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NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential contenders typically fight for prime speaking slots at the Conservative Political Action Conference. But as conservative activists gather in suburban Washington this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be courting donors more than a thousand miles away in Texas and California.
The apparent CPAC snub is nothing new for DeSantis, who has emerged in the early phase of the 2024 presidential election as a leading contender for the GOP nomination even as he ignores many conventions of modern politics.
DeSantis is a frequent voice in conservative cultural fights on cable television, but he often avoids gatherings of fellow Republican governors and party leaders, who are quick to complain in private about his go-it-alone approach. He is the only top-tier presidential prospect yet to court voters in Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina, the states hosting the GOP’s opening presidential primary contests. And he is often at odds with the press, refusing even to notify local media of last week’s rare three-state tour with law enforcement.
Indeed, as DeSantis moves toward a White House run, it is becoming increasingly clear that the 44-year-old Republican governor will manage his presidential aspirations in his own way, on his own timeline, with or without allies in national GOP leadership or relationships with the press.
“DeSantis has, in his style and the actions he’s taken as governor, shown a willingness to fight the traditional powers that be, the establishment,” said David McIntosh, president of the Club for Growth, an influential conservative group based in Washington. McIntosh described DeSantis’ style as “refreshing” and suggested the GOP is ready to move on from former President Donald Trump.
For now, DeSantis is perhaps the most potent threat to Trump’s effort to win the GOP nomination for the third time. The Club for Growth will host DeSantis among a half-dozen presidential prospects at a closed-door retreat in Florida next weekend with top donors. Trump is not invited.
Meanwhile, DeSantis has quietly begun to expand his political coalition on his terms just as he releases a book, “The Courage to be Free,” which comes out Tuesday.
He spent the weekend huddled behind closed doors at a south Florida luxury hotel for a “Freedom Blueprint” retreat with more than 100 donors, elected officials and conservative influencers. The attendees included former Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Texas-based donor Roy Bailey, a former member of Trump’s national finance committee.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee were also in attendance, along with Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Texas Rep. Chip Roy and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.
Fox News host Laura Ingraham hosted a fireside chat with DeSantis on Sunday before he joined a “fighting back against woke” discussion with Chaya Raichik, who runs the “Libs of TikTok” social media account.
Details from the gathering were disclosed by participants who requested anonymity to discuss the the private event.
Trump was largely ignored throughout the weekend retreat, although conservative commentator Ann Coulter seized on his failure to build a wall spanning the entire U.S.-Mexico border during a Saturday panel discussion with DeSantis on border security, according to one person in the room. She accused the former president of never actually wanting to build it in the first place.
In the coming days and weeks, DeSantis will use the release of his book to introduce himself to voters beyond Florida, having established his political dominance there last fall by winning reelection by more than 19 percentage points.
He is expected to make his first appearances in key states on the primary calendar such as Iowa and New Hampshire in the coming weeks in addition to general election battlegrounds like Georgia and Pennsylvania. Last week, he made surprise stops in New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago to court law enforcement leaders, although the events were private and he did not notify local media.
The Florida governor is already scheduled to headline two Republican fundraisers in Texas on Saturday. The next day he’ll speak at a $500-a-head reception for the GOP of Orange County, California. He’ll serve as the keynote speaker for the Alabama GOP the following week.
While he has begun to expand his profile, DeSantis has done far less than most of the early 2024 class to connect with primary voters and would-be allies in key states.
He has long avoided gatherings of Republican governors or top GOP officials, who privately condemn his approach as arrogant. He’s never set foot in Iowa.
Former New Hampshire GOP chair Jennifer Horn noted that Republican primary voters often embrace anti-establishment candidates “who are willing to create their own lane or take their own path.”
“But when you’re running for president, and in this environment, I think he has to be careful not to be a victim of his own arrogance,” she said. “He has this belief that he knows better than everyone about everything, and that’s never a good thing.”
Meanwhile, DeSantis’ team feels no urgency to enter the 2024 contest, which already features three Republican candidates. Trump announced three months ago.
He’s also shown no interest in responding to Trump’s increasingly personal attacks, which include recent social media posts suggesting that DeSantis behaved inappropriately with underage girls when he briefly taught high school in his early 20s.
Trump refers to the Florida governor as Ron DeSanctimonious” and “Meatball Ron.”
By contrast, DeSantis in his new book actually credits Trump for helping him win the Florida governorship in 2018.
“I knew that a Trump endorsement would provide me with the exposure to GOP primary voters across the State of Florida, and I was confident that many would see me as a good candidate once they learned about my record,” DeSantis writes, according to an early copy obtained by the Guardian.
Trump’s increasing focus on DeSantis may unintentionally help the Florida governor by defining him as the strongest Republican Trump alternative, according to Sam Nunberg, a former Trump aide turned critic.
“Look, Donald is worried, and if I was working for him, I’d say he needs to update the playbook,” Nunberg said.
In the meantime, DeSantis is focused on expanding his conservative agenda in Florida’s looming state legislative session, which runs from March through May.
Already, he has pushed to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from Florida’s public universities and colleges. Among his other priorities: allowing people to carry guns in public without a permit; weakening laws protecting journalists from lawsuits; and cracking down on illegal immigration, including a plan to eliminate in-state tuition for college students in the country illegally.
In a nod to his political strength, DeSantis is under attack from a growing group of Republican rivals.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu publicly condemned DeSantis’ decision to use the levers of government to punish private businesses like Disney that push back against his policy priorities. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s team has criticized DeSantis’ record on abortion as insufficiently conservative.
DeSantis did himself no favors inside the Republican National Committee last month when he publicly sided with RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel’s challenger during her bitter reelection fight. McDaniel easily won reelection to her post.
“We are going to move forward. And that’s what I’m focused on,” McDaniel said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked about her relationship with DeSantis. “The one thing Republicans can do to make sure we don’t win is fight each other all the time.”
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This story has been corrected to show Noem is governor of South Dakota, not North Dakota.
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2023-02-27T16:39:51+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/ap-desantis-moves-toward-gop-presidential-bid-on-his-own-terms/
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to formally enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination next week. His campaign will highlight his record on controversial "culture war" issues.
Copyright 2023 NPR
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to formally enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination next week. His campaign will highlight his record on controversial "culture war" issues.
Copyright 2023 NPR
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2023-05-20T12:43:37+00:00
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lakeshorepublicmedia.org
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https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/2023-05-20/florida-governor-ron-desantis-is-expected-to-announce-his-presidential-run-in-the-coming-days
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WESTFIELD — This month, country singer-songwriter Bekka Dowland released her fifth single, “Malibu,” inspired by a true story that happened to Dowland fusing beach and island tones within the music.
“Writing this song was so fun,” Dowland said. “It’s reminiscent of a Jimmy Buffett or Kenny Chesney song. The music will make the audience wish they were sitting on a beach with a cold drink in their hand. I’m hopeful that this will be the biggest one yet. The feedback on ‘Malibu’ has been amazing so far. I’m glad people are enjoying it.”
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2023-07-06T19:11:02+00:00
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masslive.com
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https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/07/westfield-singer-songwriter-bekka-dowland-kicks-off-summer-with-new-single.html
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HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Mauricio Dubón started the 10th as the automatic runner on second and the Mariners intentionally walked Jose Altuve. Dubón advanced to third on a sacrifice fly by Yuli Gurriel.
Alvarez then laced a grounder off Brennan Bernardino (0-1), who was making his MLB debut, to left field to send Dubón home and start the celebration.
Hector Neris (4-3) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.
The Mariners were playing without star rookie Julio Rodríguez, who was placed on the injured list with a bruised right wrist Sunday after being hit by a pitch a night earlier.
The AL-West leading Astros scored two runs in the first inning to take the lead. The Mariners used a two-run homer by Jesse Winker in the eight inning to tie it.
Houston’s win comes a night after Seattle scored two runs in the ninth to rally for a 5-4 victory. The victory gives the Astros a 3-1 advantage in the series.
Houston led 2-0 and the Mariners had managed just two singles when Ryne Stanek walked Adam Frazier with two outs in the eighth inning. Winker sent his next pitch into the seats in right field for his ninth homer of the season, tying it a 2.
The Mariners couldn’t get anything going against Jake Odorizzi, who allowed two hits and struck out a season-high eight in seven scoreless innings. He didn’t allow a hit until Frazier singled to start the fourth, and he walked Carlos Santana with two outs in the inning. But Odorizzi retired Eugenio Suárez to end the inning and the Mariners didn’t have another baserunner until another single by Frazier with one out in the sixth.
This time Odorizzi retired the next two batters before walking one in a scoreless seventh to end his day.
Seattle rookie George Kirby yielded three hits and two runs while striking out seven in four innings.
Kirby plunked Altuve to start Houston’s first and he advanced to third on a single by Gurriel. Alvarez struck out for the first out of the inning, but Gurriel stole second and Altuve stole home on the play to make it 1-0.
Altuve slid in and tapped the base with his left hand just before catcher Cal Raleigh got the tag down to put the Astros on top.
There were two outs in the inning when Kyle Tucker singled on a grounder to right field to score Gurriel and extend the lead to 2-0.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: The Mariners also placed Dylan Moore on the injured list Sunday after the outfielder started having back spasms Saturday night. ... Seattle recalled outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Tacoma and purchased the contract of outfielder Jack Larsen from Double-A Arkansas to take the spots of Rodríguez and Moore on the roster. ... 1B Ty France Sunday didn’t play Sunday after having an MRI on his sore left wrist. Manager Scott Servais said they hadn’t yet received the results before the game, and he hoped he would be ready to return after a day or two of rest. ... Utilityman Sam Haggerty was not in the lineup Sunday, but pinch-ran in the 10th after getting stitches above his eye. He was injured after being hit in the forehead by his thrown helmet after failing to bunt in the ninth inning Saturday and tossing his gear in frustration. The helmet bounced back up and hit him in the head.
UP NEXT
Mariners: Seattle LHP Marco Gonzales (6-10, 3.66 ERA) opposes New York RHP Domingo Germán (0-1, 8.22) when the Mariners begin a three-game series against the Yankees Monday night.
Astros: RHP Luis Garcia (8-6, 3.81) will start for Houston against RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-3, 4.43) in the opener of a three-game series with Boston Monday night.
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2022-07-31T22:02:58+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Alvarez-hits-RBI-single-in-10th-to-lift-Astros-17341715.php
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in AbbVie Inc. ("AbbVie" or the "Company") (NYSE: ABBV) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of AbbVie investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between April 30, 2021 and August 31, 2021. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
ABBV investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) safety concerns about Pfizer Inc.'s drug Xeljanz extended to Abbvie's drug Rinvoq and to other Janus kinase enzyme inhibitor drugs; (2) as a result, it was likely that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would require additional safety warnings for Rinvoq and would delay the approval of additional treatment indications for Rinvoq; and (3) therefore, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in AbbVie during the relevant time frame, you have until June 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
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2022-05-26T10:44:22+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2022/05/26/abbv-lawsuit-alert-levi-amp-korsinsky-notifies-abbvie-inc-investors-class-action-lawsuit-upcoming-deadline/
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Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 498
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
457 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2022
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 498 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBANY ALLEGANY BROOME
CATTARAUGUS CAYUGA CHAUTAUQUA
CHEMUNG CHENANGO COLUMBIA
CORTLAND DELAWARE FRANKLIN
FULTON GREENE HAMILTON
HERKIMER JEFFERSON LEWIS
LIVINGSTON MADISON MONROE
MONTGOMERY ONEIDA ONONDAGA
ONTARIO OSWEGO OTSEGO
RENSSELAER ST. LAWRENCE SCHENECTADY
SCHOHARIE SCHUYLER SENECA
STEUBEN TIOGA TOMPKINS
WAYNE YATES
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Oneida County in central New York...
Western Otsego County in central New York...
Madison County in central New York...
Northeastern Cortland County in central New York...
Chenango County in central New York...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 458 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Truxton to Mc Donough to Coventry, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Oneida, Norwich, Eaton, Hamilton, Sherrill, Guilford, Brookfield,
Morrisville, Hartwick and Stockbridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across southern Cortland County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside
a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Kings (Brooklyn),
Southeast Suffolk and Southwest Suffolk Counties.
* WHEN...Through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all
people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches
should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the
best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high risk is likely to continue into
Tuesday, especially for the Suffolk County beaches.
If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with
you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax
and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in
a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face
the shore and yell or wave for help.
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCHUYLER...
EASTERN CHEMUNG...CENTRAL TIOGA AND SOUTHERN TOMPKINS COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central New York.
Southwestern Otsego County in central New York...
Northwestern Delaware County in central New York...
East central Chenango County in central New York...
* At 501 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Norwich,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Oneonta, Norwich, Oxford, New Lisbon, Preston, Otego, Morris,
Milford, Gilbertsville and Laurens.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
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2022-07-24T21:47:56+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/NY-Storm-Prediction-Ctr-Norman-OK-Warnings-17325906.php
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BBB warns of puppy scams
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Better Business Bureau is urging people to stay cautious this holiday season when purchasing a pet online, as they released an update on their in-depth study on puppy scams.
Puppy scams remain consistently profitable for scammers because their multi-tiered setup allows them to convincingly go back to a consumer several times to ask for money. While pet scams in North America appear to be on the decline so far this year, consumer losses exceeded $2 million. Average monetary losses are climbing with an average loss of $850 in 2022, up 60% since 2017.
“So this scam is still very profitable for the scammers, otherwise they would have moved on to something else,” Monica Horton, BBB spokesperson said. “A puppy is a hot ticket item for those Christmas gifts sometimes and consumers just need to be aware of puppy scams.”
The BBB said to avoid getting scammed, you should see pets in person or through a video call before paying any money, research the breed to figure out the average market price and conduct a reverse image search on photos attached to ads.
Copyright 2022 KAUZ. All rights reserved.
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2022-12-08T21:48:53+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/2022/12/07/bbb-warns-puppy-scams/
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Supporting the future of gaming with clean and bold ergonomics, Mavix named the official gaming chair partner for the organization
BOSTON, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XSET, the world's fastest-growing gaming and lifestyle organization, announced today an exclusive partnership with Mavix Gaming, the highly technical and expertly designed gaming chair and accessories company, created for gamers of all levels.
With this agreement, Mavix will be XSET's exclusive gaming chair partner and will outfit XSET's elite roster of athletes, streamers, and esports teams with next-level comfort and the Mavix chair of their choice. In addition, the Mavix logo will be featured across all XSET social headers, and featured on all competitive jerseys. Also included in this high-valued partnership is the development of co-branded merchandise as well as a limited edition co-branded chair collaboration to be released later this year.
"At XSET we are first and foremost dedicated to supporting our athletes and talent, and that starts with having the right equipment," said XSET COO and co-founder Marco Mereu. "We are proud to be partnering with the ergonomic experts at Mavix to help bring the very best to XSET and we are excited to see what we can build together for our fans around the world."
"At Mavix a core part of our culture is continued engagement and involvement within the gaming community, and we could not be more excited to take this a step further by partnering with XSET as their official gaming chair partner," said Tony Mazlish, Mavix President. "As both brands strive to empower all gamers, we look forward to bringing Mavix's ergonomics and gaming comforts to the forefront, through co-branded products, activations and more."
To kick off the partnership, the brands are hosting a giveaway, running now through May 6, 2022, where one lucky winner will receive an M9 Gaming Chair. Participants can enter here for a chance to win. For a limited time, Mavix is also offering $55.55 off gaming chairs at Mavix.com when using code "XSET."
About XSET
Founded in 2020 in Boston by gaming and pop culture veterans Greg Selkoe, Marco Mereu, Clinton Sparks and Wil Eddins, XSET is the fastest growing gaming organization and lifestyle brand in history. XSET fields some of the world's top competitive esports teams in titles including Valorant, Rocket League, Rainbow Six, Fortnite, Warzone, Apex Legends, eNASCAR and more. Built on a foundation of a diverse and inclusive gaming culture, XSET is building the preeminent brand for today's growing Gen Z audience of gamers. The organization continues to grow at a breakneck pace, partnering with high-profile brands such as Ghost Lifestyle, SCUF Gaming, Roots Canada, HyperX, Quality Control Music, Fanshark and Wahlburgers and is working with socially positive causes including Big Brother Big Sister of America. Since its launch, XSET has attracted top-tier, world famous talent across music, sports and entertainment to its shared vision, including Grammy-nominated hip-hop artists Swae Lee and Ozuna, BMX legend Nigel Sylvester, 14-year-old female Olympic skateboarding phenom Minna Stess, and professional athletes such as NFL stars Kyle Van Noy and Adrian Colbert of the New England Patriots. Sitting at the intersection of gaming and culture, XSET's robust merchandise offerings are some of the most sought-after in the industry, featuring high-profile collaborations and exclusive pieces fans can't find anywhere else. XSET is defining what it means to be cultural leaders in the space for future generations to come. For more information visit XSET.com #reptheset
About Mavix
The all-new gaming products company, providing an ergonomic solution for gamers at any level. Launched in November 2020 by a team of seasoned office chair developers and endemic marketing agency, Zoned Gaming, Mavix has quickly drawn a considerable following in an industry accustomed to race car seat gaming chairs. Mavix' debut collection features nine critical ergonomic functions to support gamers everywhere including Dynamic Variable Lumbar (DVL) Support, fine mesh and cooling gel seating surfaces, infinite-position deep reclining mechanisms and many more thoughtful touches.
XSET Contact:
press@xset.com
Mavix Contact:
xchair@zimmerman.com
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2022-05-03T20:10:37+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/05/03/xset-levels-up-its-chair-game-with-mavix/
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LACKIE, Ronald D.
87, of Centerville, OH, received his crown of glory on October 9, 2022. Ronald was born in Chicago, Ill, the son of his late parents, Stella and Zigfried Lackie. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elaine and his daughter, Carolynn Unzicker. Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Please let us remember with great thanksgiving what God has accomplished through his faithful servant Ronald. Ronald is survived by his son-in-law, David Unzicker and granddaughters, Stephanie (Matthew) Fry and Kimberly (Joshua) Duncan. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. We give thanks to God our Father through Jesus Christ, our Lord for our brother in Christ, Ronald D. Lackie. A graveside service will be held at 10am on Friday, October 14 at David's Cemetery, Kettering. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice, https://vitascommunityconnection.org/. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be made at www.routsong.com.
Funeral Home Information
Routsong Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Centerville
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2022-10-12T05:50:20+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/lackie-ronald/RPG3DJ4XQZCRFMZICRPVVQH6ZE/
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A U.S. startup called Lightship aims to become the Tesla of RV makers with a battery-powered travel trailer.
Founded in 2020, Lightship on Wednesday unveiled the L1, a trailer with an 80-kwh battery pack, which can not only power appliances, but also help propel the trailer. This propulsion system means EVs towing it won’t lose range, and internal-combustion vehicle fuel economy won’t suffer, according to Lightship, which claims in a press release that a 300-mile EV “will remain a 300-mile EV” while towing the L1.
Measuring 27 feet long, 8-feet-6 wide, and 10 feet tall in its maximum-space camping mode, the L1 is also more aerodynamic than a traditional trailer, and can run on battery power for up to a week without charging, according to Lightship. Solar panels can also generate up to 3 kw of power, eliminating the need for propane or gasoline generators, the company claims.
Lightship was founded by former Tesla employees Ben Parker and Toby Kraus, and claims to have veterans of Rivian and Lucid, as well as electric bus maker Proterra and autonomous-driving startup Zoox, in its ranks as well. Parker and Kraus aim to apply the same ethos of these companies to the RV market.
“Lightship is taking a clean-sheet approach to building an all-electric RV the same way Tesla disrupted the established automakers,” according to the release.
The L1 is definitely Tesla-like in one aspect. Its $125,000 base price is about the same as a loaded Model X Plaid after recent price cuts. Lightship claims the L1 will be eligible for a $6,600 tax credit, and is currently accepting $500 reservations. Production is scheduled to start in late 2024.
RV life with electric vehicles is going to require some new approaches, as real-world range can be cut in half when towing a trailer. Lightship isn’t the only company working on such approaches.
Airstream last year revealed the eStream, with claims that it could potentially boost range (or mpg when pulled by a gasoline vehicle). That builds on the E-Home Caravan built by European motorhome maker Dethleffs, with tech from supplier ZF.
Colorado Teardrops has revealed a different concept—in which the vehicle tows along an extra battery pack in the camper trailer, which is then used to give the EV an extra charge.
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- 2023 Nissan Ariya recalled because steering wheel might detach
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2023-03-09T19:53:01+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/automotive/internet-brands/evs-wont-lose-range-towing-lightship-l1-electric-rv-company-claims/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade ago.
The rules proposed Wednesday would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can harm brain development of young children and contribute to heart attacks and other health problems in adults.
The move follows a legal finding by EPA in February that regulating toxic emissions under the Clean Air Act is "appropriate and necessary" to protect the public health. The Feb. 17 finding reversed a move late in President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.
The proposed rule will support and strengthen EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which have delivered a 90% reduction in mercury emissions from power plants since they were adopted in 2012 under President Barack Obama, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
“By leveraging proven, emissions-reduction measures available at reasonable costs and encouraging new, advanced control technologies, we can reduce hazardous pollution from coal-fired power plants — protecting our planet and improving public health for all,” Regan said in a statement.
The proposed rule is expected to become final next year, “ensuring historic protections for communities across the nation, especially for our children and our vulnerable populations,” Regan said.
The proposal is in line with a larger push by the EPA under President Joe Biden to restore dozens of federal environmental protections that were rolled back by Trump's administration, including reinstating rigorous environmental reviews for large infrastructure projects, protecting thousands of waterways and preserving endangered species.
Coal-fired power plants are the largest single man-made source of mercury pollutants, which enter the food chain through fish and other items that people consume. Mercury can affect the nervous system and kidneys; the World Health Organization says fetuses are especially vulnerable to birth defects via exposure in a mother’s womb.
Environmental and public health groups praised the EPA proposal, saying it protects Americans, especially children, from some of the most dangerous forms of air pollution.
“There is no safe level of mercury exposure, and while we have made significant progress advancing clean energy, coal-fired power plants remain one of the largest sources of mercury pollution,'' said Holly Bender, senior director of energy campaigns for the Sierra Club.
“It's alarming to think that toxic pollutants from coal plants can build up in places like Lake Michigan,'' where many Americans camp and swim during the summer, “and where people fish to feed their families,'' Bender said. “Our kids deserve to live and play in a healthy, safe environment, and our leaders must do everything in their power to make that a reality.”
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2023-04-05T17:46:37+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/epa-tightens-mercury-emissions-limits-at-coal-power-plants/WRWN7OFAGBFOTHFWFVHQQKX5WI/
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Ever hit the fruit aisles of the produce section and just feel overwhelmed? It might be with good reason, as virtually everything there is good for you in some way. But that can make it all the harder to narrow your selections down.
One fruit you can’t really go wrong with is blueberries, which are a versatile option you can enjoy on their own, in various breakfast dishes or salads, and much more. Blueberries are not only deliciously sweet and tasty, but they also offer up a host of health benefits, too. Here, a registered dietitian breaks it all down.
Health benefits of blueberries
Blueberries, unsurprisingly, offer several health benefits. According to Susan Greeley, RD and a chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education, they are beneficial for heart health, arthritis, fueling good gut bacteria, and immune function. Blueberries are excellent brain food, she adds.
“Blueberries are a potent source of powerful phytonutrient compounds, including anthocyanin (responsible for the deep purple color), she says. “[These compounds have] strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the body that help protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, as well as ‘normal’ cellular aging from oxidative stress.”
Are blueberries good for your stomach?
In general, blueberries (and all berries) are good for keeping your stomach happy, Greeley says. Blueberries specifically work as pre-biotics to help “feed'' good gut bacteria, as well as offer beneficial fiber for gastrointestinal health that may also protect against esophageal, colon, and other cancers. People with irritable bowel syndrome or other digestive disorders may find that they have to limit them if they find that too much of them upsets their stomach.
Are blueberries good for your skin?
Unsurprisingly, regularly eating blueberries is also a great thing you can do for your skin. As mentioned earlier, all of the antioxidant properties from phytonutrients and vitamins, including vitamin C, are good for skin and protect against premature aging and sun damage, Greeley says. So make it a habit to include blueberries in your breakfast as part of your morning routine, in addition to wearing sunscreen every day.
Can you eat blueberries every day?
Unless you experience any of those aforementioned stomach issues, you can’t have too much of a good thing by eating blueberries every day.
“We need a variety of fruits and vegetables every day,” Greeley says. “Berries of all kinds can be included in your daily diet year-round, thanks to fresh and frozen options.”
So go ahead and add them to your pancakes, smoothies, or you can eat them straight-up as a side dish or snack.
How many blueberries should you have in a day?
According to Greeley, just a half-cup serving of blueberries will allow you to reap their benefits. But by all means, have more if your heart and taste buds desire them.
Are blueberries high in antioxidants?
As mentioned earlier, blueberries are famous for being high in antioxidants.
“The polyphenols in blueberries are very powerful phytonutrients that act as antioxidants, as do vitamins C and K, and they activate glutathione, a powerful antioxidant enzyme in the body,” Greeley explains.
Health benefits of antioxidants
Antioxidants are powerhouses that you definitely don’t want to avoid when it comes to choosing your foods.
“They play key roles in ridding the body of free radicals (oxidants) and are important to consume daily to help the body manage oxidative stress and “scavenge” the damaging free radicals ongoing.”
The bottom line: Load up on fresh or frozen blueberries next time you’re at the grocery store. You won’t regret or be able to resist snacking on them, especially knowing all the good they’ll do for your skin and overall body health.
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2022-08-03T18:30:53+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/health-benefits-of-blueberries-17348130.php
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Hilina Pali wildfire 70% contained; some road closures at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
By KITV Web Staff
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HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (KITV) — A five-acre wildfire in a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is 70% contained, according to the National Park Service.
Due to firefighting efforts, Hilina Pali Road is temporarily closed past Kulanaokuaiki Campground to the Hilina Pali Lookout.
The fire was spotted Tuesday, December 20 around 9:50 a.m. below the Hilina Pali Lookout.
Lightning from the recent storm sparked the fire — “a rare occurrence in the park and throughout Hawaiʻi, as most wildfires in Hawaiʻi are caused by humans,” the National Park Service says.
A 15-person National Park Service wildland firefighting team, assisted by a helicopter, continued to douse flames and mop up Thursday in steep, rocky terrain below the Hilina Pali Lookout. The burn area contains remnant dryland ‘ōhiʻa trees and native shrubs but is otherwise dominated by alien grasses that can promote fire spread and increase fire severity, exacerbating the loss of native species in the area.
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2022-12-23T17:11:36+00:00
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localnews8.com
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https://localnews8.com/news/2022/12/23/hilina-pali-wildfire-70-contained-some-road-closures-at-hawaii-volcanoes-national-park/
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Study: Drinking coffee daily could lead to longer lifespan
Published: Sep. 28, 2022 at 8:34 PM MDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) - A new study suggests two or three cups of coffee a day could lead to a longer life.
According to the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, people who drink coffee had increased longevity and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease when compared to non-coffee drinkers.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 449,000 people between the ages of 40 and 69.
The benefits were there whether the person enjoyed ground, instant or even decaffeinated coffee.
Researchers say the lowest risks were found in those who consume four to five cups a day of ground coffee, along with those who enjoyed two to three cups a day of instant coffee.
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2022-09-29T04:10:35+00:00
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kmvt.com
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https://www.kmvt.com/2022/09/29/study-drinking-coffee-daily-could-lead-longer-lifespan/
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OTTAWA, OH (WLIO) - Ottawa is undergoing a strategic growth plan with their historic downtown.
The EndZone north of Main Street is where residents met to eat, drink, and learn about the possibilities of growth in their downtown.
There were drawings of possible projects to revive the area, and many key figures in the community spoke about how these ideas can be a reality in the future.
Mayor Dean Meyer says this event will hopefully encourage Ottawa residents to do their shopping locally instead of flocking to areas such as Lima or Findlay.
"Anytime you can draw people into town it's like wow this is a really cool place to be," he explained. "We have a great park system. We got great businesses. We have so many young people in our community right now. They're coming back, and we need to have a community that they want to come downtown. They want to spend money in our town."
The movement does not currently have any projects approved to start, but Mayor Dean is hoping that eventually changes as residents get an official look.
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2023-04-14T04:07:32+00:00
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hometownstations.com
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https://www.hometownstations.com/news/ottawa-unveils-new-plan-to-revitalize-downtown/article_08e47ad8-da5f-11ed-bc84-871899a03dd8.html
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Millions of families will gather for Thanksgiving. It's a significant shift from the height of the pandemic when families remained isolated out of fear of spreading COVID-19.
The virus has not gone away. However, Americans are more protected than ever due to vaccines and prior infections.
The Centers for Disease Control reports about 289,000 weekly cases of COVID-19. At the same time last year, that number was more than double. Hospitalizations are also down dramatically this year compared to 2021.
Health officials still recommend getting vaccinated or boosted to protect against the virus. In addition, they are warning about the spread of flu and RSV. There is a vaccine to protect against the flu, but there is no vaccine for RSV.
To avoid spreading potentially-dangerous germs, the CDC recommends:
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your upper shirt sleeve, not your hands
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
- Avoid close contact, such as kissing, shaking hands, and sharing cups and eating utensils, with others
- Clean frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs and mobile devices
Germs from other people aren't the only things to worry about on Thanksgiving. The USDA says people should follow basic steps
to protect against foodborne illnesses.
- Clean and sanitize
- Avoid cross-contamination
- Thaw the turkey safely (Never thaw your turkey in hot water or leave it on a countertop.)
- Cook food thoroughly
- Avoid stuffing turkey as it often leads to bacteria growth
- Don’t leave your food sitting out too long (Refrigerate all perishable foods sitting out at room temperature within two hours of being cooked, or one hour if the temperature is 90 F or above.)
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2022-11-17T20:43:23+00:00
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koaa.com
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https://www.koaa.com/news/national/tip-to-stay-safe-and-healthy-this-thanksgiving
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders said Monday that a report stating Colorado has offered him its head coaching job is true and he has also received interest from other schools.
The Jackson State coach didn’t say whether he’s considering any of the opportunities, including trying to turn around the Buffaloes’ beleaguered program.
Sanders didn’t specify in a teleconference for the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game participants who else has reached out besides Colorado, saying, “I’m not going to sit here and tell all my business, but they’re not the only ones.”
The university hasn’t commented on any candidates to replace Karl Dorrell, who was dismissed in October. Interim coach Mike Sanford finished out the Buffaloes’ 1-11 season.
On Saturday, Fox reported without citing sources that Colorado had offered Sanders the job.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer has guided Jackson State, a historically black college that plays in the second tier of NCAA Division I football, to an 11-0 mark this season. The Tigers host Southern in the SWAC championship Saturday.
Known as “Prime Time” during his playing career, the magnetic Sanders prefers “Coach Prime” these days. He said the offer to coach the Buffaloes isn’t a distraction.
“To someone else that hasn’t been that dude, it’s intoxicating. I’ve been ‘Prime’ for a long time, dawg,” Sanders with a laugh. “Attention ain’t nothing knew to me. Like, come on. I’m not being braggadocious — that’s a wonderful word, isn’t it? I just came up with that — but this isn’t new to me. Being in the spotlight isn’t new to me.”
Whoever takes over in Boulder has their work cut out. The Buffs went 1-8 in the Pac-12 and concluded their gloomy season with a 63-21 blowout loss to No. 12 Utah at Folsom Field on Saturday.
Before the season, Colorado lost several starters through the transfer portal, an area Sanders could surely shore up should he accept the Buffaloes’ job.
Hired by Jackson State in September 2020 after coaching his sons at a Texas high school, Sanders called the fit “a match made in heaven.” He quickly lifted the school in Mississippi’s capital to SWAC champion in one calendar year.
The Tigers followed up a 4-3 finish in a pandemic-delayed spring season with an 11-2 showing last fall, a remarkable jump led by Sanders’ son, Shedeur Sanders, at quarterback. They lost to South Carolina State in the Celebration Bowl.
Jackson State’s performance was significant beyond earning its first conference title since 2007. A program that has produced Hall of Famers such as Walter Payton, Lem Barney, Jackie Slater and Robert Brazile was relevant again among HBCUs, and Sanders was determined to keep it that way.
Sanders has also scored on the recruiting trail, landing five-star defensive back Travis Hunter and four-star receiver Kevin Coleman for this year’s unbeaten squad. Sanders told The Associated Press in an October podcast that both players chose JSU because he and his staff will prepare them for careers in the NFL.
Yet, Sanders has noted schools such as Jackson State remain at an inherent disadvantage in recruiting.
“So now it’s becoming an option,” Sanders said of top recruits choosing HBCUs. “But it’s not truly a balanced option because of facilities, because of the housing. Because of all the aesthetics at HBCUs. We’re underfunded and overlooked. So it’s not the same.”
Sanders’ success in lifting the Championship Subdivision program’s profile — not to mention drawing attention to Black college football and the challenges JSU and other programs face in fielding programs — sparked speculation about Power Five schools pursuing him for coaching vacancies.
On the ESPN show “Keyshawn, JWill & Max,” longtime NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson urged Sanders to take the Buffaloes job.
“This is a perfect situation,” Johnson said. “Here’s why: Prime can recruit. He can get me to hang out in Colorado for sure, there’s no question about that. He can recruit California, Texas, Arizona, Florida. He can get the best players in Colorado to stay in Colorado.”
Even before Sanders took the Jackson State job, he met with officials at Power Five schools about their coaching vacancies and impressed with his preparation.
Sanders was a All-American at Florida State before a stellar NFL career with five teams that included the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys, where he won a Super Bowl with each.
The 55-year-old Sanders — or whoever it may be — would step into a Colorado program that’s a long way from its glory days under Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney, who led CU to a national championship following the 1990 season.
The Buffaloes have had only one full-length winning season since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
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AP Sports Writers Gary B. Graves, John Zenor and Arnie Stapleton contributed to this report.
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2022-11-28T20:59:20+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-deion-sanders-says-report-of-job-offer-from-colorado-is-true/
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Attorney General’s office is seeking to require Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer to post bail of $10,000 as a condition of continued release as he awaits trial on charges of false reporting.
The motion filed Friday seeks to revoke Troyer’s previous no-bail release in the case stemming from his controversial confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier, The Seattle Times reported.
A hearing on whether to grant the bail motion is set for July 1.
The request by prosecutors follows a Pierce County judge's decision to issue a one-year anti-harassment order against Troyer, requiring him to stay away from newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer because of continuing incidents of “unlawful harassment.”
Troyer has denied those encounters, saying he ran into Altheimer once in April, when Altheimer delivered a newspaper to Troyer’s father.
The motion filed Friday also asserts that Troyer's conditions of release should be amended to require “strict compliance” with the anti-harassment order.
An attorney for Troyer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Troyer has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of false reporting and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant stemming from his Jan. 27, 2021 encounter with Altheimer, who was delivering newspapers in Tacoma when Troyer began following him in his personal SUV.
Troyer called in a massive police response, repeatedly telling an emergency dispatcher that Altheimer had threatened to kill him. Troyer backed off his threat claims upon questioning by Tacoma police, leading to the false-reporting charges.
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2022-06-18T00:14:46+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Attorney-General-seeks-to-require-sheriff-to-post-17249928.php
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Speed of enrollment indicates patients are seeking minimally invasive solutions to treat carpal tunnel syndrome
EAGAN, Minn., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonex Health, a leader in the ultrasound-guided treatment of common orthopedic syndromes affecting the extremities, including entrapment neuropathies and tendinopathies, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its clinical trial comparing ultrasound guided carpal tunnel release (CTR) versus traditional surgical mini-open CTR release (TUTOR). The TUTOR trial is the first multicenter randomized controlled trial in the United States to compare the efficacy and safety of traditional mini-open CTR (mOCTR) as compared to CTR using the FDA-cleared UltraGuideCTR™ with real-time ultrasound guidance.
The TUTOR trial enrolled 122 patients who were randomized to receive one of the two CTR procedures at 12 clinical investigational sites. As part of this trial, patients will be followed for one year post procedure to gather data about the efficacy of the procedure, speed of recovery, return to activities, return to work and other factors.
"We are very grateful to all of the patients who chose to participate in the TUTOR trial, and to the investigators and their staff who committed their time and expertise to advance patient care for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome," said Bob Paulson, CEO of Sonex Health. "Completing enrollment in this trial is a major milestone, and we thank the investigators and their teams for fully enrolling the TUTOR trial in just 82 days."
UltraGuideCTR is a single-use, hand-held device developed by the physician co-founders of Sonex Health – Dr. Darryl Barnes and Dr. Jay Smith – both of whom previously practiced at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and founded The Institute of Advanced Ultrasound Guided Procedures, which focuses on product innovation, clinical research, and educating physicians on the application of musculoskeletal ultrasound. The UltraGuideCTR device for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome received FDA clearance in 2019.
"The speed at which patients enrolled in this trial demonstrates that people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome are interested in minimally invasive options to alleviate their symptoms and return to normal activities as soon as possible," said Dr. Kyle R. Eberlin, associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and the study's principal investigator. "The TUTOR study has provided investigators with the opportunity to assess and compare two options to treat carpal tunnel syndrome and fully understand the efficacy and impact on each patient's quality of life. It is an honor to be making a difference in our patients' lives by expanding options to treat carpal tunnel syndrome."
TUTOR investigators and sites include:
- The study's principal investigator: Kyle R. Eberlin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
- Christopher J. Dy, MD, MPH, FACS – Washington University Physicians, St. Louis, Mo.
- Mark D. Fischer, MD – Twin Cities Orthopedics, Minneapolis, Minn.
- James L. Gluck, MD – Kansas Orthopaedic Center, Wichita, Kan.
- F. Thomas D. Kaplan, MD, FAAOS – Indiana Hand to Shoulder, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Thomas J. McDonald, MD – Sierra Orthopedic Institute, Sonora, Calif.
- Alexander Palmer, DO – Sano Orthopedics, Kansas City, Mo.
- Marc E. Walker, MD – University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss.
- James F. Watt, DO – Orthopaedic Associates, Destin, Fla.
- Thomas P. Berkbigler, DO – Midwest Orthopedic Group, Farmington, Mo.
- Paul E. Perry, MD – Tri-State Orthopaedics, Evansville, Ind.
- Benjamin P. Amis, MD – ATX Orthopedics, Austin, Texas
Sonex Health is dedicated to improving the way in which patients receive care for carpal tunnel syndrome and is invested in continuing to prove the efficacy and improved quality of life that UltraGuideCTR and real-time ultrasound guidance provides patients through ongoing clinical data. For more information, please visit www.sonexhealth.com.
ABOUT SONEX HEALTH
Founded in 2014, the mission of Sonex Health is to be a world leader in ultrasound guided surgery by delivering physicians innovative therapies that reduce invasiveness, improve safety, and reduce the cost of care. With a strong focus on common orthopedic syndromes affecting the extremities, including entrapment neuropathies and tendinopathies, Sonex Health's first proprietary technology — developed by Dr. Darryl E. Barnes and Dr. Jay Smith at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic — is UltraGuideCTR (formerly referred to as SX-One Micro-Knife), which may be utilized with or without ultrasound guidance to perform carpal tunnel release. Sonex Health's second proprietary technology is UltraGuideTFR™, for the treatment of trigger finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis. For information about Sonex Health, UltraGuideCTR, and UltraGuideTFR visit www.sonexhealth.com.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED ULTRASOUND GUIDED PROCEDURES
Founded in 2018 to support the Sonex Health mission and clinical excellence, The Institute of Advanced Ultrasound Guided Procedures is focused on innovation supported by robust clinical research and world-class professional education and training that transforms the treatment experience for patients, providers, and payers. For more information about the Institute visit www.sonexhealth.com/educational-institute.
Contact: Shelli Lissick, Bellmont Partners
651-276-6922
shelli@bellmontpartners.com
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2023-02-22T17:33:14+00:00
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wlbt.com
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https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/02/22/sonex-health-completes-patient-enrollment-randomized-controlled-clinical-study-treat-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-with-ultrasound-guidance/
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The Gulf Coast Humane Society has around 100 dogs in its shelter, all in need of loving homes. Every Friday, WINK News will introduce you to new dogs that could be the perfect additions to your family.
This week’s dog:
Bruno, a 4-year-old German shepherd mix. He has been in the kennel for four months, and everyone there is talking about him. Bruno is a calm, sweet and lovable dog who needs a forever home.
Ever wonder what it’s like when you come to find a dog at GCHS? Once you make it in, you can look through the kennels and pick out a dog you want to meet.
WINK visited the Clubhouse Kennel, which holds 26 of the bigger dogs. The dogs become extremely active and loud when they hear the gate open, but how they act in the kennel is not necessarily how they will act outside it. Bruno, for instance, was very anxious inside his pen, but relaxed and well-behaved outdoors.
GCHS volunteers said being in the kennel all day long, watching people walk through but not being able to interact with them, and being stuck behind the gate day after day gets the dogs frustrated. The longer they stay, the more pronounced their “gate reactivity” becomes; some dogs even become depressed.
Volunteers and staff take the dogs for walks and try to interact with them as much as possible to keep their anxiety low. They said people should give the kennel dogs a chance to show how they are outside their cages.
There is a dog for every family, and the Gulf Coast Humane Society hopes to make the perfect match. Contact GCHS at 239-332-0364 or visit its webpage for adoptable dogs.
You can’t buy happiness, but you sure can rescue it.
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2023-06-16T15:13:01+00:00
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winknews.com
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https://winknews.com/2023/06/16/fridays-furry-friends-bruno/
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Northampton is now the 14th Massachusetts community to ban using wild animals in traveling performances.
City councilors voted 9-0 to approve the ban, according to a news release from MSPCA. The ban makes it illegal for anyone to sponsor, exhibit, or provide entertainment that uses live or exotic animals anywhere in Northampton. Wildlife sanctuaries are not included in this ban unless they are breeding or selling animals, or moving animals for entertainment.
“This is an exciting step forward for animal welfare in Massachusetts,” said Elizabeth Magner, MSPCA-Angell animal advocacy specialist. “Traveling wild animal acts subject intelligent, social animals like elephants and nonhuman primates to abusive treatment.”
“The animals endure cruel training behind the scenes, are subjected to prolonged periods of extreme confinement, and are deprived of the ability to express their most basic natural behaviors,” Magner added. “The ban in Northampton is especially significant, considering that the city has hosted wild animal acts in the past.”
“These acts are inhumane for the animals involved, but there are also public safety concerns,” said Magner. “Audiences are at risk of being attacked or even contracting the kind of diseases that pass between humans and animals.”
“As the dark realities of the performing exotic animal industry have come to light, more and more communities are instituting bans like these while keeping their doors open to humane circus shows, like Circus Smirkus, that are just as thrilling for audiences but do not subject animals to abuse and suffering,” she added.
Thirteen Massachusetts communities, such as Amherst, Pittsfield, and Topsfield, have also passed similar bans. According to the Northampton City Council, wild animals will be banned from being in the circus, public shows, trade shows, photographic opportunities, carnivals, city or county fairs, rides, parades, races, and performances.
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2022-12-02T17:02:45+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampshire-county/northampton-bans-use-of-wild-animals-for-entertainment/
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TAIPEI, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global cross-border transactions are increasing in demand. According to Juniper Research, a UK-based market research company, the total amount of global B2B cross-border transactions will grow from 34 trillion USD in 2021 to 42 trillion USD by 2026. With alternative transactions gaining popularity, the financial regulations in various countries become stricter. In light of these trends, OwlTing Group, a global blockchain services company, announces a partnership with Dow Jones Risk & Compliance to leverage the Dow Jones Watchlist for Customer Due Diligence (CDD) measures of OwlPay, a one-stop integration payment service of OwlTing, and comply with the latest financial regulations across jurisdictions. In the second half of 2022, OwlTing Group expects to work with international financial institutions to provide global B2B cross-border payment services that are secure, real-time, and convenient applicable across multiple industries.
Cross-border B2B payments are currently complicated, expensive and time-consuming. Recognizing this problem, OwlTing Group announced OwlPay's global cross-border payment services in Q2 of 2022. Partnering with Napier, a UK-based anti-financial crime system provider listed in 2022 RegTech 100, OwlTing implements measures including Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) to meet the requirements of financial regulatory authorities in various countries. Additionally, OwlTing utilizes the Dow Jones Watchlist in the Know Your Customer (KYC) process to enhance their risk management abilities and ensure the security of cross-border transactions for their global business users.
Dow Jones Risk & Compliance includes over 3.7 million global risk profiles, including those announced from the United Nations Sanction List. In addition to these files, official sanction lists from the governments in various countries such as US OFAC, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Relatives and Close Associates (RCAs), and individuals or organizations that may have had adverse or negative media coverage are accessible. The Watchlist is also adopted by many international financial institutions and significantly contributes to OwlPay's CDD to monitor and prevent financial crime risks.
Jackal Ting, Chief Compliance Officer for OwlTing Group, explains, "OwlTing Group has been applying new technologies to innovate the existing industry applications and solve pain points. OwlPay is our solution in the FinTech industry. OwlPay not only allows users to use developer-friendly APIs to connect to business' internal management systems, provide payment process automation service, but also works with global financial institutions and digital payment enterprises to expand the cash flow network for a faster and cheaper global B2B cross-border payment service. Due to the increasing importance of AML and financial regulatory systems in various countries, OwlTing Group established the compliance department to take the responsibilities of transaction security and achieve regulatory compliance. We will continue to enhance our AML and CFT systems and measures, and expect to become a trusted partner of global enterprises."
Una Peng, Partnership Director for OwlPay, states about OwlPay's partnerships to date, "We are currently connecting the system to several banks and overseas financial institutions. On top of that, we are partnering with companies in industries such as real estate, automotive, and produce. Since the release of our global cross-border payment services in May, it has been adopted by enterprises in Singapore. In addition, we have introduced OwlPay to the business units under OwlTing Group from our hospitality system to e-commerce services, and OwlPay has processed a total payment volume of over 12 million USD to date. OwlPay allows for the same-day settlement of funds, helps save 50% of labor cost, and greatly enhances the operation efficiency for OwlTing's business units."
Looking at the global cross-border payment market, Darren Wang, Founder and CEO of OwlTing Group, shares, "OwlPay's B2B cross-border payment services for overseas businesses are released, and we will first target the US, Japan, Singapore, and countries in the EU. We will announce our partnership with international financial institutions soon. In the future, we will continue to work with our partners to provide faster and cheaper global B2B cross-border payment services with different blockchain settlement networks and USD stablecoin applications on condition that international regulatory compliance is ensured. We will build a seamless global cash flow network with which enterprises can make global payments with ease."
For more information, please see below. Thank you!
About OwlPay
OwlPay provides a one-stop integration payment service for global enterprises. Through developer-friendly APIs, OwlPay integrates functions including reconciliation, mass transfers, auto payouts to innovate B2B cross-border transactions for real-time settlement and clearance. OwlPay charges less than 10 USD per transaction with same-day settlement, significantly enhancing the efficiency and transparency and making OwlPay a faster and cheaper payment solution tailored to the needs of global enterprises. OwlPay aims to create a new FinTech experience to help enterprises enhance operational efficiency and save labor cost.
Website: https://owlpay.com/
About OwlTing Group
Founded in 2010, OwlTing Group covers B2B, B2B2C, and B2C services. As a Taiwan-based company, OwlTing has branch offices in the US, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and seeks to expand globally. In 2018, OwlTing announced an eight-figure USD investment from the Japanese financial giant SBI Group. In recent years, OwlTing has formed partnerships with government agencies, industry, and academia globally and applied the blockchain technology to the medical industry, automotive industry, defense industry, food industry, forestry, agriculture, etc. OwlTing aims to build blockchain services for various industries to solve pain points and improve industry ecosystems.
Website: https://www.owlting.com/
About Dow Jones Risk & Compliance
Dow Jones Risk & Compliance is a global provider of third-party risk management and regulatory compliance solutions. Working with clients across the globe, it delivers research tools and outsourced services for on-boarding, vetting and investigation to help companies comply with anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, corruption and economic sanctions regulation in mitigating third party risk.
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by: Kayla Hevey Posted: Jun 15, 2022 / 03:33 PM EDT Updated: Jun 15, 2022 / 03:33 PM EDT SHARE (Mass Appeal) – Summertime means summer vacations. Everyone is hitting the road to get to their destination causing traffic and stress. Mark Schieldrop, public affairs specialist from AAA Northeast, shares some ways to beat that rush.
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wwlp.com
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Another season of Chicago Cubs baseball is upon us. Here’s how to watch all the action this season.
How do I find Marquee Sports Network on my TV?
Marquee’s website has all that info for every cable provider — including if your carrier has the channel.
What if I have cut the cord?
Though the Cubs are exploring a direct-to-consumer streaming option, that is at least one season away from becoming a reality. Marquee is available on fuboTV, and the Cubs have a handful of games on over-the-air broadcast TV and a few on streaming platforms this season. See below for the full list of nationally televised games.
Are there any other streaming options?
If you’re paying for a satellite or cable-service subscription that gives you Marquee, you can stream through the watchmarquee.com website and app.
What voices am I going to hear on TV?
Jon “Boog” Sciambi will be the primary play-by-play announcer for the second straight season, joined by Jim Deshaies as lead analyst. Radio voice Pat Hughes is scheduled to pick up a couple of TV broadcasts in place of Sciambi, as is Beth Mowins.
Cole Wright will continue his role as pregame and postgame studio host for most games. Field reporters Taylor McGregor and Elise Menaker return as well.
Marquee plans to continue its rotation of guest analysts on air and in studio. The list includes Doug Glanville, Ryan Dempster, Rick Sutcliffe, Cliff Floyd, Cameron Maybin, Fergie Jenkins and Mark Grace, among others.
What’s the non-Marquee broadcast schedule?
The Cubs have a number of games on national TV this season, and more could be announced at a later date. Here’s a list, subject to change:
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- May 8 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN
- May 13 at Arizona Diamondbacks, Apple TV+
- May 28 at White Sox, Fox-32
- June 4 vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Game 2 of a doubleheader), Fox-32
- June 11 at New York Yankees, Fox-32
- June 24 at Cardinals, Apple TV+
- July 2 vs. Boston Red Sox, Fox-32
- Aug. 6 vs. Miami Marlins, FS1
- Aug. 11 at Cincinnati Reds (Field of Dreams game), Fox-32
- Aug. 20 vs. Milwaukee Brewers, FS1
What if I want to listen on the radio?
Tune your dial to WSCR-AM 670 and the Cubs Radio Network to hear Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer with Zach Zaidman. For those outside the Chicago area, stream the games via the station’s digital stream on audacy.com or tune in to the network of affiliates across seven states.
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2022-04-05T12:19:49+00:00
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MindFly will fit AI-powered bodycams on EuroLeague players to enable fans to watch, hear, and experience everything their favorite player does while on the court
Groundbreaking technology is now also adopted by Bayern Munich Basketball Club
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - EuroLeague, Europe's top tier league for Professional basketball, and Israeli startup MindFly are embarking on an agreement to make sports broadcasting history, as players in the upcoming season will all be fitted with a MindFly AI-powered bodycam during games. For the first time, fans will be able to watch, hear, and experience everything their favorite player does while on the court.
Kicking the season off, two to three players will be wearing the bodycams during matches. Using this footage, MindFly's cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) system will create First-Person Point of View (FPV) highlights for Euroleague social channels. Euroleague is planning to convert this content into non-fungible tokens (NFT), which it will be sold to Euroleague fans.
MindFly recently signed a similar agreement with Bayern Munich Basketball club, where the club's players will wear the bodycams during training sessions. The behind-the-scenes content will be used on its social platforms and later possibly sold as NFT.
"MindFly's FPV solution will transport fans right into the court during matches and training sessions and deepen the relationships between fans, players, clubs and leagues", says Alex Ferrer, Euroleague's Senior Director, Marketing and Communication. "We're proud to to offer such a stupendous innovation to our fans", he added.
"Finally, we've found an AI First Person Point of View solution that's 100% safe, 100% wearable and 100% invisible," says Marc Bertomeu, EuroLeague Innovation Manager, quoting feedback from professional players across several teams in the Euroleague, that have trialled MindFly's solution since October 2021.
MindFly was founded in early 2021 by two serial entrepreneurs, Eran Tal, MindFly CEO, and Yehuda Elmaliach, MindFly CTO. No stranger to the video industry, Eran previously founded and ran startups Evrideo, Goopi.tv, and Individual.tv. Yehuda was co-founder and CTO at Optibase, which floated on Nasdaq and reached a market cap of half a billion dollars. He also co-founded Mobixell and served as its CTO, an Israeli startup which was sold to Flash Networks.
To date, MindFly, which employs 8 employees in Tel Aviv and Barcelona, has secured $1.7 million in seed funding. Its private group of investors is spearheaded by Lior Alkan, who manages the M-Fund Club, a boutique private investor club and has made early investments in some of Israel's highest growth startups, including Zesty and GrowthSpace.
MindFly uses AI powered bodycams and an AI cloud platform to provide a seamless, automated, end to end solution, from recording, through processing and delivering HD, Pro quality, fully stabilized ready-made video highlights, to every digital and traditional media end point. The solution is offered for every sport and from any court, without any need for additional crew or infrastructure.
"Our message to the clubs and players is 'you wear the vest, we do the rest', and today MindFly creates new and exciting content for all sports fans, which did not previously exist," says Eran Tal, MindFly co-founder and CEO. "We are currently in advanced negotiations to sign agreements with several clubs and top football leagues in Europe and with several major broadcasters. We will extend our partnerships globally in the coming year, focusing on clubs, leagues, and top broadcasters in Europe and the US."
"Led by Eran and Yehuda, two experienced entrepreneurs who exude passion and creativity, MindFly doesn't only set itself apart through innovation, but also through the incredible market potential its groundbreaking ideas offer," says Lior Elkan, Managing Partner of M-Fund Club. "Both Eran and Yehuda previously founded successful companies, and both have the prerequisite technology and business experience for MindFly. These facts are setting MindFly on a path to success. Their ability to quickly move a complex idea into development and adapt the product to a target market is phenomenal."
The system currently broadcasts selected video clips from key moments of games and training, and soon it will broadcast full games in real-time. The solution is adapted to all media channels, including social media, NFT, OTT, websites, D2C apps, and television on all devices, including televisions, mobile phones, tablets, and laptops.
About the EuroLeague
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is a European professional basketball club competition recognised as the top-tier league in Europe. Euroleague Ventures S.A. ("EV") is the exclusive holder on an international level of all the audio-visual, marketing, and commercial exploitation rights of the top two continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe - EuroLeague and EuroCup.
About MindFly
MindFly is an automated, end-to-end solution for mainstream sports that enables fans to watch any game from a player's First-Person Point of View (FPV). The player captures the scene using the ultra-light, wearable MindFly AI BodyCam. The MindFly AI cloud platform stabilises, analyses, and auto-directs the scene (emulating a human director and camera person). It then generates and distributes pro-quality (4K, HD), ready to publish highlight clips optimised for all media channels, including social media platforms, NFT platforms, OTT platforms, websites, D2C apps and TV broadcast platforms on all devices (TV, mobile, laptops). The devices collect no personal data of any kind, and the footage is soon to be offered in a livestream.
The solution is perfect for social and for NFT and works for any sports rights-holder - broadcaster, sponsor, leagues and clubs and even individual athletes. With signed paying customers.
MindFly website: www.Mindfly.live
Contact: info@mindfly.live
You can watch an explainer video here.
Images and videos can be viewed here. The folder "Video link" includes a PDF file with links to video clips.
Photo credit for videos and images of the solution: MindFly
Photo credit for images of MindFly founders and team: Osnat Krasnanski
Caption for the founders' photo: MindFly founders from right to left: Eran Tal, CEO, Yehuda Elmaliach, CTO
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2022-05-23T11:33:39+00:00
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Ricky Bobby’s ‘Talladega Nights’ mansion hits market for nearly $10M
CORNELIUS, N.C. (Gray News) - You could buy Ricky Bobby’s house from “Talladega Nights” fame.
Re/Max has the Lake Norman mansion that was owned by the movie character Ricky Bobby in the 2006 film listed for $9.9 million.
The home features six bedrooms and nine total baths with more than 12,000 square feet of space on 1.3 acres.
The property is located in Cornelius and hosted several iconic scenes from the movie, including what the listing calls a Ricky Bobby room which has a fireplace surrounded by windows featuring water views.
The 12,000-square-foot home has three floors and an elevator.
According to the listing, the property’s owners recently completed renovations at the home that sits near Lake Norman with its own docks, a private garden, an infinity pool and a hot tub.
Cornelius is about 25 minutes north of Charlotte as many scenes from “Talladega Nights: The Ballard of Ricky Bobby” starring Will Ferrell were filmed in North Carolina.
Interested buyers can contact Kandi Lowe with Re/Max at 704-502-1190.
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2023-03-15T02:54:22+00:00
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NEW YORK, April 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Ascendis Pharma (NASDAQ: ASND) resulting from allegations that Ascendis may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Ascendis securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=13973 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On April 3, 2023, before market hours, Ascendis announced that the "U.S. Food & Drug Administration ("FDA") has notified the Company that, as part of their ongoing review, the FDA has identified deficiencies in the Company's New Drug Application ("NDA") for TransCon PTH (palopegteriparatide) in hypoparathyroidism that at this time precludes them from holding further discussions about labeling and post-marketing requirements/commitments. The deficiencies were not disclosed in the letter."
On this news, the price of Ascendis' American Depository Shares ("ADSs") fell as low as $64.33 on April 3, 2023, a 40% decline compared to the closing price on April 2, 2023.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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WALLDORF, Germany, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced key data innovations and partnerships that give customers access to mission-critical data, enabling faster time to insights and better business decision-making. SAP announced the SAP® Datasphere solution, the next generation of its data management portfolio, which gives customers easy access to business-ready data across the data landscape. SAP also introduced strategic partnerships with industry-leading data and AI companies – Collibra NV, Confluent Inc., Databricks Inc. and DataRobot Inc. – to enrich SAP Datasphere and allow organizations to create a unified data architecture that securely combines SAP software data and non-SAP data.
Until today, accessing and using data located in disparate systems and locations – across cloud providers, data vendors and on-premise systems – has been a complex challenge. Customers have had to extract data from original sources and export it to a central location, losing critical business context along the way and recapturing it only through ongoing, dedicated IT projects and manual effort. With today's announcements, SAP Datasphere helps eliminate this hidden data tax, enabling customers to build a business data fabric architecture that quickly delivers meaningful data with business context and logic intact.
"With SAP customers generating 87% of total global commerce, SAP data is among a company's most valuable business assets and is contained in the most important functions of an organization, from manufacturing to supply chains, finance, human resources and more," said Juergen Mueller, Chief Technology Officer and member of the Executive Board of SAP SE. "We want to help our customers take the next step to easily and confidently integrate SAP data with non-SAP data from third-party applications and platforms, unlocking entirely new insights and knowledge to bring digital transformation to another level."
SAP Datasphere
Available today, SAP Datasphere is the next generation of the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud solution. It enables data professionals to deliver scalable access to mission-critical business data. With a unified experience for data integration, data cataloging, semantic modeling, data warehousing, data federation and data virtualization, SAP Datasphere enables data professionals to help distribute mission-critical business data – with business context and logic preserved – across their organization's data landscape. SAP Datasphere is built on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), which includes strong enterprise security capabilities, such as database security, encryption and governance. No additional steps or migrations are required for existing customers of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, who will benefit from new SAP Datasphere functionality in their product environment. New functionality includes data cataloging that automatically discovers, manages and governs data; simplified data replication to deliver data and its constant updates in real-time; and enhanced data modeling that preserves the rich business context of data in SAP applications. Additional application integration capabilities that link data and metadata from cloud solutions from SAP to SAP Datasphere are planned.
Messer Americas, a leading industrial and medical gas company in North and South America, needed simple and secure access to data from SAP and non-SAP solutions within the company to strengthen data-driven decision-making and free up IT resources to focus on other strategic tasks. With SAP Datasphere, Messer Americas was able to build a modern data architecture that maintained the context of its enterprise data.
"SAP Datasphere simplifies our data landscape, giving us more confidence in the data we're working with every day so we can better deliver on the needs of the business," said David Johnston, Chief Information Officer, Messer Americas. "We are able to react faster to emergent changes in supply and demand, resulting in better inventory management, improved customer service and optimization of our supply chain."
Strategic Partnerships
SAP and its new open-data partners will help hundreds of millions of users across the world make informed business-critical decisions rooted in massive amounts of data. SAP's strategic partners provide the unique strengths of their ecosystems and enable customers to combine all their data like never before.
"Everybody wants access to SAP data, so leveraging partnerships among tech suppliers is absolutely necessary for a comprehensive data strategy," said Dan Vesset, group vice president of data and analytics market research, IDC. "Organizations today live in a world where a multi-cloud, multivendor and off- and on-premise data landscape is the norm. SAP is taking a new approach by partnering with a select group of leading partners, treating third-party data as a first-class citizen to better meet the needs of customers."
Initial partners include:
- Collibra plans to have a tailored integration with SAP, enabling customers to achieve an enterprise governance strategy by building a complete data catalog with lineage across their entire data landscape – both SAP and non-SAP data. Collibra makes trusted data discoverable across any organization.
- Confluent plans to connect its data streaming platform, empowering companies to unlock valuable business data and connect it with external applications in real time. Confluent's cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion – permitting the uninhibited flow of real-time data from various sources across an organization.
- Databricks customers can integrate their Data Lakehouse with SAP software so data can be shared with semantics preserved, helping customers simplify their data landscape.
- DataRobot enables customers to leverage multimodal automated machine learning capabilities on top of SAP Datasphere and bring it directly into their business data fabric on whichever cloud platform it resides.
For more information, visit the Announcement Blog. Follow SAP on Twitter at @SAPNews.
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SAP's strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent, sustainable enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: SAP customers generate 87% of total global commerce. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers' businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want – without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people's lives. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
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2023-03-08T17:10:05+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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Posted: Nov 12, 2022 / 09:30 PM EST Updated: Nov 12, 2022 / 11:11 PM EST SHARE SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Syracuse Orange fell t the Florida State Seminoles, finishing their game at the JMA Wireless Dome with the same score they had at halftime. The final score is: 38-3 Syracuse Football roster Get tickets to a future game
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2022-11-13T04:14:49+00:00
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — In Mexico, a long list of nonviolent crimes — such as home burglary and freight and fuel theft — bring automatic pretrial detention, with no bail or house arrest allowed.
Mexico’s Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on that “no-bail” policy, with some justices arguing it violates international treaties that say pretrial detention should be used only in “exceptional” cases to prevent suspects from fleeing justice.
Suspects accused of murder and other violent crimes seldom get released on bail anywhere in the world. But in Mexico, the list of charges that allow a suspect to be detained pending trial has grown to 16, among them abuse of authority, corruption and electoral crime.
Yet only about two of every 10 people accused of a crime in Mexico are ever found guilty. That means that of the estimated 92,000 suspects now in cells pending trial, often with hardened criminals, around 75,000 will spend years locked up in Mexico’s crowded, dangerous prisons, unlikely to be convicted.
Trials in Mexico can drag on for a surprisingly long time. Two men were recently released with ankle monitors after spending 17 years in prison while on trial for murder. Strangely, now that they have been convicted, they are both out while pursuing appeals.
One of them, Daniel García Rodríguez, said, “We are also worried that almost 100,000 Mexicans are held in prison pending trial. They and their families are overwhelmingly poor, and pretrial detention has made them even more vulnerable.”
It all adds up to a lot of innocent people spending years in prison. Activists say an increasing number of Mexicans are forced to opt for a form of plea bargain simply because they are likely to spend more time in a cell trying to clear their names than they would if convicted.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has expanded the number of crimes considered ineligible for bail and he has publicly called on the Supreme Court not to release more people pending trial.
His administration argues that would create additional pressures or threats against judges to accept bribes in exchange for releasing suspects, and create a “revolving-door” justice system in which suspects could walk out of jail as soon as they are detained.
“It is a question of preventing them from fleeing justice, or from attacking victims or threatening witnesses, or continuing to commit crimes or direct criminal activities,” an Interior Department statement said in urging the Supreme Court not to change the rules.
Assistant Interior Secretary Ricardo Mejía argued Friday that because judges in Mexico are so corrupt, “We wouldn’t just return to the ‘revolving door,’ rather we would be talking about open doors … when there was a feeling that judges freed some criminals faster that they could be caught.”
Activists say there is also a question of whether Mexico should be locking up people for years just on the say-so of police. The country’s police forces aren’t known for sophisticated investigative techniques and often keep suspects locked up on the thinnest of suspicions while they try to build cases against them.
“What they do is: ‘First I’ll detain you, and then I’ll investigate you,'” said independent Sen. Emilio Álvarez Icaza, a former human rights official.
Luís Alejandro Chávez spent two years in prison awaiting trial for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The evidence against him? He had the same nickname — “El Potro,” or “The Foal” — as a man in a neighboring state.
“Just for having a nickname, they can ruin somebody’s life,” Chávez said in a documentary produced by the activist organization Renace (Reborn), which eventually took up his defense and got him freed.
Chávez, like most suspects held pending trial, didn’t have money to pay a private lawyer, so he had to rely on one of Mexico’s underpaid, overworked public defenders, who often must handle 300 cases at one time. Chávez said that after his initial hearing, he almost never saw the lawyer again.
Mexico does not have cash or property bail like the United States. Instead, for those it does release before trial, there are more than a dozen mechanisms aimed at ensuring they show up in court, ranging from electronic monitoring devices to confiscation of passports to periodic check-ins.
Chrístel Rosales, of the government watchdog group Mexico Evalua — Mexico Evaluates — said those measures have been shown to be about 90% effective in ensuring people appear for trial, without the pain, cost and disruption of holding someone in prison.
Pretrial detention weighs heavily on women, Rosales said. About seven of every 10 women in Mexican prisons are being held pending trial, a figure that rises to nine of every 10 in some states.
Nor are drug cartel hitmen — the biggest culprits of Mexico’s violence — the main focus of pretrial detention, Rosales said. About 30% of those jailed pending trial are charged with home robberies, about 20% for domestic violence and 10% for low-level drug sales or possession.
Sen. Álvarez Icaza calls mandatory pretrial detention “punitive populism,” designed to divert attention from the government’s failure to stop violent crime.
López Obrador has been unable to reduce Mexico’s sky-high homicide rate, but counters that holding more people in prison is a sign of success.
Álvarez Icaza calls it “an act of desperation, meant to answer the public’s legitimate concern with public safety. They think they’re solving the problem, but they’re making it worse … because when these people get out of prison, they are going to be worse off.”
The president says he will respect the Supreme Court’s ruling whatever it is, but he has publicly pressured the court in a way no previous administration has before.
Mexico’s prison population has risen by about 30% since López Obrador expanded the number of “no-bail” offenses in 2019. Being put into Mexican prisons, which are overcrowded, underfunded and controlled by gangs, can be hell for those on pretrial detention, who often enter with no prison smarts or gang connections.
“Everything costs money” for the prisoners due to bribes and extorsion, Álvarez Icaza said. “Visits cost money, food costs money…. Sometimes you even have to pay protection money in order not to get killed. For every visit, you have to pay the guard.”
That has led an increasing number of suspects to opt for some form of plea bargain, known in Mexico as a “shortened trial,” in which they plead guilty. Rosales said research shows as many as 85% of cases that do yield convictions now are the result of such plea bargains.
“In the real world,” Rosales said, “when detention means you are immediately imprisoned, people are going to look for a solution, a way out,” even if that means pleading guilty to a crime they didn’t commit.
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2022-09-05T11:43:32+00:00
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cbs42.com
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Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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TORNADO WATCH
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 582
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1213 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2022
TORNADO WATCH 582 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BOSQUE BOWIE
CAMP CASS CHEROKEE
CORYELL DELTA FALLS
FRANKLIN FREESTONE GREGG
HAMILTON HARRISON HENDERSON
HILL HOPKINS HOUSTON
LAMAR LEON LIMESTONE
MCLENNAN MADISON MARION
MORRIS NAVARRO PANOLA
RAINS RED RIVER ROBERTSON
RUSK SMITH TITUS
TRINITY UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WOOD
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HOPKINS AND NORTHEASTERN RAINS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM CST...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for north central
Texas.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CST
FOR FRANKLIN...NORTHERN WOOD...TITUS...NORTHWESTERN CAMP AND SOUTHERN
RED RIVER COUNTIES...
At 1213 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Clarksville to 7 miles east of
Bogata to near Hagansport to near Purley to near Quitman, moving east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Pleasant, Winnsboro, Clarksville, Hagansport, Boxelder, Mount
Vernon, Bogata, Scroggins, Pleasant Grove, Wilkerson, Newsome,
Purley, Winfield, Talco, Avery, Yantis, Annona, Miller's Cove, Rocky
Mound and Johntown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southeastern
Oklahoma...and northeastern Texas.
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LightEdge, a leading provider of colocation, cloud, and managed service solutions, today announces new operations leadership focused on streamlining the customer experience. Leland Mankin, an experienced technology professional known for his "can-do" spirit and innovative approach, is now being promoted to Vice President of Operations. In this role, he will oversee the areas of data center infrastructure, systems, implementations, professional services, and customer care.
"We are very pleased to have an employee of Leland's caliber lead these critical areas and ensure that all of our processes — from onboarding to ticketing systems — are as effective as possible," said LightEdge President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Springborn. "Leland thoroughly understands the customer journey and continually looks for ways to improve processes for the benefit of our customers and employees."
Mankin joined LightEdge in 2018 as part of the company's acquisition of OnRamp, a world-class cloud and colocation solutions provider in Austin, Texas. Mankin had been with OnRamp since 2012, starting as a customer support technician and quickly rising through the ranks due to his keen interest and fresh ideas about ways to improve customer onboarding and service delivery. Mankin brings many years of experience in process improvement, contract fulfillment, customer communication, and customer experience to his new role.
During his tenure with OnRamp, Mankin showed himself to be a "take charge" kind of manager. "When he saw a need, he filled it," said Springborn, referring to Mankin's reputation for improving customer communication and developing SOPs and documentation wherever lacking. At LightEdge, Mankin has led efforts to enhance service delivery and engagement from an operational perspective, including spearheading an automation initiative that has significantly reduced time to deploy for customer projects.
"We were impressed by what we'd heard about Leland when he joined LightEdge and we've continued to be impressed by his efforts over the last several years," said Springborn. "His proactive attitude, impact-oriented mindset, and attentiveness to operational excellence are just the kind of attributes we need as we continue to deliver the best colocation and cloud services to our clients."
Mankin said he is very excited about his new role, particularly because he knows that LightEdge is a customer-first organization. "Meeting the needs of our customers is a mission we take very seriously," he said.
LightEdge Solutions is the leader in colocation and private cloud services for highly regulated organizations who value always on uptime for their mission critical workloads. LightEdge owns and operates eleven purpose-built data centers primarily across the Midwest, Texas, and the Southwest. With 25 years in business, LightEdge offers full stack technology services that deliver unbeatable uptime, security, and flexibility for their clients. Their premier colocation, cloud, disaster recovery, and security solutions are designed to support complex hybrid IT deployments and audited against the industry's top security and compliance standards. For more information, visit www.lightedge.com.
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During the winter months, many people spend snowy mornings shoveling their sidewalks and driveways.
But could this activity have dangerous consequences for your health? Some people on social media warn that shoveling snow can increase your risk of a heart attack.
THE QUESTION
Can shoveling snow increase your risk of a heart attack?
THE SOURCES
- The American Heart Association
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Marc Samsky, M.D., cardiologist and assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine
- Kerry Stewart, M.D., cardiologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
THE ANSWER
Yes, shoveling snow can increase your risk of a heart attack. People with underlying health conditions and those who don’t exercise regularly have a higher risk of suffering from a heart attack while shoveling, medical experts say.
WHAT WE FOUND
Snow shoveling is among the strenuous physical activities that can place extra stress on a person’s heart, increasing the risk of a heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
“Numerous scientific research studies over the years have identified the dangers of shoveling snow for people with and without previously known heart disease,” the AHA said.
Both the exertion of shoveling snow and the conditions under which you’re shoveling it can be hard on your heart, the Cleveland Clinic and other experts say.
“The sudden increase in blood pressure and heart rate puts a lot of strain on your heart,” cardiologist Marc Samsky, M.D., told VERIFY. “That’s compounded by the cold air, which can also cause your blood vessels to constrict and increase your blood pressure, and increase the strain on your heart.”
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While shoveling snow can place extra stress on any person’s heart, the risk of a heart attack is higher for people with certain health conditions and other risk factors.
They include people with existing heart disease, people with high blood pressure or high cholesterol, people who are obese or have other cardiovascular risks such as a sedentary lifestyle, people with diabetes, people who are current or former smokers, and people who have previously had a heart attack or stroke.
People with these conditions and risk factors, along with those who have had bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty, should not shovel snow, Barry Franklin, Ph.D., an AHA fellow and expert on the science behind cardiovascular risks of snow shoveling, said.
Experts say people who are relatively healthy and exercise regularly are at a lower risk of a heart attack while shoveling snow.
“If someone works out regularly and is free of cardiac risk factors, their ... risk is lower than someone who has high risk factors and doesn’t work out,” cardiologist Kerry Stewart, M.D., said.
To decrease your risk of a heart attack or cardiac event while shoveling snow, experts recommend shoveling periodically during the storm, taking frequent breaks and staying hydrated.
The American Heart Association also recommends pushing the snow with a shovel rather than physically lifting and throwing it.
Though it’s generally less intense to use a snow blower than a shovel, some studies have shown there is still an increased risk of heart attacks among people using automatic snow blowers. Pushing the heavy snow blower can also raise your heart rate and blood pressure quickly, according to the AHA.
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2022-12-23T23:34:09+00:00
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Tyler Wells’ demotion would’ve been unfathomable three weeks ago. Sunday, it was barely a surprise.
Wells, the Orioles’ best starting pitcher in the season’s first half, was optioned to Double-A after his third straight poor start Saturday. Since the All-Star break, the 6-foot-8 right-hander has been almost unrecognizable to the reliable starting pitcher who was leading the majors in WHIP.
The increasing workload for Wells, who pitched just 163 total frames from 2019 to 2022, has been a question facing the club since he solidified his spot in the rotation and quickly approached his single-season innings high. The Orioles gave their answer Sunday, with manager Brandon Hyde explaining the demotion as a way to give Wells a “breather,” manage his workload and get him back to the consistent starter who was integral to Baltimore’s success in the first half.
There’s not much argument over the validity of the Orioles’ decision to option Wells, who suddenly lost his command during his past three starts to issue nine walks and 11 runs in just nine innings. But the same bill that came due for Wells could also for Dean Kremer and Grayson Rodriguez, two other young members of the rotation who have either surpassed their single-season innings marks or are about to.
How Baltimore handles those trains barreling down the tracks might determine whether it can maintain its standing as the American League’s best team — on pace to win 98 games — or contend for a World Series.
“When you have starters that are doing things that they’ve never done before, you’re obviously paying closer attention,” Hyde said.
Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said Friday before Wells’ start that the organization is monitoring the workloads of its starting pitchers and will be “mindful of indicators” that could provide a “reason to pull back.”
“There’s really not a ton of science, or any science, there,” Elias said about innings limits. “We try to use common sense. We try to use our expertise. I don’t know that a single member of our rotation right now wants to go leave the rotation in some way shape or form. There’s that, too. They’re having the season of their lives, they’re competing, the team’s in first, they’ve got their whole careers ahead of them.”
Kremer, who was pulled with no outs in the fifth in Sunday’s win over the New York Yankees, is 14 2/3 innings away from matching his single-season high set last year. The 27-year-old right-hander leads the team with 10 wins, but he’s allowed four or more runs in eight of his 22 starts and owns a 4.66 ERA.
Rodriguez, meanwhile, has already surpassed his high-water mark of 103 frames from 2021 with 103 2/3 — nearly two-thirds of which in the majors. The 23-year-old spent six weeks in Triple-A after struggling in his first 10 starts, but he’s been sharp since returning to the rotation to begin the second half.
For Kremer, Rodriguez and, to a lesser extent, Kyle Bradish (who is 40 innings away from his single-season high), Hyde said they’ll be evaluated on a “case-by-case” basis. He’s also said in the past that evaluating the stress level of innings and pitches can be just as important as the total number of innings.
“It’s challenging,” Hyde said about managing workloads. “I’m so proud of all these guys. Tyler, he’s in uncharted waters right now. He’s not had experience of pitching like a normal starter in a full season since the minor leagues years ago. And all these guys are going to go through things for the first time, honestly, and that’s part of development and it’s part why they’re going to be really good down the road, too.
“We’re trying to win right now, and we’re going to try to win down the road and these guys have [taken] huge steps in their career this year. So we’re going to monitor things and we’ll see what happens, but we need all of them to go where we want to go.”
The workload conundrum doesn’t just apply to the rotation; it’s perhaps just as perilous for the Orioles’ two best relievers. Closer Félix Bautista and setup man Yennier Cano are both on pace to throw more innings than they did last season as Hyde has often tasked the two right-handers to finish games. Bautista has pitched in 43.8% of the Orioles’ games this season, while Cano, who was called up in mid-April, has appeared in 50.5% of contests for which he was on the roster.
Bautista, in his first full season as a closer, is at 50 innings and on pace for roughly 77 — more than the 65 2/3 he totaled last year. Cano, a rookie, is on pace for 84 innings — more than the 58 1/3 he covered last year and barely short of the 86 2/3 he managed in Cuba nearly a decade ago.
Unlike Wells and the starting pitchers, every pitch and inning Bautista and Cano throw are stressful. But similar to the starters, they could all be asked to pitch well into October.
“Bautista’s never closed for a full season before. Look at Cano’s last year, he’s never pitched in anything close to these sort of situations he’s being put in before,” Hyde said. “So all these guys are going to be better in the upcoming years for going through this year we’ve had up to this point, and hopefully we continue to keep it going. I’m incredibly impressed with how everybody’s handled it so far.”
It’s possible Wells returns to the rotation in August or September, although Hyde didn’t rule out using him in a relief role down the stretch. But at least for the short term, his demotion opens a spot in the rotation. The Orioles seemingly have two options: Move left-hander Cole Irvin back into the rotation or trade for a starting pitcher.
Baltimore is operating as a buyer at the trade deadline for the first time during Elias’ tenure, and he said it’s likely any additions would be for pitchers rather than position players. But Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline is approaching, and a few of the top starting pitchers on the market were dealt over the weekend.
“There’s a couple really interesting teams right now that still haven’t declared what they’re doing,” Elias said about the ever-evolving trade market. “We’re talking to a lot of them and kind of have some eyes on some stuff. We’ll see what they end up doing. We may end up having waited and they don’t sell.”
What’s to come?
The trade deadline, a pivotal AL East series and a reunion.
The last opportunity for Elias to bolster this roster via traditional trades this season is Tuesday, which comes in the middle of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. While the top of the AL East has been occupied solely by Tampa Bay and Baltimore this season, the Blue Jays enter the series 5 1/2 games back of the Orioles. The last time the Orioles went to Rogers Centre, they swept the Blue Jays in Toronto for the first time since 2005.
When they return home, they’ll welcome Buck Showalter back to Camden Yards for the first time since the former Orioles skipper was fired after the 2018 season. Showalter, 67, is in his second season managing the New York Mets, who have disappointed this season with a 50-55 record.
What was good?
The fans.
The weekend series against the Yankees was the most-attended three-game set at Camden Yards in seven years. The announced attendance for the three games was a combined 114,816, including a sellout crowd Saturday. The average attendance this weekend was 38,272. The last time that many fans flocked to Oriole Park for a three-game series was July 2016 against the Los Angeles Angels (120,567). While a considerable amount of fans this weekend were wearing Yankee pinstripes, the last time a three-game Yankees series drew more fans than this weekend was in September 2014.
“The crowds have been unbelievable this weekend,” Hyde said. “We really appreciate the energy in the ballpark and how much our fans have showed up this weekend to support us and drowned out the Yankees fans, so that’s been great to see the energy in the ballpark.”
What wasn’t?
In the first half, All-Star Austin Hays slashed .314/.355/.498 — good for an .853 OPS. In the second half, he’s performed half as well, hitting .155 with three doubles and no home runs.
His struggles continued this week as the 28-year-old went 3-for-21 with one double and two walks. Hays’ batting average and OPS have fallen to .287 and .777, respectively.
On the farm
Luis Vicioso, a 20-year-old catching prospect, was named the Most Valuable Player of the Dominican Summer League All-Star Game on Sunday.
Vicioso, the younger brother of Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo, hit a two-run single in the first to propel the AL to a 4-3 win over the NL. Vicioso, who Baltimore signed out of the Dominican Republic in January, is slashing .355/.412/.505 — good for a .917 OPS — in 31 DSL games this year.
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2023-07-31T15:40:38+00:00
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department, and the civil rights organization is suing the governor and other officials over it.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves says violent crime in Jackson has made it necessary to expand where the Capitol Police can patrol and to authorize some appointed rather than elected judges.
But the NAACP said in its lawsuit filed late Friday that these are serious violations of the principle of self-government because they take control of the police and some courts out of the hands of residents.
“In certain areas of Jackson, a citizen can be arrested by a police department led by a State-appointed official, be charged by a State-appointed prosecutor, be tried before a State-appointed judge, and be sentenced to imprisonment in a State penitentiary regardless of the severity of the act,” the lawsuit says.
Derrick Johnson, the national president of the NAACP, is himself a resident of Jackson. At a community meeting earlier this month, he said the policing law would treat Black people as “second-class citizens.”
The legislation was passed by a majority-white and Republican-controlled state House and Senate. Jackson is governed by Democrats and about 83% of residents are Black, the largest percentage of any major U.S. city.
The governor said this week that the Jackson Police Department is severely understaffed and he believes the state-run Capitol Police can provide stability. The city of 150,000 residents has had more than 100 homicides in each of the past three years.
“We’re working to address it,” Reeves said in a statement Friday. “And when we do, we’re met with overwhelming false cries of racism and mainstream media who falsely call our actions ‘Jim Crow.’”
According to one of the bills Reeves signed into law Friday, Capitol Police will have “concurrent" jurisdiction with Jackson Police Department in the city. The expanded jurisdiction for the Capitol Police would begin July 1.
Another law will create a temporary court within a Capitol Complex Improvement District covering a portion of Jackson. The court will have the same power as municipal courts, which handle misdemeanor cases, traffic violations and initial appearances for some criminal charges. The new law says people convicted in the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court may be put in a state prison rather than in a city or county jail.
The judge of the new court is not required to live in Jackson and will be appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice. The current chief justice is a conservative white man.
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2023-04-22T20:55:55+00:00
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MIDDLETOWN, Del., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi STA, a leading Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), is pleased to announce the groundbreaking for its new 190-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Middletown, Delaware. First announced in June 2021, this site will be WuXi STA's second facility in the United States, offering expanded capacity and greater flexibility to meet the needs of customers in the U.S. and around the world.
The WuXi STA Middletown site is located in the Middletown Business Center at 1091 Industrial Drive, and the new state-of-the-art facility will create approximately 500 full-time jobs by 2026. Phase I of the new campus will provide formulation development, clinical and commercial drug product manufacturing services for a variety of oral and injectable dosage forms, as well as packaging, labeling, storage and distribution services for clinical trial materials and commercial drug products.
WuXi STA has 12 sites across the U.S., Europe and Asia that offer a range of services and meet or exceed all regulatory standards. Together with three other drug product manufacturing sites in Couvet (Switzerland), Wuxi City (China) and Shanghai (China), this new facility will further enhance the company's global drug production capacity and capabilities.
"The biopharmaceutical industry is part of Delaware's DNA," said Delaware Governor John Carney. "Over the next five years, WuXi STA plans to build a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in one of Delaware's fastest-growing communities, bringing with it good jobs and economic growth. This campus is only possible because of Delaware's world-class, innovative workforce. Thank you to WuXi STA, Middletown Mayor Kenny Branner and everyone who made this project possible."
"The First State continues to be a first-rate destination for businesses looking to innovate and grow," said Senator Tom Carper. "This investment by WuXi STA helps position Delaware as a continued global leader in biopharmaceuticals, further cementing the manufacturing might of one of our fastest growing communities. Delaware's workforce is ready to help build the future of our life-saving pharmaceuticals. This state-of-the-art campus will create good jobs and help fortify our supply chains here at home."
"This biopharmaceutical facility is one most significant private sector investment ever in the Middletown region," said Senator Chris Coons. "I am excited about WuXi STA's decision to choose Middletown for one of their new manufacturing facilities. This isn't just the largest private-sector investment in Middletown's history – it's a defining moment that will bring many more good-paying jobs to Delaware and will further cement the First State as a world leader in biopharmaceutical research and manufacturing. Thanks are due to everyone from Middletown to Dover to Washington who helped us get to this point, whether by making continued investments in NIIMBL, improving our education system from kindergarten to our universities, or ensuring that Delaware workers have the skills manufacturers like WuXi AppTec are looking for."
"As the First State, Delaware has always had a spirit of innovation – constantly seeking new opportunities and ventures that will strengthen our economy and our state as a whole," said Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester. "Today's groundbreaking of the WuXi STA pharmaceutical manufacturing plant represents another step in that spirit of innovation – bringing good-paying jobs to Middletown and strengthening communities throughout Delaware. The state-of-the-art facility will bring 500 full-time jobs over the next several years, growing our state's workforce and allowing us to manufacture more goods domestically - enhancing our economic competitiveness on the global stage."
"We are truly looking forward to our partnership with WuXi STA, as the groundbreaking today marks the kick-off to them making their new home in Middletown, Delaware. WuXi STA will be joining our bustling industrial area, just steps away from Clarios, Datwyler, Amazon and Breakthru Beverage, just some of the companies that have invested in Middletown. When asked by WuXi STA about our business-friendly attitude, these businesses expressed their wholehearted support for how we do business and we couldn't be more excited about WuXi STA wanting to join them, and the Town of Middletown, in our journey together," said Middletown Mayor Ken Branner. Branner added he was thankful for the support of Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Prosperity Partnership.
"I would like to thank our federal, state and local partners in Delaware for their continued support in the establishment of this site," said Dr. Minzhang Chen, co-CEO of WuXi AppTec and CEO of WuXi STA. "WuXi STA continues to increase our capabilities and capacities to better serve our customers through a more robust and reliable supply chain. With our integrated Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) platform and proven quality system, we look forward to working with our customers to swiftly deliver their innovative therapies to market in order to save lives and improve healthcare for patients."
The WuXi STA Middletown facility is expected to begin operations in 2025.
About WuXi STA
WuXi STA (stapharma.com), a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec (wuxiapptec.com), is a leading pharmaceutical development and manufacturing capability and technology platform company serving the life sciences industry, with global operations. As a premier Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), WuXi STA offers its worldwide partners efficient, flexible and high-quality solutions for integrated chemical, manufacturing and controls (CMC) from preclinical to commercial uses, including the development and manufacturing of small molecule, oligonucleotide, peptide and various complex chemical conjugate. For more information, please visit: http://www.STApharma.com
About WuXi AppTec
As a global company with operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry to advance discoveries and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients. Through its unique business models, WuXi AppTec's integrated, end-to-end services include chemistry drug CRDMO (Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization), biology discovery, preclinical testing and clinical research services, cell and gene therapies CTDMO (Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization), helping customers improve the productivity of advancing healthcare products through cost-effective and efficient solutions. WuXi AppTec received AA ESG rating from MSCI in 2021 and its open-access platform is enabling more than 5,850 collaborators from over 30 countries to improve the health of those in need – and to realize the vision that "every drug can be made and every disease can be treated." Please visit: http://www.wuxiapptec.com
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Fireworks are most common on the Fourth of July, but Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin broke out its own form of pyrotechnics during its 17-2 explosion on Jacksonville in Illinois high school softball on April 4.
In recent action on March 29, Jacksonville faced off against Chatham Glenwood and Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin took on Rochester on March 30 at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin High School.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Senate today voted to proceed to the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, clearing the 60-vote threshold for cloture by a vote of 62-37 and paving the way for a simple majority vote on final passage. Sens. Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Shelley Capito, Susan Collins, Joni Ernst, Cynthia Lummis, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, Mitt Romney, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Todd Young voted for the bill. Senate Democrats needed 10 Republicans to cross the aisle and vote to redefine marriage. A previous version of the bill passed the House in July; if it passes both chambers and is enacted by President Biden, it will further exacerbate already-existing attacks on religious liberty (by creating a private right of action); legislatively cement anti-family policies harmful to children; make faith-based adoption and foster-care agencies a greater target for frivolous litigation, curtailing or ending their ability to help children find homes; threaten the tax-exempt status of adoption and foster care agencies (and other vitally needed non-profit organizations, whether religious or secular); and tacitly vilified millions of Americans who believe in natural marriage by labeling that belief as "sex discrimination," tantamount to racism.
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins released the following statement after the "Respect for Marriage" Act passed cloture in the Senate:
"The U.S. Senate is making a mockery of marriage as it tramples on a foundational right – religious freedom of the individual. Whether by the Court or by the Congress truth cannot be altered. Regardless of the action of Congress, there are millions of Americans who will remain steadfast in their love for their fellow human being, by remaining committed to these truths: that marriage is ordained by God, and men and women are created in His image."
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DAWSON, Ga. (AP) — Someone like Erika Hardwick has come to the door of millions of Georgia voters.
A paid canvasser for the New Georgia Project Action Fund, Hardwick was working the southwest Georgia town of Dawson on a warm October afternoon. She was trying to motivate people in the town 135 miles (215 kilometers) south of Atlanta to cast ballots on or before Tuesday.
Hardwick is part of an intensifying effort to contact voters in Georgia, where narrow electoral margins have led political parties and other groups to pour in resources, knowing that driving a few more voters to the polls could make a difference.
Although campaigns spend millions on television and social media ads, research has found that face-to-face contact is more effective in pushing marginal voters to the polls. Democrats are also expanding "relational organizing," paying people to call or text their friends and acquaintances to urge them to vote.
Those efforts may be bearing fruit in Georgia's big early voting turnout. More than 2 million people had cast early ballots by mail or in person by the end of the day Wednesday, far ahead of the turnout pace of 2018. New Georgia Project's figures show people it has contacted face-to-face have been three times as likely to vote early so far this year compared with similar people who have had no contact.
Hardwick used to work at a big hotel in Atlanta, but when the COVID-19 pandemic tanked that business, she moved home to southwest Georgia. Now, in addition to taking college classes and selling cosmetics, she gets paid to get out the vote.
Working off a list on her cellphone, Hardwick cruised up and down blocks in the Black section of Dawson, jumping out of her car when she reached addresses on her list. At most houses, no one answered, and Hardwick left a brochure. Others were home, giving Hardwick a chance to ask people about their plan to vote, about the most important issues in their lives and about who they planned to vote for in Georgia’s pivotal races for governor and senator.
The New Georgia Project, founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams, has devoted itself to bringing voters to the polls who represent a rapidly diversifying Georgia — Black, Latino, Asian and younger voters. New Georgia Project and its associated action fund don't endorse candidates but push progressive policies broadly in line with Democrats. Abrams, challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp this year after narrowly losing to him in 2018, is no longer associated with the group.
Hardwick’s list avoided surefire voters, instead aiming to contact what some might call infrequent voters. The New Georgia Project instead calls them “high opportunity voters.” The group says it has reached 1.9 million people so far.
Patricia Lee, for example, was undecided about her vote and doubted it would do much good.
“They aren’t going to do what they say they’re going to do,” Lee said.
Earnestine Harvey said she would vote for "Abrams all day," but didn't know anything about the Senate contest between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
“Child, I don’t even know who’s running for senator,” Harvey told Hardwick.
Plenty of others — including the Democratic and Republican parties, campaigns and other third-party groups — are swarming the doors of Georgia's 7 million registered voters.
Lauren Groh-Wargo, Abrams' campaign manager, said Monday that the Abrams campaign has cut television advertising in favor of get-out-the-vote operations aimed at targeted voters.
“We’re firing on all cylinders on our GOTV operation. We are outspending and outmaneuvering Kemp on radio, on digital and on field," Groh-Wargo said. "And so yes, we are reducing our TV spend.”
Republicans have intensified efforts after barely winning in 2018 and then losing the presidential race in 2020 and two U.S. Senate runoffs in 2021. The Republican National Committee has more than 85 staffers working turnout operations in Georgia, spokesperson Garrison Douglas said, more than five times as many as in 2018. Republicans say they have had more than 4.5 million voter contacts, although some voters have been reached more than once.
“We have to work harder than we ever have before,” Kemp said of his campaign's turnout push Tuesday after a rally with former Vice President Mike Pence. “We lost, I think, the 2020 race because we didn’t have a good ground game in the state. And we have one now, but we’re not finished with that.”
Beyond parties and candidates, there’s a constellation of liberal-leaning groups aimed at Asian, Latino and Black voters, as well as people motivated by issues such as abortion or health care.
Fewer such groups had existed on the Republican side, but former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler has founded Greater Georgia and affiliated groups aimed at motivating conservatives. That includes some typically Republican voters who didn't vote in the 2021 Senate runoff that Loeffler lost to Warnock after President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Georgia's elections were rigged and stolen. Greater Georgia has been making special efforts to persuade those 340,000 people that their votes will be counted.
For Democrats and progressive groups, much effort has gone into trying to improve turnout in rural parts of the state with large Black populations. Some of those counties have historically had lower turnout rates, with Democrats doing more poorly than the number of Black residents suggests they should.
Democrats usually win Dawson and surrounding Terrell County, which civil rights workers dubbed “Terrible Terrell” for its resistance to integration in the 1960s. But Democratic vote shares hover below 55% in a 9,100-resident county that’s 60% Black overall.
“Especially in the Black community, I’ve seen a lot of them think their vote doesn’t count, their vote doesn’t matter,” Hardwick said.
But Hardwick was undeterred. She was moving on, trying to talk to a few more voters before the sun went down.
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2022-11-03T18:36:42+00:00
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daytondailynews.com
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/in-georgia-campaigns-look-to-drive-turnout-with-a-knock/AP6NEP3SE5B5VKLRINUFWGUY7U/
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NEW YORK — With Florida legislators barring even the mention of being gay in classrooms and similar restrictions under consideration in other states, a report released Monday says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most likely targets of bans or attempted bans at public schools and libraries around the country.
The American Library Association announced that Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” was the most “challenged” book of 2022, the second consecutive year it has topped the list.
The ALA defines a challenge as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.”
Other books facing similar trials include George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” Mike Curato’s “Flamer,” Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” John Green’s “Looking for Alaska,” Jonathan Evison’s “Lawn Boy” and Juno Dawson’s “This Book Is Gay.”
“All the challenges are openly saying that young people should not be exposed to LGBTQ materials,” said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
The list also includes Toni Morrison’s first novel, the 1970 release “The Bluest Eye,” which has been criticized for its references to rape and incest; Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (sexual content, profanity) and Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Mist and Fury” (sexual content).
The ALA usually compiles a Top 10 list, but this year expanded it to 13 because the books ranked 10 to 13 were in a virtual tie.
“In the past, when it was that close, we would flip a coin to see who got in the list. This year, we got rid of the coin,” Caldwell-Stone said.
The ALA last month reported there were more than 1,200 complaints in 2022 involving more than 2,500 different books, the highest totals since the association began compiling complaints 20 years ago. The number is likely much higher because the ALA relies on media reports and accounts from libraries.
In charts accompanying Monday’s announcement, the ALA reported the majority of complaints — nearly 60% — come from parents and library patrons. “Political/religious” groups such as the conservative Moms for Liberty account for just 17% of complaints, but they object to a disproportionate number of books, according to Caldwell-Stone. Moms for Liberty, which advocates for parental rights in schools, objected to more than 1,000 books in 2022.
Caldwell-Stone cited the web site booklooks.org, a popular resource for conservatives to evaluate books that defines itself as “unaffiliated” with Moms for Liberty, but does “communicate with other individuals and groups with whom there is an intersection of mission and values.”
“Many of the books on our most challenged list appear on booklooks,” Caldwell-Stone said.
The ALA list followed last week’s report from PEN America, which found a continued rise in book bans at public schools during the first half of the 2022-2023 academic year.
According to PEN, there were 1,477 individual book bans affecting 874 different titles, up from 1,149 bans in the second half of 2021-2022. “Gender Queer” and “Flamer” tied at 15 for the most times banned during the more recent period, with other frequently banned books including “The Bluest Eye,” “A Court of Mist and Fury” and a graphic novel edition of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
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2023-04-24T10:43:35+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/24/most-challenged-books-2022-list/d65c0e56-e287-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html
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SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.
The Falcon rocket bolted from Kennedy Space Center shortly after midnight, illuminating the night sky as it headed up the East Coast.
Nearly 80 spectators from the United Arab Emirates watched from the launch site as astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi — only the second Emirati to fly to space — blasted off on his six-month mission.
Half a world away in Dubai and elsewhere across the UAE, schools and offices planned to broadcast the launch live.
Also riding the Dragon capsule that’s due at the space station on Friday: NASA’s Stephen Bowen, a retired Navy submariner who logged three space shuttle flights, and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a former research scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and space newbie, and Andrei Fedyaev, a space rookie who’s retired from the Russian Air Force.
“Welcome to orbit,” SpaceX Launch Control radioed, noting liftoff occurred four years to the day after the capsule’s first orbital test flight. “If you enjoyed your ride, please don’t forget to give us five stars.”
The first attempt to launch them was called off Monday at the last minute because of a clogged filter in the engine ignition system.
“It may have taken two times, but it was worth the trip,” Bowen said.
They will replace a U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew that has been up there since October. The other station residents are two Russians and an American whose six-month stay was doubled, until September, after their Soyuz capsule sprang a leak. A replacement Soyuz arrived last weekend.
Al-Neyadi, a communications engineer, served as backup for the first Emirati astronaut, Hazzaa al-Mansoori, who rode a Russian rocket to the space station in 2019 for a weeklong visit. The oil-rich federation paid for al-Neyadi’s seat on the SpaceX flight.
He thanked everyone in Arabic and then English once reaching orbit. “Launch was incredible. Amazing,” he said.
The UAE’s minister for public education and advanced technology, Sarah al-Amiri, said the long mission “provides us a new venue for science and scientific discovery for the country.”
“We don’t want to just go to space and then not have much to do there or not have impact,” said the director general of the UAE’s space center in Dubai, Salem al-Marri.
The Emirates already have a spacecraft orbiting Mars, and a mini rover is hitching a ride to the moon on a Japanese lander. Two new UAE astronauts are training with NASA’s latest astronaut picks in Houston.
Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman was the first Arab in space, launching aboard shuttle Discovery in 1985. He was followed two years later by Syrian astronaut Muhammed Faris, launched by Russia. Both were in space for about a week.
Al-Neyadi will be joined this spring by two Saudi astronauts going to the space station on a short private SpaceX flight paid by their government.
“It’s going to be really exciting, really interesting” to have three Arabs in space at once, he said last week. “Our region is also thirsty to learn more.”
He’s taking up lots of dates to share with his crewmates, especially during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month which begins later this month. As for observing Ramadan in orbit, he said fasting isn’t compulsory since it could make him weak and jeopardize his mission.
Bowen, the crew’s leader, said the four have jelled well as a team despite differences between their countries. Even with the tension over the war in Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia have continued to work together on the space station and trade seats on rides there.
“It’s just tremendous to have the opportunity to fly with these guys,” Bowen said.
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2023-03-02T07:24:21+00:00
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EL CERRITO, Calif. (KRON) — A man was attacked and had his bicycle stolen while out walking in El Cerrito on Sunday, according to a Nixle report from El Cerrito Police Department.
Around 4:44 p.m. on Sunday, ECPD officers were investigating an incident in the area of Ohlone Greenway and Conlon Avenue when they were flagged down by a person who was bleeding from his head. The victim told officers that he was walking north on the BART path nearby with two bicycles when the suspect confronted him.
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The victim told police that the suspect punched him multiple times in the head with an unknown tool. The suspect then stole one of the victim’s bicycles and fled the scene. The victim experienced seven head and face lacerations, but did not want to go to the hospital and chose not to cooperate further with the investigation.
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2022-09-22T03:04:31+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/news/man-suffers-7-head-wounds-in-armed-robbery/
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(NewsNation) — After six years, the court battle over Prince’s $156 million estate is now over.
The late singer, who died in 2016 of a fentanyl overdose, did not leave a will.
“If there was estate planning, it would have been shorter. But when there is no will, and it has to go through probate, it is often much longer. You see many estate (battles) that last for 10 years and more,” L. Londell McMillan, the attorney and manager of Prince Legacy, LLC, said. “We would have liked it to be over sooner. But we’re very grateful that we have a chance to take it over now.”
Billboard reported that Prince’s six half-siblings were named legal heirs, with three selling almost all of their shares of the estate to New York music company Primary Wave. The other three hired McMillan, a former Prince adviser, and Charles Spicer, a court-appointed adviser, to manage their shares, The Guardian said.
On Monday, a Minnesota judge signed off on a deal almost evenly dividing the estate between Primary Wave and the three Prince heirs and their families.
According to Billboard, Prince’s assets include $6 million in cash and much more in music rights and other intangibles.
“Prince was certainly a music icon and probably the greatest music artist of all time. If you look at every category, performing, dancing, songwriting, producing, no one was better than Prince. And he generated considerable wealth and assets,” McMillan said.
For him, though, it wasn’t just about the cash.
“(Prince) stood for purpose as well. He meant something,” McMillan said. “So beyond just the music, we want to celebrate and push what he meant for and what he stood for artistically, culturally, artists’ rights — he was an advocate for many things that the estate just was not able to fully put out there.”
With the deal now closed, McMillan said there are “many exciting” plans the heirs have for their share of the estate.
These include music exhibitions, films and even Broadway shows.
“We’re going to invest in that purple legacy. That is going to be magical and special because he’s not here,” McMillan said. “But he left directions on what he wanted to do.”
Prince left memos and had discussions with trusted people on what he wanted done with his property, including an unreleased vault of “hundreds of songs,” McMillan said.
“We’ll have to go through, digitize, make them appropriate for release, consult with our fans, family and friends as well as our partners, and come up with a catalog plan that gets this music out, but also celebrates his legacy, not just as an artist,” McMillan said. “He also was someone who stood for something special and purposeful. And that’s the special thing about him — he was not just charitable, but also culturally relevant in the community.”
Primary Wave, in a statement to Billboard, said the company is “extremely pleased that the process of closing the Prince Estate has now been finalized.”
“When we announced our acquisition of the additional expectancy interests in the estate last year bringing our ownership interest to 50%, our goal was to protect and grow Prince’s incomparable legacy. With the distribution of estate assets, we look forward to a strong and productive working relationship,” Primary Wave said in the statement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2022-08-03T17:03:59+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/princes-156m-estate-finally-settled-after-6-year-court-battle/
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Season-long competition rewards players who make better decisions on the most strategically challenging holes on the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour
LPGA Tour winner will claim an equal $1 million prize at CME Group Tour Championship in November
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the PGA TOUR today announced that Scottie Scheffler has won the 2021-22 Aon Risk Reward Challenge trophy and the $1 million prize thanks to his performance using information and advice to make better decisions on the most strategically challenging holes throughout the season-long competition on the PGA TOUR.
Scheffler's rise to the number one player in the world and four wins on the TOUR has showcased his all-around game. This world-class ability translated to his success on the Aon Risk Reward Challenge. Across the Aon Risk Reward Challenge holes, Scheffler had a go-for-green rate of 74 percent with a strong 20 percent success rate across the drivable par-4's and reachable par-5's on the schedule. Scheffler's confidence in his short game was crucial. Although his average proximity to the hole was below field average when going for it, his skilled wedge play and putting still allowed him to gain strokes on the field. In all, Scheffler led in both birdies (29) and eagles (3) on the Aon Risk Reward Challenge holes.
"I love this competition, because you have to string together really good scores on some of the most challenging holes in golf – testing your ability and rewarding you for making better decisions. I am excited to win the Aon Risk Reward Challenge as it recognizes the work that my team and I put in throughout the season," said Scheffler.
"On behalf of the PGA TOUR, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on another one of his many accomplishments this season in winning the Aon Risk Reward Challenge," said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan. "Our thanks to Aon for their partnership with this unique and innovative program that recognizes and rewards players for strategic play across an entire season."
"We're proud to have Scottie Scheffler as our PGA TOUR winner of the Aon Risk Reward Challenge," said Andy Weitz, Aon's Chief Marketing Officer. "Like Aon's clients, Scottie made better decisions when it mattered most and translated that edge into winning performance. We congratulate Scottie on his exceptional season and look forward to recognizing the LPGA Tour challenge winner later this year."
This Aon Risk Reward Challenge is also being contested on the LPGA Tour, where the best decision maker will also receive an equal $1 million prize at the LPGA's season finale, the CME Group Tour Championship, in November.
About the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
In its fourth season, the Aon Risk Reward Challenge is a unique season-long competition across the PGA TOUR and the LPGA Tour that highlights golf's best strategic decision-makers. The Challenge tabulates the two best scores from every participating event a player competes in. Players must compete in a minimum of 40 rounds throughout the season to qualify.
The Challenge runs across regular season tournaments (38 on the PGA TOUR; 30 on the LPGA), with CBS Sports and Golf Channel as official broadcast partners. Each week in broadcast, Aon provides insights specific to the Aon Risk Reward Challenge hole. To view the final Aon Risk Reward Challenge leaderboard on the PGA TOUR and for more information about the Challenge, click here.
To view the current Aon Risk Challenge leaderboard on the LPGA Tour and for more information, click here.
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries with advice and solutions that give them the clarity and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their business.
Follow Aon on Twitter and LinkedIn. Stay up-to-date by visiting the Aon Newsroom and sign up for News Alerts here.
About PGA TOUR
By showcasing golf's greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages, inspires, and positively impacts our fans, partners, and communities worldwide. The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica and PGA TOUR Canada. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the world's best players, hailing from 29 countries and territories. The PGA TOUR has long-term domestic distribution partnerships for broadcast coverage on CBS, NBC and Golf Channel and video streaming service on ESPN+. Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage is available across 200+ countries and territories in 27 languages via 43 local broadcast partners, in addition to the digital streaming service platform GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date, tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.37 billion.
Fans can follow the PGA TOUR on PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, on the PGA TOUR app and on social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram (in Facebook, Spanish, Korean and Japanese), LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter (in English and Spanish), WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin and LINE.
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Mark Stevens, PGA TOUR, markstevens@pgatourhq.com, (904) 861-5112
Nadine Youssef, Aon, nadine.youssef@aon.com, (312) 381-2329
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2022-08-09T14:54:44+00:00
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wcjb.com
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https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/08/09/scottie-scheffler-wins-aon-risk-reward-challenge-1-million-prize/
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(The Hill) – A longtime user of X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, has given over his “@x” handle to the company, saying in an interview that he was offered multiple handles and received free merchandise in exchange.
Gene X. Hwang, co-founder of event photo company Orange Photography, told Mashable in an interview published Wednesday that he had been expecting X to contact him on the matter.
“[I] got an email basically saying they are taking it,” Hwang told the media outlet in an email exchange, noting that the company’s email came from a generic support@twitter.com email address and not from a company employee.
Hwang, who had the @x handle on the platform for more than 16 years, also said that the company offered him an alternative handle with the history of the @x account so that his account can still be live. The company also offered him a new handle of his choice.
“Alls well that ends well,” Hwang posted online Wednesday, debuting his new handle @x12345678998765.
While he didn’t get financial compensation, Hwang said X did offer some merchandise.
“Some merch and to meet with management if I like,” Hwang told Mashable.
X’s new owner Elon Musk announced the rebranding of the social platform formerly on Sunday. As part of the switch, Musk changed his profile avatar to an X logo and the company dropped its well-known bird logo.
X, which was officially purchased by Musk last October, has undergone a slew of changes in the past months, including limiting the number of the number of direct messages a user can send and how many tweets they can see.
It is facing new competition from Meta, the owner of Facebook, which recently launched Threads as a competitor to X. Chinese-owned social media video app TikTok also announced a new text feature on its platform earlier this week.
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2023-07-27T13:14:58+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/news/national/musks-x-takes-over-x-handle-from-longtime-user/
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NEW YORK (NewsNation) — Starting in August, Americans will only be able to purchase LED lights from retailers across the nation as an official ban on incandescent lightbulbs will be in full effect.
Incandescent lightbulbs have been providing light in American homes since the 1800s, when Thomas Edison patented the bulbs. But now, the nation has evolved into a more energy-efficient society and LED lights have become the new norm.
Rules finalized by the Energy Department last year require manufacturers to sell energy-efficient light bulbs, accelerating a longtime industry practice to use compact fluorescent and LED bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer than incandescent bulbs. The Trump administration had slowed an earlier phaseout of incandescents, saying it was targeting rules that burden businesses.
Officials say the move will help Americans save money and benefit the environment.
The DOE claims that discontinuing inefficient incandescent lights will save Americans nearly $3 billion yearly and substantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions over 30 years. Swapping out the bulbs is projected to cut planet-warming carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over the next 30 years, an amount equivalent to emissions generated by 28 million homes in one year.
At Straus Paint & Hardware in Queens, the word “incandescent” won’t be seen on any new purchase orders.
“We saw this coming a long time ago, tried to phase them out for a while,” said Gary Straus, the owner of Straus Paint & Hardware. The store shelves were stocked with almost every shape, size and lumens of LED lights imaginable.
“It will save energy and it will be cheaper in the long run,” Straus said.
The Department of Energy said LED lights provide more light using 75% less energy than incandescent lights. LEDs also last about 25 times longer.
You’ll no longer be able to purchase incandescent lights starting in July. The DOE isn’t totally banning all incandescent lights, just those most commonly used in homes and that are not energy efficient.
The DOE warned manufacturers and retailers about the change at the beginning of the year in January, with full enforcement beginning in July 2023. Manufacturers who violate the ban could face a maximum penalty of $542 per illicit bulb.
For restaurants like Blend Astoria, where its dimly lit ambiance draws steady crowds, retrofitted LED lights have saved the business cash.
The average cost of an LED light bulb ranges from $5 to $7 each while an incandescent light bulb would normally range from $2 to $3 a bulb, according to a report from Lifehacker. However, LED bulbs save money in the long run because they use less energy to run and last longer.
Despite the long-term benefits, some people said the decision to make the light switch should be their own, not the government’s.
Halogen bulbs and compact fluorescent lights (CFL) will also be banned because of their mercury content.
While the ban will be in effect soon, customers can still buy what is left of incandescent lights that are still being sold in stores. Even when they’re no longer on store shelves, you can still use incandescent lights in your home.
The Associated Press and NewsNation writer Devan Markham contributed to this report.
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2023-04-03T23:12:40+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/national/energy-dept-to-ban-sale-of-some-light-bulbs-heres-why/
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Tracking Brutally Cold Weather
Published: Dec. 20, 2022 at 6:34 PM CST|Updated: 57 minutes ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Siberian cold front will surge southward Wednesday and arrive here first thing Thursday morning. Strong north winds and an extreme drop in temperatures into the teens and single digits can be expected immediately behind the front. Real feel temperatures will be below zero into early Friday. Actual temperatures by early Friday morning may also drop down into the single digits across much of the area. The frigid weather lasts into Christmas Eve with a rebound in temperatures on Christmas Day and into next week. The overall forecast looks dry.
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2022-12-21T01:32:27+00:00
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newschannel6now.com
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https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/12/21/tracking-brutally-cold-weather/
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Gladstone holds annual Fourth of July parade
GLADSTONE, Mich. (WLUC) - Hundreds of spectators gathered on Delta Avenue in downtown Gladstone to celebrate America’s birthday.
The parade was complete with 75 floats, firetrucks, candy throwing, the Gladstone Marching Band and much more. Former Gladstone City Parks and Recreation Supervisor Cooper Koski said the parade is a Gladstone tradition.
“We all get to really come together and celebrate for that one common thing, and seeing the town fill up with kids and guests really breathes a lot of energy back into the community,” Koski said.
And, despite the cloudy weather, the streets were packed.
“As long as the weather holds out, I’m expecting there to be 500-600 people in town at least, I’m excited, we’re going to have some fun,” Koski said.
Koski says the festivities don’t stop there, after the parade the city held a log rolling competition at Van Cleve Park.
“There’s gonna be some music with a couple of bands, it should shape up to be a pretty good day,” Koski said.
And, all Gladstone activities are on July 4, separate from Escanaba’s events on July 3 which allows the communities to come to both city events. This year’s theme was Rock N’ Roll.
“One of the guys just thought that Rock N’ Roll would be a cool theme, we can come in and rock out after some of those crazy years we’ve been having,” Koski said.
Gladstone will also hold a fireworks show at dusk.
Copyright 2022 WLUC. All rights reserved.
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2022-07-04T19:58:52+00:00
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uppermichiganssource.com
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/07/04/gladstone-holds-annual-fourth-july-parade/
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Chris Hemsworth is tasked with the almost-impossible in his upcoming Limitless series, a six-part exploration of the human body's ultimate potential. In ET's exclusive sneak peek, audiences see Hemsworth struggle to calm his nerves as he scales a skyscraper in preparation for an unnamed but seemingly very dangerous adventure.
"I just keep reminding myself, I don't want stress to rule my life or take a toll on my health," the 39-year-old Thor actor says as he prepares to climb.
From below, a woman monitors Hemsworth's heart rate and ventilation while Hemsworth reaches the summit of the building.
"My feet feel incredibly heavy," he says just before the adventure begins. "Just trying to enjoy the view and be comfortable in a very uncomfortable situation."
What comes next? Fans will have to tune in to see where Hemsworth goes after reaching the skyscraper's very top.
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth was created by Oscar nominated director Darren Aronofsky and is produced by National Geographic. Joined by friends and family, Hemsworth will undergo six trials designed to discover the limits of the human body. He works with experts to learn about regenerating damage, maximizing strength, building resilience, supercharging memory, and, at the end of the day, confronting mortality.
"It's a battle against what time can do to us," Hemsworth says in the trailer. "I'm outside of my comfort zone further than I've ever been."
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth premiers Nov. 16 on Disney+.
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2022-11-08T06:34:31+00:00
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NICOSIA – The government of Cyprus is weighing a proposal for a pipeline that would carry natural gas from Israel to the island nation, where it would be processed and exported by ship to Europe and elsewhere as Russia's war in Ukraine compounds an energy crisis, the Cypriot energy minister said Monday.
Minister Natasa Pilides said the government is mulling licensing requests from energy company Energean to move ahead with the plan once Israel decides how much offshore gas it would agree to export via such a pipeline. The plan to then liquify and ship the gas from Cyprus is a better option than a pipeline that would connect east Mediterranean gas deposits to Europe, she said.
“It’s lower cost, more technically feasible and provides a lot of flexibility in terms of the export routes via vessels,” Pilides told The Associated Press.
“And also, it’s a good opportunity for us to have infrastructure that is close to home so ... if we want to utilize it for our own sources as well, then it will be an additional option," she said. "It’s certainly worth discussing with our licensees.”
Cyprus is also looking to export its own gas. Pilides says a conservative estimate of the amount already discovered inside Cyprus’ offshore economic zone is 12-15 trillion cubic feet. Companies including ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum, as well as a consortium made up of France’s Total and Italy’s Eni, currently hold exploration licenses for more than half of the 13 blocks, or areas, that make up Cyprus’ zone.
Plans to develop Cyprus' Aphrodite field that's estimated to hold approximately 4.25 trillion cubic feet of gas are already in advanced stages. Chevron, along with partners Dutch Shell and Israeli NewMed, are set to submit a development plan for Aphrodite by the end of the year, with gas expected to reach markets by 2027.
To meet that timeline, Pilides said Chevron is “definitely” looking to pipe the Aphrodite gas to existing Egyptian processing plants. The company is considering several scenarios for the construction of smaller pipelines that would feed into existing ones to get the gas to Egypt.
Pilides said Chevron’s development plan needs to ensure the new pipelines offer Cyprus “enough availability for the export of our own gas” as sustainably as possible.
For ExxonMobil and the Eni-Total consortium, the amount discovered in the blocks to which they hold licenses will determine which option is best to get the gas to market, as well as supplying some of that for Cyprus’ energy needs, according to Pilides.
The minister said Eni/Total are expected to announce plans in the next few days that would allow them to to speed up exploration and development of block 6.
There’s enough natural gas in the east Mediterranean area for export until at least 2050, according to analyses by the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, a body composed eight countries including Greece, Italy, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, France, Jordan and Palestine.
In the meantime, Cyprus is speeding up its transition to green energy with a number of projects, including the construction of an electric power cable connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece that Pilides said would help prevent blackouts.
Key hurdles Cyprus needs to overcome if it wants to export excess energy are to expand its electric storage facilities and to harness new technology to address to its limited space for installing solar farms. One such solution is floating solar panels, said Pilides.
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2022-12-19T21:02:15+00:00
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wsls.com
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https://www.wsls.com/business/2022/12/19/cyprus-plant-to-process-israeli-gas-for-export-an-option/
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When heads of state visit the U.S., the top item on their itinerary is usually a White House visit. For Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban next month, it will be addressing a conference of conservative activists in Dallas.
Orban’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he’ll be joined by former President Donald Trump and right-wing icons such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is the most dramatic indication yet of how a leader criticized for pushing anti-democratic principles has become a hero to segments of the Republican Party.
Orban has curbed immigration and stymied those who envision a more middle-of-the-road European democracy for their country. He’s done so by seizing control of Hungary’s judiciary and media, leading many international analysts to label him as the face of a new wave of authoritarianism. He also is accused of enabling widespread corruption and nepotism, using state resources to enrich a tight circle of political allies.
The U.S. conservative movement’s embrace of Orban comes as it echoes Trump’s lies that he did not lose the 2020 presidential election, punishes Republicans who tried to hold him accountable for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and embrace new voting restrictions. Many experts on Hungarian politics fear the GOP might aspire to Orban’s tactics.
“The Trumpist side of the Republican Party is coming for the rhetoric, but staying for the autocracy,” said Kim L. Schepple, a sociologist at Princeton University who has studied Orban. “I’m worried the attraction to Orban is only superficially the culture war stuff and more deeply about how to prevent power from ever rotating out of their hands.”
Conservatives dismiss that notion — or even the charge that Orban is an authoritarian.
“What we like about him is that he’s actually standing up for the freedom of his people against the tyranny of the EU,” said Matt Schlapp, head of CPAC, which meets in Dallas starting Aug. 4. “He’s captured the attention of a lot of people, including a lot of people in America who are worried about the decline of the family.”
CPAC’s gatherings are something of a cross between Davos and Woodstock for the conservative movement, a meeting place for activists and luminaries to strategize, inspire and network. Earlier this year, CPAC held its first meeting in Europe, choosing Hungary. While there, Schlapp invited Orban to speak at the Texas gathering. Last year, Fox News star Tucker Carlson broadcast his show from Budapest.
Orban served as prime minister of Hungary between 1998 and 2002, but it’s his record since taking office again in 2010 that has drawn controversy. A self-styled champion of what he describes as “illiberal democracy,” Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.”
While Orban’s party has backed technocratic initiatives that have captured the imagination of the U.S. right — Schlapp specifically cited a tax cut Hungarian women receive for every child as a way to counter a declining population — he’s best known for his aggressive stance on hot-button cultural issues.
Orban’s government erected a razor-wire fence along Hungary’s southern border in 2015 in response to an influx of refugees fleeing violence and poverty in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Carlson visited the border barrier, praising it as a model for the U.S.
Last year, Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party banned the depiction of homosexuality or sex reassignment in media targeting people under 18, a move critics said was an attack on LGBTQ people. Information on homosexuality also was forbidden in school sex education programs, or in films and advertisements accessible to minors.
Those policies have put him on a collision course with the European Union, which has sought to reign in some of his more antidemocratic tendencies. The bloc has launched numerous legal proceedings against Hungary for breaking EU rules, and is now withholding billions in recovery funds and credit over violations of rule-of-law standards and insufficient anti-corruption safeguards.
Those conflicts started early in Orban’s tenure. In 2011, the Fidesz party used the two-thirds constitutional majority it gained after a landslide election the previous year to unilaterally rewrite Hungary’s constitution. Soon after, it began undermining the country’s institutions and took steps to consolidate power.
Orban’s party implemented judicial reforms through constitutional amendment, enabling it to change the composition of the judiciary. It also passed a new law that created a nine-member council to oversee the media and appointed members to all those slots.
Reporters Without Borders declared Orban a “press freedom predator” last year. It said his Fidesz party had “seized de facto control of 80% of the country’s media through political-economic maneuvers and the purchase of news organizations by friendly oligarchs.”
The Associated Press and other international news organizations were barred from covering the CPAC conference in May, during which Orban called Hungary “the bastion of conservative Christian values in Europe.” He also urged conservatives in the U.S. to defeat “the dominance of progressive liberals in public life.”
The AP requested an interview with Orban when he visits Dallas next month, but was rebuffed. His communications office cited what it said was the prime minister’s “extremely busy” schedule.
Analysts note that Hungary lacks the traditional trappings of autocracies. There are no tanks in the streets and no political dissidents locked up in prisons. Fidesz has continued to win elections — albeit in seats that have been redrawn to make it extremely difficult for their legislators to be defeated. That’s similar to the political gerrymandering of congressional and state legislative districts in the U.S., a process that currently favors Republicans because they control more of the state legislatures that create those boundaries.
Still, experts say Orban’s near-total control of his country makes him a pioneer of a new approach to anti-democratic rule.
“I’ve never seen an autocrat consolidate authoritarian rule without spilling a drop of blood or locking someone up,” said Steven Levitsky, a Harvard political scientist and co-author of the book “How Democracies Die.” He and other scholars said Orban qualifies as an authoritarian because of his use of government to control societal institutions.
Peter Kreko, a Budapest-based analyst for the Center for European Policy Analysis, said Orban’s anti-democratic tendencies won’t be a big issue in his quest to forge an alliance with U.S. conservatives. His closeness to Russia and China will be much thornier, Kreko argued.
Kreko said Orban’s government is increasingly isolated diplomatically but has not even bothered to try to build ties to the Biden administration — instead hoping Trump or his allies will shortly return to power.
“This is his big hope for coming back to the international scene, since there are not so many allies that remain for him,” Kreko said of Orban. “It’s a remarkable success of Hungarian soft power that Orban has become so popular among American conservatives when his image has declined so much in Europe.”
Schlapp scoffed at the notion that Hungary was undemocratic, noting that Orban’s party continues to win elections and reminiscing fondly about his trip to Budapest. He recounted how his group got lost in some alleys in the ancient Hungarian capital.
“If we were in Chicago or Los Angeles, I’d have been scared to death,” he said.
But not in Hungary: “It’s orderly, it works, it’s practical, it’s clean.”
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Spike reported from Budapest, Hungary, and Riccardi from Denver.
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2022-07-26T02:21:01+00:00
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https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/ap-top-headlines/us-conservatives-embracing-controversial-hungarian-leader/
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s investigation into whether former President Donald Trump illegally stored classified records at his Florida estate – and potentially violated the Espionage Act – is still “in its early stages,” a top national security prosecutor said Thursday.
The revelation by Jay Bratt, a top national security prosecutor, was the clearest indication yet that the Justice Department is directly scrutinizing Trump’s conduct and is moving forward in its criminal investigation after the FBI seized classified and top secret information during a search at Mar-a-Lago last week.
The details about the investigation were laid out Thursday during a court hearing after several news organizations, including The Associated Press, asked a federal judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search Trump’s Florida estate.
The government contends that releasing the information would compromise its investigation.
Unsealing the affidavit would provide a “road map” of the investigation — which is in its “early stages” — and would expose the next steps to be taken by federal agents and prosecutors, said Bratt, the chief of the Justice Department’s counterintelligence and export control section.
He argued it was in the public interest for the investigation, including interviews of witnesses, to go forward unhindered.
As the hearing kicked off, a small caravan of vehicles with Trump flags drove past the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. An attorney for Trump, Christina Bobb, was in the courthouse on Thursday but said she was only there to observe the court proceeding.
The media companies argue the affidavit's release would help the public determine if the Justice Department had legitimate reasons for the search or if it was part of a Biden administration vendetta against Trump, as the former president and his backers contend. Trump, in a Truth Social post last week, called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency.
“The matter is one of utmost public interest, involving the actions of current and former government officials,” wrote attorney Carol Jean LoCiero, who is representing the Times and others. “President Trump decried the the search as an ‘assault that could only take place in Third World Countries,’ asserted agents ‘even broke into my safe,’ and otherwise challenged the validity of the search.”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart — the judge who authorized the warrant and presided over Thursday's hearing — said in court that he was “inclined” not to seal the whole affidavit and told the Justice Department to submit a copy of the affidavit with proposed redactions for the information it wants to keep secret.
After the government submits that proposed version by next Thursday, the judge said he would review it and may meet lawyers for the government and give them a chance to make an argument for why specific information should be withheld.
Justice Department attorneys have argued in a court filings that the investigation into Trump's handling of “highly classified material” is ongoing and that the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
A recent filing by Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Bratt, a top Justice Department national security official, says making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.”
“If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps,” they wrote.
FBI agents searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, removing 11 sets of classified documents, with some not only marked top secret but also “sensitive compartmented information," according to a receipt of what was taken that was released Friday. That is a special category meant to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to U.S. interests. The court records did not provide specific details about information the documents might contain.
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2022-08-18T20:52:14+00:00
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ktvb.com
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https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-mar-a-lago-fbi-search-investigation/507-8175a9c9-534a-4512-82ee-eb2f809be73e
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South Carolina finished 2022 how it started the year: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll.
While the top-ranked Gamecocks cruised to a win in their lone game last week, then-No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 N.C. State and No. 7 Virginia Tech all lost as they scrambled to replace injured players.
There were 22 losses by teams in the AP top 10 this season before Jan. 1. That was tied for the most in the past 23 years before January, matching the 2014-15 season, according to ESPN. Seven of those losses came to unranked teams, tied with 1999-2000 and 2004-05 for the most ever.
The New Year didn’t start off any better for top teams as then-No. 10 UCLA lost to Oregon State.
“The most challenging week putting together my poll in my 12 years as a voter,” ESPN analyst Deb Antonelli said after all the ranked-team losses last week. “I’m looking at records, injuries, NET and my experienced eye as a basketball analyst, and it’s difficult. We wanted parity and we got it! It’s a great measurement of growth in game.”
Stanford, Ohio State, Notre Dame and UConn round out the top five teams in the poll released Monday. With the Hoosiers’ defeat, that left only five unbeaten teams, including the top-ranked Gamecocks, who were once again a unanimous choice at No. 1.
No. 3 Ohio State, No. 7 LSU, No. 8 Utah and 24th-ranked St. John’s are the other undefeated teams heading into 2023. Utah is making its first appearance in the top 10.
Indiana dropped to sixth with Virginia Tech and North Carolina State finishing off the top 10.
Duke was one of the the teams to knock off a top-10 squad last week, beating the Wolfpack. The Blue Devils entered the poll at No. 19. They are off to a 13-1 start with the lone loss coming against UConn. Kara Lawson’s team is 3-0 in conference play for the first time since 2013-14 and is off to its best in six years.
Arkansas fell out of the poll.
RISING UTES:
Utah extended its season-opening winning streak to 14 games, the second longest in school history and only two victories short of the team that went 16-0 to begin the 1997-98 season.
FALLING TAR HEELS
North Carolina has lost three straight games and fallen to No. 22 in the poll after dropping contests to Florida State and Virginia Tech. The Tar Heels, who were sixth in the Top 25 two weeks ago, will try end the slide against Miami on Thursday.
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2023-01-03T15:50:03+00:00
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wjhl.com
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https://www.wjhl.com/sports/us-world-sports/ap-utah-cracks-womens-ap-top-10-for-1st-time-gamecocks-no-1/
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ROME (AP) — Two U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings Monday about multiple, looming food crises on the planet, driven by climate “shocks” like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring.
The glum assessment came in a report by two Rome-based food agencies: the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
WFP Executive Director David Beasley said besides hurting “the poorest of the poor” the global food crises threaten to overwhelm millions of families who are just getting by.
“Conditions now are much worse than during the Arab Spring in 2011 and 2007-2008 food price crisis, when 48 countries were rocked by political unrest, riots and protests,” Beasley said in a statement. He cited as “just the tip of the iceberg” food crises now in Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru and Sri Lanka.
The report calls for urgent humanitarian action to help “hunger hotspots” where acute hunger is expected to worsen over the next few months.
The U.N. agencies are also warning that war in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in February, has exacerbated already steadily rising food and energy prices worldwide.
“The effects are expected to be particularly acute where economic instability and spiraling prices combine with drops in food production due to climate shocks such as recurrent droughts or flooding,” the joint statement from the U.N. agencies said.
Among critical areas cited is East Africa, where the United Nations said an “unprecedented” drought is afflicting Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. South Sudan, meanwhile, faces a fourth straight year of large-scale flooding.
The report cited other sobering climate impacts: above-average rain and a risk of localized flooding in the Sahel, a vast swath of Africa stretching south of the Sahara Desert.
It also cited a more intense hurricane season in the Caribbean and below-average rainfall in Afghanistan. That Asian country is already suffering through multiple seasons of drought, violence and political upheaval, including after the return of Taliban rule last summer.
The report tagged six nations as “highest alert” hot spots facing catastrophic conditions: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia. It said as many as 750,000 people are facing starvation and death in those countries. Of those, 400,000 are in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region — the highest number on record in any one country since the 2011 famine in Somalia, the U.N. agencies said.
In April, according to a study by regional health officials that was seen by The Associated Press, at least 1,900 children under 5 died from malnutrition in the Tigray region. Western Tigray, which is under the control of forces from the neighboring Amhara region, was not included in that survey.
The U.N. food agencies report Monday said Congo, Haiti, the Sahel region, Sudan and Syria remain “of very high concern” and noted that Kenya was a new entry to that list.
Joining the list of hot spot countries were Sri Lanka, Benin, Cape Verde, Guinea, Ukraine and Zimbabwe, while areas that faced continuing food scarcities included Angola, Lebanon, Madagascar and Mozambique.
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2022-06-07T03:48:46+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/health/un-climate-shocks-fueling-multiple-looming-food-crises/
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Al Sharpton demands authorities identify officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, saying at funeral: "We want his name!"
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Al Sharpton demands authorities identify officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, saying at funeral: "We want his name!"
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2022-04-22T17:13:23+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Alert-Al-Sharpton-demands-authorities-identify-17119820.php
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He wakes up with gum in his hair, slips on his skateboard, gets snubbed by his best friend — and it just gets worse. Alexander is still easy to recognize 50 years after he entered the world of children's books.
On June 1, 1972, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was first published. Written by Judith Viorst with illustrations by Ray Cruz, the best seller has been made into a musical and a Hollywood movie. The book is so popular, Viorst's string of sad adjectives entered the vernacular; it's been used to describe lousy days, weeks and years far and wide, from political leaders to corporations.
Teachers have even used poor Alexander's misadventures to teach kids about cause and effect and ethics.
Viorst didn't need to look far for inspiration. The real Alexander is her third son, "and I guess in a way the most challenging of them because he did not want to be left out of anything," she reminisces, sitting on the now grown-up Alexander's front porch in Washington, D.C. "He was always chugging behind his brothers saying, 'Wait for me guys! Wait for me guys!'"
But that one day in this little boy's life is a cascade of bad karma.
NPR fact-checked with Viorst's primary source.
Gum in his hair? "Never happened," says Alexander.
Lima beans? "I don't think I had any direct hostility to lima beans."
Picked on by older siblings? "I'm sure."
Alexander says "conceptually," his mom got it right.
Judith — who seems a lot younger than her 91 years — says Alexander was "something of a klutz" when he was little.
"The famous klutz story about Alexander is him limping home from school one day and saying 'My knee. My knee. I killed my knee!' I said, 'Oh my god, poor baby. At soccer?' And he said, 'No, story time.'"
By 1972, Viorst had already written a couple of children's books. One was about sibling rivalry called I'll Fix Anthony. She wrote the book about Alexander thinking it would cheer him up. She read him the manuscript.
"And he got furious with me. He said 'Why are you giving me this bad day? Why don't you give it Nick? Why didn't you give it to Tony? Why me?'," Viorst recalls. "He didn't think it was at all amusing."
Viorst did what she calls a "totally manipulative mommy thing" and proposed changing the name of the kid in the title. She said to him: "'But of course your name won't be in great big letters on the front of the book.' At that point he decided to keep it Alexander," she says.
At the Kent Place School in Summit, N.J., a group of second graders read and discuss Alexander with Ariel Sykes, assistant director of the school's Ethics Institute. Yes, they teach ethics and philosophy to second graders. Sykes says one of the reasons Viorst's book is such a good resource for discussion is that there's no judgment of Alexander's behavior. "It's a good model of how it can be ok to sit with your emotions and that you don't always need to fix things and that having a bad day is just part of life," says Sykes.
Viorst says that's partly why she wrote it, "These days happen to everybody and I think it makes it a lot more tolerable when you think you haven't been singled out."
Back in 1972, there was no internet or social media gossip riling people up, not to mention 24/7 access to a relentless number of tragedies. Viorst believes it's harder to be a kid today.
"I think the world has gotten tough and even if they're not watching the news and reading these incredibly depressing stories, I think it must seep into them."
The real Alexander agrees. He has three kids of his own.
When they were little, he read them their grandmother's books — including this one. "This is a guy who's sort of been in my life forever," says Alexander, "and he keeps having crappy days. But I'm gonna keep rooting for him."
Fifty years after it was written, Judith Viorst is happy with how Alexander turned out. "I look at this fierce tiger of a little boy and I see this loving, benevolent father and head of a family and it's a thrill to me practically every day," she says.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2022-06-01T19:15:38+00:00
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kcbx.org
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ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – A man from Orlando, Florida, will now spend the rest of his life in prison for abusing his stepson.
Timothy Lee Wilson, 36, was arrested and found guilty on numerous counts of false imprisonment, aggravated child abuse and child neglect in June, after a server at the Mrs. Potato restaurant in Orlando noticed that an 11-year-old child was being kept from eating by his family on New Year’s Day.
The server, identified as Flaviane Carvalho, also noticed bruising on the 11-year-old’s face and arms, prompting her to hold up a sign — out of Wilson’s sight — to get the boy’s attention.
“Do you need help?” the sign read.
When the child nodded that he did, Carvalho called the police.
Further investigation found that Wilson tortured and abused his stepson in a variety of ways, the State Attorney’s Office for Orange and Osceola Counties wrote in a news release upon his conviction in June. Police said the child’s mother, Kristen Swann, knew of the abuse and did not get the boy medical care.
“[The child] had been tortured, maliciously punished, and deprived of food and water for days at a time,” according to the news release. “A search warrant revealed that the victim was kept in a separate hotel room used for storage, away from Mr. Wilson, the victim’s mother, and the younger sibling.”
The boy’s was also made to do “military-style exercises” and “hung upside down from a door by his neck and feet, and at one point, handcuffed to a dolly cart on Christmas Day,” the State Attorney wrote.
Orlando Rolón, the then-Orlando chief of police, believed at the time that the boy could have possibly died had Wilson’s abuse continued.
“We probably would’ve been talking about a potential homicide investigation if [Carvalho] had not intervened when she did,” Chief Rolón said.
On June 6, a six-person jury found Wilson guilty of two counts of false imprisonment of a child under 13, three counts of aggravated child abuse with a weapon, four counts of aggravated child abuse, and one count of child neglect.
Wilson was sentenced to life on Friday morning, a judicial assistant at the Orange County Courthouse confirmed. Specifically, he was sentenced to multiple life sentences and multiple 30-year sentences, to run concurrently.
The victim’s mother, meanwhile, was charged with two counts of child neglect.
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2022-08-23T19:48:09+00:00
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wjhl.com
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https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/florida-stepdad-gets-life-in-prison-after-server-saves-tortured-boy-with-note/
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If you are married or divorced in a foreign country, is it valid here in the U.S.? One woman thought she knew the answer, until a judge told her something otherwise. That’s when she turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
When Efrat moved from Israel to the U.S., she saw a need for her specialty, a mediator for Jewish couples from Israel.
Efrat Almog: “I help couples to get divorce without fighting in court.”
Efrat never thought she would be involved in her own divorce after she and her husband got married before leaving Israel.
Efrat Almog: “Which we were married in a religious wedding in Israel.”
In 2019, Itzhak Polani decided to end the marriage.
Efrat Almog: “And he filed here for divorce in the civil court, Broward family court, which has no jurisdiction because our marriage is religious.”
Efrat says to properly end the marriage it had to be done in Israeli court, and she did that in 2021.
Efrat Almog: “The same court that got us married, and a year ago I got my get, which is the Jewish divorce.”
Efrat says she was a labor court judge in Israel, and in her opinion, is no longer married to Itzhak. She then asked the Broward judge overseeing the divorce case he filed to close it.
Efrat Almog: “Supplying all the documents, all the formal documents of the state of Israel that I’m already divorced. The court, the judge refused to dismiss it.”
The battle, in part, does involve money, because Efrat says the Israeli court ruled her husband owed her money.
Efrat Almog: “Ninety thousand dollars, because I’m paying his debts.”
In the Broward court, Itzhak is asking her to pay him tens of thousands of dollars.
Efrat Almog: “He’s asking for half of my income, so not only is not sharing with me his income, he demands my income.”
When the judge demanded to see Efrat’s recent financial documents, she said, ‘No, we are already divorced in Israel.’ The judge was not happy.
Efrat Almog: “And sanctioned me. Sanction me. I need to pay his lawyer fee for thousands of dollars.”
Needless to say, the mediator, the former judge in Israel, is stunned at what’s happening in the Broward Court.
Efrat Almog: “They will recognize my religious marriage, but they have to recognize my religious divorce. They cannot play on both teams.”
Well, Howard, if you are married or divorced in one country, is it valid in this country?
Howard Finkelstein, 7News Legal Expert: “Yes, it is. The U.S. recognizes decisions from foreign courts regarding marriage and divorce, but this case is different because of the timing. Once the husband filed for divorce in Broward County, the U.S. Court had exclusive jurisdiction. Efrat filed after him in Israel, and while she can get the religious divorce like she did, it’s not valid in the U.S.”
We contacted Efrat’s husband to see if he felt he owed her money or she owes him money in the divorce. He wouldn’t talk to us.
Howard Finkelstein, 7News Legal Expert: “When it comes to the finances, the Broward Court can adopt the Israeli religious courts decision or rule differently, but whatever decision the Broward judge makes, that’s binding in the U.S. and probably Israel.”
Efrat disagrees and will keep fighting, because she says, it’s not just for her, it’s for other people in the same position.
Efrat Almog: “No one know that there is such a problem between the civil divorce and the religious divorce, and actually hundreds of people are stuck in between.”
If you ever get married or divorced in another country, make sure you have the paperwork to prove it in case things get complicated in the U.S. We will keep an eye on this case to see how it winds up.
Had a problem so long you feel like you’re married to them? Ready to separate from it? You don’t have to court us, just call us and see if we can divorce you from the headache.
With this Help Me Howard, I’m Patrick Fraser, 7News.
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2022-04-19T03:20:56+00:00
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wsvn.com
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(The Hill) – Four “analog astronauts” are venturing on a simulated mission to Mars to help NASA scientists understand human dynamics on long-duration missions.
On Sunday, Kelly Haston, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones and Anca Selariu entered a mock Martian base at the U.S. space agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where they will spend the next 12 months living like a crew of astronauts would on a deep space mission.
As the first of three planned Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) missions, the participants will be remotely observed by scientists as part of an effort to plan for future human missions on the real Martian surface. The crew will not leave their 1,700-square-foot habitat, called “Mars Dune Alpha,” until July 7, 2024.
CHAPEA is just one of many analog astronaut missions — each with varying timescales — that the agency uses to help plan for deep space missions. Mission 1 is a bit unique as this will be the first time crews are isolated for 378 days, only able to leave their habitat during planned Mars-walks that take place in an adjoining enclosure called the “Sandbox.”
The CHAPEA missions will add valuable data on how 12 different people interact and live together over an extended period in isolation. To be selected as part of the crew, the analog astronauts had to have a degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics discipline, as well as professional experience in their respective fields or military training — much like traditional NASA astronauts. They also had to pass the same physical and psychological testing as astronaut candidates.
Each crew member has an integral role to play: Haston, a research scientist, is the mission commander; Brockwell, a structural engineer, is flight engineer; Jones, an emergency medicine physician, is the medical officer; and Selariu, a microbiologist in the U.S. Navy, is the science officer.
Officials said this mission will focus on resource restriction and how the crew adjusts to challenges and scenarios that an actual crew on a Mars mission would face. This includes spaceflight food systems, time-delayed communications, and more.
Crew members may also encounter some unexpected problems over the course of their mission to see how they might react, although what exactly those issues will be, officials haven’t said.
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2023-06-26T21:52:56+00:00
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wric.com
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https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/nasa-launches-mars-mission-simulation/
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The AR print publishing studio is launching with two new fine art prints by renowned artists; Projects from Marilyn Minter, Kenny Scharf, and Matthew Brandt Planned for the Fall
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ADLAR Studio, the fine art print publishing company, today launched its digital augmented reality (AR) platform to bring a series of limited-edition prints to life for art enthusiasts across the globe. Using world-class creative special effects and technologists, many with decades of experience working in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, ADLAR creates artworks in the emerging AR genre. ADLAR Studio is making it possible to experience fine art on the wall and as an enhanced digital asset through its new free mobile app, now available for iPhone users.
Launching with prints from Analia Saban, and Shane Guffogg and our never-before-seen AR activated technology, these works are available for purchase via ADLARstudio.com/store at $4,900 and $3,950, respectively.
In addition, ADLAR Studio is in development on future projects with Marilyn Minter, Kenny Scharf, and Matthew Brandt, among many other artists. The studio expects to make announcements in the coming months as the studio builds its print and digital fine art collection.
"More people are experiencing art in different ways, and we are excited that ADLAR Studio is bringing both traditional printmaking and cutting-edge AR technologies to fine art print collectors and new digital natives, whether they are just beginning to collect or have established collections," said Larry W. Jones, co-founder of ADLAR Studio. "The technology now available on our mobile devices is ushering in a whole new way to experience traditional printmaking. This is just the beginning of us doing our part in building the metaverse of the future."
The "AR" in Art
The ADLAR Studio app was created using the Unity gaming engine and Apple's ARKit development platform for iOS devices to bring these ADLAR fine art prints to life with augmented reality at the click of a button. ADLAR works with a group of award-winning VFX technicians who are masters in 3D animation, volumetric capture, artificial intelligence, world building, motion capture, and digital humans, among other skills. To activate a limited-edition ADLAR print, one simply opens the ADLAR app, scans the image, and the AR comes to life.
"I'm inspired by technology and I'm always thinking about how new technologies change the course of Art History. The same way that the introduction of industrial processes, new pigments, or photography has had a deep effect on Art, I've been thinking about how crypto, NFTs, virtual and augmented realities will affect the way we make and consume Art. It's been a pleasure to work with Larry, Adam and their staff at ADLAR on how to translate my practice into a new project that incorporates Augmented Reality. Larry's experience in cutting edge digital AR content creation and Adam's understanding of the collaborative nature of fine art printmaking makes for a perfect fit for artists like myself who are interested in exploring these mesmerizing emerging technologies." – Analia Saban
"We are thrilled to be launching ADLAR Studio with Analia Saban and Shane Guffogg. This is a dream come true to work directly with artists to help make their art come to life in the physical and virtual worlds," said Adam F. Gross, co-founder of ADLAR Studio.
Co-founders Adam F. Gross and Larry W. Jones brought together years of experience in fine art print-making with Gross at Lapis Press, and in content creation with Jones at Viacom/CBS, to build ADLAR Studio—a company that focuses on the co-founders' shared passion to marry traditional visual art with highly-experienced digital experts, engineers, and technologists.
The ADLAR app is now available for download in the Apple App store and will roll out on Google Play in the coming months. To learn more about ADLAR Studio, and how to purchase the artwork or experience the AR, visit ADLARstudio.com/store.
About ADLAR Studio
We combine the highest quality limited-edition prints with cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) activations. ADLAR Studio brings together talented and provocative artists, master printers, and world-class, award-winning special effects experts and engineers to create the highest quality prints and bring them to life via AR. The ADLAR Studio team pushes the boundaries of what is possible in augmented reality.
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CHICAGO — Medical misinformation can come from family, friends, doctors, or the internet.
It’s become so prevalent that the World Health Organization said we’re in an “info-demic.”
Dr. Melissa Simon said she sees posts on social media all too often that are spreading false information, especially about abortion. She said they are disproportionately targeting Latinas.
“There’s three buckets of disinformation. One is around repercussions or potential repercussions of seeking abortion care and immigration or migration status,” Simon said, “The other is just fear, fear-mongering around the safety and efficacy of abortion. The third bucket is around fear-mongering around religion and how one would be an outcast or a sin if they sought abortion care.”
Dr. Simon says these false claims are harder to fight when online posts are in Spanish.
“There’s some editing of disinformation in English. The non-English speaking posts are actually not being edited,” Simon said.
She says many patients have come to her with questions about medical care and access to abortion after reading misinformation online. She says some have even delayed care.
But it’s not just abortion misinformation circulating online. Prescription company ‘Good RX’ found that 70% of Americans have been exposed to medical disinformation.
Of those exposed, almost half were not confident in their ability to decide between the truth and misinformation.
To battle misinformation, Dr. Simon says if you read something medical that gives you an emotional reaction, think twice. It could be misinformation. She adds to report the post and warn friends and family.
Dr. Simon says leaders need to step up and regulate misinformation in languages beyond English. She says it’s about saving lives.
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2022-09-30T21:12:27+00:00
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wkbw.com
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https://www.wkbw.com/news/national-politics/the-race/knowing-what-is-real-and-what-isnt-when-it-comes-to-medical-misinformation
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Port of Seattle reaches tentative agreement with Dock Workers Union
Jun 15, 2023, 6:51 AM
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A tentative agreement has been reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association on a new 6-year contract.
According to a statement from both parties, the tentative deal was negotiated with assistance from Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su.
Port of Seattle remains shut down; Consumers could feel impact
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement that recognizes the heroic efforts and personal sacrifices of the ILWU workforce in keeping our ports operating,” said PMA President James McKenna and ILWU President Willie Adams in a joint statement. “We are also pleased to turn our full attention back to the operation of the West Coast Ports.”
The deal covers all 29 West Coast ports, which includes the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, which have recently been involved in a work slowdown.
Following the joint announcement, President Joe Biden released a statement praising Acting Secretary Su and both parties for their tentative agreement.
“As I have always said,” it reads, “collective bargaining works, and I congratulate both parties at the ports for reaching an agreement. I want to thank Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, who used her deep experience and judgment to keep the parties talking, working with them to reach an agreement after a long and sometimes acrimonious negotiation. Above all, I congratulate the port workers, who have served heroically through the pandemic and the countless challenges it brought and will finally get the pay, benefits, and quality of life they deserve.”
Both sides still have to ratify the agreement, and they agreed not to release details of the settlement.
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2023-06-15T16:11:10+00:00
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mynorthwest.com
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https://mynorthwest.com/3900861/port-of-seattle-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-dock-workers-union/
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First-generation iPhone from 2007 sells for $63,000 at auction
A first-generation iPhone from 2007 recently sold for more than $63,000 at an auction, far exceeding its original retail price of $499 to $599.
The iPhone was first introduced by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs in January 2007 at MacWorld San Francisco who famously told the crowd: "We're going to make some history together today." The device officially went on sale in June of that year, featuring 4 GB or 8 GB of storage, an innovative touchscreen, a 2-megapixel camera, and a web browser.
Upon its release, Time hailed the iPhone as the Invention of the Year and it went on to become one of the most impactful consumer tech products of the decade, changing how we communicate, make payments, take photos, and more.
On Sunday, an "iconic factory sealed, first-release iPhone in outstanding condition" went up for sale via LCG Auctions and fetched $63,356. It had been estimated to sell for at least $50,000.
The phone’s original owner, Karen Green, went on the talk show "The Doctor & The Diva" to have it appraised in 2019. Green said she got a new job in 2007, and her friends bought her the new iPhone in celebration. However, she never opened the package since she had just gotten a new phone.
"I didn’t want to get rid of my new phone, and I figured it’s an iPhone, so it will never go out of date," Green said on the show.
An appraiser on "The Doctor & The Diva" valued the phone at about $5,000, largely due to it being in its original packaging and it being an 8 GB model.
The "iconic factory sealed, first-release iPhone in outstanding condition" is pictured in a photo provided by LCG Auctions. (Credit: LCG Auctions)
Other first-generation, factory-sealed iPhones have recently been auctioned off for about $35,000 and about $39,000 over the past year, according to LCG Auctions.
A total of 27 bids were made on Green’s iPhone between Feb. 2 and Feb. 19 with the first starting bid at $2,500.
Apple's current iPhone lineup ranges in price between $429 and $1,599, according to Apple Insider.
This story was reported from Cincinnati.
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2023-02-21T23:10:26+00:00
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fox9.com
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https://www.fox9.com/news/first-generation-iphone-2007-fetches-63000-auction
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Satellite launched to map the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers
(AP) - A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday.
The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA.
Nicknamed SWOT — short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography — the satellite is needed more than ever as climate change worsens droughts, flooding and coastal erosion, according to scientists.
“We’re going to be able to see things that we could just not see before ... and really understand where water is at any given time,” said Benjamin Hamlington at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
About the size of an SUV, the satellite will measure the height of water on more than 90% of Earth’s surface, allowing scientists to track the flow and identify potential high-risk areas. It will also survey millions of lakes as well as 1.3 million miles (2.1 million kilometers) of rivers, from headwater to mouth.
The satellite will shoot radar pulses at Earth, with the signals bouncing back to be received by a pair of antennas, one on each end of a 33-foot (10-meter) boom.
It should be able to make out currents and eddies less than 13 miles (21 kilometers) across, as well as areas of the ocean where water masses of varying temperatures merge.
NASA’s current fleet of nearly 30 Earth-observing satellites cannot make out such slight features. And while these older satellites can map the extent of lakes and rivers, their measurements are not as detailed, said the University of North Carolina’s Tamlin Pavelsky, who is part of the mission.
Perhaps most importantly, the satellite will reveal the location and speed of rising sea levels and the shift of coastlines, key to saving lives and property. It will cover the globe between the Arctic and Antarctica at least once every three weeks, as it orbits more than 550 miles (890 kilometers) high. The mission is expected to last three years.
NASA and the French Space Agency collaborated on the $1.2 billion project, with Britain and Canada chipping in.
“What a spectacular, truly spectacular, launch,” said NASA program manager Nadya Vinogradova-Shiffer. “It is a pivotal moment, and I’m very excited about it.”
Already recycled, the first-stage booster returned to Vandenberg eight minutes after liftoff to fly again one day.
It’s the latest milestone this year for NASA. Among the other highlights: glamour shots of the universe from the new Webb Space Telescope; the Dart spacecraft’s dead-on slam into an asteroid in the first planetary defense test; and the Orion capsule’s recent return from the moon following a test flight.
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2022-12-16T13:39:10+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/2022/12/16/satellite-launched-map-worlds-oceans-lakes-rivers/
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One lucky lotto player could be in for a very big treat on Halloween night as the Powerball jackpot grows to an estimated $1 billion, with the next drawing on Monday.
The jackpot is set to reach the billion-dollar mark after Saturday's drawing yielded no one who could match all five numbers and the Powerball to claim the nearly $825 million prize.
It's only the second time in Powerball's 30-year history that the jackpot has hit $1 billion, according to the lottery.
Saturday's winning numbers were: 19, 31, 40, 46, 57, with a Powerball of 23.
Seven tickets matched five numbers, but not the Powerball, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. Six tickets won a $1 million prize, and one ticket sold in Florida won $2 million by including the Power Play feature.
If someone wins Monday's jackpot, it will be the second largest jackpot in Powerball history, according to a release from the lottery.
The largest Powerball jackpot was $1.586 billion, which was won on January 13, 2016.
"The Powerball jackpot was last hit on August 3, when a ticket in Pennsylvania matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a $206.9 million jackpot," Powerball said in a statement. "Since then, there have been 37 drawings in a row with no grand prize winner. The Monday night drawing will be the 38th draw in the jackpot run."
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2022-10-30T16:04:13+00:00
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29 people without a home after an apartment fire in Slemp
SLEMP, Ky. (WYMT) - On Saturday, the unimaginable happened as Harold and Debbie Shepherd received a call that the apartment complex their family had owned for approximately 50 years was on fire. However, they said despite the loss it was a blessing because no one was hurt.
“That’s my main concern right there. I don’t care if I never build nothing back. As long as I can lay down in there and go to sleep knowing nobody was hurt. That’s all I needed,” said Harold Shepherd.
29 people who said they are blessed to be alive were overcome with emotion as they stood outside and watched their homes burn and destroy everything inside.
“Nobody got nothing at all. By the time we got everybody out the fire department said no body go back in the building. It was done. We couldn’t get nothing out,” said Katie Daniels and Jessica Reynolds who lived in the apartment building.
They said they are now living in a trailer with 21 people, and they never dreamed their kids would not have a home just a few days into their summer break.
“It affected them just like it did us. I mean my little two-year-old is running around saying mommy I lost everything,” they said. “My baby one the five-year-old she’s taken it harder than any of them.”
They said their main needs as of now are clothes, shoes and food but they are beyond thankful for the people in their little community who have come together to help.
“We’d just like to thank our little community for coming together the way they did. I mean it means a lot. It does,” the two said.
The Shepherds added that they are going to miss having everyone around.
“I mean you get to know them people. They’re just like family to. I hope they can find a place and make the best of it,” the Shepherds said.
The families said they are all working to try to make the best of their tragic situation.
“It’s rough but we all have each other,” said Jessica Reynolds.
The Appalachian Woodboogers Jeep Club has planned a fundraiser for June 24th. Organizer Nora Hall said it will be at Leatherwood Elementary School and all proceeds will go to the 29 people impacted by the fire.
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2023-05-31T23:27:36+00:00
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https://www.wymt.com/2023/05/31/29-people-without-home-after-an-apartment-fire-slemp/
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has always pushed the boundaries of what is possible on the field.
And plenty of times over five seasons as the starting quarterback in Kansas City, a line was crossed that led to some admonishment from Andy Reid.
Over the past two years, though, those mistakes have become increasingly rare.
Mahomes still takes it to the limit — trying to fit a throw into a tight window, or make the impossible play, or push the ball downfield when the check-down is wide open.
But he has a better grasp of how far to go without stepping over the line, and the result has been an MVP-caliber season that just might be the finest of his career.
After going 36 of 41 for 336 yards and two touchdowns last Sunday in Houston, Mahomes is on pace to surpass Peyton Manning’s NFL record of 5,477 yards set during his 2013 MVP season with the Broncos, albeit during a 17-game season.
“I want to always have that aggressiveness in me. That’s what got me here and who I am,” Mahomes explained Tuesday, as the newly crowned AFC West champions turned their attention to Saturday’s visit from the Seahawks.
“But you have to find that spot where you’re still aggressive but take what you can underneath,” Mahomes continued.
“I always want to be pushing it to where it’s right at the edge. That’s who I am. It gives guys a chance to make plays, and we are coached that way. Coach (Andy) Reid wants us to push it right to the limit and don’t go past it.”
Even if that means taking the easy throw to running back Jerick McKinnon in the flat. Or the short gain to tight end Travis Kelce over the middle. Or the pedestrian throw to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster along the sideline.
The benefit of all those seemingly simple throws? Mahomes completed 87.8% of this throws against the Texans, breaking the franchise record of 86.36 percent set by Alex Smith against the Raiders on Oct. 16, 2016.
Mahomes also completed his final 20 passes against the Texans, which means he’ll carry one of the longest streaks in league history into the game against Seattle. Five more would tie the record held by three other players.
“He’s always striving to be better, no matter what type of game he has. He comes in Monday, right to the next script,” McKinnon said. “The thing about him, no matter what the score is, no matter how many points we are down, how many points we’re up, he wants to have his foot on the gas the whole time.”
Without going over the line, of course.
Mahomes might have done that the previous week in Denver, when he threw an uncharacteristic three interceptions in another nip-and-tuck win.
And the fact that he was coming off that relatively poor performance — Mahomes still threw for 352 yards and three scores — makes his near-flawless afternoon in Houston all the more impressive.
“I thought he had a tremendous game, and I mentioned it after the game, in particular, coming off the prior one,” Reid said Tuesday. “It’s a great example for our football team how you go back and fix an issue, if he had an issue there, and do it the right way, and that’s what he did. He dug in and really came out and had a great game.”
Just as he’s been doing most of the season.
Mahomes leads the Chargers’ Justin Herbert for the league lead in yards passing by a wide margin. He has 35 touchdown throws, four more than Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. His passer rating is third among everyday quarterbacks. And he’s added 11 touchdown runs, breaking the Chiefs record for the most by a quarterback in a season.
He’s put up all those MVP-caliber numbers without Tyreek Hill, too, who was traded to the Dolphins in the offseason and replaced by an almost entirely new cast of characters around him.
“Certainly, there were some question marks about the offense this year,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said, “given the changes that we had at the receiver position. I think he’s showed that he is the best quarterback in the NFL, and he’s been able to adapt his game to be able to win and put up pretty impressive numbers on a weekly basis.”
NOTES: Reid said “there’s a good chance” that WR Mecole Hardman (abdominal injury) will play Saturday for the first time since Week 9. “He’ll practice with the guys today and see if we can get him in there a little bit,” Reid said. … An illness is running through the Chiefs defensive line room. Chris Jones, Mike Danna and Khalen Saunders did not practice as a result Tuesday. … TE Jody Fortson (elbow) also did not practice and is unlikely to be available against the Seahawks.
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2022-12-20T22:21:58+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As a global leader in industrial-grade storage and embedded peripherals, Innodisk is excited to take part in this year's Super Computing (SC22) event, the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis, from November 14th to 17th, 2022. Located at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, Innodisk will be waiting to meet customers and partners at booth 421, alongside other industry giants such as Microsoft and IBM.
Innodisk will showcase a variety of innovative products, including its extremely high IOPS 3TS6-P, 3TS9-P, and 4TS2-P Edge AI SSDs, which feature low latency, high DWPD (drive writes per day), large capacities, and come with iCell and AES technologies included to fight against data losses and breaches. Aiming at smart retail, smart city, smart fleet management, and NAS network storage applications, Innodisk is providing high speeds, reliability, and industrial-grade high quality to respond to rising market needs.
In addition to the innovative products that Innodisk plans to introduce, the event will also feature talks from industry experts, hosted by Steve Poole and Beth Kaspar of Los Alamos National Laboratory. At the talks, attendees can expect to hear how modern technologies are addressing some of the most complex challenges we face in modern society.
Prospective attendees and interested parties can sign up or get further information by visiting Innodisk's website, or by calling Innodisk's US branch office on 5107709421. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how Innodisk solutions can meet your company's growing needs for high performance, industrial-grade components.
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2022-11-08T21:11:04+00:00
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The New York Yankees are hot. So are the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees are 19-5 in June while the Red Sox have a 19-4 record this month.
Boston’s resurgence has lifted the club to second place in the American League East, 11 games behind the first-place Yankees.
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One of the many reasons for the Red Sox revival is Rob Refsnyder. The former Yankees prospect is riding a six-game hitting streak, during which he’s batting .500 (9-for-18 with five RBI).
According to the Boston Globe, “Refsnyder, 31, is the first Sox player to reach base safely in his first 11 games since Daniel Nava in 2010. He’s also 3 for 3 with a walk as a pinch hitter.”
“He understands that teams who win need guys who hit lefties and guys who play good defense and guys who come off the bench and put [up] good at-bats,” (Red Sox manager Alex) Cora said Saturday before the 4-2 victory over the Guardians. “He controls the strike zone. We saw that the last few years.”
“The older you get, the more comfortable you get in the role I’ve been given,” Refsnyder said. “Credit to the coaching staff for helping me stay ready. You can’t replicate a major league game but you can do little things so you’re as ready as you can be.”
However the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham says Refsnyder, who’s hitting .414 with a 1.141 OPS this season, is due to fall back to Earth.
Refsnyder has given the Sox good at-bats and above-average defense. Will it last? The odds are against it. He’s a 31-year-old playing for his sixth team in the last six years. But Refsnyder has given the Sox a lift at a time they needed one.
Refsnyder, who was a fifth-round pick of the Yankees in 2012, is no stranger to bouncing in and out of the big leagues. Refsnyder made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2015, and proceeded to play in 94 games over three seasons, hitting .241.
The Yankees traded Refnsyder to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017 for outfielder Ryan McBroom.
Refsnyder then hopped from the Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians to the Tampa Bay Rays to Arizona Diamondbacks to the Cincinnati Reds to the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins before heading to Beantown.
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2022-06-27T10:16:12+00:00
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nj.com
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https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/06/ex-yankees-prospect-will-flame-out-with-red-sox-mlb-insider-says.html
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18-year-old mother shot, killed while holding her baby outside home, police say
OKLAHOMA CITY (Gray News) – A mother in Oklahoma was shot and killed outside of a home Tuesday while holding her baby, according to authorities.
The Oklahoma City Police Department said the mother, identified as 18-year-old Princess Stevenson, arrived at the Oklahoma City home around 9:15 p.m. to pick up someone who was inside the building.
While she was standing in the doorway with her baby in her arms, police said an unidentified vehicle drove past the home and fired shots at the house. The bullets hit Stevenson and her child.
Police said someone in the home took Stevenson to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Fortunately, only the baby’s foot was grazed by a bullet, and the wound was deemed non-life-threatening by police.
Authorities are currently in the early stages of their investigation and have not identified a suspect.
Authorities urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact the Homicide Tip Line at 405-297-1200.
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2022-11-11T01:33:37+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/11/11/18-year-old-mother-shot-killed-while-holding-her-baby-outside-home-police-say/
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The father of a deceased former choirboy filed a lawsuit against Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church in an Australian court on Thursday claiming the parent suffered psychological injury over an accusation that the once-senior Vatican official sexually abused the son.
Neither the father nor the son can be named under Australian laws that conceal the identities of victims of sexual abuse.
The father said in 2019 he was considering legal action seeking damages when Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, was sentenced to six years in prison on jury convictions for abusing the son and another choirboy in a Melbourne cathedral in the 1990s. Both boys were 13 years old at the time.
Pell, now 81, had his convictions overturned by the High Court in 2020 after he had spent 13 months in prison. He has since been based in Sydney and holds no Vatican position.
The father’s civil case was brought before the Victoria state Supreme Court for the first time on Thursday. Justice Michael McDonald adjourned the case until Aug. 4 when questions over legal defenses will be resolved.
Pell has always maintained his innocence.
The father’s lawyer, Lisa Flynn, said the unanimous decision of the High Court’s seven judges to acquit Pell only related to the criminal law, not civil law.
A criminal case must be proved beyond reasonable doubt while a civil case needs to be proved to a lower standard on the balance of probabilities.
“There are different paths to justice and different avenues that survivors of abuse have,” Flynn told reporters.
The father claims to have suffered nervous shock arising from his son’s alleged assault by Pell, then the 55-year-old Melbourne archbishop.
The father also suffered from chronic adjustment disorder and persistent complex bereavement disorder, with mixed anxiety and a depressed mood, court documents show.
The father said he lost money due to medical expenses and lost his earning capacity. He has not nominated a monetary sum for his damages.
The father had no knowledge of the abuse allegation when his son died of a heroin overdose in 2014 at age 31.
The son’s friend and fellow choirboy, who also cannot be identified, attended the funeral and signed a police statement a year later alleging they had both been abused in a cathedral back room.
The father first became aware of the allegation when questioned by police in 2016.
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2022-07-14T11:48:01+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Parent-sues-Australian-cardinal-over-child-sex-17304425.php
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BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — Police officers see all kinds of unusual behavior during traffic stops, but one drunk-driving suspect is making headlines after attempting to prove his sobriety by doing a backflip.
A police officer in Broadview Heights, Ohio, pulled over 27-year-old Tanner Watson for speeding. Watson conceded that he had been out drinking with his friends and had three or four beers, but the officer suspected it was more.
“Your driving’s pretty bad, your eyes are super glossy … I can smell booze coming from you, so I want to run some sobriety tests on you,” an officer can be heard saying on video.
The officer noted that Watson appeared to have trouble with the first sobriety test, and when he directed him to walk a straight line, Watson volunteered to do his own version of a sobriety test – a standing backflip.
The video showed that Watson then became argumentative after the officer told him that his acrobatic move didn’t prove that he was sober.
“So I’m asking you what do you want me to do as a straight line,” Watson says in the video. “Do I have to raise my voice even higher?”
In the video, the officer appears to grow tired of arguing with Watson about his instructions for walking a straight line.
“Alright … turn around and place your hands behind your back, OK?” the officer says.
Watson was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle impaired and cited for speeding, but Watson contested the officer’s conclusion that he was intoxicated.
After his arrest, Watson said he was disappointed that he couldn’t convince the officer he was sober.
The 27-year-old was in court Thursday, arraigned on the OVI charge. He was freed on bond.
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2023-01-06T16:44:20+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/video-drunk-driving-suspect-does-backflip-during-sobriety-test/
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ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A 32-year-old Gadsden man was arrested Monday on drug charges.
According to Sheriff Jonathan Horton, Taurrean Carderius Jackson was arrested at his home and charged with two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
After the arrest, agents with the Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at the home in the 1500 block of Terrace Drive and found a large amount of synthetic marijuana, marijuana, and a handgun.
Jackson was then charged with synthetic drug trafficking, unlawful possession of marijuana in the first degree, and certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm.
Jackson is being held at the Etowah County Jail on a $90,000 cash bond along with a $10,000 property bond.
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2022-07-19T15:08:21+00:00
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cbs42.com
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https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/gadsden-man-arrested-on-drug-charges/
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Motorcyclist life flighted to hospital after crash in Western Iowa
Motorcyclist life flighted to hospital after crash in Western Iowa
NOW, 504 ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND A MAN IS BEING TREATED AT AN OMAHA HOSPITAL AFTER A THREE VEHICLE CRASH IN CASS COUNTY. IT HAPPENED AT SIX SATURDAY MORNING. THE IOWA STATE PATROL REPORTS CARLOS HERRERA WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER AFTER BEING THROWN FROM HIS MOTORCYCLE. TROOPERS SAY HERRERA WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO I-80 WHEN A TRUCK HIT HIM. THEN THAT TRUCK HIT A S
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Motorcyclist life flighted to hospital after crash in Western Iowa
A man is being treated at an Omaha hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Cass County.It happened at 6:00 Saturday morning.The Iowa State Patrol reports Carlos Herrera was life flighted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center after being thrown from his motorcycle.Troopers say Herrera was trying to merge onto I-80 when a truck hit him, then that truck hit a semi.The other two drivers were not hurt.
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A man is being treated at an Omaha hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Cass County.
It happened at 6:00 Saturday morning.
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The Iowa State Patrol reports Carlos Herrera was life flighted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center after being thrown from his motorcycle.
Troopers say Herrera was trying to merge onto I-80 when a truck hit him, then that truck hit a semi.
The other two drivers were not hurt.
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2022-08-28T13:54:16+00:00
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kcci.com
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https://www.kcci.com/article/motorcyclist-life-flighted-to-hospital-after-crash-in-western-iowa/41008881
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By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson can finally go watch the replay. The one of the race where she gave away her chance to be an Olympic champion.
She’s now a world champion, a more-than-satisfying reward after a year in which she trained with the goal of never making the same mistake again.
The 28-year-old executed the curve perfectly and ran the 200 meters in the second-fastest time ever, 21.45 seconds, to lead a Jamaican 1-2 finish on Thursday night at the world championships. She beat 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to the finish line by 0.36.
Jackson was among the medal favorites last year in Tokyo, but a miscalculation midway through her preliminary heat caused her to slow down. By the time she’d realized what happened, she couldn’t catch up. She finished fourth and didn’t get to run in the final.
It ate at her so much that she refused to watch a replay of the race. Only learn from it.
“Sometimes, disappointment is hard to come back from,” Jackson said. “I don’t want to have that. I want to win whenever I’m competing.”
For support, she’s leaned on Fraser-Pryce, the 35-year-old who shows no signs of slowing down. That was the case in Tokyo, when Jackson was reduced to tears and Fraser-Pryce was there to comfort her. That was the case again Thursday when they shared a far more pleasant emotion — elation.
“It’s something you can take for your own self when you see others bounce back from disappointment,” Fraser-Pryce said. “It’s really wonderful to see her have that run.”
Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith of Britain took bronze and prevented this from being a back-to-back sprint sweep for the Jamaicans, a la what the Americans did in the men’s 100 and 200. Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won the 200 in the Olympics and finished third here at worlds in the 100, finished seventh in this race.
“We were hoping for 1-2-3. We’ll celebrate 1-2,” Jackson said. “We came out here to do our best and our best was good enough. We delivered big two medals for the country. We are so grateful.”
Seconds after the win, sprint icon Usain Bolt tweeted “Brilliant” and punctuated it with two Jamaican flags — one each for Jackson and Fraser-Pryce.
This is how fast Jackson was: Her time was second only to one of the most hallowed marks on the books — the 21.34 by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Jackson blew away the old world-championship record of 21.63 set by Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands in 2015.
Records, though, aren’t on the mind of Jackson.
“Great execution will bring fast times,” Jackson explained. “You don’t think about breaking a world record because when you go into a race with time in your head, and don’t meet those expectations, you end up disappointing yourself.”
Not this time. Not at Hayward Field.
Jackson not only adds this to her silver medal from Sunday night in the 100, but eases a painful memory from the Tokyo Games that’s long fueled her. She said she plans to finally watch that race and then another.
“The 200 tonight,” Jackson said.
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2022-07-22T14:22:20+00:00
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wtmj.com
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https://wtmj.com/national/2022/07/22/jackson-celebrates-200-win-at-worlds-after-tokyo-heartache-2/
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LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College broke ground today for the Adams Athletic Performance Center, the newest building to be constructed on campus. Named for Trustee Robert J. Adams and his wife, Ginny, of Lakeland, Fla., the Center will be crucial in recruiting and retaining talented student-athletes.
Designed to provide approximately 16,000 square feet of additional space for the College's NCAA Division II athletic programs, this facility will impact over 550 student-athletes on campus.
The Adams Athletic Performance Center will provide a 5,000 square foot varsity weight room, a 40 person theatre for film review, a conference room that overlooks Lake Hollingsworth, as well as an academic center. The facility will also include office suites for women's and men's basketball, as well as women's and men's lacrosse, while also providing a state-of-the-art women's lacrosse locker room.
"Bob and Ginny Adams have taken a leadership role with their transformational gift to the College to support our athletic programs" said Anne B. Kerr, president of FSC. "Together with their son, Joel, and his wife Kelly, we can now better support our student-athletes as they work towards their next national championship. FSC has 30 national championships and is excited about continuing our scholar-athlete winning tradition."
This unique space has been designed by architect and Frank Lloyd Wright scholar M. Jeffrey Baker of the firm Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker of Albany, N.Y. Mr. Baker has been the lead architect for the College's restorations of Wright's historic structures. His original designs for the FSC campus include the Sharon and Jim France Admissions Center (2018) and Carole and Marcus Weinstein Computer Sciences Center (2021).
Rodda Construction of Lakeland will build the new Adams Athletic Performance Center and the College anticipates opening the space in the spring of 2024.
"There is such intense competition not only to attract athletes, but to keep them here," said Bob Adams, shortly after the groundbreaking ceremony. "I am confident that this project will be huge jewel in the future of Florida Southern athletics."
As a Trustee of the College, Bob Adams has served on and chaired various committees, including the intercollegiate athletics committee. He was inducted into the Florida Southern College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011, and has been unwavering in his support. Together with his son Joel '93, a Distinguished Alumnus of FSC, they founded Highland Homes in 1996, with a foundation of quality, excellence, while delivering the most satisfying home buying experience on earth.
The Moccasins already boast one of the top NCAA Division II athletic programs in the nation, capturing 30 NCAA team national championships, and 27 individual national championships. In all, FSC student-athletes have earned All-America status 1,038 times, and Academic All-America honors 92 times.
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022." The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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2022-08-01T22:40:47+00:00
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wagmtv.com
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/08/01/florida-southern-college-breaks-ground-state-of-the-art-athletics-facility/
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Allianz SE (OTC: ALIZY) between March 9, 2018 and May 17, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important April 3, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Allianz securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2121 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 3, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Allianz did not have effective internal controls; (2) Allianz's subsidiary was involved in substantial fraudulent activity; (3) as a result, Allianz was at an increased risk of regulatory scrutiny; (4) as a result, Allianz was at an increased risk of substantial losses and financial costs; and (5) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Allianz class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2121 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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2023-02-07T20:59:29+00:00
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wbrc.com
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https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2023/02/07/rosen-leading-trial-attorneys-encourages-allianz-se-investors-with-losses-secure-counsel-before-important-deadline-first-filed-securities-class-action-initiated-by-firm-alizy/
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Photography News: Sony's latest R-series camera, the a7R V, features AI-assisted focusing, a 4-axis multi-angle LCD, and 8K recording
Sony a7R V Mirrorless Camera Pre-Order starts at 10/27/22 – 10:00am EST
NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- B&H is excited to announce the Sony a7R V mirrorless camera. This high-resolution mirrorless standard adds the power and intelligence of an evolved image processor, a 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor, 8K video recording, and a laundry list of internal and external improvements appealing to photo and video shooters alike. With integrated AI-assisted autofocusing capable of real-time subject recognition from humans to insects, eight stops of image stabilization, dual CFexpress slots, and a 9.44 mil dot EVF, there is no shortage of reasons to love this new camera. A devout fan of its predecessor, I tried out the a7R V in the studio and on location to see how it compared.
- 61MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor
- BIONZ XR & AI Processing Unit
- AI-Based Real-Time Tracking AF System
- 8K 24p, 4K 60p, FHD 120p 10-Bit Video
- 4K 16-Bit Raw Output; S-Log3/S-Cinetone
- 9.44m-Dot EVF with 120 fps Refresh Rate
- 3.2" 4-Axis Multi-Angle Touchscreen LCD
- 10 fps Shooting with AF/AE Tracking
- 8-Stop 5-Axis Image Stabilization
- Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots
Headlining the new release is a BIONZ XR processor, endowed with what Sony calls Artificial Intelligence. While the camera didn't sprout legs and take photos for me, I did notice improved speed and accuracy locking onto human and bird eyes when using the 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II and 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lenses. For human subjects, the camera can focus on bodies, heads, and eyes using a "human pose estimation" algorithm. Per Sony, the new camera boasts a 60% improvement in Eye AF performance over the a7R IV. It rarely missed when I used it. Beyond people, there are dedicated modes for animal, bird, animal/bird, insect, car/train, and airplane subjects. When photographing a heron, its AF worked as smoothly as it did with my human model.
The a7R V's real-time tracking leans on 693-point high density phase detection AF, which covers 79% of full-frame and 100% of APS-C capture. If, like me, you are afraid of AI taking better photos than you, full-time DMF lets you switch seamlessly from AF to manual focusing at any time. However, as much of a neurotic advocate of manual focusing as I am, I found myself kicking back and letting the AF do its thing nearly the entire time I spent with the a7R V. I have no regrets. Even when shooting in an all-black environment lit by strobes, it locked onto my model's eyes for nearly every single shot.
The Sony a7R5 keeps the 61MP sensor that made the a7R IV a pixel-peeper's dream. It has a native ISO range of 100-32,000—expandable to 102,400: the highest resolution at low sensitivity in a Sony camera to date. Fifteen stops of dynamic range work to secure smooth tonal gradations in nearly any lighting environment. Still life and product photographers will appreciate the addition of focus bracketing capabilities to accompany the hard-drive-devouring Pixel Shift Multi-Shooting mode from its previous model.
For action junkies, the Sony a7R V is capable of shooting 10 fps mechanical bursts of up to 583 compressed raw files, or more than 1,000 jpegs. When I tested this feature, the camera gracefully rattled off shots, content to fill a memory card without breaking a sweat. Speaking of raw files, you have more types to choose from with the a7R V: uncompressed raw, lossless compression raw, or compressed raw. Be kind to your storage media when working with such massive files.
The body of the a7R V shares much in common with its predecessor with one major upgrade: a 4-axis, multi-angle 3.2" LCD screen with 2.095m-dot resolution and touch capabilities. I found myself using this feature far more than expected. Whether shooting down from a ladder or up from the ground, it is hard to deny the benefits that this articulation brings when trying to capture unconventional angles. For those recording video, it also provides the invaluable ability to watch oneself on camera in real time. By pushing away from the camera body, you are granted full access to the side ports when rotating the screen.
The menu system of the a7R IV has been updated to the format of Sony's more recent models.
An improved 9.44 m-dot QXGA EVF with 120 fps refresh rate provides sharp, bright, and seamless viewing during capture.
Up top, an S&Q (Slow and Quick) dial setting has been added for easily changing to this setting to capture time lapse or slow motion. Overall, the layout of the a7R V should feel familiar in the hands of Sony mirrorless veterans. S/L dials are customizable and the C1 button and Record buttons have been swapped. The two SDXC slots of the a7R IV are now complemented by a pair of CFexpress type A slots for when you need to maximize processing power, whether shooting bursts or recording video footage at high resolutions.
While the R-series has historically been thought of in still image terms, its latest iteration has significantly beefed up video capabilities. Most notably, it can record up to 8K at 24/25 fps with full AF and AE support. Full frame 4K recording provides a full sensor readout with no cropping up to 30 fps, while 4K/60 and 8K capture results in a 1.2x crop. The a7R V can capture 8K footage up to 10-bit 4:2:0, and 4K 10-bit 4:2:2. XAVC-HS is available for 8K and 4K recording in addition to HD. For subjects demanding a high frame rate, it can record up to 120 fps at 1080p.
Like noted above for still images, AI-assisted tracking keeps a wide range of subjects in focus when recording. In terms of color, the a7R V offers S-Log3, S-Cinetone, and HLG and HDR recording. Finally, updated 5-axis body optical image stabilization and improved camera-lens communication provide up to eight stops of stability for handheld capture with Sony's OSS lenses.
The a7R V brings the R-series' connectivity options into the future. First, it can act as a UVC webcam for content creators streaming in 4K up to 15p. For workflows that demand lightning-fast turnaround, FTP file transfer via 2x2 MIMO is capable of transferring 3.5x more data than the a9 II. Additionally, files can be transferred via wireless LAN, wired LAN (via adapter), or USB-C.
The a7R V builds on the strengths of its predecessor in nearly every aspect of its design. While its features and capabilities have been substantially expanded, it did not feel foreign in the hands of a photographer accustomed to the a7R IV.
Hans on Sony a7R V Mirrorless Camera – First Look
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Learn More about the Sony a7R V at B&H Explora
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/videos/photography/sony-a7rv-mirrorless-camera-announcement
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Visitors to the website can access a variety of educational videos and enlightening articles. The B&H YouTube Channel has an unmatched wealth of educational content. Our entertaining and informative videos feature product overviews from our in-house specialists. You can view the B&H Event Space presentations from many of the world's foremost experts and interviews with some of technology's most dynamic personalities. Tap into this exciting resource by subscribing to the B&H YouTube Channel here. In addition to videos, the B&H Explora blog presents new product announcements, gear reviews, helpful guides, and tech news written by product experts and industry professionals, as well as our award-winning podcasts.
When you're in Manhattan, take a tour of the B&H Photo SuperStore, located at 420 Ninth Avenue. The techno-carousel spins all year round at the counters and kiosks at B&H. With hundreds of products on display, the B&H Photo SuperStore is the place to test-drive and compare all the latest gear.
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2022-10-26T15:49:49+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/10/26/sony-announces-a7r-v-mirrorless-camera-hands-first-look-youtube-video-bamph/
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The Limited-Edition Gift Set Includes Two Each of Three Decadent Mooncake Flavors Paired with a Custom Gift Bag, Greeting Card and Envelope to Rejoice with Friends and Family
NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lady M Confections, home of the world famous Mille Crêpes, unveiled its much-anticipated 2022 Glowing Lights Mooncake Gift Set to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. The glow of this year's limited-edition spinning lantern illuminates an intricate, hidden moonlit scene while the luxurious golden handle and exquisite foil details celebrate the elegance of this beloved holiday.
Atop the lantern sits a lucky golden rabbit, symbolizing the annual celebration of the full moon and abundant autumn harvest. Lifting the golden rabbit charm reveals a tower of Lady M's famous miniature mooncakes, made in collaboration with Kee Wah Bakery. Inside, the Gift Set includes two each of three unique mooncake flavors along with a gift bag, custom greeting card and envelope.
This year, the luxuriously adorned set features three decadent flavors – Earl Grey Mooncake, a fan-favorite tea flavor wrapped in a golden mooncake shell; Caramel Coffee Mooncake, a bold and rich coffee flavor meets classic mooncake pastry with a hint of caramel; and Purple Yam Custard Mooncake, a soft purple yam custard wrapped in a buttery pastry shell, vibrant in both color and flavor.
Also available this year is the Glowing Lights Mooncake Bundle featuring two limited-edition Mille Crêpes offerings. In addition to the collectable gift set with six miniature mooncakes and a spinning lantern that glows, Lady M is presenting the opportunity to bundle and save with the fan-favorite Purple Yam "Ube" Mille Crêpes or the brand-new Jasmine Calamansi Mille Crêpes ($180).
Lady M's 2022 Glowing Lights Mooncake Gift Set is centered around the gathering of friends, family, and loved ones, the most important part of Mid-Autumn celebrations. The finest gift this season is packaged in a custom Lady M shopping bag, complete with a greeting card and envelope ($78). Gift sets and bundles will be available in U.S. and Canada boutiques starting August 12, 2022, and online at LadyM.com and LadyM.ca starting July 25, 2022.
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Lady M is a New York City luxury confections brand with over 50 boutiques worldwide. Created in 2001 and led by CEO Ken Romaniszyn, Lady M is the creator of the world famous Mille Crêpes. Lady M marries French pastry techniques with Japanese sensibilities, resulting in delicate cakes that are a touch sweet and perfect for every occasion. All cakes are handmade and prepared fresh without food additives or preservatives. Lady M's recipes have been refined over years to provide the finest quality in taste and appearance. Indulge in a world of cakes and confections at LadyM.com.
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2022-07-20T18:40:52+00:00
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wymt.com
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https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/20/lady-m-unveils-its-glowing-lights-mooncake-gift-set-celebrate-2022-mid-autumn-festival/
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On Aug. 31, at 8:40 a.m., I set out for my daily morning walk for exercise. Knowing I had about 45 minutes in which to walk, pick up aluminum cans for recycling and any coins I happened to find, I had a plastic bag, a house key, and my sunglasses.
I walked north on my street about three or four blocks, briefly greeting a neighbor out with his trimmer. I turned west, walked across the Walmart parking lot, then across Wyoming Boulevard, then down a paved alley just south of the Wendy’s. There are usually a few cans there, and it’s shady. It was already a warm morning.
First I noticed a man sleeping on a wide step, just long enough for him to curl up under a blanket. A few feet further was another man, already up, doing his best to get neatly groomed. I said “Good Morning,” and he returned the greeting. A few feet after that, another man, possibly a proprietor of one of the businesses that back up to the alley, was sweeping and raking some trash in the alley. I said “Good Morning” to him also, but he not only didn’t return the greeting, he didn’t even look up or turn around – no acknowledgement whatsoever. I thought to myself, “A Good Morning doesn’t cost a thing.”
I went on down that alley until it ended, waited a long time for the green light at Wyoming and Northeastern Boulevard, and started walking east toward home. I had gone just a short ways, picked up a few cans, and noticed an elderly woman in a wheelchair, trying to get across the street. The small front wheels of her chair had caught in the grooves of the grated covering over the storm sewer, and she couldn’t move. I called out “Do You need some help?” as I crossed over toward her. “I’m stuck,” she said. When I got there, I could see the wheels could not possible go forward. “Let me see if I can back you up and then go at an angle,” I said. I am not very big, and I’m nearly 80, but I was able to back the chair and the woman out of those grooves and turn the chair at a 45-degree angle, get it back to the smooth pavement and to the left, so she could turn in, possibly to go to The Dollar Tree.
“Thank you!” she said. I replied “You’re welcome! My pleasure!” and we parted. I walked on up the street, realizing that it really was a pleasure just to help another person, however briefly. I don’t know that woman, don’t know if she’s homeless, don’t know her story. She probably needs more help than I can give, but the help she needed right then was just 20 seconds of my time. It cost me nothing. We are both human beings, and therefore connected on this planet and in this city.
I went home feeling fortunate, to my house, which may be puny by some people’s standards, but unimaginably luxurious to most of the people on this planet. I have running water, electricity, a clean toilet, plenty of food and a comfortable bed. My closets are full, I have a car, I have a spouse and a family, and I can walk. What more could I want? I have not had an easy life, but I have a good life. I am connected to the people on this planet.
A “Good Morning” costs me nothing. Every homeless person is also a human being who deserves to live, to eat, to be clothed, and to be greeted when seen. They do not wish to take away our lives, our possessions, our homes. They only want to live, eat, have a place to sleep, and to hear someone say “Good Morning.” Can we overcome our fear and see everyone as persons?
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2022-09-26T13:51:08+00:00
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abqjournal.com
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https://www.abqjournal.com/2534915/a-good-morning-costs-me-nothing.html
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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a man was shot after charging at an officer while wielding a machete.
The incident happened Sunday afternoon in south Phoenix near the intersection of 19th and Southern avenues.
Officers were actually in the area on an unrelated call when they received reports of a man with a machete in an open field.
They located him and ordered him to put the machete down. However, they were not able to communicate with him because the man only spoke Spanish.
Officers say he then walked into traffic.
An officer used a stunbag shotgun several times but the man was not affected. They say an officer then fired on him with a handgun when he began advancing toward him.
Officers administered first aid until firefighters arrived.
The man was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition. No others were injured.
Police have not identified him. The police shooting is under investigation.
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2022-05-02T16:29:07+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Phoenix-police-shot-and-wound-man-waving-machete-17141574.php
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2022-08-24T23:45:24+00:00
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How can you protect yourself against the recent COVID-19 surges? An expert explains
Video above: Alabama experiencing summer surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
The much-awaited summer lull in coronavirus cases doesn't appear to be happening as COVID-19 infections continue to increase in much of the United States.
An earlier rise in cases this year was driven by the BA.2 omicron subvariant. Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that two other subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, constitute more than 70% of new infections in the country. These subvariants may partially escape the immunity produced by the vaccine and by prior infection, though vaccination still likely protects against severe illness.
These developments are occurring as more people resume travel and other pre-pandemic activities. How should people think about their risk from COVID-19 right now? If they are vaccinated and boosted, are they safe? What about those who recently had COVID-19? What kind of precautions should people take if they still want to avoid COVID-19? And if someone tests positive for the coronavirus, should this person still isolate?
CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, is addressing some of these questions.
Q: Do current COVID-19 trends indicate that there is another surge of cases in the United States?
Dr. Leana Wen: I'm not sure this would be called another surge because the numbers didn't really come down from the previous rise. In the winter, from December 2021 to about February 2022, we saw a huge surge in cases from the original omicron subvariant, BA.1. There was a small lull; then BA.2 came along with that rise in cases. Now, BA.4 and BA.5 are displacing previous omicron subvariants and are causing most of the infections in the U.S. Many places are seeing an increase in infections from a high baseline of cases.
We also have to keep in mind that the number of reported cases is much lower than the actual number of cases. I think we could have anywhere from five to 10 times as many cases as are reported, considering how many cases are diagnosed by home antigen tests and are not reported to public health authorities.
The good news is that these recent surges have not been accompanied by hospitals being overwhelmed, which illustrates the powerful effect of the vaccines in mostly decoupling infection from severe illness.
Q: With these kinds of numbers, how should people think about their COVID-19 risk? Does that mean people should cancel travel and bring back restrictions?
Wen: I don't think that most people should have to change their daily activities, but I do think people need to be aware of their risk of contracting COVID-19 if they don't take additional precautions.
The good news is that the vaccines and boosters continue to provide excellent protection against severe disease. However, we also know that immunity wanes over time, and there does appear to be some immune (evasion) with BA.4 and BA.5 in particular. That means people who are vaccinated and boosted are unlikely to become severely ill if they contract COVID-19, but they could still become infected.
The question people should ask is this: How much do they want to continue to avoid infection? There is so much virus around us, and the variants are so contagious. That means avoiding infection requires additional consideration. Many people may not want to plan their lives around COVID-19 precautions anymore, especially if they are generally healthy and well-protected from severe illness.
On the other hand, many people may still prioritize not contracting COVID-19 because of the risk of long-haul symptoms. They may also have underlying medical conditions that predispose to more severe outcomes themselves, or they may live with others who are more vulnerable and want to reduce their risk to those around them.
Q: For people who want to be cautious, what do you recommend?
Wen: For individuals who want to prioritize reducing their risk of COVID-19 infection, I'd advise first that they follow the CDC guidance and stay up to date on their boosters. Everyone ages 5 and older can receive a first booster. Those 50 and older can receive a second booster for a total of four shots.
Certain individuals (who are moderately or severely immunocompromised) can receive five shots. (These individuals should also find out if they are eligible for Evusheld, the preventive antibody that can further aid in reducing the progression to severe illness.)
I'd also urge that they wear a high-quality N95 mask or equivalent in indoor, crowded settings. Mask mandates being lifted does not mean that people shouldn't wear masks. A lot of people don't find masks to be inconvenient. If that's the case, I'd continue to wear masks in all indoor public settings. For those who find masks uncomfortable, I'd encourage mask-wearing in the highest-risk settings — for example, mask while in a crowded security line at the airport and during boarding and deplaning.
Of course, remember that outdoor gatherings continue to be much lower risk than indoors. People who want to be very cautious should try to go to outdoor gatherings if possible and then go to indoor gatherings only if others all have negative tests that day.
Q: A lot of people are sick of hearing about these precautions. What if they just want to live their lives but don't want to infect vulnerable people?
Wen: I certainly understand this sentiment. It's very hard for society to impose restrictions on individuals and ask people to forever put gatherings like weddings and birthday parties on hold or to forgo going to activities they love like indoor restaurants and gyms. My best advice here is to recognize that if you go to indoor settings, you could contract COVID-19. Be aware of your risk and take precautions accordingly.
For example, perhaps you can go about living your life as you wish, but before you visit grandma in a nursing home, take a rapid test that day. If you go to a crowded indoor wedding, take a test a few days after to make sure you didn't contract the coronavirus. And if you have symptoms at any point, immediately test and do not expose others around you.
Q: Are you safe if you recently had COVID-19?
Wen: Recent infection produces some protection that probably lasts for about three months. Reinfection can certainly happen though, and some studies suggest that getting the original omicron BA.1 does not protect against the newer variants. Vaccination in addition to recent recovery conveys better protection, so make sure you are up to date with your vaccines and boosters, even if you've had COVID-19.
Q: And what if you do test positive — should you still isolate?
Wen: Yes, because you don't want to spread COVID-19 to others. The CDC guidance is that you isolate for five days and then wear a mask around others for an additional five days after that if symptoms are improving. I think a testing policy is even better than this because people remain infected for different lengths of time. I'd encourage people to take home tests daily from day four and to end isolation once their home rapid antigen test is negative. Now is the time to make sure you have plenty of home tests!
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2022-07-11T23:19:03+00:00
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wyff4.com
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https://www.wyff4.com/article/how-can-you-protect-yourself-against-the-recent-covid-19-surges-an-expert-explains/40573307
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks was censured by the state House Wednesday after he said it has been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a “cost savings” because the child won’t need related government services.
The House voted 35-1 to censure Republican Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla, with Eastman the lone dissent. Eastman was previously censured, in 2017, over comments he made suggesting there are women in Alaska who try to get pregnant to get a “free trip to the city” for abortions.
During a committee hearing Monday on adverse childhood experiences, Eastman asked the testifier how he would respond “to the argument that I have heard on occasion where in the case where child abuse is fatal, obviously it’s not good for the child, but it’s actually a benefit to society” because there is not a need for government services that child would otherwise be entitled to if they had lived.
The testifier, Trevor Storrs, president and CEO of the Alaska Children’s Trust, asked Eastman to repeat what he’d said. “Did you say, ‘a benefit for society?’”
“Talking dollars,” Eastman said, referencing a figure in a document provided to the committee that was related to costs associated with neglect and abuse. Eastman said it “gets argued periodically that it’s actually a cost savings because that child is not going to need any of those government services that they might otherwise be entitled to receive and need based on growing up in this type of environment.”
Storrs called the loss of a child unmeasurable.
Rep. Andrew Gray, an Anchorage Democrat who brought the censure motion Wednesday, said Eastman should be censured for “offensive, insulting and unsubstantiated statements that undermine the dignity of the House.” Gray said he also was speaking as a parent.
Eastman said Gray impugned his motives and character and labeled as outrageous and unacceptable any suggestion that he or members of his district “support child abuse when I’ve staked my entire political career arguing for the opposite.”
The House is controlled by a Republican-led majority. The predominantly Democratic minority also includes independents and a Republican. Eastman is not part of either caucus.
He has at times butted heads with Republicans, even being removed late last session from the then-Republican minority caucus and from two committees.
He last year easily won reelection in his district and withstood a challenge to his eligibility to serve in the Legislature over his ties to the far-right group Oath Keepers.
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2023-02-23T03:53:05+00:00
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cbs4indy.com
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https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-alaska-house-censures-gop-lawmaker-over-child-abuse-comments/
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My Powerful Hair is a new picture book that turns a painful truth about racism into a celebration of Native culture.
When Carole Lindstrom was a little girl growing up in Bellevue, Nebraska, she really wanted long hair. She would put the blanket she had as a baby on her head and, "pretend I had long hair, you know, swing it around," she laughs.
She couldn't understand why her mother wouldn't let her. "Every time it got a little bit long, she said, 'We have to cut it. It's too wild,'" Lindstrom remembers.
She says her mother didn't seem to have a good explanation. One clue was a black and white photograph that sat on top of the TV set — a picture of her grandmother and two great aunts. "They were wearing these white smocks and their hair was just really chopped short and they had bangs. They just didn't look right," says Lindstrom. "And I remember asking my mom about that picture...and my mom didn't really know much about it other than to say, 'Well, that was when grandma and your great aunts were sent to boarding school. Indian boarding school.'"
A brutal effort to erase Native culture
At Indian boarding schools, children were forbidden to speak their Native languages and forced to cut their hair, among other indignities.
As an adult, Lindstrom set out to find out more about her culture and learned the truth about hair. "The hair is such a big part of who we are and our identity," she says, "It's like a living scrapbook."
In My Powerful Hair, a little girl relates the events of her life with the length of her hair.
"When my baby brother was born, my hair touched my shoulders. The gift of welcoming him into the world is woven into my hair," Lindstrom writes.
Lindstrom is Anishinaabe/Métis and an enrolled citizen of of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe.
Ten year old Talon Jerome, who lives on the Turtle Mountain Reservation, identifies with her new book. "Our hair is the source of our strength and power and memories," he says.
Talon and his mother, Cherona Jerome, are members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. Cherona teaches at Talon's school. She says books like My Powerful Hair are important for her students to read.
"It's a beautifully written story and very relatable to our own experiences," Jerome says. "My mother was a boarding school survivor and I do recall pictures of her also with very, very short hair. Her and some of my aunts who went to boarding school also."
In the story, the young girl cuts her hair when her grandfather (Nimishoomis) dies. "I sent it into the spirit world with him so that he could have my energies," she says.
"[This] kind of brought back some memories of my grandmother's passing," says Jerome. "I also cut my hair...and it went with her in the grave. It's just a sign of mourning for us."
Bringing more diverse books to readers
Jerome also relates to Lindstrom's desire to teach children Native traditions. She says the hard truth is that her mother and grandparents' were taught to be, "ashamed of their culture. They they weren't allowed to be proud of it." She continues, "We're the generation that's teaching them our culture again."
Lindstrom says there was a time when publishers wouldn't even look at her stories about Indigenous culture. "So I was writing tooth fairy stories and all those things," she jokes. Then, she says, We Need Diverse Books came about. The campaign, launched in 2014, pushed for greater diversity in publishing. "And when that happened, the world kind of suddenly went 'click,'" she says.
A publisher snapped up her book We Are Water Protectors. It won a Caldecott Medal and became a bestseller.
Lindstrom wishes the world had "clicked" sooner. She says she almost never saw children who looked like her in the books she read as a little girl. Those she did see, were depicted as savages. She says My Powerful Hair is her "gift" to children who look like her.
"I just want them...to see themselves in a positive way when they pick up a book. I didn't have that. It was always blonde hair, real light colored skin, not who I was when I was younger," she says, "I just didn't know where my people were."
Lindstrom says her mother died in 2015 without ever learning the power of her hair.
This piece was edited for radio and digital by Meghan Sullivan contributed to this story
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Detroit Hoopfest distributes 200 pairs of sneakers to youth
Detroit ― A three-day Hoopfest ended Sunday with youths cheering on their favorite team in a showdown on a northwest neighborhood basketball court that at times featured local and professional athletes, and celebrities.
The event kicked off in the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood Friday at Curtis Jones Park, which features an NBA-style basketball court on the corner of Ferry and Vermont streets. The competitions began with a kids' basketball game of h-o-r-s-e with Saddiq Bey of the Atlanta Hawks. Saturday featured a men's and women's skills competition with Jaden Akins, a guard of the Michigan State Spartans.
In the final celebrity game, Team Skilla Baby, consisting of rappers Skilla Baby, Sada Baby and community members, won 36-24 against Team Sheffield with rappers Snap Dogg and Baby Money, Fire Chief James Harris and Armond Rashad, director of Jabs Gym in Eastern Market.
The event was hosted by NW Goldberg Cares, a community development corporation working to improve the lives of residents in the predominantly African American neighborhood.
More than 200 pairs of new sneakers were given away to youths. About 500 people gathered at the park over the three days, said organizer Daniel A. Washington.
"This is a long time coming to see the community come out and love one another in this way. (It) was spectacular," said Washington, executive director of NW Goldberg Cares.
Residents met with their district representative and City Council President Mary Sheffield, Fire Chief James Harris, Radio personality Stewe, and recording artists Baby Money, Snap Dogg, Sada Baby, and Neisha Naeshae.
"This is a park that has experienced major redevelopment and we want to bring more attention and resources to this community," Sheffield said. "We're celebrating the effort so far and the work that's still to come."
A $10,000 donation from Pepsi Co. will help install a scoreboard at the court and $6,000 from Amazon will fund other park upgrades. The Detroit Pistons donated 25 personal shoes from athletes, and the Rocket Community Fund and rapper Skilla Baby donated money for the shoes that were given away.
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2023-07-24T03:21:29+00:00
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detroitnews.com
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/07/23/detroit-hoopfest-distributes-200-pairs-of-sneakers-to-youth/70439757007/
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TREVOSE, Pa., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced today a collaboration with OLI Systems, a leader in water chemistry-based process simulation and electrolyte thermodynamics, to optimize operating performance in the refining and petrochemical industries through the use of OLI's innovative cloud platform that delivers actionable insights to operations teams.
OLI's deep understanding of electrolyte-intensive applications in refining, like crude distillation units, FCC, Hydroprocessing, Sour Water Stripping, and HF Alkylation, is informed by a comprehensive chemistry property database, rigorous thermodynamic models, and an expert team of water chemistry professionals, including scientists and engineers. With the new collaboration, OLI will work with Veolia to bring these leading capabilities to Veolia field engineers and experts in refining and petrochemicals to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of chemical treatment programs by successfully addressing process diagnostics and asset integrity concerns.
"Veolia has a broad portfolio of solutions for the refining industry, and this collaboration with OLI will allow us to provide our customers with a consultative offering to provide enhanced diagnostics, system optimization, and alternative treatments. OLI's rigorous and accurate electrolyte chemistry insights nicely complement our expertise in end-to-end management of chemical treatment programs to offer customers a highly reliable solution that will accelerate their business outcomes and realize a rapid return on investment," states Martin Willis, Global Executive Energy & Chemicals, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions.
Veolia's field engineers with continuous access to chemical corrosion insights during operation from OLI Cloud Apps can analyze asset performance more effectively, diagnose root causes rapidly, proactively manage asset integrity, and minimize unplanned downtime.
"OLI Systems is building strategic global relationships to accelerate industrial digital transformation. The democratization of OLI capabilities with anytime, anywhere access to water chemistry-based process insights dramatically increases the productivity of field engineers across the globe," says Vineeth Ram, Chief Revenue Officer, OLI Systems. "Together with Veolia, we are enabling improved efficiency of refinery and petrochemical operations, while mitigating risk of downtime by optimizing chemical treatment programs and, lowering operations costs."
About Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
With operations in 130 countries and over 10,000 employees worldwide, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (formerly SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions) solves the toughest water, wastewater and process challenges around the globe. Leveraging a comprehensive set of chemical, equipment and digital enabled services and products, the company helps customers optimize water resources and overcome process challenges. Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions serves customers across all industries, including food and beverage, metals and mining, power, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, chemicals, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, and utilities. Learn more at watertechnologies.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About OLI Systems
For over five decades, OLI Systems has been a pioneer and established global leader in water chemistry and its applications in industrial processes by delivering comprehensive process modeling and intelligent simulation insights for chemical processes that enhance operational efficiency and engineering productivity. OLI Systems is building strategic global partnerships to accelerate the industrial digital transformation by combining accurate process model insights with existing plant analytics, calibrating process performance and providing expert consulting services. This enables real-time process and asset lifecycle optimization that help to drive growth, achieve compliance and mitigate risk. Visit olisystems.com or follow OLI on LinkedIn.
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2023-01-25T14:49:38+00:00
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Randolph County Sheriff Gregory Seabolt in hospital
Randolph County Sheriff Gregory Seabolt in hospital
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2023-01-18T23:30:27+00:00
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‘She was going to be a beautiful mom’: Family mourns young woman who died during childbirth
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - A Texas family is in mourning after a teenage mother died while giving birth.
Alex Sanchez, the father of 19-year-old Ariana Sanchez, told KCBD his daughter was excited about the chance to be a mom.
“She was just such a sweet girl,” he said. “Everybody wanted to be around her all the time.”
Ariana Sanchez died from complications while giving birth to her daughter.
The Sanchez family is celebrating the birth of her baby while at the same time mourning her death.
The child, who was named after her mother, was born healthy, weighing just over 10 pounds.
The baby’s father, Ezekiel Esparza, said he still remembers the day he and Ariana found out they were going to be parents.
“She was telling me, like, ‘The line’s not going away, babe; the line’s not going away,’” Esparza said. “So, I was like, I guess we’re going to have to do it then. I was happy, you know, because she’s the love of my life, like if I had to do it with anybody it would have been her.”
Esparza and Ariana Sanchez were together for more than three years, and during that time, he said she changed his life.
“She was the best thing that happened to me,” Esparza said. “I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in right now if it wasn’t for Ariana. She made me the man who I am today. She was going to be a great mom. She was going to be a beautiful mom.”
The excitement of the new baby quickly spread to Ariana Sanchez’s mother and father after she broke the news that they would soon be grandparents.
“I was so happy we were just so blessed,” Alex Sanchez said. “Like we couldn’t wait for her to get here, just a very exciting moment.”
However, there was no way the family could have predicted that Ariana Sanchez wouldn’t make it home after giving birth.
“To have this moment taken away from us,” her father said. “Her taken away from us, not here to get the chance to hold her baby, and it’s just so hard.”
The family said the weight of the loss of Ariana Sanchez is lightened at times by the life the late mother left behind.
“We’re so happy and so sad at the same time,” Alex Sanchez said. “We have to be happy for my baby. I’m glad she left us her. We have a piece of my baby here still, her heart.”
The Sanchez family has set up a GoFundMe account to help cover funeral expenses.
Copyright 2023 KCBD via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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2023-07-24T18:37:49+00:00
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https://www.wfsb.com/2023/07/24/she-was-going-be-beautiful-mom-family-mourns-young-woman-who-died-during-childbirth/
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NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Student Leadership Network (SL Network) will host its 15th (Em)Power Breakfast on October 12th, celebrating 25 years of the organization's students and their accomplishments. The annual gathering of more than 450 guests will celebrate the achievements of students impacted by six The Young Women's Leadership Schools (TYWLS) in New York City and 18 Young Women's Leadership Network (YWLN) schools nationwide. The event also recognizes business and philanthropic leaders for their continued commitment to disrupting the cycle of poverty through equalizing education.
Deborah Roberts, ABC News Senior National Affairs Correspondent, will serve as Mistress of Ceremony for this year's milestone event as notable friends of the Network will honor three exceptional alumnae who have gone on to do impactful work in their communities and industries nationwide.
- Mayor Eric Adams has dedicated his life to giving back to his city and giving a voice to a diverse coalition of working families in all five boroughs. In 2021, Adams was elected mayor on the agenda of improving public safety, growing the economy, reducing inequality, and building a stronger, healthier city for all New Yorkers. He will be honoring TYWLS alumna Seantell Campbell who was born and raised in East Harlem and attended TYWLS East Harlem 7th to12th grade. In 2020 she Co-Founded The Barrio Fridge on 106th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, The Barrio Fridge is an actual refrigerator on the sidewalk stocked with fresh fruits, vegetables, non-perishable goods, and prepared meals donated from all over for anyone who needs them.
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., is president emerita of Spelman College, a leading women's college dedicated to the education and global leadership of Black women. Before coming to Spelman, she served for over two decades as dean of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She will be honoring TYWLS alumna Jahleese Hadley, who graduated from The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem in 2006 and went on to get her B.A. in African American Studies from Smith College. Jahleese has spent the last 6 years building the college access program at YWLN affiliate school, The Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington in Wilmington, NC. She was honored to help design the state-of-the-art culinary teaching lab at GLOW that students learn and work in daily.
- Lynn Nottage is a playwright, screenwriter, and the first woman in history to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Her recent work includes the libretto for Intimate Apparel the Opera, the book for MJ The Musical, and Clyde's. Other work includes Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Award), Mlima's Tale (Lortel Award Nomination, Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Meet Vera Stark (Drama Desk Nomination, Lilly Award), and Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, Obie Award, Lortel Award). She was also a writer and producer on the first season of the Netflix series,She's Gotta Have It, directed by Spike Lee. She will honor Kara Young, a graduate of The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem. Kara made her Broadway debut in Lynn Nottage's Clyde's, for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play and a Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress. She recently received the inaugural Florence Mills Rising Star Award at the first ever Black Women on Broadway ceremony, the Clarence Derwent Award from Actors Equity for promising performance of the season, and a Theater World Award for her debut Broadway performance.
"For 25 years, we have worked towards removing barriers to higher education by helping students gain access to resources and develop leadership skills that help prepare them for success in college and beyond. What started as a trailblazing NYC public all-girls school in 1996 has grown to a network of 24 public all-girls schools, nationwide. Today we impact approximately 20,000 students annually, supporting them to access educational opportunities that help them fulfill their dreams." said Ann Rubenstein Tisch, SL Network Founder and President. "When The Young Women's Leadership School (TYWLS) of East Harlem first opened its doors in 1996, it was groundbreaking in its mission to provide girls from underserved communities with the same college preparatory opportunities and resources as students who attend the city's elite private schools. With the support of programs that inspire and empower the whole girl, TYWLS students and alumnae continue to shine as leaders in their schools, communities, and nationwide."
Nearly 100% of TYWLS students graduate from high school each year, with graduates securing an estimated $1 billion in college scholarships and financial aid since 2001. TYWLS students also graduate from college at nearly four times the rate of their peers.
"We are extremely appreciative of Deborah Roberts, Mayor Eric Adams, Mary Schmidt Campbell, and Lynn Nottage's contributions and their support for educational access, setting an incredible example for our students," added Yolonda Marshall, SL Network's CEO.
The (Em)Power Breakfast is made possible by support from generous donors, including Warburg Pincus, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Estee Lauder Companies, and Proskauer.
Past (Em)Power Honorees have included: Jill Beraud (PepsiCo), Tory Burch (Fashion Designer and Philanthropist), Fabrizio Freda (Estee Lauder Companies), Thelma Golden (The Studio Museum of Harlem), Susan Lyne (Gilt Groupe), Idina Menzel (Tony Award-winning Broadway star), Judith Rodin (The Rockefeller Foundation), Tracee Ellis Ross (Actress and Philanthropist), Yara Shahidi (Actress and Philanthropist), Lesley Stahl (CBS News 60 Minutes Correspondent), and Malala Yousafzai (Nobel Prize winning activist) among others.
Student Leadership Network empowers young people from underserved communities to access educational opportunities that prepare them to lead successful lives. SL Network impacts students across the country with its three pillar programs – The Young Women's Leadership Schools, CollegeBound Initiative, and Young Women's Leadership Network.
The Young Women's Leadership Schools (TYWLS) are six New York City public schools grades 6–12 that promote high-quality student learning opportunities in and out of the classroom. TYWLS provide a single-sex educational choice for students who are often the first in their families to attend college. Students are admitted based on their interest in, and commitment to, obtaining a single-sex college preparatory education. TYWLS are open to students of all academic abilities. The success of the TYWLS model has inspired dozens of single-sex YWLN affiliate schools to open nationwide, including in California, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Enhanced compute with 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors supports more applications in less space and helps manage power consumption
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
News summary
- Dell PowerEdge servers with 4th generation AMD EPYC™ processors can more than double performance of previous systems1
- Increased power efficiency designed to support more sustainable data centers with advanced cooling technology to help reduce power consumption
- Built-in cybersecurity operations helps protect customers' sensitive data
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Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) announces the next generation of Dell PowerEdge servers with 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors. With their highest application performance to date, these new systems are designed to help customers more effectively power today's demanding, compute-centric workloads such as data analytics.
Designed for efficiency and security in mind, the new PowerEdge Servers are equipped with Dell's Smart Cooling technology to help reduce CO2 emissions and a built-in cyber resilient architecture to help reinforce customers' security efforts.
"Customers demand uncompromised compute performance delivered in the most sustainable manner possible. Our latest PowerEdge servers are purpose built-to meet the needs of today's demanding workloads with efficiency and resiliency," said Rajesh Pohani, vice president of portfolio and product management for PowerEdge, HPC and Core Compute at Dell Technologies. "With up to double the performance of the previous generation, combined with the latest in power and cooling innovations, these servers are designed to meet the growing demands of our customers."
More performance and storage options for the data center of the future
The next generation of Dell PowerEdge servers with 4th generation AMD EPYC processors provides performance and storage advancements while integrating into existing customer environments. The servers are well-suited for organizations with advanced workloads such as data analytics, AI, high performance computing (HPC) and virtualization.
Available in one- and two-socket configurations, with support for as much as 50% more processor cores compared to the previous generation, the latest systems offer the highest performance to date for AMD-powered PowerEdge servers.1 Customers can expect up to a 121% performance improvement, up to 33% more front drive count for 2U servers and up to 60% higher front drive count for 1U servers.2
- PowerEdge R7625 offers increased application performance and data storage. With the performance of dual 4th generation AMD EPYC processors, this server is designed to be the backbone of a data center. This 2-socket, 2U platform has proven to accelerate in-memory databases by over 72% surpassing all other 2- and 4-socket SAP Sales & Distributions submissions, achieving a new world record.3
- PowerEdge R7615 is a one-socket, 2U server with a faster memory bandwidth than previous generations. Improved drive density is designed to complete multiple jobs faster with a smaller data center footprint. This platform accelerates AI workloads with maximum accelerated expansion capabilities, achieving an AI benchmark world record.4
- PowerEdge R6625 is a two-socket, 1U server delivering the optimal balance in performance, flexibility and density. The system is suited for HPC workloads or running multiple virtual desktop infrastructure instances.
- PowerEdge R6615 is a one-socket, 1U server that offers more virtual machine density than previous generations. The thin design offers increased compute power in a dense form factor, limiting data center footprint expansion without losing performance.
"AMD and Dell Technologies are committed to delivering leadership products that help organizations improve the performance and efficiency of their data centers while also working toward a more sustainable future," said Ram Peddibhotla, corporate vice president, EPYC product management, AMD. "With the launch of Dell PowerEdge servers, powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors, we continue to break performance records while delivering on the most stringent environmental goals and business outcomes our joint customers demand."
For sustainable data centers, less is more
Built with sustainability in mind, the servers offer advancements in Dell Smart Cooling technology that allow for more airflow through the systems than previous generations, keeping them cool while performing at the highest levels for long periods of time.
With greater core density, organizations can replace older, less efficient servers with next generation PowerEdge servers designed to reduce heat generated, energy consumed and the burden on other resources required to power the systems. In particular, the PowerEdge R7625 delivers up to 55% greater processor performance efficiency compared to previous models.5
The new servers reinforce Dell's commitment to source recycled or renewable materials in more than half of Dell product content by 2030. In addition, when shipping multiple servers at once with Dell's multipack option, these servers are delivered more sustainably, reducing the number of boxes and materials it takes to ship the systems.
"Like many, we follow the CPU market carefully and look forward to seeing the next generation PowerEdge servers accelerate our potential," said Dr. Matthew Storey, head of Storage and Virtualization at Lancaster University. "The new servers help address our ever-growing needs for more innovative and powerful solutions and put us on the leading edge of our industry while delivering a state-of-the-art research environment to our users."
Building modern, scalable and more secure IT
As cybersecurity threats evolve, so have the built-in security features in PowerEdge servers. Anchored with Dell's cyber resilient architecture, the servers include features like system lockdown, drift detection and multifactor authentication. The next-generation systems enable a more secure operation with end-to-end boot resilience, helping to establish a data center with safety at its core.
With a dedicated, fully integrated on-die security processor, the 4th generation AMD EPYC processors help enable innovative technologies like confidential computing. In addition, AMD's "Security by Design" approach includes an embedded security subsystem to help protect data and expand on the AMD Infinity Guard security feature set, continuing to add layers for both physical and virtual security.
Coupled with Dell iDRAC, these servers record details of the server hardware and firmware build at the time of manufacturing. Using Dell's Secured Component Verification (SCV) supply chain assurance, organizations can verify the PowerEdge server arrived as ordered and built from the factory.
"Continued innovation in server performance is critical to ensuring companies have the tools they need to address an increasingly data-centric and real-time world," said Kuba Stolarski, vice president within IDC's enterprise infrastructure practice. "With advanced security features designed directly into the platform, Dell's new PowerEdge servers can help organizations keep pace with data proliferation in a growing threat environment. The improvements in performance can enable customers to implement AI, HPC and other modern workloads to extract the most value from their data and IT investment."
Availability
- The Dell PowerEdge R7625 server is available globally in limited configurations in November 2022. The next generation servers have planned full global availability in February 2023.
Additional resources
- Learn more details about Dell PowerEdge
- Connect with Dell via Twitter and LinkedIn
About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry's broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era.
Copyright © 2022 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell Technologies, Dell and OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
1 Based on Dell analysis of submitted SPECFPRate score of 1410 achieved on a Dell PowerEdge R7625 with AMD EPYC 9654s compared to the previous high score of 636 on a Dell PowerEdge R7525 with AMD EPYC 7763 processors as of 11/3/2022. Actual performance will vary
2 Based on Dell analysis of submitted SPECFPRate score of 1410 achieved on a Dell PowerEdge R7625 with AMD EPYC 9654s compared to the previous high score of 636 on a Dell PowerEdge R7525 with AMD EPYC 7763 processors as of 11/3/2022. Actual performance will vary. Storage Capacity on Dell internal analysis of available front drive slots going from a maximum of 24 drives in prior generation configurations to 32 E3.S drives config option in the latest gen 2U platforms and 10 to 16 drives for 1U platforms. Available storage will depend on configuration and drives chosen.
3 Based on Dell analysis of the submitted world record score of 148000 benchmark users on the Dell PowerEdge R7625 compared to the previous world record score of 86000 Benchmark for PowerEdge R7525 users recorded on the SAP-SD page as of 11/3/2022. Actual results will vary
4 Based on Dell analysis of submitted TPCx-AI scores for scale factors 3 and 10 as of 11/10/2022. Actual performance might vary.
5 Based on Dell internal calculations using SPECFPRate score of 1410 achieved on a Dell PowerEdge R7625 and a processor cTDP of 400W with AMD EPYC 9654 (96 core) processors compared to a score of 636 and cTDP of 280W on a Dell PowerEdge R7525 with AMD EPYC 7763 (64 core) processors. Actual performance will vary
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2022-11-10T19:58:59+00:00
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"The world's biggest yoga protest" brought together hundreds of climate-justice practitioners to demand better business practices from the athleisure-wear giant.
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, September 17, roughly 100 yoga practitioners and concerned citizens gathered outside lululemon headquarters at 11:00 AM PST to participate in "Yoga for Coal-Free Fashion," billed as "the world's biggest yoga protest." The intention behind this 90-minute event was to urge lululemon to publicly commit to quit coal and transition to 100 percent renewable energy across its supply chain by 2030. Participants flowed through yoga poses, did breathing exercises, and blasted the brand for environmentally destructive actions that sharply contradict its yogic values.
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"We held this yoga protest today to remind lululemon that doing yoga is more than selling leggings. It's about aligning our values with what we practice – something that lululemon has failed to do with its sustainability plans," Eredene Batz, Digital Campaigner at Stand.earth said. "As a brand focused on health and wellness, lululemon's failure to stop using coal in its factories and cutting its toxic pollution is a letdown for its customers and the yoga community."
This week lululemon released a report showing it increased the climate pollution from manufacturing its products by a shocking 60% in just 12 months. lululemon's target of reducing its emissions intensity by 60% already falls short of the needs of the moment, but the report showed that in the last year lululemon's emissions intensity actually increased by as much as 9%. With 2030 rapidly approaching, lululemon now faces the enormous challenge of cutting its emissions intensity by more than half in just eight years if it plans to reach its target. Without a commitment to transition its supply chain to 100% renewable energy that is local and additional to the grid by 2030, lululemon's emissions will continue to rise.
"Just this week, lululemon reported the climate pollution from manufacturing its products jumped by over 60% in a single year. The reason is simple: lululemon's rapid growth is being fueled by an increased reliance on coal and other fossil fuels" said Gary Cook, Global Climate Campaign Director at Stand.earth. "CEO Calvin McDonald must follow the lead of companies like H&M, Puma and Apple who have committed to shift their factories off fossil fuel to 100% renewable electricity."
"lululemon's supply chain is polluting our air and climate," said Tina Pashumati James, a Senior Ashtanga yoga teacher and owner of Loka Yoga, who led the yoga class. "We're here to hold lululemon accountable for failing to commit to quit coal and switch to renewable energy by 2030 - and for betraying their staff, customers, the climate, impacted communities and violating their own values."
For more than a year, Stand.earth has called on lululemon — one of the biggest, most profitable, and fastest-growing sportswear brands in the world — to
address the impacts of its supply chain on climate change and the public health of local communities..its contributions to climate change. In February 2022, Stand.earth criticized the company's Team Canada Olympics gear for contributing to climate change and threatening the very future of winter sports (See photos). In November 2021, Stand.earth released an analysis revealing that despite lululemon's participation in fashion industry climate initiatives, and despite its commitment to reduce emissions in the coming decade, the company's supply chain emissions actually increased in 2020.
Stand.earth's Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard, released in August 2021, benchmarked 47 top fashion companies on their efforts to tackle climate change. The report broadly failed the fashion industry on its efforts to address climate change, and gave lululemon a D– for failing to take meaningful action to work with suppliers to increase renewable energy use in its supply chain, phase out coal usage, or advocate for or sourcing renewable energy for its factories.
Learn more about Stand.earth's Fossil Free Fashion Campaign at lulucoal.com.
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2022-09-17T19:46:09+00:00
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The original Patent Office in Washington, D.C., considered one of the country's best examples of Greek revival architecture, is nearing the end of a $300 million renovation. When the building reopens on July 1, the two Smithsonian museums it houses -- the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum -- will be newly accessible to the public.
The Patent Office building was a pivotal part of President Andrew Jackson's plan to turn Washington into a great world capital. Jackson enlisted Robert Mills, the original architect of the Washington Monument, to design three neo-Greek buildings (including the Patent Office) that would symbolize the spirit of the American people.
The building, which takes up two square city blocks, became home to the Patent Office in 1842 and was completed in 1867. It has gone through many changes over the years: Several architects contributed to the final design, and parts of it were rebuilt after being damaged by a major fire in 1877. In the 1950s, it was slated for demolition to make way for a parking lot. After a successful campaign to save it, the building was renovated and transformed into a museum space.
Closed to the public for the last six years, the site's museums are only partially finished. When they open, just in time for Independence Day, collections that were previously in storage will be unveiled to the public. Museum officials hope the building itself will be part of the attraction as well.
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2022-06-07T04:09:58+00:00
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BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 56 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed.
Local police said 51 people in Malawi, including 36 in Chilobwe in the financial hub of Blantyre in the center of the country have died, with several others missing or injured. Authorities in Mozambique reported that five people were killed in the country since Saturday.
The deaths in Malawi include five members of a single family who died in Blantyre’s Ndirande township after Freddy’s destructive winds and heavy rains demolished their house, according to a police report. A three-year-old child who was “trapped in the debris” is also among the victims, with her parents among those reported missing, authorities also said.
“We suspect that this figure will rise as we are trying to compile one national report from our southwest, southeast and eastern police offices which cover the affected areas,” Malawi police spokesperson Peter Kalaya told the AP.
The cyclone lashed over Mozambique and Malawi over the weekend and into Monday. It’s the second time the record-breaking cyclone — which has been causing destruction in southern Africa since late February — made landfall in mainland Africa. It also pummeled the island states of Madagascar and Réunion as it traversed across the ocean.
The cyclone has intensified a record seven times and has the highest-ever recorded accumulated cyclone energy, or ACE, which is a measurement of how much energy a cyclone has released over time. Freddy recorded more energy over its lifetime than an entire typical U.S. hurricane season.
Freddy first developed near Australia in early February and traveled across the entire southern Indian Ocean. It’s set to be the longest-ever recorded tropical cyclone. The U.N.’s weather agency has convened an expert panel to determine whether it has broken the record set by Hurricane John in 1994 of 31 days.
Freddy made landfall in the seaport of Quelimane in Mozambique on Saturday where there are reports of damage to houses and farmlands, although the extent of the destruction is not yet clear. Telecommunications and other essential infrastructure are still cut off in much of the affected Zambezia province, impeding rescue and other humanitarian efforts.
French weather agency Météo-France’s regional tropical cyclone monitoring center in Réunion warned Monday that “the heaviest rains will continue over the next 48 hours” as Freddy barrels on. Mozambique’s central provinces and Malawi have been identified as especially vulnerable to “floods and landslides in mountainous areas” by weather monitors.
Much of the damage experienced in Malawi is in homes built in areas prohibited by law such as in mountainous regions or near rivers where they are battling landslides, unprecedented flooding and rivers bursting their banks. The cyclone has forced the Malawian government to suspend schools in 10 districts in its southern region “as a precautionary measure.”
Freddy is expected weaken and to exit back to sea on Wednesday, according to Météo-France.
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Alexandre Nhampossa and Tom Gould contributed to this report from Maputo, Mozambique. Kabukuru reported from Mombasa, Kenya.
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2023-03-13T18:56:48+00:00
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cbs4indy.com
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HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing’s political control over the self-governing island, following new rounds of threatening drills from China.
The exercises Wednesday off the southeastern county of Hualien follow days of Chinese missile firings and incursions into Taiwan’s sea and airspace by ships and planes from the People’s Liberation Army, the military wing of China’s ruling Communist Party.
“We strongly condemn Communist China’s continuous military provocations around Taiwan’s sea and air that undermine regional peace,” Taiwan Defense Ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang told reporters at Hualien Air Force Base.
“Communist China’s military operations just provide us with the opportunity for combat-readiness training,” Sun said.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou said China was using recent visits by U.S. Congress members including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a pretext for escalating its attempts to intimidate Taiwan into accepting what it calls its terms for “peaceful reunification.”
“China launched military provocations on these grounds. This is absurd and a barbaric act, which also undermines regional stability and interferes with shipping and commercial activities in the Indo-Pacific region,” Ou said.
China sees the island as a breakaway province to be annexed by force if necessary, and considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.
Alongside its military threats, China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures. China exercises no effective legal authority over Taiwan and it’s unclear what effect the sanctions would have.
China has refused all contact with Taiwan’s government since shortly after the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party. Tsai was overwhelmingly reelected in 2020.
The DPP also controls the legislature, while the vast majority of Taiwanese favor maintaining the status quo of de facto independence along with strong economic and social connections between the sides.
China accuses Washington of encouraging the island’s independence through the sale of weapons and engagement between U.S. politicians and the island’s government. The U.S. says it does not support independence and has no formal diplomatic ties with the island, but it is legally bound to ensure Taiwan can defend itself against threats from China, including a blockade.
Aside from putting its military on alert, Taiwan has largely played down the threat from the Chinese exercises and life has continued as normal among a population of 23 million that has lived under the shadow of bellicose rhetoric and saber rattling from China for more than seven decades.
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2022-08-18T05:18:56+00:00
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localsyr.com
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https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/taiwan-china-hold-opposing-military-drills-amid-tensions/
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician who made waves by questioning Russia’s strategy in Ukraine on national television said Tuesday he spoke the truth and does not fear punishment under harsh laws against discrediting soldiers and spreading fake news about the conflict.
The remarks by Boris Nadezhdin, a former liberal national Parliament member, came as Russian forces retreated from much of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
During a talk show on state-controlled NTV on Sunday, Nadezhdin said President Vladimir Putin had been misled by intelligence services that apparently told him Ukrainian resistance would be brief and ineffective. Nadezhdin also called for fighting to end and negotiations to begin.
Russian officials in recent weeks have repeatedly accused Ukraine of being unwilling to negotiate, but they have also put forth draconian terms. Former President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday said Russia would demand total capitulation in order to negotiate.
In an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, Nadezhdin said negotiations on a ceasefire “are possible always and everywhere.” But he said resolving issues such as the status of the eastern separatist regions and of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, would be far more difficult.
“Negotiations on these issues? They are now absolutely unrealistic, because there is a position like this: ‘We will defeat you, no we will defeat you’,” he said.
Nadezhdin’s televised comments were notable because of Russia’s moves to stifle criticism of its sending troops into Ukraine. Days after the operation started, Parliament approved legislation that outlawed alleged disparaging of the Russian military or the spread of “false information” about the operation in Ukraine.
OVD-Info, a legal aid group that tracks political arrests in Russia, has counted 90 criminal cases on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military since Feb. 24.
“I have definitely not violated any Russian laws,” Nadezhdin told the AP. “There was not a single fake at all, not a single fake in what I said. There was a statement of absolutely obvious facts.”
The pullback of troops from the Kharkiv region and Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region have raised concerns that Russia is faltering in what officials insist be called a “special military operation.”
The leader of the Communist Party, the country’s second-biggest political grouping, on Tuesday called both for a general mobilization to boost the military’s manpower and for the conflict to be openly called a war.
“War and a special operation are fundamentally different. You can stop the special operation, you cannot stop the war, even if you want to,” Gennady Zyuganov was quoted as saying by Russian news media.
“Maximum mobilization of forces and resources is required.” he said.
Mild criticism of Putin is also emerging.
Seven members of a local council in St. Petersburg last week called on the national Parliament to bring treason charges against Putin because of the Ukraine conflict; five of them have been charged with discrediting the army.
A local council in Moscow last week passed a resolution calling on Putin to resign, saying “The rhetoric that you and your subordinates are using has been riddled with intolerance and aggression for a long time, which in the end effectively threw our country back into the Cold War era. Russia has again begun to be feared and hated.”
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2022-09-16T18:35:31+00:00
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wwlp.com
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SUGAR LAND, Texas, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE, "Noble" or the "Company") today announced that Robert W. Eifler, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 and the Pareto Securities Energy Conference on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Presentations from these conferences are not being webcast; however, a copy of Noble's presentation materials will be available in the "Investors" section of the Company's website www.noblecorp.com.
About Noble Corporation
Noble (NYSE: NE) is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Noble owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. Currently, Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high-specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide. Additional information on Noble is available at www.noblecorp.com.
For additional information, visit www.noblecorp.com or email investors@noblecorp.com
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2022-09-03T01:39:19+00:00
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Second-seeded Newark Academy, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, took down top-seeded and No. 2 Millburn, 3-2, in the Essex County Tournament final on Saturday afternoon at the Althea Gibson Tennis Center at Branch Brook Park in Newark.
The title is Newark Academy’s fifth in a row and 24th in program history.
The Minutemen (7-1) came out at singles ready to go as they barely lost a game. Andrew Kotzen took down Matias Feoli, 6-1, 6-1, at first singles, second singles Adrian Treacy topped Drew Gilbert, 6-1, 6-0, and third singles Ethan Polen beat Aarush Gupta, 6-0, 6-3.
For Millburn (9-1), it got marathon victories at first and second doubles.
Seth Abrams and Arihan Hukeri, Millburn defeated Aryan Grover and Aadit Shrivastava, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 10-8, and Aryaman Sampat and Aarav Dugar won over Evan Lai and Jean-Luc Marchand, 5-7, 6-3, (10-5).
Less than two weeks ago, Millburn shocked Newark Academy, 3-2, in Millburn. However, in that match, Newark Academy did not have Treacy which forced Eddie Ho to play third singles. The doubles teams were also different.
Seton Hall Prep defeated West Orange, 3-2, for the consolation tournament title.
Essex County Tournament
First Round Results
1-Millburn 5, 16-Newark Central 0 - Box Score
8-West Essex 3, 9-Seton Hall Prep 2 - Box Score
5-Livingston 5, 12-Verona 0 - Box Score
4-Montclair 5, 13-Caldwell 0 - Box Score
3-Montclair Kimberley 5, 14-Cedar Grove 0 - Box Score
6-Columbia 4, 11-Bloomfield 1 - Box Score
7-Glen Ridge 3, 10-West Orange 2 - Box Score
2-Newark Academy 5, 15-Belleville 0 - Box Score
Quarterfinal Round Results
1-Millburn 5, 8-West Essex 0 - Box Score
4-Montclair 4, 5-Livingston 1 - Box Score
3-Montclair Kimberley 3, 6-Columbia 2 - Box Score
2-Newark Academy 5, 7-Glen Ridge 0 - Box Score
Semifinal Round Results
1-Millburn 4, 4-Montclair 1 - Box Score
2-Newark Academy 5, 3-Montclair Kimberley 0 - Box Score
Final Round Results
2-Newark Academy 3, 1-Millburn 2 - Box Score
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2023-04-22T21:16:57+00:00
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nj.com
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https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/04/no-3-newark-academy-gets-revenge-tops-no-2-millburn-in-essex-county-tournament-final.html
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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO faces a series of dilemmas in its attempts to fight climate change while ensuring the effectiveness of its combat forces, as Europe’s biggest land war in decades ravages Ukraine, the head of the military alliance told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday.
The world’s armed forces are among the greatest consumers of hydrocarbons – fuel and oil – that contribute to greenhouse gases. They have been in much demand recently as global warming fans conflicts and crises because of resource and food scarcity.
The main dilemma NATO is contending with, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, is the difficult choice “between either having a green or a strong military.”
He said that NATO needs to “reconcile the need for an effective, strong, armed forces with the need to have climate-friendly armed forces.”
Last year, in its new Strategic Concept – essentially NATO’s mission statement – the world’s biggest security organization recognized, for the first time, climate change as “a defining challenge of our time, with a profound impact on Allied security.”
The document acknowledged that the 31-nation alliance’s “infrastructure, assets and bases are vulnerable to its effects.” It warned that NATO armies are being forced to operate in more extreme climate conditions and are increasingly called upon to take part in disaster relief operations.
“Climate change is a crisis multiplier. It increases competition over scarce resources like water and land, and it drives millions of people to leave their country. So, all this impacts our security,” Stoltenberg told the AP at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels.
Last week, NATO began an air deployment exercise in Germany billed as the biggest in the alliance’s history. Some 250 aircraft – a major source of emissions – from 25 nations responded to a simulated attack on a NATO member. The United States alone sent about 100 aircraft.
The exercise was long-planned, but remains part of NATO’s deterrence and defense strategy; its ongoing effort to dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from expanding his war against Ukraine to any member of the alliance. Wargames are not likely to be halted.
Stoltenberg said that the best way to achieve a balance is “to develop technology and to ensure that the armed forces are part of the energy transition which is going on.” NATO has established an “innovation fund” and a center for excellence on climate change to help develop such technology.
The United Kingdom has also begun to use more climate-friendly fuels, biofuels, for some of its aircraft. Other allies are working on ways to reduce their dependency on diesel, which is also particularly vulnerable to air or land attacks when being transported.
But Stoltenberg said that NATO cannot simply “go 100% from fossil technologies to zero-emission technologies in one stroke.” That raises another dilemma.
“Over time we will have parallel systems that will increase costs and there will be additional problems with logistics,” when it comes to supplying motors, battle tanks and ships with different kinds of fuels and parts, he said.
“The other dilemma (is) to make sure that the systems can work together,” Stoltenberg said. “If different nations (use) different systems that are partly fossil and partly new technologies, then the issue of the interchangeability and interoperability will be even harder.”
The fight against climate change has, in some ways, been postponed by the heavy reliance of many European countries on Russia for oil and natural gas before it invaded Ukraine last year. Some, like Poland, are slowing their transition away from coal, while others, such as Belgium, plan to keep using nuclear energy for longer.
Stoltenberg warned that nations must be wary of creating new dependencies, notably on authoritarian countries like China, for rare earth minerals like lithium and cobalt used in the manufacture of batteries and solar panels and windmills.
Security though is at the heart of the battle against climate change, Stoltenberg told the AP, and peace is a precondition for that, whether in Ukraine or elsewhere.
We need peace and stability, he said, so countries can cooperate among themselves and incur a meaningful global effort to reduce emissions.
“If allies or Ukraine were forced to choose between a climate-friendly or an effective armed force, then everyone would choose a strong and effective military because that’s about our security,” he said. The challenge, Stoltenberg underlined “is to reconcile, those two goals in the long run.”
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2023-06-22T01:46:12+00:00
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fox44news.com
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https://www.fox44news.com/news/nato-wants-to-fight-climate-change-its-chief-tells-ap-the-trick-is-to-make-armies-green-but-strong/
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Texas woman killed in Cotton County crash
Published: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:25 PM CDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
COTTON COUNTY, Okla. (KSWO) - A Texas woman was killed in an early morning crash out of Cotton County on Thursday.
It happened around 1 a.m. on US 70 and Lawton Avenue.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the woman was headed east on 70 when her car left the roadway.
Officials said she was ejected from the car during the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
It’s not clear what caused her to leave the roadway, at this time.
An investigation is currently underway by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Copyright 2022 KSWO. All rights reserved.
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2022-08-18T22:43:37+00:00
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kswo.com
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https://www.kswo.com/2022/08/18/texas-woman-killed-cotton-county-crash/
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