutes County in 1997, we can choose what that development looks like. What we grow is a reflection of what we value. This rough-cut gem created from a force of nature is not just a reminder of what the landscape looked like over a thousand years ago. This pocket of park is also a reflection of the people who live here. What they assess as important for their community, for this moment, as we plan for the future. Examples left for those who follow.”
Teen leaders of the Green Leadership Coalition also took the microphone. The group’s co-leader, Olive Nye, shared part of a testimony that she plans to read before Deschutes County Commissioners.
“Worrell’s natural high desert portrait contrasts that of other parks with manicured landscapes,” Nye said. “For this reason, Worrell is an important educational resource for people to learn about the natural Central Oregon ecosystem.”
“This decision affects not only our generation, but those to come,” she continued. “We want our children to find joy in the same places we did when we grew up, and flattening this park will take away another sacred place where kids can see marmots, watch butterflies pollinate, and learn about native tree species.”
Small groups of students from the coalition will take turns sharing testimonies about the park during upcoming commissioner’s meetings.
A number of events have taken place at Worrell Park over the past several months, in an effort from supporters to prove its value to the community. | 2022-09-25T04:46:14+00:00 | centraloregondaily.com | https://centraloregondaily.com/%E2%96%B6%EF%B8%8F-community-gathers-for-worrell-parks-25th-birthday-amid-uncertain-future/ |
VILNIUS – Follow along for updates on the summit of the NATO military alliance in Lithuania’s capital:
What to know:
— NATO backs Ukraine's fight vs. Russia but doesn't invite Kyiv to join
— Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership
— What is NATO doing to help Ukraine in the war with Russia?
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China has renewed its concern about NATO's eastward "expansion” as the alliance wraps up its summit in Lithuania on Wednesday.
A joint communique from the Atlantic alliance a day earlier said China's “stated ambitions and coercive policies challenge our interests, security and values,” while indicating that NATO members “remain open to constructive engagement” with Beijing.
China issued a strong rebuttal, saying it would “resolutely safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, and it resolutely opposes NATO’s eastward expansion into the Asia-Pacific.”
“NATO has a bad track record in history,” China’s diplomatic mission to the European Union in Brussels said in a statement, faulting NATO for “meddling in affairs beyond its borders, and creating confrontation.”
“This fully exposes NATO’s hypocrisy and its ambition of seeking expansion and hegemony,” it added, calling the NATO statement “tedious” and saying it was “playing the same old tune, filled with Cold War mentality and ideological bias.”
Like Russia, China has long voiced concerns that NATO has been on an eastward expansion, with both the vice foreign minister, Le Yucheng, and Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying referring to what they perceived as a continual expansion of the alliance.
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Hungary has welcomed a NATO decision to bring Ukraine closer to the military alliance without receiving a clear path for joining it, saying Wednesday that a “sense of responsibility” had prevailed at a summit where Kyiv had hoped for more concrete assurances for NATO membership.
Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that providing no invitation or timeline for Ukraine’s NATO membership was the “only responsible decision” that NATO could take in light of the ongoing war – and one that Kyiv would have to settle for despite its broader hopes.
“A decision has been taken that does not risk escalating the war,” Szijjarto said. “The member states have made it clear that Ukraine will be invited to join NATO only if it fulfils all the conditions and if the allies unanimously agree to this.”
Szijjarto also urged NATO not to become an “anti-China” alliance, and said cooperation with China was as economically advantageous as partnerships with countries like South Korea and Japan.
“NATO should not be given an anti-China edge, so let’s make it clear that NATO is not an anti-China organization,” Szijjarto said. “It was not created against China, and its current operation is not against China. We do not see China as a risk, we do not see it as an adversary or an enemy.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says issues including new military aid for Ukraine, a formal invitation for his country to join NATO, and security guarantees from its member states were on tap at second and final day of the alliance's summit on Wednesday.
The comments from the Ukrainian leader came a day after NATO member countries eased the pathway for Ukraine to join one day but stopped short of providing a specific timetable for an invitation that Zelenskyy has sought for Ukraine.
“We want to be on the same page with everybody. For today, what we hear and understand is that we will have this invitation (to join NATO) when security measures will allow, I want to discuss with our partners all these things,” Zelenskyy told reporters in the Lithuanian capital.
A post published on Zelenskyy’s official Twitter account said he had met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine “on its way to NATO.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, which has provided considerable military support to Kyiv, told Zelenskyy that the efforts of Ukraine’s soldiers against Russian forces were “inspiring to everyone. We’re proud to have played a part in training some of them.”
NATO members have long proposed that Ukraine could join one day, but Tuesday's decision shows the challenges of reaching consensus among the alliance’s current members while Russia's war in Ukraine continues.
Under Article 5 of the NATO charter, members are obligated to defend each other from attack, which could swiftly draw the U.S. and other nations into direct fighting with Russia. | 2023-07-12T10:32:15+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/07/12/live-updates-china-bristles-at-nato-eastward-expansion-as-alliance-wraps-up-summit/ |
A park on the Idaho-Nevada border, popular with fishing and boating recreators, could see upgrades to its boat ramp and other facilities if a grant application is approved.
Lud Drexler Park, located near Rogerson on the Salmon Falls Reservoir, is managed cooperatively by the Bureau of Land Management, Twin Falls County, and the Salmon River Canal Co.
Named for a local Idahoan who helped establish the park, Lud Drexler Park offers shore access, a boat ramp and campsites.
The reservoir is popular for boating, camping and year-round fishing for trout, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and walleye.
The BLM's Burley Field Office is gathering public feedback on a proposed grant request to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. The grant request will seek more than $850,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund, which draws from a portion of the state gas tax.
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If funded, a primary project would replace the boat ramp, providing access to Salmon Falls Reservoir for motorized boaters and anglers.
In a press release, Burley Field Manager Ken Crane said the BLM has wanted to replace the boat ramp at Lud Drexler for years.
“We want to hear from those who use the area and have ideas for improving the functionality of boat launching facilities on Salmon Falls Reservoir,” Crane said in the press release.
The comment deadline is Jan. 27. If the grant is awarded, the work would likely take place in 2024.
More information on how to comment can be found by contacting the BLM Burley Field Office at 208-677-6600. | 2023-01-13T03:50:48+00:00 | magicvalley.com | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/a-new-boat-ramp-is-on-deck-at-lud-drexler-park/article_91ae6c04-92cd-11ed-9e9c-3f4b9063e17b.html |
Have you wondered how much your soil health can affect your garden, from how productive it is to how good your vegetables taste? Have you ever heard of the term nutrient density? If either of these questions interest you, please join me on the evening of May 2 to learn more with our program: Soil Health to Human Health!
Soil Health to Human Health is the second event in this year’s gardening series. This series is built off last year’s Gardening 101 and is brought to you by NDSU Extension, Burleigh County Soil Conservation and Morton County Soil Conservation.
This event will be on May 2 at the Bismarck Career Academy starting at 5 p.m. with a complimentary dinner. We have two speakers for the evening: Dan Kittredge and Jesse Frost.
Jesse will be presenting on Regenerative Practices on Limited Acreage. His presentation will focus on how implementing practices such as cover cropping in limited spaces can be challenging, yet you can be successful. He will focus on how he has been able to work these practices into his intensive vegetable practices.
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Jesse Frost co-owns and operates Rough Draft Farmstead in Central Kentucky with his wife, Hannah. Frost also is the creator of No-Till Market Garden Podcast and co-founder of Notillgrowers.com, an educational media company centered around organic and profitable food production.
For more than a decade, Dan Kittredge has been teaching his concepts and practices as an organic farmer across the world. In 2010, he founded The Bionutrient Food Association with a singular, simplistic vision -- "increasing quality in the food supply."
Dan will be presenting on Food Quality: Its Implications & the Path Forward. In his presentation, he will be discussing nutrient density and what causes variation of nutritional content within vegetables. He also will address what food labels don’t tell us.
Registration deadline is April 24; register at: https://tinyurl.com/soilhumanhealth.
I hope to have you join us the evening of May 2!
Upcoming NDSU Extension events
Call 701-667-3342 for help gaining access to virtual events or visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/mortoncountyextension for more information.
April 17: 4-H Dairy Judging Begins, Mandan
April 20: Parents Dealing with Stress, Morton Mandan Library, registration limited
April 21-22: Dakota Garden Expo, Bismarck Event Center
April 28: My First Business: Babysitting, Mandan
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(iSeeCars) — Driving in the winter can be an unpleasant experience.
There’s the discomfort of entering a freezing vehicle to warm it up as well as the inherent safety dangers associated with winter driving conditions. Even if you’re confident in your ability to drive in the snow, your winter driving proficiency may not be shared with other people on the road.
Luckily there are vehicles out there to make winter driving safer and more comfortable. Among those vehicles are SUVs across all sizes. We are breaking down the Best SUVs for Snow to help ensure you and your car are properly equipped for winter road conditions.
Best SUVs for Snow Driving
To select the best SUV for snow driving, iSeeCars analyzed SUVs across all sizes. These cars achieved a score of 8.0 or above (out of 10) on iSeeCars quality analysis that takes into account long-term reliability, value retention, and highest average safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Based on this criteria, an iSeeCars Quality Score was calculated. These cars also have all-wheel or four-wheel drive and the right combination of safety features that aid drivers in snowy conditions.
Here are the best SUVs for snow across multiple vehicle categories:
Best Small SUVs and Crossovers for Snow
Small SUVs provide a higher ground clearance than sedans while adding cargo and passenger space. Here are the best compact SUVs for snow:
1. Jeep Wrangler
iSeeCars Quality Score: 9.2
Reliability Score: 8.5
Retained Value Score: 9.8
Safety Score: N/A
MSRP: $29,725
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $40,119
The best small SUV for snow is the Jeep Wrangler. The Wrangler is known for its off-road prowess, thanks to its high ground clearance, which also helps this vehicle maneuver in the snow. It also has optional four-wheel drive, which provides added traction in snow and icy conditions.
2. Subaru Outback
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.8
Reliability Score: 8.4
Retained Value Score: 8.0
Safety Score: 10.0
MSRP: $26,945
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $34,433
The 2022 Subaru Outback, which also tops the iSeeCars Rankings for the Best Small SUVs, is a top SUV for snow. Every Subaru Outback includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning with lane-keeping assist, and radar cruise control. The Outback comes standard with all-wheel drive to provide increased grip, and also has excellent outward visibility from its wagon-like exterior design.
3. Subaru Forester
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.7
Reliability Score: 8.1
Retained Value Score: 8.1
Safety Score: 10.0
MSRP: $25,195
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $31,934
The Subaru Forester’s standard safety technology includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning with lane-keeping assist, and radar/adaptive cruise control. Similar to the Outback, standard all-wheel drive means the Forester offers increased grip during inclement weather. Upper trims also include hill descent control with X-Mode traction enhancement, which assists drivers in safely travelling down snow-covered hills.
4. Honda CR-V
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.6
Reliability Score: 8.5
Retained Value Score: 8.3
Safety Score: 9.0
MSRP: $25,750
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $31,408
The Honda CR-V ranks fourth as the best small SUV for snow. Every CR-V includes Honda Sensing, which includes standard forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, radar cruise control, and automatic high beams. The Honda CR-V comes standard with front-wheel drive, but all-wheel drive can be added for $1,500 to every trim except the Touring trim, which includes all-wheel drive as standard equipment.
5. Toyota RAV4
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.5
Reliability Score: 8.0
Retained Value Score: 8.5
Safety Score: 9.0
MSRP: $26,525
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $31,467
The Toyota RAV4 comes standard with forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning with lane-keeping assist, radar cruise control, and automatic high beams. The Toyota RAV4 comes standard with front-wheel drive, but all-wheel drive is available for buyers seeking increased confidence on slippery roads for an extra $1,400. Weather packages can be added to certain trims which includes a leather-wrapped heated steering wheel, heated front seats, and rain-sensing windshield wipers.
6. Hyundai Tucson
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.4
Reliability Score: 7.5
Retained Value Score: 7.8
Safety Score: 10.0
MSRP: $24,950
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $26,080
Standard driver-assist technologies for the Hyundai Tucson consist of forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, driver attention monitoring, and rear-seat reminder. Front-wheel drive is standard on the Hyundai Tucson, with all-wheel drive available on all trims for $1,400.
7. Kia Sportage
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.1
Reliability Score: 7.6
Retained Value Score: 7.6
Safety Score: 9.0
MSRP: $24,090
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $25,280
The Kia Sportage’s standard driver safety tech includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, and driver attention monitoring. Blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, radar cruise control, and front and rear parking sensors can be added at higher trim levels. Front-wheel drive is standard on the Sportage but all-wheel drive can be added to all trim levels for $1,500.
8. Mitsubishi Outlander
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.1
Reliability Score: 7.7
Retained Value Score: 7.1
Safety Score: 9.6
MSRP: $25,795
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $23,239
The Mitsubishi Outlander was redesigned for 2022 and has standard forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and lane-keeping assist. All-wheel drive is standard.
9. Ford Escape
iSeeCars Quality Score: 7.8
Reliability Score: 8.0
Retained Value Score: 6.5
Safety Score: 9.0
MSRP: $25,555
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $28,082
The Ford Escape offers forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert as standard equipment. The Ford Escape comes standard with front-wheel drive and makes all-wheel drive available on all trims for an added $1,500 except the top-line Titanium model, which includes all-wheel drive as standard equipment.
Best Midsize SUVs for Snow
Midsize SUVs and crossovers provide more cargo and passenger space than their small SUV counterparts and often include a third row of seating.
1. Toyota Highlander
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.9
Reliability Score: 8.5
Value Retention Score: 8.2
Safety Score: 10.0
Average New Car Price: $35,205-$49,510
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $41,763
The Toyota Highlander is a capable crossover with a comfortable, high-quality cabin and three rows of seats. The Highlander comes standard with a suite of safety features including cross traffic alert, traffic sign recognition, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, and pedestrian detection. All trims come standard with front-wheel drive. AWD can be added to lower trims for $1,600 or $1,950 on higher trims.
A new Toyota Highlander costs between $35,205 and $49,510 and a three-year-old used Toyota Highlander costs an average of $41,763.
2. Honda Pilot
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.8
Reliability Score: 8.6
Value Retention Score: 7.4
Safety Score: 10.0
Average New Car Price: $36,830-$50,620
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $38,652
The Honda Pilot is a spacious three-row crossover SUV for those seeking a family-friendly hauler without the bulkiness of a full-size SUV. It’s available in all-wheel-drive or front-wheel drive and is a popular minivan alternative with spacious seating for up to eight passengers. It comes standard with a suite of safety features including collision mitigation braking, lane departure warning, and automatic high-beam headlights. The Pilot’s highest trim comes with heated and ventilated front seats and heated second-row captains chairs. AWD can be added to lower trims for $2,000, and it comes standard on its highest elite trim.
A new Honda Pilot costs between $36,830 and $50,620 and a three-year-old used Honda Pilot costs $38,652.
3. Toyota 4Runner
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.6
Reliability Score: 8.8
Value Retention Score: 9.0
Safety Score: 8.0
Average New Car Price: $37,305-$52,120
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $45,844
The Toyota 4Runner is one of the most reliable SUVs available thanks to its ruggedness and durability. Rear-wheel drive comes standard in most trims with the exception of TRD models, where four-wheel drive is standard; four-wheel drive can be added to the other trim levels for either $1,610 or $1,875. With over 9-inches of ground clearance, 4WD-equipped 4Runners can handle the harshest of winter conditions, making it the best midsize SUV for snow. The 4Runner’s TRD Pro trim, which has the off-road prowess to compete with the Jeep Wrangler, has a standard 4WD system that features low-range gearing and a locking rear differential to help escape extreme weather conditions. Standard safety features include forward collision warning, forward automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure warning.
A new Toyota 4Runner costs between $37,305 and $52,120 and a three-year-old used Toyota 4Runner costs an average of $45,844.
4. Hyundai Santa Fe
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.5
Reliability Score: 8.5
Value Retention Score: 7.0
Safety Score: 10.0
Average New Car Price: $27,200-$42,660
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $29,744
The Hyundai Santa Fe is a two-row SUV that seats five passengers. The Santa Fe consistently earns high rankings for predicted reliability and has above-average fuel economy for its class. It has an upscale interior and comes standard with safety technology like forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, pedestrian and cyclist detection, forward automatic emergency braking, and automatic high-beam headlights. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive can be added to all trims for $1,700. Heated rear seats and a heated steering wheel can be found on upper trims.
A new Hyundai Santa Fe costs between $27,200 and $42,660, and a three-year-old used Hyundai Santa Fe costs an average of $29,744
5. Ford Explorer
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.5
Reliability Score: 8.1
Value Retention Score: 6.8
Safety Score: 10.0
Average New Car Price: $32,245-$55,740
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $43,244
The Ford Explorer has multiple powerful turbocharged engines to choose from and drives comfortably. The Explorer also has plenty of cargo space, with three rows of seats and a list of standard features that include active safety features like forward collision warning, forward automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, and rear cross traffic alert. It also comes standard with a remote starter and heated seats in all but the base trim. The Limited trim features heated second-row seats and a heated steering wheel. Four-wheel drive comes standard in the two highest trims and can be added to the lower trims for $2,000.
A new Ford Explorer costs between $32,245 and $55,740 and a three-year-old used Ford Explorer costs an average of $43,244.
6. Nissan Pathfinder
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.4
Reliability Score: 8.3
Value Retention Score: 6.8
Safety Score: 10
Average New Car Price: $33,410-$48,989
Average Used Car Price: $30,226
The Nissan Pathfinder ranks sixth. The midsize three-row Pathfinder comfortably seats seven or eight and has an efficient V6 engine. The Pathfinder also has many standard active safety features including forward and rear collision warning, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, automatic high-beam headlights, and lane keep assist. Front-wheel drive is standard and four-wheel drive can be added to all trims for $1,900.
A new Nissan Pathfinder costs between $32,610 and $45,710, and a three-year-old used Nissan Pathfinder costs an average of $26,660.
Best Large SUVs for Snow
Large SUVs, also known as full-size SUVs, are the largest SUVs you can buy. They commonly feature three rows of spacious seats and are built on truck platforms.
1. Ford Expedition
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.6
iSeeCars Reliability Score: 8.8
Value Retention Score: 6.8
Safety Score: 10.0
Average New Car Price: $49,625-$77,425
Average Used Car Price: $61,717
Unlike its rivals with V8 engines, the Ford Expedition has a twin-turbo V6, giving it better gas mileage than the rest of its class. Ford introduced a new base two-row trim for the 2021 model year, which makes the vehicle available as a two- or three-row SUV for the first time. The Expedition comes standard with rear-wheel drive, but four-wheel drive can be added to any trim for $3,050. The 202A package costs $3,685 and can be added to the XLT trim to provide winter-friendly features such as remote start, heated and ventilated front seats, and a heated steering wheel. The package comes standard on higher trims, but is not available on the base trim.
A new Ford Expedition costs $49,625 to $77,425, while a used Ford Expedition for sale costs from $61,717.
2. Chevrolet Tahoe
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.2
Reliability Score: 8.0
Value Retention Score: 7.8
Safety Score: 8.0
Average New Car Price: $48,400-$74,000
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $54,767
The Chevrolet Tahoe ranks second as the best large SUV for snow and was fully redesigned for 2021 to add more legroom and standard safety features. The Tahoe has three available engine options, including two powerful V8 engines and a turbo diesel inline-six. Rear-wheel drive is standard in every trim, and four-wheel drive can be added to all trims, except in the Z71, which has standard 4WD. Upgrading to 4WD costs an additional $3,000. With 4WD, the Tahoe can handle snowy conditions with ease thanks to its generous ground clearance and powerful engine. The Tahoe has a suite of standard safety features including forward collision warning, forward emergency braking, automatic high-beam headlights, and rain-sensing windshield wipers. Heated front seats come standard in all but the base trim and a heated steering wheel is also available.
The Tahoe is also among the more affordable vehicles in the large SUV class, with a new Chevrolet Tahoe costing between $48,400 and $74,000. If you opt for a three-year-old used Chevrolet Tahoe, you can expect to pay an average of $54,767.
3. GMC Yukon
iSeeCars Quality Score: 8.1
Reliability Score: 8.7
Value Retention Score: 7.5
Safety Score: 8.0
Average New Car Price: $52,100-$73,000
Average 3-Year-Old Used Car Price: $59,354
Ranked third is the GMC Yukon. Also redesigned for 2021, the Yukon and the Yukon XL share a platform with the other full-size GM SUVs, including the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Chevrolet Suburban. All these full-size GMs will pull more than 8,000 pounds, making them great options for families with regular towing needs. The Yukon comes standard with a RWD drivetrain, but 4WD can be added for $3,000 on all trims except the AT4 off-road trim, which includes standard 4WD. The SLT Luxury package costs $2,030 and adds heated second-row seats and a heated steering wheel to the SLT trim, and these features come standard on higher trims.
A new GMC Yukon costs between $52,100 and $73,000 and a three-year-old used GMC Yukon costs an average of $59,354.
Bottom Line
If you live in an area that experiences snow and winter weather, you should consider one of our picks for the best SUVs for snow to keep you safe on snowy roads. It’s important to understand that standard versions of many SUVs aren’t properly equipped for snow, so make sure you’re aware that all-wheel or four-wheel drive as well as many comfort features are often add-ons.
If you’re interested in other vehicle types with all-weather driving capability, check out our list of the Best Cars for Snow.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women's national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer's World Cup.
The United States has a 70-game unbeaten streak on American soil — 63 wins and seven draws.
The two teams face off again Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Smith outmaneuvered a defender and scored from distance in the 14th minute. Lindsey Horan made it 2-0 in the 26th minute with a goal to the far post off an assist from Smith, who added a second goal in first-half stoppage time.
Alex Morgan converted on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute after Mallory Pugh was fouled in the box.
Smith, who plays for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League, leads the national team with nine goals this year.
Smith, just 22, is developing different aspects of her game, U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said.
"(Her) individual movements are very good. But then her movements off of Alex Morgan were very precise. We saw a couple of good connections with Alex, a couple of good connections with the players that were around," Andonovski said. "So she’s becoming not just individually a very good player but she’s also bringing other players in the game and helps them look better on the field.”
The United States qualified for the World Cup at the CONCACAF W Championship in July. The team won the tournament title to also secure a berth in the 2024 Olympics.
The U.S. has won the last two World Cups and has four titles overall.
Nigeria, one of the most successful women's teams in Africa, qualified for the 2023 World Cup by advancing to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations in July. The Super Falcons finished fourth in the tournament.
Nigeria has advanced to every World Cup since the tournament started in 1991. Currently the team is coached by Randy Waldrum, former coach of the NWSL's Houston Dash.
Following Tuesday's rematch against Nigeria, the United States heads to Europe to play England at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 7.
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DETROIT (AP) — Most small SUVs flunked the latest frontal crash tests done by the insurance industry, but oddly enough, they’re just as safe as they were before.
That’s because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated the test so it places more emphasis on keeping back-seat passengers safe.
Only the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 got the top “good” rating in this year’s testing released Tuesday. The Toyota RAV4 was rated “acceptable,” while Audi’s Q3, the Nissan Rogue and the Subaru Forester were “marginal.”
The remainder, the Buick Encore, Chevrolet Equinox, Honda CR-V and HR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Compass, Jeep Renegade, Mazda CX-5 and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross got the bottom rating of “poor.”
IIHS President David Harkey said the test is being changed because vehicle structures, air bags and seat belts have made the SUVs safer for front-seat passengers than those in the back. Now, the risk of fatal injury is 46% higher for rear-seat passengers than drivers in the front, Harkey said.
“Before we were just focused on how well the driver was protected,” Harkey said. “It’s not that the vehicle has become any less safe.”
The institute has a history of changing its widely watched tests in an effort to get automakers to make safety improvements, and Harkey says they normally respond to the changes.
While safety belts restrain back-seat passengers, they’re susceptible to head and neck injuries, and in many of the SUVs, the belts are relatively low tech and simply tighten up in a crash.
Newer belts have sensors that determine a crash is imminent and they pull a passenger into the proper seating position before a crash, slowing the passenger’s speed with the vehicle, Harkey said. After impact, they loosen a bit to prevent belts from rising off the pelvis and into the abdomen where they can cause severe internal injuries, he said.
Some automakers already have put more sophisticated belts in their back seats, something that can be done without a big model update, Harkey said. “The industry has always been good about responding to tests that we have introduced,” he said. “We expect they will do so in this case, and we expect they will be able to do so quickly.”
The institute used a crash dummy that represents a small woman or a 12-year-old child to test for injuries to rear-seat passengers, and Harkey says the dummy does a good job of showing risk to passengers of all sizes.
When the IIHS introduced the moderate overlap front crash test in 1995, most vehicles were rated poor or marginal. Automakers responded with stronger structures and air bags to make front-seat riders safer, and all 15 small SUV models used to get good ratings.
In the original moderate overlap test, a vehicle travels at 40 mph toward an aluminum barrier. About 40% of the vehicle’s width hits the barrier on the driver’s side.
Some of the SUVs tested have more sophisticated rear safety belts, but the timing has to be worked out to function better in the milliseconds before and after a crash, Harkey said. “Now they’ve got to go back and figure out are they firing at the right time?” he said.
Small SUVs are the most popular new vehicles sold in the U.S. So far this year, compact and subcompact SUVs combined account for 23.4% of all new vehicle sales, according to Edmunds.com. | 2022-12-14T09:33:27+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/ap-most-small-suvs-flunk-updated-insurance-industry-crash-tests/ |
Federal regulators say Verizon and AT&T will delay part of their 5G rollout near airports to give airlines more time to ensure that equipment on their planes is safe from interference from the wireless signals, but the airline industry is not happy about the deal.
An airline industry trade group said federal regulators are taking a “rushed approach” to changing equipment on planes under pressure from the telecommunications companies.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that the wireless companies agreed to delay some of their use of the C-Band section of the radio spectrum until July 2023.
“We believe we have identified a path that will continue to enable aviation and 5G C-band wireless to safely co-exist,” said the FAA’s acting administrator, Billy Nolen.
However, aviation groups say the C-Band service could interfere with radio altimeters — devices used to measure a plane’s height above the ground. Pilots use altimeters for landing in bad weather, when visibility is poor.
Nolen said planes most susceptible to interference — smaller, so-called regional airline planes — must be retrofitted with filters or new altimeters by the end of this year. Components to retrofit larger planes used by major airlines should be available by July 2023, when the wireless companies expect to run 5G networks in urban areas “with minimal restrictions,” he said.
Airlines for America, a trade group for the largest U.S. carriers, said the FAA hasn’t approved necessary upgrades and manufacturers have not yet produced the parts.
“It is not at all clear that carriers can meet what appears to be an arbitrary deadline,” trade group CEO Nicholas Calio said in a letter to Nolen. He said safety is jeopardized “by the rushed approach to avionics modifications amid pressure from the telecommunications companies,” and warned that if replacement parts aren’t ready in time, airline service could be disrupted.
Verizon said the agreement will let the company lift voluntary limits on its 5G rollout around airports “in a staged approach over the coming months.” AT&T said it agreed to take “a more tailored approach” to controlling the strength of signals near runways so airlines have more time to retrofit equipment.
Friday’s developments were the latest in a long-running dispute between airlines and wireless companies and their respective regulators, the FAA and the Federal Communications Commission, which determined that C-Band service posed no risk to planes.
Verizon and AT&T spent $68 billion between them at an FCC auction of 5G spectrum last year. The companies began activating new 5G networks in January but agreed to delay powering up some towers for six months, until July 5, because of concerns raised by the FAA and airlines. | 2022-06-18T20:54:36+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/business/ap-business/verizon-att-delay-some-5g-service-over-airlines-concerns/ |
MIAMI, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida International University is the fastest-rising institution in the nation among U.S. News & World Report public university rankings in the past 10 years.
FIU, located in Miami, climbed six spots to #72 among public universities in the nation, according to rankings announced today.
The university also ranked among the Top 5 universities for social mobility, a testament to FIU's commitment to providing significant upward mobility to students on a path of success and prosperity.
In addition, FIU is among the Top 50 best value public universities and among the Top 15 most innovative public universities.
This year, FIU made its debut on the list for best undergraduate teaching at #16 among public universities.
Individual programs also ranked among the best in the nation with international business holding on to the #2 spot.
Computer science and undergraduate engineering moved up four and nine spots, respectively, among public universities.
In addition to the U.S. News rankings, FIU recently received two other rankings that speak directly to the university's mission:
Degree Choices has ranked FIU among the Top 25 universities nationally for the economic return on graduates' investment, along with Princeton, Stanford and MIT.
Washington Monthly College Rankings placed FIU at #32 nationally, recognizing the university's contribution to the public good in three broad categories – social mobility, research, and providing opportunities for public service.
"Our climb in the U.S. News rankings, together with these additional rankings, point to incredible momentum and put FIU among the nation's most prestigious institutions," said FIU Interim President Kenneth A. Jessell. "By focusing on academics, research, and student success, we are elevating our community and the state and creating an extraordinary return on investment for our students."
CONTACT: Madeline Baro, 1-305-348-2234, mbaro@fiu.edu
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Pedro Cachin vs. Novak Djokovic: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Wimbledon
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Pedro Cachin vs. Novak Djokovic Match Information
- Tournament: Wimbledon
- Round: Round of 128
- Date: Monday, July 3
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
- Court Surface: Grass
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Pedro Cachin vs. Novak Djokovic Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Novak Djokovic has a 99.0% chance to win.
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Pedro Cachin vs. Novak Djokovic Trends and Insights
- Cachin is coming off a defeat at the hands of No. 48-ranked Yannick Hanfmann, 2-6, 1-6, in the Round of 32 at Mallorca Championships.
- On June 11, 2023, Djokovic won his most recent match, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5, over Casper Ruud in the finals of French Open.
- In his 37 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, Cachin has played an average of 26.7 games (44.5 in best-of-five matches).
- Cachin has played one match on grass over the past 12 months, and 15.0 games per match.
- Djokovic is averaging 25.8 games per match (32.4 in best-of-five matches) in his 54 matches played in the past 12 months across all court types, winning 60.4% of those games.
- On grass surfaces, Djokovic has played four matches and averaged 38.8 games per match (38.8 in best-of-five matches) and 9.1 games per set.
- This is the first time that Cachin and Djokovic have played in the last five years.
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SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that is key to Moscow’s efforts to quickly complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region, the mayor told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
“The city is essentially being destroyed ruthlessly block by block,” Oleksandr Striuk said. He said heavy street fighting continues and artillery bombardments threaten the lives of the estimated 13,000 civilians still sheltering in the ruined city that once was home to more than 100,000.
It’s impossible to track civilian casualties amid the round-the-clock shelling, said the mayor, who believes that more than 1,500 residents have died of various causes since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. Evacuation efforts from Sievierodonetsk have been halted because of shelling.
“Civilians are dying from direct strikes, from fragmentation wounds and under the rubble of destroyed buildings, since most of the inhabitants are hiding in basements and shelters,” Striuk said.
Electricity to the city has been cut off and people need water, food and medicine, the mayor said: “There are food supplies for several more days, but the issue is how to distribute them.”
Sievierodonetsk is important to Russian efforts to capture the Donbas before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine’s defense. Moscow-backed separatists already held territory in the region and have been fighting Ukrainian troops for eight years.
Military analysts described the fight for Sievierodonetsk as part of a race against time for the Kremlin. The city. which is 145 kilometers (90 miles) south of the Russian border, is in an area that is the last pocket of Ukrainian government control in the Luhansk region.
In his nightly video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation in the Donbas remains “extremely difficult” as Russia has put its army’s “maximum combat power” there.
At least three people were killed and six more wounded overnight in a Russian missile strike on the city of Sloviansk, west of Sievierodonetsk, Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning. A school was among several buildings damaged. A crater marked the road between two apartment buildings heavily pockmarked by shrapnel.
Blood smeared the floor and stairwell of one building.
Resident Olena Voytenko, 59, said she knew one of the people killed, a man whose apartment caught fire in the blast. She believes he burned to death.
Another resident, Mikhaylo Samoluk, said the strike occurred roughly after 1:30 a.m.
“I was on my sofa and suddenly my sofa just jumped in the air,” he said.
In neighboring Luhansk, two people were killed and four were wounded by shelling, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said Tuesday on Telegram. Haidai didn’t specify when or where the attack occurred.
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Yuras Karmanau reported from Lviv.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-05-31T11:57:44+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Sievierodonetsk-mayor-says-Russian-forces-seize-17208987.php |
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Republican Glenn Youngkin was running to be Virginia's governor, he defended a teacher suspended over an objection to using students' preferred pronouns. He opposed transgender children playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity, and he indicated a personal objection to same-sex marriage.
Given those positions, it generated some bipartisan surprise in Richmond this week when he hosted a reception celebrating Pride month at the Virginia Capitol.
The event astonished and angered many LGBTQ advocates, who called the festivities hypocritical and chose not to attend. But Youngkin's supporters held up the event as an example of the conservative governor living up to a central campaign promise to serve as a unifier who cares for all his constituents.
“I think this demonstration of outreach, of genuine communication is reflective of why he was elected," said Michael Berlucchi, a city councilman from Virginia Beach, Republican and member of the state's LGBTQ+ Advisory Board who attended the reception.
Youngkin, a former private equity executive, became the first Republican in almost a decade to occupy the governor's mansion in this blue-leaning state after defeating former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a costly, high-profile race last year.
Openly religious — he once helped found a church in his basement and often opens meetings in prayer — Youngkin essentially avoided the issue of gay marriage on the campaign trail, declining to say in one interview whether he supported it. The Associated Press pressed him again in October, and he indicated that while he did not personally support same-sex marriage, it was “legally acceptable” and he would “support that.” He also emphasized that his faith calls him "to love everyone.”
Lisa Turner, who serves on the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board with Berlucchi and chairs the group created to advise the governor, said the Youngkin administration has been less than engaged with its efforts so far and took issue with how Pride month was handled.
Turner said she asked the administration for a Pride month proclamation — a ceremonial recognition that's standard for other heritage months. It didn't happen. She also said she was initially told by an administration liaison that there would be no Pride month programming and that perhaps the group should convene somewhere other than Richmond for a meeting that also happened to be on Wednesday. She wasn't informed of the reception — which she opted not to attend — until a week prior, she said.
However, Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter said the June events were planned well in advance.
“The Governor is committed to leading on behalf of all Virginians. We are one Virginia and engagements help strengthen our communities and the spirit of Virginia,” she said in a statement.
Berlucchi said about 50 people attended the reception in the Capitol rotunda, smaller than similar events during the past two Democratic administrations. The reception was closed to the press, typical for such events, but the administration also took the step of closing the public building entirely at the time.
Several of the state's leading LGBTQ advocacy groups issued a joint news release condemning what they called the governor's “hypocrisy” in hosting the event.
“I was shocked. I was disappointed. I was slightly amused,” Narissa Rahaman, executive director of Equality Virginia Advocates, said of her reaction to learning that the event would take place. Rahaman said she was not extended an invitation.
James Millner, director of Virginia Pride, said in a statement that he was invited but would not attend.
“I appreciate the Governor’s invitation, but I think it is premature for this administration to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality when it has yet to take any meaningful steps to advance it,” Millner said.
Meanwhile, Victoria Cobb, president of the conservative Family Foundation of Virginia — which opposes same-sex marriage — stopped short of criticizing Youngkin.
“The Governor should meet with citizen groups to discuss their concerns but given that nothing less than total capitulation to the LGBT agenda will appease these groups, this seems like a distraction,” she said in a statement.
Veteran political analyst Bob Holsworth said he couldn’t recall a similar Pride commemoration by another Republican administration. But he noted that public opinion on the issue has shifted since Virginia last had a GOP chief executive.
Youngkin also hosted a luncheon at the governor's mansion this month with members of the LGBTQ community and attended a roundtable Thursday hosted by the Log Cabin Republicans, a conservative LGBTQ advocacy group whose endorsement he touted during his campaign.
Casey Flores, president of the group's newly organized Richmond chapter and an attendee of the luncheon, said he had no problem with a governor maintaining a faith-based opposition to homosexuality, and he criticized the backlash to this week's events.
“The Democrat Party and the people on the left, the left-leaning organizations, they all lambaste Republicans for not embracing the gay community. And then when one does, they lambaste and they lose their minds,” he said.
No LGBTQ state lawmakers were extended an invitation to Wednesday's reception, according to Turner.
Democratic Del. Danica Roem, who is transgender, equated the event to sending LGBTQ constituents “thoughts and prayers.”
Roem was particularly disappointed that the governor's office was publicly silent earlier this year on a legislative push blocked by House Republicans to remove a defunct provision prohibiting gay marriage from the state constitution. It's a matter of urgency, she said, at a time when some advocates increasingly fear the right of same-sex couples to marry could someday be stripped away by the Supreme Court.
Turner wondered if what seemed like a last-minute jostling to schedule a few Pride events was the result of a recent virtual attack against her group, during an online meeting was flooded with racist and homophobic messages and imagery, according to VPM News. She noted that Youngkin made an appearance at the group's Wednesday meeting, where he condemned the harassment, but said she thinks the administration could do far more to advocate for Virginia's LGBTQ community.
“Just having a Pride event is not as significant as actually putting in the footwork to make sure that the community has protections,” she said. | 2022-06-10T20:46:09+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/To-some-surprise-Youngkin-hosts-series-of-Pride-17233813.php |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar officials will spend the next few days collecting information and gathering advice about improving aeroscreen visibility for races held in the rain.
Many of the series drivers complained Saturday that they struggled to see other cars late in the IndyCar Grand Prix — even though each has flashing red lights. It was the most intense rainfall the series has competed in since 2018 at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, two years prior to the installation of the shields designed to protect drivers’ heads from debris.
IndyCar president Jay Frye acknowledged Sunday previous testing indicated water retention on the screens would be more severe when running at slower speeds. But those tests were not held with 27 cars on the track as was the case on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course this weekend.
“When you got it up to speed, the water would just blow off, it would just go away. Now with a group of cars, there are different things involved,” Frye told The Associated Press. “We need to find out where we’re at, who had the biggest issue and come up with best practices.”
One possible solution — making better use of the tear-offs that cover the clear screens.
Race winner Colton Herta said he also struggled with visibility — until his team pulled a used tear-off screen. Frye said he spoke with an unidentified driver whose team never removed it.
Whether that may have made a difference Saturday remains unclear.
But it didn’t change the results.
After finishing a season-best fifth, Conor Daly of Ed Carpenter Racing told reporters he finished the race by peaking around the side of the cockpit because water was pooling in the center of the shield. He wasn’t the only competitor struggling.
The changing weather conditions and a track that was dry in some parts and wet in others, created other obstacles. And when heavy rain covered the front stretch with less than five laps to go, Daly said he relied on his spotter, instincts and muscle memory to navigate braking zones and traffic.
“It was definitely hard to race like that,” he said. “Even under yellow, I couldn’t see the cars, so that’s very concerning. Hopefully, we can figure it out. Hopefully, we can keep it shiny the rest of the year, too.”
Complaints about the aeroscreens are hardly new. When initially introduced, drivers complained about a range of issues including sightlines, cockpit temperatures and warm drinking bottles. Series officials found solutions, some with relatively simple adjustments such as moving the placement of drinking bottles.
Indy GP runner-up Simon Pagenaud offered one idea — adding a windshield wiper like sports cars.
“It was very difficult to see without the wiper. That was the first wet race with the aeroscreen, but in these conditions you really need the wiper,” the three-time race winner from France said. “It’s possible and probably necessary to have a wiper in these conditions.”
Frye said the series would consider Pagenaud’s suggestion, but the curve of the aeroscreen could present a challenge.
Regardless, the historic speedway could now be harkening back to its traditional roots as a test track where everything from seat belts to rearview mirrors to the SAFER barrier were introduced.
Rain is commonplace in May and has caused many Indianapolis 500 practices and qualifying rounds to be delayed or canceled. In 1915, 1986 and 1997, bad weather forced postponements of the marquee race. In 1967 and 1973, it took multiple days to complete and seven 500s ended prematurely because of rain, most recently in 2007 when Dario Franchitti won for the first time.
But because IndyCars don’t compete on wet ovals, the rooster tails created by the spray of the cars was a surprising sight for the estimated 65,000 fans and caused real consternation for some of the series’ most hardened drivers.
“The biggest problem for me was the spray from the other cars,” pole-winner and third-place finisher Will Power said. “There’s really nothing you can do with the wheels of the cars. We were really right on the edge of whether we should be running there at the end.”
Series officials monitored radio calls and team messages about visibility throughout the race, especially when the heavier rains began, Frye said, but that nobody thought the conditions were “unmanageable.”
The series also is trying to find out if visibility could have played a role in the late crash between between rookies Christian Lundgaard and Callum Ilott.
Either way, it wasn’t easy for anyone.
“I’m glad to say I’ve raced in the rain now although that was a frightening experience, especially there for the last however many laps,” seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson said on Twitter. “I hope I don’t need to do that again anytime soon.” | 2022-05-16T12:26:04+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/sports/indycars-aeroscreen-gets-mixed-reviews-in-1st-rain-test/ |
Bill to allow marijuana businesses to use banks may have enough votes to pass Senate
A bipartisan group of Senators believes this is the year the SAFE Banking Act will pass.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Forcing marijuana businesses to operate all in cash is downright dangerous, says bipartisan duo Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.). That’s why the pair have spent nearly 8 years trying to get a bill passed in the Senate that would allow those businesses to use federally-regulated banks.
They believe this year is the ‘magic’ moment the SAFE Banking Act, which has passed the U.S. House of Representatives 7 times, will finally pass the Senate.
“The concept of operating in cash is an absolute disaster. It has meant that employees are mugged and attacked, robbed. It means that the stores are broken into. We had over 100 break ins last year for stores in Oregon. We’re on a pace to exceed that this year,” said Sen. Merkley. “I was talking to an entrepreneur the other day who I think he had some 18 break-ins in his outlets because people know there’s a tremendous amount of cash. Not to mention that when you are operating in cash, it proceeds to become an opportunity to maybe keep two sets of books or an opportunity for money laundering by organized crime.”
Sen. Daines added, “these cannabis businesses are only allowed to deal in cash. They’re prohibited from getting into the banking system. That creates a lot of crime. And that’s why I’ve got Sheriffs across the state of Montana supporting this legislation, as well as Attorneys General across the country, because they know this is a way to reduce crime.”
Learn more about efforts to pass the SAFE Banking Act in the U.S. House here
The pair said the SAFE Banking Act also maintains states rights. While the legislation creates a safe harbor from criminal prosecution and liability for banks that serve state-sanctioned cannabis businesses, it maintains a bank’s right to choose not to offer those services. In addition, it the legislation provides protections for hemp businesses.
“This is just, I think, doing the right thing for the people of Montana going forward when we’ve got law enforcement supporting it. You’ve got our banks supporting it. You got small businesses supporting it. This is a good thing. And that’s why I believe we’re going to get a good bipartisan vote in the Senate this time to match the House votes that have occurred seven different times supporting this legislation and get this signed into law,” said Daines.
This legislation extends safe harbor to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDI). The Senators included that measure, they said, because those organizations assist underserved communities “who face challenges in accessing capital and provide affordable access to financial services.”
“We now have momentum in that we have quite a substantial number of Republicans on the bill. We have 40 sponsors. We have the support of the Majority leader. We’ve been working very closely with the chair of the Banking Committee, where this bill will go next. And so, the path is looking (like) the best opportunity we’ve ever had,” said Merkley.
This month, the American Bankers Association also sent a letter to Congress. It calls the SAFE Banking Act “urgently needed” and “widely supported.”
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How to Watch College Baseball Streaming Live - Friday, May 12
Published: May. 12, 2023 at 4:26 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
For huge NCAA baseball fans who want to catch every game, check out the article below to find out how to watch or live stream the 12 games that are airing on Fubo on May 12.
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Every team's journey toward the College World Series begins with the NCAA Tournament selection show on Monday, May 29 at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN2. Tournament play kicks off the next weekend with Regionals action from June 2-5, followed by Super Regionals from June 9-12, and culminates with the College World Series from June 16-26, taking place at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.
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BEIJING, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China.org.cn on China's Global Security Initiative:
After seven years of severed relations, decades of political confrontation and centuries of religious divide, Iran and Saudi Arabia, two major Middle Eastern powers, finally buried the hatchet in Beijing. This has set an example for maintaining geo-security in Middle-East, and settling global and regional disputes in a peaceful way.
At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Boao Forum for Asia Annual Meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the Global Security Initiative (the Initiative); this time, the restoration of Iran-Saudi Arabia diplomatic ties is yet another successful achievement under the Initiative. The name speaks for itself - the Initiative aims to maintain global peace, security, development and stability through combined efforts. This is a continuation of China's tradition of valuing peace and harmony, and being benevolent and friendly toward neighboring countries; it is also the epitome of China's foreign policy of peace in modern times.
Although the Initiative only celebrated a one-year anniversary, the world had been witnessing China's efforts in maintaining global peace and security.
The Initiative raised a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, aimed at preserving global peace and security with joint efforts. China is veritably a key force in such efforts. Last year marks 30 years since China sent its first "blue helmet" peacekeeping force, and by then China has dispatched over 50,000 peacekeepers to more than 20 countries and regions on nearly 30 tasks. This year marks six decades since China sent out its first medical team for foreign aid, and during these 60 years, a total of 30,000 medical staff have been deployed to 76 countries and regions, completing a total of 290 million treatments.
The Initiative proposes that parties should stay committed to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries and uphold non-interference in internal affairs. 70 years ago, then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai proposed The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; 70 years have passed, and China still adheres to this commitment: China has never threatened, suppressed other countries or interfered in their internal affairs, despite its position as a major country. After China initiated diplomatic relations with Honduras, Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said if Honduras really aspires to realize national independence, it should establish diplomatic ties with countries like China. One can say, China has suffered enough from external interference, but it's such suffering that makes it more willing to help protect others from such disturbance.
The Initiative states that countries should abandon the Cold War mentality and oppose group politics and bloc confrontation. In the Ukraine crisis, China has been holding its footing as always, which is dropping the Cold War mentality while staying steadfast to taking the legitimate security concerns of all countries seriously, and creating space for peace with political courage; and China has always devoted efforts to urging for a cease-fire and peaceful negotiation.
China has brought up ideas and initiatives, provided practical solutions and backed them up with actions and a sense of responsibility. From the Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative to this year's Global Civilization Initiative, China has been holding the vision of joining hands with other countries to benefit all humanity in present days, so as to build a community of shared future for mankind that features lasting peace and common prosperity.
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DENVER, Colo. (KMGH) — Five people were killed and at least 25 others were injured after a gunman opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, late Saturday night.
Here are the ways you can help:
The Colorado Healing Fund (CHF) Board of Trustees has activated the fund to begin collecting donations and making donations available in response to the mass shooting at Club Q.
The public can securely donate through a variety of options:
- Online by visiting ColoradoHealingFund.org and clicking "Club Q Colorado Springs Shooting Tragedy"
- Donate through Colorado Gives and direct the donation to “Club Q Tragedy”
- Checks and in-person donations will be accepted at Colorado-based FirstBank (1STBank) locations. Donors should make checks out to “Colorado Healing Fund'' and write “Club Q” in the memo. When depositing the check with bank tellers, please designate donations for the Colorado Healing Fund’s “victim account”
- If donors host a fundraiser with the proceeds intended to go to the Colorado Healing Fund for victims of the Club Q mass shooting, please send an email to info@coloradohealingfund.org
Club Q is pointing people toward donating to Colorado Gives and the Colorado Healing Fund, and designating the donation to the "Club Q Tragedy" in the dropdown menu.
GoFundMe has verified three fundraisers that are listed below:
Support for the Club Q Families and Survivors
Faith Haug of Good Judy Garage, a small business in Denver, launched the fundraiser to raise funds for the families of the victims killed in the tragic shooting, as well as to help those injured with medical expenses.
Victims of Club Q Colorado Springs Mass Shooting
Greg Resha of Colorado Springs, a former employee of Club Q, launched the fundraiser to help the families of the victims, as well as those who were injured.
Classroom of Compassion in Colorado Springs, CO
Classroom of Compassion is a nonprofit organization aimed at creating public mourning spaces for communities following a tragedy. The fundraiser is meant to help the Colorado Springs community heal. They will be traveling to Colorado Springs this week to create five public altars honoring the victims killed in the shooting.
Resources for victims, families:
- Inside Out Youth Services
- Providers offering therapy for those impacted. This list is being updated regularly by providers.
- Red Cross 1-800-RedCross for mental and spiritual guidance
The Colorado Springs Police Department is hosting a community resource expo to provide community members with support in navigating the variety of emotions surrounding this tragedy.
The expo will provide mental health resources, spiritual support, emotional support animals, childcare, emergency financial resources, LGBTQ+ support, meals, and other services.
The expo will be held at the UCCS Kevin W. O’Neill Cybersecurity & Research Center, 3650 North Nevada Avenue, on the following dates and times:
- Monday, November 21, 2022, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Tuesday, November 22, 2022, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Wednesday, November 23, 2022, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
This story was originally reported on Denver7.com. | 2022-11-21T17:11:54+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/heres-how-you-can-help-the-victims-of-the-lgbtq-nightclub-mass-shooting |
Which Frigidaire refrigerators are best?
It’s difficult to imagine what life was like in a time without refrigerators, and especially before the invention of the icebox. Luckily, we don’t have to imagine, particularly in the case of the Frigidaire brand. In fact, Frigidaire was one of the very first brands in electric refrigeration.
One of the best Frigidaire refrigerators is the 26.8 Cubic Foot French Door Refrigerator. While it’s fairly pricey, you get a tremendous amount of storage with fully adjustable shelving, plenty of room in the doors for large beverages and it even has a Sabbath mode for religious observances.
What to know before you buy a Frigidaire refrigerator
Door types
Frigidaire refrigerators come in four different door configurations: top freezer, side-by-side, French door and single door.
Top freezer: One of the most common and affordable door types, the top freezer refrigerator features a small freezer section on the top of the unit that generally takes one-third of the total space. It may or may not have an ice maker as well.
Side-by-side: Side-by-sides have their compartments bisected down the middle, though the refrigerator side tends to be just a touch larger. They usually have ice and water dispensers.
French door: French door fridges are very similar to side-by-sides, except that the freezer compartment is on the bottom of the unit with the top refrigerator section above with two side-by-side doors as access. The freezer section can either have its own side-by-side doors or just be a large drawer.
Single door: Typically freezer-less, single door refrigerators are exactly as they sound: they have one door.
Size
The two sizes you’ll find when looking into refrigerators are their interior space, measured in cubic feet, and their full height, width and depth.
What to look for in a quality Frigidaire refrigerator
Sabbath mode
For those who hold the Jewish Orthodox faith, Frigidaire offers certain models compatible with Sabbath observances. A model with Sabbath mode switches off the lights, displays, dispensers and ice cube maker once it completes its current cycle. The high temperature alert remains on, however.
Air filtration
While you still can use an open box of baking soda to soak up some smells, Frigidaire refrigerators use their proprietary PureAir ultra-filtration system to remove odors and smells on their own, which is proven to be up to seven times more effective than baking soda.
Auto CrispSeal crisper drawer
Fruits and vegetables can and will ripen or rot more quickly in certain humidities. Frigidaire refrigerators with Auto CrispSeal crisper drawers optimize that humidity to not only prevent the decay but also improve the flavor.
Glass doors
For single-door Frigidaire refrigerators, you occasionally have the option of an all-glass door. This can actually save you energy by allowing you to look into your refrigerator without opening the door, and without leaving it open.
How much you can expect to spend on a Frigidaire refrigerator
Frigidaire is a highly trusted brand in refrigeration, but you won’t find that they overprice their refrigerators. You can find excellent, small refrigerator options for $600-$1,000, with a huge range of top-quality, mid-range selections should you wish to spend up to $2,000. Frigidaire also has plenty of large options that can reach $3,000 or more.
Frigidaire refrigerator FAQ
How often do I need to change the water filter?
A. Considering the water filter is responsible for filtering nasty things like dirt, chemicals and other impurities, you should make sure to change the filter as soon as it needs it. This typically means you’ll replace your water filter every 6 months. Some Frigidaire models also feature a change water filter light or icon when it’s time, to make it easy.
Can I reverse the direction my Frigidaire refrigerator doors open?
A. This depends on the type of doors you have on a given model. Most top freezer models can fairly easily change the direction their doors open, which is a handy feature for remodeling or when moving to a new home. Side-by-side and French door models are not able to have their directions changed because of how the refrigerator is laid out internally.
What’s the best Frigidaire refrigerator to buy?
Top Frigidaire refrigerator
Frigidaire 26.8 Cubic Foot French Door Refrigerator
What you need to know: An efficient and practical French door refrigerator with adjustable shelving.
What you’ll love: The water dispenser is tall enough for most water bottle sizes, and it features a Sabbath mode for religious observances.
What you should consider: Quite an expensive option, plus the filters need replacing regularly.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top Frigidaire refrigerator for the money
Frigidaire 20.4 Cubic Foot Top Freezer Refrigerator
What you need to know: A reasonably sized budget option for those who either need to save the money or just don’t need any more space.
What you’ll love: A wide door rack perfectly fits large drink containers, and the toggleable humidity in the crisper drawers is great for extending the life of fruits and vegetables.
What you should consider: There isn’t a water dispenser or ice maker available on this unit.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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Frigidaire 25.6 Cubic Foot Standard Depth Side by Side Refrigerator
What you need to know: This sleek stainless steel option is a perfect mid-range Frigidaire refrigerator selection.
What you’ll love: The glass shelves are very easy to clean should any spills happen, and a 1-year limited warranty covers any defects that might arise.
What you should consider: Like most Frigidaire refrigerators, you’ll need to replace the filter fairly frequently.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, and the first to see algorithms and TikTok videos deployed alongside fighter planes and tanks.
The online fight has played out on computer screens and smartphones around the globe as Russia used disinformation, propaganda and conspiracy theories to justify its invasion, silence domestic opposition and sow discord among its adversaries.
Now in its second year, the war is likely to spawn even more disinformation as Russia looks to break the will of Ukraine and its allies.
“The natural question is: What’s next to come? We know that Russia is preparing for a protracted conflict,” said Samantha Lewis, a manager of strategic geopolitics with the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. “Ukrainian morale is almost certainly a key target of Russian psychological operations. And there’s the risk of international complacency.”
A look at Russia’s disinformation war since the conflict began:
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
The Kremlin’s propaganda efforts against Ukraine began many years ago and increased sharply in the months immediately before the invasion, according to Ksenia Iliuk, a Ukrainian disinformation expert who has tracked Russia’s information operations.
Russia tailored the messages for specific audiences around the world.
In Eastern Europe, Russia spread baseless rumors of Ukrainian refugees committing crimes or taking local jobs. In Western Europe, the message was that corrupt Ukrainian leaders couldn’t be trusted, and that a long war could escalate or lead to higher food and oil prices.
In Latin America, Russia’s local embassies spread Spanish-language claims suggesting its invasion of Ukraine was a struggle against Western imperialism. Similar messages accusing the U.S. of hypocrisy and belligerence were spread in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world with a history of colonialism.
Russia’s information agencies flooded Ukraine with propaganda, calling its military weak and its leaders ineffective and corrupt. But if the message was intended to reduce resistance to the invaders, it backfired in the face of Ukrainian defiance, Iliuk said.
“Russian propaganda has been failing in Ukraine,” she said. “Russian propaganda and disinformation are indeed a threat and can be very sophisticated. But it’s not always working. It’s not always finding an audience.”
BLAME THE VICTIM
Many of Russia’s fabrications try to justify the invasion or blame others for atrocities carried out by its forces.
After Russian soldiers tortured and executed civilians in Bucha last spring, images of charred corpses and people shot at close range horrified the world. Russian state TV, however, claimed the corpses were actors, and that the devastation was faked. Associated Press journalists saw the bodies themselves.
Russia initially celebrated a missile strike on a rail station in the Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk, until reports of civilian casualties surfaced. Suddenly Russian news outlets were insisting the missile wasn’t theirs.
“When they realized that civilians were killed and injured, they changed the messaging, trying to promote the idea that it was a Ukrainian missile,” said Roman Osadchuk, a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, which has tracked Russian disinformation since before the war began.
One of the most popular conspiracy theories about the war also had Russian help. According to the claim, the U.S. runs a series of secret germ warfare labs in Ukraine — labs conducting work dangerous enough to justify Russia’s invasion.
Like many conspiracy theories, the hoax is rooted in some truth. The U.S. has funded biological research in Ukraine, but the labs are not owned by the U.S., and their existence is far from secret.
The work is part of an initiative called the Biological Threat Reduction Program, which aims to reduce the likelihood of deadly outbreaks, whether natural or manmade. The U.S. efforts date back to work in the 1990s to dismantle the former Soviet Union’s program for weapons of mass destruction.
EXTENDED WHACK-A-MOLE
As European governments and U.S.-based tech companies looked for ways to turn off the Kremlin’s propaganda megaphone, Russia found new ways to get its message out.
Early in the war, Russia relied heavily on state media outlets like RT and Sputnik to spread pro-Russian talking points as well as false claims about the conflict.
Platforms like Facebook and Twitter responded by adding labels to the accounts of Russian state media and government officials. When the European Union called for a ban on Russian state media, YouTube responded by blocking the channels of RT and Sputnik. TikTok, owned by a Chinese company now based in Singapore, did the same.
Russia then pivoted again to tap its diplomats, who have used their Twitter and Facebook accounts to spread false narratives about the war and Russian atrocities. Many platforms are reluctant to censor or suspend diplomatic accounts, giving ambassadors an added layer of protection.
After its state media was muzzled, Russia expanded its use of networks of fake social media accounts. It also evaded bans on its accounts by taking identifying features — such as RT’s logo — off of videos before reposting them.
Some efforts were sophisticated, like a sprawling network of fake accounts that linked to websites created to look like real German and British newspapers. Meta identified and removed that network from its platforms last fall.
Others were far cruder, employing fake accounts that were easily spotted before they could even attract a following.
“These campaigns resembled smash and grab operations that used thousands of fake accounts,” Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs told reporters on a conference call Wednesday. “This covert activity is aggressive and it is persistent.”
GETTING AHEAD OF THE CLAIMS
Ukraine and its allies scored early victories in the information war by predicting Russia’s next moves and by revealing them publicly.
Weeks before the war, U.S. intelligence officials learned that Russia planned to carry out an attack that it would blame on Ukraine as a pretext for invasion. Instead of withholding the information, the government publicized it as a way to disrupt Russia’s plans.
By “ prebutting ” Russia’s claims, the U.S. and its allies were attempting to blunt the impact of disinformation. The next month, the White House did it again when it disclosed suspicions that Russia might seek to blame a chemical or biological attack on Ukraine.
The invasion prompted tech companies to try new strategies, too. Google, the owner of YouTube, launched a pilot program in Eastern Europe designed to help internet users detect and avoid misinformation about refugees fleeing the war. The initiative utilized short online videos that teach people how misinformation can trick the brain.
The project was so successful that Google now plans to roll out a similar campaign in Germany.
Iliuk, the Ukrainian disinformation researcher, said she believes there’s a greater awareness now, a year after the invasion, of the dangers posed by Russian disinformation, and a growing optimism that it can be checked.
“It is very hard, especially when you hear the bombs outside of your window,” she said. “There was this huge realization that this (Russian disinformation) is a threat. That this is something that could literally kill us.” | 2023-02-23T16:17:19+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-word-war-in-russia-ukraine-war-information-became-a-weapon/ |
Police: Suspects try to steal ATM from Walgreens
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - Police in Colorado are investigating an attempted ATM theft at an area Walgreens.
The Colorado Springs Police Department said a car smashed through the front doors of the store early Monday morning to steal the ATM inside.
However, the suspects failed to take the cash machine as pieces of it were left outside of the building, according to police.
Walgreens’ customers said they were surprised to hear about such an incident.
“It’s a little shocking that it happened here,” customer Rick Abramson said.
Police said two men involved were wearing black clothes and ended up leaving the machine smashed on the sidewalk.
“I heard they closed the lobby and it’s really a mess,” customer Teresa Ewien said.
Colorado police said their investigation continues, including reviewing surveillance footage.
Authorities did not share if the thieves were able to get any money out of the ATM.
Copyright 2023 KKTV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-21T21:34:00+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/02/21/police-suspects-try-steal-atm-walgreens/ |
$1 billion Mega Millions: Do these things if you win the lottery jackpot
ORLANDO, Fla. - Over $1 billion is up for grabs this Friday night for the Mega Millions drawing, making it the second-highest prize in the game’s history. The cash option for the grand prize is $648.2 million before taxes – but what do you do if you win all that money?
You can't just turn in your ticket, stick a billion bucks in the bank and call it a day. There are a few things experts recommend you do to have all your ducks in a row should you become a billionaire.
SIGN THE LOTTERY TICKET
Once those number are read and you jump up and down with joy, sign your winning ticket immediately. You can even sign it when you first buy it just in case. That way if you lose it, your name is on the ticket in case someone tries to claim it.
DON'T ANNOUNCE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Yes, you are excited and you want to rub your good fortune in everyone's faces – but do you really want everyone asking you for a piece of the pie? More importantly, do you want scammers knowing how much money you're about to get? Do yourself a favor and save your next TikTok video for something else.
RELATED: Mega Millions payout calculator: How much would you get after taxes if you won?
"Don’t shout your win from the rooftop," Rob Burnette, financial and investment adviser at Outlook Financial Center told USA Today. "If you’re lucky enough to win the lottery, keep it quiet. Get organized and make a plan. Consider staying anonymous, if it’s a possibility."
CHOOSE: LUMP SUM PAYOUT OR ANNUITY PAYMENTS
The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one. The cash option gives you a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool, which for Friday's drawing, would be just over $600 million.
Keep in mind, Mega Millions claim periods range from 90 days to one year from the draw date, the lottery said.
LAWYER UP
Word will most likely get out about your good luck, so you can expect your old homecoming date or long-lost cousin who you've never spoken to in your life to suddenly want to be your best friend. For this reason, it's important to have the right team of legal and financial advisors in place to help you hold on to your money. Forbes suggests finding a reputable attorney with experience in trusts and estates to help you claim your prize and structure your assets.
RELATED: Mega Millions numbers: $1 million winning ticket sold in Florida
"You may consider a licensed financial advisor who can help you manage your investments, pursue charitable interests and achieve your financial life goals," Forbes says.
DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO BE ANONYMOUS
Florida lottery jackpot winners of $250,000 or more will have three months to get their finances in order before their names go public. Some winners claim their lottery prizes through a legal entity like a trust to remain anonymous. You should consult your lawyer about rules and details involving claiming lotto prizes through a trust.
Here are the answers to frequently asked questions ahead of the next Mega Millions drawing.
WHAT TIME IS THE MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING?
The next Mega Millions' jackpot drawing is Friday, July 29, 2022 at 11 p.m. ET.
WHEN IS THE DEADLINE TO BUY A TICKET IN FLORIDA?
Floridians have until 10 p.m. ET. the night of the drawing to purchase a ticket, according to the Florida Lottery's website. (Therefore, you have until 10 p.m. Friday, July 29, to buy a ticket for the latest drawing.)
Tickets purchased after 10 p.m. will be for the next drawing.
HOW TO CHECK YOUR MEGA MILLIONS NUMBERS
The Mega Millions website has a tool that allows you to check your tickets for the past five years. Just input your six numbers, choose a date range, and it will tell you if you are a winner!
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU GET AFTER TAXES IF YOU WIN?
With a jackpot of $1.1 billion, it's safe to say that no matter how much in taxes is taken out, you'd still be sitting pretty on quite a sweet chunk of change in the end. But in case you want to start calculating your potential take home dollars now, we've tracked down some online lottery payout calculators for you to play with.
Use the Mega Millions after-tax payout calculators HERE. | 2022-07-28T17:02:57+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/1-billion-mega-millions-what-you-should-do-if-you-win-the-lottery |
NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Okta, Inc. ("Okta") (NASDAQ: OKTA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between March 5, 2021 and March 22, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Okta, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Okta includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (ii) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (iii) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (iv) Okta initially did not disclose and subsequently downplayed the severity of the data breach; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 19, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the road every week, helping Central Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated.
One viewer asked, “I want to know how I can change the law for rear-end crashes. (The) state of Florida is still the only one that holds the last person responsible.”
Montiero points out that law enforcement does not create the state’s traffic laws. Florida’s elected state lawmakers do, and they would have to change them.
“Anything from minor offenses to major felonies, our body of elected officials represent us, and in return, if we have anything we’d like to suggest we should contact them,” said Montiero.
[RELATED: Here’s how to contact your state lawmakers]
Trooper Steve also says that while blaming the most rear driver in a series of crashes in Florida is not a mandatory outcome, the situation that surrounds most rear-end collisions are caused by the most rear driver.
“A driver has an obligation to keep a safe distance between them and any object that is in front of them as to avoid any collision, and obviously not strike that vehicle,” Montiero said. “This is a practice that should be followed, whether on a residential street or out on a major highway.
“When a driver fails to drive carefully and strikes a vehicle in front of them, they are often cited with careless driving,” he continued. “The notes on that charge would be the driver failed to stop for a stopped object in front of them.
“The same would apply in a series of crashes,” Montiero added. “If there were three or more vehicles and a vehicle impacted another vehicle, subsequently, pushing them into other vehicles, that rear driver would be placed at fault for this crash.”
Montiero said that there may be a lot of factors at play in a crash, but the law cannot see driver distraction or lack of due care as a factor.
“Driving is dangerous and we should treat it as such,” Montiero said.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | 2023-05-16T11:23:32+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/ask-trooper-steve/2023/05/16/ask-trooper-steve-changing-florida-law-regarding-rear-end-crashes/ |
US senators seek expanded compensation for those exposed to nuclear fallout
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. senators from New Mexico and Idaho are making another push to expand the federal government’s compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War.
Downwinders who live near the New Mexico site where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945 as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project in World War II also would be among those added to the list.
The legislation would amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include eligible residents in areas affected by fallout in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and the territory of Guam.
Democrat Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico and Republican Mike Crapo of Idaho announced Thursday that they were reintroducing the bill in the Senate after previous attempts to expand the program stalled.
The measure also has been introduced in the U.S. House, with supporters saying the clock is ticking as more people are diagnosed with cancers that they say are connected to exposure.
Lawmakers are hoping that momentum gained last year following bipartisan approval of legislation that prevented the compensation program from expiring can be tapped to expand the program and ensure that it doesn’t expire as scheduled next summer.
The challenge will be getting more Republicans to support the legislation, said Tina Cordova, a cancer survivor and co-founder of the New Mexico-based advocacy group Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium. She said many people who would benefit from expanded coverage are in states represented by GOP lawmakers.
Cordova said radiation exposure continues to affect the latest generation of families who were exposed to fallout from nuclear weapons testing. She pointed to her niece, a 23-year-old college student who recently was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and the 2-year-old granddaughter of a Tularosa family who had an eye removed due to cancer.
“New Mexico has been asked to do so much,” said Cordova, noting the state’s role in development of the nation’s nuclear arsenal and in the disposal of the resulting waste. “We bear the brunt of this and they still won’t recognize that we were the first people to be exposed to radiation from an atomic bomb and no one has looked back.”
Advocates have been trying for years to bring awareness to the lingering effects of nuclear fallout surrounding the Trinity Site in southern New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation, where millions of tons of uranium ore were extracted over decades to support U.S. nuclear activities.
Under the legislation, eligibility also would be expanded to include certain workers in the industry after 1971, such as miners.
The reintroduction of the legislation precedes the 78th anniversary of the Trinity Test in New Mexico on July 16 and comes as the federal government prepares to ramp up production of the plutonium pits used to trigger nuclear weapons.
Crapo said that while extending the compensation program for another two years is critical, more needs to be done to address the health effects of fallout from nuclear testing for his constituents in Idaho and elsewhere in the West.
For Luján, amending the compensation act has been a long battle. As a member of the U.S. House, he has introduced the legislation in each session since first being elected in 2008.
“Through no fault of their own,” Luján said, “these workers and nearby communities were exposed to radiation as part of our national defense effort, impacting generations to come without providing the same relief available to other communities included under RECA.”
Since the program began in 1992, more than 54,000 claims have been filed and about $2.6 billion has been awarded for approved claims. An estimated $80 million is needed for the compensation trust fund for the 2024 fiscal year that began July 1, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
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MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley Home and Garden Show kicked off Friday with businesses from across the RGV. Many taking part in the 3-day event share its benefits for the community.
“We get the benefit of raising funds and at the same time we’re here to answer questions for the community we are doing workshops here on proper tree pruning, grafting so it’s really a beneficial relationship for us,” said Ashley Gregory from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office and Master Gardener.
Gregory said they are having workshops to educate the community on proper gardening. Other experts in the home and garden industry were out showcasing their business.
One business owner tells us he is looking to help homeowners when it comes to dealing with their allergies.
“If you can’t breathe, and you’re tossing and turning all night, that’s not happening, you’re not getting there. That’s why you wake up in the morning, you’re just tired. It’s when you went to bed, so when you clean the air, and take the particles out the stuff that’s that’s aggravating and exacerbating your allergies. What that does is it gives you the opportunity to breathe and if you breathe better, you sleep better,” said Wayne Harvey, a Triad AER Specialist.
There are a number of booths showcasing building materials, home renovation services, landscape, interior design, home furnishing, and much more.
“It goes at 340 degrees Fahrenheit which is hot enough to kill any virus and bacteria and stuff like that so it cleans the ground it cleans it has aromatherapy kit which is really good for inhaling when you’re sick and stuff like that,” said Karan Oberoi, the CEO of EV Atlantis Steamers.
If you are looking to attend the 3-day home and garden show they will be open this weekend at the McAllen Convention Center. | 2022-04-10T01:18:02+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/rgv-home-and-garden-show-taking-place-this-weekend/ |
Man, 26, fatally shot in Frankford, police say
PHILADELPHIA - An act of gun violence has claimed another life in Philadelphia after a shooting in Frankford.
According to police, the shooting occurred on the 1200 block of Fillmore Street around 1:38 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
Responding officers discovered a 26-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back left shoulder, authorities say.
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Police say the man, later identified as Christopher Lorick, was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 3 p.m.
Authorities say the shooter was apprehended by police and the firearm was also recovered.
Philadelphia police's Homicide Detectives Division is leading the investigation. | 2022-09-27T15:40:14+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/man-26-fatally-shot-in-frankford-police-say |
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: March 30, 2021 to May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that IonQ, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in IonQ you have until August 1, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased IonQ securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the IONQ lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/ionq-inc-loss-submission-form?id=29921&from=4.
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CAIRO — The Suez Canal Authority said a cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early Monday in the Egyptian waterway was refloated and canal traffic was restored.
Adm. Ossama Rabei, head of the authority, said the Marshall Islands-flagged MV Glory suffered a technical failure and the canal deployed four tugboats to help refloat it. He said the vessel was being withdrawn to a nearby maritime park to fix the problem.
Rabei did not elaborate on the nature of the technical failure. Parts of Egypt, including its northern provinces, experienced a wave of bad weather Sunday.
Rabei said in a statement that traffic in the canal resumed after the ship was refloated and 51 vessels were expected to pass through the waterway Monday.
Marwa Maher, a media officer with the canal authority, said the vessel ran aground around 5 a.m. local time and was refloated five hours later.
Canal services firm Leth Agencies said the Glory ran aground near the city of Qantara in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia. Satellite tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press showed the Glory running aground in a single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal just south of Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea.
Leth Agencies later posted a graphic that suggested the Glory, which is owned by Greek firm Primera Shipping Inc., was against the west bank of the canal, pointed south and not wedged across the channel.
It wasn't the first vessel to run aground in the crucial waterway. The Panama-flagged Ever Given, a colossal container ship, crashed into a bank on a single-lane stretch of the canal in March 2021, blocking the waterway for six days.
The Ever Given was freed in a giant salvage operation by a flotilla of tugboats. The blockage created a massive traffic jam that held up $9 billion a day in global trade and strained supply chains already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ever Given debacle prompted Egyptian authorities to begin widening and deepening the waterway's southern part where the vessel hit ground.
In August, the Singaporean-flagged Affinity V oil tanker ran aground in a single-lane stretch of the canal, blocking the waterway for five hours before it was freed.
The Joint Coordination Center listed the Glory as carrying over 65,000 metric tons of corn from Ukraine bound for China.
The Glory was inspected by the Joint Coordination Center off Istanbul on Jan. 3. The center includes Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and United Nations staffers.
Opened in 1869, the Suez Canal provides a crucial link for oil, natural gas and cargo. It also remains one of Egypt's top foreign currency earners. In 2015, the government of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi completed a major expansion of the canal, allowing it to accommodate the world's largest vessels.
Built in 2005, the Glory is 738 feet long and 105 feed wide.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-09T11:37:17+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2023-01-09/officials-say-a-grounded-ship-has-been-refloated-in-egypts-suez-canal |
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)One of the remarkable things about the Buffalo Bills starting the season at 2-0 is the manner in how they’ve steamrolled opponents while missing several key players in addition to the lopsided margins of victory.
The Bills’ secondary, minus star cornerback Tre’Davious White, contained Matthew Stafford to 240 yards passing in a 31-10 season-opening win over the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.
On Monday, a defensive front without starter Ed Oliver and his backup Tim Settle, stonewalled Derrick Henry, who was limited to 25 yards on 13 carries, while scoring on a 2-yard dive in a 41-7 rout of the Titans.
And let’s not forget a Josh Allen-led offense which needed less than three quarters to generate 317 yards passing and four touchdowns despite missing No. 2 receiver Gabe Davis.
”We got our (butts) kicked, plain and simple,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said following the largest margin of defeat in his four-plus years in Tennessee.
The Bills entered the season with what was regarded as their deepest roster since the franchise’s Jim Kelly heydays in the early 1990s. And nothing, so far, has provided any indication of a weakness.
That depth could be tested on Sunday, when a potentially injury-thinned Bills team travels to play the suddenly resurgent division rival Miami Dolphins (2-0).
The retooled Dolphins made a splash of their own in rallying from a three-TD, fourth-quarter deficit in a 42-38 win over Baltimore on Sunday.
Already missing White, who isn’t expected to return until late October from a left knee injury, Buffalo’s secondary could be down two more starters.
Cornerback Dane Jackson, filling in for White, is questionable to play after spending a few hours in the hospital, where tests showed no serious damage to his neck or spine after he was struck by a teammate against Tennessee. Veteran starting safety Micah Hyde was also carted off after sustaining a neck injury in the second half.
That leaves Buffalo potentially having to lean heavily on rookie cornerbacks, Kaiir Elam and Christian Benford, to defend Miami’s dynamic duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who combined for 261 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns apiece against Baltimore.
Oliver’s status is uncertain because of an ankle injury, which could hamper Buffalo’s ability to pressure Tua Tagovailoa, who has lost all three career starts against the Bills, but had career highs with 469 yards passing and six TDs against the Ravens.
The Bills certainly took notice of what the Dolphins did by quickly turning their attention to Miami immediately in the aftermath of their win over Tennessee.
”The quickest way to make the playoffs is winning your division,” Allen said. ”I know it’s early on in the season, but this Dolphins team is playing very good football, and we’ve got to be ready for it.”
Buffalo also will be missing backup offensive lineman Bobby Hart, after he was suspended for one game without pay by the NFL for throwing a punch at a Titans player and instead striking a Tennessee coach in the head following the game. Hart has the right to appeal the suspension.
WHAT’S WORKING
Same as last week: The Allen to Stefon Diggs connection. Diggs topped his Week 1 production with 12 catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns against Tennessee. Diggs leads the NFL with four touchdown catches, is second with 270 yards receiving behind Hill (284), and second with 20 catches behind the Rams’ Cooper Kupp (24).
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Statisticians in keeping up with the Bills’ third-quarter production against Tennessee, in which Buffalo scored 24 points and forced three turnovers.
STOCK UP
Rookie LB Terrell Bernard had three tackles in playing a regular role with Buffalo going with a three-linebacker formation against a power-run team such as Tennessee. The Bills are more accustomed to playing two linebackers against most opponents.
STOCK DOWN
RB Devin Singletary managed 19 yards on six carries.
INJURIES
CB Jackson who is still being evaluated for a neck injury. … Hyde didn’t return after being carted off with a neck injury. … LB Matt Milano did not return after sustaining what the team called a stinger. … DT Jordan Phillips did not return because of a hamstring injury.
KEY NUMBER
20 – Buffalo’s past 20 victories have been decided by 10 or more points to match the NFL record set by the Chicago Bears spanning the 1941-42 seasons. The Bills’ most recent victory by nine points or fewer was a 24-21 win over New England on Nov. 1, 2020.
NEXT STEPS
Buffalo is riding a franchise-best seven-game winning streak over Miami since a 21-17 loss on Dec. 2, 2018, and has outscored the Dolphins by a combined 61-11 in its two meetings last year.
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More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP-NFL | 2022-09-21T23:45:58+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/nfl/bills-showcasing-their-overall-depth-in-2-lopsided-victories/ |
World-music DJ Betto Arcos is back — this time, with music he's found all over the African continent. The host of Global Village on KPFK in Los Angeles recently joined NPR's Arun Rath to discuss new albums from four different corners of Africa, including soulful songs from a prison in Malawi, dance music from Congo and a collaboration between a Malian singer and a Cuban pianist. Hear their conversation at the audio link, and check out the music below.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-07-27T06:43:56+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2015-05-17/from-four-different-corners-of-africa-four-bold-new-albums |
DENVER (AP) — Kris Bryant is returning to the Colorado Rockies' lineup on Monday after missing more than a month with a lower back strain.
The Rockies activated the star outfielder from the 10-day injured list, and slotted him to bat third and play left field in first of a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bryant has not played since May 22, when he went on the IL for the second time this season. He was sent to Triple-A Albuquerque for a rehab assignment and doubled in Friday’s game with the Isotopes.
"The thing we were all hoping for is that he got to a place physically where he’s confident and very comfortable,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “We got to that place with a lot of hard work with our training staff and our strength guys.”
Colorado signed Bryant to a seven-year, $182 million contract in the spring to help fill the void that Trevor Story left when he signed with Boston via free agency.
Bryant hit safely in his first 11 games with the Rockies and then slumped before being placed on the 10-day IL on April 25. He returned on May 21 but played in just two games and ended up back on the injured list.
Bryant is hitting .270 with four doubles, four RBI and no home runs.
To make room for Bryant on the active roster, Colorado optioned right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner to Triple-A. The Rockies also activated reliever Ty Blach from the 15-day IL and placed infielder/outfielder Sean Bouchard on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-27T22:55:40+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/Kris-Bryant-activated-in-Rockies-lineup-vs-17269398.php |
ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Commanders tight end Antonio Gandy-Golden retired from football Thursday morning, ending a brief career that began as a fourth-round pick in 2020.
Gandy-Golden, 24, informed Washington coach Ron Rivera about his plans before the team's 9 a.m. practice. He told Rivera that he wanted to return to college and finish his education. He majored in graphic design while playing football at Liberty University.
Washington drafted Gandy-Golden two years ago hoping he could become the big receiving target it coveted. But various injuries, as well as the pandemic, disrupted his rookie season. He spent eight weeks on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury. He finished with one catch for 3 yards and one carry for 22.
Last season, Washington released him in its final cuts but signed him to the practice squad. He eventually reached the active roster, playing 20 snaps combined in four games and catching no passes. This past offseason, Washington moved him to tight end. The Commanders hoped he could help in the passing game as a receiving tight end.
"He was doing a really good job," Rivera said. "He was making good strides in OTA and minicamp, and he showed his ability. We felt this is a guy who could have been a matchup problem for us, so I was a little surprised."
Rivera said he sensed Gandy-Golden had lost his passion for the game.
"That's what it sounded like," Rivera said. "He just didn't feel it right now. He wanted to finish his education and see what else is out there for him.
"Because he's a bright young man, I believe he has a bright future." | 2022-07-28T17:27:08+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34306987/washington-commanders-antonio-gandy-golden-2020-draft-pick-retires-age-24 |
Which offset spatula is best?
Ever wonder how professional chefs get that smooth, crumb-free finish on multiple tiers of layer cakes? Or fluffy mounds of frosting with delicate swirls and patterns? Or dead-level custard in their tarts? The answer is simple. They use the best offset spatula. An offset spatula has a blade set slightly below the handle. This lets you smooth your frosting level without dipping your knuckles into it.
The Oxo Good Grips Large Bent Icing Spatula comes from a trusted brand in baking tools, with a medium-sized blade that can handle a wide variety of baking tasks.
What to know before you buy an offset spatula
Offset spatula material
Although other types of spatulas come in a variety of materials, most offset spatulas have a stainless steel blade. The handle is another story and can be plastic, wood or metal. Which you choose is largely a matter of preference, but it should be noted that offset spatulas with wood handles cannot go in the dishwasher.
Blade length
Blades come in three essential lengths, not including the handle.
- Small: 4.5 to 6 inches.
- Medium: 7 to 8 inches.
- Large: 9 to 10 inches.
The blade you select should match the task at hand. For example, picking a small blade to frost a wedding cake is not going to get the job done.
What to look for in a quality offset spatula
Grippy handle
Regardless of the handle material, you want to make sure it has good grip. When frosting cakes, it is inevitable that a little bit of grease from a rich, buttery frosting makes its way onto the handle. A small dent to rest your thumb on can also keep your hands stable.
Dishwasher-safe
A dishwasher-safe offset spatula means you can use this essential tool everyday with easy cleanup. Although hand-washing does not take long, it can get tedious for busy bakers.
Secure blade
Regardless of the type of handle, you’ll need to ensure that the blade is securely attached. The last thing you want is frosting flying across the table when the blade separates. A full-tang blade is one that reaches well into the handle, almost to the end. This is preferable to flimsy, glued attachments that can fail in a minute.
How to frost a cake with an offset spatula
- For best results, make sure your cake is fully cooled before frosting. Overnight cooling is best.
- If your cooled cake has a domed top, use a serrated knife to level the cake.
- Protect your plate from frosting by cutting strips of parchment paper that form a hollow square, with the edges trailing off the edge of the plate.
- Place the first layer on the parchment strips.
- Add a half-cup of frosting on the first layer and use your offset spatula in a circle to spread it evenly from the center to the edges.
- Place the second layer on top of the first, with the trimmed side down.
- Brush off any crumbs that may have landed on the cake during this process.
- Add another half-cup of frosting to this top layer and spread evenly from the center.
- To frost the sides, crumb coat them first. Thin a half-cup of frosting with a little milk and use your offset spatula positioned parallel to the cake to apply it.
- Chill the cake for 15 minutes to set this coat.
- Frost the sides with unthinned frosting in the same way you applied the crumb coat.
- Smooth the top of the cake one final time.
- If you aren’t adding nuts or piping to the cake’s sides, gently slide the parchment strips from underneath the cake.
How much you can expect to spend on an offset spatula
For such a critical tool for bakers, offset spatulas are remarkably affordable. You can get a high-quality spatula for $7 to $10.
Offset spatula FAQ
Can you use an offset spatula for anything other than frosting cakes and cupcakes?
A. Yes. Use your offset spatula to:
- Level out cake, quick bread, brownie or cheesecake batter before its baked.
- Spread perfectly thin layers of crepe filling.
- Make peanut butter and jelly.
- Spread tuile batter for even baking.
- Loosen cakes, cheesecakes, muffins, cupcakes and quick breads from their tins.
- Plate petit fours or other confections.
- Move crumbly, delicate cookies from one pan to another.
- Flip grilled cheese or chicken cutlets.
Can you frost a cake without an offset spatula?
A. Of course. An offset spatula makes it easier to create smooth frosting, but it is not required to frost a cake.
What’s the best offset spatula to buy?
Top offset spatula
Oxo Good Grips Large Bent Icing Spatula
What you need to know: This is a sturdy choice from a trusted kitchen brand.
What you’ll love: The stainless steel blade is 6.5 inches long and flexible to spread easily, but still stiff enough to hold frosting from the bowl to the cake. The handle is comfortable to hold and doesn’t become slippery, and it is dishwasher-safe. It’s well-balanced and also comes in a slightly smaller size for cupcakes.
What you should consider: The large size is hard to maneuver into tight spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top offset spatula for the money
What you need to know: If you aren’t sold on the idea of a specific spatula for frosting cakes, this is an affordable place to start.
What you’ll love: The plastic handle features a dent to rest your thumb so your grip won’t fail at a key moment. The blade is stainless steel and 6.5 inches. The blade is thin but still sturdy. The price is right.
What you should consider: This needs to be washed by hand.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Ateco Ultra Silver Offset Spatula
What you need to know: This is best for cupcakes and other small baked confections.
What you’ll love: The stainless steel blade is just over 4 inches for maximum control even for frosting mini cupcakes. It’s lightweight and dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: If you use this to plate pastries or other fine desserts, save it for smaller pieces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Komati the black rhino and Solstice the giraffe are in their new homes hundreds of miles from the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls.
But how do you transport a rhino who could potentially weigh 1,800 to 3,100 pounds? Or a female giraffe that can be up to 14 to 16-feet tall and weigh up to 2,000 pounds?
“Many animals are driven to their destination,” said the zoo’s executive director Becky Dewitz. Dewitz responded in an email to multiple questions about the departure of the two animals.
Komati was transported to a new home in Florida and Solstice was transported to her new home in Oklahoma.
Transport can happen with zoo staff or professional animal transporters can be used, Dewitz said. “For example, a giraffe transport requires a specialized trailer designed to safely transport giraffes. There are only a few companies that provide this service which can also extend the preparation process.”
Research and reports on transports of giraffes say the crate needs to be large enough to accommodate the giraffe’s height but also built to allow for the giraffe to lower its head. The giraffe doesn’t always stand with its head fully up.
Transport crates for rhinos are also designed for the height and weight of the animal.
“Whether we are moving an animal to our zoo or to another zoo, our registrar obtains a list of physical exam requirements, vaccinations, health certificates and permitting needs,” Dewitz said.
The animals can’t be simply loaded into a transport crate on the day of the move because they need to be prepared for the move.
“Depending on the species, this process can generally take a few months or years,” Dewitz said.
Preparation involves training and trust.
“Many of our animals can be trained to voluntarily participate to walk in or out of a transport crate. The behavior training process can take months to develop and occurs with operant or positive reinforcement to reward an animal helping to teach and solidify a new behavior,” Dewitz said.
“For example, our Africa animal care team worked for months to train our black rhino, Komati, to calmly walk in and out of a transport crate. Behavioral training requires a high level of trust between the trainer and animal, and it helps reduce stress on the animal,” Dewitz said.
Zoo officials also need to consider the amount of time the animals will be on the road.
“It is best to minimize the travel time for the wellness of the animal,” Dewitz said.
Dewitz said officials can reduce travel time by assigning multiple drivers on transport.
The weather must also be considered when transporting the large animals.
“As an additional safety measure, communication with other zoos along the determined route is a good practice to have aid available should a weather emergency arise,” Dewitz said.
Great Plains Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) which is helpful in the transport of animals, she said.
The animals were moved to new homes as part of the effort to ensure responsible population management for animals, Dewitz said. The AZA affiliation is key to why the animals may be transported to other zoos.
“As part of our AZA accreditation and membership, we work together as a community to conserve the species and ensure their genetic diversity for the animal’s health and well-being,” Dewitz said.
The zoo has been accredited by the AZA since 1991. It’s been a part of the preservation program for decades, Dewitz said.
Great Plains works “with other AZA-accredited zoos on managed breeding programs called Species Survival Plans (SSP), which ensures genetic diversity of the animals in our care helping to save and preserve endangered species. Through careful consideration of genetics, age and temperament, animals are matched together for breeding,” Dewitz said.
Rhinos and giraffes have been the largest animals that have moved out or moved into the zoo in Sioux Falls.
While there was a recent move-out, the zoo is already working on a planned move-in of an African lion pride, Dewitz said. That should happen next spring. | 2023-06-07T18:58:32+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/how-do-you-move-a-rhino-or-giraffe/ |
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A 10-year-old Australian boy remained in a coma Friday following a collision earlier this week between two helicopters that killed four people, including the boy’s mother.
Meanwhile, another boy, aged 9, who was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash awoke Thursday after suffering brain trauma, according to health authorities. The 9-year-old boy’s mother remained hospitalized in stable condition.
Another three people who were injured in the collision were discharged from hospitals on Thursday, according to Queensland Health.
Police said one helicopter was taking off and the other landing when they collided Monday afternoon near the Sea World theme park on Queensland state’s Gold Coast.
A pilot, two British visitors and the 10-year-old boy’s mother Vanessa Tadros, 36, were killed when the helicopter they were aboard plunged to the ground after its rotor blades sheared off. Those most seriously injured were also aboard that helicopter.
The pilot of the second helicopter managed to land safely on a sandy outcrop despite the aircraft suffering significant damage, authorities said.
Queensland Health said 10-year-old Nicholas Tadros from Sydney remained in critical condition. A family relative told News Corp the boy’s latest surgery to stop internal bleeding had been successful.
Earlier this week, the boy’s father, Simon Tadros, wrote on social media that his son was in an induced coma and hooked up to a life support machine to help him breathe.
“He is in a very serious and critical state. I’m asking for all your prayers to bring my little man back to me,” Simon Tadros wrote.
Health authorities said 9-year-old Leon de Silva had awoken in Brisbane Children’s Hospital on Thursday morning. His mother Winnie, 33, was also awake and in a stable condition with two broken legs, a damaged left knee, broken right shoulder and broken collarbone.
Also killed in the crash were pilot Ashley Jenkinson, 40, and British tourists Ron Hughes, 65, and Diane Hughes, 57.
John Orr-Campbell, the director of Sea World Helicopters, which operated both aircraft, said in a statement that Jenkinson was “a first-class pilot, a first-class man and a wonderful father, partner and friend.”
He said the company also mourned the deaths of the passengers, and “cannot imagine the terrible sadness their families and loved ones must be feeling.”
Video shot by one of the passengers in the helicopter that managed to land showed another passenger trying to warn the pilot that the second helicopter was fast-approaching by tapping him on the shoulder.
The passenger then squeezes the edge of the pilot’s seat to brace as the cockpit is sprayed with broken glass after one of the second helicopter’s rotor blades strikes the windshield.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the crash. | 2023-01-06T02:56:58+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/australian-boy-10-remains-in-coma-after-helicopter-crash/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Launching the latest ASUS ProArt products, including the first ASUS micro-LED display and new ProArt GeForce RTX™ 40 series graphics cards
KEY POINTS
- ProArt Cinema PQ07 (first ASUS micro-LED display); ProArt Display PA24US ProArt (first ASUS SDI monitor); ProArt GeForce RTX™ 40 series graphics cards
- Demos of the cutting-edge ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 3D OLED with the world's first glasses-free OLED display, and W790 series workstation motherboards
- ProArt Masters' Talks will feature industry experts from Portrait Displays, Glassbox Technology, and Puget Systems
- 2023 NAB Show Centennial promo offers up to $700 off selected ProArt monitor purchase, up to $200 off on selected ASUS creator laptops, and up to $40 off selected ProArt motherboards
LAS VEGAS, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ASUS today announced several new products at the ASUS ProArt Power Up Next-Gen Production exhibition at the 2023 NAB Show Centennial in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada. New products from the ASUS ProArt line include the ProArt Cinema PQ07 and ProArt Display PA24US professional monitors, as well as the first ASUS ProArt graphics cards.
New ProArt monitors and graphics cards
New ASUS ProArt products launching during the 2023 NAB Show include the ProArt Cinema PQ07 — the first ASUS micro-LED display — and ProArt Display PA24US, the first ProArt monitor with SDI connectivity, along with the first ProArt graphics cards.
ASUS ProArt Cinema PQ07 is a 135-inch 4K HDR monitor featuring advanced panel technologies, an ultra-small 0.7815 mm pixel pitch, 2000-nits peak brightness, high contrast and a 95% DCI-P3 color gamut to ensure the best viewing experiences. Compared to conventional micro LED displays with a 1.2 or 1.5 mm pixel pitch, ProArt Cinema PQ07 delivers smoother and more vibrant visuals. The large-screen display is well-suited for various scenarios, home cinema, virtual productions, broadcasting, and is fully scalable for different sizes and aspect ratios.
ProArt Display PA24US is the first ProArt model with SDI connectivity and is ideal for real-time on-set previews and playback. This 23.6-inch 4K (3840 x 2160) HDR display has a maximum brightness of 600 nits, true 10-bit color, 99% Adobe RGB, 95% DCI-P3, and Delta E < 1 color accuracy. PA24US supports multiple HDR formats, including HDR10 and HLG, and includes a built-in motorized colorimeter for self-calibration, 12G-SDI, and a full-function USB-C® port with 80-watt power delivery.
The ProArt GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti and ProArt GeForce RTX 4080 will also debut at the 2023 NAB Show Centennial. These sleek and compact 2.5-slot footprint graphics cards are compatible with chassis of various sizes, and each features Axial-tech fans with dual ball bearings for higher airflow, lower noise, and increased durability. The GPU Tweak III Profile Connect feature enables creators to seamlessly optimize system performance and cooling for any task. ASUS Auto-Extreme manufacturing ensures the graphics cards are built with the highest quality and reliability.
Latest innovations by ASUS
ASUS and Canon U.S.A., Inc. have joined forces at the 2023 NAB Show Centennial to bring exciting new possibilities to content creators: the ability to capture the world in 3D VR 180° VR using the Canon EOS R5 or EOS R5 C camera and the RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens. By incorporating ASUS Spatial Vision technology and leveraging Built on SR solutions from our 3D technology partner Dimenco, ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 3D OLED empowers content creators to experience breathtaking glasses-free 3D video and imagery. ProArt Studiobook 16 3D OLED features the world's first glasses-free OLED display and is powered by the 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX processor alongside the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 laptop GPU. It includes a stylus-supported haptic touchpad and ASUS Dial for intuitive, natural input when working with creative apps. The ASUS-Canon relationship marks a new frontier in content creation, enabling creators to capture and share their vision with unparalleled depth and realism.
The Pro WS W790E-SAGE SE and the Pro WS W790-ACE W780 workstation motherboards are built for the latest Intel Xeon® W-3400 and W-2400 processors and deliver breakthrough overclocking capabilities to unlock even more performance potential from CPUs and DDR5 R-DIMM at 6800 MHz. These motherboards feature server-grade IPMI remote management with an AST2600 BMC controller or IPMI expansion card, plus ASUS Control Center Express real-time monitoring and management software. The boards include a QVL list to ensure compatibility with the latest technologies and are tested for reliable round-the-clock use.
For creators looking for a stable powerhouse to drive their workflows, Powered by ASUS custom PC solutions offered by ASUS partners Puget Systems, CyberPowerPC, and Scan are on demo at the booth. These custom PC builds feature ProArt Z790-Creator WiFi and ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi motherboards that offer comprehensive connectivity with PCIe® 5.0 and DDR5 support, Thunderbolt™ 4, USB4®, 10 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, and WiFi 6E.
ProArt Masters' Talks
ASUS ProArt is bringing the ProArt Masters' Talks to the 2023 NAB Show Centennial. This latest edition of ProArt Masters' Talks brings industry experts, professionals, and the community together to share the latest trends, technologies, and workflows.
ASUS and Portrait Displays have a long-standing partnership that has resulted in the most color-accurate and most award-winning display solutions. Experts from Portrait Displays will share how ProArt hardware with Calman® technology help preserve creative intent at every stage of production. ASUS partner and multi-award-winning virtual production solutions provider Glassbox Technologies will be demonstrating professional virtual cinematography techniques with ProArt Studiobook, Zenbook Pro Duo, and Dragonfly virtual-camera software. The company will also cover the optimization of virtual art department workflows using their collaborative virtual scene-syncing software, Beehive, during the talk. Lastly, Puget Systems representatives will share the latest PC hardware and software innovations designed to keep up with advancements in post-production.
For more information on the ProArt Masters' Talks schedule, speakers, and their topics, please visit: https://www.asus.com/proart/events/nabshow2023/
2023 NAB Show Centennial Promo
ASUS ProArt is celebrating the 2023 NAB Show Centennial with a special promotion: Enjoy up to $700 off on selected ProArt display purchase from April 15–23, up to $200 off on selected ASUS creator laptops (from April 16–19), and up to $40 off selected ProArt motherboard from April 9–29 April, plus all purchases during the promo will include a 3-month Adobe Creative Cloud membership.
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‘A Christmas Story Christmas’ releases official trailer to sequel of holiday classic
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – The first full trailer is out for the yuletide sequel “A Christmas Story Christmas.”
Legendary and Warner Bros. are producing the sequel to the 1983 holiday classic, “A Christmas Story,” with Peter Billingsley starring as Ralphie once again.
The new film is set in the 1970s as adult Ralphie returns to his house on Cleveland Street to give his own kids a magical Christmas like the one he had growing up.
It doesn’t take long for him to discover making Christmas magical for your family isn’t as easy as his dad made it look.
The original beloved Christmas movie was set in the 1940s, also on Cleveland Street. The holiday classic is told through a series of vignettes, with 9-year-old Ralphie retelling a story from his childhood where he obsessed about getting a BB gun as a Christmas gift.
“A Christmas Story Christmas” premieres on HBO Max on November 17.
Other actors reprising their iconic roles include Ian Petrella as Randy, as well as Zack Ward, the original Scut Farkus.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to assist people with creating the life that they imagine by indulging in virtual experiences, scents, and sounds," said an inventor, from Hopewell Junction, N.Y., "so I invented the I- EN VISION. My design offers a more immersive way to fully envision your desired reality."
The invention provides an improved way to create a vision board. In doing so, it offers multi-sensory effects for exploring your inner-self. As a result, it assists with manifesting the lifestyle, soul mate, home or other possessions desired. It also allows the user to practice meditation in a soothing environment. The invention features a unique design that is easy to use so it is ideal for consumers embracing a New Age lifestyle and individuals who practice meditation and yoga. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CPC-675, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Eastern Ky. sheriff’s office looking for truck bought with counterfeit money
Published: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:19 AM EST|Updated: 37 minutes ago
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding a stolen truck.
Police said the truck, a black 1999 Ford F-250, was purchased on Tuesday with counterfeit money.
If you have any information, you are asked to call the sheriff’s office at 606-287-7121 or Jackson County Dispatch at 606-287-9979.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Today, July 12, the Syracuse Crunch announced its schedule for the 2023-24 season.
The puck will drop for the Crunch’s new season on the road at the Utica Comets on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.
Syracuse will then return to Upstate Medical University Arena for its home-opener the next day, Saturday, Oct. 14, as the Crunch take on the Bridgeport Islanders at 7 p.m.
The Crunch will play a 72-game regular season schedule, as per usual for AHL teams, consisting of 36 home matches and 36 away matches. April 20, 2024 will mark the Crunch’s final game of the regular season with a matchup at home against Utica.
Syracuse will look to get back to the playoffs after last season ended in heartbreak for the Crunch, with an overtime loss in Game 5 of the North Division Semifinals against the Rochester Americans, ending the squad’s 2022-23 campaign.
Fans can see the Crunch’s full schedule on the team’s website. Ticket information is also available on the team’s website, on Ticketmaster or at the team’s ticket office inside Upstate Medical University Arena, which can be visited in-person or reached by phone at 315-473-4444. | 2023-07-12T20:43:22+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/local-sports/syracuse-crunch-release-schedule-for-2023-24-season/ |
WESTFIELD, Ind. — State Road 38 under the U.S. 31 overpass in Hamilton County was shut down Thursday evening for a car crash that first responders say resulted in injury.
The crash happened shortly before noon on July 20. The Westfield Fire Department posted photos of the accident that show heavy damage to a dark blue sedan and a light blue SUV.
Westfield Fire Department got help with the crash from the Sheridan and Noblesville fire departments.
Police have not provided information on the people in the sedan and SUV other than noting that the crash resulted in injury. No further updates are available at this time.
This story will be updated. | 2023-07-20T17:31:24+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/traffic/traffic-news/crash-shuts-down-sr38-at-us31-in-hamilton-county-westfield-indiana-with-injury/531-27a8b212-730e-4260-8f2e-559f95ddfd7c |
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.
For a fifth time, Republicans tried to vote McCarthy into the top job as the House plunged deeper into disarray. That came moments after the fourth vote showed 20 conservative holdouts still refusing to support him, unchanged from the previous time around and leaving him far short of the 218 votes typically needed to win the gavel.
“Let cooler, more rational heads prevail,” said Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, a conservative aligned with the far-right Freedom Caucus who nevertheless nominated McCarthy.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, a firm Colorado conservative, nominated Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., the chosen protest candidate of the day— and called for former President Donald Trump, the conservatives’ hero, to tell McCarthy, “`Sir, you do not have the votes and it’s time to withdraw.”
Earlier Wednesday, Trump had done the opposite, urging Republicans to vote for McCarthy. “Close the deal, take the victory, he wrote on his social media site, using all capital letters. “Do not turn a great triumph into a giant & embarrassing defeat.”
Yet the California Republican vowed to keep fighting despite losing in multiple rounds of voting that threw the new majority into tumult a day earlier. Animated private discussions broke out on the chamber floor between McCarthy supporters and detractors searching for an endgame.
The House gaveled in at noon, but no other work could be done — swearing in new members, forming committees, tackling legislation, investigating the Biden administration — until the speaker was elected.
“Sure, it looks messy,” said Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., a McCarthy ally who quickly re-nominated him for the job with a rousing speech designed to peel off detractors. But democracy is messy, he said. “The American people are in charge.”
McCarthy himself entered the chamber saying, “We’ll have another vote.”
But the dynamic proved no different from Day One, as Democrats re-upped their leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, for speaker, and a right-flank leader from the Freedom Caucus twice offered a challenge to McCarthy — nominating Donalds in another history making moment. Both Jeffries and Donalds are Black.
“This country needs leadership,” said Rep. Chip Roy, the Texas Republican noting the first time in history two Black Americans were nominated for the high office, and lawmakers from both parties rose to applaud.
It was the first time in 100 years that a nominee for House speaker could not take the gavel on the first vote, but McCarthy appeared undeterred. Instead, he vowed to fight to the finish.
The disorganized start to the new Congress pointed to difficulties ahead with Republicans now in control of the House.
President Joe Biden, departing the White House for a bipartisan event in Kentucky with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, said “the rest of the world is looking” at the scene on the House floor.
“I just think it’s really embarrassing it’s taking so long,” Biden said. “I have no idea” who will prevail.
Tensions flared among the new House majority as their campaign promises stalled out. Not since 1923 has a speaker’s election gone to multiple ballots, and the longest and most grueling fight for the gavel started in late 1855 and dragged out for two months, with 133 ballots, during debates over slavery in the run-up to the Civil War.
A new generation of conservative Republicans, many aligned with Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda, want to upend business as usual in Washington, and were committed to stopping McCarthy’s rise without concessions to their priorities.
“Kevin McCarthy is not going to be a speaker,” declared Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., one of the holdouts.
As the spectacle of voting dragged on, McCarthy’s backers implored the holdouts to fall in line for the California Republican.
“We all came here to get things done,” the second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, said in a Tuesday speech nominating McCarthy for the vote and urging his colleagues to drop their protest.
Railing against Democratic President Joe Biden’s agenda, Scalise, himself a possible GOP compromise choice, said, “We can’t start fixing those problems until we elect Kevin McCarthy our next speaker.”
The standoff over McCarthy has been building since Republicans won the House majority in the midterm elections. While the Senate remains in Democratic hands, barely, House Republicans are eager to confront Biden after two years of the Democrats controlling both houses of Congress. The conservative Freedom Caucus led the opposition to McCarthy, believing he’s neither conservative enough nor tough enough to battle Democrats.
To win support, McCarthy has already agreed to many of the demands of the Freedom Caucus, who have been agitating for rules changes and other concessions that give rank-and-file members more influence in the legislative process. He has been here before, having bowed out of the speakers race in 2015 when he failed to win over conservatives.
“Everything’s on the table,” said ally Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. — except, he said, having McCarthy step aside. “Not at all. That is not on the table.”
Democrats enthusiastically nominated Jeffries, who is taking over as party leader, as their choice for speaker. He won the most votes overall, 212.
If McCarthy could win 213 votes, and then persuade the remaining naysayers to simply vote present, he would be able to lower the threshold required under the rules to have the majority.
It’s a strategy former House speakers, including outgoing Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Speaker John Boehner had used when they confronted opposition, winning the gavel with fewer than 218 votes.
One Republican, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, voted present on the fourth round vote, but it made little difference in the immediate outcome.
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Following the Civil War, former slaves were promised 40 acres and a mule as reparations. The federal government never made good on that promise.
More than 150 years later, local governments are trying to do what the federal government has failed to achieve— make amends with the citizens they have wronged in the past.
“African Americans helped to build this community. African Americans could not live here initially,” said Emmett Jordan.
Jordan is the mayor of Greenbelt, Maryland. It is one of three American towns commissioned nearly a century ago by the U.S. government during the New Deal.
“The idea was to create a somewhat self-contained community with affordable housing for workers, but at the same time, providing open space and recreational amenities and good schools, sort of a self-contained experiment in urban planning,” Jordan said.
Workers of all backgrounds built Greenbelt. But because of federal law, Black Americans couldn’t buy homes there. Today, the old brick structures still stand, but the population is diverse and progressive.
Last fall, Greenbelt became the latest American town to commit to reparations.
Nkechi Taifa has spent her career of five decades focused on disparities.
She hosts a radio show that discusses criminal justice. She's also a standing member of the National African American Reparations Commission.
“I’ve spent the majority of my career just trying to get people to not be afraid to just utter the word reparations, and now we are at the point where we are actually determining just how we actualize all this data for measurement,” Taifa said.
So often, just the word reparation ends the conversation. But in many places around the nation, the conversation has finally begun. That, too, is messy.
In Athens, Georgia, the city agreed to compensate descendants of a demolished Black neighborhood to make way for university dorms. However, the city is still deciding on how to go about providing the compensation.
In Evanston, Illinois, leaders voted to provide home improvements and mortgage relief to long-ago victims of housing discrimination. But they can’t pay everyone at the same time. They’re deciding with a lottery.
In Greenbelt, a commission will launch this summer to decide how the past should meet the present.
There is still division in where people live. There was division about reparations. And even this diverse population didn’t elect a person of color to the city council until 2009.
“To me, you know, the bottom line is making that connection. What is the city directly responsible for? What is it indirectly responsible for? And what can we do to make our residents who were impacted and are being impacted – what can we do to make them whole,” Jordan said. | 2022-06-02T22:04:47+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/two-americas/how-local-governments-are-trying-to-make-amends-for-prior-wrongs |
It's the beverage backlash rocking the bluegrass state.
"If you're going to make bourbon, you really need to be in Kentucky, and we want you in Kentucky to do that," said Jack Mazurak said.
Mazurak is the director of governmental and regulatory affairs for the Kentucky Distillers' Association.
The point of contention? The end of a barrel tax.
In March, Governor Andy Beshear signed off on a bill outlining the phasing out of the property tax placed on aging barrels of bourbon in the state.
The phase-out, which will begin in 2026, will see that tax reduced by a few percentage points each year, leading to its full elimination by 2043—a move being applauded by the state's roughly $9 billion bourbon industry.
"From an economic development perspective. When you look at a barrel tax, that's a punishment for growth. That's a punishment for success," Mazurak said.
Mazurak says the annual barrel tax was problematic as the demand for bourbon has been growing, leading distillers to produce and store more aging barrels of bourbon and therefore pay more in taxes.
"Last year, we had 12 million barrels aging in the state and paid $40 million in barrel taxes. So, you know, it went from 9.5 million in 2009, 2014 when things really started taking off, it was about $14 million in barrel taxes we paid. But I mean, just the increments that it was jumping each year was incredible. And it's a growing pain," Mazurak said.
Mazurak says the barrel tax only served as a deterrent for new distillers looking to set up shop in the state.
"If you're a startup, if you want to come to Kentucky and start up a small distillery, that's a major disincentive," Mazurak said. "So, you could go to Tennessee; you could go to Ohio, Indiana. You could go anywhere, right? And start up your distillery and not face these costs."
But while distillers are static about the tax break, counties that are home to distillers are now bracing for a financial hit in the coming years. In a state that's estimated to produce95% of the world's bourbon, that's big money.
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"They feel like they haven't been listened to, like they've been thrown under the bus, like they've been abandoned, like they haven't been supported, like they've been very supportive of this industry. I'm not so sure they're going to be in the future," Pam Thomas said.
Pam Thomas is a senior fellow at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.
She says, like anywhere else, property taxes are used to fund local services. In the case of the funds collected from the barrel tax, that money has historically been used to fund schools, emergency services like fire and police, roads, and more in Kentucky.
"The thing about local governments in Kentucky is they do not have a lot of revenue sources. Their biggest revenue source is their property tax," Thomas said. "The thing about local governments in Kentucky is they do not have a lot of revenue sources. Their biggest revenue source is their property tax."
Thomas says overall, many counties are struggling with the bourbon industry's claims that the barrel tax has been a burden on business.
"It's pretty clear, given the growth of the industry, and you can go and look at the press releases from the governor's office, that they're in a boom, that they're in a huge boom, that the boom is already expected to last more than five years. So, the argument that it's making us not competitive, it just really doesn't hold water," Thomas said.
She adds that dropping the tax might end up disconnecting the industry from the communities where it operates as well.
"I just don't think they're going to get the local support that they got before because they do feel like they've been duped. And, you know, I would say that they have," Thomas said.
Thomas says the distillers knew what they were getting into when they opened their doors in Kentucky.
"Every single distillery that's come into Kentucky, and there's like 90 of them now; just a few years ago, there were only 14 or 15. They did a cost-benefit analysis that included the barrel tax, and they decided to come here anyway," Thomas said.
But for Mazurak, there are more important things.
"Bourbon is wonderful to have, the enthusiasm and the tourism, and the demand. But at the end of the day, it's not a grocery item; you know, nobody has to have it. It's not a good tax policy to balance your county budget or to really have it tied in with schools because your kids' education and my kids' education is more important than that," Mazurak said.
Making the bourbon battle a topic of discussion at Kentucky watering holes for years to come.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-07-30T01:15:58+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/the-bourbon-barrel-tax-removal-is-dividing-kentuckians |
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year.
The move means that Kosovo’s citizens will be able to travel in the 27-nation Schengen passport free area, which includes most EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, for periods of up to 90 days every six months.
Citizens in the Schengen countries will be able to visit Kosovo without visas too. The former Serbian territory was the last country in the Western Balkans region not to have such travel arrangements with the EU.
Dutch Socialist lawmaker Thijs Reuten, who chaperoned the process through the European Parliament, said the move “finally enables the people of Kosovo to easily travel, visit relatives and do business in the EU.”
“But it is more than that,” he added in a statement, as the assembly met in Strasbourg France. “This milestone is also an important foundation for the future and ever-closer cooperation between the EU and Kosovo.”
Kosovo wants to join the EU and is slowly bringing its laws into line with the bloc’s standards.
The visa exemption will enter force as soon as the EU’s new electronic travel system is in place and in any case in 2024. | 2023-04-19T10:39:17+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/business/eu-lawmakers-green-light-visa-free-travel-for-kosovo/ |
"DJ CASSIDY'S PASS THE MIC LIVE!" TOUR KICKS OFF AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ON FRIDAY, MAY 12TH WITH PERFORMANCES BY ASHANTI, FABOLOUS, JA RULE, LIL KIM, MA$E, NE-YO, ROBIN THICKE, 112 AND SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS
DJ CASSIDY DEBUTS "PASS THE MIC LIVE!" WITH TAKEOVER OF "MOTHER'S DAY GOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL" TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH
LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DJ Cassidy will take his highly lauded primetime television series "Pass The Mic" on tour in 2023 in partnership with Black Promoters Collective. "DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic Live!" Tour kicks off on Friday, May 12th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, with an epic lineup including Ashanti, Fabolous, Ja Rule, Lil Kim, Ma$e, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke, 112, and a slew of exciting surprise guests. The debut "Pass The Mic Live!" show, a takeover of the annual "Mother's Day Good Music Festival," will be the first in a series of one-night-only events taking place throughout the year, each with its own unique roster of superstar performers.
Before offering to the general public, "DJ Cassidy Pass the Mic Live!" tickets will be on presale to American Express® card members from Tuesday, March 7th at 10:00am EST through Thursday, March 9th at 11:59pm EST. Tickets will be available to the general public on Friday, March 10th at 10:00am EST. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
"I am overwhelmed with excitement and emotion as I announce the first in a series of one-night-only "Pass The Mic Live!" events," says DJ Cassidy. "Transforming a show that began in my living room into a live arena concert is simply surreal. I am so honored to be uniting yet another iconic list of my musical heroes, this time live on stage, and I am so grateful for the Black Promoters Collective, whose grand vision, foresight, and experience, is my guiding light."
"DJ Cassidy is a shining light in pop culture, and we are honored to partner with him on what is sure to be one of the most epic tours of the year," says Black Promoters Collective President CEO, Shelby Joyner.
Over the past two years, DJ Cassidy transformed how we experience music with "Pass The Mic." By celebrating and uniting his musical heroes, DJ Cassidy changed how we interact with our favorite artists and favorite songs through a game changing, culturally moving format. The groundbreaking series "Pass The Mic" went from viral sensation to televised primetime series on BET and featured a monumental collection of prolific artists throughout. Within ten episodes, Cassidy passed the mic to 220 legendary superstars, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Nile Rodgers, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Kool & The Gang, Charlie Wilson, Hall & Oates, New Edition, Boyz II Men, Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, TLC, En Vogue, SWV, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott, Ice Cube, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Nelly, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Shaggy, and too many others to name. To date, the series has garnered more than 800 million impressions, 100 million views, 5 million likes, 2 million shares, and 3 million unique television viewers.
Renowned for his unmatched ability to rally icons and legends alike, DJ Cassidy curated a musical experience like no other with "Pass The Mic," as Cassidy's musical heroes, spanning five decades, performed their most iconic songs. Now, the modern-day maestro will recreate the experience with a series of highly anticipated live concerts that will surely make history!
About DJ Cassidy
DJ Cassidy's career is the culmination of a lifetime of deejaying around the world, observing people react, and making people move. He tours the world twelve months a year, electrifying party people with an infectious showmanship, a crowd-commanding voice, and a musical palette so broad, he relates to everyone within his reach, uniting dance floors around the globe. DJ Cassidy has been at the nexus of culture for well over half his living years as the definitive deejay of music impresarios, entertainment moguls, fashion icons, nightlife innovators, and world leaders. When President Obama wanted a deejay for both of his Inaugurations and fiftieth birthday at the White House, there's only one person he called. When Jay Z and Beyonce hosted their wedding at their New York City apartment, there's only one person they called. When Oprah Winfrey opened her school on New Year's Eve in South Africa, there's only one person she called. When Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jennifer Lopez celebrated their 50th birthdays, there's only one person they called. And when Justin Timberlake, Usher, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Naomi Campbell, Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana, The Kardashians, and the most transformative brands and nightlife institutions around the globe seek a maestro like no other, they all call on DJ Cassidy, recognizing his unique ability to unite everyone, everywhere, through the spirit of celebration. For more information, visit http://www.djcassidy.com.
About Black Promoters Collective
The Black Promoters Collective (BPC) is a coalition of six of the nation's top independent concert promotion and event production companies. As a 100% Black-owned business, its mission is to be the world's leading producer and provider of culturally relevant live entertainment experiences. For more information, visit http://www.blackpromoterscollective.com.
About SJ Presents
SJ Presents Inc. has over 20 years of experience in the world of music and entertainment, concert production, and event/partnership marketing. SJ Presents is birthed from a brand that has produced and promoted sold-out concerts for legendary greats and fan favorites like Erykah Badu, H.E.R., Usher, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Chaka Khan, Tyrese, Earth, Wind and Fire, New Edition, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and comedians Martin Lawrence, Monique, Tracy Morgan and Cedric the Entertainer. SJ Presents has worked alongside leading New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut venues, including Madison Square Garden, The Beacon Theater, Barclays Center, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Center, and The Bushnell Theater. SJ Presents builds and leverages complete 360-integrated marketing and promotional campaigns and makes it known that they are not only a concert production and promotion company, but a lifestyle entertainment brand. For more information, visit http://www.sjpresentsinc.com.
About Mother's Day Good Music Festival
Mother's Day Good Music Festival is an annual Mother's Day concert celebration produced by SJ Presents and New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The inaugural festival took place in 2016 and has garnered much success bringing some of the most iconic R&B and soul acts to the tri-state area for this phenomenal celebration of life, culture, and love. Previous line-ups have included H.E.R., Charlie Wilson, Boyz II Men, Ashanti, Joe, Monica, Avant, Donell Jones, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Anthony Hamilton, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Kem, Erykah Badu, and more. For more information, visit http://www.sjpresentsinc.com or @sjpresents.
Black Promoters Collective Contact:
TreMedia, Tresa Sanders @ tresa@tre-media.net
DJ Cassidy Contact:
JPLA Media, Juliana Plotkin @ julaina@jplamedia.com
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SAS offers its industry-leading analytics platform with hourly pricing model, in-app tutorials and support for multiple languages
CARY, N.C., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS Explore -- The SAS® Viya® analytics platform is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace with the click of a button on a pay-as-you-go basis. Full-featured SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure equips customers worldwide with access to essential data exploration, machine learning and model deployment analytics. It's available in many translated languages and includes an extensive in-app learning center to support immediate onboarding and long-term success.
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Market research from IDC forecasts that analytics software deployment on public clouds is growing and will match on-premises deployments by 2024. "In this strategic move, SAS makes access to its analytics easier," said Dan Vesset, Group Vice President, Analytics and Information Management at IDC. "SAS Viya is one of the most comprehensive analytics platforms on the market today. Presenting users with the complete analytics life cycle – from data to a deployed and managed model – available for immediate use and deployment via the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, is key. And offering it with built-in support and training is expected to bring significant productivity benefits to analytics, IT and business groups around the world."
SAS Viya is designed to broaden analytics access across an organization, with machine learning capabilities that allow all users to increase productivity and collaborate seamlessly. With the availability of SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure, users will have access to the full Viya package that includes SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Visual Statistics, SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning, and SAS Model Manager.
Learn more details about SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure.
The platform offers both programming and low- or no-code options in a single visual interface to enable users of all skill levels to take advantage of best-in-class AI. With support for both SAS and open source languages including Python and R, data scientists can write code using their languages and techniques of choice.
SAS CEO Jim Goodnight said accessing Viya in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace is a fast and easy way to tap into the power of SAS.
"We're excited to offer customers a new way to gain access to SAS Viya while continuing to provide all the powerful capabilities our users already know and love," Goodnight said. "We've spent decades building the most comprehensive suite of analytics on the market, with next-generation AI that addresses the complete analytics life cycle. We design and test our software to be the fastest and most productive. And now we're making it all available with a few clicks in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace."
"Our commitment to cloud and AI innovation is critical to our customers' success – whether they are building simple reports or developing advanced AI solutions to answer critical business questions," said Bryan Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at SAS. "Making SAS Viya available to entire analytics organizations is our goal, regardless of skill level, team or preferred programming language. We want Viya to be the foundation of our customers' innovation stories."
SAS Viya users include business analysts, data scientists and information consumers from line workers to executives. They are located all around the world, across all industries, and experience benefits from fellow SAS users and experts within SAS Communities, which will be available directly through SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure. Organizations embracing the transformative power of Viya include:
- SAS Hackathon 2022 winner Team JAKSTAT used SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure to allot COVID government aid to regional small businesses. The Jakarta, Indonesia team used the AI, machine learning and data modeling capabilities of Viya to prioritize strategic investment, giving the most relief to the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with the best economic resilience for the region and the country.
- bioMérieux, a world leader in the field in vitro diagnostics and its software-as-a-service offering, CLARION™, powered by SAS, connects the myriad of health care data inside US hospitals and reference laboratories to provide critical insights to battle public health threats. This innovative solution tracks antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and quickly produces data dashboards on SAS Viya to empower more informed clinical decision-making.
- By modernizing with Viya, S-Bank – Finland's top retail bank – has access to improved visual tools and faster performance from running its analytics closer to its data. "The solution with SAS and Azure has greatly improved how we are working with analytics, particularly the visual capabilities of the tool, which have helped strengthen the alignment between the analytics team and the business development team," said Iikka Kuosa, Senior Vice President of Products and IT at S-Bank.
- Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), the largest public health insurance company in Germany, uses Viya to find correlations between customer health events and gain insights. According to Dr. Thilo Eichenberg, TK Data Scientist, "Our pattern recognition application clearly demonstrates the flexibility of SAS Viya to adapt to new requirements. This architecture is what makes it future-proof from our point of view."
Launching SAS Viya as a "Get It Now" offering in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace represents a continued focus on expanding the SAS/Microsoft strategic partnership. SAS first announced its partnership with Microsoft in 2020, and recently earned Microsoft's Global Independent Software Vendor (ISV) 2022 Partner of the Year Award. This achievement recognizes partners for demonstrating innovation and implementation excellence.
The benefits of the partnership to organizations globally are clear. For the National Bank of Greece (NBG), the flexibility of the SAS platform combined with Microsoft Azure's cloud elasticity has helped transform bank operations. "With the SAS Viya implementation in the cloud, we have significantly improved development of new analytics infrastructure by notably decreasing the costs and the complexity of processes, and by acquiring agility, speed and efficiency," said Pantelis Maraveas, Assistant General Manager of Retail Segments, Bank Analytics and Liability Products at NBG.
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Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. might be on his way to Los Angeles for the All-Star Game on July 19.
Holding the fan vote lead at his position in the National League, Chisholm Jr. has received 634,762 votes to place ahead of Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies (589,804) and the New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil (580,257).
Chisholm Jr. could potentially join Hanley Ramirez, Dee Gordon, Marcell Ozuna, Gary Sheffield and Giancarlo Stanton as the sixth Marlins player in franchise history to be voted a starter by the fans.
Fans can submit up to five ballots every 24 hours at mlb.com/vote and have until the voting period for phase one concludes at 2 p.m. on June 30.
The top two vote-getters at each position, along with the top six outfielders, in each league will advance to the second phase of voting to determine who makes the All-Star teams. The top vote-getters will be revealed on June 30 at 5 p.m. on MLB Network.
For the first time since the two-phase balloting began in 2019, the leading vote-getter in each league during the first phase of voting will receive an automatic starting assignment at the All-Star Game and bypass the second phase of voting. The vote totals will reset during the second phase.
Phase two of the voting will start on July 5 at noon and will conclude on July 8 at 2 p.m. Fans can vote only once during the second phase. The winners will be announced on July 8 at 7 p.m. on ESPN during the MLB All-Star Starters Reveal.
Each all-star team will have nine elected starters via the fan balloting program, while the pitchers and reserves are determined through a combination of player voting and selections made by the Commissioner’s office.
The complete All-Star rosters will be revealed July 10 at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN during the MLB All-Star Selection Show.
The Commissioner’s office ensures every team in the league will be represented in the All-Star Game, which will be aired July 19 on Fox at 7:30 p.m.
() | 2022-06-21T19:52:23+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2022/06/21/marlins-chisholm-jr-racking-up-all-star-game-votes-leading-other-nl-second-basemen/ |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) – Ben Walsh, the mayor of Syracuse, New York, together with the Syracuse Police Department, hosted a press conference on Thursday morning to show and discuss the body-worn camera footage from a circulating viral video of police handling an 8-year-old.
The viral video, which circulated on Twitter and Facebook earlier this week, showed Syracuse police holding the crying boy’s arms and walking him to a police car. An onlooker was heard pressing police about their treatment of the child, likening it to the treatment of a “cold-blooded f—ing killer.”
Audio from the video suggested the boy was accused of stealing a bag of chips.
In response to the viral clip, the Syracuse Police Department said the incident was under review, but claimed there was “some misinformation” surrounding the case.
At Thursday’s press conference, members of the media and the community were shown portions of body-camera footage taken by the responding officers. Syracuse Police Department First Deputy Chief Joseph Cecile said the footage gave a more accurate picture of the incident.
The footage shown on Thursday included video of the child being detained by police, as well as video of the boy crying out in the back of the police car. Another clip showed officers talking to the child’s family after he was returned home, explaining that the boy and others were accused of stealing snacks and drinks from stores.
Cecile added that the officers took the time to engage with the family, calling it an example of “community policing 101 … what every citizen is asking of their police officers.”
Cecile also said, however, that the police “would prefer to not be in these positions at all.”
“Everyone would love to have positive interactions with children. But oftentimes we are the only ones around and the only ones responding when these incidents happen,” said the first deputy.
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh later claimed that everyone in the community is frustrated — police, store owners, neighbors, and family — by the incident. But Walsh said they should resist the temptation to issue blame immediately. “We want these positive interactions,” said Walsh.
The entire press conference can be viewed at the top of this page. | 2022-04-21T21:28:58+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/mayor-police-department-respond-to-viral-video-of-officers-detaining-crying-8-year-old/ |
The day before the vote dawns, and President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are making one last push to get the vote out in Brazil.
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The day before the vote dawns, and President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are making one last push to get the vote out in Brazil.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-10-01T22:43:17+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2022-10-01/candidates-in-brazils-presidential-race-take-their-final-laps |
HONOLULU, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 3, 2022, the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE: HE) declared HEI's quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share, payable December 9, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 22, 2022 (ex-dividend date of November 21, 2022). The dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.40 per share.
Dividends have been paid on an uninterrupted basis since 1901. At the indicated annual dividend rate and based on the closing share price on November 3, 2022 of $37.27, HEI's dividend yield is 3.8%.
HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information; such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of the website. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor the Investor Relations section of HEI's website, in addition to following HEI's, Hawaiian Electric's and American Savings Bank's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. Investors may sign up to receive e-mail alerts via the Investor Relations section of the website. The information on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference.
Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms to review documents filed with, and issued by, the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings.
About HEI
The HEI family of companies provides the energy and financial services that empower much of the economic and community activity of Hawaii. HEI's electric utility, Hawaiian Electric, supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population and is undertaking an ambitious effort to decarbonize its operations and the broader state economy. Its banking subsidiary, American Savings Bank, is one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions, providing a wide array of banking and other financial services and working to advance economic growth, affordability and financial fitness. HEI also helps advance Hawaii's sustainability goals through investments by its non-regulated subsidiary, Pacific Current. For more information, visit www.hei.com.
Contact: Julie Smolinski Telephone: (808) 543-7300
Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Sustainability E-mail: ir@hei.com
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused the Supreme Court of taking away "important constitutional rights" in their ruling on affirmative action during an appearance on MSNBC.
MSNBC host Ari Melber asked Jean-Pierre if the White House was going to do something in response to the Supreme Court's ruling.
"This is really, really important and I know the American people are really tracking this, as they should be. Dobbs decision, that was something that was decided on a year ago. Really took away the freedoms from women. I think about abortion, I think about reproductive rights. And that was unprecedented. Now you fast-forward to what we saw last week, affirmative action. Again, taking away important constitutional rights that have been in place for a long time," Jean-Pierre said.
GOOD RIDDANCE TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Jean-Pierre also said President Biden is an "expert" on the court and understands "how this works."
"Let’s not forget the president, when he was a senator, he was the chair of the Judiciary Committee, he is an expert on this, he understands how this works. A lot of these unprecedented decisions that this SCOTUS has made, they have been held up in the past by Republicans, by Democrats, right? And so there’s so much changes [sic] that have happened in the past year. It is, you know, unheard of. It is really wrong what we’ve seen," she continued.
Melber also asked her about legacy admissions and whether the White House had any official stance on it.
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE LINED WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT COCAINE FOUND IN WHITE HOUSE
"What I can say at the moment, for now, is, one of the things, because as I mentioned, the president takes this very seriously, he’s an expert at this when it comes to judges and getting judges through. What we’ve done from day one is made sure that we, as we’re nominating judges and getting them through, federal judges, that they’ve been diverse. We’ve done 136 federal judges who are diverse and represent this country. And that is also important. So we’re going to keep that afoot, make sure that we continue to focus on that," she said.
"Don’t have anything to share on any actions that we’re taking, but certainly we’re going to be very vocal about it. We’re going to continue, as I mentioned, with the federal judges. We’re going to say, ‘this is wrong.’ It is unprecedented. This is what we’ve seen from this Supreme Court," she continued.
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE SPARS WITH REPORTERS, REFUSES TO ANSWER HUNTER BIDEN QUESTIONS IN TESTY EXCHANGES
The Supreme Court rejected the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause in their ruling on June 29.
"A benefit to a student who overcame racial discrimination, for example, must be tied to that student’s courage and determination," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
"Or a benefit to a student whose heritage or culture motivated him or her to assume a leadership role or attain a particular goal must be tied to that student’s unique ability to contribute to the university. In other words, the student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual—not on the basis of race," the opinion continued.
The Supreme Court also issued a ruling on the president's plan to cancel student loan debt at the end of June.
In a 6-3 decision, the court held that federal law does not allow the secretary of education to cancel more than $430 billion in student loan debt. | 2023-07-09T18:12:48+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/karine-jean-pierre-accuses-scotus-of-taking-away-important-constitutional-rights-in-affirmative-action-case/article_fa218ce6-585e-5adc-b317-95d26cb25310.html |
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) awarded a $6.9 million grant to researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) to design a vaccine to combat the virus that causes Hepatitis C, an illness that affects an estimated 71 million people worldwide. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) puts people at heightened risk for severe liver disease, including fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Although treatments are available, an HCV vaccine currently does not exist to help prevent infections and reduce the global burden of the disease.
This 5-year award will support a multi-disciplinary research team based at IBBR, a joint research enterprise between the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dedicated to transformative discoveries in the field of bioscience and biotechnology. The researchers aim to design a vaccine to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies and long-term memory T cell responses that will help prevent HCV infection. This recent award is a follow-on to a $6 million grant awarded to the IBBR research team in 2017 based on their significant progress in the field.
"The vaccine development team that was assembled at IBBR to take on this challenge has done a fantastic job over the past six years in moving this groundbreaking research program forward," said Thomas Fuerst, program director, IBBR Fellow and Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at UMCP. "This new grant allows us to keep building upon that success and to hopefully realize our ultimate goal of making a vaccine against HCV available to the public."
"IBBR's mission is to harness the latest developments in science and engineering to provide solutions to complex medical and public health needs around the world," said Jennifer King Rice, Senior Vice President and Provost at UMCP. "This project is a wonderful example of the exciting and transformative research that is possible when we combine the world-leading expertise of faculty from both the College Park and Baltimore campuses."
The vaccine development team includes IBBR researchers from the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at UMCP, the School of Medicine at UMB, as well Princeton University. In addition to Thomas Fuerst, principal investigators include Brian Pierce, IBBR Fellow and Assistant Professor at UMCP; Roy Mariuzza, IBBR Fellow and Professor at UMCP; Gilad Ofek, IBBR Fellow and Assistant Professor at UMCP; Alexander Andrianov, IBBR Fellow and Research Professor; Nevil Singh, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology; and Alexander Ploss, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Eric Toth, IBBR Fellow and Assistant Research Professor also serves as a co-Investigator and Yunus Abdul, IBBR Research Scientist will assist with animal studies.
IBBR is a joint research enterprise of the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). IBBR brings together critical elements necessary to inspire transformative discoveries in the field of bioscience and biotechnology and provides innovative solutions to major scientific and engineering challenges important to society. IBBR researchers seek to advance the fields of biomedical research, therapeutic development, biomedical manufacturing, and state-of-the-art measurement technologies, to support accelerated delivery of safe and effective medicines to the public. IBBR is financially supported in part by the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State, an initiative designed to achieve innovation and impact through collaboration.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDYA), a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics, announced its participation in upcoming investor relations events.
Barclays Lunchtime Biotech Fireside Chat Series
Thursday, June 1st, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
- Fireside chat with Yujiro S. Hata, Chief Executive Officer, hosted by Peter Lawson, D.Phil. Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst
2023 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 at 12:30 PM ET
- Fireside chat with Yujiro S. Hata, Chief Executive Officer, hosted by Maury Raycroft, Ph.D. Equity Research Analyst, Biotechnology
Goldman Sachs 44th Annual Global Healthcare Conference
Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 1:40 PM ET
- Fireside chat with Yujiro S. Hata, Chief Executive Officer, hosted by Corinne Jenkins, Vice President, Equity Research, Biotechnology
A live audio webcast of conference events, as permitted by conference host, will be available at the "Investors/News and Events/Investor Calendar" section of the IDEAYA website at https://ir.ideayabio.com/events and/or through the conference host. A replay of available webcasts will be accessible for 30 days following the live event.
About IDEAYA Biosciences
IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics. IDEAYA's approach integrates capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from its targeted therapies. IDEAYA is applying its early research and drug discovery capabilities to synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to participation in and/or presentation at certain investor relations events. IDEAYA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of IDEAYA in general, see IDEAYA's recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2023 and any current and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investor and Media Contact
IDEAYA Biosciences
Paul Stone
Chief Financial Officer
investor@ideayabio.com
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Spring is well underway and summer is right around the corner. That means it’s time for warm weather, working on your summer bod, and days at the pool (or beach if you’re fancy). With all that in mind, you have to make sure you’re getting enough water to stay hydrated. That’s where this deal from Amazon on a new 24-ounce Contigo AUTOSPOUT water bottle comes in.
You might be wondering what the big deal about AUTOSPOUT technology is. I mean, it’s just a water bottle, how special can it be, right? The idea behind this bottle’s spout is that you just have to press a button on the side of the bottle and the spout pops up. This makes it possible to just gran the bottle and take a drink without having to manually pull up the spout. Easy peasy!
When you’re done taking a drink, the spout goes back down and you can slide the lock to ensure it doesn’t move. This means that you don’t have to worry about leaks or drops of water coming out of the bottle. You can just toss it in your car and not be stressed about water getting everywhere.
On top of all of that, this bottle uses double-walled construction and is vacuum-insulated. This technology helps keep your cold drinks cold for 24 hours and hot drinks hot for up to 6 hours. So whether you’re drinking your morning coffee or afternoon water, it’ll always be at the right temperature.
As the warm weather continues to roll in, make sure you have a water bottle on you so you can stay hydrated. So head on over to Amazon and pick up your new Contigo AUTSPOUT water bottle today! | 2022-04-27T19:25:04+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/amazon-contigo-water-bottle-on-sale-17127883.php |
LAKE MILLS – It came down to simple execution and stingy, ball-hawking defense.
In battle of undefeated Top of Iowa Conference foes, Lake Mills used supreme precision in the second half to erase a four-point halftime deficit and pull away for a 77-54 victory over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Monday afternoon.
Moved up to a 1 p.m. start because of forecasted bad weather, the Cardinals (7-1) and Bulldogs (7-0) put on a great show.
Lance Helming poured in 28 points to lead four Lake Mills players in double figures as the Bulldogs outscored G-H-V, 47-20, in the second half.
“We moved the ball really well and found mismatches when we needed,” Helming said what changed in the second half. “And, I thought we played really great defense. It was focusing on our defense and playing from there…good defense turns into good offense.”
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It was a back-and-forth first half as the teams traded rallies and leads multiple times. The biggest lead for most of the first half was four points, and that would be the difference at halftime following a Braden Boehnke leaner inside the lane gave the Cardinals a 34-30 lead with five seconds left in the first half.
As the third quarter started, it looked like it would be a repeat of the first half with both teams starting fast offensively. The tide turned midway through. Aiden Stensrud scored on a steal and layup with 4:40 to go to put the Bulldogs up 37-36, but Aiden Hawe answered on the other end with a layup to give the Cardinals the lead back, 38-37.
Unfortunately, that is the last time G-H-V lead.
Stensrud hit a pair of free throws to give Lake Mills the lead, 39-38, and then the Bulldogs closed the quarter on a 12-6 run to lead 51-44.
Relying on its big size advantage, the Bulldogs played five players 6-foot-4 or taller, compared to G-H-V having just one player at 6-4, Lake Mills continually got favorable match ups inside the lane.
“That was kind of a crazy first half,” G-H-V coach Jason Young said. “The second half basically came down to execution. They did a nice job of understanding their offense and where they wanted to get the ball.
“In the second half, we got a little chaotic offensively and shots that we needed to fall down didn’t fall down. Overall, both teams played hard. It was a great game all the way through.”
Lake Mills secured a decent sized cushion by opening the fourth on a 9-0 run, capped off by a Helming short jumper with 5:18 that put the Cardinals on their heels.
G-H-V finally scored with 5:08 remaining in the fourth on a Lane Gayken inside hoop. The Cardinals would stay within striking range as a Drew Britson 3-pointer with 2:57 to go made it 67-54, but Lake Mills closed the game on a 10-0 run.
“We did such a great job in the second half of getting the ball inside,” Bulldog head coach Kyle Menke said. “I think did a little better job of moving off the ball and finding some opening shooters.
“Overall, I thought we had a real balanced second half offensively. Lance got it going inside and outside which really helped. But, we also defending at a much higher level. We didn’t put ourselves in so many help situations defensively…just on both ends I thought our attention to detail increased a lot.”
Stensrud added 13 for the Bulldogs, while Denton Kingland had 12 and Eli Menke had 10. Stensrud added 16 rebounds, while Logan Bacon had four assists and four steals. Kinsland had eight assists.
Britson led the Cardinals with 13, while Boehnke had 10 and Lane Gayken had nine.
In the girls’ game, G-H-V outlasted Lake Mills, 44-39, in a double overtime thriller.
Gretta Gouge led the Cardinals with 19 points, 24 rebounds and four blocked shots. Rebecca Hejlik had six points, six assists and two steals. | 2023-01-03T03:10:42+00:00 | globegazette.com | https://globegazette.com/sports/high-school/basketball/high-school-basketball-lake-mills-pulls-away-from-garner-hayfield-ventura/article_303d56d1-d06c-5419-b8dd-0861e4cee174.html |
KOOGLER, Arthur Earl
Age 73, passed away on August 27, 2022. Family will hold a private service at Newcomer Funeral Home in Beavercreek, OH.
View the obituary on Legacy.com
Funeral Home Information
Newcomer Funeral Home - Beavercreek Chapel
3380 Dayton-Xenia Rd | 2022-09-02T05:31:57+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/koogler-arthur/ZRWDWFMMJZFEFM6VOCMC2PFEWI/ |
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