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In the opening weeks of her premiership, Truss weathered a widely criticized economic package and fired her finance minister. Are we heading for another Conservative Party leadership fight?
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In the opening weeks of her premiership, Truss weathered a widely criticized economic package and fired her finance minister. Are we heading for another Conservative Party leadership fight?
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth capped off a perfect week at the Presidents Cup and the Americans made it nine straight victories against an International team depleted by defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
The Internationals showed plenty of fight. They just don’t have a cup to show for it.
That stays squarely in the hands of an American team that was coming off a record romp over Europe in the Ryder Cup last year.
Max Homa rallied from 3 down by winning four straight holes and then holding off Tom Kim for a 1-up victory that gave Homa a 4-0 week in his Presidents Cup debut.
Xander Schauffele delivered the clinching point when he made a 6-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 1-up victory over Corey Conners. That off an hourlong celebration to wait only for the result.
The final score was 17 1/2-12 1/2, not quite the rout it was at Liberty National in 2017 the last time the Americans played before the home crowd. Unlike the Ryder Cup, which attracts thousands of flag-waving European fans, the International team doesn’t have a fan base to unite behind a continental flag or even a tour.
U.S. Captain Davis Love III paid tribute to Trevor Immelman for having to put together his team right after British Open champion Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann were among the latest batch to join the rival LIV Golf series.
This was a mismatch. The Internationals still made a game of it, and at one point the matches were tight enough that a shocker at Quail Hollow was still possible. But they needed everything to go right, and it didn’t.
“Trevor and his team did an incredible job of rising to the occasion,” Love said.
Love had all 12 players ranked among the top 25 in the world ranking, and just like last year at Whistling Straits in the Presidents Cup, most of them played like it.
“We really don’t have to do much,” Love said. “All we have to do is not mess it up.”
Conners and Taylor Pendrith, the only Canadians on the team, were the only players who failed to contribute a point. Conners three-putted from 25 feet on the 17th with a chance to square the match, and he hit into a bunker from the fairway on the 18th.
Spieth made putts from all over Quail Hollow for a 4-and-3 win over Cameron Davis that kept the Internationals — in need of their greatest Sunday singles performance — from gaining any early momentum.
Spieth became only the sixth player to win all five matches in the Presidents Cup, winning all four of his team matches with Justin Thomas.
Spieth, a three-time major champion and former No. 1 player in the world, first qualified for U.S. teams when he was 20. But he had never won a singles match — 0-3 in the Presidents Cup, 0-3-1 in the Ryder Cup.
And then he fell 2 down after two holes before turning it around in a big way.
“I was more nervous than I should have been because I wanted to get that monkey off my back,” Spieth said. “When you get off early on a Sunday, they’re looking for red on the board. And it feels good to provide it.”
Thomas was trying to join him, but he lost to Si Woo Kim in a match that came down to 10-foot birdie putts on the last hole.
No matter. When Patrick Cantlay whipped Adam Scott, and Tony Finau rallied from 2 down to beat Pendrith, the outcome was as inevitable as it usually is.
The Americans improved to 12-1-1 in a series that began in 1994. Their only loss was at Royal Melbourne in 1998, and there was a tie in South Africa in 2003.
The Internationals fell behind 8-2 after the opening two days with a team that featured eight rookies, half of them replacing players such as Smith, Niemann and Louis Oosthuizen who were not eligible after the PGA Tour suspended them for signing with the lucrative rival tour.
One of those rookies, Sebastian Munoz of Colombia, took out world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and went unbeaten for the week at 2-0-1. Another was 20-year-old Tom Kim, the fresh face of these matches, who gave the Internationals hope on Saturday night with a performance as big as his personality.
Over four days, the Americans were too strong and too deep.
The next stop for the Presidents Cup is Royal Montreal in 2024. For the majority of this American team, it takes more momentum into the Ryder Cup in Rome next year. The Americans have not won a Ryder Cup away from home since 1993.
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
The sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila was shorter than the 15-year penalty requested by federal prosecutors but far tougher than the leniency her legal team sought for the mother of a year-old son with another child on the way.
Holmes, who was CEO throughout the company’s turbulent 15-year history, was convicted in January in the scheme, which revolved around the company’s claims to have developed a medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. But the technology never worked, and her claims were false.
Theranos was dashed “by misrepresentations, hubris and just plain lies,” the judge said.
“This case is so troubling on so many levels,” he said. “What was it that caused Ms. Holmes to make the decisions she did? Was there a loss of a moral compass?”
Holmes’ meteoric rise once landed her on the covers of business magazines that hailed her as the next Steve Jobs. And her deception drew in a list of sophisticated investors that included software magnate Larry Ellison, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the Walton family behind Walmart.
She sobbed as she told the judge she accepted responsibility for her actions.
“I regret my failings with every cell of my body,” Holmes said.
The sentencing in the same San Jose, California, courtroom where Holmes was convicted on four counts of investor fraud and conspiracy in January marked another climactic moment in a saga that has been dissected in an HBO documentary and an award-winning Hulu series about her meteoric rise and mortifying downfall.
Holmes, 38, faced a maximum of 20 years in prison, but her legal team asked the judge for a sentence of no more than 18 months, preferably served in home confinement.
Her lawyers argued that Holmes deserved more lenient treatment as a well-meaning entrepreneur who is now a devoted mother with another child on the way. Their arguments were supported by more than 130 letters submitted by family, friends and former colleagues praising Holmes.
Prosecutors also wanted Holmes to pay $804 million in restitution. The amount covers most of the nearly $1 billion that Holmes raised from investors.
While wooing investors, Holmes leveraged a high-powered Theranos board that included former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who testified against her during her trial, and two former secretaries of state, Henry Kissinger and the late George Shultz, whose son submitted a statement blasting Holmes for concocting a scheme that played Shultz “for the fool.”
Holmes must report to prison on April 27.
After giving birth to a son shortly before her trial started last year, she became pregnant at some point while free on bail this year. Although her lawyers didn’t mention the pregnancy in an 82-page memo submitted to the judge last week, the pregnancy was confirmed in a letter from her current partner, William “Billy” Evans, that urged the judge to be merciful.
If Holmes’ pregnancy had a role in determining her sentence, the decision could prove controversial. A 2019 study found that more than 1,000 pregnant women entered federal or state prisons over a 12-month study period; 753 of them gave birth in custody.
According to a 2016 survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than half of women entering federal prison — 58% — reported being mothers of minor children.
Federal prosecutor Robert Leach declared that Holmes deserves a severe punishment for engineering a scam that he described as one of the most egregious white-collar crimes ever committed in Silicon Valley. In a scathing 46-page memo, Leach told the judge he has an opportunity to send a message that curbs the hubris and hyperbole unleashed by the tech boom.
Holmes “preyed on hopes of her investors that a young, dynamic entrepreneur had changed healthcare,” Leach wrote. “And through her deceit, she attained spectacular fame, adoration and billions of dollars of wealth.”
Even though Holmes was acquitted by a jury on four counts of fraud and conspiracy tied to patients who took Theranos blood tests, Leach also asked Davila to factor in the health threats posed by Holmes’ conduct.
Holmes’ lawyer Kevin Downey painted her as a selfless visionary who spent 14 years of her life trying to revolutionize health care.
Although evidence submitted during her trial showed the blood tests produced wildly unreliable results that could have steered patients toward the wrong treatments, her lawyers asserted that Holmes never stopped trying to perfect the technology until Theranos collapsed in 2018.
They also pointed out that Holmes never sold any of her Theranos shares — a stake valued at $4.5 billion in 2014.
Defending herself against criminal charges has left Holmes with “substantial debt from which she is unlikely to recover,” Downey wrote, suggesting that she is unlikely to pay any restitution that Davila might order as part of her sentence.
“Holmes is not a danger to society,” Downey wrote.
Downey also asked Davila to consider the alleged sexual and emotional abuse Holmes suffered while she was involved romantically with Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who became a Theranos investor, top executive and eventually an accomplice in her crimes.
Balwani, 57, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 7 after being convicted in a July trial on 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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If Canada geese behavior is ruffling your feathers, the Michigan DNR has a few tips to reduce conflicts with these birds.
According to the DNR, Canada geese nest in every Michigan county, but are most common in the southern third of the state, where in June and July they often are found on lakes and golf course ponds.
Geese are especially attracted to lawns that are heavily fertilized, watered and mowed, where they enjoy feeding while molting: the annual loss of flight feathers, which takes about two weeks and renders them unable to fly during that time.
To keep flightless geese away from your property, the DNR recommends that waterfront property owners put up a temporary barrier between their yard and the water.
“If you live on a lake and geese frequently visit your yard, try making your lawn less attractive to them by allowing your grass to grow long and cutting down on fertilizer and water, or try planting shrubs to create a barrier between your lawn and the water,” Barbara Avers, waterfowl and wetland specialist with the DNR, said in a release.
The DNR also said to avoid intentionally feeding Canada geese, which can attract them to the area and make them comfortable around people; it also can increase overcrowding and potentially spread disease among the birds.
Lastly, simple and non-harming scare tactics can help deter them from areas you’d rather they not be.
“Use a combination of loud noises such as shell crackers, bird alarms or bird bangers, distress cries, screamers and electronic noise systems, along with visual deterrents like bird scare balloons, Mylar scare tape and plastic flags,” Avers said.
Additional information on how to handle conflicts with geese, including population control options that require a permit, is available at michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/wildlife/nuisance-wildlife.
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Native plant program helps you bring more butterflies to your backyard | 2022-06-05T11:13:11+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/06/wild-geese-causing-problems-on-your-property-follow-these-dnr-tips.html |
CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locally grown, SelectBlinds, a custom online window covering retailer, is announcing the Grand Opening of its new headquarters in Chandler, Ariz. The new space is part of the San Tan Tech Center, located at 145 S. 79th St. The 29,526-square-foot office will accommodate the company's future growth plans over the next five years.
Currently, SelectBlinds employs over 100 people, but the new headquarters can accommodate upward of 300 people. "From tech, accessibility, culture, and even restaurant standouts, Chandler seems to be the place to be," says CEO, Satya Sivunigunta. "At the end of the day, we're a people company. I needed to be in a place where I can attract the best talent. To me, that's why Chandler made sense."
"We are excited to welcome SelectBlinds with their new headquarters located right here in the heart of Chandler. We are thrilled to work alongside the SelectBlinds team as they continue to locally grow their custom online window covering business and winning culture in the business community. We wish them many years of success in Chandler", said Chandler Chamber CEO, Terri Kimble.
The space is undergoing many improvements to create an amazing place for people to work including an expansion to allow for a 1500-square-foot photo studio, as well as a sound and podcast room to accommodate the company's growing need for content creation. SelectBlinds' Samples Department assembles and ships free sample orders going out to customers and will be brought under one roof. Currently, the department is offsite due to the growth the company has seen over the last couple of years.
"We look forward to SelectBlinds putting their roots down in West Chandler," said Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke. "This office lease will further invigorate this legacy building in Chandler and we wish SelectBlinds many years of success in their new headquarters."
Along with the location move, the company is refreshing its brand to reflect its true personality which is empowering, compassionate and fun. "We are trying not to take the brand too seriously and have a little fun with it", says Shannon Constance, VP Creative Director. The company recently allowed the employees to come up with fun names for the conference rooms and then vote on which ones were the best. The result ended up being fun puns using window-covering language with pop culture, musical icons like "Dr. Drapes", "Mary J Blinds" and even "The Real Slim Shadey".
"We are looking to innovate the world of window coverings in a way that hasn't been done before. Choosing Chandler, Arizona makes so much sense given their focus on being a community of innovation," says Shannon Constance.
The company is hosting a Grand Opening Event on November, 3rd from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at their new headquarters and they are inviting the public to attend. There will be food trucks, a regular event for the company, as well as music and games. Special guest, NASCAR driver, David Ragan will be in attendance signing autographs next to his SelectBlinds racecar which sits in the middle of the open-air workspace.
SelectBlinds is a leading online retailer of independently branded window fashions. Their vision is to empower people to create spaces they can be proud of by creating an exceptional customer experience that builds confidence with the most diverse selection and helpful resources. For more information on SelectBlinds, visit SelectBlinds.com. Follow them on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
Chandler, Arizona has built a reputation as a Community of Innovation. Life in Chandler goes beyond a thriving and dynamic business community with progressive entrepreneurship. Known for its rich diversity, the City offers an outstanding quality of life for all generations with great schools and recreational opportunities. Chandler has grown to become the state's fourth largest City with a population of more than 283,000. Chandler has been named one of the nation's Best Places to Find a Job and Best Cities for Women in Tech. The City also is one of the safest communities in the nation and boasts AAA bond ratings from all three national rating agencies, one of only 40 communities to achieve this distinction. For more information, visit the City website, or connect with the City on social media.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments over a California animal cruelty law that could raise the cost of bacon and other pork products nationwide.
The case’s outcome is important to the nation’s $26-billion-a-year pork industry, but the outcome could also limit states’ ability to pass laws with impact outside their borders, from laws aimed at combating climate change to others intended to regulate prescription drug prices.
The case before the court on Tuesday involves California's Proposition 12, which voters passed in 2018. It said that pork sold in the state needs to come from pigs whose mothers were raised with at least 24 square feet of space, including the ability to lie down and turn around. That rules out the confined “gestation crates," metal enclosures that are common in the pork industry.
Two industry groups, the Iowa-based National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation, sued over the proposition. They say that while Californians consume 13% of the pork eaten in the United States, nearly 100% of it comes from hogs raised outside the state, primarily where the industry is concentrated in the Midwest and North Carolina. The vast majority of sows, meanwhile, aren't raised under conditions that would meet Proposition 12's standards.
The question for the high court is whether California has impermissibly burdened the pork market and improperly regulated an industry outside its borders.
Pork producers argue that 72% of farmers use individual pens for sows that don't allow them to turn around and that even farmers who house sows in larger group pens don't provide the space California would require.
They also say that the way the pork market works, with cuts of meat from various producers being combined before sale, it's likely all pork would have to meet California standards, regardless of where it's sold. Complying with Proposition 12 could cost the industry $290 million to $350 million, they say.
So far, lower courts have sided with California and animal-welfare groups that had supported the proposition. But for a number of reasons the law has yet to go into effect.
The Biden administration, for its part, is urging the justices to side with pork producers. The administration says Proposition 12 would be a “wholesale change in how pork is raised and marketed in this country.” And it says the proposition has "thrown a giant wrench into the workings of the interstate market in pork."
California's Proposition 12 also covers other animals. It says egg-laying hens and calves being raised for veal need to be raised in conditions in which they have enough room to lie down, stand up and turn around freely. Those parts of the law aren't at issue in the case.
The case is National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468. | 2022-10-11T05:41:28+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-to-hear-case-that-could-raise-price-17500590.php |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday announced preliminary approval to spend up to $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running, even as officials turned down a request for financial aid to restart a closed nuclear plant in Michigan.
The Energy Department said it was creating a path forward for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant on California’s central coast to remain open, with final terms to be negotiated and finalized. The plant, which had been scheduled to close by 2025, was chosen in the first round of funding for the administration’s new civil nuclear credit program, intended to bail out financially distressed owners or operators of nuclear power reactors.
The program is part of Biden’s effort to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared with 2005 levels.
“This is a critical step toward ensuring that our domestic nuclear fleet will continue providing reliable and affordable power to Americans as the nation’s largest source of clean electricity,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement.
Approval of the funding came as the Energy Department turned down a request by the Palisades nuclear plant for funding to restart operations. The plant along Lake Michigan was shut down last spring after generating electricity for more than 50 years.
Granholm served two terms as Michigan governor before becoming Energy secretary. A spokeswoman said Monday that Granholm’s tenure as governor played no role in the decision on the Palisades plant.
Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had brought together a coalition to develop a plan that would have reopened a non-operational nuclear plant for the first time in U.S. history. Despite the temporary setback, Whitmer “will continue competing to bring home transformational projects creating thousands of good-paying jobs to our state in autos, chips, batteries, and clean energy,” said spokesman Bobby Leddy.
Palisades owner Holtec International said they fully understood that attempting to restart a shuttered nuclear plant would be both a challenge and a first for the nuclear industry.
The Biden administration launched the $6 billion effort in April to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change. Nuclear power provides about 20% of electricity in the U.S., or about half the nation’s carbon-free energy. The bailout program is the largest federal investment in saving financially distressed nuclear reactors.
Most U.S. nuclear plants were built between 1970 and 1990, and costs to operate the aging fleet are increasing. There are 53 commercial nuclear power plants with 92 nuclear reactors in 28 U.S. states.
PG&E, which operates Diablo Canyon, said the federal funds would be used to pay back a loan from the state of California to support extending operations at the plant and lower costs for customers. PG&E spokesperson Suzanne Hosn said there are still additional federal and state approvals required to renew the plant’s license and to operate past 2025.
PG&E is taking actions to seek re-licensing while also continuing to plan for the eventual decommissioning of the plant, Hosn said. The seaside plant located midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco produces 9% of the state’s electricity. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said continued operation of Diablo Canyon beyond 2025 is “critical to ensure statewide energy system reliability” as climate change stresses the energy system.
Newsom signed legislation in September to open the way for the plant to operate for an additional five years, a move he said was needed to ward off possible blackouts as the state transitions to solar, wind and other renewable energy sources.
Newsom said Monday he appreciates the “critical support” from the federal government and looks forward to working together to “build a clean, affordable and reliable energy future.”
“This investment creates a path forward for a limited-term extension of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant to support reliability statewide and provide an onramp for more clean energy projects to come online,” Newsom said in a statement.
Environmentalists and other critics warn of safety risks from nearby earthquake faults and tons of spent nuclear fuel at the site, along with potential future costs that could land on ratepayers. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization that opposes the extension, said the “misguided” decision by the Biden administration sets a dangerous precedent of keeping aging, dilapidated nuclear plants operating. EWG President and California resident Ken Cook said taxpayer money would be better spent on clean, safe, renewable sources of electricity like solar, wind and energy storage solutions.
The Energy Department intends to accept annual applications for the civil nuclear credit program through fiscal 2031, or until the $6 billion runs out. Nuclear plant owners or operators can bid on credits for financial assistance to keep operating. To qualify, plant owners or operators have to show the reactors are projected to retire for economic reasons and emissions would increase.
The first round prioritized reactors that have already announced plans to close. The second round will be opened up to more economically at-risk facilities, the Energy Department said. The program was funded through President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure law.
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McDermott reported from Providence, Rhode Island. Associated Press writers Kathleen Ronayne in Sacramento, California, and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this report. | 2022-11-21T20:14:15+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-feds-offer-1b-to-keep-californias-last-nuclear-plant-open/ |
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Inotiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOTV).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Inotiv between September 21, 2021 and June 13, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 22, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Inotiv, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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After a beautiful bluebird day yesterday, the storm track is back! We expect to see FEET of snow in the mountains in the coming days.
Today we will see a noticeable increase in winds and another 1-4″ of snow in many areas. Hoodoo may even see some rain in the afternoon. So bring your rain shell!
Check out the video for the latest mountain conditions and forecast. | 2023-03-12T23:29:26+00:00 | centraloregondaily.com | https://centraloregondaily.com/forecast-mountain-hoodoo-meissner-mt-bachelor-sunday/ |
SAN JUAN ISLANDS — The big ferry sloshed away from the dock at Anacortes and chewed west into the wind and waves of Rosario Strait, off the Washington mainland. Kathleen, Sherry, and I, ensconced in the ship’s comfy spectator deck, shared hoots and high fives. The 4½-hour drive from Portland, Ore., was behind us, and a week of island-hopping was ahead.
Our bicycles and gear, packed minimally for six days across three islands, were below, lashed to the walls of the ferry’s auto berth. They seemed to be the only bikes aboard; it was mid-October, the iffy edge of tourist season in the San Juan archipelago, a time of alluring hotel rates and dismaying forecasts for rain. But we were psyched for cycling.
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Sherry, a lean ultramarathoner and retired RN I had met only the night before, would surely set the pace. Kathleen, my longtime friend and four months retired, had just a week before completed a 14-day cycling tour in France averaging 60 miles a day. That topped off her decades of bike-commuting in hilly Portland.
And me? I love cycling, but lacked the achievements of my companions, as well as their indifference to rain (both reside in Portland, which gets 155 wet days a year; I live in southern Indiana). Nevertheless, I aspired to keep up. The trip might be a challenge for all of us retirees: three islands — Lopez, San Juan, and Orcas — over six days, the terrain hillier at each one.
Now, though, any worries I had about keeping up or weather were overcome by awe. The huge sky was a simmering pot of molten silver. In any direction, it seemed, pale-shouldered mountains rose and fell along the far horizon, while closer up, islets dotted the strait like the backs of animals, bristling with spiky evergreens, their resin scent strong on the wind.
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The archipelago has more than 400 islands, but just 128 of them have official names, many Spanish from the explorers who arrived in the late 1700s. A century later, British and US expansionists contested each other’s claims to the islands, and in 1871 a mediator (Kaiser Wilhelm, no less) awarded the archipelago to the Americans. Today a symbiosis of farming and tourism dominates the San Juans, with mild, wet winters and cool, sunny summers; woodsy or pastoral landscapes loaded with salt air or sea views; and just enough resorts, B&Bs, artisanal shops, and restaurants to serve seasonal visitors without killing the charm.
These attributes, along with off-season timing and our carless circumstances, served us well; luck also played a role. While we’d taken care to reserve rooms within pedaling distance of dining or groceries, little else was planned ahead. Happily, nothing was crowded, though some shops and restaurants were closed for the season. And pedaling everywhere let us dine lavishly without calorie-counting, see sites and sights not common to the car-bound, and limited our souvenir shopping to the little we could carry.
Lopez, which we knew had the flattest terrain of our itinerary, delivered the first surprise off the ferry. In a light rain about 5:30 p.m., amid the descending gloom of evening, we began our 5-mile ride to the resort with a long, steep climb. I was astonished to find myself ahead, with enough of a lead at the hill’s crest to dismount and photograph my companions! I relished the moment — rare, it turned out.
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There would be more delights the next day, starting with an unstinting breakfast at The Galley, serendipitously near our hotel. As we unlocked our bikes there, sunlight broke out of the fog, never to hide again until evening, when we clinked a wine toast on our hotel balcony to a spectacular bank of gold-edged clouds across the bay.
In between those cosmic moments were stuffed eight hours of discovery. Drawn by a whim, we traversed a skinny barrier beach and perused harlequin ducks, hooded mergansers, western grebes, and spotted sandpipers as kingfishers chattered and ravens quorked nearby. We relied on maps to find Iceberg Point. A poorly marked entrance abutting a neighbor’s “KEEP OUT!” sign nearly fooled us, but persistence paid off with a high-cliff overview of a bay where beds of bobbing, streaming kelp so convincingly imitated a herd of seals that I thought I heard barks. We snacked and rested our leg muscles there on sun-warmed rocks before another long ride, this amid wide pastures roamed by horses, cows, sheep, pigs, and a screeching rooster or two.
On many roadsides, Washington’s iconic apple trees tempted us with reachable, ripe fruit we only barely managed to resist. In other stretches, the ribbon of asphalt sported bright green bands at the little-traveled edges: moss. To observe such magic (whether shared or cherished like a secret) while my legs were making countless revolutions and my lungs were pumping seemed to make it indelible. I can replay the still-intact images at will.
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Our distance for that day topped 30 miles; I was exhausted. Not so Kathleen, nor did Sherry admit fatigue, but we all slept like the dead that night and all the other nights that week.
The next day we rose early, packed the bikes, and rolled back to the ferry, which churned this time to San Juan Island, largest in the archipelago. Rain again, and busy Friday Harbor was a fine destination for drizzle, with eateries and shops (including an antiques-curio-art bazaar one floor below our charming rooms). Sherry opted for a run, while Kathleen and I meandered for postcards and pedal-friendly edibles. We dined stylishly that evening at a harbor restaurant with a view of ferries coming and going and shoreline firs fading into darkness. I had a Dark & Stormy (rum, lime, ginger beer) and willed the next day to turn out sunny; it worked.
Long hills, a horse atop a hillock, a snake coiled at the roadside, a witch’s cabin, a melody of blackbirds, a fawn behind a fence, and a deer antler, still bloody at the stem, lying in the road near a hill’s crest: San Juan Island presented one surprise after another. Lime Kiln State Park, tame but for jaw-dropping mountains-frame-bay views, balanced out ritzy Roche Harbor, which beckons the yachting crowd with arbored gardens and several yummy ways to satisfy hunger. After sampling one of them, we hauled ourselves back to town, pausing at small wonders along the way, and hit the grocery for supplies. Another 30-mile day had passed, leaving its imprint.
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Day 5 arrived and we departed Friday Harbor (true to form, in steady rain) for Orcas, the two-lobed land mass that crowns the archipelago. Alas, the whales of its name are a summer treat we were much too late to see. Still, there was whale-shaped terrain: hills and more hills, and even a mountain to challenge the most ambitious cyclists.
Our accommodations on this final leg were commodious — two-bedroom cabin — but more than 8 miles from the ferry. Our legs soon confirmed that Orcas was the hilliest part of our itinerary. I was happy to arrive at West Island Beach Resort when we did.
Orcas was a grand final spot. It had the most dramatic vistas, and an artsy vibe with museums, several huge, shiny kinetic sculptures on mysterious display along the roadsides, and a lovely garden housing the wares of a pottery collective. It also posed the most challenging biking of our trip. Previous pedaling paid off in endurance and confidence, enabling me to mostly keep up, even on the monster hill leading to Mount Constitution State Park. We dined well twice in Eastsound, a bustling town at the heart of the island. Our cabin had a toasty woodstove and was perched above a cove, with access to a resort hot tub and a tiny store with coffee, snacks, souvenirs, and nice wines. Our week was complete, in every sense.
As we rode the ferry back to Anacortes on the mainland, I had to conclude that my goal of keeping up had been achieved, but it had also been made irrelevant. I’d pedaled up and down in rain and shine, resisting whining, but in truth relished the creature comforts at least as much as conquering unknown hills on two skinny wheels. So, it seemed, did my companions — and so might you.
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By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s massive offensive line opened huge holes and its speedy running backs took full advantage.
Donovan Edwards ran for a go-ahead, 67-yard touchdown and Blake Corum had a 61-yard run for a score on consecutive snaps in the third quarter as the fifth-ranked Wolverines pulled away and beat No. 10 Penn State 41-17 on Saturday.
“I can’t remember back-to-back touchdown runs like that,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.
The Wolverines (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) finished with 418 yards rushing, gaining 7.6 yards per carry, against a team that was giving up fewer than 80 yards rushing per game to rank among college football’s leaders.
Penn State coach James Franklin lamented that his undersized defensive line did not disrupt the running game.
“Everyone thinks they’re Aaron Donald now and they’re not,” Franklin said.
Michigan was dominant for much of the first half, but led by just two points because it settled for field goals after stalling at the 5 twice and at the 11 once.
Despite having only one first down, the Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-1) took a 14-13 lead late in the first half after scoring two touchdowns in a 1-minute, 44-second span.
Penn State went ahead again after the opening drive of the third quarter, but Edwards answered with a 67-yard run on the next play. Edwards darted to the right behind excellent blocking to get to the sideline and used his speed on a cutback that gave the Wolverines a 24-17 lead with a 2-point conversion.
“Seeing the gap open up like it did, I knew it was going to be his big gain, but his cut at the end was just crazy,” Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy said.
On the ensuing drive, Franklin went for it on fourth-and-6 from the Michigan 39 and asked Sean Clifford to attempt a difficult pass to Parker Washington downfield and toward the sideline that fell incomplete.
“You get to a point form a score perspective, you’re trying to win the game,” Franklin said.
On the next play, Corum sprinted through a huge hole and broke away on a 61-yard run that gave the Wolverines a two-touchdown lead midway through the third.
Edwards scored twice and had career highs with 16 rushing attempts and 173 yards on the ground. Corum finished with 166 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.
“The offensive line knows that if they give Blake and Donovan space, any kind of crack, they’re going to make the most of it,” Harbaugh said.
Michigan’s Jake Moody made his fourth field goal early in the fourth for a 34-17 lead.
McCarthy was 17 of 24 for 145 yards with an interception that was deflected by an end, caromed off a defensive tackle and returned 47 yards by linebacker Curtis Jacobs to give Penn State a 14-13 lead with 4:27 left in the first half. McCarthy had a career-high 57 yards rushing.
Penn State’s go-ahead pick-six followed Kaytron Allen’s 1-yard touchdown run that was set up by Clifford’s 62-yard run.
Clifford was 7 of 19 for 120 yards and was replaced due to an injury by freshman Drew Allar, a five-star recruit, with a 17-point deficit in the fourth.
THE TAKEAWAY
Penn State: The run defense that helped the team get off to an undfeated start was exposed.
“It hurts any time a team rushes for that amount of yards,” Penn State defensive tackle PJ Mustipher said. “As a defensive line, we pride ourselves on stopping the run and we didn’t do that.”
Michigan: Harbaugh’s team no longer has to answer questions, or hear criticism, about beating inferior opponents.
“There’s still things that keep us humble,” he said.
HART RETURNS
Michigan running back Mike Hart, who left last week’s game at Indiana with a medical emergency, returned to coach against Penn State.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Michigan slipped a spot in this week’s AP Top 25 despite winning by 21 points at Indiana, but might move back up a little with the impressive win. The Nittany Lions’ lopsided loss will likely lead to them plummeting in the poll.
UP NEXT
Penn State: Hosts Minnesota and No. 2 Ohio State over the next two weeks, giving it a chance to stay in the Big Ten race.
Michigan: After an open date, plays rival Michigan State at home aiming for its first win over coach Mel Tucker in three years with the Paul Bunyan Trophy at stake.
“We want Paul back,” McCarthy said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it is experiencing a higher volume of 9-1-1 calls. The department says a staff shortage is making it hard to answer all those calls quickly.
However, a community patrol officer is taking some load off the agency by providing security for some local neighborhoods.
Brian Lutes is a former police officer and deputy constable from Pennsylvania. When he is not working his day job, he is out patrolling the streets.
It started with the neighborhood he lives in and grew to more than a dozen communities.
Allegray White has lived in the Stone Haven neighborhood for about 40 years.
“When the kids were out kind of after dark, riding their bikes and playing in the cul de sac, we had a little bit more comfort knowing Brian’s presence was there,” she said.
When they see the flashing green lights and patrol car coming down the street neighbors know Lutes is keeping watch.
“The main thing we try to do is be a visible deterrent and let people know there is someone looking out,” said Lutes.
He is putting his law enforcement experience to good use through his nonprofit East Charlotte Area Patrol and helping keep crimes out of communities.
“We get calls to check situations out," he said. “Mostly something like a suspicious vehicle, suspicious person, or they’ll call and say my neighbor is on vacation but there is a car in their driveway, and it shouldn't be there."
Lutes is equipped with a body cam and several self-defense tools, but nothing lethal.
“We operate under the North Carolina General Statute 15A-404. What that says is any private citizen can detain a person engaging in criminal activity,” explained Lutes. “Anything that amounts to a breach of the peace. You can detain them, call the police, and law enforcement will make a decision on what to do with that.”
Neighbors have some peace of mind knowing they have extra security.
“We don’t have people just coming into the complex and just parking wherever they want to. And we had a couple of kids break into the swimming pool and they don’t know,” said Beatrice Decost who also lives in the Stone Haven neighborhood.
“Sometimes we will be going out of town and we can send him a note and say 'we are going to be gone a couple of days' and he will do extra patrols and checks,” said White.
Lutes says he likes to know he has a hand in making his neighbors feel safe.
“When I drive down the streets and I see a mom pushing a stroller with two kids, I like the feeling that she knows she is safe in this community, to some extent,” he adds
He has been a community patrol officer for 13 years. He now patrols 17 communities, running everything on donations.
“As long as I’m living here and I’m physically able to do it, I’ll do it. And the community wants it, because it couldn’t happen without them,” said Lutes.
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CARMEL, Ind.–A 16-year-old student at Carmel High School died Sunday morning. Police say he crashed his car into an apartment building on Main Street in Carmel Friday morning.
Carmel Police identified the driver as Michael Jent, a junior at Carmel High School who was also on the swim team. Jent was taken to a hospital with serious injuries Friday but was pronounced dead Sunday morning.
Jent crashed a car around 5:15 a.m. at the Olivia on Main apartments. That is in the 1100 block of West Main Street, just east of Old Meridian Street.
“It appears a vehicle was traveling east on Main Street when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the building. The impact caused substantial damage to both the vehicle and building,” said Carmel Police in a press release issued Friday.
Police say Jent was the only person in the car.
“CHS is also encouraging any students who may be struggling at home to dial 988 to access a 24-hour hotline to talk to a live counselor,” said Carmel Police. | 2023-01-09T00:13:37+00:00 | wibc.com | https://wibc.com/144045/carmel-student-who-crashed-into-apartment-building-dies/ |
HOUSTON, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) ("CNS" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers in the brain and central nervous system, today announced that John Climaco, Chief Executive Officer of CNS Pharmaceuticals, will be participating at the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference being held May 23-26, 2022 in Miami, FL and virtually.
A video webcast of Mr. Climaco's presentation is now accessible for viewing on-demand for those registered for the event and will be available on the Events page in the Investors section of the Company's website (www.cnspharma.com). The webcast replay will be archived for 90 days following the event.
In addition to the presentation, management will be available to participate in virtual one-on-one meetings with qualified members of the investor community who are registered to attend the conference. For more information, please visit the conference website.
About CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNS Pharmaceuticals a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of anti-cancer drug candidates for the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the brain and central nervous system. The Company's lead drug candidate, Berubicin, is a novel anthracycline and the first anthracycline to appear to cross the blood-brain barrier. Berubicin is currently in development for the treatment of a number of serious brain and CNS oncology indications including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer.
Additionally, the Company is advancing the development of its WP1244 drug technology portfolio, which utilizes anthracycline and distamycin-based scaffolds to create small molecule agents and is believed to be 500x more potent than daunorubicin in inhibiting tumor cell proliferation. Preclinical studies of WP1244 demonstrated high uptake in the brain with antitumor activity. CNS Pharmaceuticals is evaluating the use of WP1244 in the treatment of brain cancers, pancreatic, ovarian, and lymphomas.
For more information, please visit www.CNSPharma.com, and connect with the Company on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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Six-year-old Leighton from Michigan wanted to be Cruella de Vil for Halloween. The costume wasn't a problem, but as the Detroit Free Press reports, Leighton has myotonic dystrophy and can't walk. So in stepped a family friend, who is also an engineer with Ford. He built her a tiny car modeled on de Vil's distinctive Panther. For Halloweens past, he's made her Cinderella's carriage and Amelia Earhart's plane.
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- Company also presents insights from the SPARKLE registry in alpha-mannosidosis that highlight a delay in diagnosis, identify the most frequent genetic MAN2B1 variant in enrolled participants, and report on real-world clinical profiles.
BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, a business unit of the Chiesi Group established to deliver innovative therapies and solutions for people living with rare diseases, today announced the oral presentation of long-term results from the Phase 3 BALANCE and BRIGHT studies that evaluated PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa), an investigational, plant cell culture-expressed, and chemically-modified, stabilized version of the recombinant α Galactosidase A enzyme for the proposed treatment of Fabry disease, at the 19th Annual WORLDSymposium™ Research Meeting that is being held February 22–26, 2023 in Orlando.
The company is also announcing the presentation at WORLDSymposium of insights on the baseline characteristics, genetics, and enzymatic activity of patients with alpha-mannosidosis who are enrolled in the SPARKLE registry, an ongoing post-authorization study in Europe designed as a non-interventional observational study following participants for up to 15 years.
"As a family business, and as a certified benefit corporation, Chiesi Global Rare Diseases is invested in and focused on the long-term support of rare disease patients and their communities," said Giacomo Chiesi, head of Chiesi Global Rare Diseases. "We are pleased to participate in the annual WORLDSymposium and are especially proud that our long-term clinical research in Fabry disease is being recognized in multiple oral presentations. PRX-102 has been extensively studied for Fabry disease in a clinical trial setting, as more than 140 patients have participated in a comprehensive clinical trial program with more than seven years of follow up. In addition, we now have an opportunity to share insights from the SPARKLE registry, a program that is positioned to significantly advance our knowledge of the ultra-rare disorder alpha-mannosidosis."
Two oral presentations are reviewing the long-term results from the Phase 3 BALANCE and BRIGHT studies in Fabry disease. One of the oral presentations is featuring two-year results from the randomized, double-blind, BALANCE study designed to assess noninferiority of PRX-102 versus agalsidase beta in adult Fabry disease patients. In total, 77 patients received PRX-102 (n=52) or agalsidase beta (n=25). PRX-102 showed noninferiority to agalsidase beta based on the median estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) annualized slope, a key measure of Fabry disease progression. The difference in median eGFR slope between PRX-102 vs. agalsidase beta was -0.36 mL/min/1.73m2/year, with the lower bound of the CI (95% CI: -2.44, 1.73) meeting the prespecified noninferiority margin.
The second oral presentation is featuring two-year interim results from the ongoing open-label BRIGHT51 extension study that is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 2.0 mg/kg of PRX-102 administered every four weeks in adults with Fabry disease for up to four years. In total, 29 adults (23 male, 6 female; mean age 40.9 years) were enrolled in BRIGHT51 at the time of the analysis.
Following the recent U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Lamzede® (velmanase alfa-tycv), developed by Chiesi Global Rare Diseases for the treatment of non-central nervous system manifestations of alpha-mannosidosis in adult and pediatric patients (see Full Prescribing Information and Boxed Warning), the company is also presenting insights from the SPARKLE registry that was launched in 2019 and is designed to follow up to 100 patients with the ultra-rare disorder for up to 15 years.
In a poster presentation, Nathalie Guffon, M.D., Departmental Head at the Reference Centre of inherited metabolic disease in Femme Mère Enfant Hospital, Hospices Civils of Lyon, France, is reporting a descriptive analysis of baseline characteristics of all currently enrolled patients in the SPARKLE registry. In total, 59 patients were enrolled at 23 European sites at the time of the analysis.
- Mean ages of first alpha-mannosidosis manifestation and diagnosis were 1.9±3.3 (median 1.0 [0–15]) and 8.4±10.5 (median 4.0 [0–50]) years, respectively, representing a 6.5-year delay in diagnosis.
- A relatively even distribution of participants had compound heterozygous (44%) and homozygous (47%) MAN2B1 pathogenic variants.
- The pathogenic variant c.2248C>T was the most common in both compound heterozygous and homozygous participants.
- All participants with available alpha-mannosidase activity data had low enzymatic activity, with a mean residual activity of 2.5%.
- Future analyses may provide further insights on the safety and efficacy of enzyme replacement therapy, and may also better inform disease knowledge, potentially enabling more accurate and timely diagnoses.
In a separate poster, Nicole Muschol, M.D., Senior Physician at the International Center for Lysosomal Disorders (ICLD) at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany reports on real-world clinical profiles of patients with alpha-mannosidosis in the SPARKLE registry. In this analysis, patients with alpha-mannosidosis had numerous signs and symptoms impacting multiple body systems, which further confirms the high burden of disease they experience. While cognitive disability, hearing impairment or loss, and dysmorphic facial features are frequently reported in alpha-mannosidosis, heart and lung abnormalities are not as commonly associated with the disease but may raise suspicion of alpha-mannosidosis and can indicate a need for additional evaluations.
In addition to data from the SPARKLE registry, Dr. Guffon is also presenting an analysis that compared compliance and infusion-related reactions (IRRs) between home and hospital settings in a clinical trial. In the clinical trial, 13 patients received a total of 2,782 hospital infusions. After receiving 1,243 hospital infusions, eight patients elected to receive home infusions and completed an additional 262 infusions at home. In SPARKLE, 764 hospital infusions and 107 home infusions were received by 17 and four patients, respectively.
Important Safety Information
Indication
Lamzede® (velmanase alfa-tycv) is indicated for the treatment of non-central nervous system manifestations of alpha-mannosidosis in adult and pediatric patients.
Important Safety Information
Considerations Due to Hypersensitivity Reactions and/or Infusion-Associated Reactions (IARs)
Prior to Lamzede administration, consider pretreating with antihistamines, antipyretics, and/or corticosteroids. Inform patients and caregivers of the signs and symptoms of hypersensitivity reactions and IARs and instruct them to seek medical care immediately if such symptoms occur.
- If a severe hypersensitivity reaction (including anaphylaxis) or severe IAR occurs, immediately discontinue Lamzede administration and initiate appropriate medical treatment.
- In the event of a mild to moderate hypersensitivity reaction or a mild to moderate IAR, consider temporarily holding the infusion for 15 to 30 minutes, slowing the infusion rate to 25% to 50% of the recommended rate, and initiating appropriate medical treatment.
Hypersensitivity Reactions Including Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis and severe hypersensitivity signs and symptoms included cyanosis, hypotension, emesis, urticaria, erythema, facial swelling, pyrexia, and tremor.
Infusion-Associated Reactions (IARs)
The most frequent symptoms of IARs that occurred in >10% of the population were pyrexia, chills, erythema, vomiting, cough, urticaria, rash, and conjunctivitis.
Females of Reproductive Potential
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment and for 14 days after the last dose if Lamzede is discontinued. For females of reproductive potential, verify that the patient is not pregnant prior to initiating treatment with Lamzede.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Based on findings from animal reproduction studies, Lamzede may cause embryo-fetal harm when administered to a pregnant female.
Common Adverse Reactions
The most common adverse reactions (incidence >20%) are hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, nasopharyngitis, pyrexia, headache, and arthralgia.
Please see Full Prescribing Information.
About Fabry Disease
Fabry disease is a rare, progressive, potentially life-threatening lysosomal storage disorder that leads to the progressive accumulation of abnormal deposits of a fatty substance in the lysosomes throughout a person's body. It is a multisystemic organ disease and patients experience a wide range of signs and symptoms including episodes of pain, impaired peripheral sensation, and eventually end-organ failure of the kidneys, heart, and the cerebrovascular system. Fabry disease occurs in one in 40,000 to 60,000 people.
About Alpha-mannosidosis
Alpha-mannosidosis is an ultra-rare genetic disorder that begins in childhood and progresses through adulthood. It is characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-mannosidase that results in the body's cells being unable to properly break down certain groups of complex sugars. The buildup of sugars can affect many parts of the body's organs and systems. Effects of the disease vary significantly from person to person and progress over time. Symptoms may change as a patient gets older and can include recurrent chest and ear infections, hearing loss, distinctive facial features, muscle weakness, skeletal and joint abnormalities, visual abnormalities, or cognitive abnormalities. The prevalence of alpha-mannosidosis is approximately 1/500,00 to 1/1,000,000.
About Chiesi Global Rare Diseases
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases is a business unit of the Chiesi Group established to deliver innovative therapies and solutions for people affected by rare diseases. As a family business, Chiesi Group strives to create a world where it is common to have a therapy for all diseases and acts as a force for good, for society and the planet. The goal of the Global Rare Diseases unit is to ensure equal access so as many people as possible can experience their most fulfilling life. The unit collaborates with the rare disease community around the globe to bring voice to underserved people in the health care system. For more information visit www.chiesirarediseases.com.
About Chiesi Group
Chiesi is an international, research-focused biopharmaceuticals group that develops and markets innovative therapeutic solutions in respiratory health, rare diseases, and specialty care. The company's mission is to improve people's quality of life and act responsibly towards both the community and the environment.
By changing its legal status to a Benefit Corporation in Italy, the US, and France, Chiesi's commitment to create shared value for society as a whole is legally binding and central to company-wide decision-making. As a certified B Corp since 2019, we're part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. The company aims at becoming net-zero by 2035.
With over 85 years of experience, Chiesi is headquartered in Parma (Italy), operates in 30 countries, and counts more than 6,000 employees. The Group's research and development centre in Parma works alongside 6 other important R&D hubs in France, the US, Canada, China, the UK, and Sweden.
For further information please visit www.chiesi.com
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases Media Contact
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Berry & Company Public Relations
1-212-253-8881
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SAN ANTONIO – After months of drawing, designing, researching and building a rocket, Alamo Heights High School seniors are ready to soar.
“It’s all about problem solving. It’s all about critical thinking,” said Colin Lang, aerospace studies teacher at Alamo Heights High School.
Students built a rocket that is about 20 feet long and weighs over 300 pounds when fueled.
Later this month, they will be traveling to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico for a launch.
“Systems Go is the entity that created this program that we are all a part of, and there’s eight schools across Texas that are the level we are doing. Only three of them are actually going to be going this year because this is hard to do,” Lang said.
Since 2012, students have been going to New Mexico for the launch. This team hopes to break their record and have the rocket travel up 50,000 feet.
Students worked with different professionals, including mathematicians and engineers, for this project.
“We are really, really fortunate of all the contacts we have in our community. NASA is one of the biggest ones. We have students who are working there and they come back and help,” Lang said.
Lang said the program provides students with different opportunities.
Jacob Andrews and his classmates spent countless hours working on this project.
“It’s taken a lot of grit and dedication for all of us,” Andrews said.
Andrews hopes to continue using the skills he learned in his future career.
“I for sure want to keep working with machines and do hands on engineering work,” Andrews said. | 2023-06-14T20:57:05+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/06/14/alamo-heights-high-school-students-set-to-launch-rocket-in-new-mexico/ |
Ohio State was No. 5 Tuesday night in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings, positioned to possibly take advantage if one of the top four slips up on championship weekend.
Georgia (12-0) was No. 1 again. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) and No. 3 TCU (12-0) both moved up a spot and Southern California (11-1) climbed two spots into the fourth slot.
The Buckeyes (11-1) dropped three spots after losing 45-23 to the rival Wolverines on Saturday at home.
Alabama (10-2) moved up a spot to No. 6 and was followed by Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee, which beat the Crimson Tide in October.
All play in their conference championships game this weekend. The undefeated teams might not need to win this weekend to lock up a spot.
Georgia plays LSU (9-3) in the SEC title game. Michigan plays Purdue (8-4) for the Big Ten championship. TCU faces Kansas State, which is 10th in the latest rankings and has already lost to the surprising Horned Frogs.
USC and Heisman Trophy frontrunner Caleb Williams face Utah, No. 11 in the rankings, on Friday night in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 championship.
If the Trojans slip up, that could give Ohio State a second chance.
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CUPERTINO, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (TSXV: BWK) (OTCQB: BLWKF) – Boardwalktech Software Corp. ("Boardwalktech"), a leading digital ledger platform and enterprise software solutions company, is pleased to announce the results of its 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held at the law offices of the Company's outside counsel, Morton Law LLP, in Vancouver British Columbia on June 2, 2022. At the Meeting, all Director nominees listed in the Company's Management Information Circular dated April 26, 2022, were elected as directors of the Company.
The detailed results of the voting at the Meeting were as follows:
In addition, at the Meeting, shareholders appointed MNP LLP as auditors of the Company and approved an amendment to the Equity Incentive Plan.
The Company will also be participating in the following conferences to meet with a variety of retail, institutional, and family office investors.
The Investor Summit Group/Harbor Access Food & AgTech Conference
Date: June 8th, 2022, at 2:00 PM ET
Location: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_woz1kY2TTBi_koFB0JJ77A
- 1x1s will be available for qualified investors
- The conference is completely complementary to qualified investors. Please register at Complimentary Investor Registration.
12th Annual LD Micro Invitational in Los Angeles, California – Taking place at the Four Seasons Westlake Village in Los Angeles, California, CEO Andy Duncan and CFO Charlie Glavin will be meeting 1-on-1 with investors as well as giving a live presentation at 11AM PST on Tuesday, June 7th. To register for the online portal please click here: https://ldinv12.mysequire.com/
The Inaugural Emerging Equities VIP Event at the RBC Canadian Open – St. George's Golf & Country just 15 minutes outside of Toronto, Ontario will be host to both the RBC Canadian Open and the Inaugural Emerging Equities VIP Event from June 9th to June 12th. Emerging Equities have reserved the Hall of Fame Suite for the entirety of the tournament and will be hosting a diverse group of High-Net-Worth Investors, Money Management Firms and Family Offices to meet with some of Canada's most exciting small and mid-cap companies across multiple sectors. Boardwalktech will be participating in the "Healthcare & Technology Day" on Thursday, June 9th. For more information, please click here: https://investor.events/event-details/rbc2022/
Boardwalktech has developed a patented Digital Ledger Technology Platform currently used by Fortune 500 companies running mission-critical applications worldwide. Boardwalktech's digital ledger technology and its unique method of managing vast amounts of structured and unstructured data is the only platform on the market today where multiple parties can effectively work on the same data simultaneously while preserving the fidelity and provenance of the data. Boardwalktech can deliver collaborative, purpose-built enterprise information management applications on any device or user interface with full integration with enterprise systems of record in a fraction of the time it takes other non-digital ledger technology-based platforms. Boardwalktech is headquartered in Cupertino, California with offices in India and operations in North America. For more information on Boardwalktech, visit our website at www.boardwalktech.com.
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Detectives recently found out that a thief impersonated a locksmith in Broward County.
Roderick L. Hopkins, one of the gang’s victims, said he worked hard to build up his locksmith company, Keyology Lock and Safe, from the ground up, so he was outraged when he learned of their plot.
Hopkins said he knows what supplies are coming in and what is going out. He also knew he had not been to the key store in a while when he found out about the suspicious purchases.
“I knew it was a problem,” Hopkins said.
The thieves used his company name and account to buy Dodge Charger key fobs and a bypass cable to program them from UHS Hardware in Hollywood, Hopkins said.
As he noticed the odd charges on his account, Hopkins said he reported it to law enforcement and has contacted several agencies in Florida out of concern.
“I feel bad for the people who lost their cars,” Hopkins said. “I feel bad for the other locksmiths who are having charges on their account.”
For information on how to protect your car from thieves, visit this page. Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Tips to prevent car theft
- Lock your car, and close windows and sunroof
- Don’t leave valuables in your car
- Park in well-lit areas or in a home garage
- Lock your steering wheel
- Take your car key with you
- Install an audible alarm system, an anti-theft device, a vehicle immobilizer system, and a tracking system.
Source: The Miramar Police Department and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | 2023-02-25T17:25:20+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/02/24/car-thief-impersonates-broward-locksmith-to-get-to-key-fobs/ |
The U.S. federal government last ran a budget surplus in the fiscal year 2001. (Fiscal years begin in October of the previous calendar year. Don’t ask.) Since then, the government has borrowed roughly $20 trillion. That’s a large number, even for an economy as big as America’s: Federal debt held by the public has roughly tripled as a percentage of gross domestic product, from 32% to 94%.
I argued in my last column that, despite all this borrowing, we are not in any kind of debt crisis. Historically, in fact, U.S. debt isn’t all that unusual. For example, over the past three centuries Britain emerged from each major war with debt as a percentage of GDP well above the current U.S. level, and took many decades to bring that debt ratio back down.
Still, the political history of America’s 21st-century deficits isn’t edifying. President George W. Bush squandered that 2001 surplus he inherited largely on tax cuts that favored the wealthy and the invasion of Iraq, both sold to the public on false pretenses. President Donald Trump rammed through another big tax cut tilted toward the wealthy, again with false claims that it would do wonders for the economy.
Democrats haven’t done anything comparably egregious — sorry, I’m not going to “both sides” this — but President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Rescue Plan looks excessive in retrospect, and helped feed a burst of inflation that seems to be subsiding but caused considerable grief.
But however much one may criticize the fiscal decisions that brought us to this point, it’s important to remember that it’s not quite the same thing as saying that we should have borrowed much less money than we did. It’s certainly possible to imagine alternative histories that would have left us with much less debt. But in many cases fiscal austerity would have created problems of its own, and the costs of not having a lot of debt would probably have been high.
Let’s think about when and how most of the debt was incurred. It’s important to scale debt to the size of the economy. My preferred measure — because it avoids some distortions associated with recessions — is debt as a percentage of potential GDP, an estimate of what the economy could produce at full employment.
While profligate tax cutting certainly didn’t help, most of the debt was incurred during two episodes: the 2007-09 Great Recession and its aftermath, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the case of the recession, the deficit shot up largely because tax receipts plunged along with the economy, while social safety net spending, especially unemployment benefits, soared. President Barack Obama’s stimulus package was also a factor, but it was only part of the story.
This deficit surge was actually a good thing at the time: It helped sustain spending, which in turn propped up the economy, and this was arguably a major reason we didn’t experience a full replay of the Great Depression. Indeed, as some of us argued desperately at the time, the stimulus was much too small and faded out much too soon.
But should there have been a bigger effort to balance the budget once the crisis was past? The problem is that recovery from the Great Recession was slow. It took roughly eight years for unemployment to fall back to its precrisis level.
And cutting spending or raising taxes to limit debt would have made that recovery even slower. Normally, the Federal Reserve can offset the depressing effects of fiscal contraction by cutting interest rates — but after the Great Recession it didn’t have that option, because it had already done almost all it could, cutting the interest rates it controlled to close to zero.
So the big rise in debt between 2007 and the late 2010s was actually justified by economic events, and any attempt to avoid that rise would have done more harm than good by slowing our recovery even further.
Then came COVID, and this time the government responded very strongly, with trillions in aid to families, businesses, the unemployed, and state and local governments. The result was a gratifyingly fast economic recovery — again, accompanied by a burst of inflation, but that seems to be subsiding. Of course, there was also an upward jump in debt.
So should we start trying to pay this debt down now? Leave aside the fact that, politically, it just isn’t going to happen, would it even be a good idea economically?
The answer depends in large part on whether the Fed would be able to offset the depressing effects of fiscal austerity on demand. Right now that wouldn’t be a problem, since the Fed is raising rates to fight inflation; all it would need to do is slow or reverse these rate hikes. But what will the economic environment look like in, say, two or three years?
Well, my view is that we’ll probably be headed back to an era of low interest rates. Markets also expect the Fed to unwind many of its recent rate hikes, although not all of them. This could all be wrong, but if we find ourselves back in a low-interest-rate world, that will also be a world in which trying to reduce the debt would cause a lot of economic problems at a time when the Fed lacked its best tool for dealing with them.
So, did we borrow too much money? Probably not. During those two economic crises of COVID and the Great Recession, adding to the debt was more than justified. I just wish some of the other borrowing had been used for better purposes: ending child poverty rather than giving tax breaks to corporations, rebuilding infrastructure rather than invading Iraq. But while our priorities were sometimes foolish, our borrowing wasn’t. | 2023-01-25T19:43:00+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/does-america-have-too-much-debt/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ploughshares Fund, the largest foundation singularly focused on the reduction of nuclear weapons, has awarded $565,000 in emergency grants in response to the war in Ukraine and the renewed nuclear threat from Russia.
Approved in a special meeting of the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors in May, the grants will support regional nuclear experts who have been directly impacted by Russia's actions and will inform the global public on how to take action to lower nuclear risks.
The grants were awarded to four organizations to provide immediate funding for research and analysis in Eastern Europe, as well as longer-term educational and advocacy work that promotes disarmament as a solution to rising threats:
- The Vienna Center for Nonproliferation and Disarmament/The President and Fellows of Middlebury College will provide up to six fellowships for nuclear experts and practitioners who have had their careers disrupted because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fellows will be hosted by institutions in Europe to pursue research in nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and related topics.
- The Odessa Center for Nonproliferation will convene an expert workshop to examine the implications of the invasion for nuclear arms control and nonproliferation.
- Games for Change will organize educational uses of On the Morning You Wake, a VR film about the 2018 false missile alert in Hawaii, at several events surrounding the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons' (TPNW) first Meeting of States Parties in June 2022.
- The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), in addition to its work promoting and advocating for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), will increase its activities in Eastern Europe and deepen its partnerships with local civil society organizations in the region. It will increase awareness of nuclear threats in the wake of the invasion by positioning disarmament as a way to prevent Russian aggression and conducting research, media outreach, and educational efforts on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.
"People are waking up to the frightening new reality that the risk of nuclear war is growing, and the use of nuclear weapons is highly vulnerable to human emotion, miscalculation, and error," said Dr. Emma Belcher, President of Ploughshares Fund. "The magnitude of this crisis – and with it, the opportunity for change – cannot be ignored: humanity is at an inflection point in the history of arms control and nonproliferation. This moment demands renewed engagement on the nuclear issue. How we respond today will have repercussions for decades to come."
Ploughshares Fund will make additional grants to help reduce the nuclear threat later this year.
CONTACT:
Lauren Billet
Communications & Marketing Manager
Ploughshares Fund
LBillet@Plougshares.org
(202) 783-4401
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South Dakota’s favorite Sportsmen’s Show is back at the Sioux Falls Arena & Convention Center this weekend. Which means whether you’re looking for a great place to lay your head after a long day enjoying the great outdoors or you’re looking for great pricing on “toys” to help you get more enjoyment out of the great outdoors, you can find it all in one stop. Mike Costanzo stopped by to give us the details of what you’ll find at this year’s Sioux Empire Sportsmen’s Show. And “Wildlife” Wendy Horton and Steve Talmon who are part of the special events this weekend. The Sportsmen’s Show is not only packed with plenty of things to see, there are also plenty of educational seminars to help you learn even more about your time outside. Speaking of time outside, we talked about the two feathered friends that joined us on set that are probably more comfortable outside than they are inside a television studio.
The fun is well under way at the 2023 Sioux Empire Sportsmen’s Show at the Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center. The doors close at nine tonight, but re-open at 10 AM tomorrow morning for a weekend of fun! Saturday hours are 10 AM to 8 PM. And Sunday the show is open from 10 AM to 5 PM.
You can get your tickets now on the website siouxfallssportshow.com. Tickets are $10 for adults and $2.50 for kids ages six to 12. Kids five and under are free. And don’t forget to print that $1 off coupon and show it at the door. | 2023-03-10T22:49:04+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/keloland-living/a-weekend-of-fun-at-the-sioux-empire-sportsmens-show/ |
Dave & Buster's is turning an arcade into a B&B for one night only
MIAMI - If you ever wanted to enjoy the benefits of video games and food for an entire night, then Dave & Buster’s has an appealing offer you might like.
The entertainment and restaurant company is launching a contest where one lucky person can enjoy these amenities in a luxury bed and breakfast suite at their Miami location this July.
Dave & Buster’s "B&B" suite has king-size beds, a snack bar, 24-hour concierge service, and a personal chef and bartender available to prepare a signature dish and drink.
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Dave & Buster's is turning its arcade and restaurant to a luxury bed and breakfast for one night only. (Photo courtesy of Dave & Buster's)
"The magic of Dave & Buster’s is that we create social connections and lasting memories for so many people; this overnight opportunity is unique in that only a few people will ever get to experience it," Brandon Coleman III, Chief Marketing Officer and SVP for Dave & Buster’s said in a statement. "The whole idea really speaks to our motto right now that, "Summer is Better in the Great Indoors." Outdoors has extreme heat waves, murder hornets, and sharks. In fact, the outdoors kind of suck right now. Not D&B, we’re fun and we have tons of new entertainment, food, and beverages to prove it."
Now, if you don’t want to fly solo in the suite, Dave & Buster’s is letting the winner bring a few friends with them to join in on the fun.
The company said in a release that the winner and their friends will also get a VIP unlimited power card to enjoy video games all night even after the entertainment venue closes. Participants have to be 21 years old or older to enter the contest.
The winner of the Dave & Buster's suite for a night will also receive a VIP unlimited power card to enjoy video games. (Photo courtesy of Dave & Buster's)
Dave & Buster’s has 145 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
FOX 4 Dallas contributed to this story. This story was reported from Washington, D.C. | 2022-06-21T23:48:47+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/dave-busters-b-b-one-night |
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NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DeRUCCI, the top-tier premium mattress brand of China, is proud to announce the release of its flagship new product, Century Dream, in New York City. As people around the world increasingly prioritize their wellbeing and seek to strengthen their immune systems, it has become evident that sleep is a critical component in reaching optimal health. The quality of sleep is not only a medical concern but also a social issue. Mattresses play a critical role in the quality of one's sleep and, ultimately, their overall health. As the global mattress market continues to grow, China has emerged as the second-largest market in the world, with an amazing rising trend in demand.
In this context, DeRUCCI, the premier mattress brand of China, is proud to unveil its latest innovation in the sleep industry: the flagship new product. This mattress is a true work of art in terms of design and engineering, the result of years of study and development by DeRUCCI's top-tier team of experts. The company has been at the forefront of the high-end mattress market since its inception, consistently ranking as the top premium mattress brand in China for five consecutive years, taking up the largest share of the high-end mattress market.
DeRUCCI's flagship new product is intended to take the sleeping experience to new heights of elegance and pleasure. The company's in-depth analysis of the younger generations' sleep requirements led to the development of this cutting-edge mattress, which incorporates advanced technologies that significantly enhance sleep quality. Based on a scientific design that fits the curve of the human body and protects the spine and waist, DeRUCCI Century Dream can effectively improve three key indicators of sleep compared to other mattresses: a 69.3% reduction in time required for falling asleep, a 45.2% reduction in turn-overs, and a 17% increase in deep-sleeping time, providing customers with a highly enjoyable sleeping experience. The product is completely authorized internationally, demonstrating DeRUCCI's commitment to upholding the highest quality and excellence standards.
Phenomenal success over the years has resulted in the company expanding its global reach, with over 5500 stores in 16 countries and regions around the world. As the brand continues to expand, it has faced fierce competition from local brands. Nevertheless, DeRUCCI has kept its own way of high-end strategy priced over the local brands, earning the trust of customers not only in China but also in Sydney, Vancouver, as well as numerous global hubs. DeRUCCI's success can be attributed to its long vision in building a global brand and technological innovation from international experts, which has resonated with consumers worldwide. The company's rapid business scale and profitability have established a model for the worldwide sleep industry, establishing it as a market leader.
"We are thrilled to introduce our flagship new product to the Big Apple and offer our customers the ultimate in sleep luxury," said Sandy Wu, Store manager of DeRUCCI in NYC, "Our brand has a proven track record of success and we are confident that our latest offering will set a new standard for quality and innovation in the sleep industry."
DeRUCCI's flagship new product will be available in select stores and online starting March 10th, 2023 . For more information about DeRUCCI and its products, visit the website at https://www.derucci.com or the flagship store at Skyview Center in Flushing, NYC.
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The new episode from the final season of the CW show “Riverdale” will air on the network on Wednesday, July 5 at 9 p.m. ET.
The show will be available on platforms for streaming like FuboTV or DirecTV Stream. Both services offer free trials for new users who are interested in signing up for an account.
“Riverdale” centers around “while navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries,” IMDB said.
According to the new episode, “after Principal Featherhead agrees to let Kevin present him with an original musical written by him and Clay, Kevin learns the group might not be as into it as he had hoped; musical rehearsals prompt Archie to question what he wants in life.”
What if I don’t have cable TV?
Platforms like FuboTV or DirecTV Stream are available if cable isn’t. Both services offer free trials for new users.
What is FuboTV?
FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, like sports, news, entertainment and local channels. It offers DVR storage space, and is designed for people who want to cut the cord, but don’t want to miss out on their favorite live TV and sports.
What is DirecTV Stream?
The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. | 2023-07-05T23:19:51+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/tv/2023/07/riverdale-how-to-watch-the-new-episode-for-free-july-5.html |
Percentages: FG 46.429, FT .923.
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3-Point Goals: 4-11, .364 (Darby 4-5, Striplin 0-1, Horston 0-1, Walker 0-2, Powell 0-1, Hollingshead 0-1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (Horston 7, Jackson 1, Striplin 1)
Turnovers: 22 (Horston 7, Powell 6, Darby 3, Jackson 2, Hollingshead 1, Puckett 1, Striplin 1, Walker 1)
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Steals: 3 (Walker 2, Powell 1)
Technical Fouls: None
Percentages: FG 38.028, FT .750.
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3-Point Goals: 8-23, .348 (Benton 2-7, Green 2-4, Scherr 2-5, Walker 2-4, Jenkins 0-1, Russell 0-2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (Scherr 3, Benton 1, Russell 1)
Turnovers: 14 (Russell 3, Adeyeye 2, Benton 2, Jenkins 2, Walker 2, Green 1, Petty 1, Scherr 1)
Steals: 12 (Scherr 4, Walker 4, Petty 2, Benton 1, Russell 1)
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Officials_Kevin Pethtel, Eric Brewton, Meadow Overstreet | 2023-03-04T07:20:05+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/tennessee-80-kentucky-71-17819464.php |
A four-day workweek sounds appealing to workers. Possibly alarming to employers.
A bill introduced in the California legislature earlier this year proposed a regular pay rate for 32 hours of work per week, with overtime kicking in after that. The measure stalled in committee for a lack of broad support but could resurface in 2023.
Meanwhile, 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit foundation associated with Oxford University, is piloting a six-month trial of a four-day workweek “with no loss of pay for employees.” More than three dozen companies in the U.S. and Canada are participating in the experiment, with a total of 150 organizations and 7,000 employees involved worldwide.
Of more than 1,000 U.S. adult employees surveyed by research firm Qualtrics in January, 92% said they would support their employer going to a four-day workweek; 79% of them said it would help mental health, and 82% said it would make them more productive .
Will more employers embrace the change?
THE CHANGE CAN BE CHALLENGING
“I’ve always been curious about burnout. It truly affects those that should be thriving,” says Lisa Belanger, CEO of ConsciousWorks in Canmore, Alberta. She consults with businesses on workplace well-being. In her quest to find “how work is meant to be,” she decided to explore a four-day workweek herself.
Results have been mixed, at best, she says.
“I think I’ve failed so far in my own personal experiment,” Belanger says. Business travel plans or other work-related responsibilities often interrupted her Day Five off.
“One of the reasons it’s so challenging for me, and most people, to do a four-day workweek is other people are working on that fifth day, so you’re getting email and you’re getting pulled in,” Belanger says.
ALTERING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND EXPECTATIONS
“People are realizing that while this might be an intriguing or interesting idea, there’s probably some trade-offs,” says Benjamin Granger, head of employee experience advisory services at Qualtrics. He says the company’s research indicates concerns regarding customer frustration if staffing changes have an impact on response time.
Widespread adoption would have to reach critical mass, where companies believe they have to adopt a shorter workweek to compete in the workforce, he adds. And consumer behavior and customer expectations and services would need to be reshaped.
“We’re not even close to that yet,” he says.
If it’s not a four-day workweek, there are other levers to pull when it comes to workplace flexibility, Granger says.
Those could include perks that make a job more attractive, like choosing the hours you want to work rather than the usual 9-to-5, or the ability to run errands during the workday.
FEW EMPLOYEES WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE A PAY CUT
Less than 4 in 10 (37%) of the employees surveyed by Qualtrics would be willing to take a 5% or more pay cut for a four-day workweek . But nearly three-quarters (72%) of those surveyed said a four-day workweek would mean they would have to work longer days.
However, 10-hour days often aren’t child care friendly. And if a company offers to pay for only four days of eight hours each, it could indicate a shorter workweek might be the result of a company trying to reduce expenses.
CONSIDERING THE TRADE-OFFS
“I think there is a lot of work and research that an organization has to do before it pulls the trigger on this,” Granger says.
A four-day workweek — or other workplace flexibility — might begin with a series of discussions. If there is interest on both sides of the payroll, Granger suggests a trade-off analysis: “Look statistically at the factors that people would be willing to trade off, and would it be worth it to them?” If interest remains strong, the organization could run a pilot program with a small group of employees before a wider rollout.
If a four-day workweek isn’t in your near future, Belanger offers these ideas for employees to possibly seek — and employers to consider:
— Occasional extended weekends off. Belanger says this allows time away without the stressful “work is piling up while I’m away” feeling during longer vacations.
— A meeting-free Friday or a reduction in the number of meetings overall.
— Email, instant messaging or texting hiatuses. “Telepressure” — the compulsion to quickly respond to work-related messages of any kind — is a real thing, Belanger says.
“You need a couple of hours every single day where you’re wholly not working — 100% not working,” for mental health, she adds.
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This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Hal M. Bundrick is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: hal@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @halmbundrick.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Great Plains Zoo’s (GPZ) Arctic Fox, Rehn, has passed away, according to an announcement by the zoo Friday afternoon.
The GPZ said the fox had been under close medical surveillance during the past year, due to worsening kidney disease. Her condition had been deteriorating, and the decision was made to euthanize her by the veterinary team.
Rehn’s brother, Archie, died in 2022.
“I have worked with Rehn since she arrived,” said GPZ Vet Tech Janelle Brandt. “She was always
full of energy, and I’ll miss her calls whenever I was near.”
The GPZ says the Arctic Fox enclosure will remain empty for an undetermined time as the potential for the space is assessed.
Rehn came to the GPZ in 2016 from the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha.
“Rehn was a quiet little spitfire,” said GPZ Animal Care Director Joel Locke. “She loved her quail
and hardboiled eggs. She always made sure to let the keeper staff know when Janelle or I were
around with her alarm calls. We all will miss her bark.” | 2023-04-07T21:10:03+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/arctic-fox-dies-at-great-plains-zoo/ |
KHERSON, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit Monday to the key southern city of Kherson to celebrate its liberation from eight months of Russian occupation.
The crowd in Kherson cheered as Zelenskyy told them, "We are, step by step, coming to all of our country."
Zelenskyy has visited frontline areas throughout the war, but usually in secret trips announced only after he had come and gone.
This time he appeared openly in front of the city's main government building, in a military-style jacket and clothing, surrounded by heavily armed security. He spoke and waved to residents as Ukraine marks one of its biggest victories of the war.
As the blue-and-gold Ukrainian flag fluttered on a breezy day, Zelenskyy, his entourage, and hundreds of Kherson residents stood at attention as Ukraine's national anthem played.
Russian troops nearby
Despite the upbeat mood in the city, Russian troops are only a short distance away, having retreated from Kherson on the west bank of the Dnipro River to the east side. The two armies remain within artillery range of each other.
In his televised address on Sunday night, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian investigators have already documented more than 400 cases of suspected war crimes by the Russian forces during their occupation of Kherson.
"The Russian army left behind the same atrocities as in other regions of our country," he said.
The Russians have previously denied committing abuses.
But Ukraine says it's documented thousands of cases nationwide, and a United Nations report in September found evidence the Russians killed, tortured and raped Ukrainian civilians.
Because the Russians took Kherson without a fight at the beginning of the war, most of the city's buildings remain intact, unlike other urban areas that have been reduced to ruins.
However, the Russians destroyed Kherson's energy and waters systems before pulling out last week.
The city is lacking electricity and heat, and is also in dire need of food, water and medicine. Ukrainian military and government officials are trying to restore a sense of normality in a city that had close to 300,000 residents before the war.
Officials estimate only about a quarter of the residents were still in Kherson by the final days of the Russian occupation.
In contrast to Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not spoken publicly about Kherson since the Russia troops abandoned the city without a fight.
Putin annexed Kherson and several other Ukrainian regions in September, declaring they were permanently part of Russia.
Asked about the latest developments in Kherson, Putin's spokesman Dmitri Peskov said, "We'll refrain from commenting. You know this territory belongs to the Russian Federation."
NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes contributed to this report.
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TAIPEI, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancora Semiconductor Inc., (Ancora), 3rd generation power semiconductor technology developer and a Delta Electronics affiliate focusing on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, today announced the investments of its first capital raising round of NT$ 456M by strategic investors ROHM Co., Ltd. (ROHM), Sino-American Silicon (SAS), uPI Semiconductors (uPI), and Delta Electronics Inc. (Delta). The aforementioned capital raising is expected to accelerate Ancora's GaN development endeavors.
"GaN is the future of power electronics with benefits of faster switching frequencies, higher efficiency, and lower energy consumption. The ecosystem of GaN technology is evolving rapidly as applications are continuously emerging. We are thrilled to have ROHM, SAS and uPI as our strategic partners and investors. We are also grateful for the commitment by our parent company Delta, a leader in power and thermal management technologies and global provider of smart energy-saving solutions." , said Dr. T.K. Shing, president of Ancora Semiconductors. He added, "This powerful alliance will enable us to establish an ecosystem with strong partners in substrate materials, IC design, applications and system solutions, to expedite the adoption of GaN technology that promises unprecedented performance value".
The Ancora product line includes the industry's technology leading GaN discrete components, System in Package (SiP) and System on Chip (SoC) with superior quality, reliability and durability proven under Delta's stringent qualification system. Delta's commitment to provide a wide range of smart energy-saving solutions that leverage its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics, will provide additional momentum and fuel Ancora's long-term growth. This alliance and capital raising is expected to enable Ancora to increase production capability to serve the growing demand for GaN devices in consumer electronics, telecom, and automotive applications. The ultimate goal is to maximize GaN performance to accelerate power technology innovation and contribute to achieve sustainable development based on energy efficiency.
About Ancora Semiconductor
Ancora semiconductor Inc. was cultivated under Delta Electonics Inc. for years. Ancora was formally founded in 2022 and is a fabless design company focusing in GaN devices and its integration. By providing high effective power device and module, we hope to help our customers to lead in power system sector and benefit the world. For more information, please visit www.ancora-semi.com
About ROHM Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1958, ROHM provides LSI and discrete semiconductors characterized by outstanding quality and reliability for a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial and consumer market via its global development and sales network. In the power & analog field, ROHM proposes the suitable solution for each application with power devices such as SiC, GaN, driver ICs to maximize their performance, and peripheral components such as transistors, diodes and resistors. Further information on ROHM can be found at www.rohm.com
About Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.
Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, SAS is a green energy total solution provider with vertical integration in solar industry, from cell, module, power plant and O&M (Operation & Maintenance). Its semiconductor subsidiary, GlobalWafers is one of the top three largest silicon wafer manufacturers in the world. Specializing in silicon wafer manufacturing, product applications extend through power management, automotive, IT and MEMS. Both are listed on the Taipei Exchange. For more information, please visit www.saswafer.com for SAS and www.sas-globalwafers.com for GWC.
About uPI Semiconductor
uPI, founded in 2005, is one of the few fabless IC design companies specializing in power management IC (PMIC) and MOSFET in ASIA.
uPI focus on the design and development of high current, high power, and high-density power solution. uPI's products include PMIC, power stage, convertor, battery protection IC, MOSFET, and GaN solution. Utilizing semiconductor designs and system application know-how, uPI positioned itself as a solution provider for hybrid and high power density semiconductor products in the computer, graphics card, high-performance computing, gaming, and mobility markets, as well as proprietary solutions in automotive and industrial applications.
Our vision is to offer customers total power management solutions of superior quality, performance, service, and cost. With more than 20 years of analog power and discrete device experiences, we offer high-performance design services with full technology coverage and process development capability. uPI not only owns a lot of PMIC and MOSFET product certifications from international well-known branding companies and our partners but also has excellent wafer processing and deep packaging know-how that come standard by working closely with strategic foundries and assembly & testing partners. For detailed information about uPI, please visit: www.upi-semi.com
About Delta Electronics Inc,
Delta, founded in 1971, is a global leader in power, energy and thermal management products with a thriving portfolio of smart energy-saving systems and solutions. As a world-class corporate citizen guided by its mission statement, "To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow," Delta leverages its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics and its ESG-embedded business model to address key environmental issues, such as climate change. Delta serves customers through its sales offices, R&D centers and manufacturing facilities spread over close to 200 locations across 5 continents.
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Coming off its Most Innovative New Product Award win, this glamourous snack's debut is getting people talking
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Truly Good Foods is introducing the world to the bodaciously bold and scandalously spicy new brand of craveable jumbo peanuts: Henrietta Said™. The women-owned and unapologetically Southern operation is on a mission to spice up snack time and stir up gossip. Henrietta Said's flavored peanuts are vegan and keto-friendly, contain no artificial ingredients, and come in four sensational flavors: Nashville Hot Chicken with Pickle, Ancho Kimchi, Lemon Pepper and Original Buffalo. Henrietta Said flavors are available at all The Fresh Market locations and online at henriettasaid.com.
Just one serving of these Super XL Virginia variety peanuts packs 7 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber and zero grams of sugar. On top of the health benefits, these peanuts are disruptive, delicious and downright rowdy. But don't just take it at face value–Henrietta Said's Ancho Kimchi peanuts just won the Most Innovative New Product Award for Best Savory Snack at Sweets & Snacks Expo 2023. Bigger flavors are better, y'all.
"We created this brand from the concept of vegan chicken wings along with the desire to take a familiar ingredient everyone loves and experiment with unique and bold flavors," said President and CEO of Truly Good Foods Angela Bauer. "Henrietta Said embodies the sass and spice of our Southern roots, paired with a fun, modern attitude."
Henrietta Said is a new brand offering from snack developer, manufacturer and distributor Truly Good Foods. Founded in 1977 and based in Charlotte, N.C., Truly Good Foods specializes in premium snacking mixes, freshly roasted nuts and seeds, dried fruit, and a wide variety of over 2,000 snack products. Women-owned Truly Good Foods believes in the Truly Good difference: Premium, Familiar Ingredients + Fun Culinary Flavors + Functional Ingredients. While Henrietta Said may be the most fashionable of its offerings, Truly Good Foods is set to debut its own makeover soon – more gossip to come.
"We're so proud of our recent award win at the Sweets & Snacks Expo," said Director of Marketing Lisa Smith. "With Henrietta Said, we set out to create a daring and delicious snack that brings our scandalously spicy selves to the mainstream. And with unexpected flavor fusion profiles from around the world, like Ancho Kimchi, we're thrilled with the reception so far."
Henrietta Said plus-sized peanuts are available in 5-ounce resealable pouches (MSRP: $4.99) and 1-ounce single-serve snack bags (MSRP: $1.49). They come in four mouth-watering flavors:
- Nashville Hot Chicken: A scandalous blend of Nashville Hot and dill pickle flavors that some people are calling "the love triangle of the century"
- Ancho Kimchi: The award-winning combination of Mexican Ancho Chile flavor and tangy Korean kimchi that'll leave tastebuds craving more
- Lemon Pepper: A bold mixture of zesty lemon and spicy pepper that gets the peanut gallery gossiping
- Original Buffalo: A nostalgia-inducing concoction of garlic, paprika and cayenne pepper that will leave snackers feeling totally twangy
Henrietta Said is now available online and coming soon to Amazon. To learn more about the brand's story and lineup of flavors, visit www.henriettasaid.com.
About Henrietta Said
Henrietta Said is a new brand from Charlotte-based Truly Good Foods. Launched in 2023, Henrietta Said is a women-owned and operated retail and foodservice product line specializing in wing-flavored jumbo peanuts with unique options like Nashville Hot Chicken with Pickle, Lemon Pepper, Ancho Kimchi and Original Buffalo. These offerings are now available on its website and in all The Fresh Markets locations and will be available soon on Amazon. Learn more at www.henriettasaid.com or follow on Instagram.
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MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) — A Northern California community is still dealing with the aftermath of a November incident in which the Martinez Refining Company failed to notify the public of the release of toxic dust.
The accidental release of a “spent catalyst” from the refinery began the night on Nov. 24, 2022, and continued into the early hours of Nov. 25, showering the surrounding community of Martinez in 20 tons of metal-laden dust, health officials said.
As the dust release remains under investigation, the Contra Costa Health Department cautioned residents of the city east of San Francisco against eating produce grown in exposed gardens.
“Foods grown in soil that contains certain metals may pose health concerns – anyone who is growing food is encouraged to understand the make-up of their soil,” wrote the health department. “Until further environmental testing is complete, the health department recommends not eating foods grown in soil that may have been exposed to the spent catalyst.”
“Just this morning, a friend of mine was asking me about gardening advice, and she wants to plant a garden with her young children,” said Heidi Taylor, whose garden full of produce was blanketed by some of the 20 tons of dust. “Oh my god, don’t put it in the soil. The first thing I said to her was, you better have a container. This is container gardening time now because of what they did.”
County Public Health Director Dr. Ori Tzvieli said a toxicologist will be hired to review the data the health department and hazmat team collect throughout the month.
“We’re looking basically to see if there’s evidence of contamination, where it is, how deep it is and if yes, what needs to be done to remediate the situation. So, until we know, we really recommend not eating food grown in soil that’s been exposed to the spent catalyst,” said Tzvieli.
The dust doesn’t just pose a health threat through the soil – the white powder could have created breathing and respiratory impacts for Martinez residents exposed to it back in November.
The long-term health impacts are “difficult to ascertain at this time,” the health department said.
The Martinez Refining Company did not notify health officials about the release, leading the county to consider enforcement action against the company. The public health department’s investigation into the November incident has been turned over to the district attorney’s office for review.
Taylor said she is considering planting certain flowers that can help pull toxins out of the soil. She is concerned about throwing the dirt away for fear of potentially contaminating a landfill.
The Martinez Refining Company has notified Contra Costa Health Services of upcoming maintenance at its facility. It will cause flaring that can be seen from the surrounding area through Monday. | 2023-03-06T15:13:46+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/health/residents-of-california-city-warned-not-to-eat-food-grown-in-gardens-after-toxic-dust-release/ |
Al-Shabab extremist group attacks hotel in Somali capital
By OMAR FARUK
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an unfolding armed attack on a hotel in the Somali capital. Al-Shabab said in a broadcast on its own radio frequency Sunday that said its fighters attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which has a restaurant popular with government and security officials. The hotel isn’t far from the presidential palace in central Mogadishu, where a blast was heard, followed by gunfire. There was no immediate word on any casualties. Such militant attacks are common in Mogadishu and other parts of the Horn of Africa nation. | 2022-11-27T19:55:40+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/11/27/al-shabab-extremist-group-attacks-hotel-in-somali-capital/ |
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's emergency public health order was streamlined Friday, with state health officials saying the changes were in order given the evolution of the virus, the changing nature of the pandemic and new recommendations adopted by the federal government.
The move comes after the nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines and dropped the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said people no longer need to stay at least 6 feet away from others.
Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said it's clear by the CDC's adoption of less restrictive measures that the U.S. — New Mexico included — is in a different place than two years ago.
“Over the past eight months, we have excelled in implementing the tools to minimize the spread of COVID-19 such as vaccines, boosters, home testing and oral treatments that have helped reduce hospitalizations and deaths,” Scrase said in a statement.
Among the changes for New Mexico, state officials say the Health Department will no longer require weekly testing for healthcare workers whose vaccine status is not up to date.
Employees and volunteers working in state correctional facilities still will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they qualify for an exemption. Hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities also were advised to evaluate CDC community transmission levels in their regions and adopt more stringent precautions, if needed.
New Mexico's order will be in effect until Aug. 26. | 2022-08-12T23:35:14+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-Mexico-updates-public-health-order-following-17370574.php |
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump.
The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step.
It puts the court at odds with a majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe, according to opinion polls.
Alito, in the final opinion issued Friday, wrote that Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 decision that reaffirmed the right to abortion, were wrong the day they were decided and must be overturned.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision,” Alito wrote.
Authority to regulate abortion rests with the political branches, not the courts, Alito wrote.
Joining Alito were Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. The latter three justices are Trump appointees. Thomas first voted to overrule Roe 30 years ago.
Chief Justice John Roberts would have stopped short of ending the abortion right, noting that he would have upheld the Mississippi law at the heart of the case, a ban on abortion after 15 weeks, and said no more.
Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — the diminished liberal wing of the court — were in dissent.
“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,” they wrote.
The ruling is expected to disproportionately affect minority women who already face limited access to health care, according to statistics analyzed by The Associated Press.
Thirteen states, mainly in the South and Midwest, already have laws on the books that ban abortion in the event Roe is overturned. Another half-dozen states have near-total bans or prohibitions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
In roughly a half-dozen other states, the fight will be over dormant abortion bans that were enacted before Roe was decided in 1973 or new proposals to sharply limit when abortions can be performed, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
More than 90% of abortions take place in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, and more than half are now done with pills, not surgery, according to data compiled by Guttmacher.
The decision came against a backdrop of public opinion surveys that find a majority of Americans oppose overturning Roe and handing the question of whether to permit abortion entirely to the states. Polls conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and others also have consistently shown about 1 in 10 Americans want abortion to be illegal in all cases. A majority are in favor of abortion being legal in all or most circumstances, but polls indicate many also support restrictions especially later in pregnancy.
The Biden administration and other defenders of abortion rights have warned that a decision overturning Roe also would threaten other high court decisions in favor of gay rights and even potentially, contraception.
The liberal justices made the same point in their joint dissent: The majority “eliminates a 50-year-old constitutional right that safeguards women’s freedom and equal station. It breaches a core rule-of-law principle, designed to promote constancy in the law. In doing all of that, it places in jeopardy other rights, from contraception to same-sex intimacy and marriage. And finally, it undermines the Court’s legitimacy.”
But Alito contended that his analysis addresses abortion only. “Nothing in this opinion should be understood to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion,” he wrote.
Whatever the intentions of the person who leaked Alito’s draft opinion, the conservatives held firm in overturning Roe and Casey.
In his draft, Alito dismissed the arguments in favor of retaining the two decisions, including that multiple generations of American women have partly relied on the right to abortion to gain economic and political power.
Changing the composition of the court has been central to the anti-abortion side’s strategy. Mississippi and its allies made increasingly aggressive arguments as the case developed, and two high-court defenders of abortion rights retired or died. The state initially argued that its law could be upheld without overruling the court’s abortion precedents.
Then-Gov. Phil Bryant signed the 15-week measure into law in March 2018, when Justices Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were still members of a five-justice majority that was mainly protective of abortion rights.
By early summer, Kennedy had retired and was replaced by Justice Brett Kavanaugh a few months later. The Mississippi law was blocked in lower federal courts.
But the state always was headed to the nation’s highest court. It did not even ask for a hearing before a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ultimately held the law invalid in December 2019.
By early September 2020, the Supreme Court was ready to consider the state’s appeal.
The court scheduled the case for consideration at the justices’ private conference on Sept. 29. But in the intervening weeks, Ginsburg died and Barrett was quickly nominated and confirmed without a single Democratic vote.
The stage now was set, although it took the court another half year to agree to hear the case.
By the time Mississippi filed its main written argument with the court in the summer, the thrust of its argument had changed and it was now calling for the wholesale overruling of Roe and Casey.
The first sign that the court might be receptive to wiping away the constitutional right to abortion came in late summer, when the justices divided 5-4 in allowing Texas to enforce a ban on the procedure at roughly six weeks, before some women even know they are pregnant. That dispute turned on the unique structure of the law, including its enforcement by private citizens rather than by state officials, and how it can be challenged in court.
But Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted in a searing dissent for the three liberal justices that their conservative colleagues refused to block “a flagrantly unconstitutional law” that “flouts nearly 50 years of federal precedents.” Roberts was also among the dissenters.
Then in December, after hearing additional arguments over whether to block the Texas law known as S.B. 8, the court again declined to do so, also by a 5-4 vote. “The clear purpose and actual effect of S. B. 8 has been to nullify this Court’s rulings,” Roberts wrote, in a partial dissent.
In their Senate hearings, Trump’s three high-court picks carefully skirted questions about how they would vote in any cases, including about abortion.
But even as Democrats and abortion rights supporters predicted Kavanaugh and Gorsuch would vote to upend abortion rights if confirmed, the two left at least one Republican senator with a different impression. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine predicted Gorsuch and Kavanaugh wouldn’t support overturning the abortion cases, based on private conversations she had with them when they were nominees to the Supreme Court.
Barrett was perhaps the most vocal opponent of abortion in her time as a law professor, before becoming a federal judge in 2017. She was a member of anti-abortion groups at Notre Dame University, where she taught law, and she signed a newspaper ad opposing “abortion on demand” and defending “the right to life from fertilization to natural death.” She promised to set aside her personal views when judging cases.
Trump, meanwhile, had predicted as a candidate that whoever he named to the court would “automatically” vote to overrule Roe.
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Laura Truesdell
December 28, 1938-June 17, 2023
CLEAR LAKE-Laura Truesdell, 84 of Clear Lake passed away June 17, 2023 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center.
A service to honor her life will be held at a future date.
Laura Marie was born December 28, 1938 in Eagle Grove,Iowa on a farm owned by Former Iowa Gov. Robert Blue to Samuel and Harriet(Jorgensen) Gearhart. From a young age Laura embodied the meaning of hard work and love of family. She attended grade school, high school in Eagle Grove and earned her teaching certificate at Eagle Grove Junior College where she met her future husband William G. Truesdell. Laura continued her education at Buena Vista College through 1957. The couple was married June 14, 1959 at the Eagle Grove United Methodist Church and blessed with four children: Randy, Stefanie, Paula and Peggy. Following the birth of their first child, Laura gave up her teaching career to raise her family. They finally settled down, making their home in Clear Lake in 1962.
Laura's life was a testament to her unwavering dedication to her family. Sports became an integral part of their lives: her husband and all of their children participated in baseball, softball, basketball, and track. Laura, the ultimate cheerleader, could be found in the stands or by the dugout, exuding endless enthusiasm, critiques and encouragement. Together, they embarked on countless journeys across the United States, eagerly following baseball and softball tournaments and national track meets, creating memories that would forever bind them together.
During the winters, Laura and Bill made their home in Arizona for a remarkable 25 years. Immersed in their community, they forged countless friendships. They cherished weeks when their family reunited during spring breaks in Arizona, making countless memories. Laura and Bill took charge of running the scoreboard and concessions at the local softball field, even spearheading the Polka Fest for numerous years. She herself was no stranger to victory, having clinched multiple shuffleboard championships. Laura spoke her heart, embodied a strength that few possessed and held a sharp judgment of character in many. Over the last 20 years, she battled and overcame cancer and chemotherapy as well as double bypass and other heart related issues. Through thick and thin, she prioritized her family above all else. Her family and friends found solace knowing they had someone who would be there through joy and sorrow. Her legacy will be defined by her unyielding presence, a beacon of love and unwavering dedication to her family.
Those surviving are her husband of 64 years, Bill; children, Randy(Kathy) Truesdell of Clear Lake, Stefanie(Mark) Camenisch of Boone, Paula(Brad) Epperly and Peggy Adams both of West DesMoines; grandchildren, Tanner, Parker, Bailey, Macie, Paige(Steve) Muller, Spencer Lindsley and Aubri; siblings, Mary Jenkins, Roger(Beth) Gearhart and Ronald Gearhart; as well as nieces, nephews and numerous extended family.
Preceding her in death are her parents Samuel and Harriet;sister, Nancy(Bob) Sampson;and Bill's parents, Frank and Bernice Truesdell.
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Valentino is looking for his forever home
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Meet Valentino, a sweet pup who’s hoping to find a home.
Paige Morgan says Valentino is the “best boy” at Wichita Falls Animal Services Center since arriving at the shelter two months ago, and we can see why. He was extremely well-behaved during his time at the station while also making sure to give out affection, rubbing up against producers’ legs like a cat.
Valentino has been friendly with other dogs and kids while at meet-and-greets, but is hoping to be the only animal in his forever home.
If you’re interested in adopting this sweet furball -- and meteorologist Garrett James certainly is -- you can call the Animal Services Center at (940) 761-7824. Animal Services can be found at 1207 Hatton Road in Wichita Falls.
You have to be at least 18 years old to adopt an animal. The adoption fee is normally $40, and it covers basic vaccinations as well as flea and tick prevention, deworming, microchipping and a city license.
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NEW YORK and MIAMI and DALLAS and DENVER, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Staffing, the full-service, healthcare travel staffing agency announced today (March 1) the promotion of Jordan Belkin, MPH to Vice President of Global Operations. The company is also promoting veteran employee, Ray Morales, to an executive position within the Recruitment division. The promotions reflect the agency's continued growth and support the expansion of its national reach.
"Our two biggest priorities at Prime Staffing are the ongoing efforts to super-serve our clients and the continued career growth of our staff. These well-deserved promotions help us achieve both," says Michael Fazio, President. "We could not be prouder of each of these employees and look forward to their continued success and contributions here at Prime."
Belkin, a graduate of George Washington University, began his career at Morgan Stanley in the late 90s as a broker, and then headed the security-backed product division which securitized royalties of music royalty including David Bowie and James Brown, in conjunction with David Pullman. Belkin then held positions with World-renowned hospitals including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and NewYork Presbyterian Hospital.
"Being in a position to help guide, and elevate, an A-list team of staffing professionals, and working with fantastic clients across the country, is not something I take for granted. Prime Staffing provides its contingent workforce with some of the most exceptional employment opportunities, and our clients with some of the most talented professionals in their respective fields", says Belkin.
With over 1800 employees, Prime Staffing remains a mainstay in the staffing industry and one of the frontrunners of the urgent staffing response required during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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VIKEN, Sweden, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study with TikoMed's lead drug candidate, ILB®, addressing underlying causes of neurodegeneration in acute and chronic diseases, was published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences today. The data from the rodent model studying severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), demonstrated that ILB® administration 30 minutes after sTBI prevents glutamate excitotoxicity and normalizes levels of amino acids involved in crucial brain metabolic functions.
"The study shows the beneficial effect of ILB® on post-impact brain metabolism using a single dose of the drug administered in a window of time corresponding with situations as seen with TBI patients in clinical settings. It is clear that the results of this study appear of great relevance for future applications in the treatment of TBI patients," said Professor Giuseppe Lazzarino", Principal Investigator and Professor at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania.
This study provides evidence that the therapeutic administration of ILB® uses a unique mechanism to activate growth factors that protect nerve cells in the brain from damage by significantly improving mitochondrial functions and energy metabolism, as well as decreasing oxidative/nitrosative stress of rats exposed to severe traumatic brain injury.
"TBI is a silent epidemic with limited treatment options currently available, so this research demonstrates the development of a drug candidate activating natural molecules to protect and repair damaged brain tissues. Significantly improved neurocognitive functions, as demonstrated in this study, reinforce the potential of ILB® as a completely new therapy for the treatment of sTBI, as well as other neurodegenerative conditions", added Ann Logan, Co-Author and Scientific Director at Axolotl Consulting Ltd-, and Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the University of Warwick.
Traumatic brain injuries result in both short and long-term effects on individuals, their families, and society and the economic costs are enormous. To date, there are no satisfactory pharmacological treatments capable of decreasing mortality/morbidity and improving the recovery of sTBI patients.1,2.
"These results are a significant milestone for TikoMed as they demonstrate ILB®'s potential as a disease modifying treatment, enabling neurons to regain lost functions even in an acute neurodegenerative disease such as TBI. We remain confident in our ongoing clinical development program with ILB® in acute and chronic degenerative neurological diseases and will shortly be presenting additional study results validating ILB®'s unique effects and mechanism of action," said Anders Kristensson, CEO of TikoMed.
Contact: info@tikomed.com or +46 42 23 84 40
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International: Richard Hayhurst, richard@rhapr.eu or +44 7711 821527
Nordics: Ola Bjorkman, ola.bjorkman@letemknow.se or +46 70 245 7497
About TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common acute neurodegenerative diseases and represents the leading cause of death for those under 45 years of age in Western countries. Depending on the severity of the symptoms, evaluated by the Glasgow Coma Scale, TBI is classified as mild (mTBI) and moderate or severe (sTBI). Severe TBI is characterized by a high mortality rate and those who survive often suffer from profound disabilities with permanent impairment of cognitive, physical and psychosocial functions, associated with a diminished or altered state of consciousness and inability to be independent, work correctly and maintain social relationships.1
About TikoMed AB
TikoMed is committed to improve human life by exploring and harnessing the medical potential of the body's ability to self-repair and regenerate. With an adaptive, multi-modal mechanism of action, TikoMed's drug platform rebalances the body's inflammatory, immune and fibrotic responses to acute and chronic inflammation in order to enhance self-repair and regeneration. Currently applied as a therapy in neurodegeneration and an enabling technology for advanced therapies, the initial development programs include Amyothrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and islet cell transplantation. Broader use of the drug platform will be considered for a wider range of diseases using a creative business and financing model. TikoMed's highly scalable proprietary technology aims to provide safe, qualitative and affordable medicine to as many patients as possible across the globe. TikoMed is privately-owned and based in Viken, Sweden. To learn more, visit www.tikomed.com
The International Journal of Molecular Sciences is a peer-reviewed, fully open access international journal. For full study details on "ILB®, a Low Molecular Weight Dextran Sulphate, Restores Glutamate Homeostasis, Amino Acid Metabolism and Neurocognitive Functions in a Rat Model of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury", please access the publication here: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/15/8460
References
1. Abdelmalik, P.A.; Draghic, N.; Ling, G.S.F. Management of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. Transfusion 2019, 59(S2):1529-1538.
2. Scerrati, A.; De Rosa, S.; Mongardi, L.; Cavallo, M.A.; Trapella, G.; De Bonis, P. Standard of care, controversies, and innovations in the medical treatment of severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg Sci 2018, 62, 574-583.
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Top reasons to add a chair in your bedroom
Bedroom chairs can act as accent pieces or a cozy reading spot. Some provide extra seating when guests arrive or a place to lay out your clothes the night before work. Bedroom chairs can also fill and liven up awkward, empty corners in the room. From vintage-style wingback chairs to bohemian hanging chairs, we narrowed down some of the most popular styles to suit a variety of bedroom spaces.
Shop this article: Anthropologie Corbyn Accent Chair, Wade Logan Amelianna Upholstered Side Chair and Andover Mills Hansell Upholstered Swivel Chair
With a bedroom chair, context is crucial
It’s important to think about how you’ll use the chair and the purpose it will fulfill. If you’re simply looking for a stylish accent chair and don’t plan on sitting in it much, comfort and support are likely not the priority, while the opposite is true if you’ll use the chair for reading or relaxing. You may be looking for a plush armchair to sink into after a long day, or a practical chair that can be moved to the dining room when extra seating is needed. Figuring out your preferences can help you find the right chair and get the most use out of it.
Best bedroom chairs
Anthropologie Corbyn Accent Chair
This stunning accent chair has an attractive mid-century modern silhouette. The plush faux fur back cushion contains fiber fill, and the seat cushion is made from foam with hemp, linen and cotton upholstery. The hardwood frame is kiln-dried for enhanced durability.
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Birch Lane Button Tufted Wingback Accent Chair
This tufted wingback chair has a distinctive modern-meets-traditional aesthetic. Its foam cushioning feels firm initially but softens up with use over time. Built with polyester fabric and a manufactured wood frame, this accent chair comes in beige, green, brown and gray.
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Wade Logan Amelianna Upholstered Side Chair
This tufted accent chair comes in seven vibrant patterns, each featuring pretty flora and fauna imagery. It’s supported by metal legs, with foam padding and polyester upholstery wrapped around an engineered wood frame. The nature-inspired chair looks right at home with mid-century modern, bohemian or glam decor.
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Steelside Aichele Vegan Leather Wingback Chair
This sophisticated tufted chair is a modern take on the traditional wingback design. The frame is crafted from engineered wood and steel, resting on four angled iron legs. Its foam cushioning and high back provide great support. The vegan leather chair comes in gray and two shades of brown.
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This modern armless chair is perfect for a minimalist bedroom. The plush back cushion is overstuffed for maximum comfort, paired with a supportive foam seat cushion. The durable olefin fabric resists stains and scratches from animal claws. The frame is crafted from sustainably sourced hardwoods, available in light gray, dark gray, navy and green with three leg finish options. You can also add the matching ottoman.
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Etta Avenue Cleo Contemporary Chair
This armchair’s polished gold legs and velvet upholstery give it a luxurious look that complements modern and glam interiors. It has comfortable foam cushioning and a frame made from solid and manufactured wood. The design comes in 17 colors.
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East Urban Home Upholstered Accent Chair
This cutout accent chair makes a stylish statement in a modern or glam setting. It features soft velvet fabric, a sponge filling and a gold metal frame. You have your choice of beige, black, blue, dark green, gray, teal and pink to best suit your bedroom color scheme.
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Sand and Stable Esme Upholstered Accent Chair
This gorgeous armchair has a beachy look with its wicker arms and will fit well with coastal and bohemian decor. It’s simple yet elegant, with a foam filling that’s comfortable and supportive. It features velvet upholstery with nine colors to choose from, supported by a rubberwood frame.
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Andover Mills Hansell Upholstered Swivel Chair
This swivel armchair has a classic barrel shape for an extra cozy feel. It has supportive foam cushioning, polyester upholstery and an engineered wood base. This accent chair comes in an impressive 30 colors, so it should be easy to select your favorite.
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Mercer41 Daulton Upholstered Side Chair
This accent chair is another excellent choice for a modern or glam bedroom. Its pleated details, gold legs and rich velvet upholstery are eye-catching. The chair is constructed with a solid and manufactured wood frame and supportive foam cushioning. It’s available in 13 colors.
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This hammock chair will bring some fun bohemian vibes to your bedroom. The handwoven macrame tassels are a nice touch. This boho chic hanging chair has two plush cushions and a side pocket for storing your phone, tablet or a book. It’s made from a soft polyester-cotton fabric and comes in beige, dark gray, light gray and green.
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Worth checking out
- Get work done in your bedroom chair with the Sofia and Sam Multitasking Lap Desk, featuring a comfy memory foam cushion, USB light and mouse pad.
- You can pair your bedroom chair with the Mercury Row Castiglia End Table, a handcrafted piece that works with a variety of decor styles.
- The modern industrial Addlon LED Floor Lamp makes an affordable and stylish addition to the bedroom and is available in seven metal finishes.
- You can get warm and comfortable in your bedroom chair with the luxuriously soft Chanasya Wolf Faux Fur Throw Blanket.
- The Artistic Weavers Chester Boho Moroccan Area Rug will feel cozy underfoot as you sit in your bedroom chair. It comes in seven different colors.
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Black Hills Parks & Forests Association has launched its fourth annual youth art contest, “Water is Everywhere.” BHPFA encourages students in kindergarten through eighth grade to learn about how water affects their lives and where they live.
The art contest includes suggested topics that align with South Dakota grade-level science standards to help educators use it as an activity in their classroom. This spring, BHPFA also will offer water education lessons based on local natural history and resource data from its National Park Service and USDA Forest Service partners. This information can help enhance the educational value of the art contest.
“Water is Everywhere” art contest entries must be postmarked by May 5. Go to blackhillsparks.org for a full list of contest requirements and the entry form.
There will be one overall winner, plus honorable mention winners from each grade group. Honorable mention winners and the overall winner will receive a gift from BHPFA, and their art will become part of a traveling art display. The overall winner’s artwork will be made into a free postcard that will be given away at the traveling display and at other events.
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BHPFA is an official nonprofit partner of Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Black Hills National Forest, Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands and the National Grasslands Visitor Center. This year, BHPFA is providing $83,000 to these partners for educational materials and programs. | 2023-01-13T23:39:27+00:00 | rapidcityjournal.com | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/kids-invited-to-participate-in-water-is-everywhere-art-contest/article_41b25e55-a01d-5bd1-b3bb-b6c43362b27a.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are pressing for more vaccine and acting with “utmost urgency” to slow the spread of the monkeypox virus, but they have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city of San Francisco announced on Thursday, the state's public health officer said Friday.
Dr. Tomás Aragón, director of the California Department of Public Health, said they are focused on getting accurate information to the public and expand testing. He said they are taking advantage of the ties forged with local health offices and clinics during the coronavirus pandemic to distribute vaccines quickly.
“We're looking carefully to decide whether we need to do an official declaration of emergency,” he said at a briefing with reporters. At the moment, the state is “really mobilizing the tremendous resources and infrastructure that we built for COVID, and using it now for monkeypox.”
The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. People getting sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men. But health officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.
On Thursday, San Francisco declared a state of emergency while New York state declared the monkeypox virus an “imminent threat" to public health, paving the way for greater flexibility and speed. The World Health Organization over the weekend declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries a global emergency.
California has reported nearly 800 probable and confirmed cases of more than 3,000 identified in the U.S. Only New York has reported more cases.
The problem has been a national shortage of vaccine and on Friday, the state's two U.S. senators sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to provide at least 600,000 additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine to his home state.
California has distributed more than 25,000 vaccine doses, and expects another 72,000, said Aragón.
A spokesperson for the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has also contacted the manufacturer directly for more doses.
“We’re not even close to where we need to be,” said Newsom last week in an interview with KTVU-TV.
Members of the LGBTQ community have been furious with slow response from government at all levels, and say the world should have been better prepared in manufacturing and stockpiling vaccine. They've expressed frustration over the inability to get the vaccine and fears they're being abandoned yet again in a public health crisis, much as they were with HIV and AIDS.
California Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents San Francisco, has urged the state to declare an emergency, which would provide greater flexibility around testing and vaccinations. But he also said Friday that state leaders have acted with an appropriate sense of urgency.
“At this point, I think local, state, federal, we’re all rowing in the same direction. We just all need to row faster because we have a limited window of time to control this outbreak,” he said.
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On June 22, 1968, the Jeff Beck group made its debut. Singer Rod Stewart was so shy he hid behind speakers for the first few songs.
In 1969, actor Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in London. She was 47.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing John Lennon outside Lennon's New York apartment building.
In 1987, dancer Fred Astaire died at the age of 88.
In 1990, Billy Joel became the first rock artist to perform at Yankee Stadium.
In 2000, comedian Dennis Miller was added as an announcer on "Monday Night Football."
In 2001, Doobie Brothers drummer Mike Hossack was in a serious motorcycle accident near Sacramento.
In 2003, actor Adam Sandler married model-actor Jackie Titone.
In 2018, guitarist Vinnie Paul of the bands Pantera and Hellyeah died of an enlarged heart and coronary artery disease at his home in Las Vegas. He was 54.
Today's Birthdays: Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 87. Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 80. Journalist Brit Hume is 80. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 79. Singer Howard "Eddie" Kaylan of The Turtles is 76. Singer Todd Rundgren is 75. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds is 74. Actor Meryl Streep is 74. Actor Lindsay Wagner ("The Bionic Woman") is 74. Actor Graham Greene ("Dances With Wolves") is 71. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 70. Actor Chris Lemmon is 69. Bassist Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) is 67. Bassist Garry Beers of INXS (in-ex-ES') is 66. Actor Bruce Campbell ("Evil Dead," "The Adventures of Briscoe County Junior") is 65. Bassist Alan Anton of Cowboy Junkies is 64. Actor Tracy Pollan ("Family Ties") is 63. Keyboardist Jimmy Sommerville (Bronski Beat) is 62. Singer Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones is 59. Actor Amy Brenneman is 59. Singer Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies) is 53. Actor Michael Trucco (TROO'-koh) ("How I Met Your Mother," "Battlestar Gallactica") is 53. Actor Mary Lynn Rajskub (RYS'-kub) ("24") is 52. TV personality Carson Daly is 50. Guitarist Chris Traynor (Helmet) is 50. Actor Donald Faison (FAY'-zon) ("Scrubs") is 49. Actor Lecy Goranson ("The Connors," "Roseanne") is 49. Comedian Mike O'Brien ("Saturday Night Live") is 47. TV personality Jai (JAY) Rodriguez ("Queer Eye For The Straight Guy") is 44. Actor Lindsay Ridgeway ("Boy Meets World") is 38. Singer Dinah (DY'-nah) Jane (Fifth Harmony) is 26. | 2023-06-22T12:08:37+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/new-mexico-news/2023-06-22/today-in-entertainment-history-miller-debuted-on-mnf |
WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A passenger is recalling her “terrifying” experience aboard a Carnival cruise ship after it was stuck at sea during a Memorial Day weekend storm.
The Carnival Sunshine was returning to port in Charleston, South Carolina from the Bahamas when it was rocked by a coastal storm that generated damaging winds and high surf.
A Myrtle Beach woman said she was “scared for her life” during the hourslong ordeal, which began around 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
“The ship took a hit from a wave about 11:00 at night,” Sharon Tutrone said. “The wave hit on our side of the ship – we were on the right side of the ship – and that wave pushed the ship to the left where I thought we were going to capsize.”
Tutrone, who was taking a celebratory trip with her mother after beating breast cancer, said the entire experience was “terrifying.”
“Going through cancer was scary, but being on that ship during that storm, that was about 30 times scarier for me,” she said. “I was like ‘No, I did not just fight seven months of my life against a disease to go out this way.'”
She said her eleventh-floor cabin took on water from the balcony and recalled items crashing down around them as the ship was battered by strong winds and waves.
“Everything in our cabin went flying off the table,” she said. “The wine glasses, the ice bucket, the TV completely turned around. My mom and I were literally walking sideways to pick the stuff up.”
Videos posted to social media showed heavy damage on the exterior of the ship and flooded hallways. As the ship moved, water sloshed back and forth down the hallway, carrying mugs and other items that could be heard caroming off of pipes, two detached doors, a large drum and other debris.
Passengers were reportedly told that the ship would be arriving later than expected on Saturday and that bad weather conditions were expected. However, Tutrone said the Sunshine crew did not provide a lot of communication or updates throughout the night.
“Carnival to me, personally, they really dropped the ball,” Tutrone said. “You know they needed to be more transparent with us. They need to hold themselves accountable as to how they handled this.”
The Associated Press said no serious injuries were reported.
The ship docked in Charleston around 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, according to reports.
Nexstar’s WCBD has reached out to Carnival Cruise Line for comment but is still awaiting a response due to the holiday. | 2023-05-30T22:15:18+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/terrifying-passenger-recalls-experience-aboard-carnival-sunshine-during-storm/ |
WEST MICHIGAN - For every person that looks forward to seeing the first snowflakes fly, you'll find two more that say "wait"! If it seems a bit early for snow, it is. While we're only expecting flakes to possibly mix in with rain showers Monday and Tuesday, but our first real accumulating snow typically arrives in early November.
It's not magical why the snow may fly next week. It's directly related to our upper level jet stream that will be dipping to the south with a huge trough over the Great Lakes and Midwest. Take a look at the image below. The colors on the map represent the airmass and the gray and light blue is significant colder air aloft. That air will will generate lake effect rain (possibly snow showers mixing in) with a cold wind directly out of the north around/behind the low.
In another map perspective, see the image below of airmass colors around the entire United States. Again, the warmest temperatures are in the West, Southwest, and along the Gulf Coast (warmer colors of yellow and red). The colder tones of blue are over the Great Lakes where the coldest air spills south from Canada.
Our forecast models are also hinting at the possibility of a rain/snow shower mix on Monday and Tuesday. Below is an image from our GFS Model valid for noon Monday. Note the blue (snow), pink (rain/snow mix), and green (rain).
The next image below is from the European Model and is valid for 8 P.M. Monday. Note the rain/snow mix (pink) on this map too...especially from Grand Rapids northward.
High temperatures next week are only expected in the middle 40s, with lows at/below freezing. Get the complete West Michigan forecast at www.fox17online.com/weather. | 2022-10-13T13:14:06+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/weather/our-first-snowflakes-may-fly-next-week |
Dynamic, AI-powered career pathing tool empowers internal talent to grow within the organization
HOLMDEL, N.J., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iCIMS announced new capabilities in its 2023 Summer Release that deliver more control over the candidate experience and increased productivity for recruiters, while also empowering internal talent with new features to help them navigate and explore potential career paths.
"With growing resource constraints and a tight labor market, employers can't afford to miss out on the right candidates or lose their existing talent," said Al Smith, chief technology officer. "New innovations in the iCIMS Talent Cloud, including intelligent and dynamic career path recommendations, will help organizations enhance internal mobility and advancement initiatives."
The iCIMS 2023 Summer Release empowers talent teams to:
- Create better experiences with more compelling career sites. Talent teams can now easily edit and manage content on their iCIMS Career Site with a new content management system (CMS). An intuitive drag-and-drop visual editor makes it fast and simple for users to change career site content on the fly, meaning talent teams can continuously optimize performance and maximize candidate engagement.
- Retain talent by accelerating career development. According to a new iCIMS survey, 64% of job seekers expect to discuss their career path with their manager more than once a year. The new dynamic career pathing tool in iCIMS Opportunity Marketplace can help, giving employees more visibility and awareness into where and how they can grow within their organization. Now, employees can:
- Enhance productivity with consolidated job views. The new, unified job overview in iCIMS ATS consolidates important open job information — like top candidate sources and a quick view into candidates requiring special outreach — all in one place so recruiters can quickly take action and fill jobs faster. Candidate screening is also made easier with an improved, embedded experience for reference checks that brings results from SkillSurvey Post-Hire directly into the iCIMS ATS.
- Deliver deeper insights with expanded analytics. iCIMS Offer and iCIMS Onboard data are now available in iCIMS Advanced Analytics, providing talent teams with even more insight into hiring effectiveness within one enhanced data feed.
Explore more new capabilities and features in the iCIMS 2023 Summer Release. Get a demo to see how iCIMS can help accelerate and streamline hiring and mobility processes with its wide range of AI-powered, best-in-class software.
About iCIMS, Inc.
iCIMS is the talent cloud company that empowers organizations to attract, engage, hire and advance the right talent that builds a diverse, winning workforce. iCIMS accelerates transformation for a community of nearly 6,000 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100, that collectively employ more than 33 million people worldwide. For more information, visit www.icims.com.
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Meyer, Janice E.
Age 89, of Covington, OH, passed away March 21, 2023. Visitation Sunday 3-6 PM Moore Funeral Home, 10 S. High St., Covington, OH.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy entertainment industry press releases from PR Newswire, including Derek Hough's new dance tour and the release of rare Frank Zappa recordings.
NEW YORK, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the entertainment and media industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Derek Hough Announces Symphony of Dance
The show features all new high-energy choreography, stunning stage production, astounding versatility and, as always, Derek's magnetic stage presence. Fans will journey through a true fusion of dance and music, as Derek explores styles ranging from ballroom and tap to salsa and hip-hop and everything in between. - Frank Zappa's Incredibly Rare Recordings Have Been Unearthed from the Vault and Compiled as New Collection, "Funky Nothingness"
"Funky Nothingness delivers on all fronts, showcasing Zappa's love for rhythm and blues, picking up where Hot Rats left off with extended instrumental work-outs fusing rock, jazz, and classical elements into music that can only be described as ZAPPA," said Joe Travers, Zappa Vaultmeister. - William Shatner Boldly Embraces The World of Web3 with Orange Comet in Newest Digital Series "Infinite Connections"
"Orange Comet's creative direction for Infinite Connections brings my vision to life and I'm excited to inspire my fans to explore the growing metaverse in this new way. Sorry Sir Anthony [Hopkins], but I think that I can officially say that I am the oldest man in the Web3 world," Shatner said. - Book.io to Release "Brave New World" as NFT eBook on Algorand Blockchain
Each eBook NFT will feature one of 500 covers designed by AI artists, each with varying rarity. Holders will be able to read the book within the Book.io web reader or mobile apps, as well as gift, sell and trade these decentralized books. - 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards unveil star-packed presenter lineup for global event Presenters for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing May 7, include Ariana Madix, Busta Rhymes, Gal Gadot, Halle Bailey, Nick Viall, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tiffany Hadish, and many more.
- Court TV announces new original 10-part docuseries 'Accomplice to Murder with Vinnie Politan,' premiering May 7
"Accomplice to Murder with Vinnie Politan" looks beyond the usual suspects to tell the gripping stories of everyday people caught up in a world of deception and manipulation as they become accomplices to murder. - Warner Music Group joins forces with FIVE Hotels and Resorts for burgeoning record label: FIVE Music
This new joint venture will not only make use of Warner Music Groups' worldwide network of chart busting talent, but will further bring FIVE's visionary musically-driven events and taste making to the forefront of the international music scene. - Fox Corporation Announces Formation of Tubi Media Group
The new division will house FOX's standalone digital businesses - including Tubi, Credible and Blockchain Creative Labs - as well as the digital platforms and teams that underpin FOX's wider digital business in News, Sports and Entertainment. - GRAMMY® Award-Winning Country Music Singer Carly Pearce and Emmy® Award-Winning Rachel Platten Set to Perform During 149th Kentucky Derby Weekend
Pearce will sing the national anthem at the 149th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 6, 2023. In addition, Rachel Platten will be kicking off Derby weekend by performing the national anthem and her hit "Fight Song" during the Kentucky Oaks Survivor's Parade at the Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 5. - AXS TV Presents the All-New Original Music Competition Series "BANDED," Premiering Saturday, May 13 at 9 p.m. ET
In the series premiere, 25 contenders will be placed into five brand new multi-genre bands under the tutelage of GRAMMY®-winning and -nominated songwriters, producers, and artists. - EBONY Media Group To Produce SHE-E-O: Business Disruptors Series The six-episode video and podcast series will feature interviews with successful businesswomen who will share their inspiring roadmap to success. Actress and producer Marsai Martin will host the series that will premiere on EBONY.com and the media company's various platforms on Monday, April 24, 2023.
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Don't Drop the Ball on Safety, Savings or Convenience
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies encourage residents and visitors planning a night on the town to celebrate the new year this weekend to:
- Travel by bus, train or ferry. Several Bay Area transit agencies — including BART —will extend their usual operating hours Saturday night and early Sunday morning to accommodate New Year's Eve revelers.
- Avoid long lines at the station by adding a Clipper card to your phone's digital wallet ahead of time. No app fee is required and customers can instantly load cash value with their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. For those who already have Clipper, make sure you have your round-trip fare loaded before boarding.
- Go to clippercard.com and visit Clipper's Apple Pay or Google Pay pages for more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to add a new Clipper card to your iPhone or Android system phone running Android 5 or later.
Clipper will waive the standard $3 new-card fee for customers who choose Clipper on their mobile phone. The $3 fee will be charged to customers who opt for a traditional plastic card. MTC reminds travelers riding on BART that each rider age 5 or older needs their own Clipper card to pay the BART fare.
MTC is the transportation planning, funding and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC operates the Clipper system on behalf of the region's transit agencies.
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BATH, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a young welder.
Now, the Navy is getting ready to turn the page as it looks to a future ship brimming with lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph.
Stevens, 52, said the warship provides an opportunity to build something new after a historic production run of the Arleigh Burke class.
“It will be an impressive destroyer that will absolutely launch us into the next generation of ships,” said Stevens, director of ground assembly at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.
The stakes are high when it comes to a replacement for the backbone of the fleet as the Navy faces a growing threat from China, whose numerical advantage becomes greater each year.
The first design contracts were awarded this summer to General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works in Maine and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Mississippi for a large surface warship that would eventually follow production of the ubiquitous Burke destroyers.
All of that warfighting gear won’t come cheap. The average cost of each new vessel, dubbed DDG(X), is projected to be a third more expensive than Burkes, the latest of which cost of about $2.2 billion apiece, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The Navy has vowed that it won’t repeat recent shipbuilding debacles when it rushed production and crammed too much new tech into ships, leading to delays and added expense with littoral combat ships, stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers, and the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier.
“Rather than tying the success of DDG(X) to developmental technology, we’re using known, mature technologies on a flexible platform that can be upgraded for decades to come, as the technology of tomorrow is matured and demonstrated,” said Jamie Koehler, a Navy spokesperson.
A shipyard in Wisconsin started construction last week of the first in a new class of frigates, which are smaller than destroyers. Those ships used an existing design, and there are no new weapon systems.
Still, there continues to be concern about the destroyer’s cost. A high price tag would reduce the number of ships the Navy can afford to build, said Bryan Clark, defense analyst at the Hudson Institute.
“You’ll end up with the surface fleet that, instead of growing, it would be shrinking,” Clark said.
Production of the new ship is still years away.
For now, shipyards continue to produce Burke-class destroyers, which earned a spot in the record book for a production run that has outlasted every other battleship, cruiser, destroyer and frigate in U.S. Navy history. By the time the last Burke is built, it could surpass even the Nimitz aircraft carrier, which had a four-decade production run.
At Bath Iron Works, shipbuilders have worked nearly exclusively on Burkes, save for the three Zumwalt-class destroyers, and they have a backlog that’ll carry through the end of the decade.
Shipfitter Tim Garland, 57, started work in 1988 on the first Arleigh Burke destroyer, making ballistic doors and hatches. Over the years, he’s worked on just about every component of the ship, during freezing winter days and steamy hot summer days.
The shipfitter never figured that the same ship — upgraded over the years — would enjoy such longevity.
“We figured there would be a replacement ship well before now. But if it ain’t broke. Don’t fix it,” he said.
The Navy originally wanted to replace Burkes with stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers with electric propulsion, unusual tumblehome hull and angular shape to minimize radar signature. The program was ultimately truncated from 32 ships to three because of the high cost but supporters said the technological leaps could be useful for future ships.
Indeed, the new destroyers will draw on that ship’s electric power plant to energize lasers while using a conventional hull and a radar and weapon system that’s similar to what’s currently in use, the Navy said.
Matt Caris, an analyst with Avascent, said the Navy is going to great lengths to prevent spending from getting out of control, from its view on mature technology and overall acquisition process to timetable. The first in the class of ship wouldn’t be commissioned until the mid-2030s.
“The Navy is trying to thread the needle with some potentially revolutionary capabilities in as low risk and evolutionary process as possible,” he said.
Others worry that the cost will become a drain on the rest of the fleet.
It’s possible that the Navy could afford only one of the ships per year, compared to current destroyer build rates of two to three per year, shrinking the size of the fleet over time, Clark said.
“They want to pile every mission on the the DDG(X) to make it sort of death star. They’re putting all their eggs in one basket financially,” he said.
The new destroyer represents the high end of the Navy’s aspirations.
At the other end, the Navy is also speeding research into less expensive drone ships that would extend the Navy’s sensors and offensive capability, working in concert with crewed ships that would be kept farther from harm’s way. Such a networked fleet would be spread out and harder to destroy.
In Bath, there’s a new generation of shipbuilders — thousands of them including Tom Stevens’ son, Shane Stevens — who are eager for the new program and a long stretch of steady work.
Big contracts ensure workers are busy for years to come, but there’s also enthusiasm about trying something new, Shane Stevens said.
“I’m always excited when I get to learn about something new that’s high tech. That’s what I’m excited about,” the 29-year-old said.
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Follow David Sharp on Twitter at https://twitter.com/David_Sharp_AP | 2022-09-23T00:45:38+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/technology/ap-navy-wants-new-destroyer-with-lasers-hypersonic-missiles/ |
Man arrested after smashing windows on 9th Street
Published: Jul. 6, 2023 at 3:45 PM CDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Several businesses called WFPD on Thursday morning to report a man with a piece of metal smashing windows and attacking other people on 9th Street.
After breaking the glass window of a vacant business and smashing a TV inside a store on the same block, the man reportedly bashed his head against a window and injured himself. He is currently in the ER, according to WFPD.
Officers have stated that he will be arrested and charged with criminal mischief.
Stick with News Channel 6 as we gather more information on this developing story.
Copyright 2023 KAUZ. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-06T21:17:06+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/07/06/man-arrested-after-smashing-windows-9th-street/ |
Doctor: Biden tests positive for COVID for 2nd day in a row
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
In a letter noting the positive test, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, said Sunday that the president “continues to feel well” and will keep on working from the executive residence while he isolates.
Biden tested positive on Saturday, requiring him to cancel travel and in-person events as he isolates for at least five days in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
After initially testing positive on July 21, Biden, 79, was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid. He tested negative for the virus on this past Tuesday and Wednesday, clearing him to leave isolation while wearing a mask indoors.
Research suggests that a minority of those prescribed Paxlovid to experience a rebound case of the virus. The fact that a rebound rather than a reinfection possibly occurred is a positive sign for Biden’s health once he’s clear of the disease.
“The fact that the president has cleared his illness and doesn’t have symptoms is a good sign and makes it less likely he will develop long COVID,” said Dr. Albert Ho, an infectious disease specialist at Yale University’s school of public health.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-31T17:36:54+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/07/31/doctor-biden-tests-positive-covid-2nd-day-row/ |
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia's most prominent investigative journalists, about Putin's moves to escalate in Ukraine and dissent within Russia.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia's most prominent investigative journalists, about Putin's moves to escalate in Ukraine and dissent within Russia.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-09-26T22:47:44+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/2022-09-26/putins-moves-to-escalate-the-war-in-ukraine-has-sparked-panic-and-protests-in-russia |
In show of confidence, Premise survey of Ukrainians found that most (53%) don't believe Ukraine should negotiate with Russia to end the war
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the innovative platform that democratizes the way data is sourced, analyzed, and applied, recently surveyed 941 Ukrainian adult contributors about the ongoing war in Ukraine. Premise announced the results of that survey today, finding a high degree of confidence among Ukrainians about the outcome of the war.
Those surveyed shared their thoughts on the current state of the war, likely outcomes, what concessions Ukraine should or shouldn't make to end the war, and more. Here are some of the most significant findings:
- 53% of Ukrainians feel that Ukraine is currently winning the war, and only 6% of Ukrainians feel that Russia is winning. 41% think neither side is winning.
- Ukrainians are optimistic when it comes to the final outcome of the war.
- More than half (52%) of Ukrainians think the war will last at least another 6 months.
- When asked if Ukraine should negotiate with Russia to end the war, even if it meant making concessions to Russia, only 22% of Ukrainians said yes. 25% were unsure and 53% said no.
"These results show that not only is Ukraine united but the will to resist Russian occupation is high in spite of significant devastation to the country," said Maury Blackman, CEO of Premise. "These findings also show that, despite the historical and cultural differences between Eastern and Western Ukraine, Russian President Putin has united the entire country of Ukraine. Even in Eastern Ukraine, which due to its geography has been historically pro-Russia, a vast majority of Ukrainian adults (72%) think Putin should be prosecuted as a war criminal."
For more, see link here: https://www.premise.com/blog/how-do-ukrainians-see-the-war-playing-out/.
These results are based on responses from 941 Ukrainian adults aged 18 years and older, surveyed from May 24th to May 27th, 2022. Respondents were randomly chosen to complete the survey based on a stratified random sampling plan incorporating region, age, and gender based on the Ukraine Crisis: Monitoring population displacement through social media activity population estimates and were compensated for their time. Respondents completed the survey in Ukrainian and Russian on the Premise app.
Premise is an on demand insights company. Its technology mobilizes communities of global smartphone users to source actionable data in real-time, cost-effectively, and with the visibility needed. In more than 135 countries and 37 languages, Premise finds Data for Every Decision™. To learn more, please visit www.premise.com.
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Willie Nelson to celebrate 90th birthday at all-star concert
(AP) — Texas troubadour Willie Nelson will celebrate his 90th birthday with his friends and family at an all-star two-day concert at the Hollywood Bowl this April.
The Grammy-winning country icon’s milestone birthday party will take place on April 29-30 and feature Nelson and dozens of performers, including Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Rosanne Cash, Snoop Dogg, The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves and many more.
Six decades into his career, the singer-songwriter, author and activist is still going strong, with a new album — “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love” — coming in March and a five-part documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. He’s also nominated for four Grammys this year. Some of his biggest hits include “On The Road Again,” “Crazy” and “Funny How Time Slips Away.”
Additional performers include Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Tyler Childers, Warren Haynes, Ziggy Marley, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Russell, Beck, Billy Strings, Bobby Weir, Charley Crockett, Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Orville Peck, Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, and Nelson’s sons, Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson, the latter of whom performs as Particle Kid.
Tickets for the concerts go on sale to the general public on Jan. 28, with a presale starting on Wednesday.
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Online: WillieNelson90.com
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-24T16:14:02+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/01/24/willie-nelson-celebrate-90th-birthday-all-star-concert/ |
Viridis membership demonstrates its commitment to Responsible Care®, a mandatory program for all ACC members to protect the health and safety of their employees, the communities in which they operate, and the environment as a whole.
HOUSTON, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viridis Chemical, a manufacturer of renewable biobased, low-carbon chemicals with proprietary technologies, was approved as a new member by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Board of Directors at the ACC's annual meeting on June 7 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
As an ACC member, Viridis Chemical will participate in Responsible Care®, a program for all ACC members to demonstrate their commitment to the health and safety of their employees, the communities in which they operate, and the environment as a whole.
"We are honored to join ACC and are proud to be counted among its member companies who follow the Responsible Care guiding principles toward a more sustainable, circular economy," said Carl V Rush Jr., CEO and co-founder of Viridis Chemical. "We are dedicated to advancing products and processes that address climate change, helping our customers meet their sustainability goals, and to applying the science of chemistry toward innovations that make people's lives better, healthier, and safer."
Viridis' proprietary manufacturing technologies use renewable biobased feedstocks to produce low-carbon, sustainable products. The company's first product is biobased ethyl acetate. It utilizes bio-ethanol feedstock and Viridis' proprietary technology to produce 100 percent biobased ethyl acetate. It is currently being manufactured and delivered on an industrial scale and marketed worldwide by HELM AG, one of the world's foremost independent chemicals marketing enterprises.
Viridis Chemical's ethyl acetate is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-certified, biobased product meeting all requirements under the USDA BioPreferred® Program. Traditionally, ethyl acetate has been manufactured from fossil-based resources.
Earlier this year, Viridis received International Sustainability & Carbon PLUS (ISCC PLUS) certification for its manufacturing facility in Columbus, Nebraska. Products certified to the ISCC PLUS standard assure companies, brand owners, and consumers that high sustainability requirements are met.
Viridis serves a number of industries from paints, coatings, adhesives, and personal care products to food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. Viridis is designing and engineering new projects to bring additional renewable, low-carbon chemicals to market.
To learn more visit www.viridischemical.com.
About Viridis Chemical
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Viridis Chemical, LLC, is a world-class manufacturer of renewable, biobased, low-carbon chemicals and the only industrial-scale manufacturer of 100 percent biobased ethyl acetate in North America. Viridis is committed to the safe, environmentally sound, and economically viable conversion of bio-ethanol into circular, sustainable products previously derived from fossil-based resources. Viridis is a member of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), holds International Sustainability & Carbon PLUS (ISCC PLUS) certification for its manufacturing facility in Columbus, Nebraska, and has a USDA-certified, biobased product meeting all requirements under the USDA BioPreferred® program. For more information, please visit www.viridischemical.com.
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Florida State is coming off a much-needed bye week following a grueling three-game stretch against Wake Forest, N.C. State and Clemson. All three programs are ranked and represent the best in the ACC Atlantic, each with its punishing brand of football.
While the Seminoles fell short against all three, each loss demonstrated precisely how far FSU needs to go to become regular conference contenders.
“We want to create those physical games,” coach Mike Norvell said of the three losses. “To play the game to the best of your ability, that’s what’s got to show up. Hard work does not guarantee success, and you still have to go out there and execute it at the moment.
“One of the things that I’ve been proud about this team is the toughness that they put on display and the physicality. I’m excited about where we’re going and I’m excited about what they’ve shown.”
Norvell wants to see the same mental and physical toughness through the first seven games of the season, even as the Seminoles embark on the second half. It’s something he expects to see when they take the field against Georgia Tech.
“My expectation on Saturday is to see the best that this football team can play,” he said.
Where: Doak Campbell Stadium
When: Noon
TV: ACC Network
Radio: SeminoleSports Network/Sirius XM Ch. 133 or 193/955
Weather: 79 degrees, 30% rain chance
Favorite: Seminoles by 23.5
Online: orlandosentinel.com/seminoles; @osmattmurschel on Twitter.
Quick slant: Florida State has dropped two straight to Georgia Tech, including a 16-13 loss in 2020. … This is the ninth time these two programs have played in Tallahassee, with the Seminoles holding a 6-2 edge. … FSU under Norvell is 4-2 when favored by double-digits , the losses coming against Jacksonville State (2021) and Georgia Tech (2020). … Interim coach Brent Key played guard at Georgia Tech (1997-2000) before moving into coaching where he spent a decade at UCF on George O’Leary’s staff.
Coaches: Brent Key, first season, 2-1; Mike Norvell, third season, 12-16 (50-31)
About Florida State (4-3, 2-3 ACC): Quarterback Jordan Travis is off to his best season, already passing for a career-high 1,661 yards with 11 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. His QBR rating of 78.6 ranks him among the top 15 quarterbacks in the country. He’s responsible for 80 points. … Running backs Trey Benson (372 yards) and Lawrance Toafili (245 yards) are sharing much of the workload out of the backfield with starter Treshaun Ward out with a shoulder injury. … Mycah Pittman is fourth on the team in all-purpose yards, splitting time at receiver (266 yards), out of the backfield (6) and returning kickoffs (13) and punts (98).
About Georgia Tech (3-4, 2-2 ACC): Georgia Tech ranks near the bottom of the ACC in most statistical categories, including total offense (312 yards per game) and total defense (393) although the Yellow Jackets have shown some improvements since making a coaching change Sept. 25. Jeff Sims, who started the season at quarterback, went down with a sprained foot in last week’s loss to Virginia and is day-to-day. Sophomore Zach Gibson took the majority of the snaps against the Cavaliers, completing 10 of 25 passes for 99 yards. … Nate McCollum has been the top targeted receiver on the roster, leading in receptions (34) and receiving yards (344). … Cornerback Zamari Walton has been the best coverage man for the Jackets.
Three things to watch
1. FSU’s pass rush. Georgia Tech’s inexperience on the offensive line has been a problem, with the Yellow Jackets allowing a league-worst 26 sacks through the first seven games, including a season-high 8 in the loss to Virginia. Florida State, meanwhile, has registered at least 1 sack in each game and has secured 3 or more sacks four times, including 9 total against Wake Forest, N.C. State and Clemson. Edge rusher Jared Verse leads the Seminoles in sacks (4), pressures (14) and quarterback hurries (9), per Pro Football Focus.
2. Turnover chain. Florida State was plus-3 in turnover margin through the first four games of the season but minus-3 during the three-game losing streak with 4 turnovers (3 interceptions, fumble). As bad as things have been, Georgia Tech has been one of the best teams in the conference in turnover margin (plus-10). The Yellow Jackets have forced 16 takeaways, including at least 1 interception in six straight games. Linebacker Ayinde Eley has 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.
3. Protecting the quarterback. FSU has been stout up front, allowing a league-best 9 sacks through the first seven games, with 4 coming during the three-game losing streak. The Seminoles are on track to allow the least amount of sacks since 2009. While Georgia Tech has just 15 sacks on the season, it is among the ACC leaders in tackles for loss (51), averaging nearly 7 per game and including a season-high 12 in a loss to Ole Miss.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Matt Murschel at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @osmattmurschel. | 2022-10-28T22:39:17+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-seminoles-football-georgia-tech-preview-20221028-44s6fumpxrbc3bg54zdzw3uzqm-story.html |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) (AP)Jayden Nunn scored a career-high 31 points to lead VCU over Saint Joseph’s 88-63 on Tuesday night.
Nunn shot 12 for 13, including 7 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Rams (21-7, 12-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jalen DeLoach scored 19 points and added seven rebounds. Brandon Johns Jr. recorded eight points and finished 3 of 8 from the field.
Erik Reynolds II led the Hawks (13-15, 7-9) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. Lynn Greer III added nine points and Cameron Brown finished with eight points and four assists.
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- Jabra Elite 5 true wireless earbuds are the newest addition to Jabra's flagship Elite line-up, featuring Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and Bluetooth® Multipoint with a compact, comfortable fit
- Jabra Evolve2 Buds, the latest product in Jabra's Evolve series, are earbuds designed for hybrid work and are certified for virtual meeting applications including Microsoft Teams and Zoom
- Jabra Enhance Plus, offered in the new over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid category, deliver a 3-in-1 experience of hearing enhancement, music and calls in a miniaturized true wireless form factor
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CES -- Jabra, leader in personal sound and office solutions, is showcasing its extensive true wireless range at CES with the latest additions to its Elite, Evolve and Enhance series.
Jabra Elite 5 is the newest product to Jabra's flagship Elite line-up, featuring Hybrid ANC and 6-mic call technology for powerful calls and music from anywhere. Jabra Evolve2 Buds, the newest product in Jabra's Evolve series, are earbuds designed for flexible, hybrid and remote working. Jabra Enhance Plus, offered in the new over-the-counter hearing aid category, enables hearing enhancement, music and calls in a miniaturized true wireless form factor.
All three products have been named honorees in the 2023 CES Innovation Awards, with Jabra Elite 5 and Evolve2 Buds as honorees in the personal audio and headphones category and Jabra Enhance Plus as an honoree in the digital health category.
Jabra Elite 5: true wireless earbuds with Hybrid ANC
This latest product in Jabra's Elite range features new Hybrid ANC technology, powered by the Qualcomm QCC3050 Bluetooth chipset. The Hybrid ANC uses feedback microphones on the inside of the ear, and feedforward microphones on the outside. This makes the ANC less sensitive to the positioning in the ear, ensuring more reliable noise cancellation across a wider range of frequencies.
This all-around hero is made for those needing to take calls from anywhere and are perfect for enjoying crystal clear audio. This is thanks to 6-microphone call technology with external mics that are constantly active, as well as internal mics that give your voice a helping hand when it's windy outside.
Jabra Evolve2 Buds: pocketable earbuds for hybrid working
Designed to boost concentration and improve collaboration, the Evolve2 Buds are perfect for professionals working on the go. The true wireless buds are certified for leading virtual meeting platforms, including Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and use the latest technology to reduce disruptive background noise and enable clearer calls.
The Evolve2 Buds enable users to have high-quality conversations with Jabra MultiSensor Voice™, which uses a unique combination of four microphones, bone conduction sensors, and advanced algorithms to block out as much of the surrounding noise as possible.
Jabra Enhance Plus: OTC 3-in-1 earbuds for hearing, music and calls
Jabra Enhance Plus sets a new standard for bringing together the convenience of true wireless earbuds with advanced hearing technology to alleviate unaddressed hearing needs. As part of the new OTC hearing aid category and cleared by the FDA as a self-fitting hearing aid, Enhance Plus empowers millions of Americans with mild to moderate hearing loss to take the first step on their hearing health journey.
Jabra Enhance Plus delivers a 3-in-1 experience in a miniaturized true wireless form factor design, around half the size of Jabra's smallest true wireless earbuds. It includes the calls and music functionality that users expect from true wireless earbuds and provides hearing help for users in a discreet and comfortable design. Taking true wireless tech to new levels, the device packs four key audiological features: Warp Compressor for analysis of sounds similar to human ear, Digital Noise Reduction for keeping speech clear, Digital Feedback Suppression to keep feedback from interfering with sound quality, and Binaural Beamformer with directionality to isolate sounds.
Calum MacDougall, SVP at Jabra said, "We are delighted to be back in Las Vegas to showcase the newest products in our true wireless line-up. In the past year we have brought several unique additions to our offerings, from earbuds engineered for hybrid work to hearing enhancement earbuds in the new OTC hearing aids category. CES marks the start of yet another exciting year of innovation to come."
Find out more about Jabra at CES at www.jabra.com/ces.
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The Jabra Elite 5 ($149), Jabra Evolve2 Buds ($269) and Jabra Enhance Plus ($799), are available at selected retailers. For more information visit www.jabra.com
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There was nothing special about Maya Pidhoretska’s day as she was grabbing coffee at a local cafe in Lviv, Ukraine. That changed, she said, when actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie made a surprise trip to the western Ukrainian city on Saturday, in support of Ukraine more than two months into the Russian invasion.
“I just went to have coffee,” she wrote on Facebook with a video of what happened. She jokingly wrote, “Just Angelina Jolie.”
Нічого особливого. Просто Львів. Просто зайшла випити кави. Просто Анжеліна Джолі. Просто Україну підтримує весь світ💙💛
Posted by Майя Підгородецька on Saturday, April 30, 2022
Video posted to social media shows Jolie, an Academy Award winner who has been a U.N. special envoy for refugees since 2012, signing an autograph for a fan in the city, which has been a relatively safe haven during the Russian invasion. After welcoming displaced Ukrainians arriving on an evacuation train from a city in Donetsk oblast, Jolie spent time visiting children and with volunteers at a medical facility, Lviv’s regional governor, Maksym Kozytskyi, wrote on Telegram.
“For all of us, this visit was a surprise,” Kozytskyi wrote. “Many people who saw Ms. Jolie in the Lviv region could not believe that it was really her.”
Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie visits the central railway station in Lviv to welcome the internally displaced Ukrainians arriving on an evacuation train from Pokrovsk, a city in Donetsk Oblast, on April 30. Jolie is a special envoy of UNHCR.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 30, 2022
Photo: Ukrainian Railways. pic.twitter.com/KNmnKyYur8
Angelina Jolie popped into Lviv today and spent some time at the railway station meeting displaced people. pic.twitter.com/734EKQrijG
— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) April 30, 2022
Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, a spokeswoman for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told The Washington Post in an email that Jolie was not in Lviv on business for the organization.
“Angelina Jolie is traveling to the region in her personal capacity, and UNHCR has no involvement in this visit,” Ghedini-Williams wrote.
Representatives of Jolie did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday. A spokesperson for the actress told NBC News that Jolie, who praised the country’s “resilience and courage and dignity,” was in Ukraine “to bear witness to the human impact of the conflict, and to support the civilian population.”
“The impact the war is having on a generation of Ukrainian children is devastating to see,” Jolie said in a statement to NBC. “No child anywhere should have to flee their homes, or witness the murder of their loved ones, or experience shelling and the destruction of their homes. Yet that is the reality of so many children in Ukraine and around the world.”
Her visit to Lviv unfolded on a day in which Ukraine’s military asserted that Russian troops were “not succeeding” in plans to quickly take control of vast swaths of territory in the east. But there were still fresh missile strikes throughout the country, with Ukrainian leaders in the Black Sea port of Odessa reporting that a runway at the city’s airport had been hit and was no longer operable. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had struck 17 Ukrainian military facilities Saturday and killed more than 200 Ukrainians. Ukrainian leaders did not immediately respond.
The 46-year-old star has brought attention to other humanitarian crises, previously visiting Mosul, Iraq, in 2011 and Yemen just last month. She visited young Ukrainian refugees last month at a pediatric hospital in Rome.
Jolie has voiced her support for Ukraine since before the start of the war. She has emphasized on Instagram that “children will pay the highest price” during the Russian invasion.
“Like many of you, I’m praying for the people in Ukraine,” she wrote in February. “My focus along with my @refugees colleagues is that everything possible is done to ensure the protection and basic human rights of those displaced, and refugees in the region.”
She is not the first A-list celebrity to head to Ukraine during the conflict. Actor and activist Sean Penn was on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary on the invasion in late February. Penn denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin for what the American filmmaker called “a most horrible mistake for all of humankind.”
Lviv, which has sustained only sporadic Russian attacks, has become a haven for civilians, diplomats, journalists and aid groups because of its relative safety and proximity to the Polish border. But the city has faced its own tragedy during the invasion. At least seven people were killed during Russian airstrikes earlier this month, according to Kozytskyi and Ukrainian officials.
At one point in her video at the cafe, Pidhoretska shows a cup served at the establishment where Jolie stopped by. The cup features a drawing of a molotov cocktail and a quote from the Ukrainian poet Ivan Franko: “The truth — serve/The untruth — burn.”
Lviv, Ukraine. The video shows Angelina Jolie talking to refugees at the train station.
— The Insider (@InsiderEng) April 30, 2022
(The actress's trip to Ukraine has not been officially announced) pic.twitter.com/SROU8QtMuI
During her meeting at the medical facility, photos posted by Kozytskyi show Jolie spending time with children at a boarding school and volunteers at the medical institution. One video shows her playing with a young girl.
“She was very moved by their stories,” Kozytskyi said.
Pidhoretska, a Kyiv resident, summed up the feeling of pride she had in her country after seeing Jolie come greet those whose lives have been turned upside down.
“Ukraine is simply supported by the whole world,” Pidhoretska said.
Hannah Allam and David L. Stern contributed to this report. | 2022-04-30T20:13:01+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/30/ukraie-angelina-jolie-lviv-russia/ |
WELCH, Ronald L.
Age 92, of Dover, TN, passed away on May 5, 2022. Visitation May 27, 2022, from 10-11 am at Newcomer Funeral Home, Kettering, OH.
WELCH, Ronald L.
Age 92, of Dover, TN, passed away on May 5, 2022. Visitation May 27, 2022, from 10-11 am at Newcomer Funeral Home, Kettering, OH. | 2022-05-15T05:33:24+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/obituaries/welch-ronald/SOHUJSP3QZHDVPWOZP2AR2OKTM/ |
(The Hill) – Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday said it would be “very difficult” for her to support Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) or Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after they objected to Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
Cheney told ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl that both Ivy League-educated senators “know better.”
“Both of whom know exactly what the role of Congress is in terms of our constitutional obligations with respect to presidential elections, and yet, both of whom took steps that fundamentally threatened the constitutional order and structure in the aftermath of the last election,” she said. “So in my view, they both have made themselves unfit for future office.”
Cheney on Tuesday lost her primary to Harriet Hageman, a former ally who was backed by former President Trump and has supported unfounded claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
The Wyoming congresswoman has been an unapologetic critic of Trump, voting to impeach him and serving as the vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
She has repeatedly criticized the former president and his allies who back his election fraud claims.
“It would be very difficult,” Cheney said when asked if she could support Cruz, Hawley and others who have closely tied themselves to Trump.
“I think that a fundamental question for me in terms of whether or not someone is fit to be president is whether they’ve abided by their constitutional obligations in the past,” she said.
Cruz and Hawley are both seen as considering future White House bids, while Cheney is planning to launch a political group to keep Trump allies out of office.
Cheney also took aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who has recently campaigned in battleground states for candidates backed by Trump and is speculated to be weighing a 2024 presidential bid himself.
“I think that DeSantis is somebody who is, right now, campaigning for election deniers,” Cheney said on ABC.
“And I think that is something that I think people have got to have real pause about,” she continued. “Either you fundamentally believe in and will support our constitutional structure, or you don’t.”
Cheney after her loss told NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that she was also thinking about running for president.
“Look, you run for president because you believe you would be the best candidate, because you believe you’d be the best president of the United States,” Cheney said on ABC. “And so, any decision that I make about doing something that significant and that serious would be with the intention of winning and because I think I would be the best candidate.” | 2022-08-22T13:09:43+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/hill-politics/liz-cheney-says-hawley-cruz-made-themselves-unfit-for-future-office/ |
- 40th Anniversary Special Editions of Outlander and Outlander PHEV enhance award-winning seven-passenger SUV family
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. To further commemorate 40 years of operations in the United States, the brand is expanding its flagship family of seven-passenger SUVs with special Anniversary Editions of its top-selling Outlander and newly launched Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), combining a unique paint scheme, badging and premium accessories, and offering a special value.
The 40th Anniversary Outlander includes the same quilted-leather door inserts in black and saddle tan, a black headliner and pillars, and semi-aniline leather-appointed seating surfaces as the top-of-the-line SEL Premium Package, and ups the ante with a unique Black Diamond and Bronze two-tone paint scheme and 40th Anniversary badges. All 40th Anniversary models are fitted with the brand's signature Super All-wheel Control (S-AWC)1 all-wheel drive system, a power panoramic sunroof, Bose Premium sound system, and a 10.8-inch Head-Up Display as standard.
"Throughout the past 40 years, Mitsubishi has earned a reputation in this country for reliable, capable, and convenient vehicles that offer great value, winning the loyalty of many repeat customers," said MMNA President and CEO, Mark Chaffin. "Our 40th Anniversary Special Edition Outlander and Outlander PHEV are more than just a celebration of that brand heritage, they are a powerful step forward into our next 40 years of success in the U.S."
As the company looks forward to the next 40 years in the U.S. and beyond, momentum is already building behind MMNA with its brand-new North American headquarters opening, an all-new or significantly refreshed lineup of vehicles highlighted by the 2022 Outlander and 2023 Outlander PHEV, a robust and growing dealer partner network, and record-breaking sales success.
Mitsubishi Motors had actually been selling vehicles in the U.S. prior to 1981, but not under its own company name. Through a partnership with Chrysler Corporation, the company's cars were sold with Dodge or Plymouth branding on them. But in 1981, the company created a formal presence for itself as Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., with vehicles sold through an initial dealer network of 70 facilities across the country.
In 1986, the company moved its headquarters to an all-new green-field location in the then-farming community of Cypress, Calif. The multi-acre site housed all sales, marketing, planning, and logistic operations; design, research and development, parts operations, and regional operations.
The next major move for MMNA was part of a brand-wide reinvention and saw the company relocate from Cypress, Calif. to Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville, in mid-2019. In April 2020, its new-from-the-ground-up, state-of-the-art North American headquarters opened, and in spite of the pandemic, the company hired more than 150 new team members. Throughout the pandemic, MMNA has supported its new hometown through employee volunteering and corporate social responsibility, "Small Batch – Big Impact" programs. By the time of the move, the company had sold nearly 5.5 million vehicles in the U.S., through its nearly 330 dealer partners around the country.
From its inception to today's MMNA, the company has always held close to one ideal: to design, engineer, and market vehicles that offer outstanding value and safety, leading-edge design, and pride of ownership. The past 40 years have seen vast changes in consumer preferences and tastes, and MMNA has seen both good years and slack ones. Even during the supply-chain challenges brought about by Covid-19, MMNA's sales performance remained strong, and the company is poised for another 40 years of turning heads and driving excitement.
For more information on the full lineup of Mitsubishi vehicles, visit MitsubishiCars.com.
For more information on MMNA, visit media.mitsubishicars.com.
Disclaimers
- Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) adds Active Yaw Control (AYC) to realize the AWC concept at a very high level. While this Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control System manages the driving forces and braking forces of the four wheels to help realize vehicle behavior that is faithful to the operation by the driver under a variety of driving conditions, it is not a substitute for careful driving. S-AWC cannot prevent collisions or loss of traction in all conditions. Exercise caution so full attention is given to vehicle operation in all road conditions.
ABOUT MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Through a network of approximately 330 dealer partners across the United States, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the U.S. In its Environmental Targets 2030, MMNA's parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has set a goal of a 40 percent reduction in the CO2 emissions of its new cars by 2030 through leveraging EVs — with PHEVs as the centerpiece — to help create a sustainable society.
MMNA has its headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as corporate operations in California, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and Florida.
For more information on Mitsubishi vehicles, please contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at 615-257-2698 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.
Contact
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Senior Director, Communications and Events
jeremy.barnes@na.mitsubishi-motors.com
Mobile: 714-296-1402
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DENVER, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolve today announced that select rental properties are available on Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy.
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy is a curated and growing collection of 100,000+ premium and luxury whole home rentals located in 700+ prime leisure destinations around the world. Leveraging Marriott International's decades of delivering exceptional hospitality experience, each home is professionally managed and meets the company's design, cleanliness, safety and amenity standards. It is also the only home rental offering to participate in the award-winning travel program Marriott Bonvoy, enabling members to earn and redeem points for all stays. Connect with @HomesandVillasbyMarriott on Instagram and Facebook or via LinkedIn.
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy will feature Evolve homes in hundreds of destinations across the U.S., including Branson, Lake Havasu City, Myrtle Beach, Hot Springs, Hilton Head, Kissimmee, Galveston, Scottsdale and Breckenridge.
Since 2011, Evolve has been reimagining the vacation rental experience. When booking with Evolve, guests check into vetted homes with all the support needed for a great stay. If something is off or plans change, Evolve's Rest Easy Promise means the company will make it right, day or night. The company has welcomed more than 10 million guests to date, with an industry-leading average property review score of 4.7 out of 5 stars.
Before being added to the Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, Evolve rental properties were audited and reviewed by Marriott International to meet the company's high standards for regulation, design and amenities.
"We are delighted to have Evolve's inventory available to book on such a reputable platform like Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy," says Jay Whiteley, Evolve's Senior Director of Distribution Partnerships. "With this home management partnership, guests can book with confidence, choosing from thousands of vetted and professionally cleaned homes across the nation, all backed by our Rest Easy Promise. We are proud to align with the values of such a renowned hospitality company like Marriott to provide guests with exceptional stays."
Hallmarks of Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy service, which will be adopted by Evolve include:
- 24/7 support
- 24-hour check-in either in-person or through a touch keypad
- High speed Wi-Fi
- Premium bed linens and towels
- Kitchen Essentials
- Professional cleaning pre and post stay
- Premium design and aesthetic
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy is the premiere booking platform for customers that have a preference for premium and luxury rental offerings that prioritize consistency, quality and unparalleled loyalty through the loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy™ . Their curated selection of homes aims to connect travelers to thousands of rental properties around the world and creates the space for guests to enjoy their most treasured travel moments including home-cooked dinners with extended family, lawn games in the backyard or celebrating a milestone birthday with family and friends.
Evolve is reimagining the vacation rental experience with our modern approach to hospitality and property management. We help guests rest easy with vetted homes, bookings that give back, and all the support they need for a great stay. We also make vacation rental stress-free for owners, partnering with them to book more and keep more of what they earn thanks to our industry-low 10% management fee. Learn more at www.evolve.com.
Media Contacts:
Julia Marvin
press@evolve.com
720-201-4801
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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The United States is scheduled to sign a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it continues to compete with China for influence in the Pacific.
Papua New Guinea's location just north of Australia makes it strategically significant. It was the site of fierce battles during World War II, and with a population of nearly 10 million people, it's the most populous Pacific Island nation.
The State Department said the new agreement would provide a framework to help improve security cooperation, enhance the capacity of Papua New Guinea's defense force and increase regional stability.
At a breakfast meeting on Monday, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said his country faced significant security challenges, from skirmishes within the country to illegal fishing boats that lit up the night like skyscrapers.
“We have our internal security as well as our sovereignty security issues,” Marape said. “We're stepping up on that front to make sure our borders are secure.”
But the agreement sparked student protests in the second-largest city, Lae. And many in the Pacific are concerned about the increasing militarization of the region.
Last year, the nearby Solomon Islands signed its own security pact with China, a move that raised alarm throughout the Pacific. The U.S. has increased its focus on the Pacific, opening embassies in the Solomon Islands and Tonga, reviving Peace Corps volunteer efforts, and encouraging more business investment.
But some have questioned how reliable a partner the U.S. is in the Pacific, particularly after President Joe Biden canceled his plans to make an historic stop in Papua New Guinea to sign the pact. Biden would have become the first sitting U.S. president to visit any Pacific Island country, but he ended up canceling to focus on the debt limit talks back at home.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled in Biden's place, arriving in Papua New Guinea early Monday. In response to news of Blinken's impending visit, China warned against the introduction of “geopolitical games" into the region.
The U.S. visit was timed to coincide with a trip by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was hosting a meeting with Pacific Island leaders to discuss ways to better cooperate.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who met with Marape for breakfast was also due to meet with Blinken in Papua New Guinea, said he welcomed the greater U.S. interest in the region.
But he also drew a distinction to his own nation's efforts.
“We are not interested in the militarization of the Pacific,” Hipkins said. “We are interested in working with the Pacific on issues where we have mutual interest. Issues around climate change. And we’re not going to be attaching military strings to that support.” | 2023-05-21T23:52:56+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/world/article/us-to-sign-new-security-pact-with-papua-new-18111407.php |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – “Life, liberty, victory!” chanted a group of balaclava-clad men known as Patriot Front, some holding shields, marching two abreast on Saturday through the tony neighborhood of Clintonville.
They comprised one of about four militaristic demonstrations that popped up outside a canceled event, in which drag performers (usually men in women’s clothes) were to read picture books to children to raise funds for LGBTQ causes.
“Reclaim America,” the masked Patriot Front members yelled in call-and-response fashion, footage of the event from independent documentarian Brendan Gutenschwager shows.
Outside the canceled reading at the First United Universalist Church also stood the Proud Boys – a right wing extremist organization with a history of street violence and a string of members included among the first to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. There was also a cohort of at least five men in ballistic vests and other combat garb, carrying military style assault weapons. And there was yet another group, identified by Gutenschwager as White Lives Matter Ohio, flashing Nazi salutes to passing traffic.
The demonstration was in protest of an event organized to build literacy and inclusivity in kids, who often walk out of similar readings with free books.
“It’s for kids. It’s entertainment designed for children,” said Ken Schneck, editor of the Buckeye Flame, a news outlet covering LGBTQ issues in Ohio. “Show me other events where we are getting so many other children to be read to.”
The demonstrations in Columbus – including the right-wing groups, the guns, and the flashes with counter-protesters – amount to a “new normal” around drag queen story time readings, according to Schneck.
For years, the political right has used the events and other elements of transgender health and inclusivity as a punching bag. In 2019, then-Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder wrote a letter to the Ohio Library Council demanding an “end” to men in drag reading stories to children. His writing preceded the event’s cancelation.
In June of this year, a man with a bullhorn tried to drown out an ongoing kids show hosted by drag performers, calling one a “pervert” and accusing them of “grooming” and “indoctrinating” children. In August, organizers called off a Disney movie-themed “drag queen story hour” in the Columbus area slated to raise money for the ALS Association, according to the Columbus Dispatch. A similar event that month in Cleveland was met with protests as well.
This year, Ohio House Republicans passed legislation prohibiting transgender high school athletes from competing in women’s sports. They have held repeated hearings on another proposal to limit access to health care relating to gender transitions.
What happened in Ohio fits a pattern of a rising wave of anti-LGBTQ demonstrations around the U.S., according to James Pasch, a spokesman for the Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate speech organization that classifies Patriot Front as a white supremacist organization and the Proud Boys as a violent extremist group with transphobic and white supremacist ideologies among its ranks.
Just this weekend, similar protests went on around the country. In Florida, a spate of right-wing groups including the Proud Boys gathered for an anti-LGBTQ rally in Fort Lauderdale; in New York, an anti-Semitic organization clashed with counter-protestors at a drag story hour in Manhattan; and in North Carolina, protestors gathered outside a drag show event.
All this occurred within three weeks of a gunman entering an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five and shooting 17 others.
“The growth of extremism is real, and we saw that extremism come to life in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend,” Pasch said.
While there’s no evidence the protests are coordinated, he said the rising tide of hate is unmistakable and must be rejected. And the presence of organized groups and firearms not only make situations volatile, but use intimidation and menace to thwart free speech.
“When these groups coalesce and they’re carrying weapons, it’s chilling, which is ultimately the intended effect. It prevents people from gathering peacefully,” he said. “There should be no place for hate and extremism in Ohio or anywhere in this country.”
The Ohio Library Council, which represents the state’s public libraries, declined to comment.
Not all drag queen story events have devolved into nastiness. Dan Brewster, owner of the Prologue Bookshop in Columbus, hosted one just last month. Nina West, a prominent drag queen, read a book about kindness. The kids, he said, like the vibrant readings better from actors over inanimate ones from bookshop owners. Everything went smoothly.
“The goal with those and what makes them so appealing is the queens are actors in themselves,” he said. “Their personas are bright, engaging, upbeat and cheerful. The kids really love that.”
Red Oak Community School manager Cheryl Ryan announced the cancelation of the event after the Proud Boys shared their intent to appear. She said the Proud Boys’ involvement created a need for security. This caused tension between performers who wanted a police presence with an LGBTQ subset that doesn’t trust local law enforcement.
In a public statement, Ryan accused the city council and its police department of papering over her concerns about the protests – allegations that both parties denied. She declined further comment on Monday.
“The world is getting more and more unsafe for the LGBTQ community,” she said when cancelling the event. “The attacks are constant and getting worse. The fact that we are not able to host this simple event shows the extent of the damage.”
Jake Zuckerman covers state politics and policy. Read more of his work here. | 2022-12-05T21:16:10+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/open/2022/12/proud-boys-white-supremacists-protest-of-canceled-drag-story-time-event-in-ohio-among-several-across-country.html |
Steve Stucker: Chilly start for some, nice Thursday for most in NM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some places in New Mexico started in the 30s but everyone should warm up to a beautiful Thursday.
Sunny skies will hang around statewide, but southern parts of the state will get more toward the 80s while more mountainous areas will hang out in the 60s. Groovy, right?
Steve Stucker has a look at the full forecast in the video above. | 2022-10-13T14:14:01+00:00 | kob.com | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/steve-stucker-chilly-start-for-some-nice-thursday-for-most-in-nm/ |
FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia (AP) — When James Bergen steps from a plane and plummets toward fire below, he's not scared. Instead, he says, he gets a rush from not knowing exactly what he'll face when he parachutes in as one of the smokejumpers confronting the wildfires that have scorched Canada this spring and summer.
One call may mean a drop and a hike to a meadow to put out a single burning tree. “Next day you go to a fire and it’s a giant roaring beast threatening a community,” said Bergen, a solidly built 46-year-old with graying stubble. "That anticipation of what you're going to get, an unknown every time you get on the plane — that to me is still the excitement.”
As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, only one province — British Columbia — relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes. Its history dates back to 1998.
Canada's provinces organize their own fire resources, and others may choose to use helicopters to get firefighters to remote areas, or aircraft to fly people and equipment to bases. British Columbia does that too. But Bergen, whose primary job is serving as wildfire officer for the Fort St. John Fire Zone, pointed to British Columbia's size, large population and huge timber industry as reasons it maintains a smokejumper program that takes significant money and expertise — but can get to fires faster.
“It's not something you can quickly stand up,” Bergen said.
Bergen said this wildfire year is the busiest he can remember since 2016.
WHERE SMOKEJUMPERS ARE USED
When fires are remote or there's a need to move resources from one location to another very quickly, that can be a time to send in smokejumpers, who bail out of planes at 1,500 feet (458 meters) to 3,000 feet (914 meters).
“It's just one of the fastest, quickest delivery methods ... to take action on a fire that by other means may not be possible," Bergen said. “The big value to smokejumping is speed, range and payload.”
Though helicopters are sometimes used to get firefighters into tough-to-reach areas, they don't parachute in like smokejumpers — the copters land and unload them quickly, or they jump to the ground as the craft hovers. And the copters can't carry nearly as many people or get to a fire as fast as fixed-wing aircraft.
The modified DC-3 that's one of the planes used at Bergen's Fort St. John base carries up to 13 smokejumpers plus two spotters.
THE GEAR THEY CARRY (AND WEAR)
Outfitting a single jumper can run about $12,000, Bergen said, with equipment that protects the firefighters from being speared by tree limbs, allows them to rappel down if they get hung up in a tree, and floats them if they wind up in a lake or river. Ballistic Kevlar suits protect against sharp objects as well as against intense fire heat; helmets have mesh face shields.
Many smokejumpers wear additional armor — hockey pads or motocross gear — for further protection. The whole package, including the parachute, weighs 70 to 90 pounds.
The plane also carries fire suppression equipment the firefighters will need: four chain saws, hand tools for everyone, four heavy pumps, 6,000 feet (1,829 meters) of hose and enough water for everyone for 48 hours, Bergen said. All that gets dropped separately.
After arriving at a fire and evaluating what they see, the firefighters work out a plan to tackle it. Then it's time to jump.
“It could be three or four, one crew, or it could be the entire bus — all 13 jumpers on the fire," Bergen said.
WHO WANTS TO BE A SMOKEJUMPER
The jumpers are experienced wildland firefighters — at least two years, and more typically six to seven years of experience before they become smokejumpers, Bergen said.
But it takes more than experience. Not everyone wants to jump out of planes, Bergen said. “They're generally people that are quite passionate about wildland firefighting,” he said. “It is a very specific person that wants to do that.”
He said the ranks include people who are gung ho and supremely fit, but also more ordinary people. He said many wildland firefighters are people who started to make summer money while in college, but then fell in love with the work and eventually decided to be smokejumpers. The lure, he said, is being part of a team “focused on becoming the best you can, in smoke jumping as well as fire suppression.”
The province has 67 smokejumpers. About 120 jumpers are working in the region right now, with the balance made up of American firefighters sent over by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
THE GUY WITH 100 JUMPS
Dan Frittenburg, one of the North Peace Smokejumpers at the Fort St. John base, started fighting fires in 2005 and became a jumper in 2008.
Earlier this summer he set a Canadian record with his 100th jump, he and Bergen said.
“I've kind of always been a thrill seeker,” said Frittenburg, 41. “But the reason why I do it (is) my love for the outdoors, working with the people that this program draws, and also just challenging myself. I find it’s definitely a job that keeps you young.”
Frittenburg said it took him a while to learn the intricacies of jumping, and has become more comfortable doing it as years pass.
“But that feeling (nerves) never kind of leaves the pit of your stomach," he said. "I find that a good thing because it keeps you on your game. Once you're comfortable, you'll get shown very quickly that mistakes can be made.”
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against TuSimple Holdings Inc. ("TuSimple" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TSP) and reminds investors of the January 9, 2023 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.
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As detailed below, the lawsuit focuses on whether the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that: (1) TuSimple was engaged in undisclosed related party transactions with Hydron, a company founded by Defendant Mo Chen; (2) TuSimple shared confidential information and/or proprietary technology with Hydron without Board approval or informing regulators or TuSimple shareholders; (3) TuSimple failed to disclose the Board's internal investigation, which commenced in July 2022, into TuSimple's ties to Hydron; (4) the aforementioned conduct enhanced the likelihood of regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward the Company; and (5) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Tracking the Cat: what's the deal with mountain lions in Iowa?
Mountain lions, pumas, cougars, panthers. We all have our own way to identify these big cats that are being spotted across Iowa. One big cat, officially known as Cougar NE 110, recently traveled more than 700 miles across three states from August to October. Part of that journey included nearly two months across Southern Iowa through Adams, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Monroe and Wapello counties.
"It's not uncommon for young male mountain lions when they hit the kind of teenage years to really take off and go hundreds and hundreds of miles," said Sam Wilson, with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
NE 110's journey started in Nebraska. We know that because Wilson and his team trapped and attached a GPS tracking collar to the cat before releasing him.
"Being able to watch these animals move across the landscape, doing what they naturally do, is really fascinating," said Wilson.
Technology is what allows Iowa Department of Natural Resources biologist Vince Evelsizer to trace this cat's every step.
"That helps with longevity of tracking, ease of tracking, efficiency of tracking with getting, you know, remote location points on an animal that's very secretive," said Evelsizer.
Many of you are also monitoring these cats' whereabouts, Iowans regularly share with KCCI their own pictures and video of mountain lions captured on trail cameras. NE 110 himself may have even been caught on camera in Van Buren County. The people who spotted him say they're always on the lookout for these beautiful creatures.
They're beautiful, but are they dangerous? The DNR says there have been 63 documented injuries nationwide in the past 110 years but none in Iowa. If you come across one, the DNR says you should look as big as possible so spread your jacket, wave your arms while facing the mountain lion and yell at it. Evelsizer explains it's because the creatures typically do not pursue something that already sees them.
But why are we seeing these big cats more often, anyway? The DNR says mountain lions were once native to our state, but the population was wiped out when European settlers moved to the Midwest in the 1850s and started killing them. The population in states like Nebraska and South Dakota finally started to rebound 20 years ago.
"When that happens, the odds of getting a dispersing animal mountain lions from the western states coming east to the Midwest is higher," said Evelsizer.
The males are looking for a new place to settle down in hopes of finding a habitat with a lot of female cats. When they're passing through Iowa, it's often just a place to stop and get a good meal.
"The number one prey animal for mountain lions is known to be deer," said Evelsizer.
Evelsizer hopes his research can lead to answers on the why the animals go where they go and eat what they eat. If researchers get their hands on a carcass, it can answer the most questions about these elusive creatures.
As for NE 110, his trip ended in Illinois when the DNR there decided he was a public safety threat and trapped him. He was sent to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Indiana, where he's been living since October.
"It's sad and unfortunate that he has been brought in into captivity. And so we are we are trying our very utmost to provide him with a life that will be as comfortable as possible," said Joe Taft, the founder of Exotic Feline Rescue Center.
Taft says the mountain lion was covered with ticks and parasites when he arrived but is now okay.
They're building him an enclosure and hope to give NE 110 a new identity based on where he's been. Among the choices: Omaha, Neil for Nebraska, Illinois, little buddy and Springfield. | 2023-03-01T01:25:13+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/tracking-mountain-lions-in-iowa/43106484 |
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles won’t be gracious hosts Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field. The Giants don’t expect their fans will be, either.
“I told my mom she can’t come to the game,” defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence said this week, “because she’ll go back at them. I’m excited.”
If the Giants are eliminated in the NFC’s Divisional playoff round, however, it won’t be the fans to blame.
It will be because Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia’s dynamic quarterback, used the Eagles’ bye week to get his sprained right shoulder healthy.
That is the key to this fifth all-time meeting of these NFC East rivals, with the series tied 2-2: whether Hurts is still limited or closer to full strength.
“He’s off the injury report, so I’m expecting Jalen Hurts the MVP candidate,” Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale said. “I think if you expect anything less, you’re kidding yourself. The guy’s a competitor.”
This Giants team is different from the one that lost, 48-22, to the Eagles at MetLife Stadium in early December, of course.
The primary difference is that Daniel Jones has stormed onto the national scene with back to back explosive offensive performances:
He went for 177 passing yards, 91 rushing yards and four total touchdowns in a 38-10 shellacking of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 17.
Then, after sitting out the regular season finale against the Eagles, he became the first NFL QB in postseason history to throw for 300+ yards, rush for 70+ yards and throw two TD passes in a 31-24 road Wild Card playoff win at Minnesota.
In the process, Jones has converted doubters to believers, and he is aware.
“I don’t think I’ve spent a whole lot of time thinking about that,” Jones said this week. “I think if there’s anything I’ve learned it’s about what you do the next week, so I’m focused on that … You hear some of [the outside noise] for sure and notice some of it. [But] I can’t control how people respond positively or negatively. I just control how I play, and that’s my focus.”
While Jones has carried the Giants’ offense lately, though, he is going to need Saquon Barkley’s help on Saturday.
Barkley is going to need to be the Giants’ best offensive player if they want to win this game.
The Eagles went 14-1 this season in the 15 games Hurts started and played. The only game he lost, 32-21 at home to Washington on Nov. 14, was due to the Commanders’ 40:24 time of possession advantage.
That was created by Washington’s 49 carries for 152 yards and two TDs and four Philly turnovers (one Hurts interception and three skill player fumbles).
Barkley has been used more as a red zone and fourth-quarter closer lately. He has had 15 or more carries only once in his last five games.
He’ll have to do more on Saturday, and he said he’s ready.
“I’m just locked in,” Barkley said.
The game really only comes down to Hurts, though, and if he’s healthy.
He racked up 3,701 passing yards with 66.5% completion, rushed for 760, and scored 35 total TDs to only eight turnovers. And that included a 294-yard, three-TD demolition of the Giants in Week 14 when coach Nick Sirianni left Hurts and the starters in the game deep into the blowout.
Could that have had anything to do with Giants coach Brian Daboll benching Hurts at halftime of Alabama’s national championship win over Georgia on Jan. 8, 2018, when he was Nick Saban’s offensive coordinator, in favor of Tua Tagovailoa?
It certainly had the feel of a player putting a special hurting on a foe.
Daboll has gone out of his way to praise Hurts’ stellar season and character. When asked this week how Jones’ dual-threat ability can prepare the Giants’ defense for Hurts, Daboll wouldn’t even entertain the idea.
“Well, I think it’s hard,” he said. “There’s only one Jalen … I’m expecting his best. And that’s what he’s given every time I’ve been around him.”
Word out of Philadelphia is that Hurts looked like himself at practice. The Eagles’ quarterback said he expects the Giants to target his shoulder, and he’s not concerned.
“It’s football,” Hurts said this week. “I’ve got a bounty on me every week I go out there on the field, so I’m going to go out there and just play my game. Whatever happens, happens.”
Giants inside linebacker Jaylon Smith said facing the Eagles’ offense, with Hurts’ running ability, is difficult because the defense has to account for an extra blocker.
“A lot of it comes down to shedding a blocker and then making a play,” Smith said. “But it’s all about mentality and having great eyes.”
He also said Hurts’ shoulder, injured or not, doesn’t make him any less dangerous in the Giants’ minds.
“He’s a dynamic player,” he said. “So the game plan is the same. You gotta give it your all when you’re playing against top talent.”
The Giants will give it their all and hope that it’s enough for their run to continue. They’ll need Barkley to star and Jones to play efficiently.
Unless Hurts is healthy and at his MVP level. Then, well, the Giants’ encouraging season would come to an end.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis — The Consumer Product Safety Commission is alerting people to a recall involving outdoor freezers.
The CPSC said the recall involves U-Line Outdoor Series 24-inch Built-In Convertible Freezers. They were sold in retail stores nationwide from April 2017 through February 2020 for around $2,600.
The recall was initiated because they can overheat, posing a fire hazard. So far, the company is aware of three reported freezer fires. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled freezers have the following model numbers and serial number ranges printed on a plate in the top right interior of the unit:
Model number U-1224FZRSOD-00A. Serial number ranges between 1745627020001-1745627020009; 1746096040001-1746096040077; 1850469050001-1850469050003; and 1850469059001-1850469059003.
Anyone with the recalled freezer should turn it off and unplug it before contacting U-Line to schedule a free pickup of the recalled freezer. The company is offering a free replacement option of a freezer, refrigerator drawers or refrigerator.
People can contact U-Line toll-free at 833-614-7788 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. | 2022-10-14T12:46:01+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/outdoor-freezers-recalled-after-reports-of-fire/ |
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) will participate in Bernstein's 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Mike Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer, will participate in a 50-minute question-and-answer session with the host analyst at approximately 8:00 a.m. EDT. A live webcast of the session will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Boston Scientific website at investors.bostonscientific.com.
The replay of the webcast will be accessible at investors.bostonscientific.com beginning approximately one hour following the completion of each event.
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Hinckley says he’s sorry for shooting that wounded Reagan and others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions Tuesday and said that he doesn’t remember the emotions he was feeling when he fired the shots that also wounded three others.
John Hinckley Jr., who was freed from all court oversight earlier this month, told CBS Mornings in his first televised interview since his release that he felt remorse for all the lives his actions affected.
“I feel badly for all of them. I have true remorse for what I did,” Hinckley said. “I know that they probably can’t forgive me now, but I just want them to know that I am sorry for what I did.”
Asked about what feelings led him to commit the act, Hinckley said he can’t remember those emotions and doesn’t want to.
“It’s such another lifetime ago. I can’t tell you now the emotion I had right as (Reagan) came walking out. I can’t tell you that,” he said, later adding: “It’s something I don’t want to remember.”
Hinckley was 25 and suffering from acute psychosis when his gunshots wounded Reagan and three others outside a Washington hotel. The assassination attempt paralyzed Reagan press secretary James Brady, who died in 2014. It also wounded a police officer and a Secret Service agent.
Jurors found Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity, and he spent decades at a mental hospital in Washington. He began making visits to his parents’ home in Williamsburg, Virginia, in the early 2000s. A 2016 court order granted him permission to live with his mother full time, albeit under various restrictions, after experts said his mental illness had been in remission for decades.
He signed a lease on a one-bedroom apartment in the area last year and has been living alone there with his cat, according to court documents. His mother died in July. He’s also been releasing songs and looking for a venue willing to let him sing and play guitar before a live audience. and posting videos of himself singing and playing a guitar on YouTube.
Hinckley had previously been under restrictions that barred him from owning a gun, using drugs or alcohol or contacting members of the victims’ families. But a federal judge in Washington had said months ago that he would free Hinckley from those restrictions if he remained mentally stable. Those restrictions were lifted on June 15.
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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A shooter opened fire in at a Walmart Supercenter in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead and four hospitalized in the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. Police confirmed that the assailant is also dead from what they believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In a press conference early Wednesday, Chesapeake Police Chief Mark Solesky said the gunman's identity would be held until his next of kin had been notified, but that he was an employee of the store.
He was found dead at the scene.
Police declined to comment on whether the victims were shoppers, employees or both. Stressing that it could take days to investigate, police said they couldn't say whether the shooter had been targeting anyone.
It's also unclear how many people were inside the store at the time of the shooting, during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours.
The shooting came three days after a person opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado, killing five people and wounding 17. Last week, a former college football player shot three of his teammates on the University of Virginia campus.
And since 2019, Americans have witnessed at least five deadly shootings inside supermarkets, including one that killed 10 shoppers, most of them Black, at a Buffalo supermarket this May.
Tuesday's shooting also brought back memories of a 2019 shooting in neighboring Virginia Beach that left 12 dead. Then-Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, responded by proposing a range of gun reform measures for Virginia, the state that's home to the NRA.
After a backlash from pro-rights groups, including a high-profile 2020 rally of thousands of armed protestors, the measures saw mixed success. New rules for background checks and limits on the number of firearms a person can purchase went into effect last year.
Tuesday's gunman was believed to have been carrying a single pistol and acted alone, Solenksy said.
Police say they arrived on the scene at 10:14 p.m. ET on Monday, two minutes after the first 911 call, and had officially cleared the store by 11:20 p.m.
"Chesapeake Police SWAT Team executed a search warrant at the suspect's residence," Solenksy added. "With the help of Virginia State Police, we cleared the house. We have reason to believe that there's no risk to the public at this time."
Four patients from Walmart are being treated at Norfolk General Hospital, but their conditions weren't immediately available, authorities said. (A spokesperson for the hospital earlier said they were treating five patients; it's unclear if one had been released.)
Walmart tweeted early Wednesday that it was "shocked at this tragic event."
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin echoed that sentiment, saying in a tweet that "heinous acts of violence have no place in our communities" and that he was in touch with law enforcement officers.
Chesapeake Mayor Rick West said in a statement he was "devastated by the senseless act of violence" and described his city as a "tightknit community."
Chesapeake is a city of about a quarter million people along the southern Virginia coast.
Sarah McCammon reported from Chesapeake; Emily Olson reported from Washington, D.C.
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powell's "Targeted Universalism" Envisions Equity-Based Policies Meeting Needs of All Groups
WASHINGTON , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading researcher and thinker about strengthening American pluralism john a. powell today received the 2022 Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award. Convergence Center for Policy Resolution (Convergence) -- which works to build trust, bridge divides and identify solutions to critical issues and strengthen America's democracy and society, grants the award to one leader each year who demonstrates exceptional bridge-building efforts across ideological and partisan lines and embodies the imperative to bring people together to solve problems.
Presenting the award at today's Convergence Leadership Council Meeting, CEO David Eisner lauds powell, Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, for his storied expertise and leadership in a host of civil society issues of equity and inclusion, and especially for creating and advancing his breakthrough framework of "Targeted Universalism." The Center's primer, "Targeted Universalism: Policy & Practice," offers a roadmap to design policies that can simultaneously meet critical universal needs of all people, while formulating equity-based solutions for groups that have been traditionally marginalized and excluded.
"In our painfully polarized environment, too many can see work to advance the equity and belonging of marginalized communities as a zero-sum approach in which their own critical challenges go unmet and are even exacerbated," Eisner said. "With his brilliant 'Targeted Universalism,' john has envisioned and constructed an evidence-based approach that allows for urgent progress for communities that have been left behind, without that progress coming at the cost of addressing the pain that other communities are currently experiencing. This is bridge-building at its finest, pointing directly toward solutions for some of America's most intractable challenges."
"I am glad to see the rapid growth of the bridge-building community of people and organizations who understand that bringing us together is essential to solving America's toughest challenges," said powell. "We see Targeted Universalism as a way to ensure that the needs of all groups are addressed, including those that are traditionally more favored or resourced, while outgroups who have been neglected are also placed in the center of societal care. We must work as though our fates are intertwined, because they are. Thanks to Convergence for recognizing this as an important contribution to bridge-building, for lifting up the work of the whole team at the Othering and Belonging Institute, and for Convergence's own contributions to bridging divides and fostering solutions through collaboration."
Previous recipients of the Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award include Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Co-chair of the Bipartisan Working Group in Congress (2021), and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress and co-chair of the Bipartisan Working Group (2020).
To watch the presentation of the Convergence Bridge-Building Award and to hear powell's discussion with Eisner, tune into the YouTube live stream on Wednesday, June 22 at 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT.
At Berkely, in addition to his leadership of the Othering and Belonging Institute, powell holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law, African American Studies, and Ethnic Studies. He was previously the Executive Director at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University, and prior to that, the Founder and Director of the Institute for Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. powell formerly served as the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and has taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia University. He is one of the Co-Founders of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the board of several national and international organizations, including More in Common, the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and Open Society Foundations.
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FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a strong 2021, when pro AV revenue growth exceeded initial expectations and hit 11%, 2022 is set up to hit a new high-water mark for pro AV, reaching $263 billion globally, according to AVIXA's 2022 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). Growth moderates in the coming years to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9% from 2022 to 2027. While this is due in part to the slow-down in economic expansion across the globe, pro AV is still set to grow faster than most countries' GDPs during the same period.
AVIXA's 2022 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) presents data and analysis about the size of the pro AV industry with a global perspective – plus regional and vertical breakouts. The research covers product trends, solution categories, and vertical markets.
"As COVID-19 restrictions decline and people regain comfort with gathering in person, the economy is transforming and pro AV feels a surge in demand," said Sean Wargo, Senior Director of Market Intelligence, AVIXA. "Up to this point, the strongest solution areas were those offering adaptation to new behavior, such as conferencing and learning. This has shifted to events and performance as we return to in-person."
After being upended during the pandemic, the venues and events market is demonstrating its resiliency through a high ranking among market opportunities. The market is forecast to grow from $30.7 billion in 2022 to $47.2 billion (9% CAGR) in 2027 globally.
As consumers shift their spending back out of the home and inflationary pressures take their toll, residential spending on pro AV is set to decline. This enables transportation to shift upwards, consistent with a shift in spending towards travel again. The transportation market is forecast to grow from $11.8 billion to $18.3 billion (6.8% CAGR) globally from 2022 to 2027
The fastest growing markets for pro AV include many that are recession resistant. While pandemic recovery drives high growth in venues, media, and hospitality, others are benefitting from more stable investment. This includes government, energy, and transportation.
Despite some lingering challenges associated with the pandemic, APAC is resuming the economic expansion that began in prior periods, driven by rising corporate activity and a growing middle class looking to spend. The region remains a mainstay for digital signage as retail growth pushes it to the top solution spot. Digital signage in APAC is forecast to grow from $14.3 billion to $20.1 billion (7% CAGR) from 2022 to 2027.
While growth in collaboration solutions slows in the Americas, the experiential solution areas like venues and events are rebounding and driving growth. Revenue for venues in Americas is forecast to reach $10.7 billion in 2022, rising to $16.1 billion by 2027, CAGR of 8.5%. In addition, the Americas is the one region where services capture the most revenues ($2.1 billion in 2022). Control systems are where the growth is, as content must be managed and distributed in a venue.
EMEA faces the greatest headwinds due to the wide-reaching impacts of the conflict in Ukraine, though growth is still relatively strong. While in-person brings a welcome surge to the venues market, energy, with 7.8% growth over the next five years, is also a key contributor thanks to sustainability efforts.
While the pro AV industry is experiencing strong growth, there are still headwinds in the current environment. Supply chain challenges are reaching a peak, now that demand is at all-time highs making it difficult for suppliers to keep up, particularly after having been battered by shortages and logistics issues over the past two years. Rising interest rates as governments seek to mitigate inflation are spurring fears of a recession as spending retreats in response. Hiring has also become increasingly challenging in a competitive employment landscape, resulting in labor shortages. Despite it all, the data from IOTA shows tailwinds prevailing and pro AV continuing to grow, even if growth is somewhat muted below what might be possible.
To learn more about the 2022 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA), visit www.avixa.org/IOTA.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a strategic alliance, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and CLAAS have developed a next-generation precision farming system for CLAAS tractors, combines and forage harvesters.
The precision farming system includes the new CLAAS CEMIS 1200 "smart" display, GPS PILOT steering system and the SAT 900 GNSS receiver. The CEMIS display utilizes Trimble's new embedded modular software architecture for positioning, steering and ISOBUS technology for a seamless connection to control and monitor implements in the field. Trimble's new architecture accelerates the development of a customized precision agriculture system by linking CLAAS' machine interface and Trimble's guidance capabilities into one common in-cab user experience.
"We understand the operators' complexities of using separate displays with different user interfaces in the cab running the machine and performing precision farming tasks," said Jim Chambers, vice president of Trimble Agriculture. "Working in tandem with CLAAS, we have jointly developed a next-generation precision farming system designed around—one common user interface—to provide CLAAS operators the best-in-class customer experience."
"As an experienced, innovative and global provider of precision agriculture solutions, Trimble was our first choice as a technology partner," said Dr. Carsten Hoff, managing director, CLAAS E-Systems. "Precision farming systems from Trimble have been field proven worldwide over the course of two decades. In addition, Trimble, supported by its subsidiary Müller-Elektronik, brings outstanding expertise in ISOBUS technology, which allows a display to control the machine and implement."
The CEMIS 1200 display connects with the GPS PILOT system and SAT 900 GNSS receiver, based on the Trimble® NAV-900 guidance controller, for positioning and steering capabilities. This solution provides sub-meter repeatable accuracy ideal for tillage, broad-acre seeding, spraying and harvest operations. For even greater accuracy, users can subscribe to CLAAS-branded correction services from Trimble, called SATCOR, in order to achieve up to 2.5 centimeter pass-to-pass accuracy without a base station.
Stephan Vormbrock, managing director Market & Administration at CLAAS E-Systems: "As a globally active agricultural engineering manufacturer, we have chosen Trimble as a technology partner. Trimble has a global footprint and mindset, which truly complements CLAAS' international approach. For our customers, it's an invaluable advantage to have technology from partners who understand the different market needs."
The precision farming system is already available for the CLAAS TRION and is now expanding into the LEXION, ARION, AXION and JAGUAR. For information, visit: www.claas-group.com.
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CLAAS (www.claas-group.com) is a family business founded in 1913 and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery. The company, with Head Office in Harsewinkel, Westphalia, is the world market leader for forage harvesters. CLAAS dominates the European market in another core segment as well – combine harvesters. CLAAS also holds the top spots in global agricultural technology with its tractors as well as its agricultural balers and grassland harvesting machines. Cutting-edge agricultural information technology also forms part of its product range. CLAAS employs more than 11,900 staff worldwide and in 2021 generated a turnover of 4.8 billion euros.
Trimble's Agriculture Division provides solutions that solve complex technology challenges across the entire agricultural supply chain. The solutions enable farmers and advisors to allocate scarce resources to produce a safe, reliable food supply in a profitable and environmentally sustainable manner. Covering all seasons, crops, terrains and farm sizes, Trimble solutions can be used on most equipment on the farm, regardless of manufacturer. To enable better decision making, Trimble offers technology integration that allows farmers to collect, share, and manage information across their farm, while providing improved operating efficiencies in the agricultural value chain. Trimble solutions include guidance and steering, desktop and cloud-based data management, flow and application control, water management, harvest solutions and correction services. For more information on Trimble Agriculture, visit: agriculture.trimble.com.
Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency, and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial, and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3M Board of Directors (NYSE:MMM) today declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.49 per share for the third quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable Sept. 12, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 22, 2022.
3M has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for more than 100 years.
As of June 30, 2022, 3M had 569,603,928 common shares outstanding and 64,391 shareholders of record.
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Hearst Television's White House correspondent asks what went wrong with September rail deal
Hearst Television's White House correspondent asks what went wrong with September rail deal
on the potential rail strike. Some representatives today putting blame on the biden administration saying that it should have never come to this. What went wrong from the administration's point of view in september we don't think anything went wrong. We believe that uh that if you think about the timeline that I laid out and that what the president his team has been doing for the past several months, we've been directly involved engaged in supporting negotiations and averting *** shutdown and we've been doing this for months and it was because of the president's action back in july, the unions asked him to constitute *** presidential emergency board, *** request they made because they knew as *** pro union president, he would be able to get to *** an agreement and he did on september 15th, he came came came through with *** temporary agreement that had, that had, you know, an increase in pay by 24%. Uh it had *** 5000 bonus, it has *** 5000 bonus for workers. And let's not forget when that agreement came out on september 15th, it was loud ID uh and praised by by the unions and union leadership. So again, this is *** president that has delivered for for the union and he sees himself as *** pro union president. He's that that that term has been given to him by by labor. And again, what is so important right now is that we need to make sure that we avert *** rail shutdown and that's what the president is calling on kong, do you know, this is something that would have *** direct effect on those Union families, It would have direct effect on communities across the across the country. It would have an impact on, you know, on farms, on jobs, on agriculture, as I just mentioned. So this is incredibly important that we avert this, and that's why the president is calling on Congress to act. Thanks everybody.
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Some representatives placed blame on the Biden Administration for the potential rail strike after a September deal fell apart. Here's what the White House had to say.Watch the video above for the full exchange.The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.The measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden, who urged the Senate to act swiftly.
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Some representatives placed blame on the Biden Administration for the potential rail strike after a September deal fell apart. Here's what the White House had to say.
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The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.
The measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden, who urged the Senate to act swiftly. | 2022-11-30T23:25:41+00:00 | wtae.com | https://www.wtae.com/article/white-house-september-rail-deal/42114194 |
Industry's first virtual CRO that specializes in decentralized clinical trials achieves key milestones
PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curavit Clinical Research, a virtual contract research organization (VCRO) that specializes in decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), today announced it raised $5 million in Series A funding to accelerate its growing portfolio of research in the global digital therapeutics (DTx) market (projected to grow at a CAGR of 31.4% through 2026). The new funding will be used to expand the company's DCT capabilities, partnerships, and market adoption of Curavit's virtual CRO services and platform for prescription and non-prescription digital therapeutics trials.
The funding was led by early-stage technology investor Osage Venture Partners with additional investment from Royal Street Ventures and Narrow Gauge Ventures. It adds to early investments from Curavit founders and individual investors, including industry veterans Clark Golestani, former president of emerging businesses and global CIO of Merck, and former president and co-founder of Veeva Systems, Matt Wallach.
"In order to dramatically lower the cost and increase the speed of clinical trials, the industry must take a new, digital-first approach," said Wallach who serves on Curavit's board of advisors. "Curavit was founded by seasoned veterans with deep experience in that sweet spot where technology innovation meets process excellence so I'm proud to play a part in their journey to improve clinical trials."
"This is an important milestone for Curavit and the industry's continued momentum in digital therapeutics and decentralized approaches to clinical research," said Joel Morse, co-founder and CEO of Curavit. "Traditional trial processes and timelines are insufficient – and they limit patient participation. New digital therapeutics are ideally suited for a DCT approach and will help improve access and drive new unique therapies to patients faster."
The funding brings Curavit's total capital raised to more than $8 million. Curavit has more than doubled its revenue in 2020 and 2021 and is on the same pace this year. More than half of its customer base are emerging digital therapeutics companies whose clinical research needs align with Curavit's focus on virtual site services and DCT expertise.
"We are pleased to partner with Curavit on the next phase of their journey," said Nate Lentz, Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners. "The COVID-19 pandemic and rapid growth of digital therapeutics has driven a new digital model, where clinical trials are increasingly decentralized and require a new combination of technologies, services, and expertise not available in the marketplace. Curavit's team and offering are well-positioned to fill this void and become the leading virtual CRO."
Since its founding in late 2019, Curavit has accomplished key successes on its mission to bring clinical trials of innovative therapies to more patients in the cloud, including:
- Support for important research with digital therapeutics companies, including Swing Therapeutics, Lark Health, Curio, and Sana.
- Strategic partnerships with life sciences digital technology and data providers, including Ripple Science, for its direct-to-patient software platform; ixlayer, to provide easy access to clinical-grade diagnostic lab testing in DCTs; and 1nHealth, for digital patient recruitment and enrollment.
- Hired experienced industry leaders in top positions including Jay Collier as COO, Candice Del Rio as director of clinical operations, and Chris O'Shaughnessy as VP of business development.
In other news, Curavit joined the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, whose aim is to broaden the understanding, adoption, and integration of clinically evaluated digital therapeutics with patients, clinicians, payors, policymakers through education, advocacy, and cross-industry collaboration.
Osage Venture Partners (OVP) is a venture capital firm located just outside of Philadelphia, PA. It partners with exceptional entrepreneurs, building the next generation of leading B2B software and tech-enabled services companies. OVP has consistently focused on this strategy since its inception in 2005, making over sixty investments in early-stage B2B companies over that time. For more information, visit OsageVenturePartners.com.
Curavit Clinical Research is a full-service, virtual contract research organization (VCRO), focused on designing and executing digital-first decentralized clinical trials (DCTs). Founded in 2020 by experts with decades of experience in technology and clinical research, Curavit leverages emerging technologies in digital health, cloud computing, and data science to recruit, engage, and monitor diverse patient populations without borders, ultimately bringing trials to patients in the cloud. Curavit's digital-first DCTs improve timelines, reduce costs, yield real-world data, and increase patient access for therapies more effective across representative populations. Visit www.curavitclinicalresearch.com.
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Which Estee Lauder eye cream is the best?
Your most fragile skin is on your face — and the area under and around your eyes is the thinnest and most sensitive of all. Eye cream is essential to keeping it hydrated and free of irritation. While some see eye cream as an unnecessary expense, it’s really an amazing investment in maintaining the area around and under your eyes.
For the perfect hydrating eye cream, the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recovery is a great choice to give the beautiful radiance that your eyes need.
What to know before you buy an Estee Lauder eye cream
About Estee Lauder
Estee Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in New York City, the daughter of Hungarian and Czech immigrants. (The name “Estee” is a variant of her childhood nickname, Esty.) She learned about making lotions and skin creams from an uncle and together with her husband, Joseph Lauter, founded Estee Lauder Inc. in 1946.
The company has grown to be a family of brands, including Aramis and Clinique, operating in 150 countries. Estee Lauder died in 2004, but her company continues, with more than 60,000 employees worldwide.
Skin type
Your skin type dictates what kind of eye cream you need. For instance, if you have dry skin, you want a hydrating eye cream that will moisturize the area and keep it plump. On the other hand, if you have oily skin, you’ll need one that’s lightweight and airy. People with sensitive or irritated skin should pick an eye cream that’s fragrance-free or hypoallergenic.
Skin concerns
Most eye creams focus on hydration, the most common concern for the thin skin of the eyelids and under the eye. Other common issues eye creams address are:
- Eye bags
- Dullness
- Rough textures
- Wrinkles
- Fine lines
- Puffiness
- Irritation
- Redness
- Darkness
- Dark circles
- Smoothing
- Color correcting
Be sure to know what’s necessary to make your skin feel as fresh and radiant as possible, and select a product that will do just that.
Necessity
When it comes to skin care, people have debated whether eye creams are truly necessary. The answer is, it depends. Eye creams are made to target specific skin concerns. If you are not experiencing any, an eye cream may not be necessary. For instance, children or teenagers are less likely to have dark circles or fine lines, so they would not need it.
What to look for in a quality Estee Lauder eye cream
Formula
Estee Lauder is an iconic brand known for its consistency in producing quality makeup and skincare. Over the years, its formulas have gained a cult following for this consistency and their use of repair technology to treat and prevent damage to the skin.
Because the skin around the eyes is the thinnest and most delicate, it’s important to choose products that do not feel heavy. Creams that are too heavy may end up leaving your eyes greasy and uncomfortable, while a lightweight formula ensures easy application and a flawless look. For heavier creams that contain tons of active ingredients, you need just a light layer for your daily skincare.
Hydration and eye care alternatives
The thinness of the skin around the eyes makes dryness its primary issue, and quality eye creams always contain products such as hyaluronic acid to promote hydration and keep the area moisturized. Many Estee Lauder eye creams also contain herbal ingredients that further support hydration and targeted concerns.
The brand also makes it easy to select products that suit your concerns and preferences by providing options such as serums, gels, balms and eye masks.
Active ingredients
Though the ingredients in eye cream vary depending on the brand and product, popular ingredients that target the most common issues are:
- Hyaluronic acid
- Ceramides
- Caffeine
- Retinoids
- Niacinamide
- Alpha hydroxy acids
- Vitamins C, K and E
- Herbal extracts
These ingredients, along with sun protection, aid in the revitalization of the skin and promote a radiant look. Note that many Estee Lauder products are free of fragrance and irritants and as such are usually suitable for people with sensitive or acne-prone skin.
How much you can expect to spend on Estee Lauder eye cream
Estee Lauder eye creams are relatively affordable, with a range of products from $25-$280.
Estee Lauder eye cream FAQ
Is eye cream different from face moisturizer?
A. Yes. Although they may have the same ingredients, the amount of active ingredients differs. Eye creams are formulated especially for the eye area.
Are Estee Lauder products cruelty-free?
A. Yes. Estee Lauder does not test any of its ingredients or products on animals. It uses only non-animal testing methods.
When should I use an eye cream?
A. Eye cream is best used at night but can be used in the daytime as well, depending on the specific product. Read the packaging for the best use.
What’s the best Estee Lauder eye cream to buy?
Top Estee Lauder eye cream
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recovery
What you need to know: This powerful, lightweight eye cream brightens the eye area, revives the skin and leaves it feeling silky and fresh.
What you’ll love: Hyaluronic acid and antioxidants are packed in for 24-hour hydration and prevention of free radicals. The company says that within three weeks, dryness, fine lines and wrinkles will begin to disappear.
What you should consider: Some people with sensitive skin have reported burning or irritation around the eyes.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Top Estee Lauder eye cream for the money
Estee Lauder Day Wear Eye Cooling Antioxidant Moisture Gel Creme
What you need to know: Cucumber extract makes this cooling cream instantly refreshing and revitalizing.
What you’ll love: This gentle product is great for daily use — perfect for de-puffing and brightening the skin and is suitable for all skin types. It’s not just effective in reducing eye bags and common skin concerns — it is also soothing and leaves no residue.
What you should consider: Some reviewers suggest that it’s more suitable for summer and not colder times of the year.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Worth checking out
Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme-Plus Youth Power Eye Balm
What you need to know: This is a nourishing cream that makes the skin supple and firm.
What you’ll love: Its delicate formula tackles a number of concerns such as wrinkles and dark circles and leaves the skin looking and feeling radiant. Formulated with extracts of hibiscus, moringa and cactus, it’s made to boost collagen and leave your skin looking fresher and brighter. The smooth balm is light and hydrating.
What you should consider: People with sensitive skin should use it carefully.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
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Nick Spangler's monster game helps Stoverstown stay perfect; other Tuesday interleague baseball
Nick Spangler had himself quite a night on Tuesday.
Spangler went 4 for 4, including three homers, and drove in eight runs to power the surging Stoverstown Tigers to a 9-4 triumph at Windsor in interleague baseball action.
Powered by Spangler, the Central League-leading Tigers plated seven unanswered runs in the final two innings to erase a 4-2 Windsor lead.
Stoverstown now stands at 12-0. Windsor, of the Susquehanna League, dropped to 6-6.
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Also excelling for Stoverstown were Chris Mattison (double, run), Daryl Harang (1 for 2, RBI) and relief pitcher Joe Yourgal (three shutout innings, two strikeouts, zero walks, one hit, win).
For the Cardinals, Matt Robinson went 2 for 3 with one run scored; Ryan Stabley went 2 for 3, including a double; Shawn Wilson went 2 for 4 with one RBI and one run scored; and Connor Dewees homered and collected two RBIs.
For the evening, the Central League held a 4-3-1 edge in interleague action. For the season, the Central League has 15-6-1 edge over the Susquehanna League.
During a dominant season thus far, Stoverstown has outscored its 12 foes, 129-38. The Tigers are averaging 10.8 runs per game and allowing 3.2 runs per game, for an average margin of victory of more than seven runs per game.
OTHER INTERLEAGUE GAMES
Manchester 9, Hallam 0: At Hallam, Justin Lichtenwalner led the Central League Indians (9-3) to the road victory by going 2 for 4, including a double, with one run scored and four RBIs. Also for Manchester, Jonah Latshaw went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored; Spencer Rhoads homered with two RBIs; and Robbie Elzinga, Ryan Shindler and Thad Poff combined on the mound to strike out six, walk two and allow four singles to combine on the shutout. Hallam, of the Susquehanna League, fell to 7-5.
Jefferson 9, East Prospect 6: At East Prospect, the Central League Titans plated five runs in the top of the seventh to break a 4-4 tie. Individually for the Titans, Emidio Bucci went 3 for 3, including three RBIs and one run scored. Also for Jefferson (7-5), Sam Crater went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and one run scored; Jordan Witmer went 2 for 4 with one RBI; Brevin Neveker went 1 for 2 with two runs scored and two stolen bases; and starting pitcher Brian Bossom threw six innings, striking out five and walking three, while allowing six hits and one run to pick up the win. For East Prospect (6-4) of the Susquehanna League, Austin Denlinger went 2 for 4 with one run scored, Ryky Smith doubled with two runs scored and one RBI and relief pitcher Terry Godfrey threw 6 2/3 innings, striking out four, walking two and allowing one earned run.
Glen Rock 15, Felton 1: At Felton, Connor Hood led the Central League visitors to the victory by belting four doubles with two runs scored and one RBI. Also for Glen Rock, Luke Geiple homered and doubled with five RBIs, James Wiercinski went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, Dan Rogers went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and one RBI, Kevin Kopas homered with three runs scored, two RBIs and three walks and Brendan Martin homered. GR starting pitcher Alex Coombes threw six innings, striking out eight and walking one, while allowing one run on four hits to pick up the win. For the Susquehanna League Mad Dogs, Kameron Bayman went 1 for 2 with one run scored.
Stewartstown 9, Mount Wolf 5: At Stewartstown, Jason Williams led the Susquehanna League Vets (3-9) to the home victory by throwing a complete game on the mound, striking out 12, walking one and allowing four earned runs to pick up the win. Also for Stewartstown, Jere Preston went 2 for 4, including a double, with three RBIs and one run scored; Hunter Spalt tripled with two runs scored and one RBI; and Jase Graybill went 1 for 2 with two runs scored. For the Central League Wolves (8-3), Nick Sprenkle went 2 for 3, including a homer, with three RBIs; Drew Sassaman went 2 for 4 with two runs scored; and Andrew Srebroski went 1 for 2 with two runs scored.
Conrads 3, Pleasureville 2: At Conrads, Anthony Ferrell's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh scored Gavin Constein from third to break a 2-2 tie to capture the walk-off victory for the Susquehanna League team. Conrads’ Austin Dunlap started the game on the mound and threw five innings, striking out four, walking three and allowing two earned runs to pick up the no-decision. Steve Lehman threw the final two innings in relief, striking out one and walking two, while allowing no runs and one hit to pick up the win. Conrads is 6-6. For the Central League Hawks (3-8), Anthony Catterall went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, while Nathan Toomey started the game on the mound and threw five innings, striking out five and walking seven, while allowing two earned runs and three hits to pick up the no-decision.
York Township 6, Vikings 5: At York Township, the Susquehanna League team trailed 5-1 going into the bottom of the fifth but plated five runs that inning to take the lead and went on to capture the victory. Individually for Township, Jeffrey Deveney went 1 for 2 with two RBIs, Robert Leon doubled with one run scored and Max Naill went 1 for 2 with one run scored. For the Central League Vikings, Jeff Minot went 2 for 4, including a double, with two RBIs and one run scored; Corey Wise went 2 for 3 with one run scored; and Brock Gladfelter went 2 for 3. Township leads the Susquehanna League at 8-4. Vikings is 0-10.
Jacobus 8, Mechanicsburg 8 (tie): At Jacobus, both teams plated five runs in the seventh to lock the game up in a draw. For the Jackals, Christopher Keefer connected for a grand slam, Kohen Stover went 2 for 3 with one RBI and one run scored, Josh Royer went 1 for 2 with two RBIs and one run scored and Roberto Barranca doubled with one run scored. For the visitors, Ryan Gray homered and doubled with three RBIs.
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Autism diagnosis rates have tripled in the last 16 years, new study says
(CNN) - Autism diagnosis rates in children increased three-fold in less than two decades, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Researchers from Rutgers University focused on diagnosis rates of 8-year-olds in the New York/New Jersey metro area.
They found that between 2000 and 2016, the rate of autism diagnoses tripled.
One reason for the higher rate of diagnoses may be that there is more awareness of autism within the general public.
There are also better tools for diagnosing autism and more education about it. Doctors have gotten better at identifying cases of autism without intellectual disability – that is, children who have average or above-average IQs who display characteristics of autism, like impaired social skills.
Those cases are traditionally less obvious to parents, teachers and doctors than cases in children with intellectual disabilities.
According to a 2021 CDC report, one in 54 children had been diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2016, compared to one in 150 children in 2000.
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New York coach Sandy Brondello isn’t scoreboard watching with the Liberty two games out of a playoff spot — and may not have too.
There are eight postseason berths in the WNBA and New York (10-17) is 10th in the standings heading into Tuesday night games with nine contests remaining.
But the good news for the Liberty is that eight of those nine games are against Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Atlanta — teams they trail by two wins. New York is still in the playoff race despite dropping seven of their last nine games.
“We control our own destiny,” Brondello said Monday after practice. “We are just going to take it one game at a time and see where we end up.”
New York was in a very similar position last year and the Liberty earned a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season. The Liberty close out this season with a home-and-home with the Dream, who are battling for a postseason berth themselves.
The Liberty also are in 10th in the AP WNBA power poll this week.
This week’s WNBA poll:
1. Chicago (21-7): The Sky had their six-game winning streak end in New York, but now will have Courtney Vandersloot back in the lineup after clearing concussion protocol. Her presence will give them a lift down the stretch.
2. Las Vegas (20-8): The Aces will be tested with their next five games on the road. The trip begins Tuesday night in Chicago for the Commissioner’s Cup championship.
3. Connecticut (19-9): The Sun are 5-1 since the All-Star break, but lost recent acquisition Bria Hartley to a knee injury in their last game.
4. Seattle (18-10): Tina Charles had the best game since signing with the Storm in a win over Atlanta. She can provide a huge lift as a third scoring option for Seattle. The 33-year-old Charles became the fourth player in league history to reach 7,000 points last week.
5. Washington (17-11): The Mystics begin a busy week with a trip to Dallas that Elena Delle Donne will most likely skip before playing consecutive home games against Seattle. She’s averaged 23.4 points the last five games.
6. Atlanta (12-16): The Dream return home for four straight games. That homestand will go a long way in determining whether they can make the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
7. Los Angeles (12-15): The Sparks need to find consistent offensive help for Nneka Ogwumike to make a run at the playoffs. She’s averaging 18.7 points — third most in her career.
8. Dallas (12-15): The Wings lately have gotten solid production from Teaira McCowan, who has provided an inside presence to pair with Arike Ogunbowale on the outside.
9. Phoenix (12-16): The Mercury still have no inside threat on offense that demands a double-team. Their wins usually come when Skylar Diggins-Smith, Diana Taurasi and Sophie Cunningham play well.
10. New York (10-17): The Liberty have rarely had their full team together this season because of injuries and still are missing Betnijah Laney (knee). Han Xu has been a bright spot for the team all season as the 6-foot-10 Chinese center continues to develop.
11. Minnesota (10-19): The Lynx have dropped four out of their last five and are in jeopardy of missing the postseason for the first time since 2010.
12. Indiana (5-25): There have been few bright spots for the Fever in terms of wins this season, but Indiana has gotten another strong year from guard Kelsey Mitchell, who is averaging a career-best 18.6 points.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was voted the AP Player of the Week. She averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and 7.3 assists and had the first triple-double of her career to help the Sun win all three of their games. Skylar Diggins-Smith of Phoenix, Nneka Ogwumike of Los Angeles, Candace Parker of Chicago and A’ja Wilson of Las Vegas also received votes.
ANOTHER DIVORCE
The Los Angeles Sparks announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a contract divorce with Liz Cambage. It’s the second time this season a team has done that with a player as Phoenix and Tina Charles parted ways last month the same way.
The 30-year-old Cambage signed with Los Angeles on Feb. 15 as a free agent. She averaged 13.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 25 games this season.
GAME OF THE WEEK:
Seattle at Washington, Saturday and Sunday. These two games may go a long way to figuring out who gets homecourt advantage if these two teams — currently in fourth and fifth place in the standings — meet in the playoffs.
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Promotions
Marcos Castillo has been promoted to human resources manager at the Village of Los Lunas. Born and raised in Los Lunas, Castillo graduated from Los Lunas High School in 2001 and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management. He has worked for the Village of Los Lunas in several roles for many years, beginning as a high school and college aide for the summer recreation program. He later worked at the City of Albuquerque Family and Community Services Department in the Therapeutic Recreation Division, YMCA of Central New Mexico as a sports logistics coordinator, and the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio in Texas as an assistant branch director of the Calderon Branch. In 2011, he returned to Los Lunas and joined the Village of Los Lunas as the sports coordinator. In 2016, he was promoted to recreation supervisor.
Damian Kirson has been promoted to general manager for Rainbow Ryders Albuquerque office. Kirson is also a commercial pilot for the company and serves as its equipment and facilities manager. He has been with the company since 2014 and was previously the Albuquerque field manager and head crew chief before entering the company’s pilot training program.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin Johnson’s summary of the quadruple bogey he made that could be the difference between winning and losing the U.S. Open was succinct, matter-of-fact and, of course, ugly.
“Chunked my bunker shot and then chunked the next one. Skulled the next one,” he said. “Everything that you could do wrong, I did wrong.”
That 8 he took on the second hole Friday was as bad as it gets. The 4-under par he shot over the next 16 holes was a reason he could smile at least a little.
Even with the snowman, Johnson shot an even-par 70 and finished the day at 6-under 134. When he left the course with the afternoon players just getting started, he was only three shots out of the lead held by Wyndham Clark.
“I just tried to focus on, there were a lot of holes left,” Johnson said. “You just don’t try to push it. You know this course is tough, but if you can drive it in the fairway, be aggressive when you can, you can have some shots at birdie.”
Johnson made five of them, to be exact, and in what might be viewed as a promising sign, three of those came on the back nine, which was playing more than 1.2 shots harder through the first 200-plus rounds completed at Los Angeles Country Club.
The rally in its entirety is a sign, to Johnson, that his swing is coming around after a less-than-ideal start to his major season. He tied for 48th at the Masters and 55th at the PGA Championship, sandwiching those results around a LIV Golf Series victory in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is seeking his second U.S. Open title and his third major, though Johnson is one of those players who might be known as much for what he hasn’t won as what he has. His close calls have included ugly numbers and ugly episodes.
In the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, it was grounding his club in a bunker he didn’t know was a bunker on the 72nd hole that cost him a spot in a playoff.
Months earlier in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, he came into the final round with a three-shot lead, only to watch it sail into the Pacific with a triple bogey on 2 and a double on 3.
A 2-iron out of bounds on the 14th hole in the final round of the 2011 British Open at Royal St. George’s dropped him out of contention after trailing by two.
His three-putt from 12 feet at Chambers Bay on the 72nd hole cost him the U.S. Open title in 2015.
He won the U.S. Open the following year at Oakmont, then added his second major at the Masters in 2020.
That this crooked number from Johnson came on a Friday, not a Sunday, was good news simply because there’s plenty of time to make it up. If he ends up falling a shot or two short, though, he’ll remember one hole.
It started when he pulled his tee shot on the 497-yard second, leaving it in a bunker on the left side. He had an uphill lie there and didn’t make clean contact, leaving himself a 100-yard shot out of deep rough, over the barranca and onto the green.
He made poor contact there and hit it into the junk. His drop for shot No. 5 was into a clean lie in the fairway, but Johnson caught it thin, and the ball landed in tangled rough behind the green. One chip and two putts later, he had gone from 6 under to 2 under.
Johnson called “skulling a chip shot” the worst moment of that nightmare.
His best shot of the day?
“Hitting a good shot and just getting settled back down after making an 8,” Johnson explained. “Definitely wasn’t too thrilled with myself walking off that green.”
He made a birdie on No. 3 after that good drive, then four more as the day went on.
“I really feel like I’m swinging it really well, driving it good,” he said, “so looking forward to this weekend.”
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- First quarter 2023 Total Revenue of $26.1 million which includes TAVALISSE® net product sales of $22.3 million and REZLIDHIA® net product sales of $1.5 million
- Global expansion of TAVALISSE in ITP with Japanese launch by partner Kissei
- Conference call and webcast scheduled today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, including sales of TAVALISSE® (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) tablets for the treatment of adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to a previous treatment and sales of REZLIDHIA® (olutasidenib) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.
"We are thrilled with our strong first quarter net product sales performance, a 47% increase from Q1 2022. This reflects our ability to advance our launch of REZLIDHIA in mIDH1 R/R AML while driving continued growth in TAVALISSE ITP sales," said Raul Rodriguez, Rigel's president and CEO. "For the remainder of 2023, we have established a strong foundation for our hematology-oncology business to successfully deliver growth in both TAVALISSE and REZLIDHIA, and to advance our development programs."
Business Update
- In the first quarter of 2023, a total of 2,281 bottles of TAVALISSE were sold in the U.S., 2,256 of which were shipped directly to patients and clinics, representing the highest number of bottles shipped to patients and clinics in a quarter since launch.
- During the first full quarter of launch, a total of 113 bottles of REZLIDHIA were sold in the U.S., 109 of which were shipped directly to patients and clinics.
- REZLIDHIA was added by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) to the latest NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for AML in January 2023. REZLIDHIA is included as a recommended targeted therapy for adult patients with R/R AML with IDH1 mutation.
- Rigel announced a peer-reviewed publication of data in Blood Advances in February 2023, which summarized clinical results from the Phase 2 registration trial of REZLIDHIA in patients with mIDH1 R/R AML. The published data demonstrate that REZLIDHIA induced durable remissions and transfusion independence with a well-characterized safety profile.
- In April, Rigel's partner Kissei announced the launch of TAVALISSE in Japan for the treatment of chronic ITP.
- Rigel continues to advance the open-label, Phase 1b clinical trial of R2891, an investigational, potent, and selective IRAK1/4 inhibitor, in patients with lower-risk myeloid dysplastic syndrome (LR-MDS) who are refractory/resistant to prior therapies. Rigel has completed enrollment of the first cohort of the trial and enrollment of the second cohort is underway.
- R552, an investigational, potent, and selective RIPK1 inhibitor, is being advanced by Rigel's partner Eli Lilly (Lilly). The initial Phase 2a trial in approximately 100 patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2023 and will involve global recruitment. The Phase 2a trial analysis is expected by the end of 2024.
Financial Update
For the first quarter of 2023, Rigel reported a net loss of $13.5 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $27.4 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the same period of 2022.
For the first quarter of 2023, total revenues were $26.1 million, consisting of $22.3 million in TAVALISSE net product sales, $1.5 million in REZLIDHIA net product sales, and $2.3 million in contract revenues from collaborations. TAVALISSE net product sales of $22.3 million increased by 38% from $16.2 million for the same period of 2022. Contract revenues from collaborations for the first quarter of 2023 consisted primarily of revenue from Grifols S.A., with $1.6 million related to the delivery of drug supplies and a royalty of $0.7 million.
For the first quarter of 2023, total costs and expenses were $38.8 million, compared to $43.0 million for the same period of 2022. The decrease in costs and expenses was primarily due to decreased research and development costs related to the Phase 3 clinical trial of fostamatinib for wAIHA, the Phase 3 clinical trial of fostamatinib in high-risk hospitalized patients with COVID-19, and the IRAK 1/4 inhibitor program.
As of March 31, 2023, Rigel had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $58.7 million, compared to $58.2 million as of December 31, 2022. In March 2023, Rigel accessed an additional $20.0 million term loan through its credit facility with MidCap Financial Trust.
Conference Call and Webcast with Slides Today at 4:30pm Eastern Time
Rigel will hold a live conference call and webcast today at 4:30pm Eastern Time (1:30pm Pacific Time).
Participants can access the live conference call by dialing (877) 407-3088 (domestic) or (201) 389-0927 (international). The conference call will also be webcast live and can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.rigel.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay after the call via the Rigel website.
About ITP
In patients with ITP (immune thrombocytopenia), the immune system attacks and destroys the body's own blood platelets, which play an active role in blood clotting and healing. Common symptoms of ITP are excessive bruising and bleeding. People suffering with chronic ITP may live with an increased risk of severe bleeding events that can result in serious medical complications or even death. Current therapies for ITP include steroids, blood platelet production boosters (TPO-RAs), and splenectomy. However, not all patients respond to existing therapies. As a result, there remains a significant medical need for additional treatment options for patients with ITP.
About AML
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rapidly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow that affects myeloid cells, which normally develop into various types of mature blood cells. AML occurs primarily in adults and accounts for about 1 percent of all adult cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States alone, there will be about 20,380 new cases, most in adults, in 2023.2
Relapsed AML affects about half of all patients who, following treatment and remission, experience a return of leukemia cells in the bone marrow.3 Refractory AML, which affects between 10 and 40 percent of newly diagnosed patients, occurs when a patient fails to achieve remission even after intensive treatment.4 Quality of life declines for patients with each successive line of treatment for AML, and well-tolerated treatments in relapsed or refractory disease remain an unmet need.
About TAVALISSE®
Indication
TAVALISSE (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) tablets is indicated for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to a previous treatment.
Important Safety Information
Warnings and Precautions
- Hypertension can occur with TAVALISSE treatment. Patients with pre-existing hypertension may be more susceptible to the hypertensive effects. Monitor blood pressure every 2 weeks until stable, then monthly, and adjust or initiate antihypertensive therapy for blood pressure control maintenance during therapy. If increased blood pressure persists, TAVALISSE interruption, reduction, or discontinuation may be required.
- Elevated liver function tests (LFTs), mainly ALT and AST, can occur with TAVALISSE. Monitor LFTs monthly during treatment. If ALT or AST increase to ≥3 x upper limit of normal, manage hepatotoxicity using TAVALISSE interruption, reduction, or discontinuation.
- Diarrhea occurred in 31% of patients and severe diarrhea occurred in 1% of patients treated with TAVALISSE. Monitor patients for the development of diarrhea and manage using supportive care measures early after the onset of symptoms. If diarrhea becomes severe (≥Grade 3), interrupt, reduce dose or discontinue TAVALISSE.
- Neutropenia occurred in 6% of patients treated with TAVALISSE; febrile neutropenia occurred in 1% of patients. Monitor the ANC monthly and for infection during treatment. Manage toxicity with TAVALISSE interruption, reduction, or discontinuation.
- TAVALISSE can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. Advise pregnant women the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 1 month after the last dose. Verify pregnancy status prior to initiating TAVALISSE. It is unknown if TAVALISSE or its metabolite is present in human milk. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in a breastfed child, advise a lactating woman not to breastfeed during TAVALISSE treatment and for at least 1 month after the last dose.
Drug Interactions
- Concomitant use of TAVALISSE with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors increases exposure to the major active metabolite of TAVALISSE (R406), which may increase the risk of adverse reactions. Monitor for toxicities that may require a reduction in TAVALISSE dose.
- It is not recommended to use TAVALISSE with strong CYP3A4 inducers, as concomitant use reduces exposure to R406.
- Concomitant use of TAVALISSE may increase concentrations of some CYP3A4 substrate drugs and may require a dose reduction of the CYP3A4 substrate drug.
- Concomitant use of TAVALISSE may increase concentrations of BCRP substrate drugs (eg, rosuvastatin) and P-Glycoprotein (P-gp) substrate drugs (eg, digoxin), which may require a dose reduction of the BCRP and P-gp substrate drug.
Adverse Reactions
- Serious adverse drug reactions in the ITP double-blind studies were febrile neutropenia, diarrhea, pneumonia, and hypertensive crisis, which occurred in 1% of TAVALISSE patients. In addition, severe adverse reactions occurred including dyspnea and hypertension (both 2%), neutropenia, arthralgia, chest pain, diarrhea, dizziness, nephrolithiasis, pain in extremity, toothache, syncope, and hypoxia (all 1%).
- Common adverse reactions (≥5% and more common than placebo) from FIT-1 and FIT-2 included: diarrhea, hypertension, nausea, dizziness, ALT and AST increased, respiratory infection, rash, abdominal pain, fatigue, chest pain, and neutropenia.
Please see www.TAVALISSEUSPI.com for full Prescribing Information.
To report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA, visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088 (800-332-1088).
TAVALISSE and TAVLESSE are registered trademarks of Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
About REZLIDHIA®
INDICATION
REZLIDHIA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Differentiation Syndrome
REZLIDHIA can cause differentiation syndrome. In the clinical trial of REZLIDHIA in patients with relapsed or refractory AML, differentiation syndrome occurred in 16% of patients, with grade 3 or 4 differentiation syndrome occurring in 8% of patients treated, and fatalities in 1% of patients. Differentiation syndrome is associated with rapid proliferation and differentiation of myeloid cells and may be life-threatening or fatal. Symptoms of differentiation syndrome in patients treated with REZLIDHIA included leukocytosis, dyspnea, pulmonary infiltrates/pleuropericardial effusion, kidney injury, fever, edema, pyrexia, and weight gain. Of the 25 patients who experienced differentiation syndrome, 19 (76%) recovered after treatment or after dose interruption of REZLIDHIA. Differentiation syndrome occurred as early as 1 day and up to 18 months after REZLIDHIA initiation and has been observed with or without concomitant leukocytosis.
If differentiation syndrome is suspected, temporarily withhold REZLIDHIA and initiate systemic corticosteroids (e.g., dexamethasone 10 mg IV every 12 hours) for a minimum of 3 days and until resolution of signs and symptoms. If concomitant leukocytosis is observed, initiate treatment with hydroxyurea, as clinically indicated. Taper corticosteroids and hydroxyurea after resolution of symptoms. Differentiation syndrome may recur with premature discontinuation of corticosteroids and/or hydroxyurea treatment. Institute supportive measures and hemodynamic monitoring until improvement; withhold dose of REZLIDHIA and consider dose reduction based on recurrence.
Hepatotoxicity
REZLIDHIA can cause hepatotoxicity, presenting as increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST), increased blood alkaline phosphatase, and/or elevated bilirubin. Of 153 patients with relapsed or refractory AML who received REZLIDHIA, hepatotoxicity occurred in 23% of patients; 13% experienced grade 3 or 4 hepatotoxicity. One patient treated with REZLIDHIA in combination with azacitidine in the clinical trial, a combination for which REZLIDHIA is not indicated, died from complications of drug-induced liver injury. The median time to onset of hepatotoxicity in patients with relapsed or refractory AML treated with REZLIDHIA was 1.2 months (range: 1 day to 17.5 months) after REZLIDHIA initiation, and the median time to resolution was 12 days (range: 1 day to 17 months). The most common hepatotoxicities were elevations of ALT, AST, blood alkaline phosphatase, and blood bilirubin.
Monitor patients frequently for clinical symptoms of hepatic dysfunction such as fatigue, anorexia, right upper abdominal discomfort, dark urine, or jaundice. Obtain baseline liver function tests prior to initiation of REZLIDHIA, at least once weekly for the first two months, once every other week for the third month, once in the fourth month, and once every other month for the duration of therapy. If hepatic dysfunction occurs, withhold, reduce, or permanently discontinue REZLIDHIA based on recurrence/severity.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
The most common (≥20%) adverse reactions, including laboratory abnormalities, were aspartate aminotransferase increased, alanine aminotransferase increased, potassium decreased, sodium decreased, alkaline phosphatase increased, nausea, creatinine increased, fatigue/malaise, arthralgia, constipation, lymphocytes increased, bilirubin increased, leukocytosis, uric acid increased, dyspnea, pyrexia, rash, lipase increased, mucositis, diarrhea and transaminitis.
DRUG INTERACTIONS
- Avoid concomitant use of REZLIDHIA with strong or moderate CYP3A inducers.
- Avoid concomitant use of REZLIDHIA with sensitive CYP3A substrates unless otherwise instructed in the substrates prescribing information. If concomitant use is unavoidable, monitor patients for loss of therapeutic effect of these drugs.
LACTATION
Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with REZLIDHIA and for 2 weeks after the last dose.
GERIATRIC USE
No overall differences in effectiveness were observed between patients 65 years and older and younger patients. Compared to patients younger than 65 years of age, an increase in incidence of hepatotoxicity and hypertension was observed in patients ≥65 years of age.
HEPATIC IMPAIRMENT
In patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment, closely monitor for increased probability of differentiation syndrome.
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To report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA, visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088 (800-332-1088).
REZLIDHIA is a registered trademark of Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
About Rigel
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering, developing and providing novel therapies that significantly improve the lives of patients with hematologic disorders and cancer. Founded in 1996, Rigel is based in South San Francisco, California. For more information on Rigel, the Company's marketed products and pipeline of potential products, visit www.rigel.com.
- R289 is an investigational compound not approved by the FDA
- The American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Revised January 12, 2023. Accessed Feb. 15, 2023: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/acute-myeloid-leukemia/about/key-statistics.html
- Leukaemia Care. Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Version 3. Reviewed October 2021. Accessed Feb 15, 2023: https://media.leukaemiacare.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Relapse-in-Acute-Myeloid-Leukaemia-AML-Web-Version.pdf
- Thol F, Schlenk RF, Heuser M, Ganser A. How I treat refractory and early relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. Blood (2015) 126 (3): 319-27. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-10-551911
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the potential and market opportunity of olutasidenib as therapeutics for R/R AML and other conditions, the commercialization of fostamatinib in the U.S. and international markets including Japan, and Rigel's ability to further develop its clinical stage and early-stage product candidates and Rigel's partnering effort, including the progress of Phase 1b clinical trial of R289 for the treatment of lower-risk myeloid dysplastic syndrome, and the advancement of Phase 2a clinical trial of R552 for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "plan", "potential", "may", "expects", "will" and similar expressions in reference to future periods. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on Rigel's current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions and hence they inherently involve significant risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the commercialization and marketing of TAVALISSE or REZLIDHIA; risks that the FDA, European Medicines Agency, PMDA or other regulatory authorities may make adverse decisions regarding fostamatinib or olutasidenib; risks that clinical trials may not be predictive of real-world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; risks that fostamatinib or olutasidenib may have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuses; the availability of resources to develop Rigel's product candidates; market competition; as well as other risks detailed from time to time in Rigel's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent filings. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Rigel does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, and expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by law.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, helmets, gloves, sticks and plastic rats littered the ice, the result of a fracas started in the final seconds of an emotional showdown.
For all the punches, pushes and shoves that accumulated in the melee, none of them changed the result: The Vegas Golden Knights are on the verge of winning their first Stanley Cup title.
Vegas held on to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday night, staving off a rally that culminated with one final shot block and a big save at the end to take a 3-1 series lead in the Cup final.
“Obviously, that was a battle till the last second,” Vegas forward Nicolas Roy. “They pushed back there. We knew they would. They’ve been doing it all series. But it’s nice to get that one, for sure.”
The Golden Knights can win the NHL championship on home ice Tuesday night.
“We’ve played really well at home here in the playoffs, so you’ve got to feel pretty good going home with a 3-1 lead,” defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said.
Getting to this point wasn’t easy.
Chandler Stephenson scored twice for the Golden Knights, and William Karlsson broke through to end his series-long goal drought to build a 3-0 lead. The Panthers scored twice — Brandon Montour on a pinball goal late in the second period, and Aleksander Barkov’s first of the series early in the third — to claw back into it.
But their rally fell short and put Florida, eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and final team to qualify for the playoffs, on the brink of this improbable run coming to an end.
“We’ve earned the right to play our best hockey,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “Where we’ve been at our strongest is at the most critical time. I think you’ll see that.”
Down 2-1 in the series, Sergei Bobrovsky again almost kept the Panthers afloat, stopping 28 of the 31 shots he faced and giving up goals when teammates left him out to dry. At the other end of the ice, journeyman goaltender Adin Hill made 29 saves for his 10th win since stepping in during the middle of the second round.
“It’s a credit to him for being prepared when he did come in there a few series ago,” Pietrangelo said. “You’ve got to be happy for him.”
The Golden Knights need only win one more game to deliver a championship to Las Vegas in just their sixth year of existence, making good on owner Bill Foley’s goal to win the Stanley Cup in that period of time. They reached the final in their inaugural season in 2017-18 before losing to Washington in five games.
Vegas is more talented and has certainly looked more prepared for the spotlight this time around. Stephenson — who beat them five years ago as a member of the Capitals — and Hill were trade acquisitions, as was first-line center Jack Eichel and captain Mark Stone, who had two assists in Game 4.
A couple of original Knights players also helped them take the penultimate step to the peak of hockey’s mountaintop. Jonathan Marchessault assisted on Karlsson’s goal that made it 3-0, his 24th point that ties for the playoff lead in scoring.
Then the Panthers made it interesting. Montour scored by banking the puck off the right skate of Brayden McNabb and then the right skate of Shea Theodore and past Hill with 3:51 remaining in the second period and set up Barkov with a perfect pass from behind the net 3:50 into the third.
Missing leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk for several shifts, Florida kept buzzing around Hill and got a few more big stops from Bobrovsky to continue the pressure. A 17.4 second 6-on-4 advantage when veteran Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo put the puck over the glass provided a final few chances but did not yield the team’s first power-play goal of the series.
It also caused a scrum that resulted in six penalties, including two unsportsmanlike penalties and two misconducts.
“I kind of felt my helmet get ripped off, and they had six guys on the ice, we had four, so get in there a bit and try and help out teammates,” said Hill, who threw some punches as part of the melee. “I don’t know if there’s really a message to be sent. We’re just getting ready for (Game 5) Tuesday.”
That will be a last gasp chance for the Panthers, who will have to have to replicate their opening round comeback from down 3-1 to Boston to keep Vegas from winning it all.
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GRAPHIC: Parents charged in beating death of 6-year-old son, abusing 5 other children, officials say
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WKMG) – Parents in Florida are facing numerous charges for brutally abusing their six children, ultimately leading to the death of a 6-year-old boy, officials said.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said Bianca Blaise, 25, and Larry Rhodes, 22, are responsible for the murder of their 6-year-old son.
In a press conference, Lopez said on July 5, deputies responded to the Knights Inn Hotel in Kissimmee after Blaise called them about a drowning. However, when deputies arrived, they discovered the 6-year-old boy had not drowned; the reason he was unconscious was because he was brutally beaten.
Upon investigation, deputies learned that the boy was drinking from the toilet, and his parents became angry about that. Lopez said his mother beat him first, and then his father repeatedly punched the boy with a closed fist.
Following the beating, the 6-year-old boy was on life support in the hospital with a brain bleed, officials said. He died a few days later when he was taken off life support.
Lopez said the investigation revealed that the couple’s five other children, ranging in age from 10 months old to 5 years old, were also abused.
Lopez said the parents would send their children to the corner of the hotel room and beat them with the bottom of a shoe. Detectives were able to match the markings on the children’s bodies with the imprint of the shoe. Evidence photos show the shoe with dried blood on the bottom.
Officials released more evidence photos of the injuries on the children’s bodies, but said some photos are just too graphic to share.
“Injuries on their butt, like things that we can’t show you cause it’s just too traumatizing; it’s traumatizing for us to have seen them and we have the experience,” Detective Suzanne Clouchete said. “Just dead skin cells from being hurt so badly, just horrible, horrible injuries on all of the children.”
Blaise and Rhodes have been charged with murder for the death of the 6-year-old boy. They are also facing charges for abusing the five other children. Both parents are being held without bond.
The sheriff’s office confirmed all five surviving children have been placed together with a foster family.
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Molly Smith turned plenty of heads at the 31st New England Interscholastic Golf Championship on Monday. Smith shot a blistering 8-under par 64 to win the girls division at Mohegan Sun Golf Club in Baltic, Conn.
The Westford Academy senior defeated the runner-up by five shots and her score was the best in the history of the event.
It’s the latest accomplishment for Smith. In July, she captured her fourth Lowell Women’s City Golf Tournament championship. She made history the next month when she became the first female to win the Mt. Pleasant Golf Club men’s championship.
In September, she placed second at the Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational, defeating every boy except for one.
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Kathleen Murphy sounded off for four goals, powering Blue Hills (13-0-4) to a 4-0 win over Smith Academy in the MVADA tournament semifinals. … Sydney Geoffroy and Emily Sandelli finished with a goal and an assist each, pacing Greater Lowell (15-4) to a 4-0 win over Whittier. … Laney Beahn netted the only goal as Blackstone Valley edged Essex Tech, 1-0.
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Grateful mother gifts nurses lunch as a heartfelt thank you
By James Felton & Emily Brown
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FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The staff of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Hurley Children’s Hospital received a token of appreciation from a grateful mother.
The mother said both of her kids are alive because of the care they received at Hurley.
“It’s amazing. We really appreciate it,” said Terra Garrett, assistant nurse manager of the NICU.
The rest of the staff of the NICU felt the same way when they received a heartfelt thank you on Friday.
The staff’s gift, food from Pita Way in Grand Blanc, was brought in by Myla Wolosonowich. She is a mother of two, and had both of her children spend time in the NICU at Hurley.
“The nurses and the staff in the NICU really work hard to keep the babies safe. And having parents and the community support us is really, really heartwarming and amazing,” Garrett said.
Wolosonowich was glad to show her appreciation.
“I am, like, so happy that I was able to give to them because they gave so much to me and my family. They kept my kids alive, I mean, my first one was born at 32 weeks, and was born at two pounds, 14 ounces,” she explained. “And the second one was born at 34, and they were able to keep him alive and be able to bring him home.”
Even though it’s nice for her staff to get Pita Way for lunch, Garrett said it’s much better to see the fruit of their labor.
“That’s one of the most amazing parts of being a NICU nurse, is that we get to take these babies who are so vulnerable and ill, and need us so much, and we get them healthy and send them home with their families,” Garrett said.
She said the best part of the job is when the families come back and show them their babies are doing amazing.
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