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- The Company continued to increase its capital assets in the first quarter of 2022 through phase one of its world-class automated inverter facility, including the construction of the Company's cleanroom.
- Exro Vehicle Systems opened their office in Dexter, Michigan on January 1, 2022 further positioning the services division to execute and provide end-to-end elective vehicle (EV) design and engineering services.
- Exro received the Gold Edison Award for Best New Product in manufacturing, logistics and transportation at the 2022 Edison Awards.
- The Company entered into a sales and services agreement with its commercial partner Vicinity Motor Corp. for the sale of up to 2,500 units, including a Coil Driver™ and electric motor.
- The Company entered into an additional sales agreement with its commercial partner ev Transportation Services Inc to supply an initial quantity of 1,000 units of its 100V Coil Drive System beginning in 2023
CALGARY, AB, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Exro Technologies Inc. (TSX: EXRO) (OTCQB: EXROF) (the "Company" or "Exro"), a leading clean technology company which has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and powertrains, announced today its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Activity in the quarter focused on the construction of the company's world-class, automotive certified ready manufacturing center in Calgary, Alberta. The Company has invested $6.8 million of capital in the cleanroom and manufacturing equipment to date, representing the Company's continued focus on in-house manufacturing. Exro remains on track for the commissioning of phase one of the manufacturing facility by the end of 2022.
"As we continue to advance development, and recently transitioned commercialization projects with partners, all of our resources are running at full capacity," said Sue Ozdemir. "In addition to our two recently announced purchase orders and sales agreements, Exro was awarded an Edison Gold Award for Best New Product in manufacturing, logistics and transportation – another validation of our Coil Driver™ technology and the impact we can provide to drive adoption rates in the transition to electrification in mobility. I am proud of the accomplishments of our team thus far in 2022, and excited to continue to deliver on the targets we have set ahead."
On February 4, 2022, the Company announced the closing of a bought deal offering (the "Offering"). Pursuant to the Offering, Exro sold 12,722,450 units (the "Units") at a price of $1.60 per Unit (the "Issue Price") for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,355,920. The total number of Units sold in the offering includes 1,659,450 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of an overallotment option granted to the Underwriters, which was fully exercised by the Underwriters. Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company, and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable for one common share at a price of $2.00 per common share until February 4, 2025. The Units were offered by way of an amended and restated prospectus supplement dated February 1, 2022, to the Company's base shelf prospectus dated December 16, 2021, filed with the securities regulators in each of the provinces of Canada, copies of which are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Subsequent to the quarter, on May 3, 2022 Exro announced it has signed an agreement for the sale of up to 2,500 units with electric bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor Corp. The agreement commences with a first lot purchase order of 100 units. Over the 36-month term of the agreement, Exro will plan to deliver an increasing volume of its Coil Drive System for up to 2,500 units that include both a Coil Driver™ and an electric motor, which were designed to meet Vicinity's specific requirements to deploy clean, affordable and accessible electric buses across North America. Exro will also support the development of Vicinity's electric motor chassis for Class 5/6 bus configurations and provide engineering services to enable AC fast-charging using Coil Driver™. Upon complete execution, Vicinity Lighting™ buses optimized with Coil Driver™ are expected to be on the road in the near term and accessible for private and public transit use in several forward-looking cities in North America.
Prior to announcing the sales agreement with Vicinity, Exro was presented with the Gold Edison Award for Best new Product in manufacturing, logistics and transportation at the 2022 Edison Awards Gala in Fort Meyers, Florida for its Coil Driver™.
On May 11, 2022 Exro announced it has signed an agreement with ev Transportation Services, Inc. ("evTS") to supply an initial quantity of 1,000 units of its 100V Coil Drive System beginning in 2023 for use in evTS model year 2023 FireFly vehicles. The agreement commences with an initial purchase order of 1,000 Coil Drive System units, which consists of a Coil Driver™ controller and an optimized electric motor. Over the 36-month term of the agreement, Exro will plan to deliver an increasing volume of its Coil Drive System with production beginning in 2023. With this agreement, evTS FireFly ESVs optimized with Exro's Coil Driver™ will be used to execute essential services in leading sustainability-minded cities around the world.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022
- Comprehensive loss of $10,172,003 (2021 – $6,676,520).
- Selling, general and administration expense increased by $1,734,026 to $2,653,998
- Payroll and consulting fees increased by $1,671,430 to $2,897,260
- Research and development increased by $582,086 to $2,283,238
- Share based payments expense decreased by $1,247,253 to $1,104,152
The increase in comprehensive loss was driven by higher overall spend as the Company increases its headcount compared to the previous year. The Company continues to transition from a proof-of-concept stage to a commercialization stage and preparation for the production of Coil Driver™. As the Company continues to progress, additional resources are required in order to meet both the short and long-term goals linked to commercialization. Research and development expenses increased by 34% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as the Company continues to deliver against its strategic and commercial partnership projects. Exro continues to recruit top talents and increase the awareness of its technologies and progress.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash of $23,759,268 and amounts receivable of $131,134, which primarily consist of GST refund. The Company had accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $1,894,048.
As of May 12, 2022, there were 133,842,724 Common Shares issued and outstanding, and other securities convertible into Common Shares as summarized in the following table:
The audited consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021, March 29, 2022, can be viewed at www.exro.com/investors or on SEDAR under Exro Technologies Inc. at www.sedar.com.
Unless otherwise noted, all figures are in Canadian currency, Cdn.
Exro is a clean technology company pioneering intelligent control solutions in power electronics to help solve the most challenging problems in electrification. Exro has developed a new class of control technology that expands the capabilities of electric motors, generators, and batteries. Exro enables the application to achieve more with less energy consumed.
Exro's advanced motor control technology, the Coil DriverTM, expands the capabilities of electric powertrains by enabling intelligent optimization for efficient energy consumption. Exro is working with many partners from all over the world to bring their technology to the electric mobility industries and beyond.
For more information visit our website at www.exro.com.
To view our Corporate Presentation visit us at www.exro.com/investors
Visit us on social media @exrotech.
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as "plans", "expects", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates", "believes" or variations of such words, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, that could cause actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing these forward-looking statements are reasonable based upon the information currently available to management as of the date hereof, actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. Readers are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed times frames or at all. Except where required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company's annual information form for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, and financial statements and related MD&A for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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Certification underscores Haivision's ongoing commitment
to deliver defense customers best-in-class, mission-critical video solutions
MONTREAL, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Haivision Systems Inc. ("Haivision") (TSX: HAI), a leading global provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, today announced that it has successfully obtained Department of Defense, Information Network Approved Products List (DoDIN APL) certification for its video distribution solutions portfolio, including the Haivision Media Platform, Makito X and X4 video encoder and decoder, Kraken, and Haivision Media Gateway.
The DoDIN APL is the single consolidated list of communication and collaboration products that have completed cybersecurity and interoperability certification for use throughout the U.S. DoD. The APL represents the agency's master list of products available that are secure, trusted, and certified for deployment within the DoD's technology infrastructure.
"The certification of Haivision solutions on the APL reflects our commitment to ensuring our customers meet the highest security standards," said Alex Beck, Senior Vice President, Defense & Aerospace, Haivision. "The DoDIN APL is the gold standard for network security and allows our customers to easily and quickly deploy Haivision solutions knowing that they have met extensive security and interoperability testing requirements."
Haivision video solutions covered by the certification include:
- Makito X4 and X Video Encoders and Decoders
- Makito X1 Rugged Video Encoder
- Haivision Media Gateway
- Haivision Media Platform
- Kraken Transcoder
- Haivision Play 4000 Set Top Box
- Haivision Helper
Haivision's APL certification reinforces and strengthens the company's reputation and history of compliance with the strict security and interoperability requirements of the DoD community. Relied upon by federal and military organizations, Haivision video solutions are recognized globally for their low latency, quality, security, and reliability in the most demanding and challenging environments.
For further information about our video solutions for mission-critical applications, please visit www.haivision.com.
Haivision is a leading global provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions. Our connected cloud and intelligent edge technologies enable organizations globally to engage audiences, enhance collaboration, and support decision making. We provide high quality, low latency, secure, and reliable live video at a global scale. Haivision open sourced its award-winning SRT low latency video streaming protocol and founded the SRT Alliance to support its adoption. Awarded four Emmys® for Technology and Engineering from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Haivision continues to fuel the future of IP video transformation. Founded in 2004, Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and Chicago with offices, sales, and support located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. To learn more, visit Haivision at haivision.com.
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(NEXSTAR) – Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, a dancer and TV personality perhaps best known as the DJ and co-host of Ellen DeGeneres’ former talk show, has died, TMZ first reported Wednesday morning.
Boss, 40, reportedly left home on Tuesday without his car, prompting his wife to contact the Los Angeles Police Department, law enforcement sources told TMZ. He was later found dead at a Los Angeles hotel, the sources said.
A representative for the LAPD told Nexstar that the department was aware of the report. Boss’ wife Allison Holker later confirmed her husband’s death to People, though she did not disclose the circumstances surrounding his death.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” she told the outlet, in part.
Holker also asked for privacy amid her family’s loss.
Boss had regularly appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” since 2014, often in a DJing capacity, but also as the show’s fill-in host when DeGeneres was absent. He had been an executive producer on the show between 2020 and 2022.
Boss previously appeared as a contestant on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” finishing in second-place during the 2008 season.
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Biden administration announces cuts to some mortgage fees amid housing affordability crisis
The Biden administration announced Wednesday a change that will save an estimated 850,000 home buyers — primarily low- and middle-income and first-time buyers — an average of $800 on home financing costs this year.
The move affects mortgage insurance premiums paid by new borrowers who take out loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. It will reduce the annual premium by 30 percentage points, from 0.85% to 0.55%.
It's part of an ongoing effort to address housing affordability challenges in the United States. This change, which takes effect on March 20, is expected to expand access to home ownership, said Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
"As we reduce housing costs for people with FHA mortgages, we continue our work to address longstanding disparities in homeownership," she said Wednesday.
Home financing costs have skyrocketed over the past year, with mortgage rates doubling from a year ago at the same time that home prices have remained strong in many housing markets. This has priced out many would-be home buyers who cannot qualify for a loan.
For homebuyers who have good credit and can make a down payment above 10% of the home's price, FHA loans tend to be more expensive than conventional loans.
But for homebuyers struggling to enter the housing market, there are some loans like FHA that come with required mortgage insurance. The insurance lowers the risk for the lender to make a loan, so that borrowers can qualify for a loan that they might not otherwise be able to get.
The FHA does not directly issue loans, but rather regulates and insures loans from private lenders that come with advantages for would-be homebuyers with smaller down payments and lower credit scores. FHA loans allow for down payments as low as 3.5% and allow borrowers to have lower credit scores than most conventional loans.
In return, FHA requires borrowers to pay mortgage insurance to protect the lender. This mortgage insurance typically adds to a borrower's costs. But for borrowers unable to enter the housing market another way, FHA loans can often be the cheapest option.
Outsized impact on new homebuyers and buyers of color
Improving rates on mortgage insurance will have an outsized impact on new homebuyers and homebuyers of color, according to HUD and the White House.
More than 80% of FHA borrowers are first-time homebuyers, and over 25% are homebuyers of color. The average home purchased with FHA-insured mortgages is about half the price of the national median home and has an average mortgage amount of less than $270,000.
According to the administration, by lowering its annual mortgage insurance premium, FHA's action will help new homebuyers all over the country achieve homeownership, which is currently the principal source of wealth creation for most American households. For example, the average homebuyer in Prince George's County, Maryland, will save nearly $900 per year, based on the average home price in the county of around $300,000.
In other areas of the country where the median-priced home is lower, the savings will be lower. In Detroit, a home purchased with a $200,000 mortgage will save borrowers $600 per year.
In areas where home prices have shot up, the savings will be greater: For example, a home purchased in Phoenix with a $400,000 mortgage will save the buyer $1,200 per year and a home bought in Austin with a $500,000 mortgage will result in a $1,500 per year saving, according to the administration.
But the action is expected to be of limited impact to the housing market, since rising mortgage rates have increased monthly payments by much more than the mortgage insurance premium savings.
Over the past year, the cost of financing has increased for many borrowers by hundreds of dollars a month.
The typical monthly principal and interest payment on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan for a median-priced $350,300 home in January 2022 with a 10% down payment was $1,425, according to data from Freddie Mac. One year later, a median-priced home cost $359,000 and the same loan had payments of nearly $1,970 a month: a difference of $545 each month.
In addition, only a fraction of all home sales are financed with FHA loans.
Only 811,362 out of 5.7 million purchase loans originated in 2021 were FHA loans, or about 14.3%, according to HUD. In the second quarter of last year, loans through FHA accounted for 15.5% of all purchase loans.
And for borrowers buying new construction homes the share is even smaller. There were only 11,000 sales of newly constructed homes financed through FHA in the third quarter of last year, or 7.5%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It was the smallest share since the end of 2007.
Mortgage industry supports the action
The administration's rate reduction on mortgage insurance premiums is possible because FHA's mortgage insurance fund has accumulated reserves at a level that is more than five times the required threshold set by Congress, according to the White House.
Home price appreciation and significant refinance volume over the past few years are factors contributing to the surplus and make it possible for HUD to make adjustments and pass savings on to consumers without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of FHA's mortgage insurance fund.
The move strikes an appropriate balance between assisting homeowners and ensuring the capital reserve ratio and insurance fund remain strong, according to the National Association of Realtors, which supports the move.
"In this competitive market, new and low- to moderate-income buyers are often left behind," said Kenny Parcell, the president of the National Association of Realtors. "This reduction will help alleviate some of the financial stress those potential buyers encounter when purchasing a home and allow more people across the country to achieve the American dream of homeownership."
It's also something the Mortgage Bankers Association has encouraged for several years.
"The lower premiums will expand homeownership opportunities by lowering mortgage payments for qualified FHA borrowers, providing critical relief from the steep rise in mortgage rates and home prices just in time for the spring buying season," said Bob Broeksmit, MBA's president and CEO. "This will especially help minority homebuyers and low-and moderate-income households who are predominantly served by FHA loans."
He said the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund is strong, with low delinquencies and a capital reserve ratio several times above the statutory minimum.
"Ensuring a robust FHA program that protects taxpayers and offers affordable homeownership opportunities for families in underserved communities is important," he said. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/biden-administration-cuts-mortgage-fees/43028037 | 2023-02-22 21:48:00 | 1 | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/biden-administration-cuts-mortgage-fees/43028037 |
Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, according to a 2021 analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit.
That’s not great, since Medicare Advantage plans — which operate much like the private insurance you may have had through an employer — change from year to year. One of your doctors may have fallen out of network or your prescription drug prices may have gone up. And people with Original Medicare should compare their Part D prescription drug coverage.
Here’s how to approach switching Medicare plans.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ENROLLMENT PERIODS
If you have a Medicare plan, Medicare open enrollment from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 is your opportunity to change coverage. You can switch from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage, or vice versa, or enroll in or change Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.
If you have Medicare Advantage, you can also use Medicare Advantage open enrollment from Jan. 1 to March 31 each year to switch plans or go back to Original Medicare and sign up for a Medicare Part D drug plan.
CONSIDER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
If you’re on any prescription medications, understand how your current plan will cover them in 2023 and whether another plan might be more affordable.
“It can be as simple as putting your drugs into Medicare.gov,” says Scott Maibor, a Medicare advisor based in Boston. “You should at least verify that ‘This is the plan I’m on, this is the plan that’s recommended, what are the savings?’”
That’s because Part D prescription drug plans — whether you’re with Original Medicare or getting coverage through a Medicare Advantage plan — can change each year. You may find that one of your prescriptions will cost more in 2023, or that your plan will stop covering it. Or you may have started a new medication and you can find a plan that charges you less for it.
Don’t forget to browse your drug plan’s preferred pharmacies. “It’s not even just a matter of cost sometimes, it’s a matter of location,” says Karen Schechter , director and assistant professor of the health care management and health administration programs at Maryville University. “If I’m a person who needs to refill a prescription once a month, I may not want to go to a place that’s far away.”
THINK HARD BEFORE GIVING UP YOUR MEDIGAP PLAN
You’re first eligible for a Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, plan once you’re 65 or older and you have Medicare Part B. This six-month Medigap open enrollment period happens only once, and you can buy any policy you want, regardless of your health. After that, you may not be able to get a Medigap plan — or it might cost more.
Medigap pays many of the out-of-pocket costs of Original Medicare. If you have a serious or chronic health condition, that can lead to significant cost savings. Some people switch to Medicare Advantage plans during open enrollment, not realizing they might not be able to switch back to a Medigap plan later.
“Our clients are sitting at home, they’re seeing these commercials on television talking about the free gym membership, zero premiums and they go ahead and make changes on their own,” says Emily Gang , owner of The Medicare Coach. “They realize early in the year that they made a mistake and we can’t go back.”
COMPLETE THE PROCESS
To sign up for a new plan, you’ll need your Medicare number and the date your Part A and/or Part B coverage started. (All of this information is on your Medicare card.)
You may be able to enroll online , but you might also have to make a call or two:
— If you’re moving from one Medicare Advantage plan to another, you’ll be disenrolled from your previous plan automatically once your new coverage kicks in.
— If you’re switching from Medicare Advantage to Original Medicare, call 800-MEDICARE to make the change or call your plan provider to disenroll . Don’t forget to sign up for prescription drug coverage (Part D) to avoid paying a penalty.
— If you’re switching from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage, your new plan will transfer your benefits from Medicare . But you’ll need to disenroll from any Part D plan you may have.
— If you’re switching Part D drug plans, your old coverage will end when your new coverage starts.
— If you’re staying with your current plan, do nothing. Your coverage will renew automatically.
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According to KFF , its analysis used survey data for community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) 2019 Survey File. The analysis was weighted to represent the ever-enrolled Medicare population in 2019 using the topical survey weight KNSEWT and relevant replicate weights. The analysis excludes beneficiaries who reported just enrolling in Medicare.
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If you ask someone about los Llanos — the plains region shared across Venezuela and Colombia — they might talk to you about cowboys. Or at least their modern-day equivalent: ranchers who ride horseback, herd cattle (oftentimes barefoot) and who also play music.
For centuries, the folkloric style of joropo has painted rich stories of the people who live off the land across the Orinoco region, with melodies often composed of the Venezuelan cuatro, maracas, harps and bass. But musica llanera is also predominantly by and about men.
The artist Ana Veydó, who grew up listening to joropo play on the radio in her hometown of Boyacá, Colombia, has been trying to complicate that image for decades. In 2000, she co-founded the band Cimarrón with Carlos "Cuco" Rojas.
"The problem is that the identity and sonority of the region is associated only with one sound, with joropo," she tells NPR. "For Cimarrón, it's always been important to show that there's great diversity here."
Traditional joropo doesn't always reflect the African and Indigenous roots of the Orinoco, says Veydó. So Cimarrón began adding those components to its sound, bringing in a zapateador, a shoe stomper, on stage as part of their performance. The dance that goes along with joropo is an essential part of the music, but it's typically done with a partner. For Cimarrón, Veydó says it was crucial to have the dancer alone, performing as percussion.
Over time, the band incorporated more and more instruments that added cultural and historic layers to its sound: the Brazilian surdo, the Colombian tambora costeña, the Peruvian cajón and deer horns used in Indigenous musical traditions.
"I think that's what we've done over the course of these years: play a little with the rich sonority of [la Orinoquía]," says Veydó.
For two decades, Cimarrón traveled the world, playing that sound on stages ranging from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to Band on the Wall in Manchester, England. But in 2020, tragedy struck. Carlos Cuco Rojas, the co-founder of the band and Veydó's creative and romantic partner, passed away. His death resulted in heartbreak and a new wave of challenges for Ana Veydó.
"Firstly, remaining as a woman, alone, fronting a band of men," she explains. "It's one thing when a man speaks — it's another coming from a woman."
It's been complicated demanding respect and understanding as Cimarrón's leader in a region that's still predominantly machista, she explains. But that effort is on full display in Cimarrón's newest album, La Recia — "the tough woman."
"La recia is a term that's typically associated with men's values — a man is recio because his voice is strong, because he tames horses," she explains. "So I wanted, with La Recia, to represent women's reality, too."
Mostly, Veydó says, she wanted to flip the script and showcase there's no one universal experience to being a woman from los Llanos. Some ride horses and work with cattle, sure — but it's not the only way to construct an identity from that region.
She remembers working on the music video for "Velorio," in the town of Orocué, and having women come up to her and thank her for making their community more visible, including their traditional dances.
"That, for me, has been La Recia," she says. "The search for women's own voices in la Orinoquía."
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An association representing container terminal owners and a union representing 22,000 dockworkers are unlikely to reach a deal in contract negotiations before the current contract expires next month, but experts say a strike or lockout is unlikely.
Neither side foresees the conflict escalating into anything that would impede port operations or further hobble supply chains.
Shipping experts say they're cautiously optimistic that talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association will be resolved reasonably.
Negotiations began May 10 over the contract that governs wages, benefits and employment rules for the longshoremen who work at Pacific Maritime Association terminals. The existing agreement expires on July 1.
When the previous contract ended in mid-2014, it caused work slowdowns that cost businesses, including agricultural exporters, hundreds of millions of dollars. A deal was finally struck in 2015.
This time, however, both sides have been more vocal about their intention to avoid a fallout.
"Both the PMA and the ILWU agree that they are unlikely to reach a deal before the July 1 expiration of the current agreement," the groups said in a joint statement this week. "This timing is typical, and cargo operations continue beyond the expiration of the current contract. Neither party is preparing for a strike or a lockout, contrary to speculation in news reports."
Bill Mongelluzzo, editor of the Journal of Commerce and an expert on trans-Pacific trade, said that in all his years following contract negotiations, he can't recall ever hearing a statement like that from both parties while negotiations were ongoing.
"Not reaching an agreement by July 1 does not mean a lockout or strike is imminent," Mongelluzzo told agricultural exporters at the Agriculture Transportation Coalition's annual conference in Tacoma.
Some shipping experts say they suspect President Biden put pressure on the groups not to further upend global supply chains during his visit to Southern California last week, where Biden met with both groups aboard the Battleship U.S.S. Iowa in San Pedro.
One trade expert said Biden has made it clear that his administration "will not tolerate interruptions" to port productivity.
In their joint statement, the union and maritime association said they discussed supply chain congestion with the president during his visit and reaffirmed "their shared commitment to reach a collective bargaining agreement that is fair to both parties."
The contract is about more than wages and benefits. It's also about reaching an agreement over employment rules, including automation.
Shipping experts say automation is the main hot-button issue in the 2022 contract negotiations.
Some ports, looking to become more efficient, are exploring automation, including using driverless automated cranes and driverless yard tractors.
Previous contract negotiations, including in 2008, won terminal owners the right to use some forms of automation.
But the 2008 agreement was widely criticized by dock workers. Since then, the ILWU has aimed to block most further attempts at automation.
Jared Faker, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 23 chapter, said automation at ports has led to job loss for dock workers.
Although terminal leaders aren't too concerned about an impending work stoppage, some are worried that this year's contract could tie their hands regarding automation.
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DALLAS, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, today announced that Dr. Samarendra Mohanty, Co-Founder and President, will give a presentation on the clinical development of Nanoscope's Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) gene therapy platform and participate in a panel titled "Gene Therapy for Ophthalmic Disorders – A Year in Review" at the 3rd Annual Gene Therapy for Ophthalmic Disorders Meeting, taking place September 13-16, 2022 in Boston, MA.
Details for the presentation are as follows:
Exploring Ambient Light Activatable Optogenetics for Vision Restoration in Retinal Degenerative Diseases
Date and Time: Thursday, September 15, 2022; 9:00-9:30 a.m. ET
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore
In addition to highlighting the benefits of MCO gene therapy, Dr. Mohanty will detail Nanoscope's Phase 2b RESTORE trial from its lead clinical program. RESTORE trial results, along with six-month data from the Phase 2 STARLIGHT trial for Stargardt disease, are expected in H1 2023. He will also participate in the panel on Wednesday, September 14, 2022; 8:25-9:05 am ET.
Two other additional technical leaders of Nanoscope, Dr. Subrata Batabyal and Dr. Sanghoon Kim, will be featured in a pre-conference workshop highlighting non-viral spatially targeted, laser gene delivery to retina (details below). Nanoscope's MCO-020 gene therapy program is based on targeted laser-delivery of optogenes to areas of geographic atrophy in advanced AMD patients, and currently undergoing IND-enabling studies.
Workshop A: Discussing the Use of Non-Viral Gene Delivery as a Therapeutic Modality to the Eye
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 13, 2022; 8:30-11:00 am ET
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore
Nanoscope Therapeutics is developing gene-agnostic, sight restoring optogenetic therapies for the millions of patients blinded by retinal degenerative diseases, for which no cure exists. The company's lead asset, MCO-010, is presently in Phase 2b multicenter, randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled clinical trials in the U.S. for retinitis pigmentosa (NCT04945772) with top line data expected H1 2023. The company has also initiated a Phase 2 trial of MCO-010 therapy in Stargardt patients (NCT05417126). MCO-010 has received FDA orphan drug designations for RP and Stargardt. Preclinical assets include non-viral laser delivered MCO-020 gene therapy for geographic atrophy.
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Argot Partners
212-600-1902
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maria Romano, MSN, NP-C, vice president of health equity and medical informatics at Premise Health, recently was elected to serve as a board member on the Epic Advisory Steering Board dedicated to conversations about the social determinants of health. Social determinants of health are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, work, play, worship and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
Epic Advisory Steering Boards provide a platform for a peer-elected group of experts to define the tools that drive care. Romano started her two-year tenure this month and will work with a team of fellow health care professionals across the industry to unpack the effects of social determinants of health on peoples' lives. The Steering Board will collaborate with Epic staff and other Epic organizations to identify areas to improve how social determinants of health are incorporated into patients' electronic health records; to select the best tools and practices for the future; and ultimately to enhance patient care and the patient-provider relationship through their recommendations.
"At Premise, we have long recognized that social determinants of health and health equity are an important part of our members' health and wellbeing as part of our uniquely comprehensive approach to primary care and other services," Romano said. "Having a voice and a seat at the table with a partner like Epic is an exciting opportunity to share what we have learned, learn from others, and have a positive impact on patient care."
In 2021, Premise launched Find Help with Premise, a platform that connects members to community assistance programs in their area to help with everything from food and transportation to health care, clothing and childcare. Romano led the initiative to launch Find Help with Premise and integrate it into the Epic electronic health record, allowing Premise clinical providers to view local resources during appointments and make seamless referrals.
"Incorporating social determinants of health into clinical practice is an important part of delivering comprehensive, whole-person primary care that improves wellbeing," said Jon Leizman, MD, chief medical officer for Premise. "Empowering our providers to have conversations about these factors at the point of care can ultimately lead to better outcomes, improve member satisfaction, enhance clinical quality, and drive cost-savings."
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Premise Health
lacey.hunter@premisehealth.com
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
JH-4D-6D-9S-10S
(JH, 4D, 6D, 9S, 10S)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
JH-4D-6D-9S-10S
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XUZHOU, China, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (SHE:000425) reported 38.204 billion yuan (US$ 5.52 billion) in first-half revenue of as of June 30, a 28.23 percent decrease year-on-year on a smaller drop compared to the industry average. XCMG's revenue from export amounted to 12.488 billion yuan (US$ 1.8 billion), a 157.28 percent increase year-on-year.
Per the simulated financial statements after the completion of material assets reorganization, "New XCMG" ranks No.1 in China's construction machinery industry in terms of total revenue and net profit. In addition, XCMG's interim dividend plan has a proposed dividend of 2.3 yuan per 10 shares (tax included).
After five years of rapid growth, the construction machinery industry has shown a downward trend starting from Q2 of 2021 that continued to this day, and China's domestic market is going through a cyclical adjustment. Facing the challenges, XCMG has mapped a new industry layout of "5 pillars and 10 emerging strategic industries" with a continuous focus on primary businesses:
- The hoisting machinery BU continues to lead in the highly competitive market with 3.1 percent increase in market share and sales breakthroughs of all-terrain cranes in the high-end European/American markets;
- The market share of crawler cranes has increased by 8.1 percent. XCMG has expanded the business scope of truck cranes and explored new opportunities for profitable growth;
- XCMG Fire-fighting Safety Equipment maintained the No.1 position in lifting fire trucks and boom-type aerial work platforms and launched construction for the second phase of its new base;
- XCMG Environment Technology has increased market share and gross profit margin;
- The revenues from small construction machinery, maintenance machinery, forklift and information industry have increased by 100.3, 18.3, 89.5 and 23.4 percent year-on-year.
"New XCMG" consolidates its leading position in the overseas market
In the first half of 2022, XCMG's overseas entities delivered outstanding performance, with revenues increasing by 71.8 percent. XCMG Brazil's first-half revenue has exceeded that of the annual total of 2021 and achieved a significant increase in profit and overall indicators. Company registration and site selection for XCMG's North American projects have been completed, and German Schwing's revenue has turned the tide, while India Schwing has become a benchmark of collaborative development with a 68.5 percent increase in revenue. XCMG India is officially in operation, and the group's subsidiary in Uzbekistan has reported revenue growth of 69.1 percent year-on-year.
"The 'New XCMG' will adhere to achieving transformation, upgrade, and high-quality development; continue to advance digital technologies supported by world-class software platforms; and strengthen the R&D of information technologies such as big data, AI, 5G, industrial IoT, and digital twin; while further expanding and stabilizing the innovation chain, industry, and supply chain to build core competitive advantages for growth and profit," said Lu Chuan, President of XCMG.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York do not plan to bring criminal charges against Rudy Giuliani in connection with a probe into his interactions with Ukrainian figures, they revealed in a letter to a judge Monday.
They said they made the decision after a review of evidence resulting from raids on his residence and law office in April 2021. Federal prosecutors ware investigating whether Giuliani’s dealings with figures in Ukraine in the run-up to the 2020 election required him to register as a foreign agent.
Prosecutors said a grand jury probe that led to the issuance of warrants that resulted in the seizure of Giuliani’s electronic devices had concluded.
They said that based on information currently available, criminal charges would not be forthcoming.
“In my business, we would call that total victory,” Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, told The Associated Press. “We appreciate what the US attorney’s has done. We only wish they had done it a lot sooner.”
Sixteen of Giuliani’s devices were seized as part of a federal investigation into Giuliani’s interactions with Ukrainian figures to see whether he violated a law governing lobbying on behalf of foreign countries or entities.
Giuliani is an attorney and a former personal lawyer for ex-President Donald Trump. His communications with clients are generally protected by law, though there are exceptions.
Giuliani maintained throughout the probe that he had done nothing wrong. At the time of the filing by prosecutors, Giuliani was on a talk show and apparently unaware of the development.
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Illinois highway reopens after dust storm crashes kill 6
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said.
More than 70 vehicles, including dozens of commercial vehicles and passenger cars, were involved in crashes late Monday morning along a 2-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of St. Louis. The highway was closed in both directions after the crashes, but northbound and southbound lanes reopened around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Illinois State Police said.
The crashes involved 40 to 60 cars, along with tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire, Maj. Ryan Starrick said. The six people who died were all in northbound lanes, while 37 people on both sides of I-55 were taken to hospitals.
“The only thing you could hear after we got hit was crash after crash after crash behind us,” said Tom Thomas, 43, who was traveling south to St. Louis.
Starrick told reporters that it was a spring version of a “whiteout situation” typically seen in winter snowstorms. Gov. J.B. Pritzker described the scene as “horrific.”
Dairon Socarras Quintero, 32, who was driving to St. Louis to make deliveries for his custom frame company based in Elk Grove Village, said that after his truck hit the vehicle in front of him, he exited and moved to the side of the road, then returned after the chain reaction of crashes ended behind him.
Socarras Quintero said the dust continued to blow ferociously as he checked on other motorists and emergency crews arrived. He held up his backpack, caked with dust even though it was inside a closed truck cab.
Winds at the time were gusting between 35 and 45 mph (56 and 74 kph), the National Weather Service said.
“It’s very flat, very few trees,” meteorologist Chuck Schaffer said. “It’s been very dry across this area, really, for the last three weeks. The farmers are out there tilling their fields and planting. The top layer of soil is quite loose.”
Evan Anderson, 25, who was returning home to St. Louis from Chicago, said a semi turned before striking his vehicle, sparing him even more damage.
“You couldn’t even see,” Anderson said. “People tried to slow down and other people didn’t, and I just got plowed into. There were just so many cars and semitrucks with so much momentum behind them.”
Authorities set up staging areas away from the crash site to help travelers reunite with friends and relatives.
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GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Editor's note: This content is sponsored by CapEd Credit Union
"Good morning. Hello! Whoa! Look at all these artists ready to create," Christina Wilkens says as she welcomes her first graders to class.
Wilkens is the K-6 art teacher at Future Public School in Garden City. She calls her students artists and her classroom their art studio where they answer the question, what do artists do?
"And that allows us to have an authentic mode for creating that mimics how artists make in the real world from start to finish with all the roadblocks and mess-ups and outcomes that change as you create, that is a way to represent the authentic voice of the artist," Wilkens said.
This is Wilkens' first year at Future Public School overseeing an art program she created.
"Here at Future Public School, we support or encourage innovative practices and ideas," Wilkens said. "So I feel so nurtured in all of my learning as I continue to help artists grow on their journey."
She guides them on that journey through a combination of a discipline-based approach that teaches specific artistic skills and a full-choice system.
"Choice-based still covers all those skills, but allows students to be the artist and interpret or use those skills in their own unique way," Wilkens said.
The full-choice program is organized in centers — a drawing center, a collage center, a painting center. The little artists can create to their hearts' content.
"They do have great fun, and when given the option and the freedom their creative minds will both inspire you, surprise you, add so much joy to your day," Wilkens said.
Wilkens received a $798 CapEd Foundation grant to add a fibers center.
"A ball of yarn can become many different things," Wilkens said.
Now her artists can learn to knit, crochet, sew, embroider and weave.
"With kids specifically it's a tactile medium that they work with their hands, almost sculpturally, but I think one of the draws is that they leave with a functional item in most cases," Wilkens said. "They leave with a scarf. They leave with something that's sewn."
Ultimately, she hopes they leave with a new thought process.
"So as this program builds, I hope to not only develop their art skills, but really their artistic mindset and thinking to really impact the world," Wilkens said. "Showing them that there are ways to be an artist that might not look how they think."
Future Public School's young artists get to show off their creations. Their final art show of the school year is Thursday May 11.
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Shooting fallout: Metal detectors in elementary schools?
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The shooting of a first-grade teacher by a 6-year-old boy has plunged the nation into uncharted waters of school violence, with many in the Virginia shipbuilding city where it happened demanding metal detectors in every school.
But experts warn there are no easy solutions when it comes to preventing gun violence in schools.
“This is a real game changer,” said Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, which trains law enforcement members who work in schools.
“How do we begin to approach the idea of protecting students and staff from an armed 6-year-old?” he said of the attack Friday in Newport News.
American educators have long been trying to create safe spaces that feel less like prisons and more like schools. If anything, Friday’s shooting fuels a debate over the effectiveness of metal detectors — which are still relatively rare in schools — and other safety measures.
“Metal detectors and clear backpacks are more likely to cause young children to be fearful and feel criminalized,” said Amanda Nickerson, a school psychology professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
“Many of the strategies being suggested do not have any research evidence, and they may actually erode a healthy school climate,” she said — one where students and staff feel free to share concerns about possible threats, which has been shown to prevent shootings.
A more effective approach fosters “positive social, emotional, behavioral and academic success,” Nickerson said.
Ron Avi Astor, a professor of social welfare and education at the University of California, Los Angeles, said “it’s really the gun owners who need to be held responsible.”
Police in Newport News say the 6-year-old brought his mother’s gun, which had been purchased legally, to school, though it’s unclear how he gained access to it. A Virginia law prohibits leaving a loaded gun where it is accessible to a child under 14, a misdemeanor crime punishable with a maximum one-year prison sentence and $2,500 fine. No charges have been brought against the mother so far.
Astor said that a public health approach to reducing gun violence in schools is needed, as well as gun licensing.
“Let’s all agree that gun education is really important, particularly around gun safety and accidents and kids getting access to guns,” Astor said. “Let’s make that part of health class. Let’s make sure every kid, parent and educator goes through education and hazardous materials safety training in every school in the United States.”
“Gun safety education … is something that most Americans agree on, based on national polls. That’s a great place to start saving lives and reducing injury or death,” Astor said.
The shooting Friday occurred as Abigail Zwerner taught her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary. There was no warning and no struggle before the 6-year-old pointed the gun at Zwerner and fired one round.
The bullet pierced Zwerner’s hand and struck her chest. The 25-year-old hustled her students out of the classroom before being rushed to the hospital. She has improved and was listed in stable condition Monday, authorities said.
Police Chief Steve Drew described the shooting as “intentional.” A judge will determine what’s next for the child, who is being held at a medical facility following an emergency custody order.
Meanwhile, the superintendent of Newport News Public Schools said the shooting “will cause us to rethink how we handle our youngest children.”
City schools rely on metal detectors and random searches in high schools and middle schools, but not for elementary buildings, Superintendent George Parker III said at a Monday news conference.
“I hate to be at this point where I’m considering this, but we have to start relying on those types of deterrents at the elementary level as well,” Parker said.
James Graves, president of the Newport News Education Association, said the teachers union would ask the school board for metal detectors in every school.
“If a metal detector in every school is going to allow our kids to be safe, so be it,” he told The Associated Press.
The union will also propose that students be required to carry only clear backpacks so the contents can be easily seen, Graves said.
Eric Billet, whose three children attend Newport News public schools, said he supports more security measures, like metal detectors, bag searches and a security officer at every school. But he would also like more behavioral specialists and counselors working with students.
Two of Billet’s children go to Richneck, including his fourth-grade daughter who’s endured nightmares following the shooting.
“The more challenging piece is the culture change,” he said.
“I know some teachers have had trouble controlling classrooms since COVID,” Billet added. “I do not know all of the reasons, whether it’s parenting at home or other influences, or a lack of authority and discipline at school. I definitely do not blame the teachers for this.”
Rick Fogle, whose grandson is in second grade at Richneck, supports increased use of metal detectors. But he also said schools need to be more willing to search backpacks, pockets and desks if kids are suspected of having a gun.
“They’ve got to overcome social pressure to respect people’s rights and realize that the rights of those who could be injured need to be considered,” Fogle said.
Researcher David Riedman, founder of a database that tracks U.S. school shootings dating back to 1970, said he’s only aware of three other shootings involving 6-year-olds in that time period — and only one other case of a student younger than that.
At the same time, people are shot or guns are taken away at schools almost every day, Riedman said. There were 302 shootings on school property last year. And since 1970, more than 250 teachers, principals and other school staff have been shot.
Still, he questioned how realistic it is for schools to ramp up use of metal detectors.
“Schools are already struggling with adequate resources — finding bus drivers, finding enough teachers,” Riedman said. “To have comprehensive school security with 100% weapons detection essentially requires a TSA-style agency that would cost hundreds of billions of dollars to implement across the country. And that’s not viable.”
The use of metal detectors in schools, particularly elementary schools, is still rare, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
During the 2019-2020 school year, less than 2% of public elementary schools performed random metal detector checks on students. It was 10% for middle schools and 14.8% for high schools.
About 2% of elementary schools required backpacks to be clear while just over 9% of middle schools and 7% of high schools imposed that requirement, the center said. About 54.6% of elementary schools had security staff present at least once a week; at middle schools it was 81.5% and at high schools 84.4%.
Canady said equipping schools with metal detectors requires a lot of training and maintenance — and can provide a false sense of security if they’re not operated correctly.
A relationship-based policing approach can better help avert school violence, he said. “Every student in a school environment should have at least one trusted adult that they can connect with,” Canady said.
Krista Arnold, executive director of the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals, agreed. She worked as an elementary school principal for 18 years in Virginia Beach before retiring in 2021.
“I had a couple of knives brought to school during my 18 years, and (the students) usually sing like canaries and tell somebody,” Arnold said. “And that usually got to the front office pretty quickly.”
Arnold said she’s not a proponent of turning schools into fortresses. Instead, she supports teaching empathy and other behavioral skills.
“My experience is when you build that community and you explicitly teach social, emotional skills — and you talk about how it makes the other person feel if you’ve hurt them … you build that good citizenship and you reduce the amount of discipline and aggression in the school,” she said.
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IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteryx, Inc. (NYSE: AYX), the Analytics Automation company, announced that it will report its third quarter 2022 financial results after the U.S. financial markets close on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
In conjunction with this announcement, Alteryx will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 1 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company's financial results and financial guidance. To access this call, dial 877-407-9716 (domestic) or 201-493-6779 (international). A live webcast of this conference call will be available on the "Investors" page of the company's website at https://investor.alteryx.com.
Following the conference call, a telephone replay will be available through Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 844-512-2921 (domestic) or 412-317-6671 (international). The replay passcode is 13732597. An archived webcast of this conference call will also be available on the "Investors" page of the company's website at https://investor.alteryx.com.
Alteryx (NYSE: AYX) powers analytics for all by providing our leading Analytics Automation Platform. Alteryx delivers easy end-to-end automation of data engineering, analytics, reporting, machine learning, and data science processes, enabling enterprises everywhere to democratize data analytics across their organizations for a broad range of use cases. More than 8,000 customers globally rely on Alteryx to deliver high-impact business outcomes. To learn more, visit www.alteryx.com.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore and Lussina Traore posted double-doubles and Long Beach State breezed to a 97-52 victory over Life Pacific on Monday night.
Lussina finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Beach (5-6)), while Aboubacar pitched in with 10 points, 15 boards, six assists and four steals. Joel Murray had 17 points and Chayce Polynice contributed 16 points and six rebounds off the bench. Marcus Tsohonis added 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia’s top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting Monday, accusing Moscow of violating the U.N. Charter by attacking Ukraine and occupying part of its territory.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded by defending his country’s military action and accusing the U.S. and its allies of undercutting global diplomacy, the foundation of the United Nations, which was created to prevent a third world war.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called cooperation among the U.N.’s 193 member nations the organization’s “beating heart” and “guiding vision,” and he warned the Security Council that global collaboration is under the greatest strain since the creation of the United Nations in 1945 on the ashes of World War II.
Tensions between major powers are at a “historic high” and so are the risks of conflict “through misadventure or miscalculation,” he said, pointing first and foremost to the war in Ukraine.
The U.N. secretary-general and the ambassadors of the U.S., Britain, France and their allies all pointed to the U.N. Charter’s underlying principle requiring all countries to support the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every nation — which Russia violated by invading its smaller neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022, and illegally annexing several regions.
Russia convened the ministerial meeting on making “multilateralism” — when countries work together — more effective through the defense of the U.N. Charter, calling it the high point of its month-long presidency of the Security Council. It has been the most contentious presidency in the memory of longtime U.N. diplomats and officials, and Monday’s meeting added to the antagonism.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called Russia a “hypocritical convener” of the meeting whose “illegal, unprovoked and unnecessary” war in Ukraine “struck at the heart of the U.N. Charter and all that we hold dear.”
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said the world has seen “what Russia’s idea of multilateralism means for the world” — the trampling of the U.N. Charter and a war that has brought unimaginable suffering to Ukraine and been “an unmitigated disaster for Russia, too.”
The 27-member European Union called Russia’s attempt to portray itself as a defender of the U.N. Charter and multilateralism “cynical,” saying it is “in contempt” not only of the U.N. Charter but U.N. General Assembly resolutions demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces.
But Lavrov defended what Moscow calls its “special military operation,” reiterating accusations that Ukraine was promoting “Nazi practices” and banning the Russian language and culture, and NATO was planning to expand into Ukraine. He stressed, however, that “it’s not all about Ukraine” but what he called the West’s plans to leverage the Ukrainian government in the hope of weakening Russia.
“We cannot consider the Ukrainian issue separately from the geopolitical context,” Lavrov said. “It’s about how international relations will continue to be shaped through the establishment of a sound consensus on the basis of balance of interests, or through aggressive and volatile advancement of Washington’s hegemony.”
Lavrov strongly criticized NATO members’ activities in the Western Pacific, specifically the alliance between Australia, Britain and the U.S., and also strengthening U.S. ties with Japan, South Korea and a number of Southeast Asian countries.
Lavrov also accused the U.S. Embassy in Moscow of blocking Russian journalists from accompanying him to New York by approving their visas only after his plane left.
The Russian minister stressed that multilateralism is a key part of the U.N. Charter and accused the United States and its allies of “destroying globalization” despite touting its benefits.
Lavrov said the West is promoting a “rules-based order” where nobody has seen the rules and which bars access to modern technologies and financial services to punish countries it disagrees with. The West has imposed a series of economic sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
“Let’s call a spade a spade. Nobody allowed the Western minority to speak on behalf of all humankind,” he said.
Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador, told the council that Russia’s actions during the 14-month war show that the invasion of Ukraine isn’t an isolated incident.
“This does not just concern Ukraine or Europe,” she said. “It concerns all of us. Because today it’s Ukraine, But tomorrow it could be another country, another small nation that is invaded by its larger neighbor.”
There were about 50 countries that spoke, and many pointed to the increasing confrontation among U.N. member nations. They stressed the importance of preserving multilateralism, including by reforming the Security Council to reflect the 21st century world instead of the post-World War II power structure.
“The world is standing at a historic crossroads now,” China’s U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun told the council. “Humanity is facing unprecedented global challenges. Acts of hegemony and bullying are causing colossal harm to the world. Politics are creating huge divisions and confrontations. It has become all the more urgent and important to uphold the U.N. Charter.” | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/un-chief-and-west-berate-russias-top-diplomat-over-ukraine/ | 2023-04-25 18:35:05 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/un-chief-and-west-berate-russias-top-diplomat-over-ukraine/ |
Former Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson (R) says former President Trump has “taken us back to bitterness,” urging the GOP to move on as Trump campaigns for another White House term.
“Why does the party need to move on from Donald Trump?” NBC News correspondent Vaughn Hillyard asked Hutchinson in an interview that aired Tuesday.
“Because Donald Trump has taken us back to bitterness. He’s taken us back to what’s a personal vendetta. Whenever you look at what he wants to do as president, it’s more about getting even with his political enemies than leading our country, and that concerns me,” Hutchinson said.
“And also, we wanna win. And the fact is that nobody wants a Biden-Trump race again,” he added. “Trump lost to Biden, and Biden hasn’t led as well. We need a change in that, but if we repeat what we did in 2020, we will lose again. So we need to have new leadership,” Hutchinson said, pitching himself as that alternative.
Hutchinson kicked off his 2024 campaign earlier this month.
Trump announced just after the November midterms — and President Biden hasn’t officially launched a bid, though he said he intends to.
The former Arkansas governor joins Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican ring, though others, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, are expected to join.
“If you don’t say, ‘I’m different from Donald Trump, that I’m going to provide a different leadership than he does,’ then why are you in the race?” Hutchinson asked. | https://www.wfla.com/hill-politics/hutchinson-trump-has-taken-us-back-to-bitterness/ | 2023-04-18 18:48:17 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/hill-politics/hutchinson-trump-has-taken-us-back-to-bitterness/ |
Morning news brief By A Martínez, Leila Fadel Published May 19, 2023 at 4:15 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Ukraine's president will attend the G-7 in person. Leaders from across the Middle East are meeting in Saudi Arabia. Disney says it's cancelling plans to build a $1 billion office campus in Florida. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.kasu.org/2023-05-19/morning-news-brief | 2023-05-19 09:32:24 | 0 | https://www.kasu.org/2023-05-19/morning-news-brief |
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A Silver Alert has been issued for a Merrillville girl who is believed to be in danger.
The Merrillville Police Department is searching for Amari McDade, 17. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and 140 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.
Police say she was last seen at 11:46 p.m. Thursday while wearing a burgundy jacket. black pants, and black shoes.
Merrillville is 142 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts are advised to contact the Merrillville Police Department at 219-660-0001 or 911. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/indiana-silver-alert-issued-for-missing-merrillville-17-year-old/ | 2022-05-20 22:30:23 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/indiana-silver-alert-issued-for-missing-merrillville-17-year-old/ |
For the first time in U.S. Open history, impaired audiences will be able to enjoy the final weekend of tennis action as the tournament heads into the semifinals and finals.
Action Audio is an enhanced broadcast system that's geared to support those who may have low vision or blindness.
The technology uses spatial data from real ball monitoring and 3D sound to allow tennis fans to follow matches.
"The system emphasizes ball speed and trajectory, proximity to line and shot type, and augments critical moments to allow blind and low vision audiences to follow the game without seeing the ball, " according to USOpen.org.
Action Audio will be implemented live starting Thursday, Sept. 8 for the women's semifinals followed by the men's semifinal matches on Friday, Sept. 9. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/us-open-to-unveil-action-audio-in-semifinals-for-impaired-audience/3855446/ | 2022-09-07 22:45:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/us-open-to-unveil-action-audio-in-semifinals-for-impaired-audience/3855446/ |
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announced participation in the following scientific, industry and investor conferences in June:
- June 10-13: 13th International Congress on Autoimmunity. Evelyn Peelen, Ph.D., Senior Manager Translational Pharmacology at Immunic, will present preclinical data on IMU-935, the company's potentially best-in-class oral IL-17 inhibitor, at this congress in Athens, Greece. The poster presentation will be accessible on the "Events and Presentations" section of Immunic's website at: https://ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations.
- June 12-16: BIO International Convention. Members of Immunic's business development team will host one-on-one partnering meetings during the conference in San Diego, California. To schedule a meeting, please use the BIO International partnering portal at: https://www.bio.org/events/bio-international-convention/one-one-partneringtm.
- June 15-16: JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference. Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Immunic, will participate in a fireside chat at the JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference on Thursday, June 16, at 1:30 pm EDT, in New York. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the "Events and Presentations" section of Immunic's website at: ir.imux.com/events-and-presentations. An archived replay will be available on the company's website for a period of 90 days after the conference.
- June 20-22: IBS DAYS 2022. Members of Immunic's clinical team will attend this conference in Bologna, Italy.
Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The company is developing three small molecule products: its lead development program, vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838), a selective immune modulator that inhibits the intracellular metabolism of activated immune cells by blocking the enzyme DHODH and exhibits a host-based antiviral effect, is currently being developed as a treatment option for multiple sclerosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. IMU-935, a selective inverse agonist of the transcription factor RORγ/RORγt, is targeted for development in psoriasis, castration-resistant prostate cancer and Guillain-Barré syndrome. IMU-856, which targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function, is targeted for development in diseases involving bowel barrier dysfunction. For further information, please visit: www.imux.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected expenses, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to management's participation in scientific, industry and investor conferences. Immunic may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, without limitation, the COVID-19 pandemic, risks and uncertainties associated with the ability to project future cash utilization and reserves needed for contingent future liabilities and business operations, the availability of sufficient financial and other resources to meet business objectives and operational requirements, the fact that the results of earlier preclinical studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of future clinical trial results, the protection and market exclusivity provided by Immunic's intellectual property, risks related to the drug development and the regulatory approval process and the impact of competitive products and technological changes. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in the section captioned "Risk Factors," in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022, and in the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov or ir.imux.com/sec-filings. Any forward-looking statement made in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Immunic disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Immunic expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this press release.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dispatched his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for talks with the kingdom’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the White House pushes for a normalization of relations between the country and Israel.
The White House in a brief statement said that Sullivan arrived in Jeddah on Thursday for talks with the crown prince, who is often referred to by his initial MbS, and other Saudi officials. The wide-ranging talks covered initiatives to “advance a common vision for a more peaceful, secure, prosperous, and stable Middle East,” and efforts to find a permanent end to the years-long conflict between the Saudis and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen, according to the White House.
Sullivan and the prince also discussed the Biden administration’s hopes to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to a White House National Security Council official familiar with the matter. The official was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
For its part, the kingdom’s state-run Saudi Press Agency acknowledged the meeting, saying only that the two sides “discussed the Saudi-U.S. strategic relations and ways to enhance them in various fields, in addition to the latest regional and international developments of mutual concern.”
The kingdom released no images of the meeting, which saw Saudi Arabia’s defense and energy ministers attend, along with the head of its Public Investment Fund. The U.S. has been trying to get Riyadh to end its war in Yemen while also trying to lobby it over global oil prices, without much success.
The effort to strengthen the historically fraught relationship between the Middle East’s two significant powers comes after the Trump administration helped usher in the “Abraham Accords,” normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
A normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, the most powerful and wealthy Arab state, has the potential to reshape the region and boost Israel’s standing in historic ways. But brokering such a deal is a heavy lift as the kingdom has said it won’t officially recognize Israel before a resolution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Sullivan’s visit comes after Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the kingdom last month in part to promote normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
During Blinken’s recent visit, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that normalization with Israel would have “limited benefits” without “finding a pathway to peace for the Palestinian people.”
The Saudis have also shown hesitance to proceed with normalizing relations with Israel at a time when it is led by the most right-wing government in its history, and when tensions have soared with the Palestinians. Meanwhile, Israel remains mired in a political crisis over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to weaken its judiciary, a move which has unleashed the biggest protests in the country’s history.
The Saudis have repeatedly called for the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza, territories Israel seized in the 1967 war.
Saudi Arabia also has pushed increasingly for a nuclear cooperation deal that includes America allowing it to enrich uranium in the kingdom — something that worries nonproliferation experts, as spinning centrifuges open the door to a possible weapons program.
Prince Mohammed already has said the kingdom would pursue an atomic bomb if Iran had one, potentially creating a nuclear arms race in the region as Tehran’s program continues to advance closer to weapons-grade levels.
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After already ending imports of Russian oil, Europe’s next move against Russia’s economy starts this weekend, when it stops buying oil products like the diesel fuel widely used across the continent.
NPR’s Jackie Northam reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Week 8 of the Michigan high school football season kicked off on Friday, Oct. 14 as teams across the state looked to solidify playoff points heading towards the final week of the regular season.
MLive photographers had the games covered with images from seven games across the state. | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/10/michigan-high-school-football-photos-2022-our-favorites-from-week-8.html | 2022-10-15 13:17:43 | 1 | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/10/michigan-high-school-football-photos-2022-our-favorites-from-week-8.html |
An American Airlines employee died Thursday on a Texas airport tarmac, airport officials said.
First responders with Austin-Travis County EMS were called to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on the tarmac at Gate 24 Thursday afternoon, officials told Fox News Digital.
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The employee was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death has not been determined.
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Eddy County contributions to Carlsbad MainStreet promotes investment and growth downtown
Monetary investments by Eddy County in Carlsbad’s MainStreet program had an apparent positive outcome in 2022 for downtown Carlsbad, according to a report from the organization.
Carlsbad MainStreet reported more than $582,000 in private investment in the downtown area last year along with more than $293,000 in public investments, according to a 2022 report compiled by the nonprofit organization.
“The number of private reinvestments was pretty impressive,” said former MainStreet Director and current Ward 3 Carlsbad City Councilor Karla Niemeier.
MainStreet also received nearly $366,000 of combined capital outlay funding and technical assistance from New Mexico MainStreet along with $84,000 in grants from other groups, read the report.
More:MainStreet report highlights great impacts to community
Downtown Carlsbad saw six buildings rehabilitated in 2022 along with three new businesses as 14 jobs were added to the overall economy, per the report.
Carlsbad MainStreet is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote economic development in the downtown area and is funded by government entities, businesses and industrial groups within Carlsbad and Eddy County.
Eddy County Manager Allen Davis said the county pledged $25,000 during the current fiscal year for MainStreet services.
“Eddy County partners with Carlsbad MainStreet to support their mission ‘to strengthen the MainStreet District as the center of (Carlsbad’s) community through concentrated effort in organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring,’ he wrote in a memorandum to the Eddy County Board of County Commissioners.
Carlsbad MainStreet Executive Director Kat Davis highlighted some aspects of the report before the Board of County Commissioners Feb. 21.
Eddy County, the City of Carlsbad, XTO Energy, Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) and Keep Carlsbad Beautiful supported a downtown beautification project.
“Carlsbad MainStreet raised over $50,000 in donations to be able replace 30 trash receptacles and 25 benches that were previously outdated, sun damaged and mismatched,” the report cited.
More:Pearl of the Pecos arts projects take shape in downtown Carlsbad
Repainting light poles, street light upgrades and updating signs are future goals of the beautification project.
Davis said last year’s CavernFest music festival had nearly 20,000 attendees, 25 food trucks and more than 80 vendors.
“With the great success we for 2022’s CavernFest, Carlsbad MainStreet was able to award $10,000 in matching grant funds to four merchants downtown with our second annual CavernFest Façade Grant program,” she noted in the report.
Davis said MainStreet planned to host and expand the usual annual events like CavernFest, Downtown Farmers and Makers Market, Third Thursdays, Fourth of July Parade and the holiday Electric Light Parade.
Davis said Carlsbad's MainStreet organization was formed in 1986.
Quarterly meetings with downtown businesses and development of an economic development for the Pearl of the Pecos Arts and Cultural District are part of MainStreet’s mission for 2023.
“It just gives a great response for people to see that MainStreet is making a difference,” Niemier said.
She stepped down as MainStreet director in 2020 after serving for nearly five years. She said Carlsbad MainStreet kept moving in positive directions with focused leadership.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/02/23/eddy-county-contributes-25k-for-mainstreet-with-positive-results/69916991007/ | 2023-02-23 19:50:32 | 1 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/02/23/eddy-county-contributes-25k-for-mainstreet-with-positive-results/69916991007/ |
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Spero Therapeutics, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of SPRO during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: October 28, 2021 to May 2, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the New Drug Application ("NDA") for the Company's product candidate, Tebipenem HBr, were insufficient to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"); (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (iii) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 25, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/spero-therapeutics-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28877&from=4
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — For almost 40 years starting in the 1930s, as government researchers purposely let hundreds of Black men die of syphilis in Alabama so they could study the disease, a foundation in New York covered funeral expenses for the deceased. The payments were vital to survivors of the victims in a time and place ravaged by poverty and racism.
Altruistic as they might sound, the checks — $100 at most — were no simple act of charity: They were part of an almost unimaginable scheme. To get the money, widows or other loved ones had to consent to letting doctors slice open the bodies of the dead men for autopsies that would detail the ravages of a disease the victims were told was “bad blood.”
Fifty years after the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study was revealed to the public and halted, the organization that made those funeral payments, the Milbank Memorial Fund, publicly apologized Saturday to descendants of the study’s victims. The move is rooted in America’s racial reckoning after George Floyd’s murder by police in 2020.
“It was wrong. We are ashamed of our role. We are deeply sorry,” said the president of the fund, Christopher F. Koller.
The apology and an accompanying monetary donation to a descendants’ group, the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, were presented during a ceremony in Tuskegee at a gathering of children and other relatives of men who were part of the study.
Endowed in 1905 by Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, part of a wealthy and well-connected New York family, the fund was one of the nation’s first private foundations. The nonprofit philanthropy had some $90 million in assets in 2019, according to tax records, and an office on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. With an early focus on child welfare and public health, today it concentrates on health policy at the state level.
Koller said there’s no easy way to explain how its leaders in the 1930s decided to make the payments, or to justify what happened. Generations later, some Black people in the United States still fear government health care because of what’s called the “Tuskegee effect.”
“The upshot of this was real harm,” Koller told The Associated Press in an interview before the apology ceremony. “It was one more example of ways that men in the study were deceived. And we are dealing as individuals, as a region, as a country, with the impact of that deceit.”
Lillie Tyson Head’s late father Freddie Lee Tyson was part of the study. She’s now president of the Voices group. She called the apology “a wonderful gesture and a wonderful thing” even if it comes 25 years after the U.S. government apologized for the study to its final survivors, who have all since died.
“It’s really something that could be used as an example of how apologies can be powerful in making reparations and restorative justice be real,” said Head.
Despite her leadership of the descendants group, Head said she didn’t even know about Milbank’s role in the study until Koller called her one day last fall. The payments have been discussed in academic studies and a couple books, but the descendants were unaware, she said.
“It really was something that caught me off guard,” she said. Head’s father left the study after becoming suspicious of the research, years before it ended, and didn’t receive any of the Milbank money, she said, but hundreds of others did.
Other prominent organizations, universities including Harvard and Georgetown and the state of California have acknowledged their ties to racism and slavery. Historian Susan M. Reverby, who wrote a book about the study, researched the Milbank Fund’s participation at the fund’s request. She said its apology could be an example for other groups with ties to systemic racism.
’“It’s really important because at a time when the nation is so divided, how we come to terms with our racism is so complicated,” she said. “Confronting it is difficult, and they didn’t have to do this. I think it’s a really good example of history as restorative justice.”
Starting in 1932, government medical workers in rural Alabama withheld treatment from unsuspecting Black men infected with syphilis so doctors could track the disease and dissect their bodies afterward. About 620 men were studied, and roughly 430 of them had syphilis. Reverby’s study said Milbank recorded giving a total of $20,150 for about 234 autopsies.
Revealed by The Associated Press in 1972, the study ended and the men sued, resulting in a $9 million settlement from which descendants are still seeking the remaining funds, described in court records as “relatively small.”
The Milbank Memorial Fund got involved in 1935 after the U.S. surgeon general at the time, Hugh Cumming, sought the money, which was crucial in persuading families to agree to the autopsies, Reverby found. The decision to approve the funding was made by a group of white men with close ties to federal health officials but little understanding of conditions in Alabama or the cultural norms of Black Southerners, to whom dignified burials were very important, Koller said.
“One of the lessons for us is you get bad decisions if … your perspectives are not particularly diverse and you don’t pay attention to conflicts of interest,” Koller said.
The payments became less important as the Depression ended and more Black families could afford burial insurance, Reverby said. Initially named as a defendant, Milbank was dismissed as a target of the men’s lawsuit and the organization put the episode behind it.
Years later, books including Reverby’s “Examining Tuskegee, The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy,” published in 2009, detailed the fund’s involvement. But it wasn’t until after Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police that discussions among the Milbank staff — which is now much more diverse — prompted the fund’s leaders to reexamine its role, Koller said.
“Both staff and board felt like we had to face up to this in a way that we had not before,” he said.
Besides delivering a public apology to a gathering of descendants, the fund decided to donate an undisclosed amount to the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, Koller said.
The money will make scholarships available to the descendants, Head said. The group also plans a memorial at Tuskegee University, which served as a conduit for the payments and was the location of a hospital where medical workers saw the men.
While times have changed since the burial payments were first approved nearly 100 years ago, Reverby also said there’s no way to justify what happened.
“The records say very clearly, untreated syphilis,” she said. “You don’t need a Ph.D. to figure that out, and they just kept doing it year after year.”
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How to watch the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Streaming, performers, Indiana ties
Here's everything you need to know about watching or streaming the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
When is the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
When: Thursday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m.
Where: New York
How to watch the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV
The event will be televised live on both NBC and CBS, WTTV (channel 4 in Indianapolis).
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How to stream the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The live event can be found on various streaming services for eligible subscribers, including Peacock, Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+, YouTube TV and fuboTV.
Who is performing at the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Jordin Sparks, Big Time Rush, Fitz and the Tantrums, Joss Stone, Paula Abdul, Miss America Emma Broyles, Sean Paul Ziggy Marley, the cast of Peacock's "Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin" and even more will be performing.
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Recent history of the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first took place in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. The parade is held in Manhattan, New York, and ends outside Macy's Herald Square. It takes place from 9 a.m. to noon on Thanksgiving Day and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1953.
All of those that work the parade are Macy's employees and their friends and family, all of which are volunteers.
Indiana ties to the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Indiana's own Carmel High School Marching Band will perform at the parade Thursday. They are one of five high school bands performing and the only Indiana band.
The band's members were originally selected for the 2021 parade, but the pandemic delayed their trip. This comes only a few weeks after Carmel High School won their sixth Bands of America Grand National Championship title.
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The first phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare. Apart from claiming that its troops are edging forward, Kyiv has not offered much detail on how it’s going.
Taking place mostly out of sight of impartial observers, the fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine pits troops equipped with new Western-supplied weapons against Kremlin forces that spent months digging formidable defenses and honing tactics.
Here’s a look at what’s happening after more than 16 months of war:
WHAT ARE UKRAINE’S TACTICS?
Fighting has intensified at multiple points along the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) front line. Ukrainian forces are making steady progress along the northern and southern flanks of the wrecked city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces have been occupying since May.
Battles are also raging along the southern front in Zaporizhzhia, where Ukrainian forces are making minimal gains and coming up against formidable Russian fortifications.
Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s deputy minister of defense, recently claimed that Kyiv’s forces had destroyed six Russian ammunition depots in the space of 24 hours, a remark that hinted at Ukrainian tactics.
“We inflict effective, painful and precise blows and bleed the occupier, for whom the lack of ammunition and fuel will sooner or later become fatal,” she said.
Britain’s top military officer says that is Ukraine’s first goal: starve Russian units of supplies and reinforcements by attacking logistic and command centers in the rear, including with U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow missiles. Ukraine is also trying to stretch Russia’s resources by simultaneously badgering multiple points along the front line, said Admiral Tony Radakin, chief of the U.K. defense staff, earlier this month.
Ukraine’s full-scale offensive will come, he said, when one point on the front line collapses. Kyiv’s reserve troops can then pour through the breach.
“I would describe it as a policy of starve, stretch and strike,’’ Radakin told a British parliamentary committee.
He noted that Ukraine lacks vital air cover for its attacks. Kyiv has won pledges from its Western allies of F-16 fighter jets, but they aren’t expected to be seen over the battlefield until next year. Ukraine is also asking for long-range weapons and more ammunitions.
The U.S. sent Ukraine cluster munitions this week to help bolster its offensive. President Joe Biden said he hoped the controversial bombs will provide a temporary fix to help stop Russian tanks because “the Ukrainians are running out of ammunition.”
WHAT ARE RUSSIA’S TACTICS?
The Kremlin’s forces are using large numbers of anti-tank mines to slow Ukraine’s armored counteroffensive operations in southern Ukraine. That puts exposed Ukrainian attackers at the mercy of Russian drones, helicopters and artillery.
Even when entrenched behind many kilometers (miles) of trenches, anti-tank ditches and other obstacles, reportedly up to 20 kilometers (12 miles) deep in some places, Russian forces face plenty of difficulties.
Battlefield attrition has diminished Moscow’s military heft. The war has also exposed incompetence and a lack of initiative in Russian ranks, as well as poor coordination.
Radakin, Britain’s commander in chief, said Russia has lost about half its combat strength since its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Also, Russian factories aren’t able to supply enough munitions to replace those lost on the battlefield, he said.
For example, Russia has used about 10 million shells in Ukraine, while producing only 1 million new ones, according to Radakin. Similarly, it has lost more than 2,000 tanks but manufactured just 200 replacements, he said.
Russians are reportedly conducting offensive operations and making minimal gains in the northern Kreminna forest area.
WHAT NEXT?
The Ukrainian counteroffensive will be “very long” and “very bloody,” U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said recently.
Ukrainian soldiers say the sheer weight of Russian shelling of their positions has been surprising and is slowing Kyiv’s advance.
In the open fields of Zaporizhzhia in particular, where finding cover is difficult, commanders are exposing fewer soldiers in order to limit the number of casualties from heavy artillery.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged last week that the counteroffensive “isn’t going fast.”
It started later than many expected, apparently as Kyiv waited for the delivery of Western arms and the arrival of Western-trained soldiers. That delay meant that the operation began in the summer instead of the spring.
Military planners have to bear in mind that the Ukrainian winter brings muddy conditions that bog down armor and troops. The notorious mud season even has its own name: “rasputitsa.”
Once the weather deteriorates, the warring sides will have to take stock and get ready for what could be another round of attritional warfare over the coming winter.
Western analysts say the counteroffensive, even if it prospers, won’t end the war. But it could prove to be a decisive episode and strengthen Kyiv’s hand in any negotiations. Ukraine is also keen to show the West that sending aid was worthwhile.
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LONDON — Meghan did not attend the coronation of King Charles III — or did she?
As the cameras zoomed in on a mysterious figure with flowing silver mullet hair, an impressive mustache and oversized tinted glasses sat in Westminster Abbey, some viewers decided that it must be Meghan, attending the ceremony in a wig as part of a cunning disguise.
“You’re not fooling us,” tweeted one royal watcher to Meghan, while another joked, “Meghan Markle’s disguise nearly had me fooled …”
As photos of the unidentified figure went viral, British and American tabloids also joined in the fun, with one running the headline: “Coronation viewers convinced Meghan Markle ‘snuck into ceremony’ in bizarre disguise.”
Megan, you’re not fooling us… pic.twitter.com/Ni5wh27keT
— Bob Cryer (@bobbicee) May 6, 2023
The speculation prompted the gray-haired guest, who was in fact Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, to make a statement.
“I understand there’s been quite a lot of interest in me,” 79-year-old Jenkins said on TikTok Wednesday, as he sought to dispel rumors he was the 41-year-old American wife of Prince Harry undercover. “I was quite surprised that some people thought I was Meghan Markle in disguise.”
Sounding both calm and bemused, Jenkins, who was knighted in 2015 for “services to composing,” noted that some commentators had even determined his hair and mustache were “obviously a disguise” so he could “try and steal the crown jewels.”
“I look this way all the time,” Jenkins chuckled, adding that he had had his standout handlebar mustache for more than 60 years. “I’ve had the mustache since I was 18 years old. It was very trendy then. … Nothing sinister about it or surprising at all!”
The composer added he was at the coronation because music he had written was played at the ceremony, and showed viewers the medal he was wearing at the coronation, which was given to him after he received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
Jenkins is among the most performed living composers, according to a global survey from 2011. The musician holds several honors at home and abroad, according to his official website.
More than 18 million people tuned in to watch King Charles and Queen Camilla being crowned, according to British media. Around 2,000 guests were invited — including Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.
There had been intense speculation over whether Harry and Meghan would attend, given they have been enmeshed in a very public fallout with members of the royal family.
Ultimately, Harry attended the service alone, sitting three rows from the front and heading back to the United States almost immediately after. The prince, who is fifth in line to the British throne, had no formal role in the coronation service and did not join family members afterward on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
Meghan meanwhile, stayed home in California. The coronation coincided with their son Archie’s fourth birthday.
Jenkins’s video statement that he was not Meghan was viewed more than 1 million times, and sparked a new round of coverage, with the tabloid Daily Mail heralding that the “mystery” was “finally solved,” and the BBC running the headline: “I wasn’t Meghan in disguise at coronation.”
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Consumers Appear Increasingly Sensitive to Affordability Constraints of Higher Mortgage Rates and Elevated Home Prices
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 1.2 points in September to 60.8, its seventh consecutive monthly decline, amid growing affordability constraints. Surveyed consumers reported expectations that mortgage rates will move higher over the next 12 months, and, for the first time since May 2020, more respondents than not expect home prices to decline. In September, only 19% of consumers indicated that it's a good time to buy a home – down from 22% the prior month – while 59% indicated that it's a good time to sell. Year over year, the full index is down 13.7 points.
"The HPSI declined this month to its lowest level since October 2011," said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. "Consumers' expectation that home prices will decrease matched a survey high, with a higher percentage of consumers believing home prices will decrease rather than increase over the next year – a shift in survey sentiment that had previously only happened in 2011 and at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Moreover, 75% of consumers still think it's a bad time to buy a home, with most citing high home prices and unfavorable economic and mortgage rate conditions as primary reasons. As long as supply is limited and affordability pressures continue to constrain potential homebuyers via elevated home prices and mortgage rates, we expect home sales will remain sluggish."
Home Purchase Sentiment Index – Component Highlights
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased in September by 1.2 points to 60.8. The HPSI is down 13.7 points compared to the same time last year. Read the full research report for additional information.
- Good/Bad Time to Buy: The percentage of respondents who say it is a good time to buy a home decreased from 22% to 19%, while the percentage who say it is a bad time to buy increased from 73% to 75%. As a result, the net share of those who say it is a good time to buy decreased 5 percentage points month over month.
- Good/Bad Time to Sell: The percentage of respondents who say it is a good time to sell a home remained unchanged at 59%, while the percentage who say it's a bad time to sell decreased from 35% to 33%. As a result, the net share of those who say it is a good time to sell increased 2 percentage points month over month.
- Home Price Expectations: The percentage of respondents who say home prices will go up in the next 12 months decreased from 33% to 32%, while the percentage who say home prices will go down increased from 33% to 35%. The share who think home prices will stay the same remained unchanged at 28%. As a result, the net share of Americans who say home prices will go up decreased 3 percentage points month over month.
- Mortgage Rate Expectations: The percentage of respondents who say mortgage rates will go down in the next 12 months decreased from 11% to 9%, while the percentage who expect mortgage rates to go up increased from 61% to 64%. The share who think mortgage rates will stay the same decreased from 25% to 20%. As a result, the net share of Americans who say mortgage rates will go down over the next 12 months decreased 5 percentage points month over month.
- Job Loss Concern: The percentage of respondents who say they are not concerned about losing their job in the next 12 months decreased from 79% to 78%, while the percentage who say they are concerned remained unchanged at 21%. As a result, the net share of Americans who say they are not concerned about losing their job decreased 1 percentage point month over month.
- Household Income: The percentage of respondents who say their household income is significantly higher than it was 12 months ago increased from 25% to 26%, while the percentage who say their household income is significantly lower decreased from 15% to 11%. The percentage who say their household income is about the same increased from 59% to 61%. As a result, the net share of those who say their household income is significantly higher than it was 12 months ago increased 5 percentage points month over month.
About Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index
The Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) distills information about consumers' home purchase sentiment from Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey® (NHS) into a single number. The HPSI reflects consumers' current views and forward-looking expectations of housing market conditions and complements existing data sources to inform housing-related analysis and decision making. The HPSI is constructed from answers to six NHS questions that solicit consumers' evaluations of housing market conditions and address topics that are related to their home purchase decisions. The questions ask consumers whether they think that it is a good or bad time to buy or to sell a house, what direction they expect home prices and mortgage interest rates to move, how concerned they are about losing their jobs, and whether their incomes are higher than they were a year earlier.
About Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey
The most detailed consumer attitudinal survey of its kind, Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey (NHS) polled approximately 1,000 respondents via live telephone interview to assess their attitudes toward owning and renting a home, home and rental price changes, homeownership distress, the economy, household finances, and overall consumer confidence. Homeowners and renters are asked more than 100 questions used to track attitudinal shifts, six of which are used to construct the HPSI (findings are compared with the same survey conducted monthly beginning June 2010). For more information, please see the Technical Notes. Fannie Mae conducts this survey and shares monthly and quarterly results so that we may help industry partners and market participants target our collective efforts to support the housing market. The September 2022 National Housing Survey was conducted between September 1, 2022 and September 21, 2022. Most of the data collection occurred during the first two weeks of this period. Interviews were conducted by ReconMR on behalf of PSB Insights and in coordination with Fannie Mae.
Detailed HPSI & NHS Findings
For detailed findings from the Home Purchase Sentiment Index and National Housing Survey, as well as a brief HPSI overview and detailed white paper, technical notes on the NHS methodology, and questions asked of respondents associated with each monthly indicator, please visit the Surveys page on fanniemae.com. Also available on the site are in-depth special topic studies, which provide a detailed assessment of combined data results from three monthly studies of NHS results.
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Directors of the Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds announced today the monthly distributions for July, August, and September 2022, as summarized in the charts below:
Distributions will be made on the following schedule:
Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund and Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund pay regular monthly cash distributions to common shareholders at a level rate that may be adjusted from time to time. Each of these fund's distributions reflect net investment income, and may also include net realized capital gains and/or return of capital. Return of capital includes distributions paid by a fund in excess of its net investment income. Such excess is distributed from the fund's assets. Under federal tax regulations, some or all of the return of capital distributed by a fund may be taxed as ordinary income. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc., and Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. only:
Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc., Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc., and Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (each, a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds") declared their monthly distributions pursuant to such Fund's managed distribution plans. Each Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The policy gives each Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. Information can also be found on the Funds' website at cohenandsteers.com. The Board of Directors of each Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of each Fund's shares.
Distributions of a fund's investment in real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships (MLPs) and/or closed-end funds (CEFs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to each fund after year end by the REITs, MLPs and CEFs held by a fund.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday he will be making a “big announcement” next week in Florida as he teased a third presidential run while campaigning in Ohio ahead of the final day of voting in this year's midterm elections.
“I'm going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago," Trump said before a cheering crowd in Vandalia, Ohio Monday night, where he was holding his final rally of the midterm season to bolster Senate candidate JD Vance. “We want nothing to detract from the importance of tomorrow."
Trump has been increasingly explicit about his plans to launch a third presidential campaign, saying in recent days that he would “very, very, very probably” run again and would be formalizing his intentions “very, very soon."
“I will probably have to do it again but stay tuned,” he said Sunday night in Miami. “Stay tuned to tomorrow night in the great state of Ohio.”
Republican officials and some people in Trump’s orbit had urged him to wait until after the midterms were over to launch his campaign, in part to avoid turning the election into a referendum on him and to shield him from potential blame should Republicans not do as well as the party hopes.
But Trump has been eager to move forward and has said privately for weeks that he might announce his plans at one of his homestretch rallies, even as aides have been discussing possible venues and dates for a formal announcement in the coming days.
At a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend, he told the crowd that “in the very next very, very, very short period of time, you’re going to be so happy, OK?”
“You’re going to be surprised at how soon. But first we have to win a historic victory for Republicans on November 8,” he said.
Trump won Ohio, once considered a bellwether, by 8 points in both 2016 and 2020. The state also proved an early test of his endorsement power when his decision to back Vance in the state's hyper-competitive Senate primary vaulted the political newcomer to victory in a crowded Republican field.
Vance, an author, venture capitalist and onetime Trump critic, is part of a new generation of Republican leaders who have embraced Trump’s “American First” positions, including his isolationist foreign policy and focus on immigration.
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DETROIT (AP) — After cutting U.S. vehicle prices four times this year, Tesla raised the cost overnight on its slow-selling more expensive models.
The hike could be an effort to appease investors, who dumped shares of Tesla on Thursday after its earnings and profit margins dropped due to previous price cuts.
Investors also expressed concerns Friday in a letter to Tesla’s board that CEO Elon Musk is too distracted running his other companies, including Twitter and SpaceX, to effectively lead the electric car and solar panel company.
The Austin, Texas, company added $2,500 to all four versions of the Models S and X, increasing their prices by 2.4% to 2.9%.
The lowest-price Model S now starts at $87,490, while the base price for the X is $97,490, according to Tesla’s website early Friday. Neither is eligible for the U.S. government’s $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit because they exceed sticker price limits.
Prices of the company’s top-selling Model Y small SUV and Model 3 small sedan remained the same after being lowered earlier this week.
Tesla shares closed Thursday down nearly 10% after Musk said the company would sacrifice profit margins in order to boost sales. On Wednesday Tesla reported first-quarter net income that fell 24% from a year ago, and operating profit margins that dropped from 19.2% in the first quarter of last year to 11.4% last quarter.
The stock closed Friday at $165.08, up 1.3%.
The price increases come at a strange time for Tesla because global sales of the aging Model X large SUV and Model S big sedan fell nearly 38% in the first quarter to 10,695.
In a letter to Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm and the board, a group of 17 investors who say they hold over $1.5 billion in Tesla shares called on the board to make sure Tesla has a CEO who dedicates enough time and attention to running the company.
The group, which includes Amalgamated Bank, the New York City Comptroller’s Office, and some pension and investment funds, wrote that it has lost confidence in the board over its “meager oversight” of Musk.
Messages were left Friday seeking comment from Tesla.
“The Board has allowed the CEO to be overcommitted at a time when the company faces critical challenges, including increased competition, regulatory scrutiny, and a stock slide,” the letter said.
The group asked for a plan to overhaul composition of the board, including moving out directors with close ties to Musk.
In addition to Tesla, Musk is CEO of Twitter and SpaceX, and is co-founder of Neuralink, The Boring Company and Open AI.
The group, citing complaints about racial discrimination, poor plant safety, and investigations by U.S. highway safety regulators and the Justice Department, wrote that Tesla “appears to be embracing a broader culture of being ‘above the law.’”
Amalgamated Bank, the first investor listed on the letter, says on its website that it works with over 1,000 unions and has given strike loans to workers walking picket lines. Tesla has been in a battle with the United Auto Workers union over organizing its factory in Fremont, California.
Investors have not been kind to electric vehicle makers in the past week. Through Friday, Tesla shares were down 11% for the week, while startups Rivian, Lucid and Lordstown Motors all lost between 8% and 10% of their value. Fisker dropped 11% for the week, and Nio fell 10%. Nikola bucked the trend, rising almost 12.5%. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/business/ap-business/after-4-us-price-cuts-tesla-raises-cost-for-older-models/ | 2023-04-22 12:42:05 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/business/ap-business/after-4-us-price-cuts-tesla-raises-cost-for-older-models/ |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and 11 assists, Myles Turner added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers beat Charlotte 125-113 on Wednesday night in a game in which Hornets guard LaMelo Ball re-injured his left ankle after stepping on a fan's foot
Bennedict Mathurin had 20 points off the bench, including Indiana’s first 10 points of the fourth quarter, and the Pacers won for the sixth time in eight games. Buddy Heidl added 19 points.
Ball finished with 26 points for the Hornets, but left with 1:34 left when he re-injured his left ankle — the same one that kept him out of the first 13 games of the season.
Ball was hurt attempting to save a ball from going out of bounds near where coach Steve Clifford was standing, but stepped on a fan's foot and rolled his ankle as he attempted to brace himself from going out of bounds. He immediately limped toward the bench and then headed straight to the locker room.
There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury.
“He rolled it on a fan's foot is what I was told,” Clifford said. “Hopefully, it's not bad but I'm sure we won't know anything until tomorrow."
Ball was not made available for comment after the game.
It was Ball's third game back, but his first at home and he received a huge ovation during pre-game warmups.
P.J. Washington scored 24 points, and Kelly Oubre had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets. They've lost nine of their last 10 games.
The Pacers outscored the Hornets 21-9 in the final five minutes to break open a tie game. Haliburton, who is in the midst of a huge season, was big down the stretch, capping an 11-2 run with a step back 3-pointer over Ball's outstretched hand.
Mathurin was huge too, scoring Indiana's first 10 points of the fourth quarter to give the Pacers a 100-95 lead turning the momentum of the game.
Charlotte looked good early but couldn't sustain the lead.
The Hornets, who came into the night second-to-last in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage at 31.2%, missed 11 of their first 12 shots from beyond the arc before P.J. Washington began to heat up. Washington had 11 points in the second quarter, helping Charlotte build a 13-point lead.
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Pacers: Were outrebounded 43-34.
Hornets: Oubre had a career-high seven offensive rebounds.
UP NEXT
Pacers: At Houston on Friday night.
Hornets: At Cleveland on Friday night.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNS) – Logan James Barnhart, 41, of Holt, Michigan, pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting law enforcement officers during the riot at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Barnhart was part of the mob that clashed with law enforcement at the Archway leading into the Capitol from the Lower West Terrace, according to court records. He was joined by other rioters in dragging an officer down steps into a crowd, where others beat the officer with weapons, including a flagpole and baton.
“As a result of this attack, the officer sustained physical injuries, including bruising and abrasions,” reads a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia.
Barnhart also helped to push other rioters in the direction of a line of police officers, and struck one of the officers with the base of a flagpole, the office said.
Barnhart, a bodybuilder and former model for the cover of romance novels, was identified and arrested for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on August 2021. He was taken into custody on Aug. 17 in Lansing, Michigan
Barnhart is scheduled to be sentenced on March 9, 2023. He faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison, as well as financial penalties.
More than 870 people have been arrested for crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, including more than 265 people charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement officials. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/romance-novel-cover-model-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-police-at-jan-6-riot/ | 2022-09-29 21:28:42 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/romance-novel-cover-model-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-police-at-jan-6-riot/ |
Jonah Hill is changing his approach went it comes to his projects.
The Superbad actor has finished his upcoming documentary Stutz, which is teased to explore mental health alongside Jonah and his therapist. Although the 38-year-old directed and starred in the film, he has declared he won't be making media appearances to promote the piece.
"Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events," Jonah explained in an open letter obtained by E! News. "You won't see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself."
As for the film's mission, Jonah said, "The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I've learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film."
And despite the decision to skip these events, Jonah shared that he hopes "the work will speak for itself."
"I am so grateful that the film will make its world premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall," he noted. "And I can't wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling."
While Jonah concluded his message by saying that he usually would "cringe" at letters like this one, he highlighted the positive impact that can come from these words.
"With this letter and with 'Stutz,' I'm hoping to make it more normal for people to talk and act on this stuff," he said. "So they can take steps towards feeling better and so that the people in their lives might understand their issues more clearly."
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump's potential rivals for the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, rushed to his defense Saturday after Trump said he is bracing for possible arrest.
The reaction underscores the political risks faced by would-be opponents who are eager to convince voters that it is time to move on from the former president. But they also recognize the multiple investigations — Trump's post on social media about the Manhattan district attorney's probe led to the public declarations of support — remain deeply unpopular with his supporters and they fear alienating his loyal base.
Among those coming to Trump's side were House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who said a possible indictment would be “an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance" against Trump.
McCarthy, R-Calif., said he would direct relevant GOP-led House committees “to immediately investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions.” McCarthy has not endorsed Trump’s White House campaign, but Trump helped McCarthy secure the speakership after a contentious, multiple rounds of voting.
The comments came hours after Trump claimed in a social media post that he expects to be arrested this coming week as New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg mulls charges in an investigation into hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with Trump. A Trump lawyer and spokesman said Saturday that Trump, who has long denied the charges, had been responding in that post to media reports and had no independent knowledge of any pending legal action.
Trump, in a message on his Truth Social network, nonetheless declared that, “THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.” He then called on his supporters to "PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!” recalling the pleas he made before the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Any potential violence spurred by Trump's comments could change the tenor of reaction. But on Saturday, several of Trump's declared and potential rivals were quick to blast the district attorney's investigation.
“Well, like many Americans, I’m just, I’m taken aback,” said former Vice President Mike Pence, who is widely expected to enter the race in the coming weeks and has been escalating his criticism of Trump.
In an interview with SiriusXM’s Breitbart News, he said the inquiry “reeks of the kind of political prosecution that we endured back in the days of the Russia hoax and the whole impeachment over a phone call. And the one thing I know is, I know that former President Trump can take care of himself.”
Pence had been noncommittal when asked Thursday if Trump should drop out if he is indicted. “I think it’s a free country. Everybody can make their own decisions,” he said.
Trump has said he would continue his presidential campaign even if indicted.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the conservative tech investor who is already a declared candidate, called on Bragg to “reconsider."
“A Trump indictment would be a national disaster,” Ramaswamy tweeted. “It is un-American for the ruling party to use police power to arrest its political rivals.”
“Let the American people decide who governs,” he added. “This will mark a dark moment in American history and will undermine public trust in our electoral system itself."
Representatives for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another potential candidate who is seen as Trump's most serious rival, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking House Republican and an early Trump endorser, said action by the district attorney would be “unAmerican.”
“Knowing they cannot beat President Trump at the ballot box, the Radial Left will now follow the lead of Socialist dictators and reportedly arrest President Trump, the leading Republican candidate for President of the United States," she said in a statement, echoing Trump's language.
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who won his race in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement, said he had been asked by multiple reporters if an indictment would lead him to rescind support for Trump.
"The answer is: hell no. A politically motivated prosecution makes the argument for Trump stronger,” he tweeted. “We simply don’t have a real country if justice depends on politics.”
Prosecutors have been investigating hush money payments made to two women who alleged sexual encounters with Trump decades ago. A grand jury has been hearing from witnesses including former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who says he orchestrated payments in 2016 to the women in exchange for their silence.
Trump denies the encounters and has cast the investigation as a “witch hunt” by a Democratic prosecutor bent on sabotaging Trump's latest presidential campaign. Trump has said he believes an indictment would help him in the 2024 race.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a longtime ally agreed.
“The prosecutor in New York has done more to help Donald Trump get elected,” Graham said Saturday at the Vision ’24 conference in North Charleston, South Carolina. “They’re doing this because they’re afraid of Donald Trump.
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Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writers Holly Ramer in Keene, New Hampshire, and Michelle R. Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, contributed to this report. | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/03/18/some-trump-rivals-rally-to-his-side-as-possible-charges-loom/ | 2023-03-18 20:26:36 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/03/18/some-trump-rivals-rally-to-his-side-as-possible-charges-loom/ |
(iSeeCars) — A vehicle’s color can impact its value by up to $5,000, according to new research by iSeeCars.com. This year’s study compared pricing data for over 1.3 million 3-year-old used cars to determine the impact of color on resale value.
Summary
- The average car loses 22.5 percent of its value after 3 years, but yellow cars only lose 13.5 percent, which equates to saving more than $3,000 compared to the average vehicle
- Yellow, beige, orange and green cars all lose less than 20 percent of their value
- Gold, brown and black cars drop the most in value, losing over $10,000 after 3 years
“Yellow cars continue to represent the greatest disparity between how many are produced and how many people want one,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “While not many people want a yellow car, there are clearly more people who want one than exist, which is why yellow performs so well on the secondary market. The same can be said of orange and green, colors you don’t see often but are obviously in higher demand than supply.”
Vehicle Depreciation by Car Color
Yellow cars hold their value best, depreciating 60 percent less than the average vehicle. The study found that the average vehicle loses 22.5 percent ($9,674) of its value after 3 years. But yellow cars only lose 13.5 percent ($6,588). This means a yellow car can save owners – or cost buyers – more than $3,000 versus the market average. Other above-average colors for value retention include beige, orange, green, red, white, and blue.
Yellow also led the iSeeCars’ 2022 Car Color Depreciation study. Orange ranked second last year, but slipped to position three in 2023, displaced by beige – which moved up from position 9 a year ago on the strength of its performance in the truck segment.
“Buyers looking for more mainstream colors that still perform well in retaining value should consider red and white,” said Brauer. “These colors aren’t as extreme as yellow or orange, likely making them more palatable to the average consumer.”
“Notice how two of the most popular colors, silver and black, perform near the bottom of the list,” said Brauer. “Many consumers and dealers likely consider these colors ‘safe’ in terms of widespread acceptance, but they are too common to help a car hold its value.”
Car Color Depreciation by Vehicle Segment
The ranking of colors and resale shifts when broken down by major vehicle types. iSeeCars analyzed the impact across the six major vehicle categories.
“It’s interesting to see how color rankings change across vehicle segments, reflecting the shift in preference based on the type of vehicle someone is buying,” said Brauer. “Even more interesting is the consistently low ranking of supposedly popular colors like black and silver.”
SUVs: Yellow Is the Best Color for SUV Resale Value
Yellow retains the top ranking for resale value in the SUV category, followed by green, orange, and purple. These are not common colors on SUVs, helping the few that are painted these shades be seen as rare and more valuable to buyers seeking them. Silver, black and gold remain at the bottom of the list, with blue tying the segment average at 24.8 percent in lost value.
“SUVs make up the bulk of new vehicle sales, so it’s not surprising to see their color ranking closely match the overall market. But purple managed an upward move from 9 to 4, while blue fell below the segment average,” said Brauer.
Pickup Trucks: Beige Scores Big With Off-Road Truck Buyers
Beige isn’t the most exciting color, but it has been associated with special off-road trims on multiple truck models in recent years. These include the Jeep Gladiator Mojave and Toyota Tacoma TRD. Both of these trucks hold their value well in any color, with beige and tan models likely doing even better, pulling up the average for this color in the truck segment.
“Black and silver once again perform below average in the truck segment, but it’s surprising to see silver – one of today’s most popular colors – come in dead last,” said Brauer.
Sedans: Brown Moves From Zero to Hero in the Sedan Category
Brown is almost the worst color for resale value across all vehicle types (only gold is worse), but it’s top dog in the sedan category. Why? Brown is a conservative, non-flashy color that blends in and doesn’t make any waves, which apparently makes it popular with buyers in this category.
“Brown is far less impactful than yellow and, like yellow, it’s not a color most people associate with strong demand. But also like yellow, there are fewer brown sedans in the market than buyers who want one,” said Brauer.
Convertibles: Yellow Is Popular With the Drop-Top Crowd
Yellow is not a subtle color, which is probably why so many convertible owners value it. As with its top ranking across all vehicle types, there are probably not many convertible buyers who really want a yellow ragtop, but there are more of them than there are yellow convertibles in the market, making it the top color for soft top buyers looking to retain vehicle value.
“Convertibles suggest a carefree take on life and what’s more carefree than driving a yellow car?” said Brauer.
Coupes: Yellow Is Also the Top Resale Value Color for Coupe Buyers
Everything that applies to convertible buyers is true for coupes too. In fact, the top five colors are the same for both vehicle types, though the order is slightly different. Both put yellow and orange in the first and second spot, then blue takes third for convertibles versus red for coupes. Then it’s green and red for convertibles, and blue and green for coupes. All of those colors are above average in retaining their respective segment’s resale value.
“Much of the coupe rankings closely mirrors convertibles,” said Bauer, “but this is the only segment where white, another popular color across all vehicle types, lands at the bottom of the ranking for retaining resale value.”
Minivan Buyers Go Green…and Brown
Green has apparently experienced a renaissance in consumer car color preference, as it’s above average in resale value retention across all vehicle types and within each major vehicle segment. But it’s only the top-ranked color in one segment: minivans. “Green barely edged out brown with minivan buyers, again suggesting the conservative earth tone matches the minivan demographic, just as it does with sedan shoppers,” said Brauer.
“Like the shades themselves, our Car Color Study is never dull,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “Every year consumer preferences shift, as reflected in the ever-shifting order of resale value retention for different colors. But one component remains consistent – common colors like black and silver are never the best for resale value retention. There are just too many cars available in those colors to elevate resale value.”
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Methodology
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 1.6 million model year 2020 used cars from August 2022 through May 2023. The MSRP of each car was adjusted for inflation to 2023 dollars and then compared to the car’s list price. The data were then aggregated by car color and bodystyle.
About iSeeCars.com
iSeeCars.com is a data-driven car search and research company that helps shoppers find the best car deals by providing key insights and valuable resources, including the iSeeCars VIN Check report and Best Cars Rankings. iSeeCars has saved users over $390 million so far by applying big data analytics powered by over 25 billion (and growing) data points and using proprietary algorithms to objectively analyze, score and rank millions of new cars and used cars.
This article, Best and Worst Car Colors for Resale Value, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/reviews/br/automotive-br/the-best-and-worst-car-colors-for-resale-value/ | 2023-06-25 15:59:25 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/reviews/br/automotive-br/the-best-and-worst-car-colors-for-resale-value/ |
Focus by EZRA combines proven behavior change methodology with one-to-one, individualized learning sessions to drive organizational change at scale on a global level
NEW YORK, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Leading virtual coaching provider EZRA unveils Focus by EZRA (Focus), a learning and development (L&D) platform delivering short, sharp, one-to-one development sessions with measured outcomes that can be deployed globally at scale. Built on proven behavior change methodology, Focus combines individualized development with behavioral nudges to support employees and managers when it matters most.
While the industry continues to evolve, many of today's generic L&D interventions fail to make an impact as they are overloaded with information, have little real-world application, provide no personal accountability for users and are difficult to evaluate impact. In an age of complexity and distraction, Focus empowers organizations with next-generation development for their employees to perform now and grow capability for the future.
Key features of Focus include:
- Short and sharp programs focused on one topic. Because individuals develop best when they have a single, well-defined focus that matters to them.
- One-to-one development sessions. Personalized support from a professional coach focused on real issues to drive individual ownership and accountability.
- Curated behavioral nudges and AI support. Bite-sized prompts created by experts, deployed through world-class technology, and bolstered by an AI-powered development assistant encouraging learners to engage more meaningfully before and between their development sessions.
- Measurable impact at scale. Pre and post self-report measures on behavior change and ROI as well as real-time engagement data and post-program insight reporting.
"We know that effective learning and meaningful change happens when individuals are focused on what matters to them," said Sinéad Keenan, EZRA's Chief Innovation Officer and Head of EZRA Labs. "With Focus, we've leveraged the proven science behind established behavior change models to develop a platform that empowers organizations and their people with progress they can see, feel and measure through one-to-one sessions."
"Our ambition has always been to provide highly personalized and practical development opportunities at scale so that organizations can support every employee in reaching their true potential regardless of their level," said Nick Goldberg, CEO & Co-Founder at EZRA. "We've already reimagined coaching and now, we're redeveloping development with Focus."
For more on Focus by EZRA, visit: helloezra.com/focus
A leading global virtual coaching and learning provider, EZRA delivers individualized coaching to advance and develop workers at every level – because coaching should be accessible to everyone, not just to the C-suite. Through its global network of over 950 world-class accredited coaches, EZRA has already helped thousands of companies and teams across 131 countries quantifiably improve performance, employee retention and promotion rates. Companies using EZRA today include AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Kraft Heinz, Microsoft and Spotify. EZRA was established in 2019 and operates within The Adecco Group and LHH families.
To learn more about EZRA, visit: helloezra.com
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The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet.
In the 6-3 decision that was narrowly tailored to the Environmental Protection Agency, the court ruled Thursday that the EPA does not have broad authority to reduce power plant emissions that contribute to global warming. The precedent is widely expected to invite challenges of other rules set by government agencies.
“Every agency is going to face new hurdles in the wake of this confusing decision," said Alexandra Givens, the president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based digital rights nonprofit. “But hopefully the agencies will continue doing their jobs and push forward."
The Federal Trade Commission, in particular, has been pursuing an aggressive agenda in consumer protection, data privacy and tech industry competition under a leader appointed last year by President Joe Biden.
Biden's picks for the five-member Federal Communications Commission have also been pursuing stronger “net neutrality” protections banning internet providers from slowing down or blocking access to websites and applications that don’t pay for premium service.
A former chief technologist at the FTC during President Donald Trump's administration said the ruling is likely to instill some fear in lawyers at the FTC and other federal agencies about how far they can go in making new rules affecting businesses.
The court “basically said when it comes to major policy changes that can transform entire sectors of the economy, Congress has to make those choices, not agencies,” said Neil Chilson, who is now a fellow at libertarian-leaning Stand Together, founded by the billionaire industrialist Charles Koch.
Givens disagreed, arguing that many agencies, especially the FTC, have clear authority and should be able to withstand lawsuits inspired by the EPA decision. She noted that Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the opinion, repeatedly described it as an “extraordinary" situation.
Givens is among the tech advocates calling for Congress to act with urgency to make laws protecting digital privacy and other tech matters. But she said laws typically stay on the books for decades, and it's unrealistic to expect Congress to weigh in on every new technical development that questions an agency's mandate.
“We need a democratic system where Congress can give expert agencies the power to address issues when they arise, even when those issues are unforeseen,” she said. “The government literally can’t work with Congress legislating every twist and turn.”
Empowered by Congress in the 1970s to tackle “unfair or deceptive" business practices, the FTC has been in the vanguard of Biden’s government-wide mandate to promote competition in some industries, including Big Tech, health care and agriculture. A panoply of targets include hearing aid prices, airline baggage fees and “product of USA” labels on food.
Under Chair Lina Khan, the FTC also has widened the door to more actively writing new regulations in what critics say is a broader interpretation of the agency’s legal authority. That initiative could run into stiff legal challenges in the wake of the high court decision. The ruling could call into question the agency’s regulatory agenda — leading it to either tread more cautiously or face tougher and more expensive legal challenges.
Khan "hasn’t really been someone who pursues soft measures, so it may be a damn-the-torpedoes approach,” Chilson said.
University of Massachusetts internet policy expert Ethan Zuckerman said it would be hard to gauge any potential impact of the court’s ruling on existing tech regulation. That's partly because “there’s just not that much tech regulation to undo," he said.
He said one target could be the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, “a bête noire for many conservatives.” Big companies such as Facebook parent Meta could also potentially appeal tough enforcement actions on the idea that federal agencies weren't explicitly authorized to regulate social media.
“We’re in uncharted territory, with a court that’s taking a wrecking ball to precedent and seems hell-bent on implementing as many right-wing priorities as possible in the shortest possible time,” Zuckerman said.
The ruling could dampen the appetite for agencies like the FTC to act to limit harm from artificial intelligence and other new technologies. It could have less effect on new rules that are more clearly in the realm of the agency imposing them.
Michael Brooks, chief counsel for the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the ruling isn’t likely to change the government’s ability to regulate auto safety or self-driving vehicles, although it does open the door to court challenges.
For instance, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has clear authority to regulate auto safety from a 1966 motor vehicle safety law, Brooks said.
“As long as the rules they are issuing pertain to the safety of the vehicle and not anything that’s outside of their authority, as long as it’s related to safety, I don’t see how a court could do an end run around the safety act,” he said.
Unlike the EPA, an agency with authority granted by multiple, complex laws, NHTSA’s "authority is just so crystal clear," Brooks said.
NHTSA could have problems if it strayed too far from regulating safety. For example, if it enacted regulations aimed to shift buyers away from SUVs to more fuel-efficient cars, that might be struck down, he said. But the agency has historically stuck to its mission of regulating auto safety with some authority on fuel economy, he said.
However, it’s possible that a company such as Tesla, which has tested the limits of NHTSA’s powers, could sue and win due to an unpredictable Supreme Court, Brooks said.
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Associated Press writers Marcy Gordon in Washington, Frank Bajak in Boston and Tom Krisher in Detroit contributed to this report. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Ruling-could-dampen-government-efforts-to-rein-in-17282017.php | 2022-07-03 10:36:54 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Ruling-could-dampen-government-efforts-to-rein-in-17282017.php |
KELLER, Texas, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading group training franchise Eat the Frog Fitness is preparing to open its first two locations in Texas. Launched by owners Mike and Heidi Lusky (Keller) and Cameron Jordan and Gary Endler (Clear Lake), these new locations are the latest step in Eat the Frog's rapid expansion across the United States.
Eat The Frog Fitness Co-Founder, Bryan Clay, is an Olympic Gold Medalist with 20+ years as a professional athlete. As fans of the sport know, Olympic Gold Medal Decathletes earn the title "World's Greatest Athlete." Not only did Clay earn this distinction, but he achieved it by the widest margin in over 40 years.
After retiring, Clay wanted to make an elite fitness experience accessible to everyone, something he felt the fitness industry was missing. He used the knowledge he gained from world-class coaches, nutritionists, and technologies throughout his career. The outcome was Eat the Frog, a fitness franchise that offers group training with elite-level coaching and insights that are convenient, affordable, simple… and super personal.
With the launch of these new locations in Texas, Eat the Frog is breaking into yet another market, continuing the company's rapid expansion. In 2022, the gym space boomed to a valuation of $33 billion, and the fitness industry is forecasted to be over $434 billion by 2028. Entrepreneurs in Texas are opening fitness studios to capitalize on this fast-growing industry while licenses are still available.
About Eat The Frog Fitness
Eat The Frog Fitness (eatthefrogfitness.com) is about doing the work and not procrastinating. Eat The Frog is one of the fastest-growing boutique fitness franchise companies. Backed by elite athletic insights - Eat The Frog Fitness has developed a unique hyper-personalized approach to fitness that combines the best of personal training, group fitness, FitTech, and community to help members achieve real results. Eat The Frog Fitness disrupts the industry completely. Get the motivation of a group and the results of personal training with an individual training plan, custom heart rate algorithm, one-on-one coach support, and a truly immersive workout experience. So even though fitness is hard, with Eat The Frog, you'll feel like you have an entire team of professionals at your back.
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A North Carolina man was cited Tuesday after officials say he carried a loaded gun in his bag to a security checkpoint at Dulles International Airport.
He told authorities he forgot the gun was in his bag, TSA officials said.
The weapon was found after the man entered the checkpoint and the X-ray machine alerted the TSA officer. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police responded and the gun was confiscated. The man was cited on a state weapons charge.
“If you own a firearm, you need to know where it is at all times,” Scott T. Johnson, TSA’s federal security director at Dulles, said in a statement.
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Days after being ousted from the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes, Anders Lee and the New York Islanders are still dealing with the stinging disappointment.
“It’s been a bummer of a few days, to be honest,” the Islanders’ captain said Monday at the team’s practice facility in East Meadow, New York. “I think we’re all just feeling it, feeling the loss and coming up short in the series. So we’re all just processing it right now and trying to bring everything together internally and mentally.”
A rough stretch in January in which they lost 10 of 11 games (1-7-3) saw the the Islanders fall five points out of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, putting their season in danger of spiraling out of the postseason picture for a second straight year after consecutive appearances in the semifinal round of the NHL playoffs.
They made a big trade to bolster the offense by getting Bo Horvat, but had to deal with several injuries, especially star center Mathew Barzal missing the final 23 games. However, they didn’t lose more than three in a row again, won eight of their last 13 games, and got some help to earn a playoff spot with a win in their last game.
“We found ourselves in a tough spot in January, somebody told me 6% or something was the odds to make the playoffs,” center Brock Nelson said. “The belief and the never-quit in this group is one of the bigger positives to take out of it.”
Against the Hurricanes, they suffered three one-goal losses, including the series-ending Game 6, and were victimized by an anemic power play that went 1 for 18 after converting on 15.8% of their chances during the season — better than only Anaheim and Philadelphia.
Despite a disappointing end to their first season under first-year coach Lane Lambert, he has the players’ support.
“Lane did a phenomenal job,” Lee said. “We had a lot of different swings throughout the season, a lot of different things that we had to handle, and he got us to a place that we were playing some of our better hockey down the stretch.”
With seven pending free agents and six more entering the final year of their contracts, president and general manager Lou Lamoriello will have some big decisions to make in the offseason.
“This is part of our business,” Lee said. “Our goal is to get better and grow internally with what we have. Whatever happens in the summer, let’s move forward and go after this thing again. That’s what this is all about. We want to continue to improve each year.”
BRIGHT SPOTS
There were some good things this season. Nelson finished with career highs of 39 assists and 75 points, and his 36 goals were one short of the career-best he set a year ago. Ilya Sorokin had a Vezina Trophy-caliber season, going 31-22-7 with a 2.34 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and six shutouts. Hudson Fasching had 10 goals and nine assists in 49 games after coming in with one goal and two assists in 38 career games over five seasons with Buffalo and Arizona.
BAILEY’S STATUS
Veteran forward Josh Bailey was a healthy scratch for all six games of the first-round series after finishing the season with 25 points (eight goals, 17 assists) in 64 games — matching his lowest numbers in a season he played more than 40 games. Saying it was a “tough season,” the 33-year-old is uncertain about his future. He has a year left on a six-year, $30 million deal he signed in 2018 and knows he could be playing elsewhere next season.
FREE AGENTS
The Islanders have two restricted free agents — Oliver Wahlstrom (seven goals, nine assists in 35 games) and Samuel Bolduc (two goals, one assist in 17 games). The list of unrestricted free agents is longer, led by 38-year-old Zach Parise (21 goals, 13 assists), veteran goalie Semyon Varlamov, defenseman Scott Mayfield and trade-deadline acquisition Pierre Engvall (five goals, four assists in 18 games with Islanders). Fasching was also on this list until signing a two-year deal earlier in the day.
Varlamov, like Bailey, is also uncertain of his future after going 11-9-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .913 save percentage. With Sorokin taking over in goal, the 35-year-old Varlamov’s 22 starts were the fewest since his rookie year with Washington in 2008-09.
“Who knows what this summer will bring,” he said. “I would love to stay with the team. I have a good feeling about this team and the future, and I want to be a part of it.”’
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At least 14 potential heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell
SEATTLE (AP) - Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday the designation of heat-related death is preliminary and requires further investigation.
Multnomah County, which is home to Portland, recorded seven deaths suspected to be related to heat, the highest of any Oregon county.
Portland and Seattle set records Sunday for most consecutive days of high temperatures.
In Portland, temperatures on Sunday rose above 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 Celsius) for the seventh day in a row, a record for the city for consecutive days above that mark. Further north in Seattle, the temperature rose to 91 F (32.8 C) by early afternoon, marking a record six days above 90 F (32.2 C).
Temperatures neared the triple digits nearly all of last week in the Portland area, prompting officials to open emergency overnight shelters and cooling stations.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for both the Portland and Seattle regions lasting through late Sunday evening. Temperatures started to cool off on Monday as colder air from the Pacific blows in.
Climate change is fueling longer heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, a region where weeklong heat spells were historically rare, according to climate experts.
Residents and officials in the Northwest have been trying to adjust to the likely reality of longer, hotter heat waves following last summer’s deadly “heat dome” weather phenomenon that prompted record temperatures and deaths.
About 800 people died in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia during that heat wave, which hit in late June and early July of 2021. The temperature hit an all-time high of 116 F (46.7 C) in Portland.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. f/k/a Spartan Acquisition Corp. II ("Sunlight" or the "Company") (NYSE: SUNL).
Class Period: January 25, 2021 – September 28, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: February 14, 2023
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Sunlight lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/sunlight-financial-holdings-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company lacked effective underwriting and risk evaluation with respect to its contractor advance program; (2) that Sunlight lacked the oversight and periodic monitoring systems necessary to timely detect bad debt associated with its contractor advance program; (3) that the Company lacked effective internal controls over accounting and reporting of non-cash advance receivables; (4) that, as a result, the Company would be forced to take a non-cash advance receivables impairment charge exceeding $30 million; and (5) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival, yet again, belongs to Léa Seydoux.
The French actress has already shared in a Palme d’Or at the festival, in 2013 for “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” which made her and Adèle Exarchopoulos the first actors to ever win Cannes' top prize, which they shared with director Abdellatif Kechiche.
Last year, she had four films at the festival, but missed all of them because she tested positive for COVID-19. But this year, Seydoux gives two of the best performance of her career in a pair of films unveiled at Cannes: Mia Hansen-Love’s “One Fine Morning” and David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future.” Together, they have only reinforced the view that Seydoux is the premier French actress of her generation.
On a recent afternoon a few blocks from Cannes' Palais des Festivals, Seydoux greeted a reporter cheerfully. How was she? “Great!" she answered. “Should I not be great?”
The 36-year-old Seydoux has already made a major mark in Hollywood, most notably by taking the once stereotypical role of “Bond Girl” and stretching the character — a “Bond Woman” she redefined — across several films, adding a new dimension of depth to the franchise. Seydoux was so good that even James Bond wanted to settle down.
But it's especially clear at this year's Cannes that Hollywood was only one stop of many in the fast-evolving, exceptionally varied career of Seydoux, who has managed to be one of Europe's most famous faces while still exuding a mysterious melancholy on screen. She's ubiquitous and elusive at the same time.
“I carry a sadness,” Seydoux says, tracing it to a shy childhood. “Cinema for me is something playful. It’s a real consolation because, in a way, I transformed my sadness into an object of beauty. Or I tried to, anyway. It’s not like it works every time.”
“If I didn’t have cinema, I would have been very sad," she adds. “That’s why I work all the time. It’s a way to be connected.”
In “One Fine Morning,” one of the standouts of Cannes, Seydoux plays a young widow raising a daughter in Paris while tending to her elderly father, whose memory is slipping. After reconnecting with an old friend, a passionate affair follows. “One Fine Morning,” a semi-autobiographical movie Hansen-Love wrote shortly before her own father died of COVID-19, throbs with the irreconcilable coexistence of grief and love, death and rebirth, and life's vexing impermanence. Hansen-Love, the “Bergman Island” filmmaker, wrote it with Seydoux in mind.
“She was maybe my favorite actress for this generation,” explains Hansen-Love. “She’s enigmatic in a way that very few actresses are. She’s not trying to show things. She’s not affected.”
“There’s a sadness and melancholy about her that contrasts with her status as a superstar that moves me,” adds the writer-director. “On the one hand, she’s a very glamorous figure in the landscape of cinema. She’s very sexy. She’s in films where she’s seen from the viewpoint of a masculine fantasy, and she enjoys that a lot, I think. But there’s an innocence and simplicity about her that gives me the same feeling when I film unknown actors.”
Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film Monday for U.S. theatrical distribution, citing it as Seydoux’s “finest performance to date."
Leading up to this moment, Seydoux has experienced some of the worst sides of the movie business. In 2017 she said Harvey Weinstein once forcibly tried to kiss her in a hotel room in a meeting that was ostensibly about a potential role. The filming technique of the lesbian romance “Blue Is the Warmest Color," in which Kechiche would shoot up to 100 takes of a single shot, has also been questioned.
But Seydoux, who recently signed up to adapt the erotic novel “Emmanuelle” with “Happening” filmmaker Audrey Diwan, says she's never hesitated to express her sexuality on screen. “One Fine Morning," with the benefit of Hansen-Love's perspective, is one of the most sensual films at Cannes.
“I felt that this movie was about passion,” says Seydoux. “I don’t have problems with nudity. It’s something I like to see as a spectator, as a viewer. I think it’s beautiful. I love sex scenes in films.”
In Cronenberg's “Crimes of the Future,” which opens June 3 in theaters, Seydoux stars alongside Viggo Mortensen in a film yet more focused on the body. In a future where humans and plastics have drawn closer, she plays a surgeon who performs operations to remove tumors and organs with the flare of an artist.
“To be honest, I didn’t understand everything about the film," Seydoux says, smiling. “For me, it’s like a metaphor about what it is to be an artist.”
“Crimes of the Future" may present an usual science-fiction world but Seydoux is remarkably grounded in it. Eager for more open-ended cinematic adventures, Seydoux says doing a variety of films “is how I feel free. I don’t want to be stuck in one place.”
“I’m not crazy about films that are ‘entertaining,’" says Seydoux. "I don’t think that I go to the cinema to be entertained. I know it’s a big thing in America. I like to ask myself questions more. I don’t like to be given answers. I don’t want to stop thinking. I think certain films are just to feed you with images.”
“I love to feel that I’ve touched something truthful,” Seydoux adds. “In this world we’re living in today, Instagram and all that, is just lies. I feel that with cinema we can touch a certain truth. And there are many truths. I love to be touched. I feel alive."
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NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Latch, Inc. f/k/a TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: LTCH).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Latch between May 13, 2021 and August 25, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 31, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Latch, Inc. f/k/a TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were unreported sales arrangements related to hardware devices; (2) as a result, the Company had improperly recognized revenue throughout fiscal 2021 and first quarter 2022; (3) there were material weaknesses in Latch's internal control over financial reporting related to revenue recognition; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Latch would restate financial statements for fiscal 2021 and first quarter 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
GARDEN CITY, N.Y., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Garden City at 575 Stewart Ave. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in 45 minutes or less.
The store is owned by Daljit Singh, Manuel Castineiras, and Harpreet Katari, who also own three additional locations in New York and Louisiana.
"We are excited to show Garden City what quality repair and excellent customer service looks like," Singh said. "Whether you are bringing in a cracked phone screen or a broken gaming console, our professionally trained and certified technicians are ready to get you back up and running."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 800 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Garden City with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
575 Stewart Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 388-3553
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, formerly known as uBreakiFix®, is the retail brand operated and franchised by a subsidiary of tech care company Asurion®. As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology to ensure its 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances, and connections. Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores specialize in the repair of consumer technology, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers, and nearly everything in between. Asurion Tech Repair and Solutions repair experts fix cracked screens, software issues, camera issues, and most other tech mishaps at more than 700 stores across the U.S. The stores provide fast, affordable fixes for nearly any device type, regardless of make or model, including authorized repairs for Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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(WJHL) Justin McLane of Wayward Springs in downtown Elizabethton tells us about his business and the customers they serve.
For more information visit them on Facebook or stop by their shop downtown.
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Organization creates mentorship program to support Black foster youth
By Nia Watson
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — In San Diego County, African American children make up 5% of the population, yet 12% of Black children are in foster care.
It’s why the organization, Promises2Kids, created a mentorship program that Black youth could identify with.
Promises2Kids serves over 3,000 current and former foster youth in San Diego County.
Makayla Scott entered foster care when she was five years old.
“It just wasn’t the best experience. I became a young mother at the age of 16 and I knew that education was going to be my only way out,” Scott said.
Scott was introduced to Promises2Kids while attending community college.
Its Black Group program provides a safe space where students and their mentors can talk about the Black experience.
“The best part is they [mentors] look like me. We share some of the same experiences and I don’t have to explain nothing to them. They already understand,” Scott said.
“Unfortunately, in foster care, oftentimes you can be reared in a household where there are no Black people, and so a part of your culture is lost, a part of your identity is lost,” said Rashida Elimu, Promises2Kids Director of Programs.
Elimu said conversations range from police brutality to lighter topics like hair care.
The group meets once a month at different locations across San Diego County.
“Really it’s an opportunity to commune together, to fellowship together,” Elimu said.
The goal of the group is to provide Black youth guidance as they transition out of the foster care system.
But, more than anything, it’s about letting them know they’re not alone.
“When programs and services end… because they abruptly end for young people… when they end, you’re not walking away from it by yourself. You have a community around you that you know that will step up and move into the world with you,” Elimu said.
The organization also has specialty groups for Latinx foster youth and LGBTQ foster youth.
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All-natural skincare brand Stop Guessing launches clean line of dark spot products to CA consumers
NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BioFormula Select's Stop Guessing, the skincare brand specializing in dark spot removal products, announces their expansion into Canada. Already a best-seller on Amazon in the USA, this expansion represents Stop Guessing's mission in empowering individuals of all skin types to feel confident in their own skin.
BioFormula Select's revenue continues to grow as it generates profit. The sales for the current fiscal year have shown remarkable growth, exceeding 520% compared to the previous year. Between January 01, 2022, and May 25, 2022, the gross profit has also experienced significant growth, with a 375% increase compared to the previous year.
Founded by Fred Scarf, whose profitable dark spot solution was inspired by personal trauma, the product range is enriched with skin-loving ingredients like Vitamin C, Niacinamide, and Kojic Acid, and is the ultimate solution for fading dark spots and overall brightening of the skin. The line consists of a Color Correcting Exfoliator, Dual Force Gel, Body Scrub, Age Spot Removing Serum, and Body Wash. The body wash has been making waves in the beauty industry and was recently chosen as Amazon's Choice, a testament to the effectiveness of this unique product and its popularity among customers. "When I was born, I had a dark spot on my face. Although I can't go back in time and tell myself that my dark spot won't always be so dark, I can help others. I'm grateful that my childhood scars have become skincare solutions for others," says Scarf.
In an effort to continue modernizing skincare, Stop Guessing plans to launch an AI Technology powered app that uses machine learning to monitor changes in your skin through monthly updates. Each month users can upload a photo of their skin which analyzes its current condition and determines what ingredients the skin needs. Launching 2024, the app will suggest products from Stop Guessing based on the results and will ship them directly to your door. "Canada has been a pioneer in AI. So, I'm excited to be a part of a country that is on the vanguard of innovation!" says Scarf.
Stop Guessing is now available to Canadian consumers on www.bioformulaselect.com, and on Amazon CA with prices ranging from $29 - $40.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT DOUGLAS COUNTY IN THE INTEREST OF: B.J.N, Date of Birth: 01/04/2017 SUMMONS PUBLICATION File No. 23TP08 Tyler J. Nicholl 5689 Hermantown Road Hermantown, MN 55810 A.F. Last known address 7881 Munnings Road South Range, WI 54874 You are hereby notified that a Termination of Parental Rights Hearing has been scheduled for June 26, 2023 at 8:45 AM, at the Douglas County Courthouse located at 1313 Belknap Street, Superior, WI 54880, before the Hon. George Glonek. The parental rights of a parent or alleged parent who fails to appear may be terminated. You have the right to have an attorney present and you have the right to consent to the termination of parental rights. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may ask the State Public Defender to represent you. If the Court terminates your parental rights, a notice of intent to pursue relief from the judgment must be filed in the trial court within 30 days after judgment is entered for the right to pursue such relief to be preserved. The approximate conception date of B.J.N. is between 03-10-2016 and 05-09-2016. Dated at Barron, Wisconsin, this 31st day of May, 2023. Andrew J. Harrington Liden, Dobberfuhl & Harrington, S.C. State Bar #1061492 425 E. LaSalle Ave. Barron, WI 54812 Ph #(715) 537-5636 THE OBJECT OF THIS ACTION IS TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL RIGHTS CONCERNING THE CHILD B.J.N. (June 2 & 9, 2023) 229835 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/legal-notices/state-of-wisconsin-circuit-court-douglas-stratica-legals-229835 | 2023-06-03 07:48:33 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/legal-notices/state-of-wisconsin-circuit-court-douglas-stratica-legals-229835 |
Enhanced AI capabilities increase grilling flexibility and accessibility
LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brisk It, the smart grill for everyone, today announced their Spring 2023 product update, which will be automatically downloaded over the air to every Origin 580 Smart Grill around the world. This update furthers Brisk It's mission to make grilling more flexible and more accessible with features like:
- Wider temperature ranges, including smoking at low temperatures down of 165 ℉. This makes cold smoking jerky, keeping food warm, or dehydrating veggies much easier.
- Action notifications to remind you when it's time to spritz or baste your BBQ. These automated notifications, complete with countdown timers, are integrated into each InnoGrill recipe, so you'll never forget when it's time to head back to the grill.
- InnoGrill™ AI refinements to automatically adapt to unexpected issues. The Origin 580 will now automatically re-ignite when it detects flameouts and adjust temperature if you miss a step like wrapping the meat in foil.
"Brisk It was founded on the idea of creating a smart grill that could simplify the entire BBQ process down to a single click," said Christopher Huang, Founder & CEO of Brisk It Grills. "2 years and 14 prototypes later, we're proud to say we've released an amazing grill full of adaptive automation capabilities that takes the hassle out of making great BBQ."
Customers everywhere are touting the simplicity of the Origin 580 Smart Grill. "This smoker is top-notch. I have cooked everything from brisket to banana bread on this thing and everything has come out perfectly." Writes Thomas J. from Palm Springs, Florida. "The app is so easy to use and the InnoGrill feature is pretty cool if you are new to the grilling game or just want to throw something on the grill and have it do all the work for you. It's like nothing on the market!"
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A free-speech advocacy group has filed a complaint with Hamline University’s accrediting agency over the school’s dismissal of an adjunct professor who presented students with art depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, says Hamline’s decision violates the Higher Learning Commission’s integrity standard, which says accredited institutions must be “committed to academic freedom and freedom of expression in the pursuit of truth in teaching and learning.”
“Accrediting agencies like HLC are often the last line of defense for faculty members’ expressive freedoms, particularly adjuncts who lack tenure protection and the resources to challenge such decisions,” Alex Morey, FIRE’s director of campus rights advocacy, wrote to the commission this week.
“HLC’s Standard 2.D. is one of the strongest protections for student and faculty expression at private institutions in the United States, and FIRE urges HLC to hold Hamline accountable for violating this laudable standard,” she added.
As reported last month by the student newspaper The Oracle, the professor gave students a content warning during an October online session of an art history class before showing two ancient works depicting the Prophet.
Such depictions are offensive to many Muslims, including at least one student who complained about it afterward.
Hamline administrators later described the professor’s decision as “undeniably inconsiderate, disrespectful and Islamophobic,” and told The Oracle that the professor would not teach at Hamline again.
That decision has sparked a backlash among academics and free speech advocates across the country.
In an email to faculty, staff, students and trustees, Hamline President Fayneese Miller on Saturday defended the decision to cut ties with the professor – who was teaching at Hamline for the first time – after the fall semester.
She wrote, in part:
“Students do not relinquish their faith in the classroom. To look upon an image of the prophet Muhammad, for many Muslims, is against their faith. Questions about how best to discuss Islamic art have been raised by many academics and is certainly an issue worthy of debate and discussion.
“For those of us who have been entrusted with the responsibility of educating the next generation of leaders and engaged citizens, it was important that our Muslim students, as well as all other students, feel safe, supported, and respected both in and out of our classrooms.”
Miller also wrote that following news coverage of the incident, “some of you have received violent anti-Islamic statements targeting our community,” and she urged people to report any threats to the university.
FIRE’s Morey said the Higher Learning Commission has taken “decisive action” in other cases where a university failed to support academic freedom.
“Hamline’s president has articulated a vision of academic freedom that’s totally inconsistent with all established standards, including the university’s own policies and its accreditation requirements,” she told the Pioneer Press.
“Academic freedom means faculty have the right to decide how to treat difficult topics in the classroom, even if they’re upsetting or offensive. But Hamline is saying that professors have ‘academic freedom,’ as long as they don’t teach any material that upsets students, particularly religious ones,” Morey said.
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Get ready to have some summer fun right in your own backyard. The 35th Annual Mex-Tex Family Fiesta is back for everyone to come out and enjoy some food, entertainment and contests.
It’s one of the Basin’s biggest celebrations of culture at Centennial Park in Midland.
“I love music [and] I think music brings out the best in everybody so that’s the part that I love about it,” said Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board Director Samantha Hughes. “We hold very dear to our hearts because it’s a community event we like to involve families … small businesses.”
Born and raised in Midland, Hughes said this event is close to her heart.
“I just really hope that a lot more people will get more involved as the years come,” said Hughes.
She said one thing many look forward to during the event are the cook-offs.
“We’re gunning for first … you get menudo from all different people that have different flavors and different profiles,” said Midland Meat Company General Manager Adrian Vargas.
Vargas said his company took home the prize last year in the fajita cook-off contest, but this year the company has its eyes on winning the menudo cook-off.
“It’s an acquired taste, but as a Hispanic that’s a staple for us,” said Vargas.
Aside from having a little fun, Vargas said Midland Meat Company participates in Family Fiesta to also help give back to the community.
“We partner up with so many organizations in Midland to help out the less fortunate,” he said.
This is an event where people of all cultures can get together and highlight what the community has to offer
“The past two years have been kind of just a little off for everybody so we are wanting to make sure that everybody knows that this event is still around and it’s going to continue to be around,” said Hughes.
The Mex-Tex Family Fiesta is Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to midnight. People can still buy tickets either online or at the door.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _ Northeast Community Bancorp Inc. (NECB) on Friday reported net income of $7.5 million in its third quarter.
The White Plains, New York-based bank said it had earnings of 49 cents per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $19.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $17.8 million, beating Street forecasts.
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Five mischievous boys had to be rescued from a Staten Island sewer system on Tuesday after they crawled into a tunnel, ventured deep inside and then got lost, according to the New York City Fire Department.
The FDNY received an emergency call around 6 p.m. Tuesday regarding children trapped in the sewers, Chief of Department John Hodgens in a news conference Wednesday.
Edited 911 audio released by the FDNY captures some of the exchanges between a dispatcher and a child. In one exchange, the dispatcher asked for an address.
"We don't know," a boyish voice responded.
"You don't know?" the dispatcher said.
"We're like ... we're stuck in the sewers," the child said.
"You're stuck where?" the dispatcher asked.
"In the sewers," the child said.
Fire alarm dispatcher Marlind Haxhialiu said he asked the child questions to narrow down where the boys entered the sewer system, according to the FDNY. The responding fire units located the children's backpacks at the entrance to the tunnel, which leads to the sewers under Clove Lakes Park.
Authorities determined that the children had crawled into the sewer system through the tunnel and had traveled up to a quarter of a mile further inside, Hodgens said.
FDNY Lt. John Drew said the tunnel had a 40-inch opening that later reduced to about 30 inches, making it difficult to navigate.
A firefighter entered the tunnel on a rope and with breathing equipment, FDNY Deputy Chief Joe Harris said.
"It was a tight space. The member had to crouch down and then crawl," he said.
The dispatcher also asked one of the boys to guide them directionally. "Once you went down, were the sewers -- left, right, straight -- where was it? I need you to guide me," the dispatcher asked.
"Right," the child responded.
"To the right side. How long did you walk for?" the dispatcher said.
"We like ... yeah, we walked a lot," he responded.
From there, the firefighters traveled along the sewer's path to find the kids.
"We walked along the route that we knew the sewer traveled and opened up manhole covers searching for the children," Hodgens said.
Firefighters found the children by opening one of the manhole covers above them, and the dispatcher urged the kids to raise their voices and call for help. Moments after this, the FDNY said, responding units located and rescued the children.
The boys were brought to safety about 30 minutes after emergency personnel responded. They spent about an hour inside the sewer system before being rescued, Hodgens said.
Firefighter John Loennecker said the boys were "relieved" to be rescued and out of the cold, wet and dark tunnel.
"They were crawling on their knees for about an hour," he said. "It was dark down there. They had one cell phone light, and that was it."
All five kids were transported to Richmond Medical Center for evaluation. One firefighter sustained minor injuries during the rescue.
"I'm glad everyone was able to work together to rescue these five children," Haxhialiu said.
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PARIS — Lorient showed it can cope without top scorer Terem Moffi by beating Rennes 2-1 in the French league on Friday.
Defender Montassar Talbi headed Lorient in front in the 13th minute and a fine strike from midfielder Théo Le Bris made it 2-0 in the 31st. Flavien Tait pulled one back for Rennes, which had beaten leader PSG in the previous round.
The win moved Lorient up to sixth place and two points behind fifth-placed Rennes, which lost ground in the race for third and a spot in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League.
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A Center for Health Information and Analysis report released October 13 details the impact of comorbidities among behavioral health patients on longer stays and unplanned readmissions
MNA nurses and healthcare professionals have long fought to protect mental healthcare services and improve staffing to reduce avoidable readmissions
CANTON, Mass., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released October 13 by the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) focusing on patients with comorbid behavioral health conditions and avoidable readmissions sheds light on structural problems in our healthcare system that the nurses and healthcare professionals of the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) have been seeking to address since long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Patients deserve better from our healthcare system, especially patients who come to hospitals in desperate need, suffering from a combination of mental health, substance use or medical issues," said Katie Murphy, a practicing ICU nurse and President of the MNA. "The hospital industry has long failed these patients by shuttering mental health services or operating with barely enough staff to keep the lights on."
"The government must also take responsibility for not protecting essential healthcare services and not treating mental health equally despite the parity law," Murphy said. "Hospital executives have made this crisis worse through their focus on profit margins over providing the level of care needed by patients with mental health challenges and comorbidities. Since the industry only responds to financial incentives, increased reimbursement for mental healthcare may be the carrot that convinces hospitals to help alleviate this crisis."
The CHIA report is part of a statewide, all-payer examination dating back to 2016 of the prevalence of comorbid behavioral health conditions and readmissions among hospitalized adults in Massachusetts acute care hospitals. The latest report, entitled "Behavioral Health and Readmissions in Massachusetts Acute Care Hospitals SFY 2020," is the first to include data from the pandemic, covering March to June 2020.
- Almost half (46%) of adults hospitalized in Massachusetts acute care hospitals had at least one comorbid behavioral health condition, representing a majority of discharges (54%) in SFY 2020. This pattern continued during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (April-June 2020).
- Over sixty percent (62%) of hospitalized adult Medicaid patients had a comorbid behavioral health condition.
- Patients with any behavioral health comorbidity had inpatient stays that were, on average, 1.4 days longer than patients with no behavioral health comorbidity (6.0 days vs. 4.6 days).
- Readmission rates for patients with any behavioral health comorbidity were nearly double the readmission rates for patients without any comorbid behavioral health condition (20.6% vs. 10.6%).
Loss of Mental Health Beds in Massachusetts
MNA nurses and healthcare professionals have for many years fought to preserve mental health beds and services. The association's efforts have included strongly advocating for laws that give the public more time and ability to provide feedback on healthcare closures, and that provide the state greater enforcement powers. The MNA is currently researching the impact of mental health boarding on patients, caregivers, and healthcare facilities in Massachusetts.
Closures or proposed closures of mental health services in Massachusetts:
- All (22) mental health beds at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield.
- All (28) mental health beds at Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer.
- All (20) mental health beds at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield.
- The three above proposed closures are part of an ongoing plan by Baystate Health to open a for-profit mental health facility in Holyoke.
- In 2020, Trinity Health closed 74 child and adult mental health beds at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital. These included at the time the only child mental health beds from New York to Worcester.
- Norwood Hospital: Flooding caused a closure of the hospital in June 2020. Reopening plans do not include a replacement for the hospital's mental health unit.
- In 2021, Good Samaritan Medical Center announced plans to permanently close its inpatient detox unit, located in Foxborough. DPH found it to be an essential service, and the company then issued notice that it was closing anyway.
- In 2017, UMass Memorial Medical Center closed 13 psychiatric beds and then opened with US HealthVest a standalone for-profit mental health hospital.
- Vibra Hospital in Springfield, a psychiatric facility, nursing home behavioral health unit and a long-term, acute care services, closed in 2017.
- The state closed 125 of 170 beds at Taunton State Hospital in 2012.
- Westborough State Hospital, a mental health facility, closed completely in 2010.
- In 2010, UMass Health Alliance Burbank Campus closed a 15-bed inpatient psychiatric unit.
- In 2009, Cambridge Health Alliance closed 60 of 127 mental health beds at Whidden Memorial Hospital.
In addition, a December 2021 report by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association and Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems showed that psychiatric units and hospitals in Massachusetts had taken at least 154 mental health beds offline solely because of staffing needs within the previous 10 months.
"Patients are losing mental health care in their communities because our healthcare system is failing them," Murphy said. "In Massachusetts, after all we have learned about mental health and the effects of trauma, this is an absolute disgrace. Patients should be getting more high-quality care near where they live, not less care many miles away because a hospital CEO decided profits and executive pay are more valuable than caring for the most vulnerable members of our society."
Staffing Crisis and Mental Health
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic is no excuse for the overall caregiver crisis, it is no justification for not having enough staff in place to care for patients with mental healthcare needs and comorbidities. As WBUR has documented, there is not a shortage of nurses in Massachusetts. Rather, there is a shortage of nurses willing to work under the current conditions at the bedside.
"The poor staffing conditions that have affected mental healthcare did not start with the COVID-19 pandemic," Murphy said. "For years, the hospital industry has been exploiting nurses and other healthcare workers by overburdening them with patient assignments and forcing them to work overtime. Hospitals increasingly use just-in-time staffing models, scheduling barely enough nurses to be able to move patients through a revenue-generating system. This approach maximizes profits and leads to growing executive pay. It absolutely fails nurses who are trying to fulfill their professional and moral obligations to provide safe, high-quality patient care."
Nurse Survey Results Show Understaffing Impact
- 55% of nurses in the 2022 State of Nursing in Massachusetts survey said understaffing was the biggest obstacle to providing quality care, and particularly for newer nurses, with 68% of nurses with 0 to 5 years of experience saying understaffing is the biggest obstacle they face.
- The number of RNs who said they do not feel that they have enough time to provide patients with the care and attention each one needs jumped to a record high of 71%, up from 60% last year.
- The percentage of nurses who said this year that the overall quality of care in Massachusetts hospitals has gotten worse (83%) is higher by nearly 30 points than any other year.
- Almost two-thirds (64%) of nurses said inadequate pay or benefits is a major challenge. This response is up from 48% reporting lack of pay or benefits in 2021 and 27% in 2019 – a 37-point increase in nurses having a concern about pay and benefits over three years.
- 33% of RNs reported planning to leave nursing sooner than originally planned. Among newer nurses with 0 to 5 years of experience, 37% are planning to leave sooner – the highest percentage of any experience group.
Staffing Improvement Efforts of MNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
- For decades, the MNA has advocated for safe staffing levels and enforceable patient limits at the local, state, and national level. The impact of how many patients a nurse is assigned at one time is one of the most studied topics in healthcare. Voluminous peer-reviewed evidence shows maintaining a safe patient limit helps protect the quality of patient care, including by reducing avoidable re-admissions.
- MNA legislation entitled The Workforce Development and Patient Safety Act would examine current nursing practice, including the impact on quality of patient care, the makeup of the current nursing workforce, and future needs of nursing care in the state.
- Across Massachusetts, MNA nurses and healthcare professionals work together as union members to negotiate improved staffing levels, wages, benefits and working conditions. These are key to recruitment and retention of caregivers.
Highlighted MNA Solutions Regarding Mental Healthcare
- The Commonwealth should designate an agency or department to collect comprehensive information on all aspects of mental healthcare.
- The Commonwealth should streamline overlapping responsibilities of Departments of Public Health, Department of Mental Health and the Department of Children and Families to facilitate agency accountability.
- To ensure that profitability is not the only factor in maintaining essential health services, the state should have the legal power to mandate the establishment or maintenance of "essential health services."
- Improve and expand access to a 24/7 centralized bed search tool to find appropriate placement quickly.
- Require parity for mental health reimbursement rates. **A bill passed by the legislature last summer takes steps to address MNA solutions 4 and 5, though it has yet to be implemented.
- Establish criteria for distance traveled to access "essential health services."
- Establish Intensive Stabilization and Treatment Units within the state system for highly assaultive patients who board longer due to a lack of available placement.
- Establish an ED Diversion program for high acuity, dual diagnosis patients to decrease boarding and provide appropriate care while waiting for permanent placement.
- The state should require comprehensive workplace violence prevention programs at all healthcare facilities.
- Promulgate regulations requiring staffing levels and the removal of other procedural barriers preventing transfers and admissions on weekends.
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Company Sees Good Yields with Minimal Impact from Extreme Temperatures
BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that its preliminary assessment of the health of its soon to be harvested corn crops growing in different regions points to high yields with minimal impact from the extremely high temperatures and drought hitting some areas in China.
Origin attributes the good performance of its corn to its superior corn hybrids and to temperatures in its growing areas, that while higher than average were not quite as extreme as those experienced in other regions.
"We are very fortunate that our corn crops performed well this year as the extreme weather and drought has damaged crops throughout the Northern Hemisphere," said Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin Agritech's Chairman. "Global warming will continue to be an existential risk to food supply, but agritech solutions can help mitigate that risk. For example, Origin has developed a drought tolerant corn GMO trait that will help corn perform much better in drought and high heat. We have integrated the trait into all our corn hybrids and are ready to go to market once China moves to GMO positive."
About Origin Agritech Limited
Origin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.originagritech.com. The company also maintains a twitter account for updating investors on company and industry developments, which is @origin_agritech.
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HONOLULU — Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera, the agency said.
Kilauea’s summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities.
Earlier Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey raised the alert level for Kilauea due to signs that magma was moving below the summit surface, an indication that the volcano might erupt.
Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. It last erupted for 16 months starting in September 2021. For about two weeks starting Nov. 27, Hawaii had two volcanoes spewing lava side by side when Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in 38 years. Both volcanoes stopped erupting at about the same time.
During the twin eruption, visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park were able to see lava from both eruptions at the same time.
“It was a beautiful eruption, and lots of people got to see it, and it didn’t take out any major infrastructure and most importantly, it didn’t affect anybody’s life,” said Ken Hon, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s scientist in charge.
Mauna Loa lava didn’t pose a threat to any communities, but got within 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) of a major highway connecting the east and west sides of the island. A 2018 Kilauea eruption destroyed more than 700 residences.
The observatory planned to continue monitoring the volcanoes for signs of renewed activity. Hon previously said there is generally a three-month “cooling off” period before scientists consider an eruption to be complete.
It was unclear what connection there could be to the volcanoes stopping their eruptions around the same time. The volcanoes can be seen at the same time from multiple spots in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park near Kilauea’s caldera.
Scientists planned to look at data to study the relationship between the two volcanoes, Hon previously said.
For Native Hawaiians, volcanic eruptions have deep cultural and spiritual significance. During Mauna Loa’s eruption, many Hawaiians took part in cultural traditions, such as singing, chanting and dancing to honor Pele, the deity of volcanoes and fire, and leaving offerings known as “hookupu.” | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/06/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-erupts-again-summit-crater-glows/ | 2023-01-06 17:29:28 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/06/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-erupts-again-summit-crater-glows/ |
Firm's Exchange Traded Products replicating crypto-asset indexes have raised more than US$117 million year-to-date
Hashdex's HASH11 offering currently has second largest number of shareholders out of all ETFs on the B3
NEW YORK and RIO DE JANEIRO and ZURICH, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hashdex, a leading global crypto-focused asset manager, today announced its crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) that track crypto multi-asset indices attracted US$117.9 million from global investors in the first half of 2022. The figure is more than all of Hashdex's competitors combined when comparing fundraising for crypto multi-asset ETPs, according to data compiled from Bloomberg. The full Hashdex report and methodology can be found here.
Hashdex currently offers six ETFs on the Brazilian stock exchange (B3) that track cryptocurrency indices, including HASH11, which replicates the Nasdaq Crypto Index™ (NCI™), an index co-developed by Hashdex to benchmark the institutionally investable crypto market. The product has already established itself as the second-largest ETF to date on B3 in number of investors across all asset classes, with more than 150,000 investors, and has attracted more than US$80 million in the first half of 2022.
"We are pleased with the trust investors placed in our products. This result reveals the effort of our work to offer investors worldwide the best investment strategies for the crypto assets market through safe and regulated vehicles across multiple segments of the crypto ecosystem," said Samir Kerbage, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Hashdex. "Despite the current challenges within the market, we continue to see increased levels of interest and investments in our products from both existing and new investors, confirming our belief that crypto assets are here to stay and that investors are leveraging this market downturn to position themselves for the long term."
Today's announcement builds on Hashdex's ongoing international expansion through both innovative product launches and industry-leading talent. The firm recently launched its first European product, the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe ETP, on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SIX: HASH SW. The ETP tracks the Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe™ (NCIE™), an index designed to measure the performance of the overall digital asset market while remaining reflective of the ETP listing standards at specified European exchanges. The NCIE™ was specifically designed to be dynamic in nature, broadly representative of the market, and readily trackable by European institutional investors. Hashdex's European presence is overseen by Managing Director and Head of Europe Laurent Kssis and European Senior Sales and Distribution Manager Benjamin Ittah, both of whom joined the firm this year, as well as Dramane Meite, Head of Product for New Markets.
The firm continues to deliver on its mission of providing global investors with access to the evolving crypto ecosystem, having recently launched DEFI11, the world's first decentralized finance ETF, WEB11, the first pure-play Web 3.0 ETF, and META11 ETF, which provides investors with diverse exposure to leading crypto assets in the blockchain culture and entertainment industry.
Hashdex is a global pioneer in crypto asset management. Hashdex's simple and secure financial products invite innovative investors to join the emerging crypto economy. Hashdex's mission is to provide educational resources and best-in-class products that advance its efforts to build pathways to prosperity by opening the crypto ecosystem to the world. The firm co-developed the Nasdaq Crypto Index™ (NCI™) with Nasdaq to provide global investors with a reliable benchmark for the crypto asset class. In 2021, Hashdex introduced the world's first crypto ETFs and other innovative products, enabling over 260,000 investors to simply and securely add crypto to their portfolios. For more information visit www.hashdex.com or follow Hashdex on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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One of the dilemmas facing Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer as he makes his big trade-deadline decision is whether to break up the nucleus of a team that fans really seem to like.
What makes sense business-wise might not be the right call in terms of satisfying the customers, and all fans are customers, whether it’s buying tickets or merchandise or a direct-to-consumer streaming product from the team-owned TV network that airs their games.
Trading Marcus Stroman and Cody Bellinger should bring back a slew of players who could help the Cubs down the road, perhaps as early as 2024. Keeping them and trying to get over .500 and into the 2023 postseason, knowing they could very well leave after the season, would be risky and potentially could set the timeline for winning back a year.
The fact the Cubs have begun to take advantage of a soft spot in their schedule, winning six of seven from the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox, adds to the degree of difficulty for Hoyer with the trade deadline in its final days.
“Once again, I guess that’s fun for y’all to write about and fun for us to be able to make their job challenging,” shortstop Dansby Swanson said after Tuesday’s 7-3 win against the White Sox in the City Series opener. “We’ve been playing really well recently.
“I love our at-bats, love the way we’ve been playing defense. The way the pitching staff has been going, it’s fun to be part of a collective group that believes in one another and is willing to lay it out there each and every night.”
Stroman takes the mound Wednesday evening on the South Side, facing Lance Lynn in a matchup of starters who could be pitching elsewhere next week.
Hoyer could make a Solomonic decision by dealing Stroman and keeping Bellinger, thus getting some prospects for the future while signaling a belief the Cubs could still make it into October with one of the hottest hitters in the game.
And if that plan didn’t work and Bellinger left for more money, at least Hoyer could say he tried, assuming the Cubs made a realistic attempt to keep him in November.
The Cubs could contend without Stroman, but it would be harder than doing it without Bellinger. Unless Hoyer received a major-league starter in a package for Stroman, the Cubs would go down the stretch with only two reliable starters in Justin Steele and Kyle Hendricks. Jameson Taillon, while improving, still has a ways to go to prove he’s back, and Drew Smyly is in danger of losing his rotation spot.
Manager David Ross said Smyly, who struggled while being used after opener Michael Fulmer on Saturday, is not assured of a start when his spot comes up Friday in St. Louis.
“We’ll figure out that starter the day before,” Ross said Tuesday.
Ross needs to win now, not for job security but to keep Cubs fans from constantly harping on his managing. Losing Bellinger or Stroman, or both, would make his job more difficult.
Ross was a special assistant under former President Theo Epstein from 2017-19 and was in some trade-deadline meetings, so he knows the pressure front-office executives are under when making buy-or-sell decisions.
But Ross said what Hoyer faces is an apples-and-oranges comparison to what Epstein faced.
“It was a different front office, and that team had different players and were in different spots in the standings and expectations and all those things,” Ross said. “It’s hard to compare.”
Asked how difficult it would be for Hoyer this week, Ross zigzagged around the question.
“We were all part of a front-office team that was giving input, but there was a different man making the decisions,” he said, referring to Epstein.
Epstein hired Ross after the 2019 season to replace Joe Maddon, whose relationship with the front office had reached a breaking point three years after the championship season. According to “The Book of Joe,” cowritten by Maddon and Tom Verducci, Epstein questioned Maddon’s “methods” after playoff exits in 2017 and ’18 and negative feedback from players in exit interviews.
“I know you may disagree with this,” Epstein wrote Maddon about him not being available to players. “I can only tell you whether they are right or wrong about it, the players feel (and volunteer) that they aren’t getting enough out of you. If they feel that way, that means it’s an issue and we should look for solutions.”
Maddon responded in his book by calling the claim “BS,” adding: “If you’re going to listen to first- orsecond-year players who might be upset by the fact they didn’t think they played enough, then it becomes even more disingenuous.”
Nevertheless, Maddon was out after 2019. When the Cubs got off to an 8-2 start in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Epstein said of Ross: “He has stepped in and helped address some things that have been lingering for years. And for him to do that in the first two weeks is really impressive.”
But after a 13-3 start, the Cubs went 21-23 the rest of the way and were swept in two home games by the Miami Marlins. Not impressive at all.
Hoyer executed his big summer sell-off in 2021, and the Cubs were out of contention early in 2022. Adding Swanson, Bellinger and Taillon last winter was evidence the Cubs hoped to contend again, but they’ve spent the last two months trying to get back to .500.
Now the pressure is squarely on Hoyer to do the right thing for the Cubs — whatever that is. The more the Cubs win over the next six days, the tougher it will be for Hoyer to make the call.
Swanson and Bellinger have helped keep the Cubs on the edge of contention in the division and wild-card races. Both believe in this team and hope it can stay together.
“You never take moments like this for granted,” Swanson said. “We have so many good people here, so many people that are professionals in every aspect. Definitely enjoying myself.”
How much faith does Hoyer have in the 2023 Cubs?
We’ll soon find out.
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HANGZHOU, China (AP) _ Best Inc. (BEST) on Wednesday reported a loss of $45.6 million in its second quarter.
The Hangzhou, China-based company said it had a loss of 58 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 54 cents per share.
The logistics company posted revenue of $287.6 million in the period.
The company's shares closed at $1.49. A year ago, they were trading at $5.20.
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GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICD, an independent portal provider of institutional money market funds and other short-term investments, earned a Great Place to Work Certification™ for the third consecutive year. In the company's 2023 certification survey, 96% of employees said ICD is a great place to work, which compares with 57% of employees at the average US company.
"Our people are the keys to our success," says ICD Chief Executive Officer Tory Hazard. "Time and again we hear from our employees that the best part about ICD is the people they work with. We understand the power of happy employees and its effect on keeping our clients happy."
Employee responses to questions about ICD's work culture, include:
- 96% I feel good about the ways we contribute to the community
- 97% Management shows appreciation for good work and extra effort
- 96% Promotions go to those who best deserve them
- 96% Everyone has an opportunity to get special recognition
- 96% This is a psychologically and emotionally healthy place to work
Great Place to Work Certification is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.
ICD is treasury's trusted, independent portal provider of money market funds and other short-term investments. We provide intuitive technology and unbiased access to over 350 investment products through ICD Portal, a model in the industry for trading, reporting and analysis. We also provide extraordinary, expert service through our Global Trade Desk. For more information about ICD, contact info@icdportal.com or visit icdportal.com.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A former Hardee's employee in Bloomington is facing felony charges for displaying a gun at the restaurant.
Police say Jesse Vanderburgh grabbed his girlfriend's gun and ran after a car as it left the restaurant parking lot on West Third Street, near Interstate 69, in Bloomington.
Court documents say police were called on the afternoon of Dec. 28, 2022 because somebody reported a person walking in and out of the restaurant with a gun.
Security video showed the 25-year-old Vanderburgh run to his girlfriend's car to get her AR pistol from the back seat, then run after the other vehicle before he walked back to the car, then into the Hardee's while still carrying the gun.
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ATLANTA (AP)Dallan ”Deebo” Coleman scored a career-high 21 points and hit three of Georgia Tech’s season-high 12 3-pointers to help the Yellow Jackets beat Virginia Tech 77-70 Wednesday night.
Miles Kelly scored 15 points, Lance Terry 14 and and Kyle Sturdivant 10 for Georgia Tech (10-16, 3-13 ACC). Javon Franklin added 10 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and three steals.
Grant Basile led Virginia Tech (15-11, 5-10 ACC) with 21 points and Justyn Mutts added 17 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals. Sean Pedulla and Hunter Cattoor scored 11 points apiece.
Coleman scored 14 points and Kelly 11 – and each hit three of Georgia Tech’s nine first-half 3-pointers – as the Yellow Jackets took a 41-31 lead into intermission. Terry hit a 3-pointer that made it 14-13 about seven minutes into the game, a 7-0 spurt stretched their lead to double figures almost 10 minutes later and Coleman and Kelly hit back-to-back 3s before Lynn Kidd’s dunk for Virginia Tech capped the scoring before the break.
The Hokies trimmed their deficit to five points on two occasions in the second half but each time Georgia Tech answered with a 3-pointer. Terry hit from behind the arc to end a 14-2 Virginia Tech run and give the Jackets a 57-49 lead with nine minutes to go. Sturdivant, who had taken a charge at the other end moments earlier, knocked down a 3 to spark an 11-5 spurt that made it 70-59 about seven minutes later.
The Hokies are 1-8 in true road games this season.
Georgia Tech made 26 of 58 (45%) from the field and shot a season-best 50% from behind the arc despite 14-of-26 (54%) shooting from the free-throw line.
Virginia Tech hit 6 of 23 (26.1%) from behind the arc and 4 of 8 from the foul line.
Virginia Tech hosts Pitt on Saturday. Georgia Tech hosts D-II Florida Tech on Saturday.
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Georgia Southern at Appalachian St., 6:30 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Queens (NC), 7 p.m.
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Florida Gulf Coast at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.
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Holy Cross at Lafayette, 1 p.m.
Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m.
Sacred Heart at St. Francis (NY), 1 p.m.
American at Lehigh, 2 p.m.
Bucknell at Colgate, 2 p.m.
Delaware at Hofstra, 2 p.m.
Mass.-Lowell at Binghamton, 2 p.m.
Merrimack at Stonehill, 2 p.m.
Penn at Dartmouth, 2 p.m.
Princeton at Brown, 2 p.m.
Richmond at St. Bonaventure, 2:30 p.m.
Fordham at La Salle, 3 p.m.
Monmouth (NJ) at Towson, 3 p.m.
Delaware St. at Md.-Eastern Shore, 4 p.m.
LIU at St. Francis (Pa.), 4 p.m.
Morgan St. at Coppin St., 4 p.m.
Saint Louis at George Washington, 4 p.m.
Rhode Island at UMass, 4:30 p.m.
Navy at Loyola (Md.), 5 p.m.
Albany (NY) at NJIT, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Old Dominion at Marshall, 7 p.m.
Wake Forest at Boston College, 8 p.m.
Davidson at George Mason, Noon
Kentucky at Tennessee, Noon
Miami at NC State, Noon
Georgia at Mississippi, 1 p.m.
North Alabama at Queens (NC), 1 p.m.
W. Carolina at The Citadel, 1 p.m.
Arkansas at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Radford, 2 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Georgia St., 2 p.m.
North Carolina at Louisville, 2 p.m.
North Florida at Kennesaw St., 2 p.m.
North Texas at FAU, 2 p.m.
Stony Brook at NC A&T, 2 p.m.
UCF at Tulane, 2 p.m.
UNC-Asheville at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
UTSA at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Winthrop at Campbell, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
SE Missouri at Morehead St., 3 p.m.
Stetson at E. Kentucky, 3 p.m.
Texas St. at Louisiana-Monroe, 3 p.m.
Missouri at Florida, 3:30 p.m.
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Florida A&M, 4 p.m.
Elon at Coll. of Charleston, 4 p.m.
Grambling St. at Southern U., 4 p.m.
Howard at Norfolk St., 4 p.m.
Ill.-Chicago at Murray St., 4 p.m.
LSU at Alabama, 4 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama, 4 p.m.
MVSU at Bethune-Cookman, 4 p.m.
Mercer at ETSU, 4 p.m.
Northwestern St. at Nicholls, 4 p.m.
SC State at NC Central, 4 p.m.
Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m.
Troy at Appalachian St., 4 p.m.
UAB at Louisiana Tech, 4 p.m.
UNC-Greensboro at Furman, 4 p.m.
Virginia at Florida St., 4 p.m.
Houston Christian at McNeese St., 4:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Lipscomb, 5 p.m.
Duke at Clemson, 5 p.m.
Jacksonville at Jacksonville St., 5 p.m.
N. Iowa at Belmont, 5 p.m.
William & Mary at UNC-Wilmington, 5 p.m.
Chattanooga at Samford, 6 p.m.
Texas A&M at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Liberty, 7 p.m.
FIU at W. Kentucky, 7 p.m.
Georgia Southern at James Madison, 7 p.m.
Presbyterian at High Point, 7 p.m.
SC-Upstate at Longwood, 7 p.m.
VMI at Wofford, 7 p.m.
Mississippi St. at Auburn, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland St. at IUPUI, Noon
Seton Hall at DePaul, Noon
Bowling Green at W. Michigan, 1 p.m.
Robert Morris at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Wisconsin at Indiana, 1 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at Omaha, 1:05 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Ball St., 2 p.m.
Providence at Creighton, 2 p.m.
Youngstown St. at Oakland, 3 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast at Bellarmine, 4 p.m.
Iowa St. at Kansas, 4 p.m.
Tulsa at Wichita St., 4 p.m.
Valparaiso at Evansville, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Cent. Michigan, 4:30 p.m.
Toledo at N. Illinois, 4:30 p.m.
UALR at E. Illinois, 4:30 p.m.
Lindenwood (Mo.) at SIU-Edwardsville, 6:30 p.m.
N. Kentucky at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
S. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 7 p.m.
Wright St. at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Bradley at Drake, 8 p.m.
Illinois St. at S. Illinois, 8 p.m.
St. Thomas (MN) at Oral Roberts, 8 p.m.
UT Martin at S. Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
West Virginia at Oklahoma, Noon
Kansas St. at TCU, 2 p.m.
Southern Miss. at Arkansas St., 3 p.m.
UTEP at Rice, 3 p.m.
Cincinnati at SMU, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Texas A&M-CC, 4:30 p.m.
Abilene Christian at Tarleton St., 5 p.m.
SE Louisiana at Incarnate Word, 5 p.m.
Lamar at Texas A&M Commerce, 5:30 p.m.
Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma St. at Baylor, 6 p.m.
Jackson St. at Prairie View, 6:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas, 8 p.m.
North Dakota at Denver, 3 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at S. Utah, 3 p.m.
Arizona St. at Oregon St., 4 p.m.
UC Irvine at CS Northridge, 4 p.m.
Cal St.-Fullerton at UC Davis, 5 p.m.
N. Arizona at Sacramento St., 5 p.m.
UC San Diego at CS Bakersfield, 5 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon, 6 p.m.
California at Washington, 6 p.m.
Weber St. at Montana St., 6 p.m.
Idaho at E. Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Air Force at Fresno St., 7 p.m.
Colorado St. at UNLV, 7 p.m.
Chicago St. at Texas Rio Grande Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at UCLA, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Utah Valley St., 8 p.m.
Stanford at Washington St., 8 p.m.
W. Illinois at UMKC, 8 p.m.
Idaho St. at Montana, 9 p.m.
New Mexico at San Diego St., 9 p.m.
Pepperdine at BYU, 9 p.m.
Sam Houston St. at Utah Tech, 9 p.m.
Santa Clara at Pacific, 9 p.m.
Texas-Arlington at New Mexico St., 9 p.m.
Grand Canyon at Cal Baptist, 10 p.m.
N. Colorado at Portland St., 10 p.m.
Portland at Gonzaga, 10 p.m.
San Diego at Loyola Marymount, 10 p.m.
UC Riverside at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.
Utah at Southern Cal, 10:30 p.m.
Boise St. at Wyoming, 11 p.m.
Saint Mary's (Cal.) at San Francisco, 11 p.m.
Marist at Niagara, Noon
Siena at Canisius, Noon
St. John's at UConn, Noon
Rider at Iona, 1 p.m.
Fairfield at St. Peter's, 2 p.m.
Quinnipiac at Mount St. Mary's, 2 p.m.
Ohio St. at Rutgers, 2:15 p.m.
Memphis at Temple, 3 p.m.
South Florida at East Carolina, 1 p.m.
Marquette at Xavier, Noon
Northwestern at Michigan, Noon
Indiana St. at Missouri St., 3 p.m.
Maryland at Iowa, 4:30 p.m.
Long Beach St. at Hawaii, 12 a.m.
Cornell at Columbia, Noon
Georgetown at Villanova, Noon
Hofstra at Towson, Noon
Dartmouth at Harvard, 2 p.m.
Saint Joseph's at La Salle, 2 p.m.
St. Francis (Pa.) at Sacred Heart, 2 p.m.
Brown at Yale, 5 p.m.
Hartford at UMBC, 5 p.m.
Delaware at Northeastern, 6 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Stonehill, 7 p.m.
Lehigh at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m.
Morehouse at Howard, 7 p.m.
Princeton at Penn, 7 p.m.
St. Francis (NY) at LIU, 7 p.m.
Wagner at Merrimack, 7:30 p.m.
George Washington at George Mason, 4 p.m.
UTEP at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Alabama St. at Alabama A&M, 4:30 p.m.
William & Mary at Coll. of Charleston, 5 p.m.
Elon at UNC-Wilmington, 7 p.m.
FAU at W. Kentucky, 7 p.m.
NC A&T at Hampton, 7 p.m.
North Texas at FIU, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Miami, 7 p.m.
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Bethune-Cookman, 7:30 p.m.
MVSU at Florida A&M, 7:30 p.m.
UAB at Middle Tennessee, 9 p.m.
Purdue at Michigan St., 2:30 p.m.
Illinois at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Cleveland St. at Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.
Rice at UTSA, 8 p.m.
Jackson St. at Texas Southern, 8:30 p.m.
Alcorn St. at Prairie View, 9 p.m.
UC Davis at UC San Diego, 6 p.m.
Cal Poly at UC Riverside, 8 p.m.
Montana St. at Idaho, 9 p.m.
Montana at E. Washington, 9 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, 9 p.m.
CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m.
CS Northridge at Hawaii, 10 p.m.
Bowling Green at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Mississippi at South Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Boston College at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Houston at Tulane, 7 p.m.
NC State at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
Rhode Island at Richmond, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at Mississippi St., 7 p.m.
UMass at VCU, 7 p.m.
Alabama at Vanderbilt, 8:30 p.m.
Clemson at Wake Forest, 9 p.m.
Georgia at Kentucky, 9 p.m.
Murray St. at Belmont, 9 p.m.
Akron at Cent. Michigan, 7 p.m.
Creighton at Butler, 7 p.m.
Davidson at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Florida St. at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Ill.-Chicago at Valparaiso, 7 p.m.
Kansas at Kansas St., 7 p.m.
Kent St. at E. Michigan, 7 p.m.
N. Illinois at Miami (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Ohio at Toledo, 7 p.m.
W. Michigan at Ball St., 7 p.m.
Evansville at S. Illinois, 8 p.m.
Texas at Iowa St., 8 p.m.
Penn St. at Wisconsin, 8:30 p.m.
Baylor at Texas Tech, 9 p.m.
Nevada at Boise St., 9 p.m.
San Jose St. at New Mexico, 9 p.m.
UNLV at Utah St., 9 p.m.
Wyoming at Air Force, 9 p.m.
Bucknell at Army, 6 p.m.
Hartford at Morgan St., 6 p.m.
UMBC at Mass.-Lowell, 6 p.m.
UConn at Seton Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m.
Colgate at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Duquesne at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.
East Carolina at Temple, 7 p.m.
Lafayette at American, 7 p.m.
TCU at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Auburn at LSU, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at South Florida, 7 p.m.
Furman at Chattanooga, 7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Longwood, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Louisville, 7 p.m.
Presbyterian at SC-Upstate, 7 p.m.
Radford at Campbell, 7 p.m.
Samford at ETSU, 7 p.m.
UNC-Asheville at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Virginia, 7 p.m.
Winthrop at High Point, 7 p.m.
Wofford at W. Carolina, 7 p.m.
Bradley at Indiana St., 7 p.m.
Ohio St. at Nebraska, 7 p.m.
Saint Louis at Loyola Chicago, 7 p.m.
Illinois St. at N. Iowa, 8 p.m.
Missouri St. at Drake, 8 p.m.
Xavier at DePaul, 8:30 p.m.
Arkansas at Missouri, 9 p.m.
Northwestern at Iowa, 9 p.m.
Providence at Marquette, 9 p.m.
Florida at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
North Alabama at Cent. Arkansas, 8 p.m.
SMU at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma St., 9 p.m.
Abilene Christian at Utah Valley St., 8 p.m.
Utah Tech at Grand Canyon, 9 p.m.
Oregon at California, 10 p.m.
San Diego St. at Colorado St., 10:30 p.m.
Binghamton at Albany (NY), 7 p.m.
Coll. of Charleston at Monmouth (NJ), 7 p.m.
Hampton at Drexel, 7 p.m.
Maine at Vermont, 7 p.m.
Michigan at Maryland, 7 p.m.
NJIT at Bryant, 7 p.m.
Northeastern at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
UNC-Wilmington at Hofstra, 7 p.m.
William & Mary at Delaware, 7 p.m.
Appalachian St. at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Cleveland St. at N. Kentucky, 7 p.m.
Georgia St. at Old Dominion, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville St. at Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m.
James Madison at Troy, 7 p.m.
Kennesaw St. at Stetson, 7 p.m.
Liberty at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m.
Mercer at VMI, 7 p.m.
Queens (NC) at North Florida, 7 p.m.
The Citadel at UNC-Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Towson at NC A&T, 7 p.m.
Wichita St. at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Bellarmine at Austin Peay, 8 p.m.
E. Kentucky at Lipscomb, 8 p.m.
McNeese St. at Nicholls, 8 p.m.
South Alabama at Southern Miss., 8 p.m.
Texas A&M Commerce at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Northwestern St. at SE Louisiana, 8:30 p.m.
E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 9 p.m.
W. Kentucky at Louisiana Tech, 9 p.m.
Rutgers at Michigan St., 6:30 p.m.
Fort Wayne at Wright St., 7 p.m.
Oakland at IUPUI, 7 p.m.
Purdue at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Denver at South Dakota, 8 p.m.
Omaha at S. Dakota St., 8 p.m.
Oral Roberts at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m.
Robert Morris at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
UMKC at North Dakota, 8 p.m.
UT Martin at SE Missouri, 8 p.m.
Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Illinois, 8:30 p.m.
Morehead St. at SIU-Edwardsville, 8:30 p.m.
S. Indiana at Lindenwood (Mo.), 9 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston St., 7:30 p.m.
FAU at UTSA, 8 p.m.
Incarnate Word at Houston Christian, 8 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St., 8 p.m.
Marshall at Texas St., 8 p.m.
Rice at North Texas, 8 p.m.
Texas A&M-CC at Lamar, 8 p.m.
Texas Rio Grande Valley at Texas-Arlington, 8 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at UALR, 8:30 p.m.
FIU at UTEP, 9 p.m.
E. Washington at N. Colorado, 8 p.m.
Idaho at N. Arizona, 8 p.m.
UC Riverside at UC Davis, 8 p.m.
Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga, 9 p.m.
New Mexico St. at S. Utah, 9 p.m.
Portland St. at Weber St., 9 p.m.
Sacramento St. at Idaho St., 9 p.m.
San Diego at Portland, 9 p.m.
Southern Cal at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Washington St. at Utah, 9 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 9 p.m.
CS Northridge at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.
Cal St.-Fullerton at Long Beach St., 10 p.m.
Hawaii at UC Irvine, 10 p.m.
Tarleton St. at Seattle, 10 p.m.
UC San Diego at Cal Poly, 10 p.m.
UCLA at Arizona St., 10:30 p.m.
BYU at Santa Clara, 11 p.m.
Oregon St. at Stanford, 11 p.m.
Pacific at San Francisco, 11 p.m.
Saint Mary's (Cal.) at Pepperdine, 11 p.m.
___ | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/College-Basketball-Schedule-17713124.php | 2023-01-12 16:40:50 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/College-Basketball-Schedule-17713124.php |
NEW YORK — We're about halfway through the 2022 baseball season as we creep closer and closer to the All-Star Break, so it's a good time to see how the awards races are going.
Our partners at Locked On, which has podcasts dedicated to all 30 MLB teams, got together to vote on the MVP race for the American League and National League.
They came up with a top five for each league, if the award was given out today. There's some obvious names and some snubs.
Check out all the MVP power rankings below:
American League
Honorable mentions: Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Byron Buxton, Luis Robert, Alejandro Kirk
5. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Batting: .268 AVG, 17 HR, 49 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases
4. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
Batting: .299 AVG, 16 HR, 63 RBI (1st in AL), 12 Stolen Bases
3. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
Batting: .321 AVG, 23 HR (t-2nd in AL), 56 RBI (3rd in AL), .667 SLG (1st in MLB)
2. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
Batting: .285 AVG, 23 HR (t-2nd in AL), 46 RBI, 4.2 WAR (1st in AL)
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Batting: .289 AVG, 28 HR (1st in MLB), 57 RBI (2nd in AL), 3.7 WAR (3rd in AL)
National League
Honorable mentions: Nolan Arenado, Dansby Swanson, Ronald Acuna Jr., Freddie Freeman, CJ Cron, Juan Soto
5. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Batting: .273 AVG, 17 HR, 40 RBI, 53 runs (third in NL)
4. Pete Alonso, New York Mets
Batting: .282 AVG, 22 HR (t-1st in NL), 69 RBI (1st in MLB)
3. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Batting: .318 AVG (4th in NL), 15 HR, 48 RBI. 49 runs (5th in NL)
2. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Batting: .328 AVG (2nd in NL), 12 HR, 46 RBI, 4.0 WAR (3rd in NL)
1.Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
Batting: .347 AVG (1st in NL), 19 HR (3rd in NL), 65 RBI (2nd in NL), 4.3 WAR (1st in NL) | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/locked-on-mlb/mlb-mvp-power-rankings-judge-goldschmidt-lead-way-st-louis-cardinals-new-york-yankees-mookie-betts-mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-angels-red-sox/535-a45977e0-1523-4be2-9d89-0a9374101ef1 | 2022-06-29 20:55:40 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/locked-on-mlb/mlb-mvp-power-rankings-judge-goldschmidt-lead-way-st-louis-cardinals-new-york-yankees-mookie-betts-mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-angels-red-sox/535-a45977e0-1523-4be2-9d89-0a9374101ef1 |
Discount retailer Tuesday Morning plans to close more than 250 stories across the country this year.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the home goods company said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Tuesday Morning said the bankruptcy filing will allow it to "transform into a nimbler retailer."
“After considering how best to address Tuesday Morning’s exceedingly burdensome debt, we have determined that the best path to reorganizing and transforming the Company begins with a Chapter 11 filing, said Andrew Berger, Tuesday Morning CEO. "Fortunately, we have the support of a committed capital provider in Invictus and a clear vision for transforming into a focused retailer that serves its core, heritage markets in a profitable manner."
The company said it will close stores in "low-traffic regions" that are "unprofitable" and "underperforming."
In all, stores in 38 states will be affected.
More than 30 stores in California will close, the most of any other state. Twenty-four stores will close in both Texas and Florida.
The retailer said everything in the stores will be on sale.
Click here to see which locations will be closing and offering the sale prices. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/tuesday-morning-to-close-more-than-250-stores-after-bankruptcy-filing | 2023-03-15 20:54:41 | 1 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/tuesday-morning-to-close-more-than-250-stores-after-bankruptcy-filing |
By MAURICIO SAVARESE
Associated Press
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro clashed in their first one-on-one debate Sunday, two weeks before the presidential election’s runoff.
Debates in the election’s first round featured several other candidates, none of whom garnered more than 5% of the Oct. 2 vote. During the debates, they were largely distractions from the two obvious frontrunners.
On Sunday, the two repeatedly called each other liars during an encounter lasting about 1 ½ hours. The term was used more than a dozen times by each of the candidates in the TV Band debate that, otherwise, was less aggressive than many analysts had expected.
“You are a liar. You lie every day,” da Silva said during one exchange. Bolsonaro frequently said: “You can’t come here to tell people these lies.”
Earlier this month, da Silva, who is universally known as Lula, won the election’s first round with 48% of the vote compared to Bolsonaro’s 43%. Polls indicate the leftist former president, who governed between 2003-2010, remains the frontrunner, though his lead has shrunk considerably.
Each candidate focused on the issues that, according to polls, represent their adversary’s weak points: for Bolsonaro, the COVID-19 pandemic that killed 680,000 Brazilians, and for da Silva, corruption scandals involving his Workers’ Party.
Da Silva and Bolsonaro are expected to take part in one more debate, days before the vote, on TV Globo, Brazil’s most popular network.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/10/16/brazils-da-silva-bolsonaro-clash-in-1st-one-on-one-debate/ | 2022-10-17 05:00:51 | 1 | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/10/16/brazils-da-silva-bolsonaro-clash-in-1st-one-on-one-debate/ |
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5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ075-291600-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south around 5 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ074-291600-
Richmond (Staten Island)-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ177-291600-
Northern Nassau-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ179-291600-
Southern Nassau-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ078-291600-
Northwest Suffolk-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ080-291600-
Southwest Suffolk-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
North winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ079-291600-
Northeast Suffolk-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph,
becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
NYZ081-291600-
Southeast Suffolk-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. East winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
NYZ071-291600-
Southern Westchester-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
West winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ070-291600-
Northern Westchester-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of frost this morning. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid
30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ069-291600-
Rockland-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Patchy frost this morning. Sunny. Highs around 60. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the upper
30s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Patchy frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower
60s. North winds around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and
variable.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and
variable winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ068-291600-
Putnam-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of frost this morning. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Cold with lows
in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around
5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ067-291600-
Orange-
437 AM EDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of frost this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper
50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Cold with lows
around 30. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the
lower 60s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | https://www.mrt.com/weather/article/NY-New-York-NY-Zone-Forecast-17543159.php | 2022-10-29 09:21:20 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/weather/article/NY-New-York-NY-Zone-Forecast-17543159.php |
DELPHI, Ind. -- Evidence in the Delphi, Indiana, double murder case was unsealed by a county court on Tuesday, revealing key new details, including that suspect Richard Allen's gun was linked to the crime scene.
But many questions still remain around the murders of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14.
Here's what we've learned and what remains unclear:
Allen places himself at the scene
Abby and Libby, best friends in the eighth grade, were on a hiking trail in rural Delphi when they were killed in February 2017.
Allen, a 50-year-old Delphi man, was arrested last month. He's charged with two counts of murder and has entered a not guilty plea.
When interviewed by police in 2017, Allen said he was on the trail on the afternoon of the murders, according to the probable cause affidavit.
WATCH: Police release video of Delphi murder suspect
In an Oct. 13, 2022, interview, Allen told police he saw juvenile girls on the trails east of Freedom Bridge and said he went onto the Monon High Bridge, near where the girls were killed.
This year, Allen "again admitted" to police "that he was on the trail but denied knowing Victim 1 or Victim 2 and denied any involvement in their murders," according to the probable cause affidavit.
Allen "has been consistent" in police interviews over the years, former FBI agent and ABC News contributor Brad Garrett said. "He put himself at the scene, on the bridge."
But Garrett said he doesn't understand how it took so long for an arrest.
"In a small town, in a place where there's a small amount of traffic on this abandoned railroad bridge ... your suspect pool is fairly small," Garrett said, so police likely concentrated their investigation on Delphi and the surrounding communities.
Allen's gun linked to crime scene
According to video recovered from one of the victim's phones, Abby or Libby mentioned "gun" as a man approached them, the probable cause affidavit said.
A .40-caliber unspent round was found less than 2 feet away from one of the girls' bodies, and that unspent round went through a gun that Allen owns, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Garrett explained that an "unspent bullet is one that has the casing and the projectile still together." To get that, he said one of two things happens: 1.) Someone tries to fire the gun but it's a faulty bullet and it doesn't fire, or 2.) The gun jammed, which Garrett said is common.
RELATED | Arrest made in Delphi murders of 2 teens in 2017; suspect worked at local pharmacy, residents say
During a search of Allen's home on Oct. 13, 2022, officers found knives and guns, including a "Sig Sauer, Model P226, .40-caliber pistol," the probable cause affidavit said.
Indiana State Police's analysis of Allen's gun "determined the unspent round located within two feet" of one of the victims "had been cycled through Richard M. Allen's Sig Sauer Model P226," the probable cause affidavit said.
"When asked about the unspent bullet, [Allen] did not have an explanation of why the bullet was found between" the girls' bodies, the probable cause affidavit said.
When Allen voluntarily spoke to police on Oct. 26, 2022, he said he never allowed anyone to borrow that gun, which he said he owned since 2001, the document added.
Garrett said he doesn't understand why it took police so many years to match an unspent round from the crime scene to a gun owned by a man who lives in Delphi.
Garrett said he hopes investigators went to all of the local gun stores to see their records of sales of .40-caliber-type weapons. Garrett said he's solved homicide cases that way, because typically a perpetrator buys a gun legally near his or her home, he said.
While it's unclear if police did go to gun stores, Garrett think it's unlikely because there was no mention of a gun in the case until the probable cause document was released Tuesday.
How did the girls die?
Despite mention of a gun, it's not clear if Abby or Libby died from gunshot wounds. Police still have not released their causes of death.
The probable cause affidavit did reveal that clothes belonging to the girls were found in a creek south of where their bodies were discovered.
"I've always been concerned about how these two youngsters died. The police have put a .40-caliber weapon into the case," Garrett said. "You have this unspent shell casing near the victims' bodies, but you also have things that are really troubling to me: [The girls] are in one place and their clothes are in another. ... Unless he made them undress -- which I guess is possible -- was there some other weapon used?"
RELATED | Indiana police explain why there are 2 different sketches in Delphi murders case
Investigators also cite a witness who saw Allen walking with "clothes that were muddy and bloody," according to the probable cause affidavit.
According to Garrett, it's unlikely Allen would be bloody if a gun was the only murder weapon, unless Allen handled the bodies in some manner.
Garrett said it's possible that the gun jammed and the killer turned to another weapon.
Knives were also found at Allen's home, according to the affidavit.
"Why would the police withhold [the cause of death]? The only thing I can think of is it was too gruesome, in their mind, to release," Garrett said. "It seems like there is something more to it than just a gun."
Police believe Allen is the man in suspect photo
Video from one of the victim's phones shows a man on the trail wearing dark jacket and jeans. An image taken from the video was released years ago as police asked for information to help them find the unknown suspect.
Investigators said in the probable cause affidavit that they believe Allen is the man seen on the video.
Allen told investigators on Oct. 13, 2022, that he wore jeans and a blue or black Carhartt jacket that day, according to the probable cause affidavit. Allen's wife confirmed to police that he owns a blue Carhartt jacket, the document said.
Investigators also claim Allen forced Abby and Libby down the hill to the spot where they were killed, according to the document.
Allen's lead defense attorney Brad Rozzi did not respond to a request for comment and fellow attorney Andrew Baldwin declined to comment.
Indiana State Police told ABC News on Tuesday: "Out of respect for the prosecutorial process, which is being led by the Carroll County prosecutor, we are refraining from making any public statements and are going to allow the probable cause affidavit to stand on its own. As this continues to be an active and ongoing investigation, the Indiana State Police will continue to provide any and all resources available to assist in the prosecution of this case."
Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said the information in the probable cause affidavit is "self-explanatory" and declined to comment further. | https://abc11.com/delphi-murders-richard-allen-unspent-round-update/12514442/ | 2022-12-01 15:24:37 | 1 | https://abc11.com/delphi-murders-richard-allen-unspent-round-update/12514442/ |
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the park’s moose population continues a sharp but needed decline. Overpopulation of the lumbering mammals were causing their own starvation as they outstripped available balsam fir trees — their primary food during long, snowbound winters, Michigan Technological University biologists said.
The trends appear to justify federal officials’ 2018 decision to airlift mainland wolves to Isle Royale, the researchers said, arguing that the predators’ return is helping rebalance an ecosystem knocked off-kilter as their number dropped to just two.
The scientists’ annual report, based largely on aerial observations last winter, estimated the rebuilt population at 31 wolves— up from 28 last year. It said the wolves appeared to be forming three packs, with others wandering alone or in smaller groups. The moose total was roughly 967, down from 1,346 last year and 54% decline from about 2,000 in 2019. Ecologists are celebrating what they hope will be a healthier herd.
“It’s been hugely successful,” said study co-leader Sarah Hoy, a research assistant professor and animal ecologist. “That’s what everyone was hoping for.”
But the early results haven’t settled a debate over whether people should rescue struggling species at Isle Royale or other designated wilderness areas, where federal law calls for letting nature take its course.
“We have felt and still believe that the National Park Service should not have intervened and set up this artificial population of wolves,” said Kevin Proescholdt, conservation director for the advocacy group Wilderness Watch.
Scientists believe the island’s first moose swam to Isle Royale around the turn of the 20th century. Wolves arrived in the late 1940s, apparently crossing the frozen lake surface from Minnesota or the Canadian province of Ontario. Though technically part of Michigan, that state’s shores are farther away.
Moose provided an ample food supply for the wolves, which in turn helped keep moose numbers in check. Both populations rose and fell over the years, influenced by disease, weather, parasites and other factors. But inbreeding finally took its toll on the wolves, whose numbers plummeted between 2011 and 2018.
Some experts said they should be allowed to die out, as have other species that once occupied the island, including Canada lynx and woodland caribou, which had the same predator-prey relationship as today’s wolves and moose.
“Species come and species go,” Proescholdt said, arguing that the federal Wilderness Act “directs us to let nature call the shots and not impose our human desires.”
Park officials and Michigan Tech scientists contend the absence of a top-of-the-food-chain predator of moose and beaver would have been ruinous for the island’s forest. Even now, its balsam firs continue to deteriorate from moose browsing and an attack of tree-killing spruce budworm, the report said.
Experts acknowledge the same factors that nearly wiped out the wolves — primarily inbreeding — eventually could return. Global warming is causing fewer ice bridges to form on Lake Superior, reducing the likelihood of wolves trekking from the mainland to the park and diversifying the gene pool. The sprawling archipelago’s closest point to the mainland is about 15 miles (25 kilometers) away.
That could mean park managers will need to import a few wolves every decade or so, Hoy said.
They brought in 19 wolves from Minnesota, Ontario’s Michipicoten Island and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 2018-19. Only a few are believed still alive — hardly surprising as wild wolves seldom live longer than five years, Hoy said. But their descendants are believed to have produced at least seven litters of pups.
This year’s field study detected an 11-member pack on the main island’s eastern side and a five-member pack on the western side. There were three groups of at least three wolves each, and a few loners or pairs. A new pack also appears to be forming, the report said.
The moose population’s 28% drop from 2022 is one of the biggest one-year collapses ever seen at the park, it said. While wolf predation is partly responsible, necropsies indicate the biggest cause was starvation from overpopulation.
Even though relatively few moose calves appear to be surviving to adulthood, there’s no reason to worry about the moose’s immediate future, Michigan Tech biologist Rolf Peterson said. They’ve fallen to 400-500 before and bounced back. But the warming climate, tick infestations and other long-term challenges will remain.
For now, the park’s ecosystem is getting healthier thanks to the wolves’ return, he said, suggesting the decision to intervene was correct.
“The old hands-off approach to managing national parks, figuring everything will turn out OK, is probably not sufficient,” Peterson said. “Our footprint is all over the entire globe.” | https://www.localsyr.com/science/ap-science/isle-royale-wolves-continue-recovery-after-nearly-dying-out-while-parks-moose-decline/ | 2023-06-15 02:44:26 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/science/ap-science/isle-royale-wolves-continue-recovery-after-nearly-dying-out-while-parks-moose-decline/ |
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EL DORADO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD)–The Arkansas House Education Committee took up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ omnibus education reform bill Tuesday.
“Going to change, I think the state not just over the next couple of years, but over the next couple of decades that have real generational impacts that is going to set the bar, added Governor Sanders.
This bill outlines several educational reforms including raising the minimum teacher salary to $50,000 a year and raising current teacher salaries by $2,000.
SB294 requires that students be reading at a 3rd-grade level before advancing to the 4th grade. It also calls for 120 reading coaches to be deployed statewide and supplemental educational services for students struggling to read.
The bill creates the Education Freedom Account. In a three-year phased-in approach, the account would offer universal school choice to all parents by the 2025-2026 school year.
It also offers high school students the option of a career-ready diploma and requires high school students to complete 75 hours of community service before graduation.
Tim Ray is an educator at El Dorado High School who feels the plan includes too much information in one. “It has very many parts in it that should be considered individually or in smaller sections.”
Amber Miller is an educator who’s taught for twenty-four years and currently teaches at EHS. She feels, if passed, it could do more harm in the long term.
“I think it definitely helps our top students, but I’m really worried about the marginalized students who were left behind,” explains Miller, a math teacher at El Dorado High School.
On Wednesday afternoon, the House Education Committee passed SB294, and will now make its way to the full House. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/arkansas-governor-sanders-education-plan-moves-to-full-house/ | 2023-03-02 01:32:00 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/arkansas-governor-sanders-education-plan-moves-to-full-house/ |
New partnership accelerates SP Manufacturing's momentum as a rising star in Southeast Asia's manufacturing economy
SINGAPORE, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Tellus, a leading private equity fund focused on building industrial and technology companies, has completed an investment in SP Manufacturing ("SP" or the "Company").
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Singapore with global operations, SP is a growing leader in producing mission-critical electronics for industrial and medical customers. The Company prides itself on building close, strategic partnerships with leading global OEMs, and delivers an integrated set of manufacturing, engineering and design services focused on high-mix, high-performance industrial products.
In connection with the investment, Novo Tellus has acquired a controlling stake in SP, with the Company's family owners retaining a meaningful and active stake in the business.
"We've been impressed with SP's specialised approach to building long-lived partnerships with global customers," said Keith Toh and Peishan Wong at Novo Tellus. "As a result, SP has grown 2 to 3 times faster than the global electronics manufacturing services for over a decade now. We believe SP's ability to serve customers closely onshore in Europe and the United States, but also provide engineering and manufacturing services offshore in Southeast Asia and China, reflect the best strengths of where the modern global production network is evolving in the coming decade."
"We're pleased to partner with Novo Tellus to build the future of SP", noted Philip Ong, CEO of SP. "We found in Novo Tellus a kindred appreciation of our strong customer orientation, and also a deeply informed mindset around how SP is positioned to benefit from long-term tailwinds of digitalisation and automation in our key industries. We've been impressed with Novo Tellus' track record of growing industrial companies globally, and look forward to accelerating growth in our customers and capabilities together in the coming years."
To discover how SP Manufacturing can advance your mission critical electronics production and engineering, visit sp-manufacturing.com or contact SP directly below.
About SP Manufacturing
SP Manufacturing delivers electronics manufacturing, engineering and design services for mission-critical industries. With over 20 years of experience and a global presence in Southeast Asia, Europe, and China, SP has grown its business through close and strategic partnerships with customers to manufacture and engineer products where quality and performance must not fail. To learn more about SP Manufacturing, contact us at: sales@sp-manufacturing.com
About Novo Tellus
Novo Tellus is a private equity firm focused on building lasting technology and industrial companies in Southeast Asia. The firm is distinguished by its deep insight into shifts in the global technology ecosystem, and by its active and empathic partnerships with management teams to build lasting businesses and superior investment returns.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic video Tuesday of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.
The video was not shown to the gallery, where parents of many of the victims sat. The 12 jurors and 10 alternates stared intently at their video screens. Many held hands to their faces as they viewed the 15-minute recording, which has no sound.
Some started squirming. One juror looked at the screen, looked up at Cruz with his eyes wide and then returned to the video.
The video was played over the objection of Cruz’s attorneys, who argued that any evidentiary value it has is outweighed by the emotions it would raise in the jurors. They argued that witness statements of what happened would be sufficient.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer dismissed the objection, saying a video that accurately reflects Cruz’s crimes does not unfairly prejudice his case.
The jurors heard testimony from Christopher McKenna, who was a freshman at the time of the shooting, Feb. 14, 2018. He had left his English class to go to the bathroom and exchanged greetings with two students as they crossed paths. Then he entered a stairwell and encountered Cruz assembling his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.
“He said get out of here. Things are about to get bad,” McKenna recalled.
McKenna sprinted out to the parking lot and alerted Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach who doubled as a security guard. Feis drove McKenna in his golf cart to an adjacent building for safety, and then went to the three-story building McKenna fled from.
By then, the sounds of gunfire were already ringing out across the campus. Feis went in, and would join the students McKenna had greeted in the hallway among Cruz’s victims.
Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder, and 17 more counts of attempted murder for those he wounded. The jury must decide if he should be sentenced to death or life without parole for the nation’s deadliest mass shooting to go before a jury. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/jurors-see-gruesome-video-of-florida-school-shooting/ | 2022-07-19 15:31:24 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/jurors-see-gruesome-video-of-florida-school-shooting/ |
The 2022-23 high school boys basketball season proved to be jammed packed with thrilling moments, tremendous individual performances and teams that left it all on the floor.
As part of our postseason package, the NJ Advance Media boys basketball staff will publish conference all-star teams as selected by each league’s respective coaches.
Take a look below for a list of Cape-Atlantic League all-stars. The NJ Advance Media boys basketball staff was not involved in the selection process.
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All-Cape-Atlantic
- Cohen Cook, Mainland, Jr.
- Elijah Brown, St. Augustine, Jr.
- DJ Germann, Egg Harbor Township, Sr.
- Justin Harper, Wildwood Catholic, Sr.
- Arnaldo Rodriguez, St. Joseph (Hamm.), Sr.
- Kenny Smith, Hammonton, So.
- Bubba McNeil, Middle Township, Jr.
- Jay-Nelly Reyes, Egg Harbor Township, Sr.
- Macky Bonner, Lower Cape May, Jr.
- Omero Chevere, Ocean City, Sr.
- Jamir McNeil, Middle Township, So.
- Semaj Bethea, St. Augustine, Jr.
- Isiah Akpassa, Absegami, Jr.
- Nasir Tucker, Atlantic Tech, Sr.
- Devon Theophile, St. Joseph (Hamm.), Sr.
Honorable Mention
- Hassan Bey, Absegami, Sr.
- Hasanur Rahman-Freeman, Atlantic City, Sr.
- Desi Stroud, Atlantic Tech, Sr.
- Jameel Purnell, Bridgeton, So.
- Jaden DelValle, Buena, Sr.
- Nick Boehm, Cape May Tech, Sr.
- Jeff Marano, Cedar Creek, Sr.
- Jamil Wilkins, Egg Harbor Township, Sr.
- Tyler Lowe, Hammonton, Sr.
- Jayden Llanos, Holy Spirit, Sr.
- Jacob Bey, Lower Cape May, Sr.
- Tim Travaglie, Mainland, Jr.
- Re’Ale Basquine, Middle Township, So.
- Jaden Merrill, Millville, Sr.
- Darell Newton, Oakcrest, Jr.
- Kori Segich, Ocean City, Jr.
- Markhi Barnes, Pleasantville, Sr.
- Matt Kouser, St. Augustine, Jr.
- Shamar Cox, St. Joseph (Hamm.), Sr.
- Nazir Rowell, Vineland, Sr.
- Tayshaun Jackson, Wildwood Catholic, So.
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Industry Leader Indigo Ag joins other leading agricultural companies in Roger's Bulk Truck Management Ecosystem
BOSTON and OMAHA, Neb., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Indigo Ag, the premier sustainability partner of the agriculture industry, is pleased to announce that they have signed on as a customer of the Roger ecosystem, joining other leading agricultural companies already on Roger's industry leading bulk truck management ecosystem. By working together and combining the knowledge and expertise of the Indigo and Roger networks, new and innovative solutions will be coming for Indigo's and Roger's current and future farmer, grain supplier, carriers, processors, food companies, and environmentally sustainable focused customers.
Indigo's current and future customers that are or will sign onto Roger will reap the multiple benefits of being part of the Roger platform including streamlining and optimizing their bulk truck logistics, having better truck movement transparency and faster visualization of weight and grade documentation to settle grain positions with their farmers/grain suppliers, reducing overall supply chain costs, and utilizing Roger IQ® dashboards to make more profitable decisions. In addition, Indigo's customers can provide approval to pass key truck load information directly to Indigo, thus increasing speed and accuracy of data.
"Transportation is a critical component of the agricultural supply chain and driving efficiency and transparency across that first grain trade is critically important to our agricultural grain and input partners and their farmer customers," said Ron Hovsepian, Indigo Ag President and CEO. "With Roger, we have found a partner that will help us deliver a unique benefit for our customers today and in the future that will help them make better decisions, increase their profits and improve the accuracy of their data."
"We look forward to working with Indigo and their customers to manage their supply chain transportation needs and costs, while enhancing their ability to adhere to greenhouse gas protocols, thus growing revenues for farmers and grain companies," said Jeff Schreiner, Roger's CEO.
Roger's mission and goal of solving real business problems, improving efficiency, and providing traceability in the supply chain aligns with Indigo's focus on sustainable agriculture and harvesting nature to sustainably feed the planet.
ABOUT INDIGO AG
Uniquely combining science, technology and agriculture, Indigo Ag offers a comprehensive suite of sustainability solutions from soil to sale. Our integrated business platform enables participants to adopt and profit from sustainability opportunities. Working with Indigo, farmers can now maximize their profit from new and existing sustainability practices on each field, every year of their rotation. Founded in 2013, Indigo Ag is unlocking the power of agriculture to create a better place to live. Operating across 14 countries, the company is delivering on its mission of harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet.
About Roger LLC
Roger LLC develops digital tools to help shippers, brokers, and carriers unlock the power of their bulk freight networks by digitizing the entire shipping process, including scheduling, finding freight counterparties, dispatching, integrations, traceability, tracking, providing key data analytics systems, and transportation compliance and risk management. Roger's platform continues to grow working alongside more than 7,000 shipper, brokers, and trucking companies in the bulk freight industry, The company's mission is to create an innovative neutral and data secure platform that brings trust and transparency to the bulk freight industry and solves some of the industry's biggest challenges. Learn more at rogerthat.com.
For more information, please visit www.rogerthat.com and www.indigoag.com.
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Jaylen Brown NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Celtics vs. Hawks - April 27
Jaylen Brown and his Boston Celtics teammates face the Atlanta Hawks in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, at 8:30 PM ET on Thursday.
If you'd like to make predictions on Brown's performance, we dive into his available prop bets, using stats and trends, below.
Jaylen Brown Prop Bets vs. the Hawks
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Jaylen Brown Insights vs. the Hawks
- This season, he's put up 19.0% of the Celtics' attempted field goals, as he's averaging 20.6 per contest.
- This season, he's accounted for 12.4% of his team's three-pointers made, averaging 2.4 per game.
- The Celtics rank 16th in possessions per game with 101.9. His opponents, the Hawks, have a middling offensive tempo, ranking 10th with 102.9 possessions per contest.
- The Hawks are the 25th-best defensive team in the NBA, conceding 118.1 points per game.
- On the glass, the Hawks are 19th in the league, giving up 44.1 rebounds per contest.
- Looking at assists, the Hawks are 22nd in the NBA, conceding 26 per game.
- In terms of 3-pointers, the Hawks are eighth in the league, giving up 11.9 makes per game.
Jaylen Brown vs. the Hawks
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In today's competitive retail climate, every business owner is seeking to achieve any advantage available, and retail clustering is one way businesses are managing to increase their sales.
Along with businesses, potential customers are increasingly trying to find ways to make shopping easier. If we look at the overall successful shopping experience from a customer's point of view, it becomes simple. Customers don't want to drive across town and back to purchase various items. They are looking for a shopping experience which has access to a variety of merchandise.
Retail clustering fills the bill. It offers the potential customer an easy and efficient experience, and automatically increases the sales from individual stores in the cluster. That is why it works.
A retail cluster is a group of businesses located in the same shopping area. They can be in a mall, a strip shopping center, or a downtown. It really doesn't matter where they are located; what matters is their composition. It only works when compatible business are clustered together and have the same customers.
Probably the best example would be food courts at major malls where vendors are grouped together. They all have the same customers, many of whom might go into the food court to buy from one vendor, but end up buying from several different vendors.
This works the same way in any shopping center. If a shopping area contains businesses that have the same customers, the likelihood of those customers shopping in more than one business is greatly enhanced.
Surveys have shown a majority of today's shoppers go to a shopping area with only a vague idea of specific items they are shopping for. In a retail strip with compatible stores, the shopper rarely goes in only one store, since merchandise in the entire group of stores includes items that the customer commonly purchases.
Retail clustering is a way for both businesses and the customer to be served. For both to be successful the customer must have access to a variety of stores and restaurants that cater to him or her, which results in the businesses having higher sales. The idea that a retail business standing by itself can be as successful as a business located in the middle of 15 compatible businesses defies all retail logic.
"Compatible" is the key word, and that means a customer of one must be a customer of all. It doesn't mean a group of stores should all carry the same merchandise. It is, instead, that the merchandiser or restaurant or shoe store or jewelry store must have the same customer. That customer could conceivably buy a dress at a ladies' dress shop, eat lunch at an adjacent restaurant, and then pick up a pair of trainers at a shoe store.
Disney did a study that indicated not only did retail clustering increase sales on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom, but the storefronts that are approximately 25 feet wide work better. Actually, Disney designed some of the larger spaces with extra doors to replicate the 25-foot storefronts, which are the standard width for older downtowns.
There are a couple of challenges in the retail clustering concept that should be considered. In the shopping area, the retail stores should all be on the first floor, and there should be a solid line of them. A parking lot or non-compatible store or company is a killer to retail clustering, and professionals such as doctors' or dentists' offices should never occupy first-floor space.
Studies have shown that many shoppers will stop and turn around when they come to a non-compatible store or a parking lot, even though there are more stores past the interruption. Office space on the ground floor of a retail area is a sure way to lose the benefit of retail clustering.
Another key to developing a retail clustering shopping area is the economic level of the customer. A resale shop next to a high-end ladies' clothing store is not retail clustering, even though they both sell ladies' dresses. They aren't catering to the same caliber of buyer, and they lose the benefits of compatible retail clustering.
In the same way, if we were to break up the existing strip of businesses with office space or with businesses that carry products that aren't typical items purchased by the targeted customers, then the entire shopping area would suffer.
The three steps to success, according to retail trainers, is to define and target shopper groups, arrange like-minded stores together to meet unique demands of those groups, then analyze their performance.
In my recent column about the energy impact of the ammunition in AR-15 semi-automatic weapons, I wrote: "A typical AR-15 bullet leaves the barrel traveling almost three times faster than--and imparting more than three times the energy of--a typical 9mm bullet from a handgun."
Almost every response from readers was about how to lower the death rate from gun violence, and all agreed on the need to keep the mentally ill from owning a gun. Here are a couple:
"I believe it [the AR-15 bullet] actually delivers nine times the energy, because velocity is squared in the energy equation, e equals one-half mass times velocity squared." That is why the AR-15 kills instead of wounds.
Another writer suggested limiting the magazine to three shots; "a duck hunter has more protection than our school children."
Email Richard Mason at richard@gibraltarenergy.com. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/05/retail-clustering-makes-shopping-easier/ | 2022-06-05 07:25:35 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/05/retail-clustering-makes-shopping-easier/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased the publicly traded securities of Co-Dx during the period of May 12, 2022 through the close of the market on August 11, 2022 (4:00 p.m. ET).
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 17, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Co-Diagnostics, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) demand for the Company's Logix Smart™ COVID-19 test had plummeted throughout the quarter ended June 30, 2022, and (ii) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the demand for its Logix Smart™ COVID-19 test lacked a reasonable basis.
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Team Puerto Rico throws first ever perfect game in WBC history originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
A perfect game, a walk-off hit and a mercy rule win.
Team Puerto Rico achieved all three on Monday in their 10-0 win vs. Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, simultaneously penning their name in the record books with the first ever perfect game thrown in tournament history.
Mercy rule in the WBC occurs if a team is up by 10 or more runs after the seventh inning, as seen in Team USA’s 12-1 win in seven innings vs. Canada on Monday.
Up 9-0 in the top of the eighth with runners on second and first, Enrique Hernandez singled to left that sealed the perfect trio. Here’s how the miraculous feat unfolded:
The perfect game was completed by four pitchers: Jose De Leon (Minnesota Twins), Edwin Diaz (New York Mets), Duane Underwood Jr. (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Yacksel Rios (Atlanta Braves).
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De Leon pitched 5.2 innings and recorded 10 strikeouts. Diaz logged a strikeout in one inning pitched while Rios also had one in just one-tenth of an inning pitched.
The win pushed Puerto Rico to second in Pool D at 2-1, with Venezuela holding first with a 2-0 record. Israel is tied in third with the Dominican Republic at 1-1. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/team-puerto-rico-throws-first-ever-perfect-game-in-world-baseball-classic-history/3213950/ | 2023-03-14 06:18:18 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/team-puerto-rico-throws-first-ever-perfect-game-in-world-baseball-classic-history/3213950/ |
For months the Biden administration has debated sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, finding few other options as Ukraine’s forces run out of ways to fight against Russia's front line.
U.S. officials have reportedly revealed that a decision could be announced as early as Friday.
The Associated Press reported that the Biden administration is expected to announce a decision as part of a Pentagon aid package valued at up to $800 million to fight Russia's forces.
Multiple aides to the President Joe Biden have recommended he approve sending the weapons, which are banned by many U.S. allies. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in favor of the move and expressed his approval during a meeting of top national security officials recently, according to the New York Times, which citied officials familiar with the talks.
Forces in Ukraine have had difficulty breaking up Russia’s forces in key battle lines and Kyiv argues it needs the controversial cluster munitions to give its military a chance, Politico reported, citing U.S. officials who demanded anonymity.
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Earlier, the U.S. State Department had reportedly not supported the move, citing humanitarian concerns and the worry that the United States would fall out of line with many of its allies in how they support the fight against Russia.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has placed constant pressure on President Biden to send the munitions, which spread tiny deadly bombs.
Kyiv says cluster munitions are the best shot they have at fighting Russian troops who are in trenches that they have dug out to block Ukrainian forces from retaking territory.
The munitions would be launched by artillery weapons that the U.S. and its allies have provided to Ukraine, including howitzers. The cluster munitions would be based on a 155 mm shell commonly used on the battlefield.
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100-year-old watch found at Habitat for Humanity build site
ASHLAND, Va. (WTVR) – A watch found at a Habitat for Humanity build site turned out to have an old connection to a Virginia family.
The roots of Scott Brannan’s family tree run deep in the town of Ashland
A few spots are deeper than others, like 510 Wesley Street, which was once home to Brannan’s grandparents, Wesley William Brannan and Joseph “Jo” Louis White.
As the couple’s family grew to include kids and grandkids over the years, the location served as a literal home base.
Brannan’s grandmother lived there until she died 40 years ago, and the home was eventually torn down.
In January, when the site was becoming the Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity’s 78th home, construction manager Jeff Ell decided to use his metal detector.
“I found a fair assortment of bottle tops and some modern coins,” Ell said. “And then, right about where I’m seated right now, we found a watch, ‘Bing, bing, bing.’”
The ring was estimated to be 100 years old. An inscription on the back, “WWB to JLW,” meant its owner might not remain a mystery.
Ell reached out to Ashland’s vice mayor and longtime habitat volunteer John Hodges, who then contacted Rosanne Shalf with the Ashland Museum.
“I knew that if anyone could track down what the initials represented, it would be her,” Hodges said.
Hodges’ confidence was well-placed as Shalf used records to tie the initials to Brannon’s grandparents. She then found their descendants.
Brannan said the watch would have been a gift before the couple got married in 1925.
The location on the site the watch was found was once a flower garden cultivated by Brannan’s grandmother.
Habitat for Humanity and all those involved in the search gave the watch back to the Brannan clan last week. Next month, the organization will give the home to its new owners.
With so many descendants of the Brannan grandparents, there was no obvious choice for who would receive the watch, so the family decided to give it to the Ashland Museum along with some photos for an exhibit in the future.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Attackers killed one U.N. peacekeeper and seriously injured eight others Friday in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area where extremists continue to operate, the United Nations said.
The peacekeepers, all from Burkina Faso, were part of a security patrol that was targeted first by an improvised explosive device and then by direct small arms fire seven kilometers (four miles) from their base in the town of Ber, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
The U.N. Security Council, Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, strongly condemned the attack.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Mali’s transitional authorities to identify the perpetrators of the attack and bring them to justice swiftly, noting that “attacks targeting U.N. peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law,” Dujarric said.
The Security Council also called for a swift investigation and accountability, and underlined that attacking peacekeepers may not only be a war crime but that involvement in planning, directing, sponsoring or conducting such an attack can lead to sanctions.
Mali has been ruled by a military junta since a 2020 coup against an elected president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. It has faced destabilizing attacks by armed extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group since 2013.
In 2021, France and its European partners engaged in the fight against extremists in Mali’s north withdrew from the country after the junta brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group.
The Security Council expressed concern about Mali’s security situation “and the transnational dimension of the terrorist threat in the Sahel region.” It urged the Malian parties to fully implement a 2015 peace agreement.
The United States warned Mali’s military government in April that it would be “irresponsible” for the United Nations to continue deploying its more than 15,000 peacekeepers unless the western African nation ends restrictions, including on operating reconnaissance drones, and carries out political commitments toward peace and elections in March 2024.
The warning came as the U.N. Security Council considers three options proposed by Secretary-General António Guterres for the peacekeeping mission’s future: increase its size, reduce its footprint, or withdraw troops and police and turn it into a political mission. Its current mandate expires on June 30.
Dujarric said the peacekeeper killed on Friday was the ninth to die in Mali this year. The secretary-general paid tribute to “the determination and courage” of peacekeepers in Mali who work “in extremely challenging circumstances,” he said.
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From the Main Line to Hollywood, a Q&A with Luckiest Girl Alive’s Jessica Knoll
The Shipley-educated author talks the recent Netflix film adaptation and the sexual trauma that inspired her best-selling novel.
In 2015, Shipley alum Jessica Knoll released her debut novel, Luckiest Girl Alive, which went on to sell well over one million copies and this fall became a movie on Netflix starring Mila Kunis. One year after the book hit shelves, she revealed in a painful essay that the gang rape at the center of her work of fiction was part of her own life experience and came at the hands of Shipley students. Here, she tells her story.
Hi, Jessica. I’m in Philly, where it’s cold, damp and downright dreary. You’re in L.A., where I’m guessing it’s gorgeous.
It is! But actually, the seasons are what I miss most about Philly. And the history. That’s something you don’t get in Los Angeles. Everything is much newer, and when you talk about places that have history, you’re usually referring to the Italian restaurant that has been around since the 1950s. Oh, and how much I miss going to Rita’s for water ice on a warm spring day!
Is water ice not a thing in L.A.?
I don’t think so? I mean, there could be something here that resembles it, but not that I’ve seen. And I’m pretty sure if you ask somebody about water ice out here, they’ll say, “What the hell are you talking about?”
Right. Water. Ice. They’d be like, “That’s oxymoronic.”
[Laughs]
Many expats still describe themselves as Philadelphians. Do you?
I feel very uprooted, like I don’t have any kind of home base at all. We lived in Chester Springs. I went to school on the Main Line. But then in my junior year of college, my parents moved to Charlotte, and that sort of split everybody up. We actually host Thanksgiving in L.A. because Charlotte is not really home, either. The last time I was back in Philly was for my first book tour, in 2015. It’s been too long!
Why no Philly stop for Luckiest Girl Alive‘s follow-up book, The Favorite Sister, in 2018?
Um, I just abide by what the publisher tells me to do. They tell me, “This city will be good for you,” and I just listen.
So basically, Jessica, what you’re saying is, you dissed Philly.
[Laughs] Spoken like a true Philadelphian!
Chester Springs was quite rural when you grew up there. I wonder if you would recognize it today.
When we lived there, it was very rural horse country. So many very old homes. We didn’t live in an old home. We lived in one of those new-build neighborhoods, and the old residents loathed us. I imagine there are just more and more of those new developments.
So you lived in Chester Springs but went to high school at Shipley. That seems … inconvenient.
Well, yes, it was quite a trek to get there. My father would take me to the train station in Paoli, and I would take the R5 to Bryn Mawr. I loved that ride so much, stopping at each little town on the Main Line, people-watching.
Considering the distance, how did you even wind up at Shipley?
I did kindergarten through eighth grade at Villa Maria, the all-girls Catholic school in Malvern. They were very strict, and in the ’90s, I went through my version of a goth phase. I was always at Hot Topic in the King of Prussia mall, and I would Manic Panic my hair purple. I was constantly getting in trouble at Villa Maria. My parents knew about Shipley’s reputation, and I did so well on the written portion of their entrance test that they opened up a spot for me. Shipley really prepared me for college. I got to college and was like, this is so easy, while everybody else around me was complaining how hard it was. I obviously went through very difficult personal things at Shipley, but it did have its good points.
Obviously, we need to talk about those difficult personal things, if that’s okay with you. But I am curious where your knack for writing came from.
My grandmother self-published books starting when she was in her 60s. She was a very staunch Catholic and would write these gothic bodice-rippers — the woman fleeing the castle in the middle of the night — but there was no sex, of course. I was drawn to it from an early age. I have a very clear memory of being in fifth grade and using the word “twirl” in such a way that my teacher said I had a way with words. And from there, I got so much encouragement. My girlfriend and I resurfaced the school newspaper, which we called the Villadelphia Inquirer.
Oh my God.
Yeah. [laughs] And then in high school, I would win writing competitions. And Shipley had this $3,000 writing-program stipend that you had to use for travel, and I used that money to go to Europe for the first time. And there was a writing scholarship at college. So I learned at a young age that there was money in writing.
When I wrote the book, I remember thinking that I would put these events into a work of fiction and then let the reader decide if what happened to me was really rape. I didn’t even care if they gave the book a bad rating so long as they acknowledged the rape.”
I’m fascinated by people who decide to write fiction, because it’s something I feel like I just don’t have in me. How did you go down this path?
There wasn’t a moment where I decided to do it. There were many factors. I started writing Luckiest Girl Alive while I was at Cosmo as a writer and editor, and both my boss and the editor in chief at the time were novelists. We would get tons of books sent to us by publishers, and one day, Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places showed up. I devoured it in one weekend. Then her Sharp Objects. Then, of course, she released Gone Girl, which absolutely exploded. Everyone was talking about it. And I had my own story to tell, but I was scared to tell it as nonfiction, because when I tried to talk about what happened to me when it happened, it was very clearly dismissed. People didn’t want to hear it. But I was told that if I could embed parts of myself that are real into a fictional story, it would protect you and keep you safe.
For the sake of the Philly Mag reader who hasn’t read or seen Luckiest Girl Alive, I’ll summarize by saying that you revealed one year after Luckiest Girl Alive came out that the gang rape in the novel is something that actually happened to you when you were 15. There was a party, you got drunk, and three boys from Shipley raped you. The doctor you went to for the morning-after pill refused to acknowledge that you were raped. The girls in your class found out and called you a slut. Can you address the stigma of being a rape victim?
Well, that’s the thing, Victor. That’s the problem. I don’t think anyone considered me a rape victim back then. You’re only a rape victim if you’re walking down the street and attacked by a stranger wearing a mask. People struggle to recognize the experience you had if the assailant is someone you know, a member of the community, someone you flirted with, if you were drinking.
You mentioned recently on social media that a man in the publishing industry told you in 2015 that Luckiest Girl Alive would never sell. Who was that?
I was at a sort of speed-dating event between authors and booksellers. He asked me to categorize the book: Is it a romance? A mystery? A thriller? Well, it was all of those things. I couldn’t categorize it, and — this is true with the movie as well — that makes the decision-makers very nervous, because they don’t know how to market it. In the industry, they call it a “feathered fish,” because it’s not just one thing. All I know is, I am very proud that we crossed the million-marker in sales, and that was in 2019. I don’t know how many have sold since then and most recently, with the movie now out.
Do you know if your rapists are aware that you essentially wrote about them?
I would think they must be.
I hate to think this, but is it possible that they don’t think they raped you? That this was just your average Friday night for them?
Oh. The Brett Kavanaugh thing. I personally believe his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. But I also believe that this was just an average Saturday night to him and that he truly retains no memory of it. But in my case, this was a big thing. Everybody knew about it. Everybody talked about it. But whether they are aware of it or not isn’t important. The work I have put into processing this and just kind of finding my voice again … I don’t wonder about that as much as people think I might or as much as I once thought I would if I had some sort of flash into the future.
Do you get tired of people asking you about rape?
Yeah. [laughs] But I have to say, your questions are much better than most of the ones I get.
That’s nice of you to say. What do you wish people asked you about that they never ask you about?
Hmmm. I don’t know. But what I do know is that I feel like a musician who had a big hit album years ago, then they develop and release new music, and when people go see them in concert, they want to hear all those old hits. The artist doesn’t want to play the old songs, but that’s what the people want to hear. So that’s kind of how I feel about Luckiest Girl Alive. To date, it’s the biggest thing I’ve done in my career. I’m grateful it’s being read on the scale that it is, and I love that people connect with it, but it is hard sometimes.
Right, your follow-up wasn’t a big hit. But now I understand you’re working on a third book?
Yes! It’s a fictional re-imagining of a true crime that occurred in the 1970s in Florida and Seattle.
Ooh, true crime. Sounds like a movie to me.
Actually, we’re in talks for a TV show.
I look forward to watching. Jessica, if it’s all right with you, I’d like to get back to your public revelation. Before you came out with what happened to you, was it something you talked about with friends and family? Or did you keep it very private?
It’s funny. When I would meet people, it was like almost one of the first things I would tell them about me. I thought about this every waking second of the day. And I was so angry before I wrote the book that telling people was my way to have control over the narrative at any time. I would meet a new guy or a new friend, and I would tell them: You need to know this about me. Oddly, I did not tell Simon & Schuster, my publisher.
What was your motivation for going public?
I finally felt like I would be supported. When I wrote the book, I remember thinking that I would put these events into a work of fiction and then let the reader decide if what happened to me was really rape. I wanted to hear people use that word when talking about that chapter of the book. I would look at Goodreads or on Amazon, and Susie from Ohio would be talking about the book and how she was raped. She would use that word. And I would see the word rape over and over again. I didn’t even care if they gave the book a bad rating, so long as they acknowledged the rape. And I would go to events throughout the year after the book was first released, and women would approach me and ask, “How did you write this scene? It’s so realistic.” I knew they were hoping to hear me say something that turned it into, like, an actual MeToo moment, but I always froze up. But over that year, I collected myself and built my confidence to the point where I could come forward and I wouldn’t be shamed or not believed, like in high school.
Is vengeance something that still occupies your mind?
My revenge has always been that I wanted these people to look at me and be like, “Oh, she’s someone now” and regret the day they treated me this way. I actually have had more vengeance directed at the girls who were so nasty to me in the wake of the assault. Something about that almost hurt more. It’s the opposite of what you hope for or expect. I understand why and how women get pitted against each other, and I haven’t always had every woman’s back in my life, so I totally get it. But it still hurts.
I actually have had more vengeance directed at the girls who were so nasty to me in the wake of the assault. Something about that hurt more.”
Unlike many authors who sell the rights to their books and then walk away, you were very involved. Screenwriter. Executive producer. Why?
I’m a control freak. [laughs] They needed a screenwriter, so why not me? It would take too long if they had to find another writer. And I was on the set every day that we filmed and very involved with post-production. I was on all of the calls with Netflix.
And the casting decision of Mila Kunis and Chiara Aurelia as adult you and teenage you, respectively?
Now, now. They aren’t playing me.
Sorry, the character inspired by you.
Yeah, legal will sign off on that. [laughs] We had been thinking for years about who we wanted as the adult. Netflix suggested Mila, and we were like, why didn’t we think of that? But then, also, we thought that she would never go for this. I was so surprised when she agreed to talk. As for the younger version, there were over 1,500 girls who submitted audition tapes. Casting narrowed it down to 10. And we sat down and watched them, and the choice was clear. There was no competition for Chiara.
Was there anything in the movie that made you cringe — something you wish had been done differently?
That’s with everything I do. Both books. Actually, Chiara and I watched the movie together, and she was so critical of herself: “I can’t believe I played that scene that way! I am so mad at myself!” And I’m just like, “What are you talking about? That was incredible.”
There have been plenty of people outside of the production who have been critical of the film version of Luckiest Girl Alive as well, with several professional critics expressing significant issues. Do you read the reviews?
They were really disappointing at first, because they came out before the film was publicly released, and we didn’t have an audience response yet. But I knew. I was like, give it the weekend. It will be okay. We’re gonna hear from the people that this movie works for them. And that’s exactly what happened. We heard from the people. And the film really connected with them.
Many rape survivors have difficulties establishing romantic relationships due to their trauma. Yet you’ve been married for 10 years, as I learned while scrolling through your recent Instagram posts. So, first of all, happy anniversary. And: What has 10 years of marriage taught you?
What I have learned is that you’re a completely different person in your 30s than your 20s. I got married at 28 and am 38 now and hardly recognize the person I was at 28.
I can’t let it go without saying that I also noticed on your Instagram that in addition to a husband, you have an adorable dog. What can you tell us about this creature?
A “creature” is exactly what she is. Not a dog. Her name is Beatrice, and we adopted her from a rescue five years ago. I first fell in love with bulldogs when my really good middle-school friend Erica Orman had one named Capone. And then when I lived in New York, they were everywhere, because they’re so lazy that they make perfect apartment dogs. They don’t do a lot of walking around.
Thanks, Jessica. I see our time is up, which is great, because my son needs me to drive him to work.
And I need to give the creature a bath! Bye!
Published as “Jessica Knoll: Dark Places” in the December 2022 issue of Philadelphia magazine. | https://www.phillymag.com/news/2022/12/15/jessica-knoll-luckiest-girl-alive/ | 2022-12-16 20:11:35 | 1 | https://www.phillymag.com/news/2022/12/15/jessica-knoll-luckiest-girl-alive/ |
LANHAM, Md., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU) announced today that it will report its second quarter 2023 financial and operational results on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Christopher "Chip" Paucek, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Lalljie, Chief Financial Officer, will hold an audio webcast and conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results.
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