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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- LeBron James and Kevin Love are running it back, this time as owners of a new Major League Pickleball team.
The former and current Cavaliers stars, who teamed up to win an NBA title in 2016, are part of an ownership group that also includes Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, LRMR Ventures -- the family office of James and business partner Maverick Carter -- along with investment firm SC Holdings, The SpringHill Company chief marketing officer Paul Rivera and Relevent Sports Group co-owner and CEO Daniel Sillman. | 2022-09-28T15:44:10+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/lebron-james-kevin-love-are-now-co-owners-of-a-major-league-pickleball-team.html |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rookie quarterback Malik Willis’ quick learning curve made veteran Logan Woodside dispensable for Tennessee.
Woodside was a seventh-round pick out of Toledo by Cincinnati in 2018. He joined the Titans’ practice squad later that year and spent 2019 on the Titans’ practice squad while injured. Then Woodside backed up veteran Ryan Tannehill the past two years.
His experience and knowledge of the Titans’ offense couldn’t beat out Willis’ stronger arm and legs especially as the rookie showed weekly improvement since the start of the team’s rookie minicamp in mid-May.
“He can beat you throwing in pocket, he can beat you outside the pocket throwing, he can extend plays and then he can also beat you by turning up and running,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said of Willis after their preseason finale last weekend. “So there’s a lot of guys that we’re going to defend like that. And it’s difficult.”
Tennessee traded up in the third round to make the 6-foot-1 Willis the third quarterback taken in this year’s NFL draft at No. 86 overall. That was the highest draft pick Tennessee had used on a quarterback since taking Marcus Mariota at No. 2 overall in 2015.
The rookie started all three preseason games for the Titans and got rid of the ball more quickly each game.
Willis played all but one series in Tennessee’s preseason finale, a 26-23 win over Arizona thanks to a rally led by Woodside. But Willis had a 50-yard scramble after first looking downfield for an open receiver, a run that wound up being the longest in the AFC this preseason.
The rookie also led the AFC with 159 yards rushing. Vrabel said Sunday that Willis showed the ability to step up in the pocket and keep looking downfield at times.
“He also was able to have some explosive gains running, which is exactly what we talked about,” Vrabel said. “The operation was better, but then there were some things that we have to improve.”
The Titans also made it official, releasing their longest-tenured player in three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern, a move they announced was coming Monday.
NOTES: The Titans also sent a 2024 fifth-round pick to Carolina for OL Dennis Daley and a seventh-round pick in 2024. ... Also released: linebackers David Anenih, Jack Gibbens and Joe Jones; RB Trenton Cannon; offensive linemen Christian DiLauro, Hayden Howerton, Jalen McKenzie, Xavier Newman-Johnson, Jordan Roos, Andrew Rupcich and Willie Wright; receivers Dez Fitzpatrick, Cody Hollister, Mason Kinsey and Reggie Roberson; safeties Adrian Colbert and Tyree Gillespie; tight ends Thomas Odukoya and David Wells; defensive linemen Larrell Murchison, Sam Okuayinonu and Jordan Peevy; and DBs Chris Jackson, Theo Jackson, Greg Mabin and Tre Swilling.
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Cost Savings from Smart City Deployments to Reach $249 Billion Globally by 2028
BASINGSTOKE, England, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in the sustainability & IoT market, found Shanghai the leading smart city in 2023; ranked first for the second year in a row.
The top 5 smart cities ranked by Juniper Research are:
- Shanghai
- New York
- Toronto
- Seoul
- Shenzhen
Juniper Research's ranking of 50 world cities is based on evaluation of many different smart city aspects, covering transportation and infrastructure, energy and lighting, city management and technology, and urban connectivity.
The research analysed Shanghai as leading due to its Suishenban Citizen Cloud, which provides access for over 1,000 different services for city residents, as well as its strong deployment of 5G, and its use of innovative technologies including digital twins. The leading cities in this ranking have all rolled out services that are effectively harnessing data and connectivity to improve citizen experiences.
Research co-author Nick Maynard explained: "Shanghai has taken a joined-up approach to data; building not only a robust and all-encompassing data platform, but also the connectivity to underpin every aspect of this. This joined-up approach is the biggest takeaway for rival cities wanting to emulate Shanghai's success, and should be a part of any smart city initiative to ensure success."
For further details, see the new report, Smart Cities Market: Growth, Trends & Market Forecasts 2023-2028, or download a free sample.
Potential Cost Savings Driving Smart City Deployments
- Cost savings from smart city deployments are forecast to reach $249 billion by 2028 globally, from $96 billion in 2023; representing growth of 158%.
- Cost savings represent the monetary impacts of reduced energy usage and emissions from the deployment of smart grid, smart traffic management and smart street lighting.
These massive savings are a major driver of smart city deployments, and will equate to almost 3 times the spend on smart city software and hardware by 2028; showing a clear path to return on investment for cities.
View the Smart Cities Market research: https://www.juniperresearch.com/researchstore/sustainability-technology-iot/smart-cities-research-report
Download the free sample: https://www.juniperresearch.com/document-library/white-papers/unlocking-the-potential-of-smart-cities
Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and commentary.
Contact:
Sam Smith, Press Relations
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E: sam.smith@juniperresearch.com
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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Capital Solutions' (OTC: PCST) wholly owned subsidiary Nova Space Inc. announces a formal partnership with the Keystone Space Collaborative (KSC), to provide KSC members with exclusive access to a new member portal housing courses and other resources to help current and future space industry professionals stay competitive and support the growing demand for a local skilled space workforce focused in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Tri-State region.
"Our intention with the Keystone Space Collaborative has always been to create the connections necessary to make our region a space industry powerhouse. This new partnership and platform takes our ability to do that to a new level," said Justine Kasznica, Keystone Space Collaborative Board Chair. "We're thrilled to offer these new benefits to our members and continue building on these exciting opportunities our organization can offer our network and the region as a whole."
The tri-state region has already made a substantial impact in the space economy, supporting well over 1,000 organizations actively developing new technology and supporting current DoD, NASA and private space missions. The tailored curriculum roadmap, created by government clients and the space experts at Nova Space Inc., consists of free and discounted courses on topics including:
- Orbital Mechanics
- Mission Design
- Launch and Propulsion
- The Space Environment
- Communications
"Today's employers, across industries, are faced with a new challenge stemming from the pace of innovation and the short lifespan of many day-to-day skills," said Christopher Allen, Nova Space COO. "From the software suites our employees use, to new market disruptors changing business models, to the speed in which professionals are changing careers, employers must establish a learning culture in the organization to support the rapid acquisition and mastery of new skills."
In addition to the asynchronous, experiential digital earning course catalog that is aimed at helping individuals become competent and confident space professionals, the portal will enable KSC members to:
- Access the KSC's growing collection of articles, whitepapers, and webinars
- Participate in social learning events with the KSC's Industry Council and other KSC members
- Access the KSC's one-of-a-kind interactive Ecosystem Map that identifies industry stakeholders and entities in the region
- Browse and post regional opportunities and job listings on an interactive, professional "matchmaking" forum
"This partnership is a significant step forward in identifying the human aspect to growth of the space industry. By providing a spectrum of training and professional development opportunities to members, the Keystone Space Collaborative is supporting workforce development across the region, and Nova Space is proud to lead this initiative," said Joseph Horvath, Nova Space CEO.
The KSC adds a strategic partner to the list of professional organizations already working with Nova Space including the Space Foundation and AIAA, establishing Nova Space as the globally recognized industry leader in award-winning Space professional development and education.
ABOUT NOVA SPACE INC: Nova Space is already well known for its signature space professional-development programs, designed to support the growth of space industry professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders, commercial companies, and governmental organizations. The founders of the company have more than five decades of combined experience in space operations, astronautics, and custom learning development in both commercial and government settings. To learn more, visit novaspaceinc.com.
ABOUT THE KEYSTONE SPACE COLLABORATIVE: Founded in 2021, the Keystone Space Collaborative is the tri-state's premier space organization committed to attracting, growing and amplifying the next generation of space industry businesses and talent in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. By convening people passionate about space, the Collaborative aims to attract more opportunities for job creation, inclusive prosperity, and growth in this fast-growing sector. To learn more, visit keystonespace.org.
ABOUT PURE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
Since 2006, Pure Capital Solutions, Inc has been assisting small to medium sized businesses by investment and consulting. We have provided short-term financing, factoring, loans, and consulting using our diverse expertise. We also directly invest in our subsidiaries and help them grow. Learn more by visiting purecapitalsolution.com.
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Nearly 39 years after a gas from a pesticide factory poisoned tens of thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new study finds that it also had health and economic impacts on men born a year later.
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Nearly 39 years after a gas from a pesticide factory poisoned tens of thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new study finds that it also had health and economic impacts on men born a year later.
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DETROIT — Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito will be placed on the 10-day injured list due to a lower abdominal strain.
Giolito felt discomfort during three consecutive pitches and notified the coaching staff after the inning. He allowed one hit and struck out six before departing.
“From my understanding, it’s a random, freak, weird thing,” Giolito said. “It doesn’t happen to baseball players very often. ... I’m very optimistic this won’t affect my season too much.”
Another White Sox starter, Lance Lynn, underwent knee surgery earlier this month and is expected to be out four-to-six weeks.
“We have quality people that can pitch,” La Russa said. “You want to see these guys rise to the occasion. Their attitude is great.”
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-04-09T19:55:16+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/white-sox-ace-giolito-to-miss-at-least-two-starts/2022/04/09/3d4d5b9e-b834-11ec-8358-20aa16355fb4_story.html |
NAHR EL-BARED, Lebanon (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians held prayers on a small soccer field in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Saturday, to mourn one of the scores of migrants who died after their boat sank off Syria’s coast this week, even as others vowed to undertake the same perilous voyage.
Abdul-Al Abdul-Al, 24, kissed his father goodbye Tuesday before boarding a crowded boat leaving from a nearby town seeking a better life in Europe. It was his 14th attempt to flee the crisis-hit Mediterranean country, this time ending with the return of his dead body. He was to be buried in the camp where he was born, his father, Omar, told The Associated Press during the funeral procession.
The death toll rose Saturday evening to 94 after several bodies were found on the coast by the town of Banyas, according to Syrian state TV.
Earlier in the day, the head of al-Basel Hospital in Syria’s coastal city of Tartus said that the death toll has reached 89, adding that of the 20 others who were receiving treatment at the medical center, six were discharged.
The Lebanese army announced Saturday that troops have detained the man who allegedly organized the deadly trip.
The incident was the deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians have been trying to flee Lebanon by sea to Europe in search of jobs and stability. In Lebanon, tens of thousands have lost their jobs while the the national currency has dropped more than 90% in value, eradicating the purchasing power of thousands of families and pulling three-quarters of the population into poverty.
Alongside 1 million Syrian refugees, the small country of Lebanon is home to tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees and their descendants. Many live in the dozen refugee camps that are scattered around the country. Palestinians suffer wide discrimination in Lebanon where they are deprived from doing specific jobs or own property and since the end of the 1975-90 civil war many have migrated.
After noon prayers were held at Nahr el-Bared, hundreds of people gathered in a yard used to play football where Abdul-Al’s coffin was placed in the middle. Prayers were held before the body was carried to a nearby cemetery where thousands of people had gathered to witness the young man being laid to rest.
Omar Abdul-Al said that his son had tried to leave Lebanon before but did not succeed as sometimes the migrant boats he took had technical problems or faced high seas. Sometimes he had to swim back to shore, the man said.
“We don’t want to live here anymore. We want to leave,” said Omar Abdul-Al, adding that he encouraged his late son to leave and now he is encouraging his four other sons to leave Lebanon. He added that his sons are all well educated but they cannot find jobs.
“We are passing through a severe crisis. There is no medication or bread or anything,” the father said. He added that many other Palestinians were planning to go on the boat but it did not fit more people.
Another relative of Abdul-Al screamed that “there is a disaster in Nahr el-Bared” saying that there are about 30 people missing from the camp who were on the boat. He said people are selling their homes and cars in order to go.
Several others have been buried since Friday.
There were conflicting reports on how many people were on board the boat when it sank, with some saying at least 120. Details about the ship, such as its size and capacity, were also not clear.
In the aftermath of the disaster, the Lebanese army said troops stormed Friday the homes of several suspected smugglers, detaining eight people involved in trafficking people abroad.
Residents in northern Lebanon say that people pay about $6,000 for an adult and $3,000 for a child to reach Europe.
At the morgue, Omar Abdel-Al said he found his son’s body “intact” though it was difficult to identify many of the dozens of other corpses kept there.
“Anyone that comes with a boat, people are ready to go,” he said.
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Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press writer Albert Aji contributed to this report from Damascus. | 2022-09-25T10:42:22+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/ap-in-lebanon-boat-tragedy-kills-89-but-others-plan-to-migrate/ |
CA San Diego CA Zone Forecast for Sunday, October 2, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Extreme Southwest California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
CAZ552-032130-
Orange County Coastal Areas-
Including the cities of Huntington Beach, Coasta Mesa,
Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s at the beaches to 80 farther inland and near
higher coastal terrain. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s at the beaches to in the lower 80s farther
inland and near higher coastal terrain. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then patchy low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog in the morning, then
mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s at the beaches to in the lower
80s farther inland and near higher coastal terrain. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid 70s at
the beaches to in the lower 80s farther inland and near higher
coastal terrain.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then patchy low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog in the morning, then sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s at the beaches to in the mid 80s farther
inland and near higher coastal terrain.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 80 at the beaches to in the mid 80s farther inland
and near higher coastal terrain.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s at the beaches to in the lower 80s farther
inland and near higher coastal terrain.
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CAZ554-032130-
Orange County Inland Areas-
Including the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Irvine,
Orange, Fullerton, and Mission Viego
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s towards the coast
to in the upper 80s farther inland. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then patchy low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog in the morning, then sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s towards the coast to in the mid 80s
farther inland.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming sunny. Highs in
the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s.
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CAZ043-032130-
San Diego County Coastal Areas-
Including the cities of Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas,
Chula Vista, National City, and San Diego
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Patchy low clouds. Highs in the mid 70s near the coast
to this upper 70s inland. Light winds becoming west 15 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog in the morning, then mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the coast to in the lower 80s
inland. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid 70s near
the coast to 80 inland. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog. Highs in the upper 70s
near the coast to in the lower 80s inland.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog. Highs in the upper 70s near
the coast to in the mid 80s inland.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Patchy low clouds and fog. Highs in the lower 80s
near the coast to in the upper 80s inland.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s near the coast to in the lower 80s inland.
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CAZ050-032130-
San Diego County Valleys-
Including the cities of Escondido, El Cajon, San Marcos, La Mesa,
Santee, and Poway
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s this western valleys to this mid 80s near
the foothills. Light winds becoming west 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s in the western valleys to in the upper 80s
near the foothills. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the western valleys to in the
upper 80s near the foothills. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s in the western valleys to in the upper 80s
near the foothills.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening...becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
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CAZ048-032130-
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-
Including the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario,
Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Corona
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Light winds becoming west
15 mph with gusts to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Areas of winds west
15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds
becoming west 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Areas of
winds west 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds
becoming west 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
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CAZ057-032130-
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds
becoming west 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds
becoming west 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Areas of
winds southwest 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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CAZ055-032130-
San Bernardino County Mountains-
Including the cities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear City,
Big Bear Lake, Running Springs, and Wrightwood
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s above 6000 feet to this lower 80s
below 6000 feet. Light winds. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s above 6000 feet to
in the upper 50s below 6000 feet. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s above 6000 feet to in the lower 80s below
6000 feet. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s above 6000 feet
to in the lower 80s below 6000 feet. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s above 6000 feet to
in the lower 80s below 6000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s above 6000 feet to
in the lower 80s below 6000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s above
6000 feet to 80 below 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s above 6000 feet to in the upper 70s below
6000 feet.
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CAZ056-032130-
Riverside County Mountains-
Including the city of Idyllwild-Pine Cove
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Light winds. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
CAZ058-032130-
San Diego County Mountains-
Including the cities of Julian and Pine Valley
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
around 80.
$$
CAZ060-032130-
Apple and Lucerne Valleys-
Including the cities of Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley,
and Lucerne Valley
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Areas of winds
west 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
CAZ065-032130-
San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning-
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light winds
becoming south 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s through the pass
to in the upper 70s in the northern Coachella Valley. Areas of
winds west 15 to 20 mph becoming north overnight. Gusts to
30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs in the mid 90s through the
pass to in the upper 90s in the northern Coachella Valley. Light
winds becoming south 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Areas of
winds west 15 to 20 mph becoming north overnight. Gusts to
30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs in the upper 90s. Light
winds becoming south 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
CAZ061-032130-
Coachella Valley-
Including the cities of Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City,
Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, La Quinta, and Coachella
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Areas of winds
northwest 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs around 101. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Areas of
winds northwest 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs around 101. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs around 100.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs in
the mid 90s.
$$
CAZ062-032130-
San Diego County Deserts-
Including the city of Borrego Springs
306 AM PDT Mon Oct 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs in the upper 90s. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs around 101. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Areas of
winds northwest 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs around 100. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs around 100.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
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VPD: One dead, 18-year-old injured after connected shootings in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - One person was found dead with gunshot wounds in a wrecked vehicle, and an 18-year-old was sent to a local hospital in a pair of connected shootings in Vicksburg.
According to the Vicksburg Police Department, a Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed a wrecked blue Nissan Maxima on First North Street near the intersection of Clay Street Sunday morning around 1:32 a.m.
Brendyn Carmen, 20, of Vicksburg, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds inside of the vehicle. Warren County Coroner Doug Husky pronounced Carmen dead at the scene.
Around the same time, Vicksburg Police was dispatched to a shooting in the 1600 block of Court Street, where they found an 18-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds.
He was taken by ambulance to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to receive treatment for the injuries sustained.
While investigating, it was determined that both incidents are connected and both victims knew each other.
The identity of the 18-year-old is unknown at this time.
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Copyright 2023 WLBT. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-30T18:14:44+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2023/07/30/vpd-one-dead-18-year-old-injured-after-connected-shootings-vicksburg/ |
Rally for Recovery advocates for recovery services and mental health awareness
More than 50 advocates and 20 support organizations attended the 24th annual Rally for Recovery at the state Capitol on Thursday morning.
The event was hosted by the Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery and Transformation Association (OCARTA), founded by Donna Woods. OCARTA is a non-profit organization that provides support for people in recovery through peer-to-peer support and lifestyle classes. Additionally, they have a transitional housing program and the "We Care" program dedicated to helping pregnant women in recovery.
For more than 20 years, the rally has advocated for recovery services and mental health awareness in Oklahoma.
"It's such an honor and yet it's such a gratitude check for me that people are still getting well," Woods said. "They are the faces and voices of recovery and they are willing to stand on the hill and tell people."
"One young guy said he'd never been in the state Capitol. To open their eyes and show them they do have the right to be here. ... That empowerment is what this whole thing means to me."
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A few organizations in attendance were Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Better Together Recovery, Oxford House, Work Ready Oklahoma, Oklahoma Alliance for Recovery Residences and 988 Mental Health Hotline.
The event began with a moment of silence for those struggling with substance use and was followed by a prayer by OCARTA peer recovery support specialist, William Martin, a retired Navy veteran.
"These are individuals that are hurting," Martin said. "They made bad choices, but who hasn't? It should not be held against them. It is all a learning experience. I’m in pain, I don't know how to deal or address it unless I have someone to help me. I became empowered to where I can help myself and that is what this organization and our legislators help us to find together."
Finding people who 'never stopped caring'
April Smith, 22, sang the national anthem at the ceremony. Smith began her involvement with OCARTA when she was 16 as a participant in Youth Engage in Leadership and Learning in Oklahoma (YELLO).
When Smith was 18, her mother passed away and Smith found herself in the grips of addiction. That same year, she found out she was seven months pregnant. The staff at OCARTA "never stopped caring" for her, she said.
"Whenever my mom passed away, all of the staff were at her funeral," Smith said. "It made me feel so cared about, especially in that really trying time... I didn't even know I was pregnant because the grief had just taken over."
Later, Smith joined the YELLO Transitional Housing, a program dedicated to providing a safe space for recovery. She refers to the staff at OCARTA as her "second family"
"The biggest thing I've learned is do not ever be afraid to ask for help," Smith said. "If you let it go on for an extended period of time, it will be a lot harder to get on the right path. I don't want single mothers struggling with the mental load and the weight on their shoulders to think that they don't have options. ... There is always going to be somebody in your corner."
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OCARTA awarded upstanding community members
Carrie Slatton-Hodges, commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, was the keynote speaker. She raised awareness of the "infusion of fentanyl" in Oklahoma and addressed the importance of carrying Naloxone, which reverses opiate overdoses.
"With fentanyl, it barely takes a draw," Slatton-Hodges said. "The number of people who are having overdose deaths due to a combination of a substance mixed with fentanyl is growing. We need to get to the point to where we think about carrying Naloxone just like we think about any other first aid. The person ingesting this substance may never know that what they're doing is gonna risk their life at that moment."
Slatton-Hodges also received an award for her efforts in innovation and advancement of prevention, treatment and recovery.
Judge Kenneth Stoner received the Criminal Justice Champion award for his dedication in Oklahoma County drug courts.
More:As opioid epidemic rages on, US jails may be getting some help from state Medicaid funding
"You've got to address underlying issues that got someone to the courthouse to begin with," Stoner said. "It really wasn't just about the stolen vehicle or whatever. ... When you start to understand addiction, it really isn't even the problem. It's just another symptom of an underlying problem."
George Crooks, executive director of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, received the Professional of the Year award.
"I've dealt with bipolar one and anxiety and depression for 50 years, and I'll never hesitate to tell my story to anybody," Crooks said. "I think by telling our stories, we make a big difference in the way that people with mental health and substance use are viewed." | 2023-04-06T23:53:57+00:00 | oklahoman.com | https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/rally-for-recovery-okc-capitol-substance-abuse-mental-health-oklahoma/70060305007/ |
Ryan Sanders, co-founder and outgoing CPO, remains co-chair of board of directors
LINDON, Utah, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BambooHR®, the industry's leading cloud-hosted software provider dedicated to powering the strategic evolution of human resources, today announced it has appointed Brian Crofts as its new Chief Product Officer. Co-founder and outgoing CPO, Ryan Sanders, will take a step back from daily operations after 14 years to focus his time and attention as co-chair of the company's board of directors.
"I am honored to join BambooHR as its next Chief Product Officer, and I look forward to working with our tremendous customers, partners, and product and engineering teams to continue to grow our ecosystem of innovative products," said Crofts. "In past roles, I had the opportunity to develop a deep appreciation for HR and people leaders, and I believe BambooHR has an opportunity to build solutions that address the many evolving challenges our customers face each day."
Crofts is a seasoned product expert with deep experience in bringing B2B products to market, with a focus on growing teams and businesses. He served in CPO roles at both Auditboard and Pendo. Prior to Pendo, he spent 11 years at Intuit where he developed well-known products like QuickBooks and TurboTax Personal Pro Business.
"Brian's experience has given him a rare combination of expertise and skills - he can both create and execute at a high level, while also evangelizing a vision and strategy for product development. This, along with his passion for both HR and growing businesses, makes him the perfect fit as our next CPO," said Brad Rencher, CEO of BambooHR. "As a product-led organization, he's the leader we need to drive the innovation required to build solutions to meet today's HR and business challenges. I couldn't be more excited to have him on the team."
For many small and medium-sized businesses, it can be difficult to balance day-to-day operations with an increasingly difficult talent retention environment. BambooHR fills a gap in the market for these businesses by providing an affordable HR solution that includes features they'll actually use. With more than 27,000 customers, BambooHR leads the market and will continue to build products that make the company a trusted partner to HR and business leaders.
"After fourteen years of building BambooHR, I'm proud of the work the team has done to create a product that provides solutions to HR managers' most significant challenges," said Ryan Sanders, co-founder of BambooHR. "We have an amazing opportunity in front of us to capitalize on the product we have built, and I've decided the time is right for me to step away from day-to-day product management. I strongly believe Brian Crofts is the right leader to elevate our product strategy as we focus on innovation and growth moving forward."
In the last five years, BambooHR has grown over five times to become a profitable, self-sustaining business with annual recurring revenue of more than $100 million. Crofts' appointment follows several recent executive hires including Justin Judd as CFO and Anita Grantham as head of people.
About BambooHR®
BambooHR is the world's leading HR and payroll platform for growing businesses. We're on a mission to empower the nearly three million employees across more than 27,000 organizations by giving them intuitive HR tools, insights, and support to curate an exceptional employee experience. The company was founded in 2008 by Ben Peterson and Ryan Sanders, who created a values-focused, award-winning internal culture that then provided inspiration for BambooHR's product and features. BambooHR customers include Asana, Foursquare, Stance, Change.org and Postmates. To find out more, visit bamboohr.com, follow @bamboohr or come join 30,000 other HR change agents at our annual HR Virtual Summit.
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SOURCE Bamboo HR LLC | 2022-07-18T15:34:57+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/prnewswire/2022/07/18/bamboohr-welcomes-brian-crofts-chief-product-officer/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday called embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ abandoned tax cut plan a “mistake,” and said he is worried that other nations’ fiscal policies may hurt the U.S. amid “worldwide inflation.”
Biden said it was “predictable” that the new prime minister on Friday was forced to walk back plans to aggressively cut taxes without identifying cost savings, after Truss’ proposal caused turmoil in global financial markets. It marked an unusual criticism by a U.S. president of the domestic policy decisions of one of its closest allies.
“I wasn’t the only one that thought it was a mistake,” Biden said. “I disagree with the policy, but that’s up to Great Britain.”
Biden’s comments came after weeks of White House officials declining to criticize Truss’ plans, though they emphasized they were monitoring the economic fallout closely. He was speaking to reporters at an Oregon ice cream shop where he made an unannounced stop to promote the candidacy of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, as Democrats across the country face a tough political environment amid GOP criticism of their handling of the economy.
Biden said he was not concerned about the strength of the dollar — it set a new record against the British Pound in recent weeks — which benefits U.S. imports but makes the country’s exports more expensive to the rest of the world.
The president said the U.S. economy “is strong as hell.”
“I’m concerned about the rest of the world,” he added. “The problem is the lack of economic growth and sound policy in other countries.”
Said Biden: “It’s worldwide inflation, that’s consequential.” | 2022-10-16T16:00:11+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/ap-biden-truss-plan-a-mistake-amid-worldwide-inflation/ |
Patients of the Cedars Health clinic in Rawlins are being asked to pick up their medical records and employees have been put on notice of the clinic's pending closure.
The closure, effective July 29, comes on the heals of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County eliminating its maternity services in a cost-cutting move and further narrows health care access to residents of rural Rawlins and Carbon County.
This closure means all employees of the Rawlins Cedar Health clinic will be laid off. Trista Sheets is one of those employees and, said she and her coworkers were alerted of the closure this week, the same day as patients.
The Rawlins location at 1906 E. Cedar St. is one of four locations Cedars Health operates around Wyoming, along with clinics in Rock Springs, Casper and Sheridan.
The company didn't respond to a request for information from the Rawlins Times by press time, including how many employees and patients are impacted by the closure.
Employees weren’t given an explanation for the move, Sheets said, and many are seeking help from the Wyoming Workforce Center.
The Rawlins location of the Wyoming Workforce Center offers access to a computer, support in resume building, unemployment application support and other services to residents seeking jobs. Additionally, it can refer those seeking work to local businesses that are looking for new additions to their teams.
Along with the pending Cedars Health closure, the local Workforce Center location also has been busy this week with the layoff of nearly 90 Sinclair oil refinery workers announced Tuesday. Of those layoffs, 32 were effective immediately, according to HF Sinclair.
The Wyoming Workforce Center is located at 1703 Edinburgh St. and those experiencing a job loss can call the center at 307-324-3485 for more information about available services.
Patients can retrieve their medical records by visiting https://tinyurl.com/pdpfmvyy. Cedars Health patients can retrieve their records in-person prior to the clinic’s closure, through the mail or by fax using the link.
Without access to the clinic, the only remaining public general health facility in Rawlins is Memorial Hospital.Cedars Health’s website says part of the company's mission is to offer health care that is affordable and accessible, raising concerns about the health care options for rural, low-income patients in the area. | 2022-07-14T15:00:53+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/cedars-health-to-close-rawlins-clinic-lay-off-employees/article_4f9f7188-b8e1-5be1-b81d-bb258b452941.html |
Stars vs. Wild Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 2
The Dallas Stars host the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, April 19, starting at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN2, SN360, TVAS, BSSW, and BSNX. The Wild lead the series 1-0. Bookmakers list the Wild as underdogs in this matchup, giving them +130 odds on the moneyline against the Stars (-150).
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Stars vs. Wild Predictions for Wednesday
Our projections model for this game expects a final score of Stars 4, Wild 2.
- Moneyline Pick: Stars (-150)
- Computer Predicted Total: 5.9
- Computer Predicted Spread: Stars (-1.8)
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Stars Splits and Trends
- The Stars have finished 8-15-23 in overtime contests to contribute to an overall record of 47-21-14.
- In the 27 games Dallas has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 9-6-12 record (good for 30 points).
- In the 13 games this season the Stars recorded just one goal, they went 3-8-2 (eight points).
- Dallas has taken 17 points from the 16 games this season when it scored two goals (5-4-7 record).
- The Stars are 39-7-6 in the 52 games when they have scored at least three goals (to record 84 points).
- In the 26 games when Dallas has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it went 14-5-7 to record 35 points.
- In the 46 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Dallas is 28-11-7 (63 points).
- The Stars' opponents have had more shots in 33 games. The Stars went 15-10-8 in those matchups (38 points).
Wild Splits and Trends
- The Wild have a record of 46-25-11 this season and are 13-11-24 in overtime contests.
- In the 25 games Minnesota has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 31 points.
- Across the 13 games this season the Wild finished with just one goal, they have earned eight points.
- When Minnesota has scored a pair of goals this season, they've earned 19 points (9-7-1 record).
- The Wild have scored more than two goals in 49 games, earning 77 points from those contests.
- This season, Minnesota has scored a single power-play goal in 36 games and registered 48 points with a record of 23-11-2.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, Minnesota is 22-14-5 (49 points).
- The Wild have been outshot by opponents in 40 games, going 24-10-6 to record 54 points.
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Stars vs. Wild Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN2, SN360, TVAS, BSSW, and BSNX
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- Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
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POMONA, Calif. (AP) — A car slammed into a crowded sidewalk taco stand in Pomona, killing one person and injuring 12 other people, authorities said.
The sedan veered across the road, jumped a curb and smashed into the tent at about 7:45 p.m. Friday in Pomona, east of Los Angeles, police said.
One man died at the scene. His identity wasn't immediately released.
Ten other people were taken to the hospital, including three in critical condition, while two others were treated at the scene, authorities said.
The driver ran from the car but surrendered about more than an hour later. She was identified as a 26-year-old woman from Pomona but her name wasn't immediately released, police said.
Investigators will try to determine whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. | 2022-10-15T16:55:25+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/1-dead-12-injured-as-car-crashes-into-Pomona-17511404.php |
Braves vs. Phillies: Odds, spread, over/under - May 27
Charlie Morton will take the hill for the Atlanta Braves (31-20) on Saturday, May 27 against the Philadelphia Phillies (24-27), who will answer with Zack Wheeler. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:10 PM ET at Truist Park.
The Braves are listed as -140 moneyline favorites for this matchup with the Phillies (+115). Atlanta is a 1.5-run favorite (at +145 odds). The game's total is set at 8.5 runs.
Braves vs. Phillies Time and TV Channel
- Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023
- Time: 4:10 PM ET
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
- Probable Pitchers: Morton - ATL (5-4, 3.61 ERA) vs Wheeler - PHI (3-4, 4.11 ERA)
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Braves vs. Phillies Betting Odds, Run Line and Total
Here's a look at the odds, run line and over/under for this matchup at different sportsbooks.
If you're wanting to wager on the Braves and Phillies matchup but want some help getting started, here's a quick breakdown. Betting the moneyline, run line, and total are some of the most common ways to place bets. A moneyline bet means that you think one of the teams -- say, the Braves (-140) -- will win the game. Pretty simple, right? If you bet $10 with those odds, and they wind up winning, you'd get $17.14 back in your pocket.
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Braves vs. Phillies Betting Trends and Insights
- The Braves have entered the game as favorites 42 times this season and won 26, or 61.9%, of those games.
- When they have played as moneyline favorites with odds of -140 or shorter, the Braves have gone 21-9 (70%).
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for Atlanta.
- The Braves went 4-4 across the eight games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
- In its last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), Atlanta and its opponents combined to hit the over six times.
- The Phillies have been victorious in six, or 35.3%, of the 17 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, the Phillies have come away with a win three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or longer on the moneyline.
- Over the past 10 games, the Phillies have been underdogs just once and won that contest.
- In the last 10 games with a total, Philadelphia and its opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
Braves vs. Phillies Player Props
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Bareback rider Josh Parker of North Wilkesboro, N.C., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Baraback rider Cooper Heimburg of Marshall, Mo., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Team roping heeler Junior Nogueira of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. Nogueira, an eight-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier and two-time world champion, is currently the No. 1 heeler in the PRCA world standings so far this season.
Saddle bronc rider Chris Williams of Greybull competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Steer wrestler Kyle Irwin of Robertsdale, Ala., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. He is tied for the lead with this run of 4.6 seconds and currently ranked No. 17 in the PRCA world rankings.
Steer wrestler Gage Hesse of Keenesburg, Colo., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Bareback rider Mason Clements of Spanish Fork, Utah, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. He leads the event with an 84 on Summit Pro Rodeo's Cowtown.
Steer wrestler Talon Roseland of Marshalltown, Iowa, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. He is currently ranked No. 15 in the PRCA world standings.
Saddle bronc rider Houston Brown of Miles City, Mont., scores an 83 on Summit Pro Rodeo's Unforgiven for the early lead during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Steer wrestler Gus Franzen of Kearney, Neb., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Breakaway roper Amber Crawford of Boyd, Texas, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Saddle bronc rider Sage Miller of Cheyenne competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Bareback rider Josh Parker of North Wilkesboro, N.C., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
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Baraback rider Cooper Heimburg of Marshall, Mo., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
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Team roping heeler Junior Nogueira of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. Nogueira, an eight-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier and two-time world champion, is currently the No. 1 heeler in the PRCA world standings so far this season.
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Saddle bronc rider Chris Williams of Greybull competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Michael Smith/For WyoSports
Steer wrestler Kyle Irwin of Robertsdale, Ala., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. He is tied for the lead with this run of 4.6 seconds and currently ranked No. 17 in the PRCA world rankings.
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Steer wrestler Gage Hesse of Keenesburg, Colo., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Michael Smith/For WyoSports
Bareback rider Mason Clements of Spanish Fork, Utah, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. He leads the event with an 84 on Summit Pro Rodeo's Cowtown.
Michael Smith/For WyoSports
Steer wrestler Talon Roseland of Marshalltown, Iowa, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. He is currently ranked No. 15 in the PRCA world standings.
Michael Smith/For WyoSports
Saddle bronc rider Houston Brown of Miles City, Mont., scores an 83 on Summit Pro Rodeo's Unforgiven for the early lead during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
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Steer wrestler Gus Franzen of Kearney, Neb., competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
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Breakaway roper Amber Crawford of Boyd, Texas, competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena.
Michael Smith/For WyoSports
Saddle bronc rider Sage Miller of Cheyenne competes during the Laramie Jubilee Days PRCA rodeo performance Friday, June 8, 2022, at the Albany County Fairgrounds rodeo arena. | 2022-07-09T18:30:34+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/rodeo/laramie_jubilee_days/photo-gallery-laramie-jubilee-days-prca-friday-performance/article_a38a5a07-3b88-565e-8841-c513378a54af.html |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear attacked a campsite Monday in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, authorities said, adding that the wounds weren’t life-threatening. The bear was later killed.
The woman, who was not identified, was part of a tour group of 25 people camping at Sveasletta, in the central part of the Svalbard archipelago, which sits more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) north of the Norwegian mainland. The campsite was located across a fjord from Longyearbyen, the main settlement in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago.
Authorities responded to the news of the attack, which came shortly before 8:30 a.m., by flying there in a helicopter, chief superintendent Stein Olav Bredli.
“The French woman suffered injuries to an arm. Shots were fired at the polar bear, which was scared away from the area,” he said. Further details on her injuries weren’t disclosed. She was flown by helicopter to the hospital in Longyearbyen.
The main newspaper on the Arctic archipelago, Svalbardposten, said the victim was a woman in her 40s, and quoted local hospital official Solveig Jacobsen as saying that the woman was slightly injured.
Bredil later told Svalbardposten that the animal has been “badly injured” and following “a professional assessment” it was put to sleep. It was unclear how it was killed.
Svalbard is dotted with warnings about polar bears. Visitors who choose to sleep outdoors receive stern warnings from authorities that people must carry firearms. At least five people have been killed by polar bears since the 1970s. In 2011, a British teenager was killed and the last time a fatal polar bear mauling was reported on Svalbard was in 2020, when a 38-year-old Dutchman was killed.
Following that attack, there was a debate as to whether people should be allowed to camp in tents but no ban has been decided.
Some residents in Svalbard, home to more than 2,500 people, want a round-the-clock polar bear watch, while others advocate killing all bears that get close to humans.
From 2009 to 2019, 14 polar bears were shot, Norwegian broadcaster NRK said. An estimated 20,000-25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic.
In 2015, a polar bear dragged a Czech tourist out of his tent as he and others were camping north of Longyearbyen, clawing his back before being driven away by gunshots. The bear was later found and killed by authorities. | 2022-08-08T13:40:43+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/woman-injured-by-polar-bear-on-norways-svalbard-islands/ |
A man moving rifles from the Civil War museum in City Hall to its new location at the Marketplace at Steamtown raised concerns Sunday morning, Scranton police Sgt. Eugene Groysman said.
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The first coming of nu metal, as much a subgenre as a suburban raison d'être, both overpromised and overdelivered on its hostile id. The riffs? Sloppy and sloshy. The bass? No less than five strings of wobble. The drums? Thoroughly thwacked. The vocals? When rapped: pitchy; when screamed: puffed. The angst? Petty at best; violently misogynistic at worst. These were the features, not bugs, of nu metal as it overtook what remained of commercial rock radio. As a quiet teenager seeking a scene in those years, I found the positive reinforcement I craved through punk and hardcore. Nu metal appeared to be isolationist in its anger — the salve for pain was pain — and that didn't feel particularly productive. Even Korn was too whiny for me ... and I was an emo kid raised on guitar twinkle and nasal pining. (Of course, emo and punk weren't that much better; just read Jessica Hopper's necessary "Where the Girls Aren't" essay.)
In the last few years, younger metal musicians have been cribbing the nu style. Code Orange, Tallah, Vein.fm, Cheem and Tetrarch are not only scene leaders, but have stretched the sound by expanding perceptions of who makes this music; even pop singers like Rina Sawayama have gone all-in on songs like "STFU!" (I'm not made of stone: These bands inspired me to reconsider the likes of Papa Roach, Coal Chamber, Filter, Snot and Slipknot, not to mention rekindle my love for P.O.D. and Deftones.) That recombined nostalgia can sometimes have a disingenuous halo effect on how we remember, but it's also a crucial lesson in what we take away from music.
By his own admission, nu metal was Garry Brents' first love. Last summer, Brents — who makes an absurd amount of extreme metal music under several names including Cara Neir, Gonemage, Homeskin and Sallow Moth — found himself in a black hole of nostalgia, fueled by Korn's live performance in a Woodstock '99 documentary and the endlessly entertaining "Crazy Ass Moments in Nu Metal History" Twitter account, and decided to forge some freaky ground. His project Memorrhage, unabashedly a subgenre exercise, manages to both reclaim and reshape nu metal with a portmanteau'd moniker that also acts as a thesis on how a memory can flow uncontrollably once unblocked.
Everything on Memorrhage's self-titled debut is executed with mech-warrior ferocity and precision. In the opening seconds, harmonics are pinched in a swirl of creepy sustain before the bass slaps away a torrent of crunchy riffs and mathy breakdowns, as if the polyrhythmic chaos of Slipknot got caught in a Converge chokehold. "Memory Leak," performed entirely by Brents (as is the majority of the album), is a good introduction to his science fiction-inspired world building: A cybernetic organism awakens to a world not only drenched in but defined by violence and injustice, and like the replicants in Blade Runner, finds itself at odds with human existence. Brents delights in nu-metal's sonic tropes, but experiments with the lyrical lens through which he unleashes his fury.
"Exit" and "Reek" make compelling cases for Godflesh's tangential influence on the scene, pitting industrial clang and hip-hop beats against caustic riffs and an unmistakable bark indebted to Justin Broadrick. Lest you worry about the project's bona fides, nary a turntable is left unscratched: Two DJs split the duties, acting as lead instruments and syncopated ornamentation. Mr. Rager gives the demented "Knurl" — and the album, quite frankly — a much-needed moment of melodic respite, spinning Incubus-cool webs behind frenzied breakbeats.
Several guest vocalists appear, including Fire-Toolz and Aki McCullough (A Constant Knowledge of Death), but the most satisfying collaboration comes from Ilya Mirosh, a Minsk-based musician who posts vocal covers on YouTube. "Lunge" would have been voted most likely to succeed as a hit back in the '90s: Guitars squeal octaves, riffs do what the song title suggests with channel-panning glee, vinyl scribbles maniacally and the call-and-response chorus between Brents' harsh growl and Mirosh's melodic howl is instantly memorable. "Utility" breaks character and nods at a Memorrhage multiverse, one where nu-metal is played with a pretty-boy post-hardcore sheen and sung with post-grunge grit, featuring EDM breakdowns. It's the kind of genre perversity at which Brents has long excelled, especially in Cara Neir, taken to a secret new level.
Memorrhage is not only an exercise in genre but a meditation on perspective. In these songs, a downtuned dumbness scratches a '90s itch, for sure, but also imagines another path. For Brents and so many others, nu metal's angst-ridden viscera was the draw — primal screams, chugging riffs, maybe a funky rhythm section masquerading as metal. The lyrical style, too, offered a vehicle to vent frustration — an unfiltered expression with nothing left to lose. Brents still channels the genre's requisite misanthropy, just through a "dystopian escapism" that points its robotic fingers at our inhumanity: "I found a god and it's not you."
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INDIANAPOLIS — Starting on Tuesday, May 31, IDPW plans to close 30th Street bridge over the White River to begin working o a $15.1 million bridge improvement project, including replacement of the bridge arch.
Westbound traffic will be rerouted to follow a detour using West 29th Street, Dr. MLK Jr. Street, West 38th Street, Kessler Boulevard West Drive, and West 30th Street.
Eastbound traffic will use West 30th Street, Kessler Boulevard W. Drive, 38th St., Dr. MLK Jr. St., West 30th St.. Lighted buoys will direct recreational water users to channel safely under the bridge. | 2022-05-28T14:48:49+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/dpw-west-30th-street-bridge-expected-to-close-may-31-for-bridge-improvement-project/ |
TORONTO, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Openscreen, a leading provider of QR Code activated enterprise solutions, is pleased to announce it was awarded Innovative Product of the Year at the 2023 Smart Retail Tech Expo in Las Vegas. Openscreen's newly released Openscreen Engage campaign management product was presented for consideration and selected as the winning entry.
Openscreen Engage simplifies the creation of powerful QR Code-driven campaigns. Its workflow driven interface provides drag-and-drop mobile content management, real time messaging, customer capture with privacy and consent management to empower brands to launch QR Code triggered campaigns in minutes.
"While the possibilities for digitizing the in-store experience with QR Codes are near-limitless, we've focused on making it easy for brands and retailers to design, launch and manage high-value use cases in minutes," said Gemini Waghmare, founder and CEO of Openscreen. "Our platform goes beyond QR Codes to deliver everything marketers need to create compelling QR Code driven campaigns, while seamlessly integrating these campaigns into existing marketing and operations infrastructure."
Openscreen Engage has enabled retailers and consumer brands to:
- Digitally extend store, shelf, and packaging space with scannable information.
- Educate, inform, and interact with consumers in-store and on-location.
- Replace wasteful and costly paper-based marketing with digital alternatives.
- Capture valuable and privacy-compliant audience data.
- Drive revenue with instore scan-to-order and scan-to-buy flows.
"QR Codes have long promised digitization; but they're just the 'front door' of a digital interaction. Layering in integrated components to easily orchestrate end-to-end campaigns is what makes Openscreen Engage unique and appealing across a variety of verticals," added Stephanie Blom, Openscreen's Head of Product. "Most importantly, brands and retailers can acquire consent-ready first-party data when it matters most, when consumers are interacting with their products and locations."
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Openscreen is the contactless customer engagement & commerce layer for the internet. Openscreen enables the creation of interactive applications that allow enterprises to meet, interact and transact with their customers and resources wherever they are. Transforming physical and manual interactions into the digital processes, Openscreen powers frictionless QR Code based applications to streamline operations, capture customers, build loyalty and directly increase revenue and retention. Additional information can be found at www.openscreen.com or by contacting info@openscreen.com.
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Knowing your credit card interest rate is key to managing debt
Negotiate lower rates or switch to a zero-interest card to manage payments
InvestigateTV - A new study from NerdWallet reports that 43% of credit card holders do not know the interest rate on their cards, even though according to experts, knowing your interest rate is the first step to managing credit card debt.
Sara Rathner, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, suggested you look at your recent statement or log into your account to find your current interest rate.
With that information, Rathner said you can find ways to save money such as negotiating a lower rate with your issuer or transferring your balance to a 0% interest card. You could also consider a personal loan to pay off the debt.
Rathner’s bottom line is that high interest rates hamper your ability to pay down debt.
“This has the potential to cost you hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year, depending on how much debt you have,” Rathner said. “Think about all the other things you could do with that money, all the other bills that you could pay and other debt you could avoid because you don’t have hundreds of dollars’ worth of interest.”
By paying only the minimum on a credit card every month, the bulk of the payment may be interest, with only a small fraction going toward reducing the debt you owe.
If you are struggling with debt, USA.gov has free resources available for dealing with debt and many other topics.
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No. 17-ranked Jelena Ostapenko will go toe-to-toe against Sorana Cirstea (No. 37), one of 24 matches in Wimbledon round of 64 and round of 128 today in , . All the action will be streaming live on ESPN.
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Today's Best Match Insights: Cirstea vs. Ostapenko
- In 13 tournaments so far this year, Cirstea is 15-13 and has not won a title.
- Ostapenko has come out on top in one tournament this year, registering an overall 25-12 record.
- Cirstea has played 23.3 games per match in her 28 matches so far this year (across all court surfaces).
- On grass, Cirstea has played three matches so far this year, totaling 28.3 games per match while winning 47.1% of games.
- So far this year, Cirstea has won 32.5% of her return games and 69.1% of her service games.
- Ostapenko is averaging 22 games per match in her 37 matches played this year across all court surfaces, with a 55.2% game winning percentage.
- Ostapenko averages 23.9 games per match and 10.6 games per set in eight matches on grass courts this year.
- Ostapenko has amassed a service game winning percentage of 70.7% on all surfaces (290-for-410 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 39.5% (159-for-403 in return games).
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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey’s father, dies at age 88
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - Vernon Winfrey, a former councilmember and father of celebrity Oprah Winfrey, died Friday night at the age of 88.
Oprah Winfrey announced her father’s death on Instagram, saying, “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.”
Well-known for his barbershop, Winfrey Barber & Beauty Shop, and achievements during his 16 years on the Metro Nashville Council, Vernon Winfrey is being mourned by many.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Vernon Winfrey. Vernon served on Metro Council for 16 years and dedicated his life to entrepreneurship, barbering, and mentoring young men in the community. An Army veteran and deacon, he leaves behind a legacy of service,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper said on Twitter.
He also served as trustee for Tennessee State University, the Associated Press said.
Oprah Winfrey was recently in Nashville for Independence Day weekend to celebrate ‘Vernon Winfrey Day,’ a day dedicated to her father, who was battling cancer at the time. Many family and friends attended the backyard barbecue to celebrate his life.
The cause of Vernon’s death has not yet been confirmed.
Copyright 2022 WSMV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-09T18:01:43+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2022/07/09/vernon-winfrey-oprah-winfreys-father-dies-age-88/ |
CT Boston/Norton MA Zone Forecast for Saturday, January 7, 2023
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.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around
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.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
30s. Lows in the lower 20s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Near steady temperature in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Rain with snow likely. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance
of precipitation 80 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain. Near steady temperature around 40. Chance
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.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Near
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.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around
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.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Gusts
up to 20 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
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.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
30s. Lows in the lower 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Near steady temperature in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Rain with snow likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
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.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
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.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Near steady temperature in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Rain with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid 40s.
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of rain 80 percent.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky PA Lottery player has won $3 million on a Mega Stacks Scratch-off ticket in Luzerne County.
According to PA Lottery, a retailer in Luzerne County sold a $3 million-winning $3 Million Mega Stacks Scratch-Off.
Can Do Convenience, on South Poplar Street in Hazleton, receives a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard by Florida's governor have said they feel like they're being manipulated and are confused.
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Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard by Florida's governor have said they feel like they're being manipulated and are confused.
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HILES, Karen Sue
Age 74, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022. Visitation Aug. 13, 2022, 9-11 am, at Knox & Brothers, Maysville, KY.
HILES, Karen Sue
Age 74, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022. Visitation Aug. 13, 2022, 9-11 am, at Knox & Brothers, Maysville, KY. | 2022-08-12T05:14:21+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/hiles-karen/BRBIJ6QBTJHW5AMLF2DMZW7YCY/ |
Location opens on July 6; grand opening celebration scheduled for July 9
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, today announced the opening of its Trulieve medical dispensary in Hurricane, West Virginia. Located at 2 Putnam Village Dr. Suite 2-3, the new dispensary will open its doors at 10am on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. This is the Company's sixth retail location in West Virginia and will be open seven days a week from 10am to 6pm.
Grand opening festivities will be held on Saturday, July 9 throughout the day to include partner giveaways, deals and specials, and all registered patients will receive a 25% discount. On-site medical care specialists will be available to assist with medical card registration and certification for West Virginia patients.
"We are excited to expand medical cannabis to Hurricane while creating jobs in the area," said Trulieve Chief Executive Officer Kim Rivers. "In less than a year, West Virginia's medical cannabis program has already added nearly 10,000 patients, and we look forward to supporting this thriving community. Trulieve is committed to providing the best quality services and products for the state's registered medical cannabis patients while strengthening community connections in this developing market."
Trulieve patients across West Virginia can choose from a large selection of THC and CBD products available in a variety of consumption methods, including flower, concentrates, tinctures, topicals, ingestibles, and more. Designed to meet every patient's needs, our portfolio of in-house brands includes Cultivar Collection, Momenta, Muse, TruFlower and more.
Last November, Trulieve opened West Virginia's first dispensary and has since expanded its store hours to welcome patients seven days a week. The Company has already opened four new dispensaries in the state this year, with plans to open three additional dispensary locations by the end of the year in Milton, Huntington and Belle.
For more information on store locations, please visit https://www.trulieve.com/dispensaries/west-virginia.
Trulieve is an industry leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S. operating in 11 states, with leading market positions in Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Trulieve is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, building scale in retail and distribution in new and existing markets through its hub strategy. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its brand portfolio, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences and increases access to cannabis, helping patients and customers to live without limits. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. For more information, please visit Trulieve.com.
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Two doctors, a receptionist and a former soldier accompanying his wife during a checkup were killed in a mass shooting inside a Tulsa medical building, authorities said Thursday.
Police, officials at Saint Francis Health System and others provided details about the victims of Wednesday's shooting.
One of the doctors once worked for a pro basketball team, and the other was a huge college football fan. The receptionist supervisor cheered on her sons' high school baseball team, and police said the fourth victim was an Army veteran who sacrificed his life for his wife during the shooting.
DR. PRESTON PHILLIPS
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said Phillips performed back surgery on the gunman last month and was the primary target of the shooting. Phillips, 59, was found dead in a second-floor exam room.
Phillips was an orthopedic surgeon with an interest in spinal surgery and joint reconstruction, according to a profile on the hospital system’s website. He had served as lead physician for Tulsa’s WNBA team before the franchise moved out of state, according to the Tulsa World.
In addition to his medical degree, Phillips had advanced degrees in organic chemistry, pharmacology and theology.
Dr. Cliff Robertson, president and CEO of Saint Francis Health System, said Phillips was a dedicated caregiver who considered medicine his calling. Robertson said Phillips was a “consummate gentleman.”
“He was — he is — a man that we should all strive to emulate,” Robertson said. "The fact that some individual would go after Dr. Phillips is mind-blowing. He’s one of those folks that, you know, his clinic can not always be on time because he will spend every minute with patients that they need.”
Phillips graduated in 1990 from Harvard Medical School and completed his fellowship at the university-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
“Tragically, this incident is the latest in a seemingly unending series of devastating shootings that serve as painful and recurring reminders that gun violence is a medical and public health crisis in this country,” Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley said Thursday in a statement.
In a statement, the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society said Phillips was one of its members. The Towson, Maryland-based group said its mission is to increase diversity within the orthopedic profession “and promote the highest quality musculoskeletal care for all people.”
The group called the shooting a "despicable act.”
DR. STEPHANIE HUSEN
According to the hospital system's website, Husen, 48, focused on sports medicine. She graduated medical school in 2000 from Oklahoma State University and further trained at Greenville Memorial Hospital and the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in South Carolina.
Robertson said Husen was “an incredible person.”
Husen's ex-husband, John Reckenbeil, said Husen was a physical therapist when she broke her foot in a car accident in the late 1990s. As she was rehabilitating her injury, Husen made the decision to go to medical school and study orthopedics, Reckenbeil told The Associated Press.
Husen, who had two brothers, loved her family and enjoyed being a doctor, Reckenbeil said.
“That’s what is just so unacceptable,” Reckenbeil said. “She’s there doing her job ... She loved helping people and she’s ripped from this planet doing what she loved to do.”
Husen grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and was a big fan of Oklahoma Sooners football, Reckenbeil said.
“She was the greatest woman ever,” he said. “She was the best doctor, she was the best person, she was the best wife.”
Husen was cleaning out her house recently and sent him photos from their wedding of his late mother “out of the blue,” Reckenbeil said.
“That's the type of woman she was,” Reckenbeil said.
Reckenbeil said Husen was often “the smartest person in the room, but she never let you know about it.”
AMANDA GLENN
Robertson said Glenn, 40, was a receptionist and served in a supervisory role.
The three employees were “the three best people in the entire world, the most committed to doing what they do every day and taking care of others. They didn’t deserve to die like that,” Robertson said.
The Charles Page High School baseball team said in a Facebook post that Glenn was a devoted wife, mother and friend.
“She was on our Booster Club Board and served the baseball boys and coaches selflessly. She was the biggest cheerleader for both of her sons and all of our boys!” the statement said. “Our baseball family is at a loss.”
WILLIAM LOVE
Franklin, the police chief, said Love, 73, was found wounded in a second-floor exam room and taken to the hospital’s emergency room for treatment. He died there.
Although Love was a patient at the clinic where the shooting happened, he didn’t have an appointment that day but was instead accompanying another patient, said Tulsa Police Capt. Richard Meulenberg.
Love was a retired Army sergeant with 27 years of service, including one tour in the Vietnam War, the Tulsa Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook. Love enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family, which included eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Love had taken his wife, Deborah, to the clinic the day of the shooting for her six-month checkup, said their daughter, Karen Denise Love. Deborah Love had back surgery in December.
They were in an examination room with one of Phillips’ assistants when the couple heard the commotion outside. When they realized it was gunshots, Karen Love said her father grabbed the door handle from inside the room.
“As they heard this guy going up and down the hall, they knew it was gunfire,” Karen Love said. “They thought it was someone just shooting people. My dad was trying to hold the door the best he could.”
The shooter walked past their room, but they heard him come back. He then started shooting through the sheetrock walls and through the door, striking William Love, she said.
Karen Love said her father was born in Georgia, a “poor, sharecroppers’ boy.”
“He was a red, white and blue guy, my daddy,” she said. “He was a good, stable human being.”
Before he was killed, Love had planned to travel with his wife, his daughter said. They enjoyed California, Wyoming and Georgia, Karen Love said.
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Foody reported from Chicago. Williams reported from Detroit. Sainz reported from Memphis, Tennessee. Jill Zeman Bleed contributed from Little Rock, Arkansas. Associated Press researcher Randy Herschaft also contributed.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Evans & Welch, the parent company of Traffic & Funnels and SalesMentor announced today that Ashton Shanks has been named as their new CEO.
Evans & Welch has trained more than 150,000 individual business owners, sales professionals, and freelancers. Since 2015, the organization quickly became a rising star in the online education arena. Currently headquartered in Nashville, both individually owned brands are poised for many years of market dominance by offering great products and great services in two very fast-growing industries.
Shanks, a veteran CEO who is known within his industry as "The Savage Media Buyer", has helped scale companies from $0 to $500k+ in just months with his company Hemon Media, is excited to continue innovating and representing the legacy of Evans & Welch. "I started at this company working as an intern... I've watched it grow and evolve and I'm so excited to help bring our products, our team, and our vision into its next season," says Shanks.
While running the Evans & Welch team from Nashville, Shanks will continue to serve as CEO of The Hemon Group - https://thehemongroup.com - a company rapidly growing into an industry leader for direct-response advertising while managing close to $5 million per month in paid traffic for its clients.
"The next season for these companies will be the best we've ever seen. There is nobody else with the caliber of experience or vision that can match what I believe Ashton can do. The companies couldn't be in better hands!" says Taylor Welch.
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Jayson Tatum NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Celtics vs. Heat - May 19
The Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum included, hit the court versus the Miami Heat at 8:30 PM ET on Friday in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
If you'd like to place a bet on Tatum's props, we break down his available ones, providing some stats and trends, below.
Jayson Tatum Prop Bets vs. the Heat
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Jayson Tatum Insights vs. the Heat
- This season, Jayson Tatum has made 9.8 shots per game, which accounts for 21.0% of his team's total makes.
- He's taken 9.3 threes per game, or 19.7% of his team's shots from beyond the arc this season.
- Tatum's opponents, the Heat, have one of the NBA's slowest tempos with 99.2 possessions per game, while his Celtics rank 16th in possessions per game with 101.9.
- Defensively, the Heat are ranked second in the league, conceding 109.8 points per contest.
- The Heat allow 41.9 rebounds per game, ranking sixth in the NBA.
- Allowing 25.6 assists per game, the Heat are the 14th-ranked squad in the league.
- The Heat are the 28th-ranked team in the league at allowing threes, conceding 13.1 made 3-pointers per game.
Jayson Tatum vs. the Heat
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Maya Moore has officially decided to retire from playing basketball.
The Minnesota Lynx great stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from jail by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. After gaining his release, Irons married Moore soon after and the couple had their first child, Jonathan Jr., in July.
She announced her decision to retire on “Good Morning America.” Before Monday, Moore had been non-committal about ever playing basketball again.
“Well, I think it’s time to put a close to the pro basketball life,” Moore said. “I walked away four seasons ago, but wanted to officially retire. This is such a sweet time for us and our family. The work we’ve done. I want to continue that in our next chapter. Be home for my community and family. ... That’s what I’m moving into. Hanging it up.”
The 33-year-old Moore won four WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx, two Olympic gold medals with USA Basketball and two NCAA titles with UConn.
“On behalf of the Minnesota Lynx organization, I want to congratulate Maya on an incredible basketball career,” Lynx coach and President of Basketball Operations Cheryl Reeve said. “We will always cherish her time in a Lynx uniform and we wish her the best as she continues to pursue this next chapter of her life.”
Moore will be eligible for the Naismith Hall of Fame next year since she stopped playing four years ago.
Moore was one of the rare athletes to leave their sport in the prime of their career. She was drafted No. 1 by the Lynx in 2011 and averaged 18.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Lynx. She was the league’s MVP in 2014 as well as winning Rookie of the Year.
She finished her career as the Lynx franchise leader in scoring average, 3-point field goals made (530) and steals (449) and finished second in total points scored (4,984), field goals made (1,782), assists (896) and blocks (176).
“Maya Moore has forever left a mark on the state of Minnesota, the Minnesota Lynx franchise and the hearts of Lynx fans everywhere,” Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx owner Glen Taylor said. “Maya’s accolades are numerous; her leadership and talent both fearless and inspirational set the foundation for the most exciting and historic championship run in the league from 2011-2017. While today culminates Maya’s basketball career, there is no doubt she will continue to impact the game we all love. We wish Maya all the best and will root for her always.”
Moore went 150-4 in her illustrious career at UConn. The two-time AP Player of the Year was a key part of the Huskies’ 90-game winning streak that was the longest-ever until the school had an 111-game run a few years later. | 2023-01-16T16:10:11+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-wnba-maya-moore-retires-20230116-fwjzw2cucfac5lhnqyjq5svxtq-story.html |
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid") (NYSE: RAD) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between April 14, 2022 and September 28, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Rite Aid, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
https://www.wongesq.com/pslra-1/rite-aid-loss-submission-form?prid=32845&wire=4
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Rite Aid includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) despite representations to the contrary, the number of new members that the Elixir pharmacy benefit management services business was adding during the selling season ending on January 1, 2023 was in material decline; (ii) Rite Aid was likely to recognize a significant charge for the impairment of goodwill related to Elixir due to a decrease in "lives" covered by Elixir's pharmacy benefit management services business; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: December 19, 2022
Aggrieved Rite Aid investors only have until December 19, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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What’s Speak Out?
Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day. Email Speak Out at speakout@southtownstar.com or call 312-222-2427. Please limit comments to 30 seconds or about 120 words and give your first name and your hometown.
A few points regarding the Jan. 6 committee. As an Illinoisan, I am proud of Adam Kinzinger and admire the courage of Liz Cheney, even though I strongly disagree with many pillars of Republican Party ideology. They’ll never get Donald Trump to testify. If the former fearless leader does show up, he will take the Fifth or use the platform to spin more lies. The pathological, destructive weasel is a national embarrassment. After watching the first impeachment hearings, it’s clear why Vladimir Putin is bombing Ukraine.
Monte, Tinley Park
It seems like every day Ted Slowik’s opinion is always biased. He rules your newspaper.
Judy, Orland Park
The Soviet Union had a media. It was controlled by the communist government. Our so-called mainstream media resembles closely that of the Soviet Union. We watched the propaganda they spouted and could not believe that anyone could believe it.
Daily Southtown
Bill, Plainfield
George from the South Side, I had to laugh when I read your Speak Out. Did Bailey question George W. Bush when he ran for president whilst still being governor of Texas? My question is, is it really relevant to question an event that happened over 20 years ago in another state? The focus of this election is, and should be, the governance of Illinois. Perhaps at the next debate, you’ll expect him to answer whether the Alamo was properly defended in 1836.
Joan, Oak Forest
Anyone who was ever shoved into a row of lockers or otherwise bullied by a high school athlete, understands what transpired when Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams knocked ESPN photographer Ryan Zebley to the ground after last week’s game in Kansas City. Jocks have always felt it is their special privilege to ride roughshod over everyone else who is a less-gifted mortal.
George, South Side
The truth is Biden and Democrats have given the U.S. a disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, a war in Ukraine, 40-year high inflation, high gas and food prices, increased violence and other crimes, uncontrolled border crossings in the millions, crisis homelessness, use of FBI against political opponents and no positive plans other than throw money at their special interests.
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Casting company hiring movie extras for Hallmark Christmas film at Biltmore Estate
ASHVILLE, N.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - Want to be a part of a Christmas movie in January? A casting company is looking for some extra help.
WHNS reports The Casting Office, Inc. currently has an open call out for movie extras in North Carolina.
The casting call is for an upcoming Hallmark Channel Christmas movie called “A Biltmore Christmas.”
The film is scheduled to start work at the historic estate in January 2023 and be in theaters in November of next year.
A spokesperson for the Hallmark Channel described “A Biltmore Christmas” as a love story with a little Christmas charm.
“Each year we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience,” said Samantha DiPippo, of Hallmark Media.
According to the casting company, it’s looking for people who live in the area to be background performers in the film. The company has handled casting for major films such as “Forrest Gump,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” and “Venom.”
No experience is needed to be a movie extra and those interested must apply online.
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Rolling Cash 5" game were:
14-22-27-37-38
(fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $120,000
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Rolling Cash 5" game were:
14-22-27-37-38
(fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $120,000 | 2022-06-24T00:12:44+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/winning-numbers-drawn-in-rolling-cash-5-game/R2YUBGWGBZDDFDNHXJSOXQZX3U/ |
WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, June 17, 2022
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WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1137 AM PDT Thu Jun 16 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes, Owens Valley, White Mountains
of Inyo County and Death Valley National Park.
* WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Pockets of blowing dust could impact travel on US-395 and
roadways throughout Death Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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Bids Due October 17, 2022; Auction to Be Held October 18, 2022
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Streambank (www.HilcoStreambank.com) announced that it is seeking offers to acquire the software and other assets of Edgeworx, Inc., which has developed an edge computing artificial intelligence solution for software developers along with associated hardware.
A sale of the assets of Edgeworx is being conducted by Edgeland, LLC, as secured lender, pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Bids are due on October 17, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and a public auction will be held on October 18, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Interested parties can learn more here.
The product – Darcy.AI – allows developers to build in their local environment, deploy applications and hardware at the edge, and run artificial intelligence software utilizing the cloud. The company's software serves as an operating system allowing developers to build real-time artificial intelligence into the infrastructure of the edge of networks. The hardware – first deployed via a camera – allows businesses to employ a sleek, computer vision camera at the source of data capture. The cloud permits the camera – or any other hardware or software at the edge – to operate remote hardware and software just like anything else in the cloud, without pushing video feeds back to servers.
"The software provides an end-to-end platform of AI, hardware, and cloud tools that can integrate with any infrastructure or model, be it your own design or a model from the web," remarked Hilco Streambank CEO Gabe Fried. He continued, "The software is being utilized and the company has produced hardware – a camera – allowing the data to remain in the cloud at the edge of networks, leading the way in connecting the edge to the cloud."
The sale of the assets will be conducted on an "as is, where is" basis, without representations and warranties.
About Hilco Streambank: Hilco Streambank is a market leading advisory firm specializing in intellectual property disposition and valuation. Having completed numerous transactions including sales in publicly reported Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, private transactions, and online sales through IPv4.Global, Hilco Streambank has established itself as the premier intermediary in the consumer brand, internet and telecom communities. Hilco Streambank is part of Northbrook, Illinois based Hilco Global, the world's leading authority on maximizing the value of business assets by delivering valuation, monetization and advisory solutions to an international marketplace. Hilco Global operates more than twenty specialized business units offering services that include asset valuation and appraisal, retail and industrial inventory acquisition and disposition, real estate and strategic capital equity investments.
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Published: Nov. 3, 2022 at 3:10 PM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
BREA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NVST) today announced results for the third quarter 2022.
As previously disclosed, on December 31, 2021, we completed the sale of the KaVo Treatment Unit and Instrument business. All results in this release reflect only continuing operations unless otherwise noted.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, reported sales increased 3.9% to $631.1 million with core sales growth of 4.9% over the corresponding quarter in 2021.
For the third quarter of 2022, net income was $49.6 million or $0.28 per diluted share. During the same period, adjusted net income was $82.5 million or $0.47 per diluted share compared to adjusted net income of $79.4 million or $0.45 per diluted share in the same period of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2022 was $127.6 million compared to $119.1 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Amir Aghdaei, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased that despite a challenging macro environment, the Envista team has once again delivered a strong quarter with core sales growth of 4.9% and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 20.2%. Our consistent performance, driven by the Envista Business System (EBS), is a testament to the strength of our team, culture, and strategic differentiation. We have a proven track record of execution and remain committed to our long-term objectives."
Mr. Aghdaei continued, "In addition to delivering solid results in the third quarter, the transformation of our portfolio continues as we focus investments on fast-growing specialty businesses while adding to our digital capabilities. We continue to see exceptional growth in our orthodontic business driven by our Spark Clear Aligners as well as strong growth in our premium implant franchise. Continued investments in our DEXIS IOS business and DTX Studio Software suite are helping us accelerate our vision of digitizing, personalizing, and democratizing dental care. We remain committed to our purpose of partnering with dental professionals to improve lives and are focused on creating lasting value for customers, employees, and shareholders."
2022 Guidance
Despite the persistent inflationary pressures, continued supply chain disruptions, and an uncertain geopolitical environment, we are reiterating our guidance for core growth and profitability for the full year 2022. We expect core sales to grow mid-single digits for 2022 and to deliver adjusted EBITDA margin of 20% for the full year.
Please note – We do not provide forward-looking estimates on a GAAP basis as certain information is not available and cannot be reasonably estimated.
Envista will discuss its quarterly results and provide an updated outlook for 2022 during an investor conference call today starting at 2:00 P.M. PT. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the "Investors" section of Envista's website, www.envistaco.com, under the subheading "Events & Presentations." A replay of the webcast will be available in the same section of Envista's website shortly after the conclusion of the presentation and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call.
The conference call can be accessed by 800-225-9448 within the U.S. or +1 203-518-9708 outside the U.S. a few minutes before 2:00 PM PT and referencing conference ID #792458. A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call. You can access the replay dial-in information on the "Investors" section of Envista's website under the subheading "Events & Presentations." Presentation materials relating to Envista's results have been posted to the "Investors" section of Envista's website under the subheading "Quarterly Earnings." In addition, selected unaudited historical financial information for continuing operations has been posted to the "Investors" section of Envista's website.
ABOUT ENVISTA
Envista is a global family of more than 30 trusted dental brands, including Nobel Biocare, Ormco, DEXIS, and Kerr united by a shared purpose: to partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista helps its customers deliver the best possible patient care through industry-leading dental consumables, solutions, technology, and services. Our comprehensive portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers a wide range of dentists' clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. With a foundation comprised of the proven Envista Business System (EBS) methodology, an experienced leadership team, and a strong culture grounded in continuous improvement, commitment to innovation, and deep customer focus, Envista is well equipped to meet the end-to-end needs of dental professionals worldwide. Envista is one of the largest global dental products companies, with significant market positions in some of the most attractive segments of the dental products industry. For more information, please visit www.envistaco.com.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
All "Adjusted" amounts including core sales growth and free cash flow are non-GAAP items. Calculations of these measures, the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, and other information relating to these non-GAAP measures are included in the attached supplemental schedules. We do not reconcile forward looking non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures because of the inherent difficulty in predicting and estimating the future impact and timing of currency translation, acquisitions, discontinued products, and any other potential adjustments which would be reflected in any forecasted GAAP measure.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including new variants of the virus, the pace of recovery in the markets in which we operate, global supply chain disruptions and potential staffing shortages, the conditions in the U.S. and global economy, the markets served by us and the financial markets, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations and liquidity, developments and uncertainties in trade policies and regulations, contractions or growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, fluctuations in inventory of our distributors and customers, loss of a key distributor, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, competition, our ability to develop and successfully market new products and services, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including regulations relating to medical devices and the health care industry), the results of our clinical trials and perceptions thereof, penalties associated with any off-label marketing of our products, modifications to our products that require new marketing clearances or authorizations, our ability to effectively address cost reductions and other changes in the health care industry, our ability to successfully identify and consummate appropriate acquisitions and strategic investments, our ability to integrate the businesses we acquire and achieve the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions, investments and divestitures, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems or violations of data privacy laws, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property, the impact of our restructuring activities on our ability to grow, risks relating to currency exchange rates, changes in tax laws applicable to multinational companies, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, risks relating to product, service or software defects, risks relating to product manufacturing, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole or limited sources of supply, the impact of regulation on demand for our products and services, labor matters, international economic, political, legal, compliance and business factors, disruptions relating to war, terrorism, climate change, widespread protests and civil unrest, man-made and natural disasters, public health issues and other events, and the impact of inflation and increasing interest rates. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2021 and our Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and except to the extent required by applicable law, we do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.
CONTACT Stephen Keller Vice President, Investor Relations Envista Holdings Corporation 200 S. Kraemer Blvd., Building E Brea, CA 92821 Telephone: (714) 817-7000 Fax: (714) 817-5450
Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Measures
Each of the non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing Envista Holdings Corporation's ("Envista" or the "Company") results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors to:
with respect to Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Operating Profit, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share and Adjusted EBITDA, understand the long-term profitability trends of Envista's business and compare Envista's profitability to prior and future periods and to Envista's peers;
with respect to Core Sales, identify underlying growth trends in Envista's business and compare Envista's revenue performance with prior and future periods and to Envista's peers;
with respect to Adjusted EBITDA, help investors understand operational factors associated with a company's financial performance because it excludes the following from consideration: interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and infrequent or unusual losses or gains such as goodwill impairment charges or nonrecurring and restructuring charges. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, as a supplemental measure for assessing operating performance in conjunction with related GAAP amounts. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used in connection with operating decisions, strategic planning, annual budgeting, evaluating Company performance and comparing operating results with historical periods and with industry peer companies; and
with respect to Free Cash Flow (the "FCF Measure"), understand Envista's ability to generate cash without external financings, strengthen its balance sheet, invest in its business and grow its business through acquisitions and other strategic opportunities (although a limitation of free cash flow is that it does not take into account the Company's debt service requirements and other non-discretionary expenditures, and as a result the entire Free Cash Flow amount is not necessarily available for discretionary expenditures).
Management uses these non-GAAP measures to measure the Company's operating and financial performance.
The items excluded from the non-GAAP measures set forth above have been excluded for the following reasons:
With respect to Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Operating Profit, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share and Adjusted EBITDA:
With respect to core sales, we exclude (1) the effect of acquisitions and divested product lines because the timing, size, number and nature of such transactions can vary significantly from period-to-period and between us and our peers, which we believe may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult, (2) sales from discontinued products because discontinued products do not have a continuing contribution to operations and management believes that excluding such items provides investors with a means of evaluating our on-going operations and facilitates comparisons to our peers, and (3) the impact of currency translation because it is not under management's control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends.
With respect to the FCF Measure, we adjust for payments for additions to property, plant and equipment (net of the proceeds from capital disposals) to demonstrate the amount of operating cash flow for the period that remains after accounting for the Company's capital expenditure requirements.
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored a career-high 50 points to become the Big East Conference's career regular-season scoring leader and No. 15 Villanova smashed Seton Hall 99-65 on Saturday.
With 1,550 conference regular season points, Siegrist surpassed former Boston College standout Sarah Behn's (1989-93) 1,546 points. Siegrist also broke the previous single-game Villanova program record of 44 points set by Shelly Pennefather.
Siegrist shot a smoldering 76.9% making 20 of 26 shot attempts. She grabbed 10 rebounds and did not commit a single foul or turnover.
Maddie Burke scored 12 points for Villanova (22-4, 13-2 Big East), which shot 38 for 59 (64.4%).
Sidney Cooks scored 21 for Seton Hall (15-10, 8-7) and Lauren Park-Lane 20.
Cooks' basket with 6:17 before halftime to knot it at 25-all. In response, Siegrist made a layup with 4:53 before intermission and Villanova erupted on a 17-3 run to all but seal it for a 42-28 advantage at the break. Siegrist scored eight and Burke scored seven during the run.
Siegrist scored 22 by halftime and picked up where she left after the break with a layup and a 3-pointer off a Seton Hall turnover to give the Wildcats their first 20-point lead of the contest at 49-28. She scored 15 in the third.
Seton Hall hosts DePaul on Monday. Villanova heads to New York to face St. John's on Wednesday.
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AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 | 2023-02-11T21:18:51+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/siegrist-s-50-sends-no-15-villanova-women-past-17778785.php |
LAS VEGAS, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Health, the revolutionary technology platform that automates manual processes, along with Gympass, the world's largest provider for flexible and accessible Corporate Wellbeing, today announced an integration partnership further enhancing member experiences and simplifying operational demands for mutual partners.
The integration of the Concierge Health platform bridges gaps and eliminates data collection barriers utilizing its VeriTap device, enabling seamless, automated interactions. With changing times and demands, fitness center operators face challenges participating with 3rd party programs, such as Medicare and commercial fitness programs. Together, Concierge Health and Gympass have recognized members' needs and now, through Concierge Health's seamless integrated connection with the Gympass platform, fitness locations are offered powerful operational functionalities from transparency of performance data to real-time membership validation and processing automations. The collaboration between the two companies will provide a smooth and efficient member experience when visiting participating locations.
"We're thrilled to join efforts with Concierge Health and provide our partners with the tools to optimize the ease and efficiency of working with Gympass," said, Massi Sardi, VP of Partnerships at Gympass. "We integrate with the best operational tools, so they can focus on providing incredible experiences within their facilities and leave the rest to us. We firmly believe working with Concierge Health will make operational matters more seamless than ever."
"Concierge Health is excited and honored to announce our partnership with Gympass. Through our automated and integrated data aggregation platform, we can help eliminate operational demands that locations deal with on a daily basis, making it even easier for brands to participate with Gympass and providing exceptional member experiences. This is an incredible partnership between two forward-thinking platforms," said Matthew Schober, Chief Development Officer, Concierge Health.
About Gympass:
Gympass is a corporate wellbeing platform that ignites and fuels every journey to feel good. We do this by reinventing wellbeing, making it universal, engaging and accessible. Worldwide companies rely on Gympass' unmatched variety, convenience, and flexibility to support their employees' health and happiness. With over 50,000 fitness partners, 1,300 on-demand classes, 2,000 hours of meditation, weekly 1:1 therapy sessions, and hundreds of personal trainers, Gympass supports every wellbeing journey. We partner with best-in-class wellbeing providers in multiple markets across North America, Latin America, and Europe.
About Concierge Health:
Concierge Health, a Las Vegas based wellness company, provides users an integrative data aggregation platform focused on enhancing business operations, member understanding and consumer health and wellness experiences. Concierge Health seamlessly connects health clubs, health insurance, wellness companies and a plethora of partners in real-time, through a proprietary process, to provide transparent reporting and reimbursements, along with automated incentives and rewards for customers. Concierge Health's features and services enable a holistic approach to an individual's healthy lifestyle, collecting data from anywhere and everywhere, extending a comprehensive view of wellness data and enabling better insights and decisions, while providing consumers an improved, innovative experience. For more information about Concierge Health visit: https://conciergehealth.co.
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SEATTLE (AP) — New York Yankees designated hitter Matt Carpenter broke his left foot Monday night when he fouled off a pitch against the Seattle Mariners and will be out indefinitely.
Carpenter, wearing a protective boot in the Yankees’ clubhouse after their 9-4 win, said he’s hopeful he might only miss a month. But a timeline won’t be determined until he sees a foot specialist.
“I don’t want to say a number because I just don’t know, but I’m holding out hope that it’ll be a situation where I could come back in the middle of September and can contribute towards a stretch run,” Carpenter said. “So we’ll see. I mean, that’s my mindset is that I’ll be back.”
Carpenter fouled a slider from starter Logan Gilbert off the foot in the first inning. The left-handed hitter was briefly checked by manager Aaron Boone, but finished the at-bat and struck out swinging on the next pitch.
“I knew something was wrong when I did it, but I thought that I could finish the at-bat, get that run in,” Carpenter said. “But then when I went to swing on the next pitch, I mean as soon as I started to plant and rotate on that back foot, my lower body gave out and I wasn’t able to.”
Boone said he was immediately aware something was wrong and he knew a change was needed when he checked on Carpenter in the clubhouse between innings. Tim Locastro replaced Carpenter in the third.
“I knew he got it good. That’s why I went out there initially,” Boone said. “And I was just like, the way he was moving, I’m like, this isn’t good.”
The three-time All-Star was one of the feel-good stories in baseball this year while enjoying a comeback season at age 36. Carpenter was toiling at Triple-A when the Texas Rangers released him in May. He signed with the Yankees and became a big surprise, earning regular playing time in a powerful lineup.
Carpenter began the night hitting .307 with 15 home runs and 37 RBIs in just 127 at-bats. He batted below .200 in each of the previous two seasons with St. Louis.
“He’s definitely going to be missed for however long it’s going to be, but we’re hoping that we get some good news and that it’s not going to be season ending,” Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson said.
It was the latest significant injury for the Yankees, who snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak Monday night. All-Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton and pitchers Luis Severino, Michael King and Miguel Castro all went down last month and haven’t returned yet.
King will miss the rest of the season with a broken right elbow, while Severino (right lat strain) and Castro (right shoulder strain) are also on the 60-day injured list. Stanton is on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 24, with left Achilles tendinitis.
New York has the best record in the American League at 71-39 and leads the AL East by 10 1/2 games.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-08-09T13:49:48+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/yankees-carpenter-fractures-left-foot-on-foul-ball/ |
Most of us don't watch college basketball, but we all take part in March Madness.
Every year in mid-March, employers brace themselves for productivity decline and spikes in absences as millions of us skip work to see if Oral Roberts can take down Duke in the first round. We might not remember who wins the whole thing, but those first four days of the NCAA Tournament are electric in a way no other sport can replicate.
Denver will host NCAA Tournament games in person, with four first-round games on Friday, March 17, and another two games in the second round on Sunday, March 19, at Ball Arena. But the real cheers, jeers and friends to be made will be at the bars around town. From flat-screen wonderlands to intimate settings, here are eight sports bars built for March Madness:
Basketball Social House
450 South University Boulevard, Centennial
720-773-9685
Let's be real: You can watch basketball at any bar with a TV, but how many bars have indoor basketball courts? Basketball Social House is like a Top Golf or Unser Racing, but for roundball, with indoor hardwood courts, rec leagues, private event rooms, ice cream, a full bar and restaurant menu and flat-screen TVs all in the same building. If your belly is too full of beer to play a real game, then test your jumper in the Wall of Hoops, a single wall with 23 basketball hoops at novelty heights and positions. This hoops haven is taking the tournament very seriously, turning several of its courts into March Madness lounges and keeping the place adults-only during the first round of games.
Society Sports & Spirits
1434 Blake Street
720-517-7303
Society Sports & Spirits is an official alumni bar of the University of Arkansas, Iowa State University and the University of Houston, all of which are in the NCAA Tournament pool — but even if your school isn't connected to the bar, this lower downtown watering hole has all the fixin's for excitement and hype during clutch moments. The main area, one long strip of bar seats and TVs, fills up early, but with 28 flat-screens, three projectors and four sound zones, there's no need to worry about missing any of the games.
Blake Street Tavern
2301 Blake Street
303-675-0505
It really doesn't matter what the sporting event is. When in doubt during game time, go to Blake Street Tavern. The multi-level sports bar has racked up Best of Denver awards over the years for being the place to watch games, and for good reason. Blake Street Tavern houses seventy TVs, a brunch menu and a long list of drinks, all in the less-congested part of the Ballpark neighborhood. The bar is also home to eleven different alumni clubs with teams in the tournament pool: Arizona State University, Creighton University, Duke University, Gonzaga University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, University of Colorado, University of Southern California, University of Tennessee and University of Virginia. Wear your school colors and get loud. It's that kind of place.
Stoney's Bar and Grill
1111 Lincoln Street
303-830-6839
Stoney's has three sports bars in Denver, with newer outposts in Uptown and on South Broadway, but the best place for game time is still the OG in Capitol Hill. The lunch and post-work happy hours, full of cheap eats and $5 drinks, is tough to beat in a neighborhood full of overpriced sandwiches, and Stoney's is already planning draught beer, bucket and liquor specials for the NCAA tournament. You won't miss a game with 31 TVs and two projection screens in the building, so grab a seat during games with Kansas University or University of Miami, both of which have alumni clubs at Stoney's.
Sports Column
1930 Blake Street
303-296-1930
With 22 TVs, plenty of standing-room space and a partnership with alumni of the Iowa Hawkeyes (another NCAA Tournament team), Sports Column fits the mold of a proper sports bar. But the prices, recently highlighted in Westword's Social Sightings, are what really sets this place apart. Everything on the food menu is under $8, including nine bone-in or boneless wings for $7.75 and breakfast burritos and cheeseburgers for less than $6. The drink menu won't hijack your wallet, either, with $3 beers and $5 cocktails during happy hour as well as cocktails and shots on tap, $15 beer buckets and daily specials to take advantage of.
JD's Bait Shop
9555 East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village
303-790-4744
There's no shame in going out for March Madness in the suburbs, especially if the spot is JD's Bait Shop, where the beer mugs are heavy and frozen and brunch menus don't exist. Even if there aren't endless TVs like in modern sports bars, this is the type of place where your dad would be proud to see you catch a game. JD's has more than enough screens, bar tables and standing room to watch basketball all day, though, as well as a set of pool tables to check out if the game is a dud.
The 1Up Arcade Bar — Colfax
717 East Colfax Avenue
303-736-2230
The 1Up has locations in downtown Denver, on East Colfax Avenue and in Greenwood Village, but the best bar and TV setup is on Colfax. Few sports fans hang out here, but that's what makes it such a great place to watch games when you really want to watch games. The 1Up is full of pinball machines and arcade games — including a Pop-A-Shot-style basketball game and NBA Jam — so finding a seat at the bar is easy and the TVs are close. You might be the only person interested as a 12-seed from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference upsets a powerhouse, but the beers are cheap and cold, and there are dozens of classic video games to play during halftime. Is this paradise for introverted sports fans? I think so.
Tom's Watch Bar — Coors Field
1601 19th Street
303-872-7557
The Colorado Rockies aren't in season yet, but Tom's Watch Bar in McGregor Square is still drawing in sports fans, starting with a March Madness contest for free beer through March 16. And even if you miss the contest, Tom's is somewhat of a sports fan's amusement park. Virtually any game can be found on over 155 screens at Tom's, and the draught beer list isn't much shorter than the TV count (not really, but it's long). Once your bracket is busted and there's steam to let out, go upstairs to the Top Golf simulator and swing away. | 2023-03-16T06:29:51+00:00 | westword.com | https://www.westword.com/restaurants/best-denver-bars-march-madness-basketball-16378018 |
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgo Public Relations, which was founded in January 2021 announced today that they had been named the 43rd largest pr agency in the New York Region following a review of the agency's financials. O'Dwyer's, a leading public relations publication, found that the agency had satisfied the O'Dwyer's ranking rules – supporting fee and employee totals with income tax and W-3 forms and providing a current account list.
The agency ended 2021 with over $1 Million in revenue and expects to exceed $2.5 Million in Revenue in 2022. The agency works in a variety of different industries including consumer pr, technology pr, digital pr, travel technology, ad tech and more.
"The public relations industry is booming and we see major opportunities existing. We are proud to have been named to the O'Dwyers list of leading NY pr firms and are confident we will continue to see radical growth. We do great work for clients and as an entrepreneurial agency offer tremendous opportunity," said Mike Paffmann, CEO of Virgo PR.
About VirgoPR
VirgoPR offers its clients many services to drive growth, engagement, sales, and increase lead generation and conversions. Our team of professionals in all things PR and marketing can support brands in developing different strategies and campaigns that allow them to better understand their brand and industry and provide various services that drive knowledge through our expertise. We're able to execute worldwide integrated campaigns for our clients' brands by playing on the strengths and constraints of any niche.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs.
Consumer prices surged 8.6% last month from a year earlier, faster than April’s year-over-year increase of 8.3%, the Labor Department said Friday. The new inflation figure, the highest since 1981, will heighten pressure on the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates aggressively.
On a month-to-month basis, prices jumped 1% from April to May, much faster than the 0.3% increase from March to April. Contributing to that surge were much higher prices for everything from airline tickets to restaurant meals to new and used cars. Those price spikes also elevated so-called “core” inflation, a measure that excludes volatile food and energy prices. In May, core prices jumped a sharp 0.6% for a second straight month. They’re now 6% above where they were a year ago.
Friday’s report underscored fears that inflation is spreading well beyond energy and goods whose prices are being driven up by clogged supply chains and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also sent stock prices tumbling. The increased pressure on the Fed to raises rates even faster — which means higher-cost loans for consumers and businesses — will raise the risk of a recession, too.
“Virtually every sector has higher-than-normal inflation,” said Ethan Harris, head of global economic research at Bank of America. “It’s made its way into every nook and cranny of the economy. That’s the thing that makes it concerning, because it means it’s likely to persist.”
Gas prices rose 4% just in May and have soared nearly 50% in one year. The national average price at the pump reached $4.99 Friday, according to AAA, edging closer to an inflation-adjusted record high of $5.40.
The cost of groceries surged nearly 12% last month from a year earlier, the biggest such increase since 1979. Rising prices for grain and fertilizer after Russia’s war against Ukraine, is intensifying that rise. Restaurant prices jumped 7.4% in the past year, the largest 12-month gain since 1981, reflecting higher costs for food and workers.
Employers face immense pressure to raise pay in a job market that remains robust, with low unemployment, few layoffs and near-record job openings. But while average wages are rising at their fastest pace in decades, they aren’t increasing fast enough for most workers to keep pace with inflation. Many households accumulated savings from government stimulus aid during the pandemic and are now having to draw on those savings to pay bills.
Housing costs are still climbing. The government’s shelter index, which includes rents, hotel rates and a measure of what it costs to own a home, increased 5.5% in the past year, the most since 1991. Airline fares are up nearly 38% in the past year, the sharpest such rise since 1980.
Rampant inflation is imposing severe pressures on families. Lower-income and Black and Hispanic Americans, in particular, are struggling because, on average, a larger proportion of their income is consumed by necessities.
In light of Friday’s inflation reading, the Fed is all but certain to implement the fastest series of interest rate hikes in three decades. By sharply raising borrowing costs, the Fed hopes to cool spending and growth enough to curb inflation without tipping the economy into a recession. It will be a difficult balancing act.
The Fed has signaled that it will raise its key short-term rate by a half-point — double the size of the usual hike — next week and again in July. Some investors had hoped the Fed would then slow its rate increases to a quarter-point hike when it meets in September or perhaps even pause its credit tightening. But with inflation raging hot, investors now foresee yet another half-point hike in September, which would be the fourth since April.
Surveys show that Americans see high inflation as the nation’s top problem, and most disapprove of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy. Congressional Republicans are hammering Democrats on the issue in the run-up to midterm elections this fall.
On Friday, Biden responded to the latest figures in a speech at the Port of Los Angeles, which is now moving a record amount of cargo under an agreement the White House has shepherded. Yet even as the number of ships waiting to unload at the port has dropped sharply, inflation has not.
“My administration,” the president said, “is going to continue to do everything we can to lower the prices to the American people.”
Surging prices have forced Rocky Harper of Tucson, Arizona, to start doing gig work for delivery companies, on top of his regular full-time job with a package delivery service. His main job pays $800 a week, he said, which “used to be really good money and is now just above dirt-poor.”
Harper, 44, said he and his fiancée are delaying marriage because they can’t afford it right now. They’ve cut off Netflix and Hulu. His car’s catalytic converter was stolen recently — an increasingly common theft — for the rare metals they contain that have shot up in price. A repair cost $1,300.
“With the food, gas and rent — holy cow,” he said. “I’m working a massive amount of overtime, just to make it, just to keep it together.”
A report from the World Bank this week made clear that high inflation is a global problem that threatens to slow economies around the world. For the 19 countries that use the euro currency, inflation fueled by rising food and fuel prices hit a record 8.1% last month, leading the European Central Bank to announce that it will raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years, starting in July and again in September.
In the coming months, prices in the United States may ease somewhat. Some large retailers, including Target, Walmart and Macy’s, are now stuck with too much of the patio furniture, electronics and other goods that suddenly are no longer in demand. Target said it’s cutting prices due to mounds of unsold inventory.
Though Americans have soured on the economy, they have largely kept up their spending. They are increasingly turning to credit cards, with total card debt rising sharply in April, the Fed reported, though such debt has only barely surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
How long these trends — higher wages, extra savings and rising card debt — enable Americans to keep spending will help determine whether a recession can be avoided. To cool inflation, spending growth must be slowed.
For lower-income Americans, there are signs it’s already slowing. Walmart said customers are shifting down to cheaper items, while sales are picking up at retailers that cater to budget-conscious shoppers, like dollar stores.
Research by the Bank of America Institute, which uses anonymous data from millions of their customers’ credit and debit card accounts, shows gasoline eating up a larger share of budgets.
For lower-income households — defined as those with incomes below $50,000 — spending on gas reached nearly 10% of all spending on credit and debit cards in the last week of May, the institute said. That’s up from about 7.5% in February, a steep increase in such a short period.
Many small businesses are still struggling to keep up with rising costs for supplies and labor, a sign that price hikes will continue. Andrew McDowell, founder of With Love Market & Cafe in Los Angeles, said he’s paying more for food supplies, workers and reusable bags, which used to cost him 23 cents but now cost 45 cents.
The company’s chicken BLT now costs 20% more than it did before the pandemic. McDowell said he’s grappling with the highest prices for supplies and workers he’s ever faced. He thinks he may have to rise prices again, by 10% to 20%.
“Every product is impacted, every aspect of the business is affected,” McDowell said.
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This story has been updated to correct that sales are picking up at retailers that cater to budget-conscious shoppers, not weakening. | 2022-06-11T10:39:50+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/gas-prices-likely-kept-us-inflation-painfully-high-in-may/ |
Calls grow for Mississippi to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Moms and babies are at the center of one hot button legislative issue. We want to help you understand what’s at stake when it comes to postpartum Medicaid coverage.
Maybe you’re wondering why this issue of postpartum Medicaid matters.
“Medicaid covers actually 65% of all births in Mississippi,” described pediatrician Dr. Anita Henderson. “So, even if you don’t have Medicaid or did not have Medicaid for your pregnancy, it is highly likely that you know someone who does.”
Outside of the pandemic and the public health emergency, Mississippi moms were only receiving postpartum Medicaid coverage for 60 days. That was extended to a full year, but that will soon expire.
Earlier this month, the governor said this.
“The postpartum Medicaid expansion, what I have said in the past, and I will continue to say today is that the data is incomplete at best,” noted Reeves on February 16.
But through social media posts, two days before the legislative deadline to move the bill out of committee, the governor put out this endorsement. Saying, “in a post-Dobbs world - we may even have to be willing to do things that make us “philosophically uncomfortable.” He added a call for the legislature to pass the bill extending the coverage to 12 months, and he would sign it.
Faith leaders with Working Together Mississippi held a press conference Monday trying to appeal to the remaining hold-out in the legislative leadership.
“We’re saying to the Speaker of the House, join us,” said Bishop Ronnie Crudup, Sr., Fellowship of International Churches and Head Pastor of New Horizon Church International. “And let’s do this because it’s the right thing to do for Mississippi because we value and we love our mothers and our children.”
“At this time when women’s choices and self determination is being prescribed, it is all the more important that this essential postpartum health care be extended,” added Rabbi Debra Kassoff, Hebrew Union Congregation in Greenville and Working Together MS organizer.
House Minority leader, Representative Robert Johnson, is glad to see the governor’s change of course but:
“The truth is the governor can do it himself. He’s essentially the head of Medicaid. He appoints the chairman of Medicaid. All the governor has to say is do it. He could do it with a stroke of a pen,” said Rep. Robert Johnson.
The House Medicaid committee would need to pass Senate Bill 2212 out by Tuesday to keep it in play.
The Speaker Philip Gunn’s office tells us he received a letter with the information he had requested from the Division of Medicaid. We’re told it says they’re supportive of the extension of postpartum coverage. And the bill is expected to be taken up in the Medicaid committee Tuesday morning.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of its Jewish files from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, the Vatican announced Thursday, amid renewed debate about the legacy of its World War II-era pope.
The documentation contains 2,700 files of requests for Vatican help from Jewish groups and families, many of them baptized Catholics, so not actually practicing Jews anymore. The files were held in the Secretariat of State's archives and contain requests for papal intervention to avoid Nazi deportation, to obtain liberation from concentration camps or help finding family members.
The online publication of the files comes amid renewed debate about Pius’ legacy following the 2020 opening to scholars of his archives, of which the “Jews” files are but a small part. The Vatican has long defended Pius against criticism from some Jewish groups that he remained silent in the face of the Holocaust, saying he used quiet diplomacy to save lives.
One recent book that cites the newly opened archives, “The Pope at War,” by Pultizer Prize-winning historian David Kertzer, suggests that the people the Vatican was most concerned about saving were Jews who had converted to Catholicism, the offspring of Catholic-Jewish mixed marriages or otherwise related to Catholics.
Kerzer asserts that Pius was loath to intervene on behalf of Jews, or make public denunciations of Nazi atrocities against them, to avoid antagonizing Adolf Hitler or Italy’s Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
The Vatican's foreign minister Paul Gallagher said it was hoped that the digital release of the “Jews” files would help scholars with research, but also descendants of those who had requested Vatican help, to “find traces of their loved ones from any part of the world.”
In an article for the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Gallagher said the files contained requests for help, but without much information on outcomes.
“Each of these requests constituted a case which, once processed, was destined for storage in a documentary series entitled ‘Jews,’” he wrote.
“The requests would arrive at the Secretariat of State, where diplomatic channels would try to provide all the help possible, taking into account the complexity of the political situation in the global context,” Gallagher wrote.
He cited one case found in the files: A Jew who was baptized Catholic in 1938, Werner Barasch, who sought help from the pope in 1942 to be freed from a concentration camp in Spain. According to the archives, his request was forwarded to the Vatican embassy in Madrid, but the documentation then went cold.
“As for the majority of requests for help witnessed by other cases, the result of the request was not reported,” Gallagher wrote. “In our hearts we immediately inevitably hope for a positive outcome, the hope that Werner Barasch was later freed from the concentration camp and was able to reach his mother overseas.”
Subsequent online research, including at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, found that Barasch did indeed survive and was able to join his mother in the United States in 1945, Gallagher reported. | 2022-06-23T15:49:26+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Pope-orders-online-release-of-WWII-era-Pius-XII-17260554.php |
A defense expert in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh testified Monday that he thinks two different shooters killed Murdaugh’s wife and son.
While the idea has hovered over the trial because two different weapons were used and no evidence has been presented suggesting either victim tried to defend themselves, crime scene expert Tim Palmbach was the first witness to suggest the two-killer theory in testimony.
Investigators have said 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh was shot four or five times with a rifle, while 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh was killed by two shotgun blasts near kennels on the family’s sprawling Colleton County property on June 7, 2021.
Also on Monday, one of Murdaugh’s brothers ended the defense’s case saying he promised his nephew he’d find his killer and he hasn’t yet.
Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted
Palmbach testified that the likelihood of two shooters was mostly common sense. All evidence so far has indicted the two people killed were shot close to the same time. They stopped using their cellphones within seconds of each other. Both victims appeared to be surprised, with their hands down and no evidence either of them tried to come to the other’s aid or was running away.
The second, fatal shotgun blast to Paul Murdaugh’s head was at close range, meaning blood, skull fragments, other matter and possibly pellets would have been launched back at the shooter, Palmbach said.
That shooter ”minimally was stunned — probably blood and material in his eyes and maybe have been injured and would have taken some degree of time to recover,” Palmbach said.
In addition, carrying two long guns would have been cumbersome and awkward given that the rifle used to kill Maggie Murdaugh could have had a clip carrying 20 to 30 bullets. “You can’t handle and shoot both of them,” he said.
An important part of Alex Murdaugh’s defense is to show that investigators failed to thoroughly collect crime scene evidence and to sow doubt about expert testimony for the prosecution stating that authorities did everything possible to find the killer.
The defense also used Monday’s testimony to point out that neither weapon used in the shootings has been found, that state agents at the scene didn’t look for footprints or fingerprints and that no evidence of blood, brain matter or other material from the killings were found on Alex Murdaugh or his clothes.
The shooter “would have been literally covered in all that material,” Palmbach said.
There were only 16 minutes between the time the victims stopped using their cellphones and when Alex Murdaugh left his house about 1,100 feet (335 meters) from the crime scene to visit his ailing mother. He called 911 when he found the bodies shortly after returning home.
In cross-examination, prosecutors focused on Palmbach’s analysis that the fatal shotgun blast was fired from above Paul Murdaugh’s head, even though hair, blood and other material was found on the ceiling above in a storage closet the family called the feed room.
Palmbach said the force of gases from the shotgun blast was like a bomb inside the enclosed skull, sending particles out of the same hole the shot created.
Alex Murdaugh cried several times during the graphic testimony. Monitors the courtroom audience can use to see evidence were covered as they have been whenever crime scene and autopsy photos are shown.
Murdaugh’s brother, John Marvin Murdaugh, was the last defense witness. He testified that state agents told him they had a shirt covered in blood that proved his brother was the killer.
That evidence has not been presented at trial, although Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers said in pretrial motions that a state agent claimed to find blood. Later tests disproved the assertion and testing destroyed the garment before the defense could see it.
State agents released the crime scene less than 12 hours after the killings, John Marvin Murdaugh said. When he went to look around that morning, he saw blood, brains and a piece of Paul Murdaugh’s skull. He said he felt compelled to clean.
“No mother or father or aunt or uncle should ever have to see or do what I had that day,” he said.
He also spoke to his dead nephew that day, telling the court: “In my mind and out loud I told Paul I loved him. I promised him I’d find out who did this to him.”
“Have you found out?” defense attorney Jim Griffin asked.
“I have not,” he replied.
Also on Monday, Judge Clifton Newman agreed to let the jury visit the family property and see the crime scene. The visit was scheduled for when prosecutors finish their reply case, likely on Wednesday.
Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian told the judge it’s important for the jury to travel to the Middaugh property to see “how small the feed room is ” and “where the feed room is compared to Maggie’s body.”
Prosecutors said they didn’t want the jury to visit because in the 20 months since the killings, trees planted between the Murdaugh home — where Alex Murdaugh has said he was napping during the murders — and the kennels where the crime occurred have grown taller and thicker.
Newman said he usually allows a visit if either side requests one. The jury, lawyers, Newman, and police and security personnel will be allowed on the trip.
The judge agreed with Harpootlian’s request for Colleton County deputies to provide additional security on the property, which is under contract to be sold for $3.9 million.
The defense lawyer said over the weekend that several trespassers were found taking selfies outside the feed room where Paul Murdaugh died.
“It’s the most distasteful thing we’ve ever seen,” Harpootlian said. | 2023-02-28T09:02:33+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/ap-jurors-will-visit-crime-scene-site-in-alex-murdaugh-trial/ |
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims cast stones at pillars representing the devil on Thursday in the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
This year’s pilgrimage was the first in three years to be held without coronavirus restrictions and drew over 1.8 million Muslims from all corners of the Earth.
The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam, required of all Muslims at least once in their lives if they are able. For the pilgrims, it is a deeply spiritual journey that wipes away sins and affirms the unity of the worldwide Muslim community.
It began with pilgrims circling the Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, the cube-shaped structure to which Muslims face during their five daily prayers. The spiritual high point came on Tuesday. That’s when pilgrims flocked to Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon.
During the final three days of the Hajj, pilgrims cast stones at pillars representing the devil, a reenactment of the temptation of the Prophet Ibrahim as related in Muslim traditions. Christian and Jewish traditions refer to him as Abraham.
“Thank God, we completed the Hajj successfully and we came here for the second day of stoning,” said Ahmed Emret, a Turkish pilgrim.
He was among hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who made their way to the Jamarat complex, where wide pedestrian walkways and bridges carry them past three widened pillars. In the 1990s and 2000s, the stoning ceremony was marred by deadly stampedes that killed hundreds of pilgrims. Since then, Saudi authorities have expanded the infrastructure at the site and imposed strict crowd controls.
“Stoning the devil makes you feel satisfied, because you get the blessing of the merciful (God) and ask God to accept your pilgrimage,” said Fahd Abdullah, a Syrian pilgrim.
The last three days of the Hajj also coincide with Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, when Muslims the world over slaughter sheep and cattle and share the meat with the poor.
This year the Hajj was held in intense heat, with daytime temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). The Saudi Health Ministry said it treated thousands of pilgrims for heat stroke and heat exhaustion. | 2023-06-30T10:13:42+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/world/ap-muslim-pilgrims-take-part-in-symbolic-stoning-of-the-devil-as-hajj-pilgrimage-winds-down/ |
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Chelsea Handler will perform at the KeyBank State Theatre in Playhouse Square on Friday, October 20. The show is one of 24 new dates the comedian, TV host and author just added to her “Little Big Bitch Tour.”
The tour, which kicks off on April 13, promises to give fans a “retrospective look at what made her the person and comedian we all have grown to love,” a press release says. | 2023-04-11T17:34:00+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/04/chelsea-handler-bringing-standup-tour-to-cleveland-in-the-fall.html |
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Harry Higgs lost his full PGA Tour card toward the end of last season and took a step Friday at Sea Island toward getting it back.
Higgs played bogey-free on the more difficult Seaside course for a 7-under 63, giving him a share of the lead with recent Texas grad Cole Hammer and Andrew Putnam going into the week of the RSM Classic.
Even without anyone from the top 20 in the world at Sea Island, plenty is at stake in the final official PGA Tour event before a six-week break to end the year.
Hammer, who had a 66 at Seaside, is playing on a sponsor exemption and has no full status on any tour.
Putnam, whose only PGA Tour title was in 2018, had a 65 on the Plantation course. He is playing for the eighth time in 10 weeks, having missed only the Bermuda Championship in the fall because he’s made every cut — he was a runner-up in Japan — and because the weather isn’t all that great at home near Seattle.
Higgs is an everyman, popular among his peers, and it stung to finish last season the way he did. After he tied for 14th in his Masters debut, Higgs missed the cut in 10 of his last 14 events to finish out of the top 125 in the FedEx Cup. He went to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and missed the cut in all three of those tournaments.
Now he has conditional status, and this presents a great opportunity. Job security can be stressful on the PGA Tour, especially going into a season in which only 70 will qualify for the lucrative postseason.
“It’s in the back of your mind. It always is for almost everybody except for some of the top players in the world,” Higgs said. “But it can motivate you to work a little bit harder, make better decisions. The goal is to not really have to worry about it come March or as early as possible, right?”
The leaders were at 12-under 130.
Joel Dahmen (64 on Plantation), Beau Hossler (67 on Plantation) and Sahith Theegala, who matched Higgs with a 63 on Seaside, were one shot behind.
Dahmen won in the Dominican Republic last year and his exemption runs out after this season. He often rooms with Higgs, so he can appreciate the feeling of playing with the pressure of trying to keep a job.
“Golf is very hard and it can go sour quickly. To play with freedom for … two-and-a-half years, really, never had that in my career. So yeah, teeing up in Napa was like, ‘OK, we’re back at square one. If you don’t play well, you don’t have a job.’ I was very aware of that.
“I don’t think about it necessarily when I’m out there, but there’s been a couple extra days of practice, for sure.”
The weather wasn’t quite as cold as the opening round, and scoring remained low. The cut was at 4-under 138.
Hammer, who made his first PGA Tour cut as a pro last week in Houston, made bogeys from the fairway on the seventh and eighth holes at Seaside — two of the easier holes for the day — and then turned it around with an approach to 3 feet on No. 9 and then a birdie putt from 18 feet on the next hole.
He was bogey-free the rest of the way and will be in the final group on the weekend.
“I was a little bit depressed after 7 and 8. I put myself in great position to make birdies and I walked out with two bogeys, and that’s almost inexcusable,” Hammer said. “But coming back firing on 9 and then making a birdie on 10 — erasing those bogeys on two of the tougher holes right away — was huge for momentum and for confidence.”
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-11-19T20:50:53+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/sports/ap-higgs-making-most-of-chances-and-shares-lead-at-sea-island/ |
Indie Alt-Rock trio and Chicago natives Prizefighter recently collaborated with multi-platinum selling producer Matt Wallace on their new EP, “Rewind,” released in early June.
They’re now on the road to support the new release!
Jeremy Mederich, Prizefighter lead singer, and Steve Mast, guitar player and vocalist, joined us Friday on “Life.Style.Live!” to perform their song, “Passenger,” ahead of their show on Saturday, June 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rathskeller (401 East Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN).
On their debut “Rewind” EP, Prizefighter showcases undeniable musicianship and songwriting prowess with catchy, guitar-driven songs like “Rearview Mirror,” “Sympathy,” “Meteorite,” and the title track “Rewind.” Their first single, “Best Life,” captures the band’s naturally free spirit with an unforgettable melody and incredibly uplifting message leading into the relatable and memorable chorus bookend “Living my best life with you!”. Fan favorite “Passenger” is poised to be the perfect summer anthem and will continue to win over fans and media alike.
With a sound as unique as it is timeless and driven by a close-knit lineup of true pros, Prizefighter is ready for the world. The trio has been a staple in the ever-growing Chicago music scene, winning over fans across the city while honing their live performance skills. Having opened for the likes of Marcy Playground, Ike Reilly, Cracker, and about to open for Washed Out at Taste of Randolph, Prizefighter will highlight those skills as they hit the road this month in support of “Rewind.”
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You can watch videos on their official YouTube channel as well as stream Prizefighter’s music on Spotify. | 2022-06-24T20:14:45+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/chicago-based-band-prizefighter-performs-passenger-ahead-of-show-at-the-rathskeller-in-indy/ |
BMW issued a “Do Not Drive” order to owners of older BMW 3-Series and 5-Series sedans, as well as X5 crossover SUVs, due to the presence of unfixed Takata airbag inflators. The faulty inflators could explode and spew metal shrapnel into the chests and faces of drivers and passengers.
In an announcement on Thursday, BMW estimated that 90,000 vehicles remain unrepaired despite several existing recalls and “intense customer outreach efforts since 2016.”
BMW vehicles covered in the order include:
2000-2006 BMW 3-Series (E46) and M3
2000-2003 BMW 5-Series (E39) and M5
2000-2004 BMW X5 (E53)
BMW joins Honda and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis) in the past six months in issuing such a warning for older cars that haven’t been fixed. The NHTSA says vehicles that fall under such warnings are “at a far higher risk for an airbag explosion that could injure or kill vehicle occupants.”
Last November, the driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger was killed in a minor crash due to the explosion of a faulty airbag inflator in a vehicle under a Do Not Drive warning. In the U.S., there have been 25 reported deaths and more than 400 injuries attributed to the issue.
The largest recall in automotive history has affected roughly 67 million vehicles from nearly two dozen automakers in the U.S. for airbag inflators supplied by Takata, who since went bankrupt. The original problem was limited to inflators that erupted from breaking down over time due to high temperature fluctuations in high humidity regions. Over time, the NHTSA broadened the recall not just to regions with high humidity but to any Takata airbag inflator without a drying agent.
The NHTSA estimates that 12% of recalled vehicles with Takata airbag inflators have not been repaired.
The dire tone of the NHTSA and automakers stresses urgency because the airbags can activate even in minor fender benders, where no one should be injured at all.
“We need everyone to check right now for open Takata recalls – and if you have one, to schedule an appointment at your dealership immediately for a repair,” NHTSA Acting Administrator Ann Carlson said in November. “Every day that passes when you don’t get a recalled airbag replaced puts you and your family at greater risk of injury or death. Don’t let an open recall cost you or your passengers your lives.”
Check the status of your older vehicle here, regardless of it’s whether a BMW.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The race is tight for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat.
“I’m running to serve Pennsylvania, Oz is running to use Pennsylvania,” said Democratic candidate John Fetterman.
“I will bring change to Washington so they treat us the way we deserve,” said Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz. “Are you happy with the America’s going,” Oz added.
Oz was joined by former President Donald Trump at a rally over the weekend, who told supporters, “Fetterman is the single most dangerous Democrat seeking to join Congress this year and Dr. Oz is the only one that can stop him.”
Early polling shows a neck and neck race between the two candidates. George Washington University Political Management Director Todd Belt says the contest is especially important for Republicans.
“They also have to hang on to all the seats that they have, which means if they lose that Pennsylvania seat, they’ll need to pick up two,” Belt said.
Fetterman and former President Barack Obama hope Pennsylvanians vote for Democrats.
“Pennsylvania is not for sale,” Fetterman said.
“Reason and basic decency are on the ballot,” Obama said.
NewsNation political editor Chris Stirewalt says the outcome of the race will depend heavily on voters who are still on the fence.
“How much ticket splitting is really gonna go on? So here we’re talking is it going to be 6%, 7%? These are really high numbers in an era of super high partisan polarization,” Stirewalt said. | 2022-11-08T00:50:03+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/senate-race-tight-between-fetterman-and-oz/ |
Fired San Antonio cop is indicted for shooting teen in car
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former San Antonio police officer who shot and wounded a 17-year-old as the teen put his car in reverse while eating a hamburger has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant and one count of attempted murder, prosecutors said Thursday.
James Brennand, 28, was a rookie officer when he was fired and charged with the two counts of aggravated assault after shooting Erik Cantu on Oct. 2 in a McDonald’s parking lot.
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said that one of the aggravated assault charges is for shooting Cantu and the other is for shooting in the direction of his female passenger. He said the attempted murder charge relates to the shooting of Cantu.
Aggravated assault by a public servant is punishable by up to life in prison, while attempted murder is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, Gonzales said.
“We know that most officers in this city care deeply about this community, but we cannot have a safe city if the community does not have trust in the criminal justice system,” Gonzales said.
One of Brennand’s attorneys, Nico LaHood, said Thursday that so far, Brennand’s side of the story hasn’t been told, adding that there’s been an initial “rush to judgement attitude.” Video of the episode from Brennand’s body-worn camera has been released by police.
“We anticipate more information will be revealed that will further shed light on this incident,” LaHood said.
Cantu was released from the hospital last week, nearly two months after the shooting. In a statement after his release, his parents said he “still has a long road to recovery.”
Family attorney Ben Crump, who has taken on some of the nation’s most high-profile police killings of Black people, said in a statement that the indictments were “a relief” for the family.
“Erik and his family are grateful for the outpouring of support they have received, not only in Erik’s fight for survival, but also in our fight for full justice,” Crump said. “Today, we are one step closer.”
Police said Brennand had been responding to an unrelated disturbance at the McDonald’s when he saw Cantu in a car he believed had evaded him the day before during an attempted traffic stop.
Police said Brennand violated his training and police procedures after approaching the car, which they said he believed to have been stolen. Although the car’s registration plates didn’t match the vehicle, the car was not stolen, according to police.
In body camera footage released by police, Brennand opens the car door and tells Cantu to get out. The car then drives backward with the door open, and the officer fires multiple times into the vehicle. He continues to shoot as the car drives away.
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This story has been updated to correct James Brennand’s age to 28, not 27.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-02T02:20:22+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/2022/12/02/fired-san-antonio-cop-is-indicted-shooting-teen-car/ |
The House panel heard on Thursday night from U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards, who it described as the first law enforcement officer to be injured in the Jan. 6 riot.
It also played video of her being violently slammed to the ground by protesters breaking through a barrier outside of the Capitol, knocking her unconscious — the first of several injuries she sustained that day.
"I couldn't believe my eyes," she recalled of the scene, which she compared to a war zone. "There were officers on the ground. They were bleeding, they were throwing up ... I saw friends with blood all over their faces, I was slipping in people's blood. I was catching people as they fell. It was carnage, it was chaos. I can't even describe what I saw."
Several law enforcement officers who responded to the riot, as well as family members of those who died as a result, looked on as Edwards described her experience.
Edwards said as the mob grew, she told her sergeant "the understatement of the century: 'Sarge, I think we're going to need a few more people down here.'"
The officers on that part of the Capitol grounds grabbed bike racks to try to keep the protesters at bay and buy time for more units to respond.
As officers and protesters grappled over the bike racks, she remembers feeling one come on top of her head and pushing her backwards. Her foot caught on one of the concrete stairs behind her and her chin hit the handrail, at which point she lost consciousness and her head hit the stairs.
Edwards returned to duty after regaining consciousness, helping treat people who were injured and decontaminating people who had been pepper-sprayed. She eventually got back on the line on the lower West Terrace, where she said Officer Brian Sicknick was behind her for roughly half an hour as they tried to hold protesters back.
Sicknick died the following day of what D.C.'s medical examiner ruled natural causes as a result of two strokes. His mother, Gladys Sicknick, was at the hearing and could be seen hugging other officers in attendance.
"All of the sudden I see movement to the left of me, and I turned and it was Officer Sicknick with his head in his hands. He was ghostly pale," Edwards said, adding that she knew something was wrong because people generally turn red, not white, after being pepper sprayed.
"I looked back to see what hit him, what happened, and that's when I get sprayed in the eyes, as well," she said.
Edwards said another officer began to take her away to be decontaminated, but they didn't get the chance because they were hit with tear gas. The committee also played a clip of that moment.
Edwards could be seen at the end of the hearing embracing Sicknick's longtime partner Sandra Garza and telling her "I'm sorry you had to see that."
Earlier, the panel played a 10-minute video that included new graphic footage from the Capitol that day, including some provided by a documentarian who later testified.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 10, 2022
She suffered a traumatic brain injury in the riot
In her opening statement, Edwards described her dedication to her job of protecting elected officials, and said her patriotism had never been called into question until that day. She recalled spending hours — including on weekends and holidays — in the baking sun and freezing snow making it possible for lawmakers to do their jobs, and shedding blood, sweat and tears defending the building during the riot.
Edwards invoked her late grandfather, a U.S. Marine who fought in the Korean War and lived the rest of his life with shrapnel still inside his body.
"I'm a proud American and will gladly sacrifice everything to make sure the America my grandfather defended is here for many years to come," she added.
Edwards suffered a traumatic brain injury in the riot, which has prevented her from returning to the Capitol Police's First Responder Unit, the committee said. She hopes to return to duty later this year.
More than 140 U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers were injured while defending the grounds that day, according to a Thursday statement from the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee. Four officers died by suicide in the aftermath of the attack.
Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of the Capitol Police Officers' Union, said officers are watching the hearings and hoping they will prompt Congress to provide the force with more support and resources to deal with the "high threat environment" it faces every day.
He said the number of threats made against members of Congress jumped from around 5,200 in 2018 to more than 9,600 last year, and that a security review found that USCP must hire 884 more officers.
It's not just a question of hiring more officers but retaining existing ones, he added, urging Congress to address the "stark disparity" in retirement benefits between the USCP and other federal law enforcement agencies.
Papathanasiou said the force is also seeking to hold multiple parties accountable — including its intelligence chief, who remains in her position even after a no-confidence vote, as well as "who perpetrated the attack and those who conspired to make it happen."
"We trust the Department of Justice will vigorously pursue all those who assaulted our officers and those who threatened the peaceful transfer of power," he added.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-10T18:36:22+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2022-06-09/a-capitol-police-officer-injured-on-jan-6-recalls-the-chaos-and-carnage |
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins were already on pace for the best record in NHL history when they added toughness and depth for what they hope will be a long playoff run.
Now general manager Don Sweeney has helped secure the team’s future, too.
The Bruins signed All-Star forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension on Thursday that will pay him $90 million — the sixth-richest deal in NHL history. The deal locks up one of the league’s MVP candidates through the 2030-31 season for $11.25 million a season.
Pastrnak, 26, is second in the league this season with 42 goals, adding 38 assists while leading Boston to the best record in the NHL. He has spent all of his nine NHL seasons with the Bruins, totaling 282 goals and 302 assists in his career.
He had been eligible to become a free agent after this season.
The Bruins also added forward Tyler Bertuzzi on Thursday in a deal that will send a top-10 protected first-round pick in 2024 and a fourth-rounder in 2025 to Detroit. (The Red Wings are retaining half of Bertuzzi’s salary for the rest of the season.) Last week, Sweeney acquired defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway from Washington.
Bertuzzi, 28, helps fill a gap left by Taylor Hall’s injury. The 2010 No. 1 overall draft pick, who has 16 goals and 20 assists this season, was placed on long-term injured reserve on Thursday, a move that costs the team one of its top forwards but saves $6 million against the salary cap.
Bertuzzi has 14 points in 29 games this season with the Red Wings. He has 88 goals and 114 assists in 305 regular-season games. He has yet to reach the playoffs in the NHL. Forward Nick Foligno was placed on injured reserve. He has 10 goals and 16 assists this season.
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BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61.
The actor had suffered a brain aneurysm on Feb. 18 at his home in Los Angeles. He died in his sleep Friday at a hospital in Burbank, California, his manager Charles Lago said.
Sizemore became a star with acclaimed appearances in “Natural Born Killers” and the cult-classic crime thriller “Heat.” But serious substance dependency, abuse allegations and multiple run-ins with the law devastated his career, left him homeless and sent him to jail.
As the global #MeToo movement wave crested in late 2017, Sizemore was also accused of groping an 11-year-old Utah girl on set in 2003. He called the allegations “highly disturbing,” saying he would never inappropriately touch a child. Charges were not filed.
Despite the raft of legal trouble, Sizemore had scores of steady film and television credits — though his career never regained its onetime momentum. Aside from “Black Hawk Down” and “Pearl Harbor,” most of his 21st century roles came in low-budget, little-seen productions where he continued to play the gruff, tough guys he became famous for portraying.
“I was a guy who’d come from very little and risen to the top. I’d had the multimillion-dollar house, the Porsche, the restaurant I partially owned with Robert De Niro,” the Detroit-born Sizemore wrote in his 2013 memoir, “By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There.” “And now I had absolutely nothing.”
The book’s title was taken from a line uttered by his character in “Saving Private Ryan,” a role for which he garnered Oscar buzz. But he wrote that success turned him into a “spoiled movie star,” an “arrogant fool” and eventually “a hope-to-die addict.”
He racked up a string of domestic violence arrests. Sizemore was married once, to actor Maeve Quinlan, and was arrested on suspicion of beating her in 1997. While the charges were dropped, the couple divorced in 1999.
Sizemore was convicted of abusing ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss in 2003 — the same year he pleaded no contest and avoided trial in a separate abuse case — and sentenced to jail. The former Hollywood madam testified that he had punched her in the jaw at a Beverly Hills hotel, and beaten her in New York to the point where they couldn’t attend the “Black Hawk Down” premiere.
The sentencing judge said drug abuse was likely a catalyst but that testimony had revealed a man who had deep problems dealing with women. Fleiss called Sizemore “a zero” in a conversation with The Associated Press after his conviction.
Sizemore apologized in a letter, saying he was “chastened” and that “personal demons” had taken over his life, though he later denied abusing her and accused her of faking a picture showing her bruises.
Fleiss also sued Sizemore, saying she suffered emotional distress after he threatened to get her own probation revoked. Fleiss had been convicted in 1994 of running a high-priced call-girl ring. That lawsuit was settled on undisclosed terms.
Sizemore was the subject of two workplace sexual harassment lawsuits related to the 2002 CBS show “Robbery Homicide Division,” in which he played a police detective. He was arrested as recently as 2016 in another domestic violence case.
Sizemore ended up jailed from August 2007 to January 2009 for failing numerous drug tests while on probation and after Bakersfield, California, authorities found methamphetamine in his car.
“God’s trying to tell me he doesn’t want me using drugs because every time I use them I get caught,” Sizemore told The Bakersfield Californian in a jailhouse interview.
Sizemore told the AP in 2013 that he believed his dependency was related to the trappings of success. He struggled to maintain his emotional composure as he described a low point looking in the mirror: “I looked like I was 100 years old. I had no relationship with my kids; I had no work to speak off. I was living in squat.”
He appeared on the reality TV show “Celebrity Rehab” and its spinoff “Sober House,” telling the AP that he did the shows to receive help, but also partly to pay off accumulated debts that ran into the millions.
Many of Sizemore’s later-career films had a sci-fi, horror or action bent: In 2022 alone, he starred in movies with such titles as “Impuratus,” “Night of the Tommyknockers” and “Vampfather.” But Sizemore still nabbed a few meaty roles — including in the “Twin Peaks” revival — and guest spots on popular shows like “Entourage” and “Hawaii Five-O.”
A stuntman sued Sizemore and Paramount Pictures in 2016, saying he was injured when the allegedly intoxicated actor ran him over while filming USA’s “Shooter.” State records obtained by the AP showed that Sizemore was only supposed to be sitting in the unmoving car and that he “improvised at the end of the scene and drove away in his car.” Sizemore was fired from “Shooter” and the stuntman’s lawsuit was settled on undisclosed terms.
In addition to his film and TV credits, he was part of the voice cast for 2002’s “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” video game. He also taught classes at the LA West Acting Studio, according to recent advertisements.
He is survived by his 17-year-old twin sons, Jayden and Jagger, and his brother Paul, all of whom were by his side when he died.
“I’ve led an interesting life, but I can’t tell you what I’d give to be the guy you didn’t know anything about,” Sizemore wrote in his memoir. | 2023-03-04T20:08:08+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/entertainment-news/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-actor-dies-at-61/ |
LEH, India (AP) — The remains of an Indian army soldier have been found more than 38 years after he went missing on a glacier at the highest point along the heavily militarized contested border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, officials said Wednesday.
The soldier and 17 other colleagues were occupying a ridge on Siachen Glacier, high in the Karakoram range in disputed Kashmir’s Ladakh region, in May 1984 when they were hit by an avalanche, officials said.
The bodies of 13 soldiers were recovered, but five remained missing.
A team of soldiers on Monday found human remains at the glacier with an identity disc saying they belonged to Chandra Shekhar, one of the missing men, the Indian army said.
Shekhar was part of India’s first army unit to occupy the 76-kilometer (47-mile) -long glacier in 1984 amid pitched battles with soldiers from Pakistan, which also controls part of divided Kashmir. Both nuclear-armed neighbors claim all of the region. The glacier, considered the world’s highest battlefield, was uninhabited before Indian troops moved there.
Since then, the two countries have deployed troops at elevations of up to 6,700 meters (21,982 feet). They have fought intermittent skirmishes on the glacier, but more Indian and Pakistani troops have died from the grueling conditions than from hostile fire.
In 2017, at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in three avalanches. In 2012, an avalanche in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir killed 140 people, including 129 Pakistani soldiers.
Discussions between India and Pakistan on demilitarizing the glacier have been unsuccessful.
Shekhar’s remains were being flown on Wednesday to his native village in northern Uttarakhand state following a funeral with full military honors, the army said. | 2022-08-18T14:48:20+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/green-living/top-story/ap-top-headlines/missing-india-soldiers-body-found-on-glacier-after-38-years/ |
What is the best way to get rid of cellulite?
Cellulite is a common skin condition that impacts people of all sizes, shapes, genders, fitness levels and ages. It causes the skin to look bumpy, dimpled and lumpy. Even though it’s harmless and said to happen to 80-90% of women, it can bother those who have it because of its unflattering appearance. The desire to get rid of cellulite has led to the creation of various solutions such as products, treatments and lifestyle changes that claim to diminish and make cellulite less noticeable. Finding the best solution for you begins with understanding this bodily phenomenon and all the solutions that are available to you.
What causes cellulite?
Contrary to common belief, cellulite is not caused by a build-up of toxins in the body but the result of the gradual buildup of fat underneath the skin specifically, when the collagen fibers between the skin and muscle break up the underlying fat in the pockets. It becomes more visible as you age and your skin loses its elasticity and becomes thinner. This exposes the appearance of fat deposits and the rippled connective tissues underneath the skin.
Signs of cellulite
Cellulite has often been described as having an orange peel or cottage cheese texture. Mild cellulite can be seen if you pinch your skin in the place where you suspect you have it and you notice a pronounced dimply and bumpy look. Conditions that are severe can take on a rumpled appearance with areas of peaks and valleys. Cellulite is commonly found in the thigh and buttocks but can also form in the lower abdomen, breast and upper arms.
Factors that increase the risk of cellulite
The amount of cellulite that a person has is attributed to several factors. Some are linked to their genetic predisposition while others are related to lifestyle factors. All these elements have been shown to play into the likelihood that a person will develop cellulite:
- Genetics
- Weight and muscle tone
- Gender (cellulite is more common in women than in men)
- Age
- Lifestyle factors (lack of physical activity, poor diet, etc.)
- Weight gain
- Rapid weight loss and weight fluctuations.
- Pregnancy
- Hormones
What type of foods cause cellulite?
While there isn’t sufficient proof that certain foods increase the formation of cellulite, it seems to be more common among those who have diets that are high in refined carbohydrates and sugars and low in fiber. Weight gain, in general, contributes to the development of cellulite so your best bet is tossing these foods that are commonly known to increase it:
- Processed foods: baked goods, sodas, chips, processed cheese, meat, and mixes.
- Unhealthy carbs: carbs from sugary cereals, snacks, candy and pastries that retain fluid and increase toxins.
- Salt
- Alcohol
- Sauces, spreads and dressings
Can you actually get rid of cellulite?
Cellulite cannot be removed completely but there are certain things that we can do to reduce its appearance. The effectiveness of the treatments and products we choose depends on the severity and the body part where the cellulite is found. At-home remedies that involve topical creams and lotions can temporarily tighten and smooth the bumps on your skin but for my lasting and visible results, it may be better to combine them with lifestyle changes and in-office therapies that penetrate the skin deeper. Consulting reputable health care providers will help you decide which options would bring you the best results.
How can cellulite be treated?
While we cannot completely get rid of cellulite there are a number of things that we can do to reduce its appearance for cosmetic concerns. For best results, incorporate a combination of these techniques and routines.
Regular exercise
Certain exercises that build stronger muscles and tighten the skin may reduce its appearance in specific areas. It can also help reduce total body fat that leads to a more toned and smooth appearance. Add both strength training and cardio to your workout routine to maximize results. Here are some exercises that you can try:
- Cardio exercises that burn fat: Running, swimming, walking, cycling, hiking, dancing, elliptical training.
- Strength training exercises: Squats, side and forward lunges, leg kick-backs, step-ups, mountain climbers, curtsy lunges, glute bridge, split squats, dumbbell rows and pushups.
Diet
There are certain foods that can help your skin appear smoother and promote a healthy weight. Foods that are rich in antioxidants and polyphenols such as leafy greens, dark chocolates, berries, citrus fruits and those with healthy fats such as fish, olive and coconut oil and nuts can fight inflammation that causes cellulite. Foods that are high in collagen such as chicken, egg whites and turkey and foods right in Vitamin C like oranges, kiwis and tomatoes can keep your skin tighter and help it appear smoother. Aim to drink plenty of water as it will flush out the toxins that can cause cellulite.
Home remedies
There are several home remedies that have been seen as effective in cellulite-busting. While there is no scientific evidence to back this up, incorporating these remedies in your toolbox along with other treatments can boost your chances of having smoother and lump-free skin.
- Massage: Whether you get a massage at home or with a professional masseuse, the kneading along with the massage cream helps reduce cellulite by improving lymphatic draining and stretching out your skin tissue.
- Coffee grounds: Exfoliating your skin with coffee grounds tightens and smoothens the skin by removing dead cells and stimulating new cell growth and improving blood circulation and lymph flow.
- Apple cider vinegar: The consumption of this popular beverage has been shown to promote weight loss.
- Dry brushing: Dry brushing with a body brush or plant loofah can stimulate the nervous system and detoxify the body. It also promotes blood and lymph flow and stimulates new cell growth.
Topical creams and lotions
Cellulite creams and lotions with 0.3% retinol and other formulas containing mostly caffeine can make cellulite less obvious. These creams firm and tighten the skin by reducing bloating of the tissue and smoothing out the outer layer of the skin. Topical creams and lotions are not permanent solutions to cellulite because it does not lead to long-term structural changes that are deep within the tissue. It’s also important to test the product on a small area of your body to ensure that you don’t have an allergic reaction to the ingredients.
Cellulite removal treatments
Home remedies, creams and lifestyle changes can help with cellulite but if you’re looking for a more intensive solution that provides long-lasting results, you might want to consider cellulite-removal treatments. Some of these have been shown to provide great results because of the device’s ability to reach the deeper layers of the skin.
- Energy-based procedures: Acoustic wave therapy, radiofrequency, or laser treatments use thermal and light energy or soundwaves to reduce the appearance of cellulite. A few sessions of treatments like Cellulaze, Velashape, Cellfine have been shown to deliver good results.
- Injectable treatments: You can also smoothen skin irregularities and bumps caused by going for injectable treatments. Dermal fillers like Radiesse and collagen enzymes are now widely used by those who want to improve the look of their skin.
- Massage and suction treatments: Several sessions of massage and suction treatments like Lipomassage, which uses a rolling suction device and gathers and massages your skin, can be used to treat cellulite if it’s done on a regular basis.
What you need to buy to get rid of cellulite
M3 Naturals Anti Cellulite Massage Oil Infused with Collagen and Stem Cell
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Paula’s Choice Retinol Skin-Smoothing Body Treatment
This non-greasy body cream contains retinol, a key ingredient for treating cellulite, to increase cell regeneration that leads to firmer and smoother skin. The Paula’s Choice formula also contains antioxidants that work to plump and refresh the skin.
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C.S.M. Body Brush for Wet or Dry Brushing
Scrubbing this soft-bristled brush against your skin will clear away dead skin giving it a radiant appearance. The movement stimulates circulation and encourages collagen growth which may temporarily lead to smoother-looking skin.
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Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub
Massaging this caffeine-filled body scrub on the areas where you have cellulite can minimize its appearance. In addition to tightening the skin and stimulating lymphatic draining, caffeine dehydrates fat cells making cellulite look less visible.
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A skin-softening oil that contains a combination of anti-inflammatory extracts from plants like rosemary, ruscus and birch leaves along with hydrating cypress, grapefruit and jojoba oils. Massaging into your skin will help reduce the appearance of cellulite and provide a relaxing experience.
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Handheld-Cellulite Massager, Body Sculpting-Machine Full Body Massager Hand Held Back
A light weight electrical massager that can be used to shape any problem area on the body. It comes with four different massage heads and a button that controls the vibration speed.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Think your boss is bad? The one in the new TV series “The Consultant” phones his workers in the middle of the night, nixes all remote work, fires people with long-term illnesses, invites himself to after-work staff drinks and clips his nails at his desk. He might also be a murderer.
That's what awaits the nervous employees of the fictional Los Angeles-based gaming company CompWare every day as a new consultant steers the firm through tough economic times. The new boss is deeply weird and secretive, and likely to throw a gagged person into your car and tell you to just drive.
“There is a sense of just being off balance the entire time. You never know what to expect,” says executive producer and pilot director Matt Shakman. "You don’t know what to expect character-wise, story-wise, or even tone and style. And that’s what really drew me to this. This felt like a world and a show that I had never seen before or been a part of creating before. It feels wholly original.”
Creator, showrunner and executive producer Tony Basgallop started the series by wanting to do a work-based thriller and someone recommended Bentley Little’s 2015 novel “The Consultant.”
Basgallop started adapting it just before the pandemic really hit and was left wondering if he was too late. Was anyone ever going back to work? Would anyone want to see a TV series about work terrors?
“I was thinking, ‘This is crazy. I’ve actually taken on something that’s never going to get made.’ But then I just made the choice: You know what? When we go back — if we ever go back — it’s going to be worse than it was before,” Basgallop says.
“So I took very much the premise of the book — very much the feeling of this evil presence, lurking over everyone and no one knowing whether he’s the devil or just the boss from hell.”
Starring Christoph Waltz as that boss, the Amazon Prime Video series which lands Friday also features Nat Wolff as a game developer, Aimee Carrero as the developer's fiancée and Brittany O’Grady as an aspiring executive.
The cast seems to have had a fine time despite the weirdness. “For making a show about such a toxic work environment, it was actually probably the most lovely work environment I’ve ever done,” said Wolff.
The series comes at a tumultuous time for the tech world, with thousands of job layoffs driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo and Zoom.
The workers at CompWare are feeling the strain, obligated to do as the boss demands no matter how inconvenient. The days of just jumping to another tech firm are gone, leaving a trapped and nervous employee base.
The series plays off the sense that work is not a safe place anymore. “If something goes wrong, you’re going to have to fix it. You’re going to have to compromise. You have to take the bullet, in a sense,” Basgallop says.
It's up to the CompWare employees to determine what their boss is really up to and uncover his murky past. In many ways, he's a satire of a modern business leader who manipulates others and is quick to expose and manipulate weaknesses. One song that plays is Elvis’ “You’re the Devil in Disguise.”
Part of the chill of the show has to do with Waltz, the Oscar-winner with memorable roles in films like “Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained.” He is equally charming and menacing.
“There is a sense of humor about him that is unique. He is equally good at comedy and drama. There is no one better at fixing you with a stare and making you feel just uncomfortable,” says Shakman.
Waltz took a leap of faith on the show, having only been sent the script for the pilot and not knowing where the character would end up. But based on conversations with the creators, he dived in. “I considered it risky,” he said. “As an actor who actually lives in the moment, the prospective result almost becomes secondary.”
The irony is that Waltz — whose last TV project was on the phone-based Quibi platform — is now playing a man who is leading a tech company, yet, the actor himself is anything but tech-savvy.
“In a Zoom situation, I'm usually the one who doesn’t find the connection, who doesn’t find the unmute button, who has the little lens covered — all of that,” he said, laughing. "I’m not a digitally educated person."
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Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits | 2023-02-23T16:39:48+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/workplace-is-the-heart-of-thrilling-series-the-17801280.php |
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Decisions announced it had achieved recertification of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) as a Licensed Application. In addition, Decisions was recertified in SOC 2 Type 1 and attained HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance standards.
PCI DSS is a security standard established by the PCI Security Council to ensure cardholder data is protected by all companies that process, store, or transmit credit card information.
While PCI DSS applies to businesses that process payment card data, SOC 2 specifies how personal customer information and data of any kind should be managed to remain secure. These credentials reinforce Decisions' commitment to protecting their customers and prioritizing security.
"Achieving recertification in PCI DSS and SOC 2 with HIPAA standards demonstrates the investments we've made in data protection and assures our customers and partners that sensitive data is being protected," said Heath Oderman, Co-founder and CTO for Decisions. "Data exposure is extremely harmful to businesses and these achievements underline our continuing dedication to privacy and security."
To accomplish these milestones, a dedicated IT team collaborated with auditors over several months. Their collective work has set the foundation for achieving further data security certifications.
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So we've heard the film clips. A bigger question is who is really producing that film. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: The movie was shot in Los Angeles County sometime last August, under the name "Desert Warriors." It's full of choppy dialogue, bad acting and scenes of a buffoonish Muhammad.
(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "THE INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS")
KAHN: The head of the agency that coordinates filming in Los Angeles says he had no idea what the movie was about. Apparently, neither did the actors who made it. Several who had listed the film on their resumes declined requests from NPR for interviews, but in a statement to CNN, they said they were misled about the film's content. One actress told the website Gawker she's sick over it and complained to the producer. Just exactly who is the movie's producer is where this story gets very murky.
JIM HORN: There are a lot of aliases out there. He is probably a North African, an Arab.
KAHN: Jim Horn, a well known anti-Islam activist in Southern California, says he won't divulge the producer's real name, but he says he probably knows him. A man calling himself Sam Bacile, who claimed to be a Jewish California Real Estate Developer, phoned news outlets Wednesday saying he made the movie. But there are no records of a Sam Bacile. Jim Horn says of course he doesn't use his real name.
HORN: He can't do that, and I can't betray him that way.
KAHN: Horn frequently hands out anti-Islamic pamphlets at area high schools with an insurance salesman named Steve Klein. Klein, who has been linked to a militant Christian hate group, says he was a consultant on the movie and also knows the man called Bacile.
The Associated Press traced the call it received from Bacile back to a Los Angeles area man Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who says he's a Coptic Christian and sympathizes with the movie. The man has several court judgments and tax liens against him, including a 2010 bank fraud conviction that recently landed him a two-year prison sentence.
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As transit lines across the country struggle to regain their pre-pandemic ridership, there’s one mode that’s quietly experiencing a golden age: the Seattle Center Monorail.
The elevated train — built for the 1962 World’s Fair and occasionally mocked in popular culture — saw better ridership in the first quarter of this year than it has in any similar period since at least 2009, easily outpacing its pre-pandemic ridership.
The reason is the Seattle Kraken.
The excitement surrounding the team’s inaugural season, in which a hockey-curious city was eager to sneak a peek at the new team in its new home, followed by a playoff run in season two, kept seats in Climate Pledge Arena full and gave what many viewed as a novelty trip new practical use.
“What we’re really seeing is the power and the impact of the Kraken,” said Megan Ching, general manager of the Seattle Center Monorail, the private company that runs the nearly mile-long line owned by the city of Seattle.
Commuters, such that there were any, haven’t returned, at least not that the monorail team can tell.
But where that’s a crisis for other agencies, it’s a dip that’s easily eclipsed by the up to 6,000 boardings the monorail sees around game time. For comparison, an ordinary Thursday last week saw 4,000 boardings for the entire day, said Ching. Some days in January get just 2,000 people. The result is a boost to the one-track line that catapults it up to and beyond where it was before the pandemic.
In 2019, the train was just shy of 2 million rides for the year. Monthly boardings varied widely by season, from between nearly 300,000 in July, during the height of tourist season, and about 70,000 in February.
In 2020, the rail shuttered during lockdowns. When it reopened, few people returned, and the year’s total was just 300,000 or about 15% of the year before. There was a bounce in 2021 to 666,000 that still fell well short of its earlier numbers.
The real changes came in late 2021 and into 2022, when the Kraken started playing. In 2022, there were nearly a million more rides than the previous year, at around 1.6 million total.
This year is easily on pace to exceed that. Through April, the monorail had 533,000 rides, about 150,000 more than the same period in 2022 and over 100,000 more than the same four months in 2019.
Ching acknowledges the monorail is unlike almost any other transit option. Its track is not quite a mile, and it only goes between two places, Westlake and Seattle Center. A bump of a few thousand rides shows up as significant but would look like “drop in the bucket” to a larger agency like Sound Transit.
Now that the Kraken’s season is over, it’s unclear if the ridership bonanza will continue. “I think the thing that we’re a little bit hesitant about is if it’s something that will continue through the summer,” she said.
Nonetheless, Ching celebrates that the monorail has become a link in a chain between Sound Transit, Metro and a new arena.
“It’s been really incredible to see the amount of folks who are using public transit to get to and from Climate Pledge Arena.”
As Seattle officials spent years considering two options for a new arena — in Sodo or a retrofit of KeyArena — the concern for the Seattle Center choice was traffic. Stuck between Denny and Mercer, conditions were ripe for gridlock before and after big events.
That’s why NHL Seattle, the group that brought the Kraken to town, hired Rob Johnson, who left his seat on the Seattle City Council early to become senior vice president of sustainability and transportation for the Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena.
Public transit was key to the group’s strategy. With each Kraken and Storm ticket, fans would receive a free pass on Sound Transit, Metro and/or the monorail, a benefit not available when the Sonics were still in town. This year, the arena added the perk to concerts and other events.
The early returns have been positive. About 25% of fans are using public transit to get to games, said Johnson, “which is a really, really good number.”
In surveys taken after every game, about 10% of fans say they took the monorail and an additional 9% say they took light rail — which often means they also took the monorail from the closest Sound Transit stop at Westlake.
These surveys are corroborated by invoices from Metro, Sound Transit and the Seattle Center Monorail sent to the arena following every event, showing that nearly 20% of fans use the monorail to get to and from the games.
Part of the line’s appeal, said Ching, is they run both trains around game time, meaning the hundreds of people queued up into the Seattle Center Armory are whisked away every four minutes — a speedier headway than any other mode in the city.
There’s also a camaraderie among passengers, backed up by much higher rates of satisfaction in the postgame survey among transit users than those who drove. “In that moment pre- and post-event, you’re riding with all these other people and you’re all wearing jerseys and you’re all in this together,” said Johnson.
Fewer people are using transit to and from one-off events, such as concerts, said Johnson. Regulars to Kraken or Storm games have developed a habit and know where to line up and how long it’s likely to take, while fans of the Boss may be visiting Climate Pledge Arena for the first time. The numbers are creeping up slowly, helped by the free transit passes recently added to all events, but still make up just 10% to 15% of event attendees.
In advance of the Kraken’s arrival, the monorail spent $7 million upgrading its Westlake station, helping to increase capacity by 50%, from 3,000 people an hour to 4,500.
Now plans are moving forward to upgrade the northern end in Seattle Center. The Legislature set aside $5 million and the monorail was recently awarded $15 million from the Federal Transit Administration.
Sometime in the next two decades, light rail will stop at Seattle Center. What that means for the monorail is unclear, but the plan is to keep the line humming.
“The system, which is 60 years old now, is being invested in and maintained in a way that we expect it to run for another 60 years,” said Ching. | 2023-05-24T14:27:25+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-monorail-rides-the-kraken-wave-to-higher-ridership/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
ROCHESTER, Minn.-The Rochester Art Center is looking for a local artist to create a mural to cover a pair of utility boxes at Mayo Memorial Park East.
The mural will be part of the Art4Trails project, an art initiative aimed at promoting local artists and installing art in Rochester parks. One of the goals of the mural is to help connect the Rochester community to each other and the art.
Rochester Art Center Executive Director Pamela Hugdahl says, “Any art in our community is helpful for growing the vibrancy of Rochester, and making other people feel welcome here, making people who live here feel engaged in what's going on.”
The deadline for artists to submit their art proposals is July 31st at 11:59 PM. The Rochester Art Center website has more information on what’s required for the mural. | 2023-07-13T02:26:15+00:00 | kimt.com | https://www.kimt.com/news/rochester-art-center-seeks-local-artists-to-create-a-mural/article_91aa9820-2104-11ee-9161-f3d9ecf1f382.html |
$718K table game jackpot hits at Laughlin casino
A first-time visit to Harrah’s Laughlin turned into a life-changing event for one guest.
The player drew a seven-card straight flush on pai gow poker Thursday to win $718,745, according to a Caesars Entertainment spokesperson.
A night to remember!!! CONGRATULATIONS to our Flight Guest that won $718,745 on Pai Gow tonight!!! What an incredible win 🤑 😍 🤩 pic.twitter.com/7iEEHkFsh0
— Harrah's Laughlin (@HarrahsLaughlin) February 10, 2023
The winner chose to remain anonymous.
Bad Beat payoff
Boulder Station
Peyton Manning’s favorite game, perhaps.
The Omaha Bad Beat hit yesterday evening for the posted amount of $61,550.75 🤩👏 pic.twitter.com/aoY2spXkVR
— Boulder Station (@boulderstation) February 10, 2023
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You can wager plenty of Super Bowl props after that haul.
This guest danced the night away after winning $12k!
Congrats on the jackpot! pic.twitter.com/GrS0rxxvJ3
— Cannery Casino (@CanneryCasino) February 10, 2023
Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter. | 2023-02-11T00:10:23+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/718k-table-game-jackpot-hits-at-laughlin-casino-2727226/ |
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A U.N. official is urging tech companies to do everything possible to stop the onslaught of hate speech fueling the war in Ethiopia’s north, where a violent war pits federal troops and their allies against Tigray’s rebellious leaders.
Inflammatory language by political leaders and armed groups in the Tigray conflict “continues unabated,” Alice Wairimu Nderitu, U.N. special adviser on the prevention of genocide, said in a statement Wednesday.
“There is discourse often propagated through social media, which dehumanizes groups by likening them to a ‘virus’ that should be eradicated, to a ‘cancer’ that should be treated because ”if a single cell is left untreated, that single cell will expand and affect the whole body” and calling for the “killing of every single youth from Tigray” which is particularly dangerous, the statement said.
Fighting resumed between Tigray forces and federal troops in August, bringing an end to a cease-fire since March that had allowed much-needed aid to enter the region. Eritrean troops are fighting on the side of Ethiopia’s federal military.
Fighting has intensified in recent weeks as federal troops try to take control of towns in Tigray. Earlier this week they took control of three towns, including one hosting a large number of internally displaced people in the Shire area.
Aid distributions are being hampered by a lack of fuel and a communications blackout in Tigray. The AP reported Saturday that a U.N. team found there were “10 starvation-related deaths” at seven camps for internally displaced people in northwestern Tigray, according to an internal document.
The conflict, which began nearly two years ago, has spread from Tigray into the neighboring regions of Afar and Amhara as Tigray’s leaders try to break the blockade of their region.
The head of the continent-wide African Union and the U.N. secretary-general are urging the warring parties to stop fighting and meet for peace talks that were meant to start earlier this month in South Africa. The talks were delayed because of logistical issues.
“The conflict has reached new worrying levels of violence,” with widespread rape and sexual violence, Nderitu said in the statement that cited “horrifying levels of hate speech and incitement to violence.”
“The atrocious abuses taking place are spurred by the deluge of ethnically motivated hate speech that is propagated online,” the statement said, urging tech companies and their social networks to use “all tools available to stop the spread of hate speech that could constitute incitement to discrimination, hostility, or violence on their platforms.”
Millions of people in Tigray, Amhara and Afar have been uprooted from their homes and tens of thousands of people are believed to have been killed in the conflict that started in November 2020. | 2022-10-20T16:16:40+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/tech-news/ap-un-genocide-official-hate-speech-is-fueling-ethiopias-war/ |
Raises 2022 EPS guidance on improved margin outlook
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin® Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN), today announced results for the third quarter ended September 24, 2022.
Highlights for third quarter 2022 include:
- Consolidated revenue of $1.14 billion, a 4% decrease compared to the prior year quarter, was unfavorably impacted by approximately $70 million due to the year-over-year strengthening of the U.S. Dollar relative to other major currencies
- Gross margin expanded to 58.8%, and operating margin was 21.0%
- Operating income was $239 million, a 15% decrease compared to the prior year quarter
- GAAP EPS was $1.09 and pro forma EPS(1) was $1.24
- Launched the Index™ BPM smart blood pressure monitoring device
- Since launching inReach services in 2011, the Garmin Response Center has coordinated over 10,000 SOS responses, demonstrating the crucial importance of satellite based two-way messaging wherever our customers need assistance
- Ranked #1 in avionics product support for the 19th consecutive year by Aviation International News
- Named Manufacturer of the Year by the National Marine Electronics Association for the eighth consecutive year and received five product of excellence awards
"Revenue was negatively impacted by the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar," said Cliff Pemble, President and CEO of Garmin. "Despite this significant headwind, gross margin expanded and operating margin remained solid. Looking forward, we are lowering our revenue outlook for the remainder of the year consistent with the trends we are experiencing, while also raising our EPS guidance on an improving margin outlook. We believe that our strong lineup of innovative products and vertical integration strategy will allow us to remain strong in this challenging economic environment."
Revenue from the fitness segment decreased 18% in the third quarter, primarily driven by lower revenue from our advanced wellness and indoor cycling products. Gross and operating margins were 53% and 15%, respectively, resulting in $41 million of operating income. During the quarter, we launched our first smart blood pressure monitor, the Index™ BPM, allowing a user to measure and track systolic and diastolic blood pressure at home or on the go. When paired with the Garmin Connect app, users can view their measurement history and trends alongside other health stats. Also, during the quarter, we launched the Venu® Sq 2, featuring a bright AMOLED display with nearly double the battery life over its predecessor. We recently hosted our sixth annual Garmin Developers Conference where hundreds of developers virtually gathered to explore how Garmin can support their ideas and innovations.
Revenue from the outdoor segment grew 5% in the third quarter primarily due to growth in adventure watches and inReach devices and services, partially offset by declines in other product lines. Gross and operating margins were 65% and 36%, respectively, resulting in $121 million of operating income. During the quarter, we launched the inReach Messenger, a versatile new communication-focused device with global two-way texting, location sharing and SOS capabilities.
Revenue from the aviation segment grew 4% in the third quarter driven by growth in multiple product lines, primarily in aftermarket. Gross and operating margins were 73% and 26%, respectively, resulting in $48 million of operating income. During the quarter, we announced that Tactical Air has chosen the G3000® integrated flight deck to modernize the U.S. Department of Defense fleet of Navy and Marine Corps F-5 aircraft.
Revenue from the marine segment decreased 5% in the third quarter primarily due to the return of typical seasonality trends. Gross and operating margins were 56% and 23%, respectively, resulting in $45 million of operating income. During the quarter, we launched the LiveScope® XR System, bringing revolutionary live-scanning sonar technology to deep water fishing allowing anglers to see real-time images of fish and structure up to 500' in front of or below the boat. We also launched the LiveScope Plus Ice Fishing Bundle, creating the ultimate portable solution for winter fishing.
Revenue from the auto segment decreased 2% during the third quarter as declines in our consumer products more than offset the growth in OEM programs. Gross margin was 40%, and we recorded an operating loss of $16 million in the quarter driven by ongoing investments in auto OEM programs. During the quarter, we announced that our Garmin Tread® navigators had been selected by Arctic Cat, Inc. as standard equipment on select side-by-side vehicles beginning in model year 2023.
Total operating expenses in the third quarter were $431 million, a 4% increase over the prior year. Research and development increased 5% primarily due to engineering personnel costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 7% driven primarily by personnel related expenses and information technology costs. Advertising expenses decreased 10% primarily due to lower cooperative advertising.
The effective tax rate in the third quarter was 4.3% compared to 5.9% in the prior year quarter. The year-over-year decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to income mix by jurisdiction and an increase in U.S. tax deductions and credits.
In the third quarter of 2022, we generated approximately $104 million of free cash flow(1). We paid a quarterly dividend of approximately $141 million and repurchased approximately $83 million of the Company's shares within the quarter, leaving approximately $186 million remaining as of September 24, 2022 in the share repurchase program authorized through December 29, 2023. We ended the quarter with cash and marketable securities of approximately $2.7 billion.
Based on our performance in the first three quarters of 2022, we are adjusting our full year guidance. We now anticipate revenue of approximately $4.85 billion, gross margin of 57.5%, operating margin of 20.7%, and a full year effective tax rate of 8.0% resulting in EPS of approximately $4.95 (see attached discussion on Forward-looking Financial Measures).
The board of directors has established December 30, 2022, as the payment date for the next dividend installment of $0.73 per share with a record date of December 15, 2022. At the 2022 annual shareholders' meeting, Garmin shareholders, in accordance with Swiss corporate law, approved a cash dividend in the total amount of $2.92 per share (subject to possible adjustment based on the total amount of the dividend in Swiss Francs as approved at the annual meeting), payable in four equal installments on dates to be determined by the board in its discretion. The first and second payments were made on June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022. The board currently anticipates the scheduling of the remaining quarterly dividend installment as follows:
The information for Garmin Ltd.'s earnings call is as follows:
An archive of the live webcast will be available until October 25, 2023 on the Garmin website at www.garmin.com. To access the replay, click on the Investors link and click over to the Events Calendar page.
This release includes projections and other forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business that are commonly identified by words such as "anticipates," "would," "may," "expects," "estimates," "plans," "intends," "projects," and other words or phrases with similar meanings. Any statements regarding the Company's expected fiscal 2022 GAAP and pro forma estimated earnings, EPS, and effective tax rate, and the Company's expected segment revenue growth rates, consolidated revenue, gross margins, operating margins, potential future acquisitions, share repurchase programs, currency movements, expenses, pricing, new product launches, market reach, statements relating to possible future dividends, statements related to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Company's plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors that are described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2021 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 001-41118). A copy of Garmin's 2021 Form 10-K can be downloaded from https://www.garmin.com/en-US/investors/sec/. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of September 24, 2022. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.
This release and the attachments contain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure and a discussion of the Company's use of these measures are included in the attachments.
Garmin, the Garmin logo, the Garmin delta, inReach, Venu, G5000, G3000, LiveScope and Tread are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries and are registered in one or more countries, including the U.S. Index is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Prior period information presented here has been recast to conform to the current period presentation. Refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A announcing the Company's financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 26, 2022 for further description and full recast impacts.
The following table includes supplemental financial information for the consumer auto and auto OEM operating segments that management believes is useful.
To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release includes the following measures defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as non-GAAP financial measures: pro forma effective tax rate, pro forma net income (earnings) per share and free cash flow. These non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies, limiting the usefulness of the measures for comparison with other companies. Management believes providing investors with an operating view consistent with how it manages the Company provides enhanced transparency into the operating results of the Company, as described in more detail by category below.
The tables below provide reconciliations between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures.
The Company's income tax expense is periodically impacted by discrete tax items that are not reflective of income tax expense incurred as a result of current period earnings. Therefore, management believes disclosure of the effective tax rate and income tax provision before the effect of certain discrete tax items are important measures to permit investors' consistent comparison between periods. In the first three quarters 2022 and 2021 there were no such discrete tax items identified.
Management believes that net income (earnings) per share before the impact of foreign currency gains or losses and certain discrete income tax items, as discussed above, is an important measure in order to permit a consistent comparison of the Company's performance between periods.
Management believes that free cash flow is an important liquidity measure because it represents the amount of cash provided by operations that is available for investing and defines it as operating cash flows less capital expenditures for property and equipment. Management believes that excluding purchases of property and equipment provides a better understanding of the underlying trends in the Company's operations and allows more accurate comparisons of the Company's results between periods. This metric may also be useful to investors but should not be considered in isolation as it is not a measure of cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. The most comparable GAAP measure is net cash provided by operating activities.
The forward-looking financial measures in our 2022 guidance provided above do not consider the potential future net effect of foreign currency exchange gains and losses, certain discrete tax items and any other impacts that may be identified as pro forma adjustments in calculating the non-GAAP measures described above.
The estimated impact of foreign currency gains and losses cannot be reasonably estimated on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability and low visibility with respect to non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses and the related tax effects of such gains and losses. The impact on diluted net income per share of foreign currency gains and losses, net of tax effects, was $0.27 per share for the 39-weeks ended September 24, 2022.
At this time, management is unable to determine whether or not significant discrete tax items will occur in fiscal 2022 or anticipate the impact of any other events that may be considered in the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces fired another rash of missiles and self-exploding drones across several parts of Ukraine early Thursday, causing the first attack-related death of the year in Kyiv even though air defenses shot down many of the incoming projectiles.
The attacks adhered to Russia’s recent pattern of launching widespread strikes about every two weeks. But the latest onslaught also came a day after Germany and the United States upped the ante in Russia’s 11-month war by promising to send high-tech battle tanks to Ukraine and green-lighting other allies to do the same.
Germany’s defense minister said Thursday its tanks could arrive in Ukraine within about two months.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person was killed by falling debris from a rocket, the city’s first such death since New Year’s Eve. Two others were injured, he said. The head of the Kyiv city administration, Serhii Popko, said Ukrainian air defenses shot down 15 cruise missiles heading to the area.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, said Thursday’s volley involved 55 missiles, of which 47 were intercepted.
Self-exploding drones swept in overnight before the missile strikes, in what a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces said appeared to be a Russian attempt to overwhelm or distract Ukraine’s air defenses. As air raid sirens echoed across the country, civilians, some tugging pet dogs on leashes, poured into subway stations, underground parking lots and basements to seek shelter.
It was the first such barrage of Russian firepower across the country since Jan. 14.
Russia has carried out massive strikes on Ukrainian power plants and other infrastructure since early October, part of a strategy to try to hamper Ukrainian forces and put civilians in the cold and dark this winter, before what many experts predict could be a springtime offensive as more conscripts reach the battlefields.
Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said energy facilities were again targeted on Thursday by Russian forces who were “trying to cause a systemic failure in the energy system of Ukraine.” He acknowledged that some energy facilities had been hit, resulting in emergency outages, and repair teams were working to restore power supply as quickly as possible.
The regional prosecutor’s office in Zaporizhzhia said three people were killed and seven injured in a strike on an energy facility in the region.
Maksym Marchenko, the governor of southern Ukraine’s Odesa region, said energy infrastructure facilities were damaged in his and several other regions, causing “significant problems with electricity supply.”
The regional administration in the nearby Kherson region, where Ukrainian troops recaptured the regional capital in November, said Russian shelling had killed two people and wounded five over the past day.
The attacks came a day after Germany said it would supply 14 high-tech Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and authorize other European countries to send up to 88 more. The U.S. said it planned to ship 31 Abrams M1 tanks to Ukrainian forces.
Along with Germany and the U.S., Britain, Poland, the Netherlands and Sweden are among the nations that have sent or announced plans to supply hundreds of tanks and heavy armored vehicles to fortify Ukraine as it enters a new phase of the war and tries to break through entrenched Russian lines.
The conflict has largely been a stalemate in recent months, though Ukrainian forces acknowledged Wednesday a controlled pullout from the salt-mining town of Soledar in Donetsk province, a battle-scarred area of eastern Ukraine that has been embroiled in war since Russia-backed separatists seized large swaths of the broader Donbas region in 2014.
Gian Gentile, a U.S. Army veteran and senior historian with the Rand think tank, said the M1 Abrams and the Leopards would give Ukraine a “mechanized armored punching force.”
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Ukrainian crews will start their training in Germany in coming days on German-made Marders, which are infantry fighting vehicles, while training on the heavier Leopard 2 tanks would start “a little later.”
“In any case, the aim with the Leopards is to have the first company in Ukraine by the end of March, beginning of April,” he added. “I can’t say the precise day.”
In an interview with Britain’s Sky News on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he didn’t know when the tanks from the U.S. and Europe would arrive.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, also speaking to the British network, declined to speculate on the timing, but said “allies are extremely focused on the importance of speed.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the move to provide Ukraine with modern Western tanks reflected the West’s growing involvement in the conflict.
“Both European capitals and Washington keep saying that the delivery of various kinds of weapons systems, including tanks, to Ukraine, absolutely does not mean the involvement of these countries or the alliance in the hostilities ongoing in Ukraine,” Peskov told reporters. “We categorically disagree with that.”
“Moscow views everything that has been done by the alliance and the capitals I have mentioned as direct involvement in the conflict,” he added. “We can see it growing.”
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-01-26T14:19:14+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-international/ap-sirens-across-ukraine-as-authorities-report-russian-attacks/ |
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For more information call 423-5571574 or go to movelxi.com | 2023-04-27T16:28:48+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/daytime-tri-cities/lxi-to-host-community-block-party-this-saturday/ |
At a particularly contentious moment in his State of the Union address, President Biden ad-libbed a line that left a lot of people scratching their heads.
He was taunting Republicans who want to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes the politically popular measure to cap drug prices for seniors.
"As my football coach used to say, 'Lots of luck in your senior year,'" Biden said with a chuckle and a wry smile.
But what does that even mean?
Biden has been saying this for at least 25 years
It turns out this phrase has long been part of Biden's folksy informal lexicon. Back in the 1990s, he used to tell the story of meeting Slobodan Milošević, the Serbian leader responsible for ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.
"He asked me what I thought of him and I told him then, I thought he was a damn war criminal and should be tried as such," Biden said in a speech on the Senate floor. "He looked at me like I said, 'Lots of luck in your senior year.' Did not faze him a bit."
Biden used the phrase again in a 1997 Senate speech, recounting a fundraising meeting where he gave an answer that his donors didn't want to hear. A decade later, when asked in a television interview about former President Donald Trump's plans to repeal Obamacare, Biden's response was to wish him lots of luck in his senior year.
Most recently, though, the day after the midterm elections in November when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, Biden was asked about impending investigations into his family. His response?
"Lots of luck in your senior year, as my coach used to say," Biden said, going on to explain that he thinks the American people would rather see politicians addressing their daily concerns, like inflation.
Even linguists were puzzled by the phrase
Now, if you've never heard this phrase before, you're not alone. Anatoly Liberman is a linguist at the University of Minnesota and author of the book: "Take My Word For It: A Dictionary of English Idioms." This one isn't in his book.
"It is not listed even in the most detailed database of formulas, wishes and sayings," Liberman told NPR.
But, that isn't necessarily surprising, he said. There are a lot of idioms like this, only known in one region, one family or perhaps one coach's sphere of influence.
Bob Markel played sports with Biden in high school and has been exposed to a lifetime of Bidenisms. He went on to be elected mayor of Springfield, Mass., and credits Biden with helping his campaign. And when Markel was watching the State of the Union address, that phrase caught his ear.
"I had the same reaction, I guess, as other people," said Markle. "Where did that come from?"
Markel figures Biden picked it up in college. NPR asked the White House which coach used the saying and what it means, and didn't get an answer. But Markel's guess is as good as any.
"It is not exactly an insult, but it's a gentle rebuke, put it that way," said Markel. "Good luck in your senior year ... if you get there, in other words. I think that's basically what he's saying."
It's an expression of skepticism, with a bit of a taunt built in.
Robin Lakoff, a professor emerita of linguistics at UC Berkeley, says it reminds her of what people would write in someone's yearbook if they didn't really have anything to say — or if they had a lot to say, but it wouldn't be nice.
When Biden says it, there's a bite, an edge of sarcasm. As insults go, it has an advantage, said Lakoff.
"It couldn't be then turned back against him by the Republicans," said Lakoff.
NPR's Devin Speak contributed to this story.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-02-09T19:05:07+00:00 | kosu.org | https://www.kosu.org/politics/2023-02-09/biden-had-a-sick-burn-in-his-state-of-the-union-speech-lots-of-luck-explaining-it |
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MENLO PARK, Calif., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skan, a leader in the Process Intelligence solution industry that provides unprecedented insights into how organizations get work done, has appointed Vinaykumar (Vinay) Mummigatti as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Customer Transformation. A world-renowned expert in process automation, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation, Vinay brings over 20 years of experience in building enterprise business transformation and process automation centers of excellence for some of the world's largest financial services, healthcare, consulting, and information services organizations. Vinay graduated from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, with a MS in Data Science and Analytics. He also attained his MBA in finance and systems and Bachelor of Engineering in electronics and communications.
In this role reporting to the CEO, Vinay and his team will be responsible for working cross functionally to enhance how Skan's customers and partners realize value with the company's ground-breaking solution.
Vinay's career began in building one of the world's largest and most successful process automation and digital transformation practices at Tech Mahindra and Virtusa, where he led multi-million-dollar programs for automating complex enterprise-wide automation initiatives at Fortune 500 banking, healthcare, and insurance companies. He then went onto lead the Business Process Management Centers of Excellence (Coe) at United Healthcare transforming much of the claims and customer service operations. Subsequently, Vinay was recruited by Bank of America to become the Enterprise Head of Automation and Process Management – where he built and ran the CoE (centers of excellence) for the full cycle of automation programs from ideation to execution for the bank. Most recently, he was the Chief Automation Officer at Lexis Nexis, a multibillion-dollar leader in legal and regulatory and business information services. While at Lexis Nexis, Vinay was responsible for the enterprise-level organization to deliver digital transformation and automation across data, process intelligence, and content automation for 14 business units spanning multiple geographies.
"Skan provides the missing link in the evolution of automation and digital transformation. The ability to gather real time process metrics and an end-to-end view of business processes before and after technology driven transformations is an immense value to both technology and operations leaders," said Vinaykumar Mummigatti, "I was impressed with the technology and the team while a customer of theirs and am pleased to have the opportunity to help Skan's customers realize the full value of the solution faster."
"Vinay's experience in successfully leading enterprise level transformation programs and being a Skan user brings a customer's view to the way we deliver maximum benefits to the rest of our client base." said Avinash Misra, Founder and CEO for Skan.
Skan has been recognized by leading analysts including Nelson Hall, IDC, and HFS for its innovative and transformative approach of leveraging AI and computer vision.
Skan also recently announced its $40M series B funding led by Dell Technologies Capital to help fuel its growth and meet market demand.
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Wyoming Midland topped Bellevue Marquette Catholic 14-13 in a tough tilt on June 5 in Iowa softball.
In recent action on May 24, Wyoming Midland faced off against Monona MFL MarMac.
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CYRIL, Oklahoma (AP) — An effort to locate a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl who authorities believe was killed by a caretaker has become a search for her remains, officials said Monday.
The search for Athena Brownfield, missing since last week, is now considered a “recovery operation,” the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a news release.
Authorities determined Athena was missing after a postal carrier found her 5-year-old sister wandering alone on Jan. 10 outside of the home of the couple who had been caring for the sisters in Cyril, a city of around 800 people located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.
Ivon Adams, 36, was arrested Thursday in Phoenix and is awaiting extradition to Oklahoma. He faces charges of first-degree murder and child neglect, according to the OSBI.
Alysia Adams, 31, was arrested in Oklahoma and faces two counts of child neglect. The OSBI said she is related to the sisters.
Jail records do not list attorneys for either who could comment on the accusations against them.
Areas of Caddo County, where Cyril is located, are being searched for Athena’s remains, the OSBI said Monday. The agency asked the the public not to search for Athena’s remains, saying that people could end up trespassing or contaminating potential evidence.
The sisters’ biological parents have been interviewed by authorities and are cooperating with the investigation, the OSBI said. Athena’s sister was taken into protective custody. | 2023-01-17T23:04:29+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-search-for-oklahoma-girl-4-turns-to-looking-for-her-body/ |
What do you get when you combine football with four of the most beloved actresses in Hollywood? A real good time.
The new film “80 for Brady” is warming up to hit the field, and Deco’s resident cheerleader, Alex Miranda, is here to lead the charge.
This is not a democracy, it’s a “cheer-ocracy,” so forget about rooting for a team in the Super Bowl, because I’m cheering for the leading ladies of “80 for Brady” … especially Latina superstar Rita Moreno. Gooooo Rita!
Lily Tomlin (as Lou), Jane Fonda (as Trish), Sally Field (as Betty) and Rita Moreno (as Maura): “Tom Brady!”
Down … set … hunk!
Tom Brady (as himself): “Let’s go!”
Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and Lily Tomlin are in it to win it in the new comedy “80 For Brady.”
Lily Tomlin (as Lou): “We’re going to the Super Bowl to enjoy men the way the Romans did: sweaty, tight pants.”
The film follows four best friends on an epic trip to see their hero, Tom Brady, play in the big game, and their hilarious, crazy antics prove age ain’t nothing but a number.
Just ask Rita!
Rita Moreno: “Fabulous! I can’t believe that I’m here at 91.”
This living legend, who’s one of the few people in Hollywood with an EGOT under her belt, is showing no signs of slowing down.
And the Puerto Rican-born actress told Deco the cafecito…
Rita Moreno: “Cafecito, no. I don’t drink cafecito. If I drink cafecito, it’s decaffeinated. Descafeinado.”
…has nothing to do with it.
Rita Moreno: “I think it’s part of who and what I am. I swear it’s my genes. I’m very, very, very fortunate. I have good skin, and I have enormous energy. I do.”
Forget the Kardashians, because Jane, Lily, and Sally have all said they had a hard time keeping up with Rita.
But when we asked which of her co-stars would be immediately down for an adventure…
Rita Moreno: “I think Jane would show up first.”
Harry Hamlin (as Dan): “Your beauty has no expiration date.”
Lily Tomlin (as Lou): Trish!”
Jane Fonda (as Trish): “I didn’t flirt. He did.”
Rita Moreno: “Jane is up for anything, more than, I think, all of us. Even me.”
Rita’s been booked and busy the last few years — between Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” “80 for Brady” and the upcoming “Fast X,” where she’s playing Vin Diesel’s grandma.
She told Deco she’s grateful for roles that break stereotypes.
Rita Moreno: “I thought, ‘Wait a minute, why are they always taking care of the kids and doing snappy comebacks in these comedy shows? Why don’t they have a job?’ And it’s because of the way we’re perceived at this age. I’m a very active abuela.”
Rita Moreno (as Maura): “Let’s make a run!”
Sally Field (as Betty): “Oh, no, Maura, no, no.”
Rita had a blast making “80 for Brady” because it’s more than a football movie. It’s about friendship.
Rita Moreno: “Devotion and loyalty. I think what’s important is how we feel here and how we demonstrate it.”
Rita Moreno (as Maura): “Tom, up here!”
Sally Field (as Betty): “Why is Champagne such a violent beverage?”
You can catch “80 for Brady” in theaters starting Friday.
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NASA power outage temporarily halts contact with space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA power outage disrupted communication between Mission Control and the International Space Station on Tuesday.
Mission Control couldn’t send commands to the station and talk with the seven astronauts in orbit. The power outage hit as upgrade work was underway in the building at Houston’s Johnson Space Center.
Space station program manager Joel Montelbano said neither the astronauts nor station were ever in any danger and that backup control systems took over within 90 minutes. The crew was notified of the problem through Russian communication systems, within 20 minutes of the outage.
It’s the first time NASA has had to fire up these backup systems to take control, according to Montelbano. He said NASA hoped to resolve the issue and be back to normal operations by the end of the day.
NASA maintains a backup control center miles from Houston in the event a hurricane or other disaster requiring evacuations. But in Tuesday’s case, the flight controllers stayed at Mission Control since the lights and air-conditioning still worked.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home.
Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, told The Associated Press by phone that she has been stuck at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport since being denied reentry to Thailand when she arrived Wednesday night from a short trip to Vietnam. She has been living in Thailand but needed to exit and reenter in order to extend her stay.
She said she met Friday with representatives of the United Nations refugee agency in an effort to avoid being sent back to Myanmar, where she fears harsh punishment from the military government she has criticized.
People denied entry to Thailand are usually deported to their last point of departure, but the U.N. agency advised her she would be arrested in Vietnam and then repatriated to Myanmar.
Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanee Sangrat confirmed in a text message that Thaw Nandar Aung was denied entry into Thailand “due to an issue with her travel document.”
“The relevant authorities did not make an arrest and have no plans to send her anywhere at this stage,” he said.
Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and has cracked down heavily on widespread opposition to its rule. It used lethal force to quash demonstrations and has arrested critics, including actors and other celebrities, under various laws with potential penalties ranging from three years’ imprisonment to death. In July, authorities executed four activists who were accused of involvement with terrorist activities.
Thaw Nandar Aung said she was charged in absentia in September last year under a section of Myanmar’s Penal Code covering sedition for speaking out against the military takeover at the pageant and online. The statute criminalize attempts to “bring into hatred or contempt, or excite or attempt to excite disaffection towards the government,” and the military or its personnel, and carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
She said that on arrival in Bangkok, Thai immigration authorities entered her name in their online database and then asked her if she had reported her passport missing in Vietnam, to which she replied “no.” She said they then showed her a screen they said indicated there was an Interpol Red Notice out for her, which means the police force of a member country had asked for her to be detained.
It could not be immediately confirmed whether Interpol has posted such a notice. However, Myanmar’s military government has unilaterally revoked many of its leading opponents’ passports in an effort to restrict their activities.
On Thursday night, Thai police told her that Myanmar police had come to see her, but she declined to meet them, Thaw Nandar Aung said.
Thaw Nandar Aung used her platform as the Myanmar contestant at last year’s Miss Grand International beauty pageant in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to speak about the killings of pro-democracy protesters in her homeland.
“Every citizen of the world wants the prosperity of their country and the peaceful environment,” she said. “In doing so, the leaders involved should not use their power and selfishness.”
“Today in my country, Myanmar, while I am going to be on this stage, there are so many people dying, more than 100 people died today. I am deeply be sorry for all the people who have lost their lives,” she said, pausing frequently to fight back tears.
She added: “I want to say for here that, please help Myanmar. We need your urgent international help right now.”
Thaw Nandar Aung said she was optimistic after meeting Friday with representatives of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees’ office that she would not be sent back to Myanmar. She said they told her they were working as quickly as possible to find her a country she could go to for asylum, possibly in a few days.
Meanwhile, she must stay in a room in the departure section of the international area of the airport, with guards provided by the Thai government, she said. | 2022-09-24T10:58:00+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-model-who-criticized-myanmars-military-fears-repatriation/ |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73.
“I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!”
Their children also released a statement, calling her "an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty and caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor.
“She fled from communism and embraced this country,” the statement continued. “She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”
A Czech-born ski racer and sometime model, Ivana Trump married the future president in 1977.
She became an icon in her own right, dripping with ’80s style and elegance, complete with accent and her signature beehive hairdo. She would eventually appear in the 1996 hit film “The First Wives Club” with the now-famous line, “Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don’t get mad, get everything.”
Partners in love and business — with her playing roles such as manager of one of his Atlantic City casinos — Ivana and Donald were fixtures of New York's see-and-be-seen scene before their equally public, and messy divorce. Donald Trump had met his next wife, Marla Maples.
During the split, Ivana Trump accused him of rape in a sworn statement in the early 1990s. She later said that she didn’t mean it literally, but rather that she felt violated.
Nevertheless, she ultimately remained friendly with her ex-husband, whom she famously called “The Donald.” She enthusiastically backed his 2016 White House run and told the New York Post in 2016 that she was both a supporter and an adviser.
“I suggest a few things,” she told the newspaper. “We speak before and after the appearances and he asks me what I thought.” She said she advised him to “be more calm.”
“But Donald cannot be calm,” she added. “He’s very outspoken. He just says it as it is.”
However supportive, she occasionally ruffled feathers.
In 2017, while promoting a book, she told “Good Morning America” that she spoke with the then-president about every two weeks and had his direct White House number, but didn’t want to call to frequently “because Melania is there and I don’t want to cause any kind of jealousy or something like that because I’m basically first Trump wife, OK?” she said with a laugh. “I’m first lady, OK?”
Melania Trump’s spokesperson at the time responded, saying there was “clearly no substance to this statement from an ex, this is unfortunately only attention-seeking and self-serving noise.”
Ivana Trump was born Ivana Zelnickova in 1949 in the Czechoslovak city of Gottwaldov, formerly Zlin, which had just been renamed by the Communists who took over the country in 1948. She married Trump, her second husband, in 1977. | 2022-07-14T20:52:30+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ivana-Trump-first-wife-of-former-president-has-17305644.php |
Armed customers stop husband, wife from robbing gas station at gunpoint, police say
GILMER COUNTY, Ga. (Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia say customers help prevented an armed robbery at a gas station.
According to the Ellijay Police Department, officers were called regarding a robbery happening at a gas station in Gilmer County on Monday night.
Police said the robbers were a husband and wife. They identified them as Shawn Sutton, 39, and Melody Sutton, 39.
Authorities said Shawn Sutton was pretending to be a customer at the gas station, while his wife Melody Sutton waited outside in a car.
Ellijay police said the robbery attempt started with Shawn Sutton covering his face with a pair of women’s underwear and pointing a gun at the store clerk behind the counter, demanding money.
According to police, a legally armed customer then pulled out their gun to intervene while another customer went to their car to get their firearm.
Authorities said Shawn Sutton then attempted to leave the gas station but a third customer, who was also armed, assisted the others in disarming him.
Arriving officers and deputies with the Gilber’s Sheriff’s Office said Shawn Sutton refused their commands before they were able to take him into custody after using a Taser.
Police said they arrested Melody Sutton after finding her inside a car on the side of the store.
Shawn Sutton is facing charges that include armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, authorities said.
The couple was booked into the Gilmer County Adult Detention Center.
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Two 2023 East Feliciana Parish graduates recently received scholarship awards from the Jackson Lions Club.
In addition, the duo won the Louisiana Volunteer Service Award and the Lions Club also received a volunteer honor.
The awards from the Jackson Lions went to Eddie Shotwell, of Lindsey, and Antoine “A.J.” Johnson Jr., of Clinton.
Shotwell, a graduate of Slaughter Community Charter School received his award May 11. At SCCS, he maintained a 3.38 GPA while playing football, baseball, powerlifting and participating in track. The son of Justin and Emily Shotwell, he plans to attend Stephen F. Austin University in Texas this fall and major in mass communications with a career goal of becoming a sports journalist for the NFL.
Shotwell was actively involved with Must Luv Dogs animal rescue organization administered by his grandmother, Cindy Shotwell. His efforts included rescuing puppies and dogs, nursing them back to health, fostering them and finding homes for them.
Johnson, a graduate of East Feliciana High School, is the son of Antoine Johnson Sr. and Dr. Lekendra Johnson. He maintained a 3.67 GPA, was team captain of the track and field team and named an outstanding distance runner in 2021-22, served as EFHS student body president and participated in and won honors in many other school activities/programs.
He plans to attend Alcorn State University in Mississippi this fall majoring in computer science, minoring in criminal justice with the goal of finding a job in cyber criminology.
Johnson’s community service activities included helping with numerous programs through his church, Redeemed of the Lord Fellowship in Baton Rouge. He also helped at Grace Nursing Home and Rehab and assisted the elderly in his own neighborhood by doing yard work and providing transportation. On June 8, he received his Lions scholarship award and at the same meeting the Louisiana Volunteer Service Award certificate and pin from Amanda Cain Smith, disaster services specialist with Volunteer Louisiana representing Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser.
It was also at the June 8 meeting that Lions Club President Smitty Schmidt accepted the Louisiana Volunteer Service Award certificate and pin from Nungesser’s representative. The Jackson Lions Club was recognized as the club with the most community service projects in District 8-N in the state. | 2023-06-26T10:31:39+00:00 | theadvocate.com | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/east_feliciana/east-feliciana-youths-jackson-lions-receive-awards/article_502d1f70-0ad5-11ee-bc7e-47df1fec430f.html |
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday afternoon that smoke from Canadian wildfires has forced it to slow traffic to and from the Northeast.
There are ground delays at LaGuardia in New York, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, and Philadelphia International Airport. The three airports are all reporting low visibility.
The delays, which are up to two hours, are expected to last through much of Wednesday.
According to FlightAware, more than 1,000 flights have been canceled on Wednesday and 18,000 flights have been delayed.
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It's not just flights that are being affected by the poor air quality — other aspects of people's daily lives are being interrupted as health officials advise people to stay inside.
Air quality alerts were issued Wednesday for much of the East Coast, spanning from New Hampshire to South Carolina.
New York reported an air quality index of over 300, the highest in the world on Wednesday afternoon.
The plumes of smoke are traveling south from Canada, where officials say they are battling more than a dozen wildfire hotspots. They've also forced the evacuations of more than 20,000 people in the country.
The fires causing the most smoke in the Northeastern U.S. are in central Quebec.
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ARLINGTON, Va., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Spring Break approaches, new Eagle Hill Consulting research finds a large share of workers say they aren't taking vacations, often due to the high costs. Thirty-nine percent of U.S. workers report that they have not taken a vacation during the last 12 months. Nearly half of workers (45 percent) say the expense of taking a vacation is the biggest impediment to taking time off.
These findings come as employee burnout remains alarmingly high across the U.S. workforce. About half (46 percent) of American employees say that they are feeling burnout at work.
"It's critical to productivity and mental health that employees periodically and fully disconnect from the demands of the workplace. This means not checking email and participating in virtual meetings during vacation. Recharging is all the more important as we continue to measure high burnout levels across the U.S. workforce," said Melissa Jezior, president and chief executive officer of Eagle Hill Consulting.
"It's not just employees who benefit from taking a break. Employers that encourage employees to take time off from work are far more likely to have an engaged workforce at its peak performance. Smart employers will foster a culture that enables employees to take vacations and fully unplug from their job pressures," Jezior explained.
The survey also finds:
- Thirty-nine percent of workers have not taken time off in the last 12 months, highest among younger workers (43 percent) and lower income employees (59 percent).
- Workers say the impediments to taking a fully unplugged vacation include the expense of taking a vacation (45 percent), self-imposed pressure to stay on top of work (33 percent), a heavy workload (29 percent), no colleagues available to cover their workload (29 percent), and no paid time off (23 percent).
- Many employees are not fully unplugging during time off. While about half (56 percent) say they fully disconnect from work during vacation, more than a quarter (27 percent) say they check work email and messages.
These findings are from the 2023 Eagle Hill Consulting Workforce Burnout Survey conducted by Ipsos from February 9-13, 2023. The survey included 1001 respondents from a random sample of employees across the U.S.
Eagle Hill Consulting LLC is a woman-owned business that provides unconventional management consulting services in the areas of Strategy & Performance, Talent, and Change. The company's expertise in delivering innovative solutions to unique challenges spans across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. A leading authority on employee sentiment, Eagle Hill is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with employees across the U.S. and offices in Boston and Seattle. More information is available at www.eaglehillconsulting.com.
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Police use of force is an important issue in Hawaii and the rest of the country. We recently released a report about police use of force in Honolulu, and this essay highlights two main findings.
First, the number of use of force incidents recorded by the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) rose from 706 in 2010, to 2646 in 2021 – an increase of 275%. It is difficult to compare use of force frequencies across different police departments because definitions and reporting practices vary, but we know of no police department in which the number of use of force incidents has risen as rapidly as HPD. In some departments, including Seattle and Minneapolis, the number has declined markedly in recent years.
Why the big increase in Honolulu? In an interview, an HPD official told us there are two causes: HPD is reporting better than it used to, and HPD is using force more frequently than it used to. On this view, improvements in police reporting about the use of force followed the department’s change to a more automated case report system in November 2016, and the more frequent use of force is being driven by an increase in people’s resistance to police authority.
These seem like plausible explanations, but the increase in police use of force started long before the 2016 change in HPD’s reporting practices (use of force incidents doubled from 2010 to 2016). Similarly, we have not found evidence that people in Honolulu resist police more than they used to.
Another main finding is that a large proportion of police force is used against people who are socially marginalized. Between 2010 and 2021, more than 40% of the people subject to force were unemployed at the time of their encounter with police. During this same period, the city’s unemployment rate fluctuated between 3% and 4%.
People under the influence of drugs or alcohol also figure prominently in HPD’s use of force statistics. From 2010 to 2021, 60% of the people subject to use of force were reported by police to be under the influence, and in one year the figure reached 88%.
We could not find data for recent years about how often police use force against homeless people, but we do have evidence from 2010 and 2011. In those years, homeless people were 30 to 40 times more likely to be subject to police use of force than the average person living in Honolulu.
We also found large racial and ethnic disparities in HPD’s use of force data for 2021, for Micronesians, Samoans and Blacks. Most strikingly, Micronesians were about 3.5 times more likely to experience police force than whites, and 25 times more likely than people of Chinese or Japanese ethnicity. Disparity does not necessarily mean discrimination, but the disparities found in HPD’s data raise important questions about the impact of policing on people in these marginalized groups.
Police are often asked to respond to social problems that cannot be cured with coercion. The recent police shooting of Nathaniel Naki on Molokai seems to illustrate this truth. Many of the matters police are expected to address are really problems of public health and social welfare. As former Dallas Police Chief David Brown observes, “We are asking cops to do too much in this country … Every societal failure, we put it off on cops to solve. Not enough mental health funding, let the cops handle it … Policing was never meant to solve all these problems.”
In the end, solving the problem of police force requires us to reimagine the police role and public safety. | 2023-05-10T10:37:48+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/10/editorial/island-voices/column-focusing-on-police-use-of-force-on-oahu/ |
Kevin Burns went 11-for-15 from the free-throw line on the way to a game-high 19 points to lead Point Pleasant Beach to a narrow victory on the road over Keansburg, 58-57.
Burns hit a pair of clutch free throws that wound up absolutely vital to securing the win, with Keansburg hitting a 3-pointer with five seconds remaining to cut the final deficit to one.
John Coakley finished with 12 points while Jacob Edgecomb added 11 for Point Pleasant Beach (6-3), which trailed by five after one before swinging the momentum with a 16-9 second quarter.
Michael Alonso had a team-high 18 points for Keansburg, which 21 of its 57 points from beyond the 3-point line.
Jaheim Hill scored 16 points with four made 3s while Jordan Bey chipped in eight points for Keansburg, which falls to 3-4 with the loss.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish officials do not yet know if an undersea power cable that runs between southern Sweden and Poland was damaged when the Nord Stream gas pipelines some 500 meters (547 yards) away ruptured in what Western officials suspect was an act of sabotage.
Svenska kraftnat partly owns the more than 250-kilometer-long high-voltage cable that transmits electricity through the Baltic Sea.
Following the suspected sabotage this week of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that carry Russian natural gas to Europe, there were two leaks off Sweden, including a large one above North Stream 1, and a smaller one above North Stream 2.
The North Stream 2 leak “has diminished, but is still on-going,” the Swedish coast guard said. However, navigational warnings for ships were slightly increased to 7 nautical miles (13 kilometers or 8 miles) from 5 nautical miles from the incident areas, the coast guard said in a statement.
Two leaks also were reported in Denmark’s waters. The Danish and Swedish governments have described the ruptures as the result of “deliberate actions,”
Nordic seismologists recorded explosions preceding the leaks. A first explosion was recorded early Monday southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. A second, stronger blast northeast of the island that night was equivalent to a magnitude-2.3 earthquake.
NATO warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the likely cause of damage to the natural gas pipelines. Denmark is a NATO member and Sweden is in the process of joining the military alliance.
Russia, which has requested an emergency meeting at the U.N. Security Council to discuss the suspected pipeline sabotage, has said that “it looks like a terror attack, probably conducted on a state level.”
Energy infrastructure security has increased across the Nordic region.
Authorities in Norway, a major oil and gas producer, have reported at least six incidents of drone sightings near offshore installations in the North Sea. It prompted the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway -- the Scandinavian country’s oil safety regulator -- on Monday to “urge increased vigilance by all operators and vessel owners.“ On Wednesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that there was no concrete threat against Norwegian oil and gas off-shore installations.
Danish daily newspaper Ekstra Bladet said a drone was spotted Wednesday near a Danish offshore oil and gas installation in the North Sea.
Sweden stepped up security around its three nuclear power plants. | 2022-09-30T10:41:39+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/swedes-dont-know-if-pipeline-ruptures-damaged-power-cable/2022/09/30/246cf1a0-40a8-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html |
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- A 38-year-old woman is accused of purchasing guns for teenage boys with whom she has had inappropriate sexual relations.
Court records show the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was tipped off to Tarrah Layne Woods in late March after Oklahoma City Police notified them of the situation.
Law enforcement suspected Woods of purchasing and provided firearms to juvenile males.
Woods’ husband, Robert was an Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate at the time of being interviewed by ATF and OKCPD’s Crimes Against Children Unit.
During the interview, Robert advised that Woods told him she had “purchased multiple firearms” from H&H Shooting Sports within the past few weeks.
He also advised that he had observed a receipt for a firearm from H&H Shooting Sports and that he was aware of an occasion when Woods had returned to their shared residence with juvenile males after purchasing a firearm, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant.
The affidavit of probable cause reveals H&H Shooting Sports General Manager, Mike Rust told authorities Woods had purchased five firearms from the store during the month of March.
Rust told KFOR buying five guns in that time span isn’t uncommon, but what seemed off to him was a single woman coming in multiple times with teenage boys.
“The first couple of trips in, nothing out of the ordinary. But after several visits, those same type of visits all of a sudden threw up red flags,” said Rust. “She actually handed the gun to them a couple of times.”
Rust added there was surveillance video that showed Woods browsing the handgun section with the teenagers.
“Two or three young men would be pointing out guns to her and, you know, talking to her about them,” stated Rust.
According to an affidavit, Woods was accompanied by juveniles during most of these transactions.
“On these videos, Woods can be seen browsing merchandise with the juveniles and on at least two occasions, the surveillance video captures a juvenile male providing currency to Woods inside the store prior to her completion of the firearm purchase,” court documents read.
One instance allegedly shows a 17-year-old walking through the handgun section at H&H Shooting Sports with Woods and selecting a gun before handing her cash she immediately placed in her wallet, said the affidavit.
On March 22, Woods purchased a Taurus, model G2S, 9mm caliber semi-automatic pistol. She checked the ‘Yes’ box on ATF Form 4473, indicating the gun was for her.
On March 24, Woods purchased yet another gun. This time it was a Taurus, model PT140, .40 caliber, semi-automatic pistol. Again, she indicated the gun was for her on ATF Form 4473.
“In order to purchase a firearm from an FFL, a buyer is required to complete ATF Form 4473.
Question 21(a) on Form 4473 asks the applicant: ‘Are you the actual transferee/buyer of all of the firearm(s) listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) (ATF Form 5300 9A)?’ The question continues (bold in the original): ‘Warning: You are not the actual transferee/buyer if you are acquiring any of the firearm(s) on behalf of another person. If you are not the actual transferee/buyer, the licensee cannot transfer any of the firearm(s) to you,'” stated the probable cause affidavit.
Once Rust had an idea of what was going on with Woods, he was preparing information to take to law enforcement.
“We’re very sensitive about the issue of straw purchases. All of my sales team are trained in utilizing National Shooting Sports Foundation literature and videos, and so they’re very aware of how straw purchases happen and are able to detect when a straw purchase is occurring. And we don’t have any problem telling somebody that we’re not going to sell them a gun if we firmly believe that they’re buying it for somebody else,” stated Rust. “We’re never sure that our feelings are fact. And so we just want to present the information when we have a situation to law enforcement who can check on it further and make a determination of the feelings that we’re getting are true. And, you know, we really don’t want to be the police, but we want to do our part to make sure we have that responsibility to the community to not put firearms in bad people’s hands.”
The ATF learned Woods had purchased approximately 10 firearms from various Oklahoma City vendors between March 17 and April 2 of this year.
Once authorities interviewed Woods at her residence on April 4, they say she estimated purchasing about a dozen guns. She also allegedly admitted to purchasing the firearms at the request of “several teenage boys” and that they had given her money to do so.
That same day, one of the firearms was recovered from a 15-year-old’s backpack. At the time it was recovered, it was magazine-loaded with nine live rounds and was fitted with a mounted
laser.
Woods is now facing two felony counts of False Statement During Purchase of a Firearm.
“She lied on a federal form. The federal form 4473, which is what you have to complete to buy a firearm. And lying on that form, I believe, is punishable up to ten years in federal prison. So it’s a it’s a pretty hefty, hefty crime,” explained Rust.
Rust claims H&H Shooting Sports stops ‘straw’ purchases on a weekly basis.
“This type of situation doesn’t happen very often. It was a many faceted crime,” added Rust. “Don’t lie for the other guy. Let them come in and buy the gun. If they can’t, there’s a reason.”
ATF was unable to comment.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma told News 4 Woods’ case is still pending. | 2023-06-30T12:58:35+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/local/hefty-crime-okc-woman-accused-of-buying-guns-for-teenage-boys-she-was-sexually-involved-with/ |
A global distributor of OneWeb aero service, Hughes offers LEO-only and Hybrid LEO+GEO satellite services for onboard connectivity
HAMBURG, Germany, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (Aircraft Interiors Expo, Booth 4C40) — Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today announced a Distribution Partner agreement to provide LEO connectivity services to the global airline market. As a worldwide OneWeb distributor, Hughes is launching new LEO in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions, powered by the company's electronically steered antenna (ESA), for airlines to deliver fast, low-latency and reliable passenger Wi-Fi.
"This latest agreement enables Hughes to bring the advantages of the OneWeb system – global reach, low latency, high speeds and enterprise-grade service – to airlines and select partners so they can meet the growing passenger demand for in-flight Wi-Fi," said Reza Rasoulian, vice president, Hughes. "Combining OneWeb service with our high-performance antenna and our expertise delivering managed services at scale, we're able to offer passengers worldwide an in-flight Wi-Fi experience that's as fast and responsive as they can get at home or in the office."
The new Hughes LEO In-Flight solutions include a LEO-only offering and an industry-first, patent-pending, hybrid solution that leverages Hughes Fusion™ technologies to transform any Geostationary orbit (GEO) aero service into a fast, low latency onboard Wi-Fi experience. Both are powered by the Hughes LEO antenna, which is a lightweight, low power, and low-profile ESA designed, developed, and manufactured by Hughes.
Commenting on the announcement at AIX, Ben Griffin, vice president mobility at OneWeb said "The best way to provide airlines and passengers with faster, more consistent and truly global broadband service is with a variety technologies and partnerships. Hughes is a trusted, strategic partner of OneWeb, and we're delighted to extend this partnership to include our aviation services. This agreement reinforces our industry-led approach which is resonating so well with airlines globally."
Today's agreement marks the latest development in the relationship between OneWeb and Hughes. Hughes engineered the gateways for the OneWeb ground network and also engineered and manufactures the core module used in every terminal in the system to power the LEO connectivity. A distribution partner for fixed satellite services across the Americas and India, Hughes also distributes OneWeb services to the U.S. Department of Defense. Hughes, through its parent company EchoStar, is an investor in OneWeb.
For more information about Hughes Managed LEO for aero connectivity or Hughes LEO In-Flight, visit www.hughes.com/InFlight.
Visit the Hughes booth 4C40 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, June 6-8, to experience a live demonstration of the Hughes LEO In-Flight solution using OneWeb service.
About OneWeb
OneWeb is a global communications network powered from space, headquartered in London, enabling connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities. It is implementing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites with a network of global gateway stations and a range of user terminals to provide an affordable, fast, high-bandwidth and low-latency communications service, connected to the IoT future and a pathway to 5G for everyone, everywhere. Find out more at http://www.oneweb.world.
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, provides broadband equipment and services; managed services featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end network operation for millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities worldwide. The Hughes flagship internet service, HughesNet®, connects millions of people across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers internet access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators, in-flight service providers, mobile network operators and military customers. A managed network services provider, Hughes supports half a million enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions. To learn more, visit http://www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Parkway, Bossier, Airline and Providence Classical Academy were all winners Friday night.
Parkway defeated Haughton 72-59 on the final day of the Haughton Jack Clayton Invitational. The Panthers went 2-1 in the three-day event, improving to 3-2.
Haughton went 1-2. The Bucs dropped to 5-5 overall.
Bossier ended a three-game slide with a 51-44 victory over Dunham in the consolation quarterfinals of the Showdown in the Lake tournament hosted by Hamilton Christian in Lake Charles.
Tahj Roots led Bossier (5-3) with 21 points, including nine in the fourth quarter.
Kerel Woods scored nine points. Lakavin Thomas and Javon Johnson chipped in seven each.
The Bearkats led 27-25 at the half and 33-30 after three quarters.
In non-tournament games, Airline routed Simsboro 59-27 at home, and Providence Classical Academy rolled past Union Christian 79-48 on the road.
Colby O’Glee led Airline with 11 points.
Bryson Broom and Jayden Gladney scored nine each. Tre’von Jackson added eight.
The Vikings (4-3) face Texas High at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Texarkana, Texas.
Bowman Lovell poured in 28 points to lead PCA. JoJo Grau had 17 and Blake Guin 12.
PCA (7-3) visits Word of God Monday. | 2022-12-03T07:24:23+00:00 | bossierpress.com | https://bossierpress.com/high-school-boys-basketball-parkway-bossier-airline-pca-win/ |
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Block, Inc. f/k/a Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) resulting from allegations that Block, Inc. may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Block securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On March 23, 2023, before the market opened, market analyst Hindenburg Research released a report entitled "Block: How Inflated User Metrics and "Frictionless" Fraud Facilitation Enabled Insiders to Cash Out Over $1 Billion." Hindenburg's research, which took place over a two-year period and involved "dozens of interviews with former employees, partners, and industry experts, extensive review of regulatory and litigation records" led it to conclude that the "'magic' behind Block's business has not been disruptive innovation, but rather the company's willingness to facilitate fraud against consumers and the government, avoid regulation, dress up predatory loans and fees as revolutionary technology, and mislead investors with inflated metrics." The report further alleged, among other things, that Block had "wildly overstated" its user accounts and provided banking services to violent criminals.
On this news, the price of Block's stock declined by as much as 20% in intraday trading before closing at $61.88 on March 23, 2023, a 14.8% decline from the prior day.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s anti-government protest movement gained new momentum on Saturday night as tens of thousands of people spilled into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the judicial system.
The grassroots movement has staged protests for over six months since Netanyahu’s government unveiled the overhaul plan. But in recent weeks, the protests had shown signs of weakening.
Plans by the government to push forward with the overhaul next week in parliament, coupled with the firing of Tel Aviv’s police chief, who was accused of being too sympathetic to the protesters, appeared to breathe new life into Saturday’s demonstrations.
Some 150,000 people thronged central Tel Aviv, with large rallies in Jerusalem and other major cities. Late Saturday, dozens of people attempted to block Tel Aviv’s main highway, but they were quickly cleared away by police. Scuffles broke out, and police sprayed a water cannon at the crowd.
Netanyahu’s allies have proposed a series of changes to the Israeli legal system aimed at weakening what they say are the excessive powers of unelected judges. The proposed changes include giving Netanyahu’s allies control over the appointment of judges and the power to overturn court decisions they do not support.
His opponents say the plan will destroy the country’s fragile system of checks and balances and concentrate power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies. They also say that Netanyahu has a conflict of interest because he is on trial for corruption charges. Wide swaths of Israeli society, including reserve military officers, business leaders, LGBT and other minority groups, have joined the protests.
A legislative committee chaired by a Netanyahu ally last week approved a bill that would prevent Israel’s courts from scrutinizing the “reasonableness” of decisions made by elected officials. The legislature could hold a preliminary vote on the bill as early as Monday.
The “reasonability standard” was used by the Supreme Court earlier this year to strike down the appointment of a Netanyahu ally as interior minister because of a past conviction for bribery and a 2021 plea deal for tax evasion. Critics say removing that standard would allow the government to pass arbitrary decisions and grant it too much power.
Protesters also condemned the ouster of Tel Aviv’s police chief, Ami Eshed, who said this week he was forced to resign because of political pressure to act violently toward protesters. Eshed regularly clashed with the hardline national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has demanded that police take a tougher stance against months of anti-government protests.
Saturday’s protest is the latest in a series of demonstrations which, since January, have seen thousands of Israelis take to the streets.
Netanyahu put the overhaul on hold in March after mass protests erupted in opposition, but announced last month that the plan would move forward. The protests have blocked roads, disrupted the country’s main airport and thronged major cities. | 2023-07-09T01:34:53+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-protests-grow-as-israels-far-right-government-advances-with-its-judicial-overhaul/ |
BOULDER, Colorado (KDVR) — In less than a week, the popular doughnut shop Voodoo Doughnut is opening one of its newest U.S. locations and the fourth in Colorado. But this Boulder store will be missing the brand’s signature pink color.
Voodoo is known for its bright pink branding. Their boxes are even stamped with the slogan, “Good things come in pink boxes.” But Boulder’s location will not feature the bright color — instead, the exterior was painted gray.
On Oct. 13, the Voodoo Doughnut Instagram account posted a sneak peek of the Boulder building.
“You guessed it. The building has been painted pink and we’re coming for you, Boulder!” the post reads.
On June 11, Voodoo posted a new rendering of the building and instead of the eye-catching pink, the building appeared to be gray on the exterior with the pink painted on the inside.
“Hey Boulder. We’re still coming,” Voodoo said in its most recent update.
Cate Stanek, communication program manager for Boulder, told Nexstar’s KDVR that the city required the color change because the pink was a violation of the city’s sign code. The company had to repaint the building as required by its building permit.
The city’s sign code includes the use of branding colors in a signage area, said Stanek.
The violation was not a problem for Voodoo and the bakery will open, just in a different color scheme.
During the grand opening on August 1, doughnut fans will get to enjoy a featured “Golden Buffalo” doughnut that was created specifically for the event, according to Voodoo. | 2023-07-28T21:16:44+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/this-voodoo-doughnut-in-colorado-isnt-pink-why/ |
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NEW YORK (AP) — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years.
The rare Mantle card eclipsed the record just posted a few months ago — $9.3 million for the jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the contentious “Hand of God” goal in soccer’s 1986 World Cup.
It easily surpassed the $7.25 million for a century-old Honus Wagner baseball card recently sold in a private sale.
And just last month, the heavyweight boxing belt reclaimed by Muhammad Ali during 1974’s “Rumble in the Jungle” sold for nearly $6.2 million.
All are part of a booming market for sports collectibles.
Prices have risen not just for the rarest items, but also for pieces that might have been collecting dust in garages and attics. Many of those items make it onto consumer auction sites like eBay, while others are put up for bidding by auction houses.
Because of its near-perfect condition and its legendary subject, the Mantle card was destined to be a top seller, said Chris Ivy, the director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions, which ran the bidding.
Some saw collectibles as a hedge against inflation over the past couple years, he said, while others rekindled childhood passions.
Ivy said savvy investors saw inflation coming down the road — as it has. As a result, sports memorabilia became an alternative to traditional Wall Street investments or real estate — particularly among members of Generation X and older millennials.
“There’s only so much Netflix and ‘Tiger King’ people could watch (during the pandemic). So, you know, they were getting back into hobbies, and clearly sports collecting was a part of that,” said Ivy, who noted an uptick in calls among potential sellers.
Add to that interest from wealthy overseas collectors and you have a confluence of factors that made sports collectibles especially attractive, Ivy said.
“We’ve kind of started seeing some growth and some rise in the prices that led to some media coverage. And I think it all it all just kind of built upon itself,” he said. “I would say the beginning of the pandemic really added gasoline to that fire.”
Before the pandemic, the sports memorabilia market was estimated at more than $5.4 billion, according to a 2018 Forbes interview with David Yoken, the founder of Collectable.com.
By 2021, that market had grown to $26 billion, according to the research firm Market Decipher, which predicts the market will grow astronomically to $227 billion within a decade — partly fueled by the rise of so-called NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, which are digital collectibles with unique data-encrypted fingerprints.
Sports cards have been especially in demand, as people spent more time at home and an opportunity arose to rummage through potential treasure troves of childhood memories, including old comic books and small stacks of bubble gum cards featuring marquee sports stars.
That lure of making money on something that might be sitting in one’s childhood basement has been irresistible, according to Stephen Fishler, founder of ComicConnect, who has watched the growing rise — and profitability — of collectibles being traded across auction houses.
“In a nutshell, the world of modern sports cards has been going bonkers,” he said.
The Mantle baseball card dates from 1952 and is widely regarded as one of just a handful of the baseball legend in near-perfect condition.
The auction netted a handsome profit for Anthony Giordano, a New Jersey waste management entrepreneur who bought it for $50,000 at a New York City show in 1991.
“As soon as it hit 10 million I just turned in. I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore,” Giordano, 75, said Sunday morning. His sons monitored the auction for him. “They stayed up and called me this morning bright and early to tell me that it reached where it reached.”
The card was one of dozens of sports collectibles up for auction. In all, the items raked in some $28 million, according to Derek Grady, the executive vice president of sports auctions for Heritage Auctions.
“Sports collectibles are finally getting their due as an investment,” Grady said. “The best sports items are now starting to rival artwork, rare coins and rare artifacts as a great investment vehicle.”
The switch-hitting Mantle was a Triple Crown winner in 1956, a three-time American League MVP and a seven-time World Series champion. The Hall of Famer died in 1995.
“Some people might say it’s just a baseball card. Who cares? It’s just a Picasso. It’s just a Rembrandt to other people. It’s a thing of art for some people,” said John Holden, a professor in sports management law at Oklahoma State and amateur sports card collector.
Like pieces of art that have no intrinsic value, he said, when it comes to sports cards, the worth is in the eye of the beholder — or the pocketbook of the potential bidder.
“The value,” Holden said, “is whatever the market’s willing to support.”
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