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Companies initially focused on introducing an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles for the last mile delivery industry.
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced a strategic partnership in the Philippines with Globe's 917Ventures and Ayala Corporation. The companies are initially focused on introducing an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles for the last mile delivery industry.
"Gogoro is honored to have the support of the Philippine's Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to kick start this new smart mobility movement in Manila that utilizes Gogoro's intelligent battery swapping, a new generation of EV refueling," said Horace Luke, founder, and CEO of Gogoro. "Through our collaboration with Globe, 917Ventures and Ayala Corporation, we plan to unlock incredible environmental and sustainability benefits and introduce new smart mobility efficiencies for businesses by improving how they manage their fleets and deliveries."
The companies will be launching a two-wheel battery swapping pilot in Manila using Gogoro's industry leading battery swapping and Smartscooters. The Smartscooters are powered by Gogoro's Swap & Go battery swapping platform that uses distributed battery-swapping stations to enable convenient swapping of used batteries for new ones that deliver riders full-power in just seconds. The Smartscooters will serve as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuel-powered vehicles currently used by the logistics industry. This is expected to launch in Q1 2023.
"We are committed to helping solve the climate crisis by introducing Gogoro to logistics businesses, helping them in their sustainability efforts. In addition, the Swap & Go technology will enable riders to be fully charged in just seconds and therefore eliminate the need for parking spots. Hopefully, this technology will encourage more Filipinos to switch to EV," said Vince Yamat, Managing Director of 917Ventures.
The Philippines Department of Energy's, Energy Utilization Management Bureau
"More than 25% of Taiwan's quick commerce deliveries and almost all of their electric deliveries are powered by Gogoro's battery-swapping technology, and we see this solution being most beneficial to a densely populated region like Metro Manila, which is also the hub of business districts," said Patrick Aquino, Director of the Department of Energy's Energy Utilization Management Bureau in the Philippines. "The success of this pilot will pave the way for a new sustainable business model in other cities in the country as well. Philippines can learn from Taiwan's experience."
The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry
"Our country needs innovative tech-led projects that support climate action. I commend 917Ventures, Globe and the Ayala Corporation for always being at the forefront of change-making initiatives that aim to improve the lives of Filipinos while helping protect the environment," said Rafaelita Aldaba, Undersecretary of the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry.
Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs
"Gogoro's leadership in battery swapping, vehicle design, and innovation has transformed two-wheel mobility in Taiwan and fostered a new smart mobility industry of eco-friendly businesses and end-users," said Chuan-Neng Lin, vice minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan. "We look forward to businesses and riders in the Philippines experiencing the benefits of Gogoro's smart mobility like we have in Taiwan. Together, with Gogoro, we can all reach our net-zero carbon emissions goals."
Empowering the Transition of Businesses to Smart Mobility
The Gogoro ecosystem offers businesses a path forward that is safe, sustainable, proven and easily scalable. Last mile delivery fleets require a sustainable solution that not only achieves the best alternative to gas-powered vehicles but is well suited to the specific segment needs of the delivery industry. The Gogoro platform delivers a sophisticated two-wheel battery swapping system that enables delivery operators to manage their fleets and deliveries more efficiently and sustainably.
Gogoro Network
At the heart of Gogoro's ecosystem is the Gogoro Network, an open and interoperable battery swapping platform that was recognized in 2021 by Guidehouse Insights as the leading battery swapping platform for lightweight urban vehicles in the world. Gogoro Network is a new generation of swappable battery refueling that is smart, safe and continually optimizing itself to be dynamic and versatile for riders, business, and communities. With more than 520,000 riders and nearly 11,000 battery swapping GoStations at over 2,260 locations, Gogoro Network hosts more than 370,000 daily battery swaps with more than 360 million total battery swaps to date.
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
917Ventures is the largest corporate venture builder in the Philippines that ideates, launches, and accelerates new business ideas that uplift the lives of Filipinos. We have a total of 12 companies and act like a startup factory and have teams, frameworks, infrastructures and strategies already in place, proven, tested and backed by Globe, Ayala and partner networks, to accelerate the growth of our ventures. We create solutions that can deliver indelible value to the Philippines and the APAC region, leveraging on the rich asset base of Globe, the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. To know more about 917Ventures, visit https://917ventures.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoro's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoro's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, the potential of the partnership between Gogoro, 917Ventures and Ayala Corporation, including the potential benefits of such partnership, ability of such partnership to achieve its goals, projections of market opportunity, market share and potential growth in the Philippines, the capability of Gogoro's technology, Gogoro's business plans including related to its expectations related to its plans to launch its pilot in the Philippines, including its timeline for such launch, statements by Gogoro's founder, chairman and chief executive officer and statements by government officials in the Philippines. Gogoro's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to political tensions, Gogoro's ability to effectively manage its growth, Gogoro's ability to launch and ramp up the production of its products and control its manufacturing costs and manage its supply chain issues, Gogoro's risks related to ability to expand its sales and marketing abilities, Gogoro's ability to expand effectively into new markets, foreign exchange fluctuations, Gogoro's ability to develop and maintain relationships with its partners, risks related to operating in the PRC, regulatory risks and Gogoro's risks related to strategic collaborations, risks related to international markets, alliances or joint ventures including Gogoro's ability to enter into and execute its plans related to strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures in order for such strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures to be successful and generate revenue, Gogoro's ability to raise additional capital, the risks related to the need for Gogoro to invest more capital in strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures, and the risk of Gogoro having to update the accounting treatment for its joint ventures. The forward looking statements contained in this communication are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Gogoro's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in Gogoro's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on May 2, 2022 and in its subsequent filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on our website and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The forward looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Gogoro as of the date hereof, and Gogoro disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, except as required by law.
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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018.
Shannon Phillips won $600,000 in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages on Monday after a jury in New Jersey found that race was a determinative factor in Phillips’ firing, in violation of federal and state anti-discrimination.
In April 2018, a Philadelphia store manager called police on two Black men who were sitting in the coffee shop without ordering anything. Phillips, then regional manager of operations in Philadelphia, southern New Jersey, and elsewhere, was not involved with arrests. However, she said she was ordered to put a white manager who also wasn’t involved on administrative leave for reasons she knew were false, according to her lawsuit.
Phillips said she was fired less than a month later after objecting to the manager being placed on leave amid the uproar, according to her lawsuit.
The company’s rationale for suspending the district manager, who was not responsible for the store where the arrests took place, was an allegation that Black store managers were being paid less than white managers, according to the lawsuit. Phillips said that argument made no sense since district managers had no input on employee salaries.
The lawsuit alleged Starbucks was instead taking steps to “punish white employees” who worked in the area “in an effort to convince the community that it had properly responded to the incident.”
During closing arguments on Friday, Phillips’ lawyer Laura Mattiacci told jurors that the company was looking for a “sacrificial lamb” to calm the outrage and show that it was taking action, Law360 reported. Picking a Black employee for such a purpose “would have blown up in their faces,” she said.
Starbucks denied Phillips’ allegations, saying the company needed someone with a track record of “strength and resolution” during a crisis and replaced her with a regional manager who had such experience, including navigating the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Law360 reported.
Phillips’ attorney, however, cited earlier testimony from a Black district manager, who was responsible for the store where the arrests took place, who described Phillips as someone beloved by her peers and worked around the clock after the arrests.
In an email to The Associated Press, Mattiacci confirmed the award amount and said the judge will consider awarding back pay and future pay, as well as attorney’s fees. Mattiacci told the New Jersey Law Journal that she will seek about $3 million for lost pay, and roughly $1 million on her fee application. Starbucks declined comment Tuesday.
In the April 2018 incident, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were arrested in a Starbucks coffee shop near tony Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia shortly after the manager called police to report that two men were refusing to either make a purchase or leave the premises. They were later released without charges.
Video of the arrest prompted national outcry and led the current CEO of Starbucks to personally apologize to the men. The company later reached a settlement with both men for an undisclosed sum and an offer of free college education. The company also changed store policies and closed locations across the country for an afternoon for racial-bias training.
The two men also reached a deal with the city of Philadelphia for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs. The Philadelphia Police Department adopted a new policy on how to deal with people accused of trespassing on private property — warning businesses against misusing the authority of police officers. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/business/ap-business/ex-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6-million-in-suit-over-firing-after-2018-arrests-of-2-black-men/ | 2023-06-15 11:12:44 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/business/ap-business/ex-starbucks-manager-awarded-25-6-million-in-suit-over-firing-after-2018-arrests-of-2-black-men/ |
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue personnel in California have launched a search for a second hiker on the same snow-covered mountain where actor Julian Sands is missing.
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that its search and rescue team received a request Sunday to search for a 75-year-old Los Angeles man on 10,064-foot (3,068-meter) Mt. Baldy.
Jin Chung, of North Hollywood, was last seen around 6 a.m. on Sunday, the sheriff’s department said.
Chung carpooled to the mountain with two others and made plans to meet them at the vehicle at 2 p.m., but Chung did not return, authorities said. Ground crews searched unsuccessfully for Chung after he was reported missing.
The sheriff’s department said rescuers unsuccessfully continued searching for Sands on Mt. Baldy over the weekend.
“Helicopters and drones continued to use infrared devices during the search however, all were negative for any signs of Sands,” the department’s statement said.
Sands, 65, was reported missing Jan. 13 while hiking. Search and rescue crews began looking for him on the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Storms have coated the mountain with heavy snow and ice, and searches have been thwarted by the threat of avalanches and foul weather, including powerful winds.
Authorities describe mountain conditions as extremely dangerous. Two hikers have died in recent weeks. One fell at least 500 feet (152 meters) down an icy slope.
Sands starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the 1985 British romance from director James Ivory, “A Room With a View.”
He also had major roles in in 1989’s “Warlock,” 1990’s “Arachnophobia,” 1991’s “Naked Lunch,” 1993’s “Boxing Helena,” and 1995’s “Leaving Las Vegas.”
Sands has worked consistently in the decades since with smaller roles in film and television. | https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-searchers-seek-2nd-hiker-in-area-where-julian-sands-missing/ | 2023-01-24 17:08:20 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-searchers-seek-2nd-hiker-in-area-where-julian-sands-missing/ |
Leading provider of premium billing solutions, AdminaHealth, to showcase innovative AdminaHealth Billing Suite® at NABIP Marketplace
GREENWICH, Conn., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AdminaHealth®, the trusted leading provider of premium billing solutions for the healthcare, insurance, and voluntary benefits marketplace, is proud to announce its participation as a sponsor at the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) 2023 Annual Convention, June 24-27 in New Orleans, LA.
AdminaHealth is dedicated to transforming the premium billing experience for licensed health insurance agents, brokers, general agents, consultants, and benefit professionals. As a sponsor of the NABIP 2023 Annual Convention, AdminaHealth will showcase its cutting-edge patented AdminaHealth Billing Suite® within the NABIP Marketplace. Attendees are invited to stop by booth #112 and meet with AdminaHealth representatives Christopher Arcoleo and Michael Foley to learn how implementing a SaaS solution for billing administration can be a remarkably simple way to fast-track business growth.
The AdminaHealth Billing Suite revolutionizes premium billing management by streamlining processes, increasing efficiency, and minimizing errors. This comprehensive suite of tools and technologies empowers insurance professionals to take control of their premium billing operations with ease, allowing them to focus on delivering superior service to their clients.
"We are excited to be part of this year's NABIP Annual Convention and to introduce our innovative AdminaHealth Billing Suite to attendees," said Robert A. Bull, AdminaHealth CEO and Founding Member. "Our mission is to simplify and enhance the premium billing experience, and our suite of solutions is designed to meet the evolving needs of both fully-insured and self-funded groups. We look forward to engaging with industry professionals, sharing our expertise, and exploring collaborative opportunities during this premier event."
Convention attendees can visit AdminaHealth at Booth #112 to experience firsthand how they can optimize premium billing processes, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. Attendees who would like to schedule a meeting during the conference can email the AdminaHealth team at info@AdminaHealth.com.
About AdminaHealth
AdminaHealth is the leading provider of patented billing and payment solutions for the insurance industry. The company's innovative platform simplifies the administration of benefits and streamlines payment processes for brokers, carriers, employers, and third-party administrators. Founded in 2014, AdminaHealth is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, and serves clients throughout the United States.
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Hillsborough County announces plans for new Tampa Bay African American Arts and Cultural Center
TAMPA, Fla. - On a day dedicated to celebrating Black history, Hillsborough County announced the future of those celebrations will soon be enhanced.
"It is time for us to come together, as people, to address social issues, injustice," said Commissioner Gwen Myers.
Myers announced the county building on N. Rome Ave. in West Tampa will be raised, and the Tampa Bay African American Arts and Cultural Center will rise in its place.
It'll have 50,000 sq. ft. of exhibits, performance spaces, studios, classrooms, and a place for the community to gather.
"Being able to have an anchor, for the community to come and engage and have meetings," said Myers. "This sets the tone that we can work together, whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or independent."
READ: Juneteenth holiday a time to celebrate culture and remember the past
Les Miller has long fought for Civil Rights in Tampa, including for the removal of a Confederate monument from county property.
Florida wrote segregation into its constitution in the 1880s and has seen racially charged riots occur throughout the second half of the 20th Century, including at College Hill and South St. Pete.
Numerous Black cemeteries have recently been discovered, covered over by those who preferred to forget them.
Tampa has also been a center of activism over voting rights and equal opportunities for housing.
"This will be a tribute to what Hillsborough County has come through,"said, Miller. "All the ups and downs. All the racial strife. We are coming together to give Black history a place it should have."
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The project recently got a $5 million boost from the state for the plan to break ground in 2024 and cut the ribbon on the new center by 2026.
"We are all human beings. We have the same red blood running in our veins," said Miller. "We all love one another. If we don't love one another, we are all going to fail."
A museum to Black history is something previous generations, white or black, might never have imagined.
The site will be at 2103 N. Rome Ave., which has been the top choice of the commission since 2021. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/hillsborough-county-announces-creation-of-tampa-bay-african-american-arts-and-cultural-center | 2023-06-20 05:06:58 | 1 | https://www.fox13news.com/news/hillsborough-county-announces-creation-of-tampa-bay-african-american-arts-and-cultural-center |
New multilingual campaign recognizes the individual characteristics of everyone's family and friends
HOUSTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As America continues to grow in diversity, multicultural lifestyles and flavors brought by other cultures continue driving all aspects of American life. Celebrating the varied flavor palette of a new America, Tajín, the #1 best-selling chili lime seasoning in the USA and Mexico, announced today the launch of its latest brand campaign, "Tajín, as unique as you". Consumers across the nation have embraced the unique, enchanting flavor and versatility of Tajín, as the perfect condiment for anything from fruits and vegetables to beverages and main dishes. Tajín has become a limitless creative spark that invites consumers to explore and create new ways of enjoying its tangy flavor profile, made out of mild chili peppers, sea salt, and lime. The new campaign will air nationally, featuring Tajín Clásico seasoning and its two distinct mild hot sauces, Tajín Mild Hot Sauce and Tajín Fruity Chamoy Sauce.
Tajín's Brand Leaders, Luis Alfaro and Juan Limón shared, "'Tajín, as unique as you' reflects the core attitudes and lifestyles of our fans. Despite the number of options on supermarket shelves, our research indicates that fans are driven by Tajín's unique flavor profile and high quality. As people gather in everyday gatherings with family and friends, they discover that each person taps into the versatility of Tajín and uncovers their own way of adapting its use to best fit their palate, which sparked the concept behind the campaign," emphasized Alfaro. "We welcome their individuality and creative spirit as Tajín makes good food taste even better and better food inspires better moments. Or as the campaign proposes, Tajín makes what's 'Bueno, More Bueno'," added Limón
The campaign, created by Tajín's U.S. AOR, d expósito & Partners (DEX), consists of two distinct 30s TV spots, one for the diverse mass audience and another for Spanish-dominant Hispanics, each with their corresponding 15s ad versions. Each taps insights and cues in storytelling to enhance cultural relevance and engagement, but both feature a glimpse of "everyone's" extended family members, reflecting the new Mainstream in American culture and the reality of Tajín's diverse followers.
- The Spanish-language spot entitled "Comida en familia" showcases a multigenerational Hispanic family gathered around the dinner table as they demonstrate how each person enjoys Tajín. In it, characters like "La Jefa" and "La Tia Cool" exemplify the importance and admiration of women within the Hispanic family nucleus, while the "Spanglish" teen represents the now and the future, and the "Salsero" the one who sparks some fun-filled time at all family gatherings.
- The English-language spot, entitled "Friends Gathering" opens with "The party-starter" and features an ethnically diverse group of friends at a BBQ. In this version some folks are very familiar with Tajín, "The Adventurer" explores new ways of consuming it, and like "The First-Timer" some are trying it – and loving it - for the first time, seduced and enchanted by its unique flavor profile.
As multicultural insights drive consumer preferences, especially in food, strategies and stories must be customized to ensure authenticity and cultural relevance to drive brand preference among the various ethnic segments. For Tajín, the campaign needed to connect with the Hispanic audience that knows and is familiar with the brand and use of the product, as well as with the broader audience who discovers the uniqueness and versatility of the product.
Paco Olavarrieta, Chief Creative Officer at DEX, noted, "Our agency operates under the moniker, 'The New American Agency,' as we embrace the ongoing emergence of diverse communities across the U.S. and their desire to celebrate the flavors of their own cultures or experiment with new ones. Tajín is a brand that transcends cultures, ignites creativity, and brings a bit of excitement to everyone. This new campaign is anchored in the insights of the diverse fans that have embraced the brand and we trust that the current and the new ones identify themselves with the people in these spots."
In addition to the TV :30s and :15s commercials, the "Tajín, as unique as you" campaign will have digital, social media and POS extensions. The campaign was developed by Yury Vargas, Creative Director, and Flavio Álvarez, Senior Copywriter at DEX.
For more about Tajín and its products, visit www.Tajín.com
About Tajín
Industrias Tajín is a Mexican-owned company and market leader in both Mexico and the United States in chili products, in addition to being one of the most important brands in producing and commercializing products derived from chili worldwide. Today, it has a presence in more than 65 countries around the world. Tajín was founded in 1985, surprising consumers with the perfect blend of mild chili peppers, lime, and sea salt. In 1993, Tajín made its first export to the United States, and Tajín International Corporation was established in Houston, TX, from where all commercial activity of the brand in the U.S. is managed. The brand arrived in Central American and European markets in 2006. For more information visit www.Tajín.com.
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DALLAS (AP) — Jani Hakanpaa and Joel Kiviranta scored during a frenzied two-minute span in the second period, and the Dallas Stars went on to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets, who were still without new coach Rick Bowness on Monday night.
Hakanpaa got his first goal of the the season on a nearly 60-foot shot from the top of the right circle with 4:22 left in the second, putting the Stars up 2-1 right after they failed to score on a power play.
“Sometimes I thought, you know, I’ll just blast one,” Hakanpaa said. “It was nice it went in.”
Not long after that, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck wasn't able to corral a long shot by Nils Lundkvist but still denied Kiviranta right in front. Kiviranta wound up falling down, but got up and backed out of the crease while the Stars maintained control. He then made a one-timer from the right circle on a cross-ice pass from Esa Lindell.
“It would be a disappointment if I would have got to the bench without that goal like right after,” Kiviranta said.
A positive COVID-19 test right before the Jets’ season opener Friday has kept the 67-year-old Bowness out of their first two games, including the trip to Dallas to face the team he led to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and took back to the playoffs last season.
Pete DeBoer, who replaced Bowness, is the first coach in Stars franchise history to win his first three games. They have outscored their opponents 13-3, and scored four goals in regulation in three games in a row for the first time since the end of 2019.
“I thought that this group would be able to score, I really did,” DeBoer said. “I didn’t know to what degree. But, I felt I felt that we could be more than a one-line team, which is essentially the tag that was hung on them last year, and probably warranted. ... I think just about every line has chipped in so far through three games.”
Tyler Seguin and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars (3-0-0). Mason Marchmant, who had three goals in his first two games with his new team, had two assists.
Mark Scheifele scored his third goal of the season for the Jets (1-1-0) only 3 1/2 minutes into the game. That was the only of their 24 shots that got past Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger, including five shots during a four-minute power play in the third period.
“They really did a real good job of slowing us down," Jets assistant coach Scott Arniel Took said.
Hellebuyck had 25 saves.
Bowness was hired by Winnipeg in early July, weeks after the Stars ended their season with a Game 7 overtime loss to Calgary in the first round of the playoffs. Bowness was at the end of his two-year contract, and days later said he was stepping aside to allow the Dallas organization to pursue a different direction.
The Stars play in Winnipeg in three weeks, on Nov. 8. The Jets return to Dallas on Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving, to wrap up the regular-season series between the teams.
Seguin tied it at 1 late in the first with his first goal of the season, and 306th in his career. He slid onto his knee across the front of the crease when he scored off a pass from Ty Dellandrea.
Heiskanen scored a power-play goal midway through the third.
NOTES: The Jets got their extended power play when Kiviranta got a double minor for high sticking. Officials took a long look at the replay before confirming the four-minute penalty. Neal Pionk had a visible cut just above on his right cheek and below the eye. ... The Stars have won their last four games over Winnipeg. The previous six meetings in the series had gone to overtime or a shootout. Dallas has won seven in a row at home in the series.
UP NEXT
Jets: Play the second of three consecutive road games Wednesday at Colorado.
Stars: Begin a four-game road trip Thursday night at Toronto.
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After a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, several pastors around the country challenged their conservative counterparts with this question: Are you pro-life if you are pro-gun?
One of those faith leaders is the Rev. Steven Marsh, senior pastor of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. That's where a gunman, who officials say was fueled by hate against Taiwan, opened fire on May 15 at a luncheon organized by members of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, killing one and injuring five others.
“I’ve heard people tell me I’m not Christian because I’m pro-choice,” Marsh said. “I ask those people: How can you be pro-life and not support getting rid of assault rifles? You can’t pick and choose where you want to be pro-life.”
Marsh’s emotional statement is a vignette in the larger narrative of a nation divided on how – or if – guns should be regulated. The faith community is not monolithic on this issue.
People of faith who are tired of years of failed gun control efforts and grieving the latest mass shooting victims are pointing out what they say is hypocrisy – conservative Christians pushing to abolish abortion and grant unfettered access to guns. Those who disagree contend the real problem is sin and soft targets. It’s not guns, but the “evil” in people and abortions that kill, they say.
These entrenched, partisan divisions in the U.S. on abortion and gun rights are stark after high-profile massacres in New York, California, Texas and elsewhere as the country awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the constitutional right to abortion.
According to 2017 Pew Research Center data analyzed for Christianity Today, 41% of white evangelicals own a gun compared to 30% of Americans overall – the highest share of any religious group. The survey also shows 74% of all gun owners in the U.S. agree that their right to gun ownership is essential to their sense of freedom. Most states also allow firearms in places of worship.
Christian author and activist Shane Claiborne disputes the notion that the U.S. has a sin problem, but not a gun problem; he says it has both. Claiborne recently went to Uvalde to support victims, and to Houston to pray and protest at the National Rifle Association's convention held days after the massacre.
He passed out tracts asserting “We can’t be pro-life and ignore gun violence” and asking “Will we choose the gun or the cross?” Claiborne said he was among those asked to leave the NRA’s Sunday prayer breakfast after disrupting the program to call for prayer for the Uvalde victims.
Claiborne wants to see laws change, including policies that would raise the age of gun ownership, limit magazine capacity, ban assault-style weapons and mandate training. He said laws can't make people love each other, but they can make it more difficult to take a life.
“We want to make it harder for folks to kill other people, and we’re making it really easy right now," Claiborne said.
Conservative pastors have said mass shootings and other social harms are the result of an overall degradation in moral values and disregard for human life.
Pastor Tim Lee, an evangelist and a former U.S. Marine who lost both legs during the Vietnam War, was one of the featured speakers at the NRA prayer breakfast that Claiborne and others were asked to leave.
After the Uvalde shooting, Lee posted on his Facebook page: "This is so heartbreaking. I have said it so many times – When kids hear adults say that it’s OK to kill babies (abortion) then all respect for human lives is gone.”
The gun debate is deeply personal for the Rev. Chineta Goodjoin. Her best friend, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, was one of nine people shot and killed by Dylann Roof in June 2015 as they sat in prayer at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Goodjoin, who leads New Hope Presbyterian Church in Anaheim, California, said people of faith must rise up in “righteous anger” to demand common-sense gun regulation. When massacres occur in community spaces like churches, schools and supermarkets, it tests an entire community's resiliency, she said.
“How can you teach in schools when people are traumatized by gun violence?” she said. “When a church is no longer a safe space, do I work to enhance security or enhance people’s faith? The impact is like an epidemic that touches every fiber of our being.”
But others, like the Rev. Russ Tenhoff, say it is simply not possible to “legislate safety.”
“There are plenty of laws, but people who are lawless don’t obey them,” said Tenhoff, lead pastor of Mountainside Community Fellowship in Kingwood, West Virginia. “Murders are going to happen even without firearms. We’re never going to be able to prevent gun violence.”
As a firearms safety officer who trains adults and children, Tenhoff says the solution is to “harden the schools,” which have become soft targets.
“We need to put one-way locks on schools, have metal detectors and an armed officer in every school,” he said.
For a Catholic pastor in Newtown, Connecticut, who a decade ago experienced the grief that now envelops Uvalde, the lack of political will to enact gun legislation is unfathomable.
Monsignor Robert Weiss, who leads the St. Rose of Lima parish, presided over the funeral of eight victims who were murdered in Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. He held an evening Mass in his church the day after the Texas shooting.
“I guess I was a fool to think Sandy Hook was going to change the world,” he said in a video recording of the service.
Weiss also questioned the consequences of individualism in America.
“Is that what our forefathers intended for us?” he asked. “To live in a country where unborn babies are aborted, where children are murdered in school where they should be safe, where you can’t even go to a grocery store or to a church or to a library and feel like you’ll be OK?"
Pastor Mike McBride, who leads The Way Christian Center in Berkeley, California, said those on different sides of the gun issue must find common concerns to unite around and work on solutions together.
McBride says many who are pro-gun are also worried about accidental gun deaths, intimate partner violence and suicides.
“Those shared concerns can be addressed with targeted strategies that don’t keep us bogged down in the Second Amendment fight,” he said.
McBride suggests having listening campaigns across church groups and neighborhoods — a “peace infrastructure” to combat violence.
Marsh, the Laguna Woods pastor, says the shooting in his church and other recent massacres have inspired him to have “more serious conversations about this issue” in his community. He would like to see diverse faith communities organize marches in local seats of government to push legislators to act.
“Enough is enough,” he said. “We need to stop using Christianity as a veneer to deny reality.”
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PARIS, France — A crane hoisted massive oak trusses from a barge and onto Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in a spectacular operation to rebuild the fire-ravaged monument and bring it back to life by December 2024.
With trusses weighing 7 to 7.5 tons, the delicate operation drew crowds along a bridge over the Seine River and on its banks.
“I think it’s a magical moment for a lot of Parisians this morning,” said Transport Minister Clement Beaune, noting that the Seine will be at the center of the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron to oversee Notre Dame’s reconstruction, said that even the heavy traffic expected during the summer Games won’t stop work on the world-renowned cathedral.
“We will work for the cathedral during the Olympics in order to be ready in December 2024,” he said. “This is our goal."
Notre Dame, which overlooks the historic core of Paris from an island on the Seine, was consumed by flames in 2019. It was decided to rebuild the monument using methods of yore.
Expert carpenters used medieval techniques to construct the trusses, which measure 46 to 52 feet wide and 39 to 43 feet high.
Guided by ropes, the trusses were placed on the roof around the area of the iconic spire, which crumbled in cinders during the fire, and the two arms of the transept, the wooden skeleton of Notre Dame. A statement said the cathedral's silhouette, now enmeshed in scaffolding, should emerge on the skyline as work advances. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/notre-dame-fire-rebuilding-trusses/507-62e550fc-5f8a-4748-9a3b-133fbdceef48 | 2023-07-12 13:58:56 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/notre-dame-fire-rebuilding-trusses/507-62e550fc-5f8a-4748-9a3b-133fbdceef48 |
Here's an article from the Associated Press:
By Rebecca Boone
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Idaho say a federal judge misinterpreted the law when he blocked part of a strict new abortion ban, and they say another law blocking all abortions after about six weeks' gestation should also remain in effect.
In court documents filed Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Brian Church asked U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill to reconsider his decision blocking the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies, saying the judge misinterpreted both state and federal law and then issued an overly broad ruling.
“This case is not about denying necessary medical care to save the lives of women,” Church wrote in his motion. “This case is about preserving for the State its sovereign power to regulate abortions within its boundaries.”
Idaho's strict abortion ban makes performing an abortion in any “clinically diagnosable pregnancy” a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, but says that physicians can defend themselves in court by showing that the procedure was necessary to avert the pregnant person’s death.
The law prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to sue Idaho last month, contending that the ban violates the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The law requires Medicare-funded hospitals to providing stabilizing care to patients experiencing medical emergencies, and the Justice Department says that include abortions in cases where the health of the pregnant patient is in jeopardy or when continuing the pregnancy could seriously harm the pregnant patient’s organs or body parts.
The Justice Department asked Winmill to temporarily stop the state from enforcing the ban in emergency medical situations, and late last month, Winmill agreed. The ban remains enforceable for all other abortions, however.
In the latest court documents, the attorney for Idaho said EMTALA was intended to ensure that all people receive emergency medical care regardless of their ability to pay. The law “did not suddenly take on new form to federalize abortion when Roe v. Wade was reversed,” Church wrote.
Church also contends that the judge misread Idaho's anti-abortion law by suggesting that it required a patient to be in imminent danger of death before an abortion procedure may be performed. The law instead refers to abortion procedures that are “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman,” with no immediacy requirement, Church said.
Winmill's order blocking the state from enforcing the law in some emergencies also goes too far because it stops Idaho from “seeking to impose any other form of liability” on hospitals that conduct abortions when they are deemed necessary to avoid severe health consequences for the pregnant person, Church said.
That wording appears to also block Idaho's so-called “fetal heartbeat” abortion ban, which criminalizes abortions performed after about six weeks' gestation when electrical activity can first be detected in the embryonic cells that later may develop into the heart, the deputy attorney general said. The “fetal heartbeat” law was not included in the Justice Department's lawsuit, Church noted.
But there's debate over whether the so-called heartbeat law remains legal at all. That's because it contains wording saying it would be superseded by the strict abortion ban once that ban takes effect — and the strict ban went into effect roughly one week after the heartbeat law. Though Winmill's ruling barred the state from enforcing the ban in emergency medical situations, nearly all abortions remain illegal in Idaho under the strict law.
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The project will support the country's access to cleaner, greener, and safer energy
TAICHUNG, Taiwan, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Bechtel, CPC Corporation, and MRY broke ground on the project to design and build LNG tanks for the CPC Taichung Phase III LNG import terminal in Taichung, Taiwan.
To meet increasing demand for natural gas and to enhance the stability of natural gas supplies in Taiwan, CPC is expanding its facility to include two full containment tanks and associated regasification facilities.
Bechtel will execute engineering, procurement, and construction of two 180,000 m3 full containment LNG tanks, Taiwan's largest storage tanks ever built.
CPC is leading the way for Taiwan in meeting the country's clean energy aspirations by rapidly expanding the country's LNG import terminals to support the move from coal to natural gas as their primary transitional source of energy for the near future.
"Today marks another important step toward meeting the increasing demand for natural gas. Together with CPC Corporation and MRY, we are delivering cleaner, greener, and safer energy to Taiwan, supporting both their energy growth and security" said Paul Marsden, president of Bechtel Energy. "To power the needs of the world, we need LNG and storage capability which is what we are doing here on this site today, by celebrating the start of construction on the largest storage tanks ever to be built in Taiwan". Hear more from Marsden in this video.
American Institute in Taiwan Director Sandra Oudkirk expressed her support for Bechtel's partnership with CPC on the new LNG storage facility in Taichung. Oudkirk underscored the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan economic relationship and a commitment to reliable and clean energy that supports economic development and protects the environment.
As the need for LNG continues to grow, Bechtel stands ready to support governments and communities around the world in pursuit of carbon reduction.
Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Bechtel serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com
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Yarian joins the bank as International Business Head of Sales and Trading, and Regional Head of Sales and Trading for the Americas
NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced today that Michael Yarian has joined the group as International Business Head of Sales and Trading, and Regional Head of Sales and Trading for the Americas.
As the International Business Head of Sales and Trading, Yarian will be responsible for the development and execution of the business strategy and for management of risk for the International Sales and Trading business, closely collaborating with international leadership and relevant stakeholders. In his Americas role, Yarian will focus on continuing to foster closer coordination across Bank and Securities entities while strategically growing the Global Markets business in the region. He will be based in New York.
Group Head of the Global Markets Business Group Hiroyuki Seki, and Deputy Group Head of the Global Markets Business Group and Global Head of Sales and Trading Masashi Kanematsu, said: "MUFG aims to provide best-in-class market solutions for our clients. We see significant opportunities to grow our Global Markets and Sales and Trading businesses worldwide, and Mike will play a key role in this growth."
"We are excited to have Mike join our leadership team," said Kevin Cronin, CEO and Regional Executive for the Americas. "Michael's relevant fixed income sales and trading experience will help us to continue to elevate MUFG's position as a key player in the industry."
Yarian joins MUFG with nearly three decades of relevant financial services experience. Most recently, he held the Global Head of Flow Rates Trading and the Head of Americas Global Debt Markets roles at HSBC. Previously, Yarian spent 20 years at Barclays in various leadership positions across the Sales and Trading businesses.
Press contact:
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About MUFG and MUFG Americas
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,100 locations in more than 50 countries. MUFG has nearly 160,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to "be the world's most trusted financial group" through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.
MUFG's Americas operations, including its offices in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada, are primarily organized under MUFG Bank, Ltd. and subsidiaries, and are focused on Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Japanese Corporate Banking, and Global Markets. MUFG is one of the largest foreign banking organizations in the Americas. For locations, banking capabilities and services, career opportunities, and more, visit www.mufgamericas.com.
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks gained Tuesday after Wall Street gave back some of last week’s huge gains, the American and Chinese presidents met and China’s consumer spending shrank in a sign its economy is weakening.
Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong, which are the bulk of the region’s market capitalization, advanced. South Korea and Sydney declined. Oil prices retreated.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 lost 0.9% on Monday, giving back part of last week’s 5.9% surge after lower U.S. inflation encouraged hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off planned rate hikes to rein in surging prices.
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met during a summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Indonesia. That fed hopes for an easing of U.S.-Chinese tension over security, trade, technology and human rights.
Monday’s meeting was “surprisingly positive,” but the “feel-good factor that had been driving markets following the softer-than-expected October CPI release in the U.S. evaporated,” said Robert Carnell and Nicholas Mapa of ING in a report.
The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.3% to 3,123.26 after Chinese consumer spending contracted by 0.5% in October over a year ago under pressure from increased anti-virus controls. Growth in factory activity also weakened.
The performance was worse than expected by forecaster who say Chinese economic activity will cool as interest rate hikes by global central banks depress demand for exports.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 3.2% to 18,179.34 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.1% to 28,002.40.
Seoul’s Kospi sank less than 0.1% to 2,472.93 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 shed less than 0.1% to 7,141.60.
India’s Sensex opened down 0.2% at 61,497.16. New Zealand, Singapore and Bangkok gained while Indonesia was lower.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 declined to 3,957.25. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.6% to 33,536.70. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.1% to 11,196.22.
Investors worry that this year’s repeated interest rate increases to cool inflation that is near multi-decade highs might tip the global economy into recession.
Traders expected the Fed to raise its benchmark lending rate again at its December but by a smaller margin of one-half percentage point after four hikes of 0.75 percentage points.
Fed officials say rates might have to stay elevated for an extended time to cool prices.
The government is due to report U.S. wholesale inflation on Tuesday. Economists say it likely slowed to 8.3% from September’s 8.5%.
On Wednesday, the U.S. government gives an update on retail spending. Economists say growth likely revived to 0.9% in October from the previous month’s flat performance.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude lost 79 cents to $85.08 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $3.09 to $85.87 on Monday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, shed 54 cents to $92.60 per barrel in London. It fell $2.85 the previous session to $93.14.
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Updated September 18, 2022 at 5:22 PM ET
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, as the entire island continues to reel from the knockout of its electricity grid.
The Category 1 hurricane was predicted to produce dangerous landslides and heavy flooding on an already storm-battered island.
As of Sunday afternoon, the storm was centered 15 miles south of Mayagüez, a community on Puerto Rico's western coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. It had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and was moving northwest at 9 mph.
Fiona is expected to trigger 12 to 16 inches of rainfall in Puerto Rico but up to 25 inches across the island's eastern and southern regions.
More than 1,400,000 customers have lost electricity due to a transmission grid failure from the current hurricane, according to utility companies' reports tracked by PowerOutage.US.
Luma Energy, the island's private electric utility, says full restoration of power service on Puerto Rico "could take several days."
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi wrote on Facebook that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Luma Energy responders "are active and ready to respond to the situation once conditions allow."
The storm will move toward the Dominican Republic by Monday
The National Hurricane Center expects Fiona to stick around Puerto Rico into Sunday evening and move toward the Dominican Republic by Monday. It's poised to travel to the east of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday.
The flash flooding will likely be "life threatening and catastrophic" across Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic, according to officials monitoring the storm. The combination of a storm surge and the tide could produce rising waters up to three feet in the southern coast of the island.
So far, Fiona has wreaked havoc on the eastern Caribbean, damaging roads, destroying properties and killing person in the French territory of Guadeloupe, Sylvie Gustave Dit Duflo, an official for the region, wrote on Twitter.
The storm is also forecast to be potentially devastating for parts of the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti and the southern end of the Bahamas in the coming days.
A fragile power grid makes matters worse
It was not long ago when the island's power grid was devastated by Hurricane Maria — a category 4 storm that caused about 3,000 deaths in 2017. More than 80% of the transmission and distribution system was ruined and the restoration process has been slow.
As a result, blackouts have been an ongoing issue on the island.
Leomar Rodríguez González, from Utuado, a town in central Puerto Rico, told NPR he and his family have been anxious as the scenes of heavy flooding and landslides reminds them of Hurricane Maria.
"I'm worried about a lot of things but in the moment, flooding is worrying me," he said.
Rodríguez González said Maria devastated his family's home and businesses. It's why they have been preparing for the storm for several days: they stocked up on canned foods, bought extra batteries and trimmed trees near electric poles.
President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Sunday, which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.
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B NOBLE brings a high-quality, Black-owned cannabis brand to Curaleaf's 58 retail locations in the Sunshine State
NEW YORK, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf" or the "Company"), a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, today announced the expansion of its B NOBLE partnership across Florida. Products from the high-quality, Black-owned cannabis brand will be available at Curaleaf's 58 dispensaries across the state.
B NOBLE is a for-profit, cause-based cannabis brand founded by Hip-Hop pioneer, filmmaker, visual artist and cannabis advocate, Fab 5 Freddy. In partnership with Curaleaf's corporate social responsibility program, Rooted in Good, the B NOBLE brand launched in 2021 and became the Company's first large-scale, social equity-focused venture. The brand has expanded its complete suite of advocacy-based products to nine states. At launch, B NOBLE will introduce the following strains at Curaleaf dispensaries throughout Florida:
- Lady Madonna (hybrid): A fruity, uplifting combination of well-known strains Gushers and Strawberry Banana.
- PB Souffle (indica): Marked by dense purple flowers with a sweet, creamy aroma.
With every B NOBLE sale, ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to GreenBook Academy, a group that aims to create job opportunities for everyone through education. Greenbook's online multi-language, expert-led educational platform provides comprehensive career-based curriculums, firmly believing that education is a crucial factor in promoting diversity and inclusion in the cannabis industry.
"We are thrilled to expand our B NOBLE partnership into Florida, and we know this market will celebrate the brand's cause-based mission," said Matt Darin, CEO of Curaleaf. "With a growing adult population and a thriving medical market, Florida is one of the most promising areas for cannabis in the U.S. B NOBLE's thoughtfully crafted products coupled with its mission to address the impact of the War on Drugs make it a perfect fit for the Curaleaf and the Sunshine State alike."
"GreenBook Academy is honored to partner with Curaleaf and is grateful to receive proceeds from B NOBLE's Florida sales," said Noemi Perez, founder of GreenBook Academy. "B NOBLE's mission to create a more inclusive industry by addressing the harmful effects of the War on Drugs aligns with GreenBook Academy's mission and we look forward to working together to build a brighter, more inclusive future for the U.S. cannabis industry."
Patients in Florida can participate in Curaleaf's revamped rewards program earning loyalty points for every dollar spent that can be redeemed for savings on future purchases made at any Curaleaf-operated dispensary. This applies to all B NOBLE products across the country, which are sold in nine of the 19 states that Curaleaf operates in.
For more information regarding B NOBLE's products, availability and partnerships, please visit www.B-NOBLE.com.
About B NOBLE
B NOBLE is a for-profit, cause based cannabis brand. Founded by Fab 5 Freddy [Yo! MTV Raps, Grass is Greener], B NOBLE aims to help liberate Americans that are and have been incarcerated for non-violent cannabis related charges. Bernard Noble was sentenced to 13 years of hard labor for carrying less than two joints worth of cannabis and was released after spending seven years behind bars. It is a landmark case that demonstrates the impact of severe U.S. laws on cannabis, and Bernard's story represents one of the 600,000 people each year who are arrested for cannabis possession and suffer collateral consequences as a result of the War on Drugs. For more information, please visit www.B-NOBLE.com.
About Curaleaf Holdings
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to improve lives by providing clarity around cannabis and confidence around consumption. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. In the United States, Curaleaf currently operates in 19 states with 147 dispensaries and employs nearly 5,500 team members. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Curaleaf is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol CURA and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol CURLF. For more information, please visit https://ir.curaleaf.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Okay, I know we have a couple of questions to go over to get this story rolling. First, what is Coq Au Vin, second, why are we talking about and lastly, where on earth (or in Dallas) can you eat the best of it?
We’ve got you covered. First, Coq Au Vin is a French food that translates to rooster-in-wine. According to NationalToday, “Pronounced ‘cuhk oh van,’ it’s a dish made of chicken braised in a garlicky, mushroomy, bacon-lard sauce; with plenty of wine added.”
Now, why are we talking about it? Well, it’s National Coq Au Vin Day on Sunday, May 29. Lastly, we checked out Yelp’s list of the best spots in Dallas to enjoy this delicious dish.
- Mercat Bistro
- Cadot Restaurant, located in North Dallas
- Lavendou Bistro Provincial, located in North Dallas
- RM 12:20 Bistro, located in Lake Highlands
- Toussaint, A Downtown Brasserie, located in Downtown
- Mimi’s Cafe | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/what-is-coq-au-vin-here-are-the-top-spots-around-dallas-to-enjoy-this-french-dish/ | 2022-05-29 14:46:44 | 0 | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/what-is-coq-au-vin-here-are-the-top-spots-around-dallas-to-enjoy-this-french-dish/ |
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Five months after scoring the winning penalty in the World Cup final, Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching spot kick for Sevilla in the Europa League final Wednesday to beat Jose Mourinho’s Roma.
It earned Sevilla a seventh title in the competition.
The Argentina international sent Roma goakeeper Rui Patrício the wrong way with his retaken penalty to seal a 4-1 win in the shootout after the match finished 1-1 after extra time in Budapest, where Mourinho was aiming to maintain his record of having never lost a final in European competitions.
“I’ve won five finals and I lost this one, but I’m coming back home proud again,” Mourinho told Sky Sport Italy. “The boys gave everything.”
Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez failed to convert for Roma from the spot against Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Montiel missed his first attempt but had another chance after Patrício was judged to have come off his line.
Sevilla has still never lost a final it has contested in the Europa League or its precursor, the UEFA Cup — the team also won the competition in 2006, ’07, ’14, ’15, ’16 and ’20 — and secured a place in next season’s Champions League.
At one stage close to the relegation zone in the Spanish league and already eliminated from the Champions League, it had looked like a season to forget for Sevilla. But clearly it was not over yet.
A new coach, José Luis Mendilibar came in and things turned around quickly.
“I’m happy to be here, to have won for the club, which was having a hard time when we got here,” Mendilibar said. “We have done something good that can have repercussions for the good of the club.”
Before the final, Mourinho actually had more European title wins than Mendilibar had total games managed in those same competitions. The 62-year-old Mendilibar’s career is peaking since joining Sevilla just two months ago.
As Sevilla players celebrated on the field, Mourinho kept his calm and congratulated the Spanish club on the victory.
“We lost a game but not dignity. I’ve never gone home prouder than today,” Mourinho said. “Great match, great final. Intense, vibrant.”
After receiving his runners-up medal, Mourinho took it off and gave it to a young fan.
Paulo Dybala had put Roma ahead in the 35th minute at Puskás Aréna in the Hungarian capital. Mancini sent a through ball for Dybala, who netted past Bounou with a low left-foot shot. The Argentina forward had recovered from an ankle injury in time to be declared fit for the final.
It was Dybala’s fifth goal of the Europa League, and 17th overall this season.
Sevilla was only slowly getting into the match but Ivan Rakitić came close to equalizing in first-half stoppage time with a low drive from 20 meters (yards) that bounced off the post.
Mendilibar sent on midfielder Suso and forward Erik Lamela, a former Roma player, as substitutes at the start of the second half to rejuvenate his team.
Sevilla equalized through Mancini’s own-goal 10 minutes into the second half when he was under pressure from Youssef En-Nesyri. Captain Jesús Navas set up the goal with a cross from the right.
Navas, a 37-year-old veteran, was on the team that won Sevilla’s first Europa League title in 2006.
“When they scored against us, you think that it will be very difficult to score against them,” Mendilibar said. “”The equalizer came quickly in the second half and gave us the strength to continue in the fight to win the game.”
Substitute Andrea Belotti failed to beat Bounou in a one-on-one following Lorenzo Pellegrini’s free kick seven minutes from time. Suso had a long-distance shot saved by Patrício in the dying seconds.
Sevilla held the upper hand in extra time but didn’t create a clear scoring chance, and Roma defender Chris Smalling headed the ball onto the crossbar at the end.
Replacing former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli in March, Mendilibar became Sevilla’s third coach this season with the team just two points clear of the La Liga relegation zone. His lineup has lost only two of 11 league games since then and is now one point off seventh place going into the final round this weekend.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When Danny began having seizures at 4½ months, the doctors diagnosed him with a brain anomaly known as lissencephaly. They told his parents that Danny would never walk or talk, and may never smile or recognize them. Heartbroken, the Scully-DeBatt family vowed to give their son a normal and happy life for as long as he was with them. But Danny required a high level of care and both parents work full time.
That's when they enrolled Danny in an Easterseals Child Development Center. Six years later, he is a thriving 7-year-old at a DC public school. How did Easterseals help Danny and his family make that amazing journey?
Come meet the Scully-DeBatts, one of two Ambassador Families, at Walk With Me, the inaugural community walk to support Easterseals DC MD VA on October 22, 2022, at the National Harbor Waterfront Plaza.
Participants will also meet the Grants, whose oldest son has autism and needs daily therapies. Dad was a single parent of three, a firefighter and medic, and served in the National Guard during the pandemic. Many of his son's therapies stopped or were offered only virtually, causing him to have frequent meltdowns and regress.
What really helped the Grants make it through was spending relaxed time together with the help of Easterseals Respite Services. During the pandemic, the Grants received monthly Family Kits from Easterseals, each filled with an activity they could enjoy together, like decorating cookies or painting a bird house. While many challenges remain, Dad is proud to share all that his family has accomplished with Easterseals' support.
Hear the Scully-DeBatt and Grant families' full stories at Walk With Me. The day will include entertainment, fun, and of course, our inaugural walk and will be fully accessible. The walk will start at 10:00 am, rain or shine. More information at walk.eseal.org.
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LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to London’s medieval Westminster Hall from Wednesday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, whose coffin will lie in state for four days until her funeral on Monday.
Here’s a look at what to expect for the occasion, including its traditions, the waiting route and what mourners will see:
HOW LONG WILL THE QUEEN LIE IN STATE?
People who want to view the queen’s coffin can do so 24 hours a day from 5 p.m. local time (1600GMT) Wednesday until 6:30 a.m. on Monday, the day of the state funeral.
THE QUEUE
British officials have published two waiting routes along the River Thames that the public need to join before they can enter Westminster Hall. The main queue begins on the Albert Embankment and stretches east for miles past the London Eye, the Tate Modern and Tower Bridge. There is a separate, accessible route that people who need it can join from the Tate Britain museum.
Mourners have been warned about long waits, possibly overnight. Extra toilets and water fountains will be placed along the route, and some venues along the way, including Shakespeare’s Globe, will open around the clock to provide refreshments and rest breaks. Airport-style security checks are in place near the front of the line before people can enter Parliament.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SEE?
The closed coffin will be draped with a royal flag and adorned with royal regalia including the Imperial State Crown — the same crown the queen wore for her 1953 coronation.
The coffin will be placed on a catafalque, or a raised platform, in the center of Westminster Hall. Royal guards will stand 24 hours a day at each corner of the platform.
When the coffin was in Scotland earlier this week, it was topped with the Crown of Scotland and a wreath of white flowers.
LEAD-LINED COFFIN
The queen’s coffin is constructed out of English oak, lined with lead and was made decades ago, experts say.
Sarah Hayes, manager for the Coffin Works museum in Birmingham, England, says former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the queen’s husband Prince Philip and Princess Diana had such coffins made for them, she said.
“It’s to preserve the body for as long as possible, it’s really about slowing down the process of decomposition,” she said. This is especially important for the queen because her coffin will be eventually placed in a church, not buried in the ground, she added.
The coffin is made of oak from the royal family’s Sandringham Estate according to royal tradition, Hayes said.
WESTMINSTER HALL
The lying in state takes place at Westminster Hall, a 900-year-old building with an impressive timber roof. Built in 1097, it’s the oldest surviving building of the Palace of Westminster.
The hall has been at the heart of British history for a millennium: It was where numerous kings and queens hosted lavish coronation banquets, and where Guy Fawkes and Charles I were tried in the 17th century. More recently, ceremonial addresses were presented in the hall to Elizabeth during her silver, golden and diamond jubilees.
WHO GETS TO LIE IN STATE?
In the U.K., lying in state is reserved for the sovereign, queen consorts, and sometimes prime ministers.
Queen Mary, King George VI and King George V were among royals who lay in state at Westminster Hall. Winston Churchill was the only British prime minister to have a lying-in-state ceremony in the 20th century.
The last person to lie in state in Britain was Elizabeth’s mother, known as the Queen Mother. Some 200,000 people paid their respects to her over three days when she died in 2002.
WHEN DID THE TRADITION START?
The tradition of lying in state stretches back to the 17th century when Stuart monarchs lay in state for a number of days.
Edward VII set the modern tradition of royal lying in state in Westminster Hall. He lay in state in 1910.
WHERE IS THE QUEEN’S FINAL RESTING PLACE?
After the state funeral, the coffin will be taken to Windsor, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of London. The queen will be laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, within St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where her mother and father were interred and her sister Princess Margaret’s ashes were placed.
Prince Philip’s coffin, which is currently in St. George’s Chapel’s Royal Vault, is expected to be moved to the memorial chapel to join the queen’s.
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BEIJING, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Culture and art can bring minds and the world together. With this in mind, the second episode of season three of the China Daily series Youth Power, "Unlocking the power of art: How cultural exchanges can connect the world," was broadcast online on July 30.
Gen Zers from China, Italy, Russia, South Korea and Thailand gathered at the Dalian campus of the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts and discussed how artistic beauty can bring the world together and how to face the challenges that artificial intelligence present to art.
What is the essence of beauty? What unique influence does Chinese art have on Gen Zers? What spiritual pursuits are reflected in Chinese art and aesthetics?
In this episode of Youth Power, each Gen Z guest brought an art piece that they believed would best represent the Chinese concept of art and beauty. In doing so they gained a deeper understanding of Chinese aesthetics, philosophy and culture.
Giacomo Bruni, an Italian studying at the China Academy of Art in Beijing, said brushes are the most important tools in expressing Chinese culture because they are central to calligraphy, writing poetry and painting.
"Like the hardness of the handle and the softness of the hair, the brush encapsulates the idea of yin and Yang," Bruni said. The brush not only encapsulates the creativity of the world, but also epitomizes the profound ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang, he said.
Song De'ao, a Chinese Gen Zer, chose the official mascots for Chinese winter sports designed by a team at the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts as his ideal representation of Chinese aesthetics.
Song, a member of the design team, recalled the inspiration for the mascot Xue Wa, which wears tiger-head hats, tiger-head shoes, and cloud patterns and longevity locks on the clothing. "The mascots reflect the lively and cheerful aesthetics in modern China," Song said.
Jiratchaya Phinyoworakul, a Thai studying at Fudan University in Shanghai, highlighted two features that distinguish Chinese artworks from those of other countries and cultures: cultural extensiveness and profoundness as well as a philosophy centering on harmony between humankind and nature.
The program host, Zhong Yutong, said it is through exchanges that Chinese arts increase in vibrancy and vitality.
"Chinese arts have so much to offer. And we've had wonderful exchanges with different arts and civilizations across the world."
Bruni said art Chinese art is all-encompassing, perfectly merging all types of art. He cited Chinese literati paintings, a kind of painting that expresses feelings and aspirations through natural scenery, as an example, illustrating that "they unify the intellectual world and the practical art world, which is something that is missing in Western countries".
Program guests said there is no absolute definition of art and no universally recognized standard of beauty. Lian Liia, a student from Russia, said "the standard of art is changing in the art history, but there is one thing that has never changed, namely people's pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty".
Phinyoworakul said art is tantamount to comfort. "Even little things can be art. A smile on your face, a flower, sunshine, everything can be art. Art is in our everyday life."
Concerning the combination and contradiction of traditional art and fast-developing AI art creation, Bruni said artists screen information like filters of society. They find beauty and create art, but do not mechanically record and present everything around them. However, this is not true of AI, because it cannot grasp the concept of beauty.
Sun Yuxin of China said AI could positively influence the development of art. "AI saves a lot of time for artists, and it helps them with a lot of basic work."
Gen Zers have also contributed their wisdom in helping the world appreciate the beauty of Chinese art. Promoting Chinese aesthetics through social media could help people understand it more directly, Phinyoworakul said.
Lian Liia, a student at the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University in Beijing, said, "We can promote Chinese culture as a lifestyle. For example, doing calligraphy or drinking tea to experience Chinese culture in our daily life."
Youth Power, organized by China Daily and first broadcast in June 2021, aims to build a global platform of communication and exchange, focusing on the interests and ideas of Generation Z. The program comes in the form of interviews, forums and speeches, with topics related to anything of current interest in the world.
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‘Diamond,’ of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, dies at 51
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lynette Hardaway, known by the moniker “Diamond” of the conservative political commentary duo Diamond and Silk, has died, former President Donald Trump and the pair’s official Twitter account announced. She was 51.
Hardaway and her sister, Rochelle “Silk” Richardson, rose to prominence during the 2016 presidential campaign cycle when they appeared on stage in support of Trump, who embraced the two Black women amid widespread accusations of racism and sexism.
Hardaway’s cause of death hasn’t been released. Trump, who called her death “really bad news for Republicans” in a Monday night post on his Truth Social platform, said it was “totally unexpected.”
“Our beautiful Diamond of Diamond and Silk has just passed away at her home in the State she loved so much, North Carolina,” Trump wrote. “There was no better TEAM anywhere, at any time!”
The pair’s verified Twitter account had asked people to “please pray for Diamond” in a November tweet but did not elaborate on the circumstances.
“The World just lost a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity,” the account wrote Monday night, linking to a memorial fundraising page.
A memorial ceremony will be announced.
The sisters, who called themselves Trump’s “most outspoken and loyal supporters,” have said they switched political parties to support his first presidential bid, in which he carried only about 8% of Black voters in the 2016 general election.
Raised in the Tar Heel state, the two amassed a following of 347,000 subscribers on YouTube and leveraged their internet stardom to land many network television appearances and regular roles at Fox News.
The network removed them from its list of contributors in 2020 after they came under fire for spreading false information about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines.
Landing at Newsmax, a right-wing cable news and digital media company, they hosted three seasons of the show “Diamond and Silk: Crystal Clear” and published the co-written autobiography “Uprising” in 2020.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fletcher Loyer made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and No. 1 Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 71-69 victory over No. 24 Ohio State on Thursday night.
The Boilermakers (14-1, 3-1 Big Ten) trailed 69-66 with 41 seconds remaining after Ohio State’s Sean McNeil made a 3 pointer.
Zach Edey responded with a bucket on the other end, and Purdue forced a turnover on the Buckeyes’ next possession.
After Loyer’s 3, the Boilermakers defended Ohio State’s final possession and Brice Sensabaugh’s final shot didn’t get off in time.
Edey and Braden Smith each scored 16 points for Purdue, which had four players in double figures.
Sensabaugh scored 21 points for Ohio State (10-4, 2-1), which shot 50% from the field.
The lead changed nine times in the final eight minutes of the second half. Loyer made a 3 pointer to give the Boilermakers a 64-63 lead with under 5 minutes to go. Both teams went scoreless until Sensabaugh made a jumper to give Ohio State a 65-64 lead with 3:19 left.
Edey made free throws to flip the score back in favor of Purdue, but he fouled Felix Okpara, who knotted the game at 66 with 1:57 left on a free throw of his own.
The Buckeyes held a 36-33 advantage at halftime behind 13 first-half points from Sensabaugh. Purdue shot 38.2% in the first half after beginning 3 of 18 from the field.
KEY EXITS GAME
Zed Key exited just under four minutes into the game and didn’t return due to a shoulder sprain, according to an Ohio State spokesperson.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue: The Boilermakers avoided their second straight loss by outshooting Ohio State 50% to 45.2% in the second half. They began the game 3 of 18 from the field, but fought back behind 12 points and 11 second-half points from Edey and Loyer, respectively.
Ohio State: Sensabaugh has reached double figures for the seventh consecutive game. The freshman had at least 20 points for the third time in five games and made a team-best 10 field goals on 17 attempts.
UP NEXT
Purdue: At Penn State Sunday.
Ohio State: At Maryland Sunday.
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LONDON (AP) — Twitter’s quarterly profit, revenue and the number of daily users on its platform are rising but its quarterly report, released days after agreeing to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk, offered scant details about what it expects on the financial front for the rest of the year.
The social media company on Thursday reported net income of $513 million, or 61 cents a share, but that includes a big one-time gain from the sale of its MoPub business, clouding comparisons with the year-ago period.
Revenue, most of it from ads, rose 16% to $1.2 billion in the three months to March compared with the same period last year, though the company said the figure reflected “headwinds associated with the war in Ukraine,” without elaborating.
Twitter reported an average of 229 million daily active users in the quarter, which was about 14 million more than a revised 214.7 million daily users in the previous quarter.
The San Francisco company canceled a conference call with executives and industry analysts that usually accompanies its results, so there will be little further insight into the company’s current financial condition.
“Given the pending acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, we will not be providing any forward looking guidance, and are withdrawing all previously provided goals and outlook,” the company said.
Musk, who’s paying $54.20 for each outstanding share of Twitter, did not speak publicly on the quarterly report, perhaps among its last as a publicly traded entity.
Shares have yet to reach that buyout price and on Thursday, the company’s stock edged slightly lower to $48.36.
Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter was announced earlier this week and is expected to close sometime this year. But before the deal is completed, shareholders will have to weigh in, as well as regulators in the U.S. and in countries where Twitter does business. So far though, few hurdles are expected, despite objections from some of Twitter’s own employees, along with users who worry about Musk’s stance on free speech and what it might mean for harassment and hate speech on the platform.
Angelo Zino, tech analyst at CFRA, said the results, combined with a slew of challenges facing the digital ad industry, should solidify the board’s decision to approve Musk’s offer.
“We see little reason to believe Twitter could extract greater shareholder value remaining public,” he said in a research note.
Musk, who also runs the electric car company Tesla, as well as SpaceX and other ventures, says he plans to take Twitter private. If he does, the company will no longer be beholden to shareholders or publicly report its financial results, which have been mixed at best since the company went public in 2013.
Twitter has struggled to consistently post profits as a public company while generating lackluster revenue growth compared to the two dominant forces in digital advertising, Googleand Facebook.
On one hand, going private could give Twitter more room to experiment while focusing less on short-term profit and its stock price. On the other hand, even the world’s richest man is likely to want the company to make money.
“I think there is nothing better for Twitter than Elon Musk buying it and ideally replacing the board, and also doubling down on investments into products and new revenue-generating sources,” John Meyer, a technology entrepreneur and investor, told The Associated Press earlier this week.
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Barbara Ortutay reported from Oakland, California.
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GENOA, Neb. -- The bodies of more than 80 Native American children are buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in central Nebraska.
But for decades, the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa.
That mystery may soon be solved thanks to efforts by researchers who pored over century-old documents and maps, examined land with specially trained dogs and made use of ground-penetrating radar in search of the lost graves.
"These children, in my opinion, were disrespected, and they were throwaway children that no one talked about," said Judi gaiashkibos, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs whose mother attended the school in the late 1920s. "They were hidden, buried under the ground, and it's time to take the darkness away. Until we do that, we have not honored those children."
The search for the graves comes as the federal government is in the midst of a first-ever comprehensive examination of the national system of more than 400 Native American boarding schools. The schools and additional privately funded institutions were part of an attempt to integrate Indigenous people into white culture by separating children forcibly or by coercion from their families and cutting them off from their heritage.
The U.S. Interior Department, led by Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico and the first Native American Cabinet secretary, released a report last spring that detailed the boarding school program and noted more than 500 deaths. That number is expected to increase significantly in a second Interior Department report, which will explore boarding school deaths and how the forced removal of children to the schools damaged Indigenous communities.
The federal investigation didn't prompt the work in Genoa, but it has added new urgency to the effort.
If the Genoa graves are found, decisions about whether to commemorate them or consider disinterring the remains will be left to representatives of Native American tribes, but simply finding the cemetery will be an accomplishment for individuals who for years have sought to gain a greater understanding of the Nebraska school.
The Genoa Indian Industrial School opened in 1884 and at its height was home to nearly 600 students. In the decades it was open, more than 4,300 children lived there, making it one of the largest Native American schools in the country. The students were given a basic academic education and spent much of their time learning hands-on skills such as horse bridle-making for boys and sewing for girls that had limited value for a country in the midst of an industrial transformation.
The children typically spent long, exhausting days, rising as early as 4 a.m. for chores, followed by several hours of school before working the rest of the day in kitchens, workshops or out in the fields, said gaiashkibos. Discipline could be harsh, with even young children facing beatings for breaking rules.
"Absolutely, we know the children were living in fear," gaiashkibos said. "There were no hugs from mom or grandma. There were no songs sung. Everything was foreign to them."
Children from over 40 tribes were brought from as far away as Idaho and Maine to the school. The were forbidden from speaking their Native languages, their hair was cut -- a traumatic experience given the cultural significance for many Native Americans of long hair -- and they were required to wear uniforms.
This "forced incarceration" of children at a school hundreds and even thousands of miles away from their homes had a two-fold goal of crushing Native American cultures and aiding in the stealing of Native land, said Farina King, an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma who focuses on Native American studies.
"More than anything there was a clear agenda to cut the ties between their people, their homeland, their culture," said King, a member of the Navajo Nation whose father attended one of the boarding schools. "They wanted to get them away as far as they could."
At Genoa, that typically meant taking a train that would stop at the school grounds, about 90 miles west of Omaha.
After the school closed, most of the larger buildings were demolished and the land sold for other uses. A two-story brick workshop that has been turned into a museum remains, as does a smokestack that towers over the community, but the gymnasium, multistory classroom buildings and dormitories are long gone, and it's hard to imagine a large school once existed in the small community.
The cemetery would have been forgotten too, if not for residents who for 30 years had been searching documents and the land around their community for the burial site. Their effort was given a boost about six years ago by the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project, which included advisers from some of the tribes whose ancestors attended the school and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Based off newspaper clippings, superintendent's records, one student's letter that described a cemetery and other documents, they determined at least 86 students died at the school. It's unclear whether close living conditions contributed to the deaths, but records indicate students most commonly died of diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid and measles. There also was at least one death by accidental shooting and another due to a neck injury.
Researchers identified 49 of the children who died but have not been able to find names for 37 students. It's believed the bodies of a few children were returned to their families.
But while the researchers accounted for the deaths, they couldn't find where the children were buried.
Interest in bringing more professionals to help in Genoa grew after Canada announced in 2021 the discovery of mass graves of Indigenous children at residential schools, said Dave Williams, Nebraska's state archaeologist.
"We've heard from residents knowing there were burials nearby, knowing this was the Genoa school cemetery, but that precise location has been lost to time," Williams said. "We've heard it's in a few different locations, but so far that hasn't panned out."
There were plenty of theories from residents and even former students, but it took study of maps and aerial photos to narrow down a few options. An initial effort to find remains using ground-penetrating radar wasn't successful, but last summer an Iowa man volunteered to come to the site with dogs that are trained to detect the faint odor of decaying remains.
Two dogs separately signaled they smelled remains on a narrow piece of land sandwiched between railroad tracks, a cornfield and a canal that was dug soon after the boarding school closed. In late October and early November, a team affiliated with the National Park Service made two trips to the site and used different kinds of ground-penetrating radar in hopes of detecting what was beneath the soil.
To gaiashkibos, a member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, thinking of the boarding school and searching for the cemetery brings an overwhelming sense of sadness. But she said finding the cemetery is an essential step in honoring the children and recognizing what they had to endure.
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VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for at least two suspects who shot and killed six people — including a teenage mother and her baby — at a central California home Monday in what the local sheriff called a “horrific massacre” related to drugs and gangs.
Few details were available Tuesday, including which gangs may have been involved and the results of a narcotics search warrant that sheriff’s deputies executed at the home last week in Goshen, a semirural community of about 3,000 residents in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley.
“We also believe this was not a random act of violence. We believe this was a targeted family,” Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said Monday at a news conference.
Samuel Pina said his granddaughter, 16-year-old Alissa Parraz, and her 10-month-old baby, Nycholas Nolan Parraz, were among those killed.
“I can’t wrap my head around what kind of monster would do this,” he told The Associated Press.
Pina said Parraz and her baby were living with her father’s side of the family in Goshen, and that her dad’s uncle, her dad’s cousin, her grandmother and her great-grandmother were also killed.
He said the family is in shock.
“It comes in big waves,” he said.
Boudreaux told the Los Angeles Times it appeared Alissa Parraz and her child were shot in the head as she tried to run away. A deputy found the bodies of the infant, cradled in his mother’s arms, in a ditch outside the home. An elderly woman appeared to be shot in the head while she slept.
Boudreaux told the newspaper that he believes the violence is connected to a cartel, but did not name which organization investigators are looking into.
“If (they) are specifically shooting everyone in the head, they know what they are doing … (and) they are comfortable with what they are doing,” the sheriff told the Times.
Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. Monday to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence in unincorporated Goshen, some 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Fresno.
“Actually the report was that an active shooter was in the area because of the number of shots that were being fired,” Boudreaux said at the news conference.
Deputies found two victims dead in the street and a third person fatally shot in the doorway of the residence, Boudreaux said.
Three more victims were found inside the home, including a man who was still alive but later died at a hospital, he said.
The sheriff’s office previously said the teen mother was 17 and her child was 6 months old.
Rural California is no stranger to drug-related violence. In 2020, seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Riverside County town where the property had been used for an illegal marijuana growing operation — a common practice in that area.
The following year, a man accidentally shot himself while working at his family’s illegal marijuana grow in Butte County’s Forbestown. His father and two brothers were accused of moving his body to prevent investigators from discovering the grow site.
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Keep Safety Top of Mind
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Snow flurries and winter storms can be unpredictable and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) encourages home and business owners to prepare in advance before bad weather hits.
"Outdoor power equipment like snow throwers can make quick work of a big job," says OPEI President and CEO Kris Kiser. "Just remember: when getting out your snowthrower, review your owner's manual. You should know how to correctly operate controls and quickly shut it off if necessary."
OPEI offers 12 Questions to ask before operating a snow thrower.
Have you read your owner's manual?
Know safe handling procedures and how to operate the controls of your machine. If the manual cannot be found, look it up online and store a copy on the computer.
Have you checked your equipment?
Equipment should be powered off when checking it. Adjust any cables and check the auger. If you forgot to drain the fuel before storing your equipment last year, empty the gas tank.
Have you purchased the right fuel?
Be sure to use the fuel recommended by the equipment manufacturer. Fuel that is more than 30 days old can phase separate and cause operating problems. Buy gasoline ahead of a storm. For more information see LookBeforeYouPump.com.
Is gasoline used safely?
Never add fuel to a running or hot engine. Store gasoline in a fuel container and label with date purchased and ethanol content. Make sure fuel is stored safely and out of reach of children.
Are batteries charged (for battery-powered equipment)?
Make sure batteries are fully charged before a storm, in case electricity goes out.
Is the yard clear of obstructions?
Snow can hide objects. Doormats, hoses, balls, toys, wires, and other debris should be removed. When run over by a snow thrower, these objects may harm the machine or people.
OPERATING SNOW THROWERS SAFELY
Are you dressed properly?
Wear safety glasses, gloves and footwear that can handle cold and slippery surfaces.
Is your clean out tool ready?
NEVER put your hands inside the auger or chute. Use a clean out tool to unclog snow or debris. Always turn off the snow thrower and wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop before clearing any clogs.
Is your snow thrower operated only in visible conditions?
Never operate the snow thrower without good visibility or light.
Will you use extreme caution clearing slopes and hills?
Never attempt to clear steep slopes. Use caution when changing directions on slopes or inclines.
For electric equipment, do you pay attention to where the cord is?
Use an extension cord designed for outdoor use. Be aware of where the power cord is at all times when using the machine. Avoid tripping. Do not run over the power cord.
Are pets and children inside while the snow thrower is operating?
It's best to keep kids and pets indoors and supervised while a snow thrower is operating. Do not allow them to play in the snow as it is tossed out of the chute.
About OPEI
OPEI is an international trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of outdoor power equipment, small engines, battery power systems, portable generators, utility and personal transport vehicles, and golf cars. OPEI is the advocacy voice of the industry, and a recognized Standards Development Organization for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and active internationally through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in the development of safety and performance standards. OPEI owns Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, and administers the TurfMutt Foundation, which directs the environmental education program, TurfMutt. OPEI-Canada represents members on a host of issues, including recycling, emissions and other regulatory developments across the Canadian provinces.
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BILLERBECK, Germany, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack AG, today announced that their brand MatriDerm® has been recognized in India as the Economic Times' Best Healthcare Brands of 2023. This prestigious award honors brands with robust growth, brand excellence, high customer satisfaction and a commitment to innovation across the healthcare sector.
The recognition comes after the research conducted by ET's knowledge partners over various parameters such as innovation, infrastructure, healthcare standards, patient satisfaction, loyalty etc. This year marks the Economic Times' 6th edition of this initiative.
"We are proud that our Brand MatriDerm® has been recognized as one of the Best Healthcare Brands of 2023 in India under the vision of Sanjeev K Sawhney," said Diana Ferro, Chief Executive Officer. "As a company, our clear and united vision is to be the partner of choice in advancing regeneration with science you can feel, by adding years to life and life to years." "We strive to advance, to never be satisfied with the status quo and to constantly improve people's lives with our solutions. We are dedicated to proving our product's efficacy with scientific proof and ensuring that people who come into contact with our products can truly feel the difference that they make to their lives." Said Jason Gugliuzza, Vice President, Medcare Division.
"It is wonderful to see this recognition coming through for the tireless work and the focused efforts being made by our National distributors - GRH in India," said Sanjeev K Sawhney, General Manager & Country Head, India.
About MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack AG and MatriDerm®
MedSkin Solutions Dr. Suwelack AG is a Germany-based expert in biotech solutions for tissue regeneration and skin health. Our technological core competence is the proprietary "Advanced CryoSafe® Method" that allows to maintain and refine the response of bioactive materials. We develop, manufacture and sell effective, targeted products in professional skin care, regenerative medicine and advanced wound care areas. We operate globally, in India, we have our India Liaison office located in Gurgaon, Haryana and operate through G R Healthaids Pvt Ltd (GRH) who are responsible for distributing MatriDerm® across the country through their network of distributors and sales teams.
MatriDerm® is a brand of our Medcare Division, it is a single-use three-dimensional acellular dermal matrix composed of bovine collagen fibres and bovine elastin helpful to support patients for complex wound reconstruction.
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LONDON — Rishi Sunak was seen as Boris Johnson’s natural heir, until he turned on the prime minister who put him in charge of Britain’s economy.
Either Sunak or Liz Truss, who has led the U.K.’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as foreign secretary, will be chosen in a ballot of 180,000 Conservative members to be the party’s new leader. The winner will be announced Sept. 5 and will automatically become Britain’s new prime minister.
At 42, Sunak would be the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years and the country’s first South Asian leader.
Sunak was born in Southampton, on England’s south coast, in 1980 to Indian parents who were both born in East Africa. He grew up in a middle-class family, his father a family doctor and his mother a pharmacist. He has described how his parents saved to pay for a private education, and he attended Winchester College, one of Britain’s toniest and most expensive boarding schools.
There, he mingled with the elite. Rivals recently dug up a clip from a 2001 TV documentary about the class system in which the 21-year-old Sunak said he had “friends who are aristocrats, I have friends who are upper class, I have friends who are, you know, working class — well, not working class.”
After high school Sunak studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University — the degree of choice for future prime ministers — then got an MBA at Stanford University.
He worked for the investment bank Goldman Sachs and as a hedge fund manager and lived in the U.S., where he met his wife, Akshata Murty. They have two daughters.
Returning to Britain, Sunak was elected to Parliament for the safe Tory seat of Richmond, in Yorkshire, in 2015 and served in several junior ministerial posts before being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Johnson early in 2020, just before the pandemic hit.
An instinctive low-tax politician who idolizes former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he nonetheless forked out billions in government money to keep people and businesses afloat during the pandemic.
His furlough program, which paid the salaries of millions of workers when they were temporarily laid off, made him the most popular member of the government — a status “Dishy Rishi” burnished with slick social media messages that stressed his own brand more than the government’s.
Sunak’s sure-footedness has wobbled over the years. Critics said a campaign to get people to eat in restaurants after lockdown restrictions were eased in the summer of 2020 contributed to another wave of COVID-19.
He also has faced questions about his wealth and finances. His wife is the daughter of the billionaire founder of Indian tech giant Infosys, and the couple is worth 730 million pounds ($877 million), according to the Sunday Times Rich list. In April it emerged that Murty did not pay U.K. tax on her overseas income.
The status was legal but it looked bad at a time when Sunak was raising the taxes of millions of Britons. Sunak also was criticized for holding onto his American Green Card — which signifies an intent to settle in the U.S. — for two years after he became Britain’s finance minister. Sunak was cleared of wrongdoing, but the revelations still hurt.
Sunak also was fined by police, along with Johnson and some 50 others, for attending a party in the prime minister’s office in 2020 that broke coronavirus lockdown rules. He said he had attended inadvertently and briefly.
Sunak’s leadership campaign has been the most professional of any contender, from a slick launch video to a coterie of aides to marshal support.
He has depicted himself as the candidate of grown-up decisions and fiscal probity, calling rivals’ tax-cutting plans reckless and vowing to get inflation under control. He frequently mentions his political idol, Thatcher, but has nonetheless been cast by rivals as a left-wing, tax-and-spend politician, and has been subjected to mudslinging by Johnson’s allies.
Sunak is a popular candidate among Tory lawmakers, but now must win over the wider party, where his slick image could be an asset, or a liability.
Steven Fielding, professor of political history at the University of Nottingham, says Sunak “has got the demeanor of a daytime chat show host.”
“He’s plausible, he’s glib,” Fielding said. “He’s very like (former Prime Minister) David Cameron in that regard. He’s plausible, and yet somehow you think you’re being lied to.”
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VIENNA, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexogen, a leading provider of innovative next-generation sequencing solutions, is pleased to announce that it has successfully earnt ISO 13485:2016 certification from Quality Austria. This internationally recognized standard reflects Lexogen's dedication to designing and delivering the highest quality products for the biotechnology and medical device industry.
ISO 13485 is a stringent quality standard intended for organizations that produce medical devices or critical components used therein, ensuring the safety and efficacy of their products. Lexogen has been granted ISO 13485 for the research, product design, development, and production of genomic analysis solutions (kits, reagents and software). By achieving this certification, Lexogen has demonstrated its commitment to meet or exceed the legal requirements and rigorous quality standards required in the medical device industry.
"Obtaining ISO 13485 certification is a significant milestone for Lexogen," says Stéphane Barges, Chief Executive Officer at Lexogen. "This achievement highlights our unwavering commitment to providing cutting-edge biotechnology solutions, built considering the needs of our customers, that meet the highest quality standards. It reinforces our position as a trusted partner in the industry and demonstrates our dedication to customer satisfaction."
Lexogen's ISO 13485 certification further strengthens the company's ability to serve the growing demands of its customers, including researchers, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies as well as IVD manufacturers.
Lexogen's pledge to continuous improvement, risk and quality management extends beyond the ISO 13485:2016 requirements since the company is also certified to ISO 9001:2015.
About Lexogen
Established in 2007, Lexogen is a leading company in transcriptomics, next-generation sequencing, and RNA analysis. The mission of the Lexogen team is to empower their customers with innovative top quality RNA analysis solutions and support. Lexogen is the inventor of 3' RNA sequencing, a unique technology proven for its efficiency, robustness, and sensitivity, especially unmatched for differential gene expression analysis. Lexogen's proprietary portfolio includes innovative kits for true single-cell as well as bulk RNA sequencing, RNA extraction, ribosomal RNA depletion, spike-in RNA variant controls, and nascent RNA labeling for transcriptome-wide analysis of RNA kinetics. Lexogen also provides first-class, fully integrated NGS services from experimental design to analytical reporting. Lexogen is a privately held company, headquartered in Vienna, Austria with a subsidiary in New Hampshire, USA.
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The Pentagon will allow service members up to three weeks of leave to travel for abortions and other noncovered reproductive health care, according to a slate of new policies announced on Thursday.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first announced in October that the Defense Department would provide leave to and reimburse service members for travel required to access reproductive health care. The three policies released on Thursday provide additional details and guidance on how these directives will function.
Service members can take up to 21 days of leave to receive or accompany a military spouse or dependent to receive noncovered reproductive health care, which includes abortions and assisted reproductive technology.
However, they are limited to the minimum number of days required to receive care and travel in the “most expeditious means” possible. Reimbursements are similarly limited to the costs associated with traveling to the closest available medical facility that provides the procedure.
Commanders and other authorities are urged to grant the requests for leave, unless it interferes with the “proper execution of the military mission,” and act promptly and with discretion given the time-sensitive nature of the reproductive services.
“Commanders or approval authorities are expected to display objectivity, compassion, and discretion when addressing all health care matters, including reproductive health care matters, and have a duty to enforce existing policies against discrimination and retaliation in the context of reproductive health care choices,” the policy noted.
They also cannot require service members to complete additional obligations, such as meeting with religious advisers or other counselors and undergoing medical testing, in order to receive their approval.
The new policies come in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last June. As some states crack down on abortion access, service members and their families may be stationed in locations where the procedure is no longer allowed.
“The practical effects of recent changes are that significant numbers of Service members and their families may be forced to travel greater distances, take more time off from work, and pay more out of pocket expenses to receive reproductive health care,” Austin said in his October memo.
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LONDON (AP) — A deepening cost-of-living crisis in Britain is about to get worse, with millions of people expected to pay about 80% more a year on their household energy bills starting in October.
The U.K. energy regulator on Friday is set to announce the latest price cap, which is the maximum amount that gas suppliers can charge customers per unit of energy. It could mean people pay up to 3,600 pounds ($4,240) a year for heating and electricity, according to analysts’ forecasts.
Scores are already struggling to make ends meet as inflation soared to 10.1% last month — the highest in 40 years — and the rapidly spiraling costs of energy and food are certain to hit the poorest the hardest.
The government is facing widespread calls to do more to offer relief, but no new measures are expected before the Conservative Party chooses a new prime minister to replace Boris Johnson.
Here’s a look at the rising energy costs in the United Kingdom:
HOW STEEP IS THE RISE?
Annual energy bills for the average household paying by direct debit have already risen by a record 54% so far this year. Now, bills are capped at 1,971 pounds ($2,320) a year, compared with about 1,200 pounds last winter.
Under the revised price cap Friday, average household energy bills are expected to jump to around 3,600 pounds a year starting in October. They will go still higher when the price cap is updated again in January, expected to exceed 4,000 pounds.
U.S. bank Citi forecast that the huge energy cost increases could drive U.K. inflation to 18% next year. The Bank of England predicts a recession starting later this year.
Charities and public health leaders warn that the rocketing bills will be a “catastrophe” for poorer people heading into winter, as growing numbers are forced to make impossible choices between heating their homes and putting food on the table.
The energy regulator, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, said the quarterly update is meant to mitigate volatility in the energy market, allowing energy suppliers to better manage their risks so there’s no sudden cost hikes for consumers.
WHY ARE ENERGY PRICES RISING?
Global oil and gas prices have been rising sharply since last year as economies worldwide recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and demand for energy surged. Russia’s war in Ukraine created an full-on energy crisis as Moscow reduced or cut off natural gas flows to European countries that rely on the fuel to power industry, generate electricity and heat and cool homes.
Shrinking supplies, higher demand and fears of a complete Russian cutoff have driven natural gas prices to record highs, further fueling inflation that has squeezed people’s ability to spend and raised the risk of a recession in Europe and the U.K.
“The market shows no sign of finding a new equilibrium,” Rystad Energy analyst Lu Ming Pang said. “Market sentiment is a mixture of price record fatigue with quiet acceptance that this new normal is here to stay.”
Although Britain only imports a small percentage of its gas from Russia, the U.K. relies more on gas than its European neighbors because it has less nuclear and renewable energy. It also does not have as much capacity to store gas, forcing it to buy on the short-term spot market that sees greater volatility in prices.
WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT RISING ENERGY PRICES?
Officials say they have set aside a package of support worth 37 billion pounds to help with the cost of living. All households will receive 400 pounds off their energy bills this winter, and millions of low-income people will get a further 650 pounds.
The measures have been widely criticized as inadequate, but no new policy is expected until after Sept. 5, when the Conservatives announce who they have chosen for a new leader.
Some, including the opposition Labour Party, have called for officials to significantly increase financial support for people and to freeze the energy price cap. Labour proposed to pay for it by extending the government’s temporary tax on the windfall profits of oil and gas companies.
Neither Liz Truss nor Rishi Sunak, the two politicians vying to become the next prime minister, appear to back such a plan.
Some critics say the U.K.’s fully privatized energy market — which can be traced back to Margaret Thatcher’s liberalization drive in the 1980s — is partly to blame for the crisis.
Giovanna Speciale, chief executive of the Southeast London Community Energy group, which helps people in need with their household bills, said the energy market is “fundamentally broken.”
Receiving “400 pounds, or 1,200 pounds in government support is not going to help very much — these are just sticking plasters,” Speciale said. “What we need to address is systemic problems. Because the system is entirely private, there’s very little that the government can do to intervene in this.”
HOW DOES THE UK COMPARE WITH EU NEIGHBORS?
Energy prices are rising in other European countries, too, but people in some countries have not seen the same level of rocketing bills as the U.K.
In France, gas prices are frozen at October 2021 levels, and the freeze has been extended until the end of the year following a government decree announced in June. Low- and middle-income households also receive 100 euros to buy gas and electricity.
In Germany, average electricity prices for households rose up to 38% over the past year. A new levy to prop up energy companies buying more expensive natural gas would add several hundred euros for an average household per year. But the government is temporarily lowering taxes on natural gas from 19% to 7% to offset those costs and has approved one-off cash subsidies.
Italy also has seen increasing calls for an energy price cap amid parliamentary election campaigns. This month, the government earmarked 8.4 billion euros to help low-income households and businesses offset the increase in energy costs, following relief it previously approved.
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Netflix, Inc. ("Netflix, Inc." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NFLX) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Netflix, Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Netflix common stock or call options, or sold put options, between January 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NFLX investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Netflix was exhibiting slower acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services; (2) the Company was experiencing difficulties retaining customers; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was losing subscribers on a net basis (4) as a result, the Company's financial results were being adversely affected; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Netflix, Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until July 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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PITTSBURGH — Dae Dae Grant’s 12 points helped Duquesne defeat Saint Bonaventure 56-54 on Saturday.
Rozier scored nine points in the first half and Duquesne went into the break trailing 31-27. Duquesne used an 8-0 second-half run to erase a four-point deficit and take the lead at 35-31 with 15:44 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Grant scored 10 second-half points.
Saint Bonaventure’s made basket that would have tied the game at the end of regulation was reviewed and ruled to have come after the final buzzer.
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Sitting in a parked car with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, the man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use the one gun in his vehicle that was modified with a binary trigger. The device allowed the gun to fire so rapidly that it sounded like an automatic weapon.
The July 14 shooting in Fargo, which killed one officer and wounded two others and a civilian, has put a spotlight on the device and other trigger modifications that are a growing concern for law enforcement.
Mohamad Barakat, 37, opened fire on the officers as they responded to a car accident. He shot from his vehicle loaded with guns, a homemade grenade, gasoline canisters, propane tanks containing improvised explosives, and more than 1,800 rounds of ammunition, police said. Barakat was killed by a fourth officer who returned fire.
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said on Friday that he believes the violence could have been the beginning of a bigger attack, as the Downtown Fargo Street Fair and the Red River Valley Fair were underway.
Wrigley noted that Barakat had four semi-automatic handguns and three semi-automatic rifles, but only one of them — the one he picked to go on his shooting rampage — had a binary trigger.
Here’s a look at the device, regulations around binary triggers and how they differ from bump stocks:
A binary trigger is a modification that allows a weapon to fire one round when the trigger is pulled and another when it is released — in essence doubling the firing capacity, firearms experts and weapons manufacturers say.
The modifications are relatively inexpensive, running a few hundred dollars depending on the model. They are also a relatively new technology, first released in 2015 partly in response to federal regulators seeking to expand the scope of banning modifications that create automatic weapons.
They are legal in most states and at the federal level. Federal regulations don’t yet cover the sale of binary trigger modifications, said Robert Spitzer, a professor at the College of William & Mary Law School whose research focuses on gun policy and politics.
“It’s a matter of technology outrunning regulation, which is not a new thing,” Spitzer said.
Some states do ban the purchase of binary triggers specifically or modifications like binary triggers generally. The manufacturer websites note that they cannot sell them to civilians in 12 states, including California, New York, Florida and others or in Washington D.C. At least one other state not listed on the seller websites has a partial ban on similar modifications, firearm law experts said.
Bump stocks are a frame or component added onto the back of semi-automatic weapons that allow them to fire like machine guns by using the recoil from an initial trigger pull to fire multiple rounds.
Under former President Donald Trump’s administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives moved to ban bump stocks after the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival where a gunman using bump stock-modified weapons killed 60 people. Federal regulators argued that bump stocks fell under 1934 and 1986 federal regulations on automatic weapons.
The ban survived multiple challenges around the country until January, when a U.S. Appeals Court in New Orleans ruled in favor of challengers who argued the federal regulations against machine guns don’t specifically cover bump stocks.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also made moves to regulate what are called “forced reset triggers,” saying they also created, in essence, machine guns out of semi-automatic weapons by adding a spring to a trigger, allowing it to reset and fire faster.
Greg Wallace, a professor at the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law who has studied firearm laws, said binary triggers work on a completely different mechanism than forced reset triggers. He said binary triggers modify the component of the trigger that holds the hammer or striking mechanism back.
Wallace said he agreed with several articles that have called binary triggers a gimmick “having little, if any, practical real-world use.”
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland’s ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march.
The state-run museum attacked “instrumentalization of the tragedy” of the 1.1 million people who were murdered at the site during World War II, arguing that it is an insult to their memory.
“It is a sad, painful and unacceptable manifestation of the moral and intellectual corruption of the public debate,” the state museum said.
The 14-second video published Wednesday by the Law and Justice party shows images of the former death camp, including the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate, and the words: “Do you really want to walk under this slogan?”
The reference is to a now-deleted tweet from journalist Tomasz Lis, who claimed that President Andrzej Duda and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski deserve to go to prison. He published the tweet amid a heated debate over a law passed by the party lawmakers and signed by Duda that is viewed by the U.S., the European Union and many Polish critics as anti-democratic.
“There will be a chamber for Duda and Kaczor,” the tweet said, using a nickname for Kaczynski.
He used the Polish word ”komora,” which can be simply a dark cell or chamber but which many in Poland associate with the gas chambers used by Germans in mass murder during the war.
Lis has since deleted the tweet and apologized.
“It is obvious that I was thinking of a cell, but I should have foreseen that people of ill will would adopt an absurd interpretation. I hope that Mr. Duda and Mr. Kaczynski will pay for their crimes against democracy, but on a human level I wish them health and long life,” Lis said. “I never wished death on anyone.”
President Duda weighed in with a tweet that implied criticism of the party that supports him. “The memory of the victims of German crimes in Auschwitz is sacred and inviolable; the tragedy of millions of victims cannot be used in political struggle; this is an unworthy act,” he said.
The purported aim of the new law is to create a commission to investigate Russian influences in Poland. But critics fear that it will be misused ahead of fall elections to target opponents, in particular opposition leader Donald Tusk. They say the commission could be used by the ruling party to eliminate its opponents from public life for a decade.
The law was approved this week by Duda, to widespread criticism in Poland and by the EU and the United States.
Critics in Poland have informally dubbed it “Lex Tusk,” and its passage has energized the political opposition. Tusk plans to lead a large anti-government march on Sunday in Warsaw, the capital.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mac Horvath hit two of North Carolina's five home runs and the 11th-overall seed Tar Heels rolled to a 15-4 win over Hofstra on Friday in the Chapel Hill Regional.
Horvath had a solo home run in the first to tie the game at 1 and a two-run homer, his 18th, in the third to put the Tar Heels on top 4-2.
The Tar Heels (39-19), who have won eight straight and 16 of 18, face the winner of Georgia-VCU on Saturday after the Pride (30-22) meet the loser.
Tomas Frick had a solo home run in the second, Danny Serretti a solo blast in the fifth and Vance Honeycutt a three-run shot to cap a seven-run seventh that made it 13-3. Honeycutt pushed his freshman home run record to a team-leading 22.
North Carolina had 17 hits, 12 of them singles, off of seven Hofstra pitchers, to improve to 30-6 at home, 20-1 against non-conference opponents.
Santino Rosso had three of Hofstra's seven hits, two of them solo home runs, and Kevin Bruggeman had a solo shot.
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A 71-year-old handyman had just hung up his tool belt to officially retire. Then he got a big chunk of change to fund his next chapter.
Johnnie Taylor, the recently retired New York resident, just won the $476 million Mega Millions jackpot — the largest ever won in the state since the game began in 2002.
"It still doesn't feel real," Taylor said.
The former handyman opted for a lump sum payment of $157 million after taxes.
He picked up the winning ticket — with numbers 23-27-41-48-51 and Mega Ball 22 — at Liberty Beer and Convenience, which will get a $10,000 bonus for selling it. The store is a regular stop for Taylor, a Queens resident who uses the local subway station near the store.
Taylor is a regular player of Mega Millions and Powerball, but his wife still didn't believe him when he told her he had finally won the golden ticket. He said he had to go online to prove his numbers were the real deal.
Now Taylor is already planning how to best use his winnings to make the most of his retirement. Up next, he's planning to travel, buy a new home and replace his 2012 Prius with a new hybrid vehicle, the New York Lottery said. He's also planning to donate to his local church.
"The New York Lottery congratulates Mr. Taylor on winning this historic jackpot, the sales for which brought millions of dollars to New York's public schools and lottery retailers across the state," said Brian O’Dwyer, New York State Gaming Commission chairman.
The previous record jackpot for the state was won on a ticket sold in 2019 in Huntington, New York. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever was a $1.53 billion pot, won in South Carolina in 2018.
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- The annual event connecting, empowering, and promoting women of color in the knowledge economy will feature 20 top-tier speakers including, Lisa Nichols, Simran Kaur and Ellie Diop.
- The tens of thousands of expected registrants worldwide will come together on Wednesday, July 27 to gain new skills and expertise that will equip them to launch a new knowledge business, or scale an existing one to incredible new heights.
- In the spirit of Think in Color, Thinkific is offering attendees the chance to build on learnings from the summit with ongoing training and coaching via an 8-week, free accelerator program.
VANCOUVER, BC, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Thinkific Labs Inc. ("Thinkific" or the "Company") (TSX: THNC), the platform shaking up the knowledge economy by empowering creators to create, market and sell their online learning products, today announced its one-of-a-kind speaker lineup for Think in Color 2022. Featuring entirely women of color, the talented roster of inspiring speakers represents the top minds in the knowledge economy, who will offer attendees useful, expert insights that address the real challenges facing women of color creators.
"Think In Color is a safe, positive space for women of color and allies to show up, show out, and grow together," said Xayli Barclay, Co-Founder and Host of Think in Color. "No matter where women are in their journeys as creators, it's critical that they have this space where they can learn from and connect with other creators who share their lived experience, and have carved out their paths as successful business owners. This standout event will leave you feeling energized, inspired and confident in your ability to build and scale your own incredible online business," said Barclay.
Key event speakers include:
Lisa Nichols - As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motivating the Masses, Inc., Lisa has developed workshops and programs that have transformed the lives of countless men and women, and altered the trajectory of businesses throughout the country and across the world.
Simran Kaur - TEDx Speaker, Best Selling Author & Founder of the worlds #1 investing podcast for women worldwide, Simran Kaur has a mission to make financial education accessible to women & minorities. Her brand has been featured in Vogue, Business Insider, CTV + more.
Ellie Diop - Ellie Diop is a Business and Strategy Coach, an author, and a speaker. She is the Founder and CEO of Ellie Talks Money and Ellievated Academy, and the host of the Get Ellievated podcast. After losing her corporate job during the pandemic, Ellie used her $1,200 stimulus check to build a multi-million dollar online coaching business in one year. After serving over 50,000 students, Ellie is still committed to assisting women to overcome their circumstances to build successful businesses so they can live the life of their dreams.
The free, virtual summit on Wednesday, July 27 is expected to attract tens of thousands of creator registrants worldwide. It will serve as an important forum for talented women of color leaders in the knowledge economy to share their insights so others can launch and scale their own powerful knowledge economy businesses. Throughout the full-day summit, attendees will have the chance to join over 18 illuminating sessions presented by 20 speakers. These include motivational keynotes, workshops on how to build and sell digital learning products, breakouts on the importance of building loyal and engaged online communities, and an illuminating roundtable confronting the issues facing women of color entrepreneurs.
To register for Think in Color 2022, click here. To see release visuals here.
FAST FACTS: Ahead of Think in Color, Thinkific conducted a survey in partnership with OnePoll that polled over 1,000 U.S. entrepreneurs to understand the different lived experiences of today's entrepreneurs. The survey findings will be discussed at Think in Color, but until then, here are some key findings:
- 39% of entrepreneurs were motivated to run their own business to bring about positive environmental/social change
- For women entrepreneurs, the most common challenge they faced was securing financing to launch, maintain and grow their business (30%). As compared to male entrepreneurs, where the most common challenge was finding the right people and managing them (32%).
- Almost a third (29%) of women of color answered that because of their race, they've had negative experiences in entrepreneurship. Only 11% of white male entrepreneurs said the same when asked the same question.
Thinkific (TSX: THNC) makes it simple for entrepreneurs and established businesses of any size to scale and generate revenue by teaching what they know. Our platform gives businesses everything they need to build, market, and sell online courses and other learning products, and to run their business seamlessly under their own brand, on their own site. Thinkific's 50,000 active creators earn hundreds of millions of dollars in direct course sales while teaching tens of millions of students. Thinkific is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and has a distributed team.
For more information, please visit www.thinkific.com.
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Maintaining ukulele strings
The ukulele is an affordable and fun instrument to play, and a good model will bring you many years of pleasure. However, most musical instruments require some degree of maintenance, and stringed instruments, in particular, need regular care to preserve their tone and playability.
While nylon strings do not deteriorate as quickly as their metal-wound counterparts, it is good practice to keep an eye on the state of your instrument and change your strings often.
When should you replace ukulele strings?
You should replace your strings once they lose their tonal brightness or show signs of wear or discoloration. This way, you can avoid inconvenient string breakages while ensuring that you sound your best and your technique is not impaired.
You may also wish to experiment with different string gauges and materials to find the combination that sounds and feels best, according to your musical preferences. This requires time and patience to replace the strings and let them settle after stretching and then to play them for a while to learn their unique qualities.
A single string often must be changed immediately following a breakage. In this instance, it is essential to be well-versed in string replacement, carry a spare set and keep the necessary tools on hand, especially if you are playing as part of an ensemble or regularly perform live.
Removing your old ukulele strings
While many players like to attack their old ukulele strings with a pair of wire cutters, this is not the recommended removal technique. Most professionals adhere to a slow and steady method, whereby the strings are slackened and replaced one at a time. This allows the instrument to adjust to the change in tension gradually and avoids undue stress on the neck.
Loosening the string
Start loosening the string by turning the ukulele’s tuning peg until it completes a couple of revolutions and the string slackens and lays against the fretboard. It can then be unwound by hand until you can entirely remove it from the instrument’s headstock.
Removing the string
Once it is free from the tuning peg, the string can be wriggled at the bridge until the knot comes loose. Nylon strings usually untie easily, but you can use a pair of needle-nose pliers if the knot is incredibly tight.
Attaching your new ukulele strings
Before taking the plunge, save yourself time and energy by arranging your strings to ensure that you don’t accidentally change the wrong one. While strings usually come packaged in the correct sequence, it doesn’t hurt to double-check!
Threading the string
Put one end of the new string back through the bridge, ensuring that your selected string coincides with the correct hole. With traditional strings, be sure to leave about three inches of string trailing from the back of the bridge to tie the knot. If you have ball-end strings or bridge pins, ignore the next step, as these don’t need to be tied.
Tying the string
Once your string is in place, take the short end up and over the top of the bridge, loop it under the long end of the string and bring it back to the bridge. Pass the string back under itself and wrap it around twice. Finally, place a finger on the knot and pull the long end of the string until the knot tightens against the bridge.
Tightening the string
Insert the free end of the string through the hole in its corresponding tuning post, then pull it back two to three frets to give you plenty of slack. You may then manually wind it around the tuning post as neatly as possible before tensioning the string using the tuning peg. The first loop must go above the string’s free end, and all others must wrap around underneath it, sandwiching the free end between the coils. Ensure tat all strings are wound in the correct direction around their tuning posts, with each facing the inside of the headstock.
Tuning the string
Take the string’s free end and snip off the excess, leaving a neatly wound capstan remaining. Repeat this process until all strings are replaced and tensioned, ready to be tuned. Be sure to stretch the strings gently, applying tension slowly. Finally, tune the strings to pitch using a set of pitch pipes or a digital tuner to ensure that you don’t over-tension the strings, as this can result in damage or even breakage.
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The Apple TV+ series Five Days at Memorial explores a terrible question: How did 45 patients die at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina? Executive producer John Ridley has answers.
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MUMBAI — Indian tax inspectors left BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai late Thursday, after nearly 60 hours questioning staff, searching their devices and copying files.
Some staff "faced lengthy questioning" and had been "required to stay overnight," the British broadcaster tweeted at 10:40 p.m. local time Thursday. "Their welfare is our priority."
The raids began Tuesday, weeks after the BBC aired a documentary critical of India's prime minister.
Around 10 BBC employees had been sleeping in their Delhi office since then. Some of the tax agents stayed overnight too. They searched the laptops and phones of some journalists as well as administrative staff.
Indian officials call this a tax "survey." But press freedom advocates say it may have more to do with a recent BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in anti-Muslim riots. His government banned it from being screened or shared online in India.
While rights groups have criticized these raids, the governments of the U.S., France and the U.K. have not. They've been celebrating a big deal Modi presided over, in which Air India is buying airplanes made by U.S., French and British companies.
The BBC said late Thursday that it "will continue to cooperate with the authorities" in India, and that its journalists "will continue to report without fear or favour."
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Friday is expected to be 'Best of the Rest' as sunny skies and some breeze will remain as temperatures will be nicely seasonal.
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Joey Reilly scored 23 points to lead four in double-figure scoring and Sacred Heart beat Hartford 77-70 on Tuesday night in a season opener.
Aidan Carpenter added 15 points for the Pioneers. Nico Galette had 13 points and Raheem Solomon 10.
Briggs McClain scored 24 points for Hartford. Pano Pavlidis added 14 points and nine rebounds. Kurtis Henderson had 12 points.
Solomon’s layup gave Sacred Heart a 63-62 lead with 7:31 remaining, and the Pioneers led the rest of the way.
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By ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN (Associated Press)
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists.
The Bajur district near the Afghan border was a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban — a close ally of Afghanistan’s Taliban government — before the Pakistani army drove the militants out of the area. Supporters of hard-line Pakistani cleric and political party leader Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam generally supports regional Islamists, were meeting in Bajur in a hall close to a market outside the district capital. Party officials said Rehman was not at the rally but organizers added tents because so many supporters showed up, and party volunteers with batons were helping control the crowd.
Officials were announcing the arrival of Abdul Rasheed, a leader of the Jamiat Ulema Islam party, when the bomb went off in one of Pakistan’s bloodiest attacks in recent years.
Provincial police said in a statement that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives vest close to the stage where several senior leaders of the party were sitting. It said initial investigations suggested the Islamic State group — which operates in Afghanistan and is an enemy of the Afghan Taliban — could be behind the attack, and officers were still investigating.
“There was dust and smoke around, and I was under some injured people from where I could hardly stand up, only to see chaos and some scattered limbs,” said Adam Khan, 45, who was knocked to the ground by the blast around 4 p.m. and hit by splinters in his leg and both hands.
The Pakistan Taliban, or TTP, said in a statement sent to The Associated Press that the bombing was aimed at setting Islamists against each other. Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, said on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that “such crimes cannot be justified in any way.”
The Afghan Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan in mid-August 2021 emboldened the TTP. They unilaterally ended a cease-fire agreement with the Pakistani government in November, and have stepped up attacks across the country.
The bombing came hours before the arrival of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Islamabad, where he was to participate in an event to mark a decade of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, a sprawling package under which Beijing has invested billions of dollars in Pakistan.
In recent months, China has helped Pakistan avoid a default on sovereign payments. However, some Chinese nationals have also been targeted by militants in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere.
Feroz Jamal, the provincial information minister, told The Associated Press that so far 44 people had been “martyred” and nearly 200 wounded in the bombing.
The bombing was one of the four worst attacks in the northwest since 2014, when 147 people, mostly schoolchildren, were killed in a Taliban attack on an army-run school in Peshawar. In January, 74 people were killed in a bombing at a mosque in Peshawar. n February, more than 100 people, mostly policemen, died in a bombing at a mosque inside a high-security compound housing Peshawar police headquarters.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Arif Alvi condemned the attack and asked officials to provide all possible assistance to the wounded and the bereaved families. Sharif later, in a phone call to Rehman, the head of the JUI, conveyed his condolences to him and assured him that those who orchestrated the attack would be punished.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad also condemned the attack. In a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, it expressed its condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims killed in the attack..
Maulana Ziaullah, the local chief of Rehman’s party, was among the dead. JUI leaders Rasheed and former lawmaker Maulana Jamaluddin were also on the stage but escaped unhurt.
Rasheed, the regional chief of the party, said the attack was an attempt to remove JUI from the field before parliamentary elections in November, but he said such tactics would not work. The bombing drew nationwide condemnation, with the ruling and opposition parties extending condolences to the families of those who died in the attack.
Rehman is considered to be a pro-Taliban cleric and his political party is part of the coalition government in Islamabad. Meetings are being organized across the country to mobilize supporters for the upcoming elections.
“Many of our fellows lost their lives and many more wounded in this incident. I will ask the federal and provincial administrations to fully investigate this incident and provide due compensation and medical facilities to the affected ones,” Rasheed said.
Mohammad Wali, another attendant at the rally, said he was listening to a speaker address the crowd when the huge explosion temporarily deafened him.
“I was near the water dispenser to fetch a glass of water when the bomb exploded, throwing me to the ground,” he said. “We came to the meeting with enthusiasm but ended up at the hospital seeing crying, wounded people and sobbing relatives taking the bodies of their loved ones.”
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(The Hill) — The homicide rate for older teenagers in the United States and the suicide rate for those in their early 20s rose during the pandemic to the highest it has been in at least 20 years, according to new research.
A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed homicide and suicide rates among those ages 10-24 from 2001-21.
The largest annual increase in homicide rates for those aged 15-19 was a 38 percent increase from 2019-20.
In 2020, the rate of homicide deaths among older teenagers was 12.3 per 100,000, a significant jump from the 8.9 per 100,000 rate in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 — which is the most recent data available — the rate of homicide deaths was 12.8 per 100,000 in the age group.
A similar jump was seen when CDC researchers looked at suicide rates for people ages 20-24. The largest annual increase between 2001-21 was in 2021 when suicide rates among those in their early 20s jumped 9 percent to 19.4 suicide deaths per 100,000.
The researchers added that while suicide rates among that age group continually increased over the 20-year period, homicide rates among the same age group increased only between 2014-20, remaining unchanged in 2021.
“In 2021, suicide and homicide were the second and third leading causes of death, respectively, for people aged 10-24 and among the top four leading causes of death for the individual age groups 10-14, 15-19 and 20-24,” the CDC research said.
The researchers noted that the suicide rates among those ages 10-14 and 20-24 exceeded the homicide rates for those age groups in 2021, the second year of the pandemic.
From 2001-21, suicide rates in the United States jumped by about 36 percent, according to the CDC. In 2021, there were more than 48,000 suicide deaths among all ages throughout the United States, according to CDC data. | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/cdc-pandemic-brought-highest-rates-of-teen-homicide-young-adult-suicide-since-2001/ | 2023-06-15 16:28:03 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/cdc-pandemic-brought-highest-rates-of-teen-homicide-young-adult-suicide-since-2001/ |
Former President Trump argued early Friday morning that filing charges against him could result in “potential death & destruction” as he railed against the possibility of an indictment by the Manhattan district attorney.
“What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leading candidate (by far!) for the Republican Party nomination, with a Crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?” Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after 1 a.m. Friday.
“Why & who would do such a thing? Only a degenerate psychopath that truely hates the USA!” Trump wrote.
The post marked an escalation in Trump’s barrage of attacks against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a grand jury is weighing whether to indict Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star to keep quiet an alleged affair during the 2016 campaign.
It is also likely to further fuel concerns that Trump is stoking violence ahead of potential charges.
Multiple outlets reported in recent weeks an indictment against Trump could be imminent in the Manhattan investigation. Trump last Saturday predicted on Truth Social that he would be arrested the following Tuesday, though advisers said the post was not based on any advance warning.
At the same time, Trump began urging his supporters to protest and “take back our nation” in response to an indictment.
Trump is scheduled to hold a rally on Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Trump’s rhetoric has alarmed some onlookers, who likened it to Trump’s calls for supporters to travel to Washington, D.C., ahead of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters stormed the Capitol building to try and stop the certification of the 2020 election results.
Some Republicans, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), have sought to tamp down Trump’s calls for protests.
The grand jury in Manhattan did not meet on Wednesday or Thursday, and any charges are not expected to be filed until next week at the earliest.
Bragg has said in an internal memo to staff that he will not be intimidated by Trump’s rhetoric. In response to a letter from House Republicans for his testimony, Bragg argued the former president “created a false expectation that he would be arrested” with his Truth Social post last weekend.
In addition to the Manhattan investigation, the Justice Department is probing Trump over his handling of classified documents upon leaving the White House, as well as his conduct around the Jan. 6 riots. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/trump-warns-of-potential-death-and-destruction-if-hes-indicted/ | 2023-03-24 15:17:48 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/trump-warns-of-potential-death-and-destruction-if-hes-indicted/ |
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — President Nayib Bukele was officially nominated by his New Ideas party Sunday to run for reelection next year, brushing aside objections from legal experts and opposition figures who say El Salvador’s constitution prohibits his candidacy.
New Ideas also announced that current Vice President Felix Ulloa would run for reelection in the ballot scheduled for Feb. 4, 2024.
Bukele is highly popular among Salvadorans because of his harsh crackdown on street gangs, but he is considered controversial internationally. He announced in September that he planned to seek a second five-year term.
That came after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, handpicked by his supporters in Congress, ruled in 2021 that his candidacy for reelection was permitted and ordered the electoral court to allow it.
Constitutional lawyers maintain that Bukele’s candidacy would violate at least four articles of the constitution, including Article 154, which states: “The presidential term will be five years and will begin and end on June 1, without the person who has held the presidency being able to continue in their functions even one more day.”
But Ulloa, who is a well-known lawyer, said Bukele just has to ask Congress for a leave of absence by Dec. 1 in order to be able to run again.
True to his populist form, Bukele depicted the announcement as a blow to financier and philanthropist George Soros.
“The Soros media say that Salvadorans can’t decide for themselves,” Bukele wrote on Twitter, his favorite medium. “But the greatest party in history spoke today, and on February 4th, 2024, the Salvadoran people will have the last word.”
While constitutional bans on reelection were once common in Latin America — where some countries have a history of “caudillo” strongmen perpetuating themselves in power — those term limits have been removed, overturned or ignored in a number of cases, including Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia.
Bukele, who maintains approval ratings above 80%, has led a crackdown on the country’s powerful street gangs that has landed more than 60,000 people in jail on suspicion of gang ties.
Despite suspending some fundamental rights for more than a year, the measures have been widely popular. Communities that lived under the constant extortion and violence of the gangs are returning to life.
But there have been thousands of complaints of rights violations, and observers say many young men appear to have been rounded up simply because of their appearance, or where they live. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-el-salvador-president-nayib-bukele-nominated-for-reelection-despite-constitutional-questions/ | 2023-07-10 18:55:33 | 1 | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-el-salvador-president-nayib-bukele-nominated-for-reelection-despite-constitutional-questions/ |
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Neo-Nazi charter made possible by weak policy
In our last episode, state officials were at a loss to explain how Bishop Sycamore High School in Columbus was able to function right under their noses with virtually no oversight.
Following an investigation spurred by the media, the so-called charter school was found to be little more than a football factory for poor and marginally-literate kids chasing a pipe dream.
"Ghost school" cheats students:Bishop Sycamore enabled by ambivalence
Bishop Sycamore was laid bare in 2021 when its football team was getting beaten so badly during a nationally televised game in Canton that the analysts on ESPN were heard expressing concern for the boys' safety.
It was later discovered that the team at times played two games a week, and that the school itself barely existed.
But Bishop Sycamore is Harvard University compared to an online charter school in Upper Sandusky in which hundreds of American children are being instructed in the elements of Nazism.
Until recently, "The Dissident Homeschool" channel on Telegram offered pro-Nazi lesson plans for elementary-age kids.
It has been subscribed to by more than 2,400 families.
This ... this ... is grooming.
Neo-Nazi homeschool uncovered in Ohio:Ohio superintendent condemns neo-Nazi home-schooling curriculum reportedly used by family
'Achtung Amerikana'
A report by Vice News reveals that antisemitism, homophobia and racism are the trifecta of the curriculum created by Logan and Katja Lawrence, who also host a neo-Nazi podcast, "Achtung Amerikana" under the pseudonyms "Mr. and Mrs. Saxon."
The couple was identified by the Anonymous Comrades Collective, a research group that specializes in antifascism.
“We are so deeply invested into making sure that that child becomes a wonderful Nazi,” Katja Lawrence reportedly remarked on one podcast. “And by homeschooling, we’re going to get that done.”
The only thing very young children need to know about Nazism is:
- Nazis are bad.
- Adolph Hitler was bad.
- See 1 and 2.
It's been learned that Katja Lawrence is an immigrant from the Netherlands. This is where upholding democracy gets tough. As a U.S. resident, Lawrence has a protected right to her views, no matter how ignorant, repugnant and false.
For most reasonable people, disseminating Nazi propaganda to children under the guise of education fits the definition of abuse — but not by law.
Nazis in Manhattan:Our democracy is being threatened through social media
The "My Little Nazi" curriculum is hardly Ohio's first go-round with problematic online/charter schooling. There have been more than 300 failed charter schools, thanks to the state's friendly, charter school lobbyist-driven policies in the Ohio Revised Code.
The state requires that home schoolers undergo 900 hours of instruction which is comparable to public systems; that homeschool families notify the local school superintendent; and that homeschool parents/teachers submit a year-end assessment of a student's performance.
Come on. Flunking your own kid means you failed as a teacher. Who's going to do that?
To be fair, it must be assumed that the vast majority of homeschooling families are operating in good faith, but there's also no specific curriculum required, which means if you wish to teach literature using "Mein Kampf" as a textbook, technically, you can do it.
The ECOT debacle
Long before the Dissident Homeschool existed, Ohio was entangled in ECOT, the Electronic School of Tomorrow, an online charter-school discovered to be a scam.
Charter school scams are a cash cow:Theodore Decker: Years after its collapse, ECOT still costs Ohio plenty
Not only did no one go to jail, the Ohio Capital Journal reports that ECOT still owes you $117 million.
What could your district do with that kind of money?
There's a belief in some circles that, despite not having any training or expertise in education, parents and parents alone should dictate what their kids are taught.
But the neo-Nazi curriculum is a perfect example of what can happen when some charters and parents are left to their own devices.
Some 90 years after Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany, he continues to wreak havoc. Ohio sent nearly 900,000 GIs to defeat the Nazis, with 23,000 dying in defense of this country. Yet, some of their own great-grandchildren are being taught that the man responsible for their deaths was a hero.
Someone, anyone, make it make sense.
Charita M. Goshay is a Canton Repository staff writer and member of the editorial board. Reach her at 330-580-8313 or charita.goshay@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @cgoshayREP | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/02/05/neo-nazi-school-in-ohio-was-made-possible-by-the-states-weak-policies/69856822007/ | 2023-02-05 15:14:30 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/02/05/neo-nazi-school-in-ohio-was-made-possible-by-the-states-weak-policies/69856822007/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Otis Taylor, one of the most prolific wide receivers in Kansas City Chiefs history, has died, sources WDAF. He was 80 years old.
Taylor is a Chiefs Hall of Famer whose name appears in the franchise record books 32 times. He still holds records for most games with 100 or more receiving yards in a season (Tied with six others with six) and highest receiving average in a season (22.36 yards per catch in 1966).
He and Len Dawson connected for 46 touchdowns, tied with Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce for most in Chiefs history. Among many other notable numbers, his 7,306 receiving yards are third in franchise history, and his 20 career games with at least 100 or more receiving yards are also third.
A 93-yard strike from Mike Livingston on Oct. 19, 1969, against the Miami Dolphins was the longest Chiefs pass completion for a touchdown until Trent Green hit Marc Boerigter for a 99-yard TD on Dec. 22, 2002, against San Diego Chargers.
In addition to being in the Chiefs Hall of Fame, many believed Taylor belonged in the Pro Football of Fame as well. He was among 25 senior candidate finalists in the most recent cycle, but he didn’t make the list when it was trimmed to 12.
Taylor was instrumental in Kansas City’s Super Bowl IV triumph, leading the team with six receptions for 81 yards and the game’s final touchdown in a 23-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
He was also said to be the greatest athlete to ever come out of Prairie View A&M.
“I grew up around the corner from Otis. Otis was a great QB in high school, great basketball player, he was just a great all-around athlete,” author Michael Hurd previously told WDAF.
“All of his former teammates who talk to me, to a man, say Otis Taylor was the best athlete to come out of Prairie View.”
WDAF profiled Taylor as part of a series highlighting the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the Chiefs, which includes an interesting story about how the franchise, then in the AFL, outfoxed the NFL to draft him.
He was a first-team All-Pro twice, finished second in MVP voting for the 1971 season, and was part of two AFL championship teams in addition to the Super Bowl IV championship.
Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt provided this statement:
“The Kansas City Chiefs organization is saddened by the passing of Otis Taylor. My family and I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Otis’ wife Regina, his sister Odell and the entire Taylor family as we mourn his passing. Otis was a Chief throughout his 11-year career, and he played an integral part in the early success of our franchise. He became a Kansas City icon with his signature touchdown in Super Bowl IV, as he helped the Chiefs bring home our first Lombardi Trophy.
He was one of the most dynamic receivers of his era, and he helped revolutionize the position. Off-the-field, he was kind and dedicated to his community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Otis’ legacy will live forever as a member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame.” | https://who13.com/news/national-news/chiefs-legend-otis-taylor-dead-at-80/ | 2023-03-10 20:18:47 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/chiefs-legend-otis-taylor-dead-at-80/ |
San Diego-based mom of two Audrey Patterson frequently vacations in an RV with her family. But she’s actually only driven an RV once — a brief stretch near Burbank, California — en route to Yosemite National Park for their 2021 summer vacation. The area northwest of downtown Los Angeles is a tangled web of freeways, tricky to navigate no matter the vehicle.
“I was super overwhelmed, and I just felt bad for everyone — especially my husband,” Patterson says.
Patterson’s husband usually drives. When it came time for the family’s summer 2022 vacation — a camping trip in Big Sur, California — her husband couldn’t drive because he was arriving a day later.
With the Burbank memory fresh on her mind, coupled with the fact that she would be solo parenting her two- and four-year-old boys, Patterson was intent on not driving an RV to Big Sur.
“My husband suggested researching if we could get an RV delivered, and I was like, ‘oh my gosh, yes,’” she says.
THE RISE OF RV DELIVERY
RV delivery is one of the latest trends in camping, upending the traditional model where you exchange your car for an RV at a rental facility. One of the biggest RV delivery operators is RVshare, a company that operates like Airbnb for RVs. And while not all RVs offered there are deliverable, RVshare said that almost 40% of its RV rentals were delivered so far in 2022, up from 27% in 2021 and 16% in 2020.
With RV delivery, you don’t have to worry about driving, gas mileage and liability. Instead, you simply arrive at a campground to an RV that’s already set up for you. Patterson rented through a similar service called Outdoorsy, which says that 70% of its listings offer delivery.
Other delivery companies own and operate the RVs themselves. Most are regional, like Southern California’s 101 RV Rentals , which delivers to campgrounds throughout Santa Barbara, California.
WHO ARE RV DELIVERIES FOR?
RV deliveries can be great for nature lovers, but that’s not the only clientele. It’s also handy for those traveling to a destination with no hotels available or a place where hotels are expensive.
RVshare said its top 2021 delivery destination was The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, a Disney-owned campground located a quick ferry ride from the Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida — and it’s getting more popular. According to RVshare, RV deliveries at Fort Wilderness for the first three quarters of 2022 were up 12% versus the same period in 2021.
The cost of a campsite at Fort Wilderness Resort, including full RV hookups, is $1,300 for a six-night stay during the first week of March 2023. For a six-person cabin at the resort over the same period, you’d pay $3,600.
Sure, the cost of an RV rental and delivery eats into the $2,300 difference. But across delivery sites like RVshare and Outdoorsy, there are dozens of available listings large enough to sleep six that cost less than $1,000 for the week, including setup and delivery. A few are even less than $500, making an RV rental one of the cheapest ways to sleep at Disney World.
LIMITATIONS OF RV DELIVERY
Some campgrounds ban delivery: Rules vary by campground and are inconsistent across state and national parks. For example, RV delivery is prohibited in Yellowstone National Park, but it’s OK for some sites at Yosemite National Park.
You can’t stop overnight wherever you want: For many, part of the charm of an RV trip is the ability to stop along the way.
Patterson says she prefers delivery if she’s driving to the campground in one day with minimal stops. But for a leisurely trip with many stops, she might default to driving the RV, especially since it gives her kids room to spread out.
Delivery fees can be confusing: Outdoorsy lets owners set delivery fees, and it means that sometimes a cheaper RV might turn out to be more expensive if delivery fees are high. Some companies charge a flat rate for delivery (typically $150-$300), while others charge by distance (typically $4-$6 per mile). Even then, most limit deliveries to a certain area, which varies by owner.
You can’t pack as much: For rentals near home, you can pack the RV from your own driveway. Otherwise, you’ll be equipped only with what you can fit in the vehicle that got you to the campground. That especially limits bulky items — such as bikes and surfboards.
BENEFITS OF RV DELIVERY
RVs can be one of the most desirable ways to camp, offering conveniences like air conditioning, kitchens, power outlets and Wi-Fi. Many of their challenges can be mitigated by delivery.
You save on gas by driving a car — not an RV — to the destination: Cruise America says, on average, its RVs get 6 mpg to 10 mpg. Instead, you drive your car — which gets better gas mileage — on the road trip and have an RV delivered from a place closer to your destination.
Insurance coverage is often cheaper: Rental company Outdoorsy requires that all renters have an insurance package that covers liability and damage. For stationary deliveries, that insurance is cheaper because you’re not paying to cover the rig on the road. Sometimes it’s less than a quarter of the cost of Outdoorsy’s comprehensive coverage to insure an RV that you’ll drive.
No onerous setup: RVs can be challenging (particularly for first-timers) to hook up, which is necessary to access fresh water, sewers and electricity.
Since Patterson has no room to store an RV if she had one, she rents every time. But each type of RV does have its downsides. With a van, she has to remove hookups and secure the items inside every time her family drives off the campsite. A detachable trailer RV provides more freedom.
“But maneuvering detachable trailers on winding roads is tough,” she says. “With RV delivery, it’s almost all upside.”
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This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Sally French is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: sfrench@nerdwallet.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian officials said, bringing new levels of death and devastation in the grinding, monthslong battle for control of eastern Ukraine that is part of Moscow’s wider war.
“Everything is completely destroyed. There is almost no life left,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday of the scene around Bakhmut and the nearby Donetsk province city of Soledar.
“The whole land near Soledar is covered with the corpses of the occupiers and scars from the strikes,” Zelenskyy said. “This is what madness looks like.”
The Kremlin, whose invasion of its neighbor 10 1/2 months ago has suffered numerous reversals, is hungry for victories. Russia illegally annexed Donetsk and three other Ukrainian provinces in September, but its troops have struggled to advance.
After Ukrainian forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson in November, the battle heated up around Bakhmut.
Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, Hanna Malyar, said Russia has thrown “a large number of storm groups” into the fight for the city. “The enemy is advancing literally on the bodies of their own soldiers and is massively using artillery, rocket launchers and mortars, hitting their own troops,” she said.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the Donetsk region’s Kyiv-appointed governor, on Tuesday described the Russian attacks on Soledar and Bakhmut as relentless.
“The Russian army is reducing Ukrainian cities to rubble using all kinds of weapons in their scorched-earth tactics,” Kyrylenko said in televised remarks. “Russia is waging a war without rules, resulting in civilian deaths and suffering.”
Wounded soldiers arrive around the clock for emergency treatment at a Ukrainian medical stabilization center near the front line around Bakhmut. Medics fought for 30 minutes Monday to save a soldier, but his injuries were too severe.
Another soldier suffered a head injury after a fragment pierced his helmet. Medics quickly stabilized him enough to transfer him to a military hospital.
“We fight to the end to save a life,” Kostyantyn Vasylkevich, a surgeon and the center’s coordinator, told The Associated Press. “Of course, it hurts when it is not possible to save them.”
The Moscow-backed leader of the occupied areas of Donetsk said Tuesday that Russia’s forces were “very close” to taking over Soledar. But the gains were coming “at a very high price,” Denis Pushilin told Russian state TV.
Control over the city would create “good prospects” for taking over Bakhmut, as well as Siversk, a town further north where Ukrainian fortifications “are also quite serious,” Pushilin said.
The U.K. Defense Ministry concurred with that appraisal of the battle developments. Russian troops alongside soldiers from the Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor, have advanced in Soledar and “are likely in control of most of the settlement,” the ministry tweeted Tuesday.
It said that taking Soledar, 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Bakhmut, was likely Moscow’s immediate military objective and part of a strategy to encircle Bakhmut. But it added that “Ukrainian forces maintain stable defensive lines in depth and control over supply routes” in the area.
The Wagner Group’s leader, Dmitry Prigozhin, confirmed in a post on a Russian social media platform Tuesday that his forces are fighting in the area and acknowledged “heavy battles” in Soledar against a Ukrainian army he said “bravely fights.”
A Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Wagner Group “has moved from being a niche sideshow of Russia’s war to a major component of the conflict,” adding that its forces now make up as much as a quarter of Russian combatants.
An exceptional feature of the fighting near Bakhmut is that some of it has taken place around entrances to disused salt mine tunnels which run for some 200 kilometers (120 miles), the British intelligence report noted.
“Both sides are likely concerned that (the tunnels) could be used for infiltration behind their lines,” it said.
In Russia, two signs emerged Tuesday that officials were grappling with the military shortcomings revealed during the conflict in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu, whose performance has been fiercely criticized in some Russian circles but who has retained Russian President Vladimir Putin’s confidence, said Tuesday that his military would use its experience in Ukraine to improve combat training.
Military communications and control systems will be improved using artificial intelligence, Shoigu said, and troops will be given better tactical gear and equipment.
The second indication of trouble involves Russia’s production of weapons and other supplies its military needs for the fight in Ukraine. The deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, warned that officials who failed to meet deadlines for such items could face criminal charges.
Putin appointed Medvedev last month to head a new commission tasked with trying to solve the military’s supply problems. Numerous reports have suggested Russia is running low on certain weapons and was sending some troops into battle with insufficient equipment and clothing.
Part of the Kremlin’s challenge is keeping up with the weapons and supplies that Western allies are providing to Ukraine.
The Patriot surface-to-air guided missile defense system is one of the weapons Ukraine is about to receive, and the Pentagon announced Tuesday that about 100 Ukrainian troops will head to Oklahoma’s Fort Sill as soon as next week to begin training on it. That will help Ukraine protect itself against Russian missile attacks. The United States pledged one Patriot battery last month, and Germany has pledged an additional system.
Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, announced Tuesday while visiting Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, that her country would also provide 40 million euros ($43 million) to help with demining, energy infrastructure and internet connections, German news agency dpa reported.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that NATO members “have become a party to the conflict, pumping weapons, technology and intelligence data into Ukraine.”
Several front-line cities in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk provinces have witnessed intense fighting in recent months.
Together, the provinces make up the Donbas, a broad industrial region bordering Russia that Putin identified as a focus from the war’s outset and where Moscow-backed separatists have fought since 2014.
Russia’s grinding eastern offensive captured almost all of Luhansk during the summer. Donetsk escaped the same fate, and the Russian military subsequently poured manpower and resources around Bakhmut.
Taking Bakhmut would disrupt Ukraine’s supply lines and open a route for Russian forces to press toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, key Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk.
Like Mariupol and other contested cities, Bakhmut endured a long siege without water and power even before Moscow launched massive strikes to take out public utilities across Ukraine.
Kyrylenko, the Donetsk region’s governor, estimated more than two months ago that 90% of Bakhmut’s prewar population of over 70,000 had fled since Moscow focused on seizing the entire Donbas.
Ukraine’s presidential office said at least four civilians were killed and another 30 wounded in Russian shelling between Monday and Tuesday.
Vitaliy Kim, the governor of the southern Mykolaiv region, said Russian forces shelled the port of Ochakiv and the area around it late Monday and again early Tuesday. He said 15 people, including a 2-year-old child, were wounded.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's parliament on Thursday passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul as protesters opposing the changes staged another day of demonstrations aimed at ringing an alarm over what they see as the country's descent toward autocracy.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition approved legislation that would protect the Israeli leader from being deemed unfit to rule over his corruption trial and claims of a conflict of interest surrounding his involvement in the legal changes. Critics say the law is tailor-made for Netanyahu, encourages corruption and deepens a gaping chasm between Israelis over the judicial overhaul.
The legal changes have split the nation between those who see the new policies as stripping Israel of its democratic ideals and those who think the country has been overrun by a liberal judiciary. The government's plan has plunged the nearly 75-year-old nation into one of its worst domestic crises.
The opposition is rooted in broad swaths of society — including business leaders and top legal officials. Even the country's military is enmeshed in the political conflict, as some reservists are refusing to show up for duty over the changes. Israel's international allies have also expressed concern.
On Thursday, protesters launched a fourth midweek day of demonstrations. They blocked major thoroughfares, set tires ablaze near an important seaport and draped a large Israeli flag and a copy of the country’s Declaration of Independence over the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City.
That's in addition to tens of thousands of people who have been showing up for weekly protests each Saturday night for more than two months.
Netanyahu's government rejected a compromise proposal earlier this month meant to ease the crisis. It said that it would slow the pace of the changes, pushing most of them to after a monthlong recess in April.
But it was plowing forward on a key part of the overhaul, which would grant the government control over who becomes a judge. The government says it amended the original bill to make the law more inclusive, but opponents rejected the move, saying the change was cosmetic and would maintain the government's grip over the appointment of judges. The measure was expected to pass next week.
The law to protect Netanyahu passed 61-47 in Israel's 120-seat Knesset, or parliament.
It stipulates that a prime minister can only be deemed unfit to rule for health or mental reasons and that only he or his government can make that decision. It comes after the country's attorney general has faced growing calls by Netanyahu opponents to declare him unfit to rule over his legal problems. The attorney general has already barred Netanyahu from involvement in the legal overhaul, saying he is at risk of a conflict of interest because of his corruption trial.
Netanyahu is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals involving wealthy associates and powerful media moguls. He denies wrongdoing and dismisses critics who say he could find an escape route from the charges through the legal overhaul his government is advancing.
The government says the changes are necessary to restore a balance between the executive and judicial branches, which they say has become too interventionist in the way the country is run.
Critics say the government, Israel's most right-wing ever, is pushing the country toward authoritarianism with its overhaul, which they say upends the country's fragile system of checks and balances. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/israel-passes-law-protecting-netanyahu-as-17855415.php | 2023-03-23 08:30:22 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/israel-passes-law-protecting-netanyahu-as-17855415.php |
(The Hill) — Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare,” sold more than 1.4 million copies in a single day — a record-breaker — according to its publisher.
The English language edition of “Spare” went on sale on Tuesday.
The numbers released Wednesday — which include hardcover, e-book and audiobook editions sold in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom — make the 38-year-old British royal family member’s book the “largest first-day sales total for any nonfiction book” ever published by Penguin Random House.
The first-day sales totals for “Spare” outpaced some of the publisher’s previous record-breakers. In 2020, former President Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies. Michelle Obama’s 2018 book “Becoming” sold 725,000 copies in its first day on store shelves.
Harry has been on a promotional blitz ahead of the book’s release, appearing on “60 Minutes,” “Good Morning America” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” this week.
In the memoir, he details what led to him and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to ultimately step down as full-time working members of the royal family and move to California in 2020. The father of two also opens up about his struggles with grief following the 1997 death of his mother, Princess Diana, his criticism of the British press and his often-thorny relationship with his family. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/prince-harrys-spare-sells-a-record-setting-1-4m-copies-in-a-day/ | 2023-01-12 15:44:25 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/prince-harrys-spare-sells-a-record-setting-1-4m-copies-in-a-day/ |
Zero-edge pools
As summer approaches, you might like to take a dip (don’t forget the sunscreen). Appearing as if you are at the edge of a waterfall, an infinity pool offers a beautiful sight from within and without. It features at least one edge where the water flows over the side, creating a visual illusion that there is no edge at all.
An infinity, or vanishing-edge pool, was designed to enhance the sensory experience of a typical swimming pool. When built in the right location, an infinity pool eliminates boundaries between you and the great expanse beyond. While infinity pools are associated with luxury lifestyles, they are becoming increasingly common and accessible worldwide.
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Infinity pool purpose
Illusion
An infinity pool tricks the eye, giving the impression that the pool is limitless, extending into the horizon or over an edge. Depending on where the infinity pool is located, it may feel like the pool is connected to another body of water, such as a lake or ocean, or cascades off the side of a building.
While this illusion may be initially jarring when you’re in it, for many, it creates a strong connection with the surrounding area. Such pools are associated with photogenic, breathtaking or humbling views.
Use
Most infinity pools are for relaxation, where users can wade, drink and bask in the sun. They are geared toward adults, particularly the ones constructed at luxury resorts. While they are safe to use, some private infinity pools may forbid kids. They are less designed with swimming or playing in mind and more about enjoying views and feeling at peace.
Some reflecting pools may incorporate the edgeless design, enhancing its aesthetic. These may be constructed in public gardens, memorial sites or national monuments.
How an infinity pool works
Design
Infinity pools call for careful planning and elaborate engineering to achieve the unique design. They need to be well-supported in the ground or structure due to the unique locations they inhabit, which are typically in tall buildings or alongside cliffs or hills.
To create the infinity edge, a side of the pool is constructed to be slightly below the water level, typically a fraction of an inch. Below the edge is a trough or basin that collects the falling water and recycles it back into the pool. This allows the water to flow slowly and calmly over the edge and return back. An infinity pool may have one or more infinity edges.
Location
An infinity pool’s location is crucial to its visual impact. An infinity pool in a closed-off backyard, where the edge drops a few feet, does not have the same impact as ones that look out at a distance.
The best infinity pools are often found in two kinds of places. The first are those situated on the top floors of luxury high-rise hotels where they can provide a unique view of a city with the sense you might fall over the side. These pools tend to have a social atmosphere, paired with fancy cocktails and lively music.
Infinity pools are also frequently built in tropical resorts, where they are positioned along a coast and give the impression they extend into an ocean, blurring the line between manufactured structures and natural waters. These pools are often billed as introspective and calming and usually positioned to view a beautiful sunrise or sunset.
While most infinity pools are constructed by businesses, they may be built on private residences as well, though, for a high price.
Maintenance
Infinity pools require a bit more maintenance than a traditional pool. In addition to investing in a skimmer and pool cleaner to tend to the main structure, users need to carefully and frequently clean the basin as well. Any debris will need to be removed from the basin quickly to keep water cycling back to the main pool.
Notable infinity pools
Address Beach Resort
This luxury hotel in Dubai boasts the highest infinity pool globally, sitting atop a skyscraper at almost 1,000 feet above the ground. It follows a portion of the exterior on the 77th floor, extending over 300 feet long and over 50 feet wide.
The hotel is situated along Dubai’s beachfront, offering a unique view of the city for those who aren’t afraid of heights. However, the pool is only open to hotel guests.
Aura Skypool
This pool is also located in Dubai, having bowed only a few months after the Address Beach Resort pool in 2021. The Aura Skypool has the distinction of being the first 360-degree infinity pool in the world. The pool extends around the entirety of the building, with every edge seemingly falling off into the sky.
On the 55th floor, the pool is roughly 600 feet above the ground, offering views in every direction of iconic landmarks and beautiful beaches.
Fountains at Versailles
The historic Palace of Versailles is home to stunning landscapes, beloved works of art and dozens of fountains and pools. One such pool, in which statues of animals are seen battling, is credited with being the first, albeit simple, infinity pool. Built in the 1600s, the reflecting pool features a submerged edge to allow water to flow over the side to another pool below.
Elrod House
A private residence in Palm Springs, California, shot to fame in the 1970s when it was featured in the James Bond film “Diamonds Are Forever.” Designed by American architect John Lautner, it features a large, open-air circular living room with a canonical ceiling and a pool with a modest infinity edge.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while a regional official said three people were killed when Moscow’s troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people from Russian-occupied areas to Ukrainian-held territory along a flooded front line far to the south.
The battlefield showdown in the southeast and chaotic scenes from inundated southern Ukraine marked the latest upheaval and bloodshed in Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its 16th month.
Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the Kherson region, said on his Telegram account that a 74-year-old man who tried to protect a woman was among those who died in the attack on evacuees, which wounded another 10. An Associated Press team on site saw three ambulances drop off injured evacuees at a hospital, one of whom was splattered with blood and whisked by stretcher into the emergency room.
The Kherson region straddles the Dnieper River and has suffered heavy flooding since last week’s breach of a dam that Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of causing. Russian forces occupy parts of the region on the eastern side of the river.
Many civilians have said Russian authorities in occupied areas were forcing would-be evacuees to present Russian passports before taking them to safety. Since then, many small boats have shuttled from Ukrainian-held areas on the west bank across the river to rescue desperate civilians stuck on rooftops, in attics and other islands of dry amid the deluge.
To the northeast, nearly half-way up the more than 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, Ukrainian forces said they drove out Russian fighters from the village of Blahodatne, in the partially occupied Donetsk region. Ukraine’s 68th Separate Hunting Brigade posted a video on Facebook that showed soldiers installing a Ukrainian flag on a damaged building in the village.
Myroslav Semeniuk, spokesman for the brigade, told The Associated Press that an assault team captured six Russian troops after entering several buildings where some 60 soldiers were holed up. “The enemy keeps shelling us but this won’t stop us,” Semeniuk said. “The next village we plan to reclaim is Urozhayne. After that, (we’ll proceed) further south.”
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian troops in the area had advanced up to 1.5 kilometers (about a mile) and had taken control of another village, Makarivka.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukrainian counteroffensive actions were underway. But while the recapture of Blahodatne pointed to a small Ukrainian advance, Western and Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly cautioned that efforts to expel Russian troops more broadly are expected take time. Russia has made much of how its troops have held their ground elsewhere.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday continued to insist that it was repelling Ukrainian attacks in the area. It said in a statement that Ukrainian attempts at offensive operations on the southern Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia axes of the frontline over the past 24 hours had been “unsuccessful.”
Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-installed official in the Zaporizhzhia region, insisted that Blahodatne and two other villages in the region were in a “gray area” in terms of who controls them. However, Rogov said in a Telegram post that Russian fighters had been forced to leave the village of Neskuchne in the Donetsk region. In a video, fighters identifying themselves as members of a Ukrainian volunteer force claimed to have taken the village.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that that Ukraine’s counteroffensive had started, and said Ukrainian forces were taking “significant losses.”
In other developments:
Ukrhydroenergo, Ukraine’s hydropower generator, said Sunday that water levels on a reservoir above the ruptured Kakhovka dam continued to decline — at 9.35 meters (30 feet, 6 inches) on Sunday morning, marking a drop of more than seven meters since the dam break on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, below the dam, Prokudin said water levels on the Ukrainian-held west bank were receding, even if more than 32 settlements remained flooded. He said conditions were worse on the Russian-occupied eastern bank, which sits at a lower elevation and where water levels were slower to drop back down.
Also Sunday, the Russian military accused Ukrainian forces of attacking — albeit unsuccessfully — one of its ships in the Black Sea.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the attempted attack took place when six unmanned speedboats targeted Russia’s Priazovye reconnaissance vessel that was “monitoring the situation and ensuring security along the routes of the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the southeastern part of the Black Sea.”
All the speedboats were destroyed by the Russian military, and the ship didn’t sustain any damage, the ministry said. The claim could not be independently verified, and Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment.
Ukraine and Russia reported exchanging scores of prisoners of war on Sunday; Russia said 94 of its soldiers were freed and Yermak said 95 Ukrainians were released.
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has signed a decree ordering all Russian volunteer formations to sign contracts with the ministry by July 1, according to his deputy Nikolai Pankov. The move would give the formations legal status and allow them to receive the same state benefits as contract soldiers.
Observers say the move likely targets the Wagner private military company. Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has a long-running feud with the Russian military, said Sunday that the group would not sign such contracts “precisely because Shoigu cannot manage military formations normally.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ukraine-says-it-recaptured-a-village-russia-insists-it-is-repelling-attacks/ | 2023-06-12 14:18:09 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ukraine-says-it-recaptured-a-village-russia-insists-it-is-repelling-attacks/ |
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With his family in tow, Gov.-elect Wes Moore walked across the stage at his election night victory party Tuesday and into the history books: for the first time since the office was founded, Maryland will have a Black governor.
“You’ll never see a first Black governor in Maryland again,” said Amy Dacey, the executive director of American University Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, where Moore was a fellow last year. “That barrier has been broken.”
Aside from Moore, who is the state’s first and the nation’s third Black governor, Maryland will see a series of other historic firsts after Democrats swept the top of the ticket Tuesday. They are the first immigrant and Asian American lieutenant governor in Aruna Miller, the first Black attorney general in Anthony Brown and, in Brooke Lierman, the first female comptroller and first woman directly elected to statewide office.
“I might be the first person across this bridge,” Moore told the press after declaring victory in the race to succeed outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan. “I also just know that I’m not crossing alone and I’m very, very cognizant of the shoulders I’m standing on.”
Each candidate took to the stage after their races were called at their joint election night party at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront near the Inner Harbor evening. While all acknowledged the historic significance of their respective victories, each candidate-elect clarified that they are eager to get to work.
“Here’s the thing: Wes Moore or I or anyone in this room do not get to decide when we’re born, our race, our skin color, our gender, our sexual orientation, our socioeconomic background or our abilities,” Lt. Gov.-elect Miller said after declaring victory Tuesday night. “But what we do get to decide is how we live our lives so we can improve the lives of others.”
Miller immigrated to the United States from India in 1972 at age 7.
She is the second woman to hold the position of lieutenant governor. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend became the first when she was elected alongside former Gov. Parris Glendening in 1994. Miller will succeed Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford when he and Hogan meet their term limit in January.
Although women have served as treasurer [not a directly elected position] and lieutenant governor, a position elected in tandem with the governor in Maryland, a woman had never been elected directly to a statewide office until this week. Lierman, a state delegate from Baltimore, became the first when she was elected comptroller.
“Tonight, Maryland has shown America what true representation looks like,” she said in her victory speech Tuesday. “Thank you all for making me a part of that.”
In Maryland, the comptroller oversees state income tax collection; imposes state taxes on gasoline, alcohol and tobacco; and has a seat on the three-person Board of Public Works, which approves major state contracts. Lierman will join Moore and state Treasurer Dereck E. Davis on the Board of Public Works in January.
She will be taking over from Comptroller Peter Franchot, who is ending his decadeslong career in Maryland politics after an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid against Moore. He has held the office for four terms.
Congressman Brown will become Maryland’s first Black attorney general.
“The history to be made and the barriers that have been broken are not what you see on this stage tonight,” Brown said as he declared victory. “It’s what we do together, and the weeks, the months, the years ahead.”
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Brown served as former Gov. Martin O’Malley’s lieutenant governor during his second term, which made him the second Black man to hold the position following Michael Steele who held the post under Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
Brown is succeeding Attorney General Brian Frosh, who is capping off a three-decade political career at the end of his second term.
Moore said during his campaign that he’s “not running to make history,” but rather to make societal issues like child poverty or the racial wealth gap “history.”
“I think that message really resonated with a lot of folks,” said Sam Novey, the consulting community scholar for University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement.
Across the country, other election firsts took place. A state had never elected women to the top two governmental spots — governor and lieutenant governor — until Arkansas and Massachusetts both did so Tuesday.
Of the firsts in Maryland, Dacey said it’s “incredible” to see and that it “makes for better representation.”
“Hopefully we get to a place where firsts aren’t a part of the conversation,” Dacey said. | https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/elections/bs-md-pol-historic-slate-2022-election-20221110-hki2yrf4zva7pjoqkhok23w7jq-story.html | 2022-11-10 10:42:26 | 1 | https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/elections/bs-md-pol-historic-slate-2022-election-20221110-hki2yrf4zva7pjoqkhok23w7jq-story.html |
Expert advice on making your money work for you, both financially and in a socially conscious way
Target investments with return rates that mirror inflation
InvestigateTV - During times of high inflation, experts advise you find ways to maximize your investment returns. However for some, it is equally as important to put their money into socially conscious companies.
Danetha Doe is the creator of Money & Mimosas, a website where you can learn about building wealth in socially and environmentally friendly ways. She said it is important to be more mindful about how we spend, invest and save our money.
For example, if inflation is hovering around 8.6%, Doe explained that that you should look for a return as close as possible to 8.6%.
“If you look at your savings account, unfortunately, your savings account is not one of those places.” Doe continues, “Most savings accounts hover around 1% or less.”
Doe suggested looking for an investing platform like Steward, which allows you to invest in farmers practicing sustainability. Steward guarantees a 4.5% return.
While 4.5% doesn’t match 8.6% inflation, it’s still much closer than your savings account.
Another option if you care about sustainability is Carbon Collective’s 401(k) plan, which is a green plan. They only invest in sustainable products and companies.
For more information on investing, Investor.gov is filled with advice, explanations, and resources for all levels of investors.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has detailed information about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Funds.
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GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) _ LegalZoom.com Inc. (LZ) on Thursday reported a loss of $13.2 million in its second quarter.
The Glendale, California-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 5 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 1 cent per share.
The online platform for legal services posted revenue of $163.9 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $160.2 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, LegalZoom said it expects revenue in the range of $149 million to $151 million.
The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $612 million to $616 million.
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Chicago-Based Lighten Offers Inexpensive Memorial Planning
CHICAGO, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditional funerals are expensive. The costs of a burial plot, casket, memorial, funeral home visitation, and headstone leave many people unable to afford it all. The present economy is causing people to seek lower-cost options.
Lighten, a Chicago-based, nationally-facing startup, says many families are seeking inexpensive options for funerals and memorial services. Lighten offers modern, personalized memorial services, held either virtually or in uplifting locations outside the funeral home environment.
CEO Alexandra Koys, who founded Lighten in 2019 during her MBA studies at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, says that even when finances are tight, a memorial service for a loved one is not something many families feel they can go without: "They tell us it is still so important to create something meaningful and dignified for their loved ones. Coming together for a memorial service is the way that they honor their loved one's life. It is also often an important part of the healing process for family and friends."
Lighten offers 5 recommendations for consumers who want to create inexpensive memorials:
- Virtual memorials offer substantial flexibility and cost savings. Out-of-town participants may not be able to afford travel expenses or the time away from work. Virtual memorials allow people to participate fully with little expense.
- Cremation is cost-effective when compared with a casket burial. Not all cultural observances permit cremation but where it is an option, consumers can save money.
- Pot-luck meals during a memorial at home can be more affordable than planning a large reception in a restaurant. Attendees can prepare dishes that remind them of their loved one.
- A digital display of photos is often less expensive than spending money to print a photo display.
- An online memorial page that allows guests to sign their name and leave a condolence note is often more affordable than purchasing a hard-cover guestbook.
Virtual memorials provide welcome relief to grieving people who want to celebrate a life well-lived inexpensively.
The NFDA lists the median price of a traditional funeral and casket burial as $9,420. Lighten's virtual memorials can be held for as little as $1,900. Cremation in many cities can be found for less than $1,000.
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PLANO, Texas (AP) _ BGSF, Inc. (BGSF) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $3.2 million.
The Plano, Texas-based company said it had net income of 30 cents per share.
The staffing company posted revenue of $74.1 million in the period.
BGSF shares have declined 10% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $12.87, a climb of 5.5% in the last 12 months.
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DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sat down with “Colorado Point of View” host Matt Mauro to discuss abortion rights, the 12th District Attorney controversy, the rise in crime and other topics on this week’s episode.
FOX31’s Data Desk analyzed stats from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and those numbers show violent crime increased significantly in the last 14 years.
“We’ve worked hard on some critical prosecutions including homicides in Pueblo, efforts praying on the Asian community in Fort Collins and a bicycle theft ring in Boulder,” Weiser said. “We’ve worked hard to support law enforcement, providing mental health services, providing $5 million for recruitment and retention, working on how to improve training.”
Watch the full episode that aired on Colorado’s Very Own Channel 2 at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the player above. | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/colorado-point-of-view-full-episode-7-17-22/ | 2022-07-18 18:56:48 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/colorado-point-of-view-full-episode-7-17-22/ |
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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TORNADO WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1243 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN VICTORIA...EAST CENTRAL GOLIAD AND NORTH CENTRAL REFUGIO
COUNTIES...
At 1243 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles west of McFaddin, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
McFaddin around 100 PM CST.
This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 588 and 598.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS AUSTIN BEE
BRAZORIA CALHOUN CHAMBERS
COLORADO FORT BEND GALVESTON
GOLIAD HARDIN HARRIS
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON
LIBERTY MATAGORDA NEWTON
ORANGE REFUGIO SAN PATRICIO
VICTORIA WALLER WHARTON
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- Mesirow Equity Management awarded five new mandates
- Appointments span small cap value and small-mid cap value
- Wins reflect strong performance and differentiated strategies that combine bottom-up, fundamental analysis with top-down, thematic considerations
CHICAGO, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesirow Equity Management (MEM), an institutional asset manager focused exclusively on investing in small cap and small-mid cap equities, has been awarded five new mandates since year-end.
Reflecting investors' desire for capital appreciation and protection of capital in down markets, these new clients have awarded approximately $180 million, in the aggregate, across Mesirow's small cap value and small-mid cap equity portfolios.
"We are pleased to welcome these new clients and look forward to helping them achieve their investment goals in this uncertain economic environment," said Kathryn Vorisek, Head of Mesirow Equity Management and Portfolio Manager. "Our focus remains on selecting investment opportunities with attractive valuations and identifiable catalysts that we believe will drive accelerating earnings and cash flow growth."
In an environment marked by stubborn inflation, interest rate increases and choppy markets, each of the four institutional strategies managed by MEM is outperforming its relative benchmark year-to-date and on a one-, three-, five- and ten-year basis or since inception.
"Our differentiated process incorporates macroeconomic analysis as well as top-down, thematic considerations such as monetary and fiscal policy, geopolitical influences and fiscal regulatory issues," said Leo Harmon, MEM Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager. "We believe these characteristics distinguish us from most other small cap equity investors and enable thoughtful decisions that have delivered long-term success for our clients."
To read more about what differentiates Mesirow Equity Management, visit "Diverse Portfolio: A Conversation with Kathryn Vorisek and Leo Harmon."
About Mesirow Equity Management
Mesirow Equity Management (MEM) is an institutional asset manager focused exclusively on investing in small cap and small-mid cap value and core equities. For more information, please visit mesirow.com/equity.
About Mesirow
Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with locations around the world, we serve clients through a personal, custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good. With capabilities spanning Global Investment Management, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, and Advisory Services, we invest in what matters: our clients, our communities, and our culture. To learn more, visit mesirow.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Mesirow was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business and one of the Top 100 RIA firms by Barron's.
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2022 Barron's Top RIAs (Received September 2022 for the year 2021 – Licensing fees paid post award for use of the ranking). In order to be considered for the Barron's 2022 Top RIA Firms list, applicants were required to complete a 145-question survey, with the firm's ADV informing the majority of responses. Firms were also required to meet a number of other specified requirements to be eligible for inclusion. Firms were ranked based on various qualitative and quantitative factors, including assets managed, the size and experience of teams, regulatory records of the advisors and firms, technology spending, staff diversity, organic and M&A growth, client segmentation as well as succession planning. Rankings and/or recognition by unaffiliated rating services and/or publications are not indicative of a firm's future performance nor do they evaluate the quality of services provided to clients or guarantee that he/she will experience a certain level of results if Mesirow is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services, nor should they be construed as a current or past endorsement of Mesirow by any of its clients.
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When it comes to food, New Jersey is known for many things such as pizza and pork roll. Don't count us out when it comes to coffee.
With all the hustle and bustle involved in the average New Jersey resident's day, coffee is essential. It doesn't matter whether you're living in the cities of North Jersey or the vacation spots at the shore.
In fact, as the former owner of two Jersey shore coffee houses, Coffee Dot Comedy in Sea Isle City and the Daily Grind in Ocean Grove, I know firsthand how much people at the Jersey shore love their coffee.
With respect to that, I asked my social media following where the best coffee houses at the Jersey Shore were, especially since my two places no longer exist.
Below is what they came up with. (And see
this other article for their coffee shop and cafe recommendations for Central Jersey.)
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Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is on the verge of starting in his third All-Star Game.
And if Contreras has his way, he won’t be the only Cubs player heading to Dodger Stadium in less than three weeks.
Contreras is an All-Star Game finalist among National League catchers, the league announced Thursday, after he finished with the most votes at his position during Phase 1 of the process. Contreras is up against the Atlanta Braves’ Travis d’Arnaud in the next round of voting to determine who will start for the NL on July 19. The next voting phase runs from Tuesday through Friday. The starters will be announced July 8 while the rest of the All-Star Game rosters will be revealed at 4:30 p.m. July 10.
Third baseman Patrick Wisdom (seventh), shortstop Nico Hoerner (10th) and Ian Happ (14th) were among the top vote-getters at their respective positions.
Wisdom went 3-for-6 against the Reds on Thursday at Wrigley Field, hitting two home runs — including a grand slam — and driving in six runs in the Cubs’ 15-7 rout. Rookie Christopher Morel went 5-for-5 with a home run, scored three runs and drove in two, and Narciso Crook had two hits in his major-league debut as the Cubs had 23 hits and took two of three in the series.
It would represent Contreras’ third All-Star Game (2018, 2019), all of which he would’ve started. Notably, Contreras would become just the fourth player in Cubs history with at least three fan elections, joining Ryne Sandberg (nine), Sammy Sosa (five) and Andre Dawson (four). In 67 games, Contreras owns a .283/.397/.520 slash line with 13 home runs, 17 doubles, 157 OPS+ and 2.9 fWAR.
“When you start an All-Star Game, it makes you feel good,” Contreras, 30, said before the game. “At the same time, it means that you’re making progress in every area in baseball, not just hitting, but defensively. It takes a whole team to keep proving yourself.”
The honor might be doubly special for Contreras, beyond it possibly being his last All-Star Game with the Cubs. His younger brother, William, is also a finalist for NL designated hitter, going up against Philadelphia Phillies reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper in the upcoming round of voting. However, Harper suffered a fractured left thumb and underwent surgery this week, which will require him to be replaced if he makes the team.
Contreras, though, doesn’t want to look too far ahead.
“Hopefully he makes it there,” Contreras said. “I’m not thinking about it because a lot of things can change from now on. But if we can make it together, I’m really sure that we will we both enjoy it a lot, and my family would be really proud and we’ll want to enjoy it.”
Contreras had been using his social media presence to try to help Happ garner enough fan support to be voted in. But with Phase 1 voting complete, Happ’s path to the All-Star Game now must come from MLB player ballot choices, selections made by the Commissioner’s Office or as an injury replacement.
Contreras believes Happ didn’t get the fan votes he needed because he isn’t as well known outside of Chicago than some other outfielders. The NL outfield finalists are Mookie Betts, Joc Pederson, Starling Marte and Adam Duvall.
“If you see his stats, he’s doing everything,” Contreras said. “His name is probably not that big, but his stats are bigger. That’s one thing as a human being you need to see and the work he’s done this year is impressive. I 100% know he deserves to be there.
“If we looked at stats and who deserves to be there, he is one of them.”
Happ, who went 2-for-3 on Thursday, appreciates support from Contreras, his teammate the last six years.
“That relationship you get playing with somebody for that long, I try not to take it for granted all of those little moments that we’ve had for all these years,” Happ told the Tribune Thursday. “And then how much it means to you to root that guy on when that guy has success, I think that’s a really special bond you get. I’m so proud of what he’s done.
This time a year ago, amid a dismal first half, it would have been hard to envision Happ being a contender to make the All-Star team. But he has been the Cubs’ most valuable player in 2022 behind Contreras. Happ entered Thursday leading the team in hits and tied for the most RBIs. He has given the Cubs much-needed offensive consistency, hitting .280 with a .382 on-base percentage, both career highs, with a 134 OPS+ and 2.1 fWAR.
“What that means to me to have gone through what the first half was last year, to kind of feel like I really carried over all that progress (in the second half) is really cool,” Happ told the Tribune.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Vikings beat the Bills in overtime. If not for an officiating mistake, they might have won in regulation.
The NFL’s senior vice president of officiating acknowledged there was a breakdown in the instant replay process after a pivotal play late in Minnesota’s 33-30 win over Buffalo on Sunday.
Gabe Davis’ 20-yard reception along the sideline with 24 seconds left in regulation should have been reviewed before the Bills ran another play, Walt Anderson told a pool reporter after the game. The catch happened during Buffalo’s five-play, 69-yard drive that ended with Tyler Bass hitting a 29-yard field goal to force overtime with 2 seconds left.
“Even though it happens fast and Buffalo hurries to the line of scrimmage for the next play, if the replay official can’t confirm that it was a catch on that long of a completed pass, we should stop play to ensure it was a catch,” Anderson said.
On replays, it appeared that Davis did not secure the ball while falling out of bounds.
“It would have been reversed to an incomplete pass because he did not maintain control of the ball after he hit the ground and the ball touched the ground out of bounds,” Anderson said.
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said the catch happened in front of him on the sideline. He was unable to challenge the ruling because it occurred in the final 2 minutes, and said he did not get an explanation from officials.
“I didn’t think it was a catch,” O’Connell said. “In that mode, that needs to be something they need to review from up top, or possibly New York. We didn’t get any clarification on that. I did ask.”
Anderson said league officials will review the video and audio from the game to determine why there wasn’t a replay.
“I’ll have to find out from the replay official exactly what he didn’t feel like he saw to stop the game,” Anderson said.
O’Connell said there might have been another officiating error in overtime that could have affected the result. He questioned whether the Bills had 12 defenders on the field when Minnesota running back Dalvin Cook was tackled for a 3-yard loss on first-and-goal from the Bills 2.
The Vikings kicked what turned out to be the winning field goal three plays later, but a touchdown on the opening drive of overtime would have ended the game without giving the Bills’ offense a chance to respond.
Anderson credited replay officials for making the right decision on two key plays in the final minute of regulation.
He said replays showed Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins’ shoulder was down before he extended the ball over the goal line on fourth-and-goal from the half-yard line with 49 seconds remaining.
On the next play, Bills quarterback Josh Allen muffed the snap, which was recovered by Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks for a touchdown.
Anderson said replays clearly showed Allen losing the ball, and officials properly stayed with the call on the field — a Vikings touchdown — after various camera angles were unable to confirm who made the recovery.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on Tuesday pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities.
Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha soldier who lives in Britain, reached the peak of the world's highest mountain last week.
“My main aim for the rest of my lifetime is going to be working to bring awareness about disability,” Magar said on his return to Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.
As a soldier in a Gurkha regiment in the British army, Magar lost both his legs in Afghanistan when he accidently stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010.
Hundreds of supporters and officials, including Nepal's tourism minister, greeted him at Kathmandu's airport and offered him garlands.
He was taken from the airport in an open truck decorated with flowers and waved at people along the way.
“We all have our own weaknesses and disabilities, but instead of the weaknesses we should be focusing on our strength, and only then we can all lead a better and meaningful life,” he said.
He said the climb up the 29,032-foot mountain was not easy and he thought several times about quitting because of his family.
“I had made the promise that I will have to return for the sake of my son,” he said.
On the way to the summit he ran out of oxygen in the tank he was carrying.
"This was the first time I experienced what it is to be deprived of oxygen. I had the tingling sensation, my hands and feet were cold and I was gasping for breath," he said.
He was able to get more oxygen from his climbing partners, but then battled with bad weather as he approached the summit, which he reached late in the afternoon because of his slow pace. Most climbers try to reach the top in the morning because conditions become dangerous later in the day.
He said he saw rescuers pulling the bodies of two dead climbers along the way.
After his successful climb, “I hugged all the Sherpas and cried like a baby, I was so happy,” Magar said in a video released by his press office. "My lifetime goal is to change the perceptions people have of disability. My life changed in a blink of an eye. But whatever happens, you can still lead a fulfilling life.”
“If a double above-knee amputee can climb Everest, you can climb whatever mountain you face, as long as you are disciplined, work hard and put everything into it,” he said.
Magar was born in a remote mountain village in Nepal and later was recruited by the British army as a Gurkha. He now lives with his family in Canterbury, England.
Hundreds of Nepalese youths are recruited every year to work as Gurkha soldiers, who are known for their fighting skills and bravery.
In addition to dealing with his own disabilities, Magar also had to battle with legal issues because Nepal's government had banned disabled people from climbing high mountains. A case was filed in the Supreme Court, which overturned the ban, allowing Magar to continue his plan to climb Everest.
During the coronavirus pandemic, the government halted mountaineering, further delaying Magar's plan. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/first-double-amputee-everest-climber/507-43395123-1add-480e-9bcb-86abe1cd9355 | 2023-05-24 14:35:43 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/first-double-amputee-everest-climber/507-43395123-1add-480e-9bcb-86abe1cd9355 |
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Reported Net Income of $344 million for the second quarter 2022, compared to reported Net Income of $506 million for the second quarter 2021
- Diluted EPS of $0.34 for the second quarter 2022, compared to $0.46 per share for the second quarter 2021. Excluding Special Items, Diluted EPS of $0.35 per share for the second quarter 2022, compared to $0.48 per share for the second quarter 2021
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $1.811 billion for the second quarter 2022, compared to $2.109 billion1 for the second quarter 2021, excluding Special Items of $47 million and $20 million, respectively
- Reported Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $1.396 billion for the second quarter 2022
- Generated Free Cash Flow of $668 million for the second quarter 2022, compared to $1.044 billion for the second quarter 2021, excluding cash paid for Special Items of $33 million and $51 million, respectively
- Reiterated full-year 2022 financial outlook measures
- Completed the $2.7 billion divestiture of its Latin American business to Stonepeak on August 1
DENVER, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LUMN) reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"We improved our revenue trajectory and accelerated the number of Quantum Fiber locations enabled in the second quarter. In addition, we closed the divestiture of our Latin America business on August 1 and expect to close the divestiture of our 20-state ILEC business early in the fourth quarter of this year," said Jeff Storey, president and CEO of Lumen. "We announced our new Business segment product categories, which further sharpens our focus as we position Lumen to generate profitable revenue growth."
Total Revenue was $4.612 billion for the second quarter 2022, compared to $4.924 billion1 for the second quarter 2021.
Financial Results
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow, excluding Special Items, was $668 million in the second quarter 2022, compared to $1.044 billion in the second quarter 2021.
As of June 30, 2022, Lumen had cash and cash equivalents of $360 million. On August 1, 2022, we received approximately $2.7 billion of cash upon selling our Latin American business and on August 3, 2022 repaid approximately $700 million on our consolidated term loan indebtedness.
2022 Financial Outlook
The company reiterated its full-year 2022 financial outlook measures detailed below:
Investor Call
Lumen's management team will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET today, August 3, 2022. The conference call will be streamed live over the Lumen website at ir.lumen.com. Additional information regarding second quarter 2022 results, including the presentation materials management will review during the conference call, will be available on the Investor Relations website prior to the call. If you are unable to join the call via the web, the call can be accessed live at +1 877-283-5145 (U.S. Domestic) or +1 312-281-1201 (International).
A telephone replay of the call will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on August 3, 2022, and ending November 1, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The replay can be accessed by dialing +1 800-633-8284 (U.S. Domestic) or +1 402-977-9140 (International), reservation code 22019603. A webcast replay of the call will also be available on our website beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on August 3, 2022, and ending November 1, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
About Lumen Technologies and the People of Lumen:
Lumen Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LUMN) is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences.
Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks of Lumen Technologies LLC in the United States. Lumen Technologies LLC is a wholly-owned affiliate of Lumen Technologies, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical and factual information, the matters set forth in this release and other of our oral or written statements identified by words such as "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "intends," "will," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements as defined by the federal securities laws, and are subject to the "safe harbor" protections thereunder. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are based on current expectations only, are inherently speculative, and are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or implied by us in those statements if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited to: the effects of competition from a wide variety of competitive providers, including decreased demand for our more mature service offerings and increased pricing pressures; the effects of new, emerging or competing technologies, including those that could make our products less desirable or obsolete; our ability to successfully and timely attain our key operating imperatives, including simplifying and consolidating our network, simplifying and automating our service support systems, attaining our Quantum Fiber buildout plans, strengthening our relationships with customers and attaining projected cost savings; our ability to safeguard our network, and to avoid the adverse impact of possible cyber-attacks, security breaches, service outages, system failures, or similar events impacting our network or the availability and quality of our services; the effects of ongoing changes in the regulation of the communications industry, including the outcome of legislative, regulatory or judicial proceedings relating to content liability standards, intercarrier compensation, universal service, service standards, broadband deployment, data protection, privacy and net neutrality; our ability to effectively retain and hire key personnel and to successfully negotiate collective bargaining agreements on reasonable terms without work stoppages; changes in customer demand for our products and services, including increased demand for high-speed data transmission services; our ability to successfully maintain the quality and profitability of our existing product and service offerings and to introduce profitable new offerings on a timely and cost-effective basis; our ability to generate cash flows sufficient to fund our financial commitments and objectives, including our capital expenditures, operating costs, debt repayments, dividends, pension contributions and other benefits payments; our ability to successfully and timely implement our corporate strategies, including our deleveraging strategy; our ability to successfully and timely consummate the pending divestiture of a portion of our incumbent local exchange business on the terms proposed, to realize the anticipated benefits therefrom, and to operate our retained business successfully thereafter; changes in our operating plans, corporate strategies, dividend payment plans or other capital allocation plans, whether based upon changes in our cash flows, cash requirements, financial performance, financial position, market or regulatory conditions, or otherwise; the impact of any future material acquisitions or divestitures that we may transact; the negative impact of increases in the costs of our pension, health, post-employment or other benefits, including those caused by changes in markets, interest rates, mortality rates, demographics or regulations; the potential negative impact of customer complaints, government investigations, security breaches or service outages impacting us or our industry; adverse changes in our access to credit markets on favorable terms, whether caused by changes in our financial position, lower credit ratings, unstable markets or otherwise; our ability to meet the terms and conditions of our debt obligations and covenants, including our ability to make transfers of cash in compliance therewith; our ability to maintain favorable relations with our securityholders, key business partners, suppliers, vendors, landlords and financial institutions; our ability to meet evolving environmental, social and governance ("ESG") expectations and benchmarks, and effectively communicate and implement our ESG strategies; our ability to collect our receivables from, or continue to do business with, financially-troubled customers; our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards in the amounts projected; our ability to continue to use or renew intellectual property used to conduct our operations; any adverse developments in legal or regulatory proceedings involving us; changes in tax, pension, healthcare or other laws or regulations, in governmental support programs, or in general government funding levels, including those arising from recently-enacted federal legislation promoting broadband spending; the effects of changes in accounting policies, practices or assumptions, including changes that could potentially require additional future impairment charges; continuing uncertainties regarding the impact that COVID-19 disruptions could have on our business, operations, cash flows and corporate initiatives; the effects of adverse weather, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics, rioting, societal unrest, or other natural or man-made disasters or disturbances; the potential adverse effects if our internal controls over financial reporting have weaknesses or deficiencies, or otherwise fail to operate as intended; the effects of changes in interest rates and inflation; the effects of more general factors such as changes in exchange rates, in operating costs, in public policy, in the views of financial analysts, or in general market, labor, economic or geo-political conditions; and other risks referenced from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to unduly rely upon our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, changed circumstances, or otherwise. Furthermore, any information about our intentions contained in any of our forward-looking statements reflects our intentions as of the date of such forward-looking statement, and is based upon, among other things, regulatory, technological, industry, competitive, economic and market conditions, and our related assumptions, as of such date. We may change our intentions, strategies or plans without notice at any time and for any reason.
Reconciliation to GAAP
This release includes certain historical and forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, including but not limited to Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Unlevered Cash Flow, and adjustments to GAAP and non-GAAP measures to exclude the effect of Special Items. In addition to providing key metrics for management to evaluate the company's performance, we believe these measurements assist investors in their understanding of period-to-period operating performance and in identifying historical and prospective trends.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are included in the attached financial schedules. Reconciliation of additional non-GAAP historical financial measures that may be discussed during the call described above, along with further descriptions of non-GAAP financial measures, will be available in the Investor Relations portion of the company's website at http://ir.lumen.com. Non-GAAP measures are not presented to be replacements or alternatives to the GAAP measures, and investors are urged to consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not in substitution for, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Lumen may present or calculate its non-GAAP measures differently from other companies.
Description of Non-GAAP Metrics
Pursuant to Regulation G, the company is hereby providing definitions of non-GAAP financial metrics and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
The following describes and reconciles those financial measures as reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) with those financial measures as adjusted by the items detailed below and presented in the accompanying news release. These calculations are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP. In keeping with its historical financial reporting practices, the company believes that the supplemental presentation of these calculations provides meaningful non-GAAP financial measures to help investors understand and compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis.
We use the term Special Items as a non-GAAP measure to describe items that impacted a period's statement of operations for which investors may want to give special consideration due to their magnitude, nature or both. We do not call these items non-recurring because, while some are infrequent, others may recur in future periods.
Adjusted EBITDA ($) is defined as net income (loss) from the Statements of Operations before income tax (expense) benefit, total other income (expense), depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and impairments.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%) is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are relevant and useful metrics to provide to investors, as they are an important part of our internal reporting and are key measures used by management to evaluate profitability and operating performance of Lumen and to make resource allocation decisions. Management believes such measures are especially important in a capital-intensive industry such as telecommunications. Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin (and similarly uses these terms excluding Special Items) to compare our performance to that of our competitors and to eliminate certain non-cash and non-operating items in order to consistently measure from period to period our ability to fund capital expenditures, fund growth, service debt and determine bonuses. Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash stock compensation expense and impairments because of the non-cash nature of these items. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes interest income, interest expense and income taxes, and in our view constitutes an accrual-based measure that has the effect of excluding period-to-period changes in working capital and shows profitability without regard to the effects of capital or tax structure. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense because these non-cash expenses primarily reflect the impact of historical capital investments, as opposed to the cash impacts of capital expenditures made in recent periods, which may be evaluated through cash flow measures. Adjusted EBITDA further excludes the gain (or loss) on extinguishment and modification of debt and other income (expense), net, because these items are not related to the primary business operations of Lumen.
There are material limitations to using Adjusted EBITDA as a financial measure, including the difficulty associated with comparing companies that use similar performance measures whose calculations may differ from our calculations. Additionally, by excluding the above-listed items, Adjusted EBITDA may exclude items that investors believe are important components of our performance. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin (either with or without Special Items) should not be considered a substitute for other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.
Unlevered Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures, plus cash interest paid and less interest income, all as disclosed in the Statements of Cash Flows or the Statements of Operations. Management believes that Unlevered Cash Flow is a relevant metric to provide to investors, because it reflects the operational performance of Lumen and, measured over time, enables management and investors to monitor the underlying business' growth pattern and ability to generate cash. Unlevered Cash Flow excludes cash used for acquisitions and debt service and the impact of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents balances.
There are material limitations to using Unlevered Cash Flow to measure our cash performance as it excludes certain material items that investors may believe are important components of our cash flows. Comparisons of our Unlevered Cash Flow to that of some of our competitors may be of limited usefulness since Lumen does not currently pay a significant amount of income taxes due to net operating loss carryforwards, and therefore, currently generates higher cash flow than a comparable business that does pay income taxes. Additionally, this financial measure is subject to variability quarter over quarter as a result of the timing of payments related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and capital expenditures. Unlevered Cash Flow should not be used as a substitute for net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures as disclosed in the Statements of Cash Flows. Management believes that Free Cash Flow is a relevant metric to provide to investors, as it is an indicator of our ability to generate cash to service our debt. Free Cash Flow excludes cash used for acquisitions, principal repayments and the impact of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents balances.
There are material limitations to using Free Cash Flow to measure our performance as it excludes certain material items that investors may believe are important components of our cash flows. Comparisons of our Free Cash Flow to that of some of its competitors may be of limited usefulness since Lumen does not currently pay a significant amount of income taxes due to net operating loss carryforwards, and therefore, generates higher cash flow than a comparable business that does pay income taxes. Additionally, this financial measure is subject to variability quarter over quarter as a result of the timing of payments related to interest expense, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow should not be used as a substitute for net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Outlook
To enhance the information in our outlook with respect to non-GAAP metrics, we are providing a range for certain GAAP measures that are components of the reconciliation of the non-GAAP metrics. The provision of these ranges is in no way meant to indicate that Lumen is explicitly or implicitly providing an outlook on those GAAP components of the reconciliation. In order to reconcile the non-GAAP financial metric to GAAP, Lumen has to use ranges for the GAAP components that arithmetically add up to the non-GAAP financial metric. While Lumen believes that it has used reasonable assumptions in connection with developing the outlook for its non-GAAP financial metrics, it fully expects that the ranges used for the GAAP components will vary from actual results. We will consider our outlook of non-GAAP financial metrics to be accurate if the specific non-GAAP metric is met or exceeded, even if the GAAP components of the reconciliation are different from those provided in an earlier reconciliation.
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Comprehensive and easy to navigate, the new edition features 300+ strategies organized by skill progressions for emerging readers through middle school, with research citations to support each strategy
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, the new, expansive, extensively researched edition of author Jennifer Serravallo's trusted literacy guide for teachers, is officially available today from Heinemann. Written with today's teachers and literacy landscape in mind, the skill progressions that organize each chapter make it easy to find strategies to target individual needs, supplement curriculum aligned to standards, and monitor progress. Each strategy page also provides classroom-ready prompts, lesson language with updated mentor texts, teaching tips with advice for differentiation, and hundreds of new classroom charts. Research links and citations woven throughout provide an evidence base for every idea and suggestion.
A True Research-Based Classroom Resource
The updated edition features over 700 unique citations from fields such as cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics, education, and psychology. Research citations can be found on every page of the book. Each strategy page now includes a new Research Link feature that summarizes applicable and relevant research findings that inform the strategy.
The book opens with a robust, all-new Getting Started chapter, which leans on more than 150 studies to provide a crucial foundation and review of key topics relating to effective literacy instruction including: the research base for strategies, important research-based frameworks for reading instruction, how strategies fit alongside other important aspects of reading instruction such as phonics and knowledge-building, and how to provide effective feedback to readers. Each of the 13 brand-new chapter introductions review research relating to the focus of the chapter and why what's covered in the chapter is a critical goal for reading instruction.
New If–Then, Skill Progression Organization
Strategies within each chapter in the new edition are now organized by skill progressions. Using an "if–then" structure, the new organization simplifies finding the right strategy, saving preparation and planning time and ensuring teachers choose a more targeted, effective strategy for each learner. Skill progressions also help teachers identify skills aligned to grade-level standards to use strategies to supplement curriculum, target skills for whole class lessons, or to help teachers identify patterns of need within the class to facilitate small group instruction.
"I'm so excited to bring this new version of Reading Strategies to teachers, classrooms, and parents across the country," said Jennifer Serravallo. "I've seen and heard from teachers about the challenges they are facing and hope that this new edition will help to streamline their work and allow them to find just-right solutions tailored to each students' individual needs."
New Lesson Language and Teaching Resources
The Lesson Language feature is incorporated throughout the book to show how a teacher might offer an explicit demonstration aligned to a strategy. These sections were completely re-written for The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and feature a set of inclusive, diverse children's, middle grade, and young adult expository and narrative texts.
New and revised Teaching Tips in each chapter offer advice for differentiation or provide background information to support teacher effectiveness. The new edition also features a classroom-ready chart or student work example for each strategy, and over 200 charts are brand new. The charts are clear, streamlined, easily replicable, and designed to be effective for a wide range of grade levels.
Higher Level Strategies
Reading Strategies 2.0 also includes new, higher-level strategies across chapters to support middle school students, advanced readers, and their teachers. Drawing from 8th and 9th grade standards, these new strategies support skills such as analysis and critique and content such as evaluating the validity of a source, understanding satire, or using allegories and archetypes to interpret a text and find its deeper meanings.
The Reading Strategies 2.0 is available for purchase on Amazon.com and on Heinemann.com. For more information about The Reading Strategies 2.0, visit hein.pub/rsb2.
Teachers can also join a live online Q&A session with author Jennifer Serravallo on February 2 at 4 PM ET. Serravallo will be answering questions on the new book and discussing ways that educators can implement the classroom resource effectively. To participate, register at https://heinemann.zoom.us/webinar/register/6716732574728/WN_xj9kRBkdTvePTrC7H-PSmA.
About the Author
Jennifer Serravallo is the author of The New York Times Bestseller The Reading Strategies Book, https://www.heinemann.com/products/e07433.aspx and a dozen other popular professional books and resources that help teachers make goal-directed responsive strategy instruction, conferring, and small group work doable in every classroom. Along with The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, her newest titles include Teaching Writing in Small Groups, A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences, and Understanding Texts and Readers. Serravallo began her career in education as a classroom teacher in the New York City public schools.
She has spent the last 15+ years helping teachers across the country create literacy classrooms where students are joyfully engaged and the instruction is meaningfully individualized to students' goals. Serravallo is also a member of Parents Magazine Board of Advisors for education and literacy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College and a Master of Arts from Teachers College, where she has also taught graduate and undergraduate classes.
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ALBEMARLE, N.C., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uwharrie Capital Corp (OTCQX: UWHR) and its subsidiary, Uwharrie Bank, reported consolidated total assets of $1.04 billion at September 30, 2022, versus $939.7 million at December 31, 2021.
Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, was $5.3 million versus $8.9 million for the same period in 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net income available to common shareholders was $4.9 million or $0.69 per share compared to $8.4 million or $1.14 per share for September 30, 2021. Net income available to common shareholders takes into consideration the payment of dividends on preferred stock issued by the Company. The decline in earnings is attributable to the decline in the mortgage origination market for the year, impacting mortgage banking income.
Net income for the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, was $2.8 million versus $2.7 million for the same period in 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net income available to common shareholders was $2.7 million or $0.38 per share compared to $2.5 million or $0.35 per share for the same quarter in 2021, an increase of 6%.
Additionally, the Board of Directors has declared a 2.5% stock dividend to be paid to common stock shareholders on November 22, 2022. Current and prior year earnings per share reported above have been adjusted retroactively for the 2.5% stock dividend.
Shareholders of Uwharrie Capital Corp, as of the record date November 8, 2022, will receive the dividend, which will be paid electronically via book-entry. No stock certificates will be issued. Shareholders will receive a statement indicating the new shares gained. If the stock is held in a brokerage account, shares will be electronically delivered directly to the appropriate account. Only whole shares of stock will be issued. If applicable, a check for payment of a fractional share may also be issued or deposited electronically.
Contact Roger Dick, Chief Executive Officer at 704-983-6181 for further information.
About Uwharrie Capital Corp
Uwharrie Capital Corp offers a full range of financial solutions through its subsidiaries: Uwharrie Bank and Uwharrie Investment Advisors. Additional information on Uwharrie Capital Corp may be found at www.Uwharrie.com or by calling 704-982-4415.
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The federal regulator for nuclear power plants is welcoming public comment on proposed changes at Three Mile Island. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt has more.
Read the full story at: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2022/08/30/three-mile-island-owner-looks-to-move-to-next-phase-of-cleanup/
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CHANGSHU, China, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 19, Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) held an opening ceremony for its first manufacturing facility in China, located in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. The Changshu manufacturing plant utilizes the latest generation of automation and manufacturing capabilities and is uniquely designed to produce our full product line. This facility will also bring design, engineering, and service capabilities to our local customers as part of this initiative. The opening marks a significant milestone in KES' localization process and demonstrates the firm's strong confidence in the development of China's green industry, technological innovation and the market's future potential.
Dave Dotson, President of KES, Dan Haycook, President of KES Equipment Technology & Services (ET&S), David Chang, Vice President of KES ET&S Asia Pacific, and Chen Guodong, Member of Changshu Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Changshu Economic & Technological Development Zone (CEDZ) party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the CEDZ Management Committee, were among the distinguished guests who attended the commissioning ceremony. The presence of KES' valued customers and partners added significance to this important moment.
KES to increase its investment in the key international market
KES is the world's leading manufacturer of mass transfer and combustion equipment and is part of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the world. With its entry into the Chinese market in the 1980s, KES has been dedicated to technology licensing, combustion and emission control, mass and heat transfer, separation and digital solutions. By offering comprehensive one-stop solutions, KES seamlessly integrates engineering, manufacturing, installation, testing and maintenance to cater to the diverse needs of its users.
The 60,000-square-meter facility is KES' first wholly owned facility in China and is located in the Changshu Economic & Technological Development Zone. The strategic plant is poised to provide robust support to KES' operations in the country, bolstering its position in the region. "Over the past few decades, KES solutions have been integral in helping create world-class chemical capabilities. We are excited to further expand our footprint and better serve our customers by adding a new plant," said Dave Dotson, President of KES.
With over 40 years of experience in the Chinese market, KES possesses a profound understanding of the sector's opportunities and challenges. With the green industry and technological innovation leading the way, China's post-pandemic economy is poised for immense market growth. KES remains steadfast in its confidence in the Chinese market and will continue to explore growth opportunities. Speaking at the ceremony, Dave Dotson said, "This investment reflects KES' strong confidence in the future potential of the Chinese market, which has long been identified as a crucial market for our business. The Chinese manufacturing facility is integral to supporting our global operations and creates virtuous cycles of mutual benefit with our partners within the industrial value chain."
Combining local resources and teams with world-leading technology
The KES China manufacturing facility showcases a fully automated production line that integrates the latest generation of KES automation and manufacturing technology to ensure the delivery of globally consistent, high-quality products and technologies. It is one of the most sophisticated manufacturing facilities of its kind, capable of manufacturing and supplying a range of KES products, including burners, flares, and thermal oxidizers under the John Zink Hamworthy Combustion brand and trays and internals under the Koch-Glitsch name.
The dedicated teams at the KES China manufacturing facility collaborate seamlessly across borders to drive constant advancements in manufacturing, not only by adopting new equipment and technologies but also by establishing advanced flow testing centers to satisfy the market's increasing demand for equipment performance. Dan Haycook, President of KES ET&S, said, "KES is committed to providing the manufacturing industry with cutting-edge technology while enhancing its design, engineering, project management and service capabilities. By leveraging global expertise alongside local resources, KES strives to deliver superior mass and heat transfer solutions, as well as combustion solutions that truly surpass customer expectations."
Currently, KES works with Chinese multinational, state-owned and private companies operating in diverse sectors including the chemical, petrochemical, refining, oil and gas, iron and steel, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. With the establishment of the KES China manufacturing plant, the company has significantly enhanced its ability to deliver products swiftly and flexibly. Moreover, the strategic investment deepens KES' localization initiatives and strengthens its ties with the Chinese market. By leveraging the advanced facility, KES is able to provide more efficient and attentive production, testing, engineering, and aftermarket service, meeting the evolving needs and expectations of its valued customers.
Driving sustainable development through innovative and environmentally conscious solutions
Amidst the emergence of Digital China and the pursuit of Dual Carbon targets, China's green industries and technological innovation have gained significant momentum. As a company dedicated to environmental responsibility, KES is well aware of the demand and potential for renewable energy in the Chinese market. With expertise in carbon capture and reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, renewable energy, and water treatment, the company is poised to support China's energy industry in achieving China's sustainable development goals while driving its own growth.
David Chang, Vice President of KES ET&S Asia Pacific, expressed his enthusiasm for aligning KES' solutions with the evolving trends in the Chinese market, especially in the areas of energy efficient industries and technological innovation. He emphasized the company's commitment to forging enduring and mutually beneficial partnerships with Chinese businesses. By working together, KES aims to drive industrial development, unleash new opportunities, and create substantial business value for all stakeholders involved.
As China strides towards innovation-driven, high-quality development, KES actively champions the principle of environmental responsibility. The company is at the forefront of promoting sustainable development by offering energy-saving and emission-reducing solutions to its customers. By consistently developing environmentally responsible and reliable products, KES strives to earn greater trust and recognition from consumers. With unwavering dedication, the company envisions a brighter future, where energy efficient practices and innovative solutions play a pivotal role in fostering a prosperous and environmentally conscious society.
About Koch Engineered Solutions
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) delivers superior value in developing, integrating and applying innovative technical and service solutions for industrial value chains. KES offers uniquely engineered solutions in construction; mass and heat transfer; combustion and emissions controls; filtration; separation; materials applications; automation and actuation. Based in Wichita, Kansas, KES is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the world. More information is available at KochEngineeredSolutions.com.
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MADRID (AP) — Spaniards spent a record high amount on private health insurance last year, according to data released Wednesday, amid growing discontent with the country’s once-prized public health system.
Spending in 2022 hit a total $11.36 billion, an increase of 7% over 2021, Spain’s Association of Insurers said. It added that around 12 million Spaniards — a quarter of the population — are now covered by a private health policy.
The figure is all the more remarkable as all working Spaniards must contribute payments for public health insurance — while public health care is available free of charge to the registered unemployed.
Poll data from Spain’s CIS public research institute late last year show that just 11% of Spaniards think the public health system “generally functions well.”
Waiting times for appointments with physicians have doubled across Spain since the COVID-19 pandemic began, while almost 40% waited more than three months to see a specialist.
In Madrid, the capital, doctors have held a series of strikes in recent months over pay and working conditions.
Doctors’ unions say Madrid spends the least amount per capita on primary health care of any Spanish region, even though it has the highest per capita income. They claim that for every 2 euros spent on health care in Madrid, one ends up in the private sector.
Healthcare in Spain is devolved to its 17 regional governments.
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ONTARIO, Calif., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- America's National Day on July 4th is coming and to celebrate, Attraco has some incredible surprises in store for consumers. Attraco has launched a brand new series of one piece swimsuit that are sure to take the swimwear game to the next level.
We've been working hard to create cutting-edge designs and materials that are both stylish and functional, so you can make the most of your time in the water. But that's not all - we also want to say thank you to all of our amazing customers, new and old. Without your support, we wouldn't be where we are today. And We hope that all of you can have great time on July 4th. So we're offering some incredible surprise promotions that you won' t want to miss! You can purchase any 2 items in our store with 20% discount, here is the discount code: JULY4. The effective period of this activity is until July 4th.
For the past 10 years, we've been committed to creating high-quality, functional, and stylish swimwear for water sports enthusiasts and casual swimmers alike. Our brand was founded on the idea that swimwear should be more than just a fashion statement - it should be a part of your active lifestyle. We understand the unique needs of athletes and outdoor enthusiasts, and we've designed our swimwear to meet those needs. Whether you're surfing, paddle boarding, kayaking, or just lounging by the pool, our swimwear is the perfect choice for you.
We use only the best materials in our swimwear, ensuring that each piece is durable, comfortable, and resistant to fading and stretching. Our rash guards provide protection from the sun, jellyfish stings, and other irritants found in the water, while also allowing for optimal movement and performance.
The following is an introduction about our new products and promotions for July 4th.
Colorblock Front Zip Long Sleeve UPF50+ One Piece Swimsuit- When I first laid eyes on this swimsuit, I was immediately captivated by its stunning colors. The various Morandi color blocks come together to create a vibrant and energetic look, exuding a sense of vitality and confidence. Wearing this refreshing new swimsuit and diving into the blue sea will make you feel like a graceful spirit dancing on the waves. As you surf the sea, you'll resemble a beautiful ballerina, with the surfboard as your ballet shoes and the rolling waves as your audience. This swimsuit is not just a piece of clothing, but a symbol of your courage and beauty. So go ahead, embrace your inner ballerina, and let the sea be your stage. With this swimsuit, you're sure to make a splash and turn heads wherever you go.
The Paisley Print Zip Front One Piece Rash Guard – This beautiful rash guard boasts a stunning Paisley print, featuring a mesmerizing shade of blue that exudes elegance and sophistication. The intricate design is sure to catch the eye and leave a lasting impression. Adding a playful and charming touch, the rash guard is adorned with delightful ruffles at the bottom, creating a lovely and feminine silhouette. When you slip into this gorgeous garment, it's as if you're enveloped in the tranquility of a clear blue sky and fluffy white clouds, making it the perfect choice for any stylish and fashionable beach-goer.
Floral Print Crisscross One Piece Rash Guard- In the summer, nothing lifts the mood quite like the sight of beautiful, broken flowers. And just like those vibrant blossoms, this stunning rash guard is sure to brighten up your day. Adorned with a delightful pattern of banana leaves and lotus flowers, this garment is a true work of art. When you put it on, it's like standing beneath the cool, refreshing shade of a banana tree, surrounded by the serenity of nature. The lush green background of the design adds a touch of tranquility and determination, making it the perfect choice for any adventurous beach-goer. Slip into this gorgeous floral dress and let the wind and waves carry you away, bringing light and joy to the beach with every step.
Read more about one piece rash guard
Our sports swimsuits are designed to be hydrodynamic, reducing drag in the water and helping you move faster. But we're not just about performance - we're also committed to style and sustainability. Our swimwear comes in a variety of prints, colors, and sizes, so you can find the perfect swimsuit to match your personal style.
Here is the special activity: If you post photos or videos of yourself trying on our products on social media and tag #July 4th with Attraco, we'll give you even more preferential information. Just screenshot your post and send it to our email: service@attracosports.com We'll get in touch with you right away.
Overall, our goal is to provide you with swimwear that not only looks great but also performs great. Attraco want to be a part of your active lifestyle, helping you to get the most out of your time in the water. Thank you for choosing our brand, and we look forward to being a part of your next aquatic adventure.
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Lakers vs. Grizzlies: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
The Los Angeles Lakers are 4.5-point favorites heading into Game 3 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, starting at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, SportsNet LA, and BSSE. The series is tied 1-1. The over/under in the matchup is 221.5.
Lakers vs. Grizzlies Odds & Info
- When: Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
- TV: ESPN, SportsNet LA, and BSSE
Check out the latest NBA odds and place your bets on this matchup with BetMGM Sportsbook.
Lakers Betting Records & Stats
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over 221.5 combined points in 59 of 82 games this season.
- Los Angeles' contests this year have an average point total of 233.8, 12.3 more points than this game's over/under.
- The Lakers are 41-41-0 against the spread this season.
- This season, Los Angeles has won 20 out of the 31 games, or 64.5%, in which it has been favored.
- This season, Los Angeles has won 12 of its 14 games, or 85.7%, when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Lakers have a 67.7% chance to win.
Grizzlies Betting Records & Stats
- Memphis has played 56 games this season that finished with a point total above 221.5 points.
- Memphis has a 229.9-point average over/under in its contests this season, 8.4 more points than this game's total.
- Memphis is 40-42-0 against the spread this year.
- The Grizzlies have been underdogs in 19 games this season and have come away with the win three times (15.8%) in those contests.
- Memphis has not won as an underdog of +170 or more on the moneyline this season in six games with those odds or longer.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Memphis has a 37% chance of walking away with the win.
Lakers vs. Grizzlies Over/Under Stats (Regular Season)
Additional Lakers Insights & Trends
- The Lakers have gone 7-3 over their past 10 contests, with a 5-5 record against the spread during that span.
- The Lakers have hit the over in nine of their last 10 games.
- Against the spread, Los Angeles has fared better when playing at home, covering 21 times in 41 home games, and 20 times in 41 road games.
- The Lakers average just 4.2 more points per game (117.2) than the Grizzlies allow (113).
- When Los Angeles scores more than 113 points, it is 31-19 against the spread and 34-16 overall.
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Additional Grizzlies Insights & Trends
- Memphis has gone 5-5 over its past 10 games, with a 3-7 record against the spread in that span.
- The Grizzlies have gone over the total in five of their past 10 outings.
- Memphis' winning percentage against the spread at home is .610 (25-16-0). Away, it is .366 (15-26-0).
- The Grizzlies score an average of 116.9 points per game, only 0.3 more points than the 116.6 the Lakers allow.
- Memphis is 28-13 against the spread and 34-7 overall when it scores more than 116.6 points.
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President Joe Biden has approved three bills that will improve access to water for three tribes in Arizona amid an unrelenting drought.
One settles water claims for the Hualapai Tribe, whose reservation borders a 100-mile stretch of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
Another gives the Colorado River Indian Tribes based in Parker the ability to lease part of its Colorado River supply. The tribe has one of the largest and most secure allocations of river water anywhere in the basin.
The third measure amends a water settlement for the White Mountain Apache Tribe in eastern Arizona, authorizing additional federal funding for a rural water system and dam, and extends the timelines to complete the projects. | https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-01-06/biden-signs-water-bills-benefiting-3-tribes-in-arizona | 2023-01-06 13:51:58 | 1 | https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-01-06/biden-signs-water-bills-benefiting-3-tribes-in-arizona |
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García was in the on-deck circle with three home runs and one more good chance to try for a fourth while Josh Sborz was making a rare plate appearance for a Texas pitcher.
“Yeah, he had orders not to swing the bat,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said of the right-handed reliever.
Sborz followed those orders, taking three strikes on four 55-plus mph sliders from Oakland infielder Jace Peterson with the Rangers on their way to an 18-3 victory Saturday night.
Looking to match the major league record for home runs in a game, García’s second chance at his fourth of the night ended the same way as the first: a double. The first two-bagger — in the seventh inning — drove in two runs, just as all three homers had.
The 30-year-old slugger from Cuba finished with a career-high eight RBIs to go with his first three-homer game. He has seven homers and 28 RBIs this season.
García launched two-run shots in the first, third and fifth — all at least 400 feet — as the Rangers built a 13-2 lead. The two-run double in the seventh made it 15-2.
García’s 432-foot drive into the second deck in left field came in the first inning of Japanese right-hander Shintaro Fujinami’s fourth career start for Oakland.
After the first homer, García was hit on the left arm by the first pitch from Fujinami in the second inning, a 97 mph fastball. Plate umpire Jordan Baker quickly stepped in front of García, who appeared upset but walked to first base without any words exchanged with the pitcher.
García cleared the center-field wall on a 419-foot drive off reliever Adrián Martinez in the third. Texas’ cleanup hitter went deep off Martinez again in the fifth, 401 feet into the Oakland bullpen in left-center.
It was the first three-homer game for García and the first for the Rangers since Ronald Guzmán connected three times at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 10, 2018.
“It was an incredible night,” García said through an interpreter. “I didn’t expect something like this to happen, but I’m really blessed and thankful for it.”
Sborz had to bat with a runner at first and one out in the eighth because designated hitter Brad Miller had taken over at first base with the game out of hand.
After Sborz did his duty — even though Bochy said the reliever wanted to swing the bat — García saw five of the same pitches at roughly the same speed from Peterson, lining the last one down the line in left field.
“It’s difficult when somebody tries to pitch a little bit slower,” Garcia said. “My timing isn’t very good, but I wanted the home run in that at-bat. The double’s just as good, so I’ll take it.”
The last double from García could have scored Travis Jankowski, but he jogged to third, preserving Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez’s club record of nine RBIs in a game set in 1999.
“We were all waiting in anticipation,” Bochy said of García’s last two at-bats. “He’s got a chance to make history, and it’s pretty cool. You get two doubles, that’s not too shabby, either. Total bases equals the four home runs.”
García went 5 for 5 and became just the third player since 1901 with at least 16 total bases, three homers, eight RBIs and five runs in a game. Washington’s Anthony Rendon (2017) and Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges (1950) were the others.
“You just don’t see that often,” Bochy said. “What he did tonight, it’s impressive. It’s fun to watch great athletes when they get locked in like tonight. We were all pulling for him to get one more.”
García had the second three-homer game in the majors this season. Trayce Thompson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit three in a 10-1 win over Arizona on April 1.
The previous Texas player with eight RBIs in a game was Nelson Cruz on May 25, 2012, at Toronto. The club record of nine is held by Ivan Rodriguez.
García said he also hit three homers in a Triple-A game in 2018. Oh, and he said he had eight RBIs in that one, too.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — School is out, and as many students and parents figure out meals for the summer, Dayton Public Schools is helping to bridge the summer gap.
For over 45 years, Dayton Public Schools has been offering free meals to students during the summer months.
The free meals started last week and will go on until end of July.
Anyone in the community that is 18 or younger can visit sites at locations around the city to get free meals.
Bryan is the father to 3 children who are all enrolled in Dayton Public Schools, and he said while it’s nice to have them home for the summer, programs like this make it a lot easier for parents to make ends meet.
“As far as for providing food for themselves and for the kids when they’re not in school, it definitely helps out throughout the summertime because a lot of us are used to working, and we got the opportunity to get those hours in,” Bryan said.
“But there are times where, you know, work takes us away from our kids as far as we’re trying to put food in their mouths and stuff.”
Dayton Public Schools offers meals at various locations and different times around Dayton. Each location has to fit certain requirements to make sure that children can walk to them easily and safely. The locations are a combination of schools, parks, churches and community centers.
Dayton Public Schools nutritionist Cathie Defehr said all of the feedback that they’ve gotten from the community shows this program works.
“The fact that we can feed the students during the summer, and we open our schools when we have programs running so that all the children in the neighborhood are welcome to come to those schools to receive meals,” Defehr said.
“There are other programs all throughout town that are also open for children to come in and be fed through the summer program.”
As for Bryan and his family, he said the help from the district shows they really care.
“A lot of the cities that don’t really focus on the kids as much, and them being one of those cities that actually do care about the kids, it’s a blessing,” he said. “It’s a blessing in disguise.”
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BECKER FOURTH AT GRIAK INVITE
Alyssa Becker finished fourth and led the University of Mary women to a sixth-place team finish at the Roy Griak Invitational on Friday in Minneapolis.
Becker finished the 6,000-meter race in 22:05.
Lindsay Cunningham of Winona State was the individual champion in 21:05.6. Minnesota-Duluth won the team title with a score of 65. The Marauders finished sixth with 177.
Andrijana Fundak crossed in 22:50.7, giving the Marauders two runners in the top 10.
Ellen Moore came in 34th (23:46.1), Teresa Blote 63rd (24:16.1) and Kristine Kalthoff 71st (24:25.7).
The U-Mary men finished 10th with 304 points.
Dawson Storm paced the Marauders with a 19th place finish in 26:05.
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Ethan Gregg of Wisconsin-La Crosse (25:01.4) won the individual title and Michigan Tech won the team title with a 62.
Robert White came in 40th (26:29.9) for U-Mary. Guillermo Fregoso was 64th (26:53.2), Caleb Hansen 112th (27:27.3) and Isaac Anderson 178th (28:26.2).
SKJOD LEADS BSC IN DICKINSON
Raine Skjod led the Bismarck State College men’s cross country team, finishing 10th individually at the Shane Grever Invitational in Dickinson.
Skjod, a freshman, finished the 8,000-meter course at Heart River Golf Course in 29:11, the highest-placing junior college runner in the race. Teammate Chase Goecke ran a 34:34 and finished 29th.
BSC did not have a complete team. Rocky Mountain College won the team title with 24 points.
WEISENBURGER CARDS ACE
John Weisenburger recorded a hole in one on Thursday at Riverwood Golf Course.
Weisenburger aced the 130-yard hole No. 7 using a 7-iron. Witnesses were Terry Koehler and Tom Pieterick.
NEW TOWN HOSTING TOURNAMENT
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town will host the 2023 American Indian Higher Education Consortium Basketball Tournament March 30-April 2.
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NEWTON, Mass. and FLORENCE, Italy, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, and the Menarini Group ("Menarini"), a privately-held, leading international pharmaceutical company, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted orphan medicinal product designation for selinexor for the treatment of myelofibrosis (MF). Selinexor was granted orphan drug designation in MF by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2022. Karyopharm is currently evaluating selinexor, a first-in-class XP01 inhibitor, as monotherapy in patients with previously treated MF, and in combination with ruxolitinib in treatment-naïve patients. In December 2021, Karyopharm and Menarini entered into an exclusive licensing agreement whereby Menarini is responsible for commercializing all current and future indications of NEXPOVIO® in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland, CIS countries, Turkey and Latin America. Stemline Therapeutics B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Menarini, is leading all commercialization activities in Europe.
"We are very pleased to receive orphan medicinal product designation from the EC for selinexor for the treatment of myelofibrosis," said Reshma Rangwala, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Karyopharm. "Building on our recent orphan drug designation from the FDA, this recognition continues to reinforce the significant unmet need for a drug with a novel mechanism of action like selinexor for this devastating disease. Our clinical plans remain on track, and we look forward to the continued development of selinexor in MF."
"Myelofibrosis is a difficult-to-treat and complex disorder of the bone marrow with limited therapeutic options and we are committed to bringing novel treatments to patients through our collaboration with Karyopharm. We are excited about the potential to bring selinexor to myelofibrosis patients in Europe, pending positive study read-outs and regulatory approval," said Olivia del Puerto, MD LMS, Head of Medical Affairs Oncology - EMEA of Menarini.
Orphan medicinal product designation in the European Union (EU) is granted by the European Commission which adopts the positive opinion issued by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products. The EMA's orphan designation is available to companies developing treatments for life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions that affect fewer than five in 10,000 persons in the EU. Medicines that meet the EMA's orphan designation criteria qualify for financial and regulatory incentives that include a 10-year period of marketing exclusivity in the EU after product approval, reduced fees and access to centralized marketing authorization.
MF is a rare type of bone marrow cancer that disrupts the body's normal production of blood cells. It causes extensive scarring of the bone marrow, leading to severe anemia that can cause weakness and fatigue. Bone marrow scarring can also cause a low number of platelets, which increases the risk of bleeding. MF affects males and females in equal numbers and can occur at any age, although it usually affects individuals 50 years old or older. According to the National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD), the incidence is estimated to be 1.5 cases per 100,000 people in the United States and in Northern European countries, based on studies, the incidence is estimated to be 0.5 cases per 100,000 people.1
NEXPOVIO®, which is marketed as XPOVIO® in the U.S., has been approved in the following oncology indications by the European Commission: (i) in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of multiple myeloma in adult patients who have received at least four prior therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least two proteasome inhibitors, two immunomodulatory agents and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, and who have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy; and (ii) in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of adults with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. The marketing authorization of NEXPOVIO is valid in the EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Northern Ireland. NEXPOVIO has been commercially available in Germany since October 1, 2022.
NEXPOVIO is a first-in-class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor. NEXPOVIO functions by selectively binding to and inhibiting the nuclear export protein exportin 1 (XPO1, also called CRM1). NEXPOVIO blocks the nuclear export of tumor suppressor, growth regulatory and anti-inflammatory proteins, leading to accumulation of these proteins in the nucleus and enhancing their anti-cancer activity in the cell. The forced nuclear retention of these proteins can counteract a multitude of the oncogenic pathways that, unchecked, allow cancer cells with severe DNA damage to continue to grow and divide in an unrestrained fashion.
Please see NEXPOVIO® Summary of Product Characteristics and European Public Assessment Report at https://ec.europa.eu/health/documents/community-register/html/h1537.htm
Please refer to local prescribing information where XPOVIO/NEXPOVIO is approved for full information.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to selinexor.
Special warnings and precautions for use:
Recommended concomitant treatments
Patients should be advised to maintain adequate fluid and caloric intake throughout treatment. Intravenous hydration should be considered for patients at risk of dehydration.
Prophylactic concomitant treatment with a 5-HT3 antagonist and/or other anti-nausea agents should be provided prior to and during treatment with NEXPOVIO®.
Haematology:
Patients should have their complete blood counts (CBC) assessed at baseline, during treatment, and as clinically indicated. Monitor more frequently during the first two months of treatment.
Thrombocytopenia:
Thrombocytopenic events (thrombocytopenia and platelet count decreased) were frequently reported in adult patients receiving selinexor, which can be severe (Grade 3/4). Patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of bleeding and evaluated promptly.
Neutropenia:
Severe neutropenia (Grade 3/4) has been reported with selinexor.
Patients with neutropenia should be monitored for signs of infection and evaluated promptly.
Gastrointestinal toxicity:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, which sometimes can be severe and may require the use of anti-emetic and anti-diarrhoeal medicinal products.
Weight loss and anorexia:
Patients should have their body weight, nutritional status and volume checked at baseline, during treatment, and as clinically indicated. Monitoring should be more frequent during the first two months of treatment.
Confusional state and dizziness:
Patients should be instructed to avoid situations where dizziness or confusional state may be a problem and to not take other medicinal products that may cause dizziness or confusional state without adequate medical advice. Patients should be advised not to drive or operate heavy machinery until symptoms resolve.
Hyponatraemia:
Patients should have their sodium levels checked at baseline, during treatment, and as clinically indicated. Monitoring should be more frequent during the first two months of treatment.
Cataract:
Selinexor can cause new onset or exacerbation of cataract. Ophthalmologic evaluation may be performed as clinically indicated. Cataract should be treated as per medical guidelines, including surgery if warranted.
Tumour lysis syndrome (TLS):
TLS has been reported in patients receiving therapy with selinexor. Patients at a high risk for TLS should be monitored closely. Treat TLS promptly in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Fertility, pregnancy and lactation
Women of childbearing potential/contraception in males and females:
Women of childbearing potential and male adult patients of reproductive potential should be advised to use effective contraceptive measures or abstain from sexual intercourse while being treated with selinexor and for at least 1 week following the last dose of selinexor.
Pregnancy:
There are no data from the use of selinexor in pregnant women. Selinexor is not recommended during pregnancy and in women of childbearing potential not using contraception.
Breast-feeding:
It is unknown whether selinexor or its metabolites are excreted in human milk. A risk to breast-fed children cannot be excluded. Breast-feeding should be discontinued during treatment with selinexor and for 1 week after the last dose.
Undesirable effects
Summary of the safety profile
The most frequent adverse reactions (≥30%) of selinexor in combination with dexamethasone were nausea, thrombocytopenia, fatigue, anaemia, decreased appetite, decreased weight, diarrhea, vomiting, hyponatraemia, neutropenia and leukopenia.
The most commonly reported serious adverse reactions (≥3%) were pneumonia, sepsis, thrombocytopenia, acute kidney injury, and anaemia.
Description of selected adverse reactions
Infections: Infection was the most common non-haematological toxicity. Upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia were the most commonly reported infections with 25% of reported infections being serious and fatal infections occurring in 3% of treated adult patients.
Elderly population
Patients 75 years and older had a higher incidence of discontinuation due to an adverse reaction, higher incidence of serious adverse reactions, and higher incidence of fatal adverse reactions.
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions after Authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the national reporting system listed in Appendix V.
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI) is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies. Since its founding, Karyopharm has been the industry leader in oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound technology, which was developed to address a fundamental mechanism of oncogenesis: nuclear export dysregulation. Karyopharm's lead SINE compound and first-in-class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor, XPOVIO® (selinexor), is approved in the U.S. and marketed by the Company in three oncology indications and has received regulatory approvals in various indications in a growing number of ex-U.S. territories and countries, including Europe and the United Kingdom (as NEXPOVIO®), China, Singapore, Canada, Israel, South Korea, and Australia. Karyopharm has a focused pipeline targeting multiple high unmet need cancer indications, including in multiple myeloma, endometrial cancer, myelodysplastic syndromes and myelofibrosis. For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.karyopharm.com, and follow us on Twitter at @Karyopharm and LinkedIn.
The Menarini Group is a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, with a turnover of over $4 billion and over 17,000 employees. Menarini is focused on therapeutic areas with high unmet needs with products for oncology, cardiology, pneumology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, diabetology, inflammation, and analgesia. With 18 production sites and 9 Research and Development centers, Menarini's products are available in 140 countries worldwide. For further information, please visit www.menarini.com and LinkedIn.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding the ability of selinexor to treat patients with multiple myeloma and expectations related to future clinical development and potential regulatory submissions of selinexor. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Karyopharm's control, that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from Karyopharm's current expectations. For example, there can be no guarantee that Karyopharm will successfully commercialize XPOVIO®; or that any of Karyopharm's drug candidates, including selinexor and eltanexor, will successfully complete necessary clinical development phases or that development of any of Karyopharm's drug candidates will continue. Further, there can be no guarantee that any positive developments in the development or commercialization of Karyopharm's drug candidate portfolio will result in stock price appreciation. Management's expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other factors, including the following: the risk that the COVID-19 pandemic could disrupt Karyopharm's business more severely than it currently anticipates, including by negatively impacting sales of XPOVIO, interrupting or delaying research and development efforts, impacting the ability to procure sufficient supply for the development and commercialization of selinexor or other product candidates, delaying ongoing or planned clinical trials, impeding the execution of business plans, planned regulatory milestones and timelines, or inconveniencing patients; the adoption of XPOVIO in the commercial marketplace, the timing and costs involved in commercializing XPOVIO or any of Karyopharm's drug candidates that receive regulatory approval; the ability to obtain and retain regulatory approval of XPOVIO or any of Karyopharm's drug candidates that receive regulatory approval; Karyopharm's results of clinical trials and preclinical studies, including subsequent analysis of existing data and new data received from ongoing and future studies; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities, investigational review boards at clinical trial sites and publication review bodies, including with respect to the need for additional clinical studies; the ability of Karyopharm or its third party collaborators or successors in interest to fully perform their respective obligations under the applicable agreement and the potential future financial implications of such agreement; Karyopharm's ability to enroll patients in its clinical trials; unplanned cash requirements and expenditures; development or regulatory approval of drug candidates by Karyopharm's competitors for products or product candidates in which Karyopharm is currently commercializing or developing; and Karyopharm's ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for any of its products or product candidates. These and other risks are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Karyopharm's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 4, 2022, and in other filings that Karyopharm may make with the SEC in the future. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, Karyopharm expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
XPOVIO® and NEXPOVIO® are registered trademarks of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. Any other trademarks referred to in this release are the property of their respective owners.
1 NORD, Rare Disease Database, Primary Myelofibrosis, Accessed on 10/4/22, https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/primary-myelofibrosis/
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NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Please visit the Paramount investor relations website at https://ir.paramount.com/static-files/static-files/19c917ac-a92b-4e68-920a-db1264e56def to view the press release.
The company will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) today, and a live audio webcast will be available on Paramount's Investor Relations homepage.
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An audio replay of the call will be available beginning at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on August 4, in the Events, Webcasts & Annual Meetings section of Paramount's Investors homepage, and at 866-813-9403 using access code 709503.
The earnings release and any other information related to the call will be accessible on the Investors homepage of Paramount's website.
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Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution, and advertising solutions.
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In 2021, the U.S. had one of the worst rates of maternal mortality in the country's history, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report found that 1,205 people died of maternal causes in the U.S. in 2021. That represents a 40% increase from the previous year.
These are deaths that take place during pregnancy or within 42 days following delivery, according to the World Health Organization.
The U.S. rate for 2021 was 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, which is more than ten times the estimated rates of some other high income countries, including Australia, Austria, Israel, Japan and Spain which all hovered between 2 and 3 deaths per 100,000 in 2020.
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According to data from the World Health Organization, the maternal mortality rate in high-income nations overall was 12 per 100,000 live births in 2020, while in low-income countries it was 430 per 100,000.
International comparisons of maternal deaths are difficult because of differences in methodology in tracking the data, warns the author of the new U.S. report, Donna Hoyert, a health scientist at the National Center for Health Statistics, at the CDC. But, she notes, the U.S. is "usually not faring all that well" on maternal mortality.
"There is just no reason for a rich country to have poor maternal mortality," says Eileen Crimmins, professor of gerontology at the University of Southern California. The CDC's latest compilation of data from state committees that review these deaths found that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. were preventable.
The increase in maternal mortality in 2021 was "seen broadly across different age groups and race and Hispanic-origin groups," says Hoyert.
She connects the increase in maternal deaths to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We had some forewarning with the increase between 2019 and 2020 that it looked like maternal mortality rates were increasing during this pandemic period," she says. "With the overall COVID deaths that occurred in 2021, there was a shift towards younger people, so those would be in the age groups where people would be more likely to be pregnant or recently pregnant."
She says provisional data suggests the deaths peaked in 2021 and started to go down last year. "So hopefully that's the apex," Hoyert says.
Yet some experts worry that other trends around the country could make these figures worse, not better, including abortion restrictions that can delay care for pregnancy complications, and staffing problems at hospitals and closures of rural maternity wards.
The maternal death rate among Black Americans is much higher than other racial groups; in 2021 it was 69.9 per 100,000, which is 2.6 times higher than the rate for White women.
Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, an OB-GYN at Ochsner Health in Louisiana who works with the state's health department to investigate maternal deaths, says social factors, not biological ones, fuel the racial gap. "We have to address the social factors that either are barriers to accessing care or that make your medical conditions worse coming into the pregnancy," she says. "This is not just about doctors in the hospital."
Louisiana is among a group of states working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve processes in the health care system to prevent maternal deaths and reduce racial disparities. Gillispie-Bell says she's optimistic the efforts will pay off, but "it's not something that happens overnight. It's going to be a while before we see the benefits of that change."
Change can't come soon enough for families whose lives are affected. Wanda Irving's daughter died from complications of high blood pressure just three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl in 2017. Irving, who has spoken to NPR in the past about her daughter, now runs an organization called Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project to raise awareness of the risks for Black mothers in particular.
Irving's daughter, Shalon Irving, was an accomplished scientist, working as an epidemiologist at the CDC in Atlanta.
Wanda Irving tears up talking about her daughter's final weeks. "She had gained 9 pounds in that last week. She was having headaches. One leg was bigger than the other and she said, 'There's something dreadfully wrong, can you please check.' "
But she kept getting sent home from the hospital even though she was insistent that she needed medical attention. About three weeks after she gave birth, she collapsed at home, and never woke up.
Wanda Irving says her daughter's death was preventable – she attributes it to racism within the health care system, to doctors ignoring her daughter's symptoms and health risks.
Irving now lives in her daughter's house and is raising her granddaughter, who's now 6 years old, and bright, but struggles with her loss.
"There are days where she totally loses it and she breaks down and she's in tears," Irving says, saying her granddaughter will explain why she's crying by saying, 'I want my mommy. Can I die to go see my mommy?' "
Irving is working to raise awareness of the toll of maternal mortality, she says, because she doesn't want another little girl or a little boy to grow up without their mother's love.
"People need to understand the tremendous devastation that is caused by maternal mortality and the loss to society as well as to the families," she says.
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Deuce Spann wasn’t concerned about whether he could switch from quarterback to wide receiver.
A gifted athlete, Spann had the size (6-foot-4) and speed to accommodate his move to a new position, something he displayed last season while at Illinois. He’s continued to showcase that growth even after transferring to Florida State in December.
“I didn’t think it would be easy, but I knew I could do it because I feel like I’m a great athlete,” Spann said of the position change.
Spann, a Florida native, was a 3-star prospect out of Lakewood High before signing as part of the Illini’s 2020 recruiting class. After redshirting his freshman season, he switched to receiver, finishing with five catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns in nine games last season.
He entered the transfer portal on Dec. 22 and transferred to FSU less than a week later.
“Coach [Mike] Norvell said he was going to develop me — he wanted me to be a complete receiver,” Spann said.
“Deuce was so young in playing receiver,” said Norvell. “He played last year and you saw the flashes and that’s what I believed in. Then you talk to the young man and his willingness to work — he’s got a great work ethic and is a special human. It carries over to everything.”
Spann was one of four transfer receivers to join the Seminoles this offseason, along with Johnny Wilson (Arizona State), Winston Wright (West Virginia) and Mycah Parsons (Oregon). And while he may be the least experienced of the group, he’s been making up for the lost time.
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“I have a lot of confidence because I know the playbook now,” said Spann. “In the spring, I was struggling with the plays because I didn’t know the playbook and I was struggling running routes and stacking the DBs [defensive backs].”
Norvell’s been impressed with the redshirt sophomore’s progress, even mentioning him as a possible addition to FSU’s return game.
“He’s just scratching the surface,” said Norvell. “We’ve got a real player and a young man that I’m excited about watching grow.”
Feaster joins ‘Noles
Florida State officially welcomed transfer cornerback Malik Feaster, who joined the Seminoles’ program as a graduate transfer from Jacksonville State.
“Malik is a very versatile player with a lot of experience,” said Norvell. “We’re excited about bringing him into the program. We knew coming in we would love to have added another defensive back. To be able to have another guy that can come in and compete, to continue to push the competition.
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“I’ve been pleased with our guys, but you never know what will happen in this game. Malik came in and said I want to compete; I want to be a part of the things you’re talking about and I want to come and be a part of this team.”
Feaster appeared in 40 games for the Gamecocks, totaling 118 tackles, 3 interceptions, 24 pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. He becomes the 13th transfer to sign with the team and joins a secondary featuring all-ACC safety Jammie Robinson.
Scrimmage set for Saturday
After eight practices, the Seminoles will participate in their first scrimmage Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium.
“Our guys are excited about tomorrow night,” said Norvell. “But every part of this process, we’ve got to make sure we’re continuing to push.”
“Anytime you go into the stadium it’s always going to be different,” said running backs coach David Johnson. “We want those kids to have a feel and to know how special it is to go into that stadium. It’s going to be big tomorrow night.”
The event is closed to the public and media members aren’t allowed to attend.
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Apple limits new iPhone production due to low demand, report says
Published: Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
(CNN) - Apple is cutting down the production of its iPhone 14 because of low demand, according to a Bloomberg Report.
The report on Tuesday said the company won’t increase production by 6 million units in the second half of this year.
They will instead produce about 90 million units which is about the same as last year.
So far, Apple hasn’t commented on this report.
The iPhone 14 went on sale earlier this month, but consumers haven’t been rushing to buy it, possibly because of fears of a looming global recession.
The new phone comes equipped with an improved camera, an interactive tool for displaying notifications, and a lock screen that now has an always-on display.
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ROME (AP) — A former Florida school principal who was forced to resign after students were shown an image of Michelangelo’s iconic statue of a nude David viewed the masterpiece in person on Friday in Florence.
Cecilie Hollberg, who directs the Accademia Gallery in Florence, where the David is the star attraction, said that Hope Carrasquilla, her husband and two children, came straight to the museum right after they arrived in the city.
Carrasquilla stepped down as principal of Tallahassee Classical school in the Florida city last month after one parent claimed the towering sculpture was pornographic. Other parents complained they weren’t notified in advance that their children would be shown the nude figure during a lesson featuring the Renaissance.
Hosting Carrasquilla was an “immense pleasure,” the gallery director said.
“I am happy to be able to welcome her and introduce her to the beauties of our museum, besides showing her the David, a sculpture that, I repeat as I have said, has nothing to do with pornography,” Hollberg said in a written statement. “It’s a masterpiece, it represents a religious symbol of purity and innocence, the victory of good over evil.”
Hollberg added that the work’s nudity “is a clear expression of the Renaissance, which puts man at the center of attention.”
Michelangelo’s marble sculpture depicts the Biblical David, naked, with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand, ready for battle with Goliath.
A call to Carrasquilla’s cell phone went unanswered.
Hollberg noted that currently more than 50% of the gallery visitors come from the United States.
“I am sure that Mrs. Carrasquilla will find here, in Florence, the welcome and the solidarity that she deserves,” the director added.
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Jennifer Aniston and Instagram aren't really friends.
The 53-year-old actress, who joined the social media platform back in 2019, shared her candid thoughts on the app, and revealed what led her to create an account in the first place. "I hate social media," Jennifer told Allure in her December cover story. "I'm not good at it."
"It's torture for me. The reason I went on Instagram was to launch this line," she explained, referencing her hair-care line, LolaVie. "Then the pandemic hit and we didn't launch. So I was just stuck with being on Instagram. It doesn't come naturally."
Jennifer admitted that she was glad that she wasn't raised with social media in her life like how this generation has been, noting that it can have a negative effect on one's mental health.
"I'm really happy that we got to experience growing up, being a teenager, being in our 20s without this social media aspect," she said. "Look, the internet, great intentions, right? Connect people socially, social networking. It goes back to how young girls feel about themselves, compare and despair.
Jennifer added, "I feel the best in who I am today, better than I ever did in my 20s or 30s even, or my mid-40s. We needed to stop saying bad shit to ourselves."
Her confidence is stemmed by thinking forward to her future self, saying, "You're going to be 65 one day and think, I looked f--king great at 53."
Elsewhere in the interview, Jennifer reflected on her "challenging" fertility journey she experienced over the years. "I was trying to get pregnant," she shared. "It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road."
Jennifer went on to share how the public's obsession with whether or not she was pregnant was difficult for her.
"All the years and years and years of speculation... It was really hard," she continued. "I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it. I would've given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.' You just don't think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed."
Nowadays, she has "zero regrets" over the process, sharing that she actually feels "a little relief now because there is no more, 'Can I? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.'"
She noted, "I don't have to think about that anymore." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1354145/jennifer-aniston-reveals-the-real-reason-she-joined-instagram-despite-hating-social-media | 2022-11-10 19:54:48 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1354145/jennifer-aniston-reveals-the-real-reason-she-joined-instagram-despite-hating-social-media |
Is lane splitting by motorcycles legal in New Jersey?
We’ve all seen it: traffic is slowed (or maybe not) and motorcyclists ride in between the cars in a maneuver known as lane splitting. They do it, but is it legal?
You’d be surprised how many states don’t ban this practice, either by expressly allowing it or by not having a prohibition against it.
According to Motor Biscuit, 29 states have laws against lane splitting, although some are considering changing their laws. Twelve states either don’t define lane splitting or have no laws against it.
All that being said, where does New Jersey come down in the debate? As you might expect, New Jersey has never met a prohibition it didn’t like, so lane splitting is illegal here.
By the way, you’re not going to get away with it in PA or NY, either as they both ban it. In California, home of the traffic jam, lane splitting is legal as long as the motorcyclist stays within 10 mph of surrounding traffic; so no whizzing past stopped traffic between lanes.
There are a number of arguments in favor of lane splitting. Proponents argue that it can help to reduce traffic congestion, improve fuel efficiency, and make it safer for motorcyclists. They point to studies that have shown that lane splitting can reduce rear-end collisions by up to 40%.
Opponents of lane splitting argue that it is dangerous and can lead to accidents. They point to the fact that lane splitting is illegal in most states. They also argue that lane splitting can be disruptive to drivers and pedestrians.
Just to reiterate, no lane splitting in New Jersey.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – Days after leaked Pentagon documents became widespread on Twitter, authorities have taken one man into custody in connection with the leak.
The Justice Department confirms a member of the U.S. Airforce National Guard was arrested.
“Today the Justice Department arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal retention and transmission of classified national defense information,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
While the Justice Department is leading the ongoing investigation, the Pentagon says it is taking the issue seriously and is reviewing who can access certain classified information.
“It is important to understand that we do have stringent guidelines in place for safeguarding classified and sensitive information,” Pentagon Press Secretary Airforce Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
The Pentagon says the process includes the need to obtain security clearances and the signing of non-disclosure agreements.
“All indicates this was a deliberate criminal act, a violation of those guidelines,” Ryder added.
Because of the early stage of the investigation, it’s unclear whether others in the chain of command could also be held responsible for the leak.
However, Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss says the U.S. first has to make sure the leak doesn’t jeopardize Ukraine’s defense against Russia and “how do we do our utmost as a nation to support the Ukrainian counteroffensive this spring.”
Texiera was taken into custody without incident and will have an initial appearance at the U.S. District Court for the District at Massachusetts. | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/authorities-arrest-man-in-connection-to-deliberate-pentagon-leak/ | 2023-04-13 22:36:43 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/authorities-arrest-man-in-connection-to-deliberate-pentagon-leak/ |
Fathom's Big Screen Classics Begin in January with Special Insights from Renowned Film Critic Leonard Maltin
DENVER, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Events today announced its slate of titles for the upcoming first-ever Fathom's Big Screen Classics series. The series will run throughout 2023, celebrating the anniversaries of 11 of Hollywood's most beloved motion pictures and the debut of a newly restored print of the enduring 1942 classic Casablanca.
Fathom's Big Screen Classics series has something for everyone in 2023, from the 25th anniversary of The Big Lebowski to the 70th anniversary of the classic Roman Holiday - plus 10 films representing decades in between.
This special series will also feature film historian and critic Leonard Maltin who will provide insights into the films, sharing his one-of-a-kind expertise with fans. After thirty years on television's Entertainment Tonight, he's a familiar face as well as a familiar name to the millions of people who still rely on his paperback reference Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was published from 1969 to 2015, and the still-popular Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. His many other books include The Disney Films, Hooked on Hollywood, and his autobiography Starstruck. He hosts a weekly podcast called Maltin on Movies with his daughter Jessie, and teaches a popular course at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
The 2023 Fathom's Big Screen Classics series includes (in order of screening date):
- Roman Holiday 70th Anniversary
- Groundhog Day 30th Anniversary
- Casablanca newly restored presentation
- The Big Lebowski 25th Anniversary
- Grease 45th Anniversary
- Hairspray (1988) 35th Anniversary
- National Lampoon's Vacation 40th Anniversary
- Enter the Dragon 50th Anniversary
- Rain Man 35th Anniversary
- The Birds 60th Anniversary
- Scarface 40th Anniversary
- A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary
"We are so excited to bring this new slate of classics to theatres this year," said Tom Lucas, VP of Studio Relations for Fathom Events. "Combining Maltin's pedigree with this list of some of the greatest films ever made - and titles reflecting a wide mix of film genres, spanning six decades – is going to be an incredible experience for moviegoers. We hope audiences will love seeing these classics on the big screen again!"
Tickets for the Fathom's Big Screen Classics 2023 series are on-sale now at www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. For a complete list of events in the series and to purchase tickets, visit the Fathom Events website. Please continue to check the Fathom Events website for updates and to sign up for alerts.
Roman Holiday 70th Anniversary (1953)
Date: January 22 & 25
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
Producer: William Wyler
Cast: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert
Nominated for a total of 10 Oscars®, including Best Picture, it's the story of a modern-day princess who, rebelling against the royal obligations, explores Rome on her own.
Groundhog Day 30th Anniversary (1993)
Date: February 2 & 5
Director: Harold Ramis
Writer: Story by Danny Rubin, Screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis
Producer: C.O. Erickson, Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
Snowed in during a trip to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities, television weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) finds himself stuck in time, endlessly repeating February 2nd.
Casablanca (1942)
Date: March 5 & 8
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Producer: Jack L. Warner
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Academy Award® winners Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman light up the screen in one of the most enduring romances in movie history-- Casablanca. The new 2022 4K digital cinema master was restored and remastered from a new 16bit film scan of the best-surviving source -- the nitrate fine grain film elements. The 4K scanned digital images went through an extensive digital restoration process to clean and repair the picture for an ultra-high resolution picture presentation. This work was meticulously handled by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging.
The Big Lebowski 25th Anniversary (1998)
Date: April 16 & 20
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
From the Academy Award®-winning Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling, a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named…The Dude.
Grease 45th Anniversary (1978)
Date: May 14 & 17
Director: Randal Kleiser
Writer: Bronte Woodard
Producer: Allan Carr, Robert Stigwood
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
The kids are cool, the cars are hot, and the tunes are always rockin' and rollin' when one of the most beloved comedies of all time comes back to theaters to celebrate its 45th anniversary! Good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) is new to school, but ready to join the Pink Ladies. Badboy Danny (John Travolta), the leader of the T-Birds, has just discovered their summer lovin' wasn't just a passing fling when they're reunited at Rydell High School.
Hairspray 35th Anniversary (1988)
Date: June 11 & 14
Director: John Waters
Writer: John Waters
Producer: Sara Risher, Robert Shaye, Rachel Talalay
Cast: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine
It's Baltimore, 1962, and a rebellious teenager with the biggest bouffant on the block attempts to win the coveted "Miss Auto Show" crown as she fights against racial discrimination in this film created and directed by John Waters and featuring Divine in his/her last role.
National Lampoon's Vacation 40th Anniversary (1983)
Date: July 16 & 19
Director: Harold Ramis
Writer: John Hughes
Producer: Matty Simmons
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca
The all-American Griswold family just wants to go on an all-American vacation. Everyone is packed. The route is planned ... And absolutely everything goes wrong as a simple trip quickly becomes a madcap cross-country odyssey and heroic quest in search of National Lampoon's Vacation.
Enter The Dragon 50th Anniversary (1973)
Date: August 13 & 16
Director: Robert Clouse
Writer: Michael Allin
Producer: Fred Weintraub, Paul Heller
Cast: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly
Recruited by an intelligence agency, martial arts student Lee (Fists of Fury, The Chinese Connection) participates in a brutal tournament at a remote island fortress in an attempt to gather enough evidence to convict the international drug-trafficker responsible for the murder of Lee's sister.
Rain Man 35th Anniversary (1988)
Date: September 17 & 20
Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Barry Morrow, Ron Bass
Producer: Peter Guber, Christine Peters, Jon Peters
Cast (max of 10): Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
Charlie (Tom Cruise) just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) and is taking him on the ride of his life. Or is it the other way around?
The Birds 60th Anniversary (1963)
Date: October 22 & 23
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Evan Hunter
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast (max of 10): Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds is an unforgettable masterpiece that is considered one of the most terrifying films from the Master of Suspense.
Scarface 40th Anniversary (1983)
Date: November 12 & 15
Director: Brian De Palma
Writer: Oliver Stone
Producer: Louis A Stroller, Martin Bregman
Cast (max of 10): Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer
Starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana along with Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Robert Loggia, Scarface has become a cultural phenomenon brilliantly directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone.
A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary (1983)
Date: December 10 & 13
Director: Bob Clark
Writer: Leigh Brown, Bob Clark
Producer: Bob Clark, Rene Dupont
Cast (max of 10): Peter Billingsley Melina Dillon, Darren McGavin
It's the final days before Christmas in early 1940s Cleveland, and 9-year-old Ralphie wants one thing from Santa more than anything else: a Red Ryder Carbine Action Air Rifle. Based on stories by Jean Sheppard.
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The gun is a common denominator in all shootings.
The shooter always has the advantage because of their mind set and a gun at the ready. They can often start shooting before the police are called.
The long range answers are there if our politicians have the courage to do something.
Will it take a kindergarten shooting to do something?
Donald Plummer
Northwest side
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(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a rough week for Trader Joe’s after the popular grocery store chain had to notify customers on Thursday and Friday about products potentially containing foreign matter.
On Friday, Trader Joe’s announced it was recalling frozen falafel balls (SKU# 93935) that may contain rocks.
The recalled falafel was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One day earlier, Trader Joe’s warned customers that its “Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup” may contain insects. Trader Joe’s says there have not been reported cases of illness from the soup.
The recalled soup (SKU# 68470) has the Use By dates of 07/18/23 – 09/15/23.
A third recall, updated Tuesday to include a sell by date, warns that there may be rocks in the company’s Almond Windmill Cookies and the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.
Those cookies have the following dates:
- Almond Windmill Cookies: SELL BY 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23
- Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies: SELL BY 10/17/23 through 10/21/23
In all of the recalls, anyone who bought or received a donation containing one of the potentially tainted items is urged to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe’s for a refund.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Barclays American Depositary Receipts on a U.S. open market between February 18, 2021 and March 25, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until November 22, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Barclays PLC issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: a) as of December 31, 2020 and February 18, 2021, Barclays had a material weakness in its internal control environment due to the fact that the over-issuance had occurred and was not immediately identified; and b) they failed to disclose that as of February 18, 2021 (i) Barclays Bank PLC ("BBPLC") had and was selling unregistered securities in excess of the amounts registered by the August 2019 shelf registration statement, (ii) BBPLC was violating U.S. securities laws and/or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, subjecting Barclays to legal liability, and (iii) BBPLC was required to conduct a rescission offer for those unregistered securities.
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 29, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
301 PM PDT Tue Jul 26 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures in the 90s
and lows in the mid to upper 60s. This will pose a high risk of
heat-related illness.
* WHERE...Tacoma Area, Bellevue and Vicinity, Everett and
Vicinity, Seattle and Vicinity and Bremerton and Vicinity.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of
heat-related illnesses for much of the population, especially
those who are heat sensitive and those without effective cooling
or adequate hydration.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
For sheltering information and other human services in your area,
dial 2 1 1 during business hours or visit wa211.org anytime.
Along with high temperatures this week, we are expecting high
levels of ozone pollution (smog) for the Cascade foothills of
King and Pierce counties from Issaquah to the east. North Bend
and Enumclaw will particularly be affected. Ozone levels are
expected to reach UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS in the
afternoon, on Tuesday through Friday (July 26-29).
* WHERE...East Puget Sound Lowlands.
Ozone can trigger a variety of health problems including chest
pain, coughing, throat irritation and congestion. It can also
worsen bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Ozone concentrations are expected to be
the highest in the afternoon and evening. We expect the ground-
level ozone pollution levels to come back down to healthy levels
as temperatures decline.
In addition to the recommendations for extreme heat, sensitive
groups should take precautions, especially infants, children,
people over 65, those with that are pregnant, have heart or lung
diseases (such as asthma or COPD), respiratory infections,
diabetes, stroke survivors, and those suffering from COVID-19.
Check with your health care provider for more specific health
questions and concerns. As always, seek medical attention if
symptoms are serious.
To get the latest updates regarding air quality, go to
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures in the 90s and low
temperatures in the low to mid 60s. This will pose a moderate to
high risk of heat-related illness.
* WHERE...Lower Chehalis Valley Area, Western Whatcom County,
Hood Canal Area, Southwest Interior and Western Skagit County.
* IMPACTS...Heat will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses
for those who are sensitive to heat, especially those without
effective cooling or adequate hydration.
* WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes, West
Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes North
Cascades and Passes.
effective cooling or adequate hydration
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Mark Pocan, Democratic congressman of Wisconsin, about this week's hearing that featured TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and how he thinks lawmakers should regulate the app.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Mark Pocan, Democratic congressman of Wisconsin, about this week's hearing that featured TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and how he thinks lawmakers should regulate the app.
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