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This $86 million superyacht concept can ‘fly’ across the water
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN
From floating ‘diamonds’ to roaming volcanoes, an array of eclectic and innovative superyacht concepts has been emerging in recent months, and this latest invention from Lazzarini Design Studio is no exception.
Powered by a hydrofoil system, the 74-meter-long vessel, known as Plectrum, can lift itself above the water surface and seemingly “fly” at high speeds.
According to the team at the Italian studio, the design was largely inspired by the foiling monohulls used in the America’s Cup, one of the oldest international sailing yacht competitions.
Hydrofoil system
But rather than being pushed by the wind like a sailing yacht, this huge shiny orange vessel will run on three hydrogen-powered motors with the ability to reach 5,000 horsepower each.
While foiling technology dates back many years, its popularity has recently grown, particularly due to the America’s Cup.
However, building a hydrofoil of this size would undoubtedly be a hugely significant achievement.
Although the design is just a concept, the designers say it could be constructed within two years at a cost of around $87 million (€80 million) if a buyer is found.
Eyecatching design
“We like to remember that in 1964, shipbuilding was already capable of similar vessel construction,” the designers say in a statement.
The foil system can apparently be adjusted depending on the “cruising needs” at the time, expanding from a width of 15 meters when the yacht is berthed/anchored and the foil is closed to up to 20 meters of beam when open while the yacht is sailing on high speed.
This “different superyacht configuration” will allow “much faster sea traveling than conventional similar size ships,” adds the Lazzarin team.
Made from a mixture of dry carbon fiber composite materials, the light superyacht has been “designed to be the fastest of its kind,” and will have the ability to reach a top speed of 75 knots.
As for onboard amenities, the yacht will be equipped with six guest cabins, a shipowner suite, a helipad and a beach club with a swimming pool over its four levels.
Plectrum is the latest in a number of radical superyacht designs from Lazzarini. Last year, the studio unveiled Sovrano, a gigantic 169-meter superyacht concept with twin helipads and a retractable deck.
Meanwhile, Spanish studio Rodriguez Design recently revealed Catalina, an impressive five-deck superyacht concept with a giant infinity hot tub.
Top image: A rendering of the 74-meter-long Plectrum superyacht concept, which was inspired by the foiling monohulls used in the America’s Cup. Credit: Lazzarini Design Studio
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TYLER, Texas—Cameron’s women and men will launch their Lone Star Conference schedule on the road today against University of Texas-Tyler after getting mixed results thus far in non-conference action.
The CU women look to rebound as they head into their first two Lone Star Conference matches this week when they visit UT Tyler and Texas Woman’s. After starting the season 2-3, Cameron will continue their time away from the Aggie Gym, visiting UT Tyler on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and taking on Texas Woman’s on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a pair of conference battles.
The Cameron men will compete against Tyler today at 7:30 p.m. to complete the doubleheader and then head down the road for a Saturday game against Dallas Baptist.
Cameron women are coming off back-to-back in-state games. The Aggies fell to Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma Baptist by less than 10 points. Alena Wilson scored a combined 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the two games. Wilson averages 16.4 ppg and 7.8 rebounds to lead CU.
UT Tyler is 5-2, tied for the second most wins in the LSC, under second-year head coach Rebecca Alvidrez led by a trio of players scoring over 10 points per game. Destini Whitehead leads the team with 13.7ppg, Montse Gutierrez averages 11.4, and Tina Machalova scores 11.3 a game. Gutierrez and Whitehead also average 2.6 steals per game.
CU men have won two out of their last three games entering Wednesday night’s contest. The previous two losses were by a combined four points to CSU-Pueblo and Northwestern Oklahoma State. The Aggies have played five games to open the 2022-23 campaign, starting the season 2-3. The game in Tyler is scheduled for 7:30 pm, and Saturday’s contest at Dallas Baptist is set for 3 p.m.
Cameron men lost their last time out 89-86 to Northwestern Oklahoma State, with a season-high in points scored for the Aggies, led by Jaylan Thomas with 16 points, Colt Savage added 15, Ernest Young scored 14, and Jaden Okon had 11 points.
The Black-and-Gold have three individuals averaging double-digits led by Reggie Prudhomme tallying 14.6 ppg, Jaylan Thomas recording 13.2 ppg, and DeSean Munson scoring 11.6 ppg.
The Patriots have started the season 3-0 after picking up two wins on the road last week. The trio of Rashun Williams, Milan Szabo, and Terrell lead UT Tyler with double-figure scoring. Williams leads the way with 18.7 ppg, Szabo averages 11.0 ppg, and Terrell Wilson records 10.0 ppg.
UT-Tyler men have appeared in the last two D2SIDA South Central Region rankings in the no. 10, and the Patriots enter conference play ranked eighth in the regional poll after receiving 11 votes. They are one of five teams from the Lone Star Conference to appear in the rankings. | https://www.swoknews.com/sports/cameron-teams-open-lsc-schedule-at-tyler/article_a006d15d-4f7b-52ba-9904-4ae03619fc79.html | 2022-11-30 10:46:20 | 0 | https://www.swoknews.com/sports/cameron-teams-open-lsc-schedule-at-tyler/article_a006d15d-4f7b-52ba-9904-4ae03619fc79.html |
DANVERS, Mass., Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Janczy comes to NewFed Mortgage as an industry-recognized leader with a career that spans over the past 25 years. He will be responsible for Sales and Marketing. Jim started off working in the mortgage industry as a loan officer with Bay Bank in Boston then founded South Coast Financial Group in 1996 as CEO. More recently, Jim worked with Home Point Financial, Wells Fargo, and Envoy Mortgage. He is recognized among his colleagues for his consistent success in startups with building territories, exceptional client service, persistence and long-lasting relationships with his clients that have put their trust in him. Jim has been the recipient of numerous "Top Producer" awards and has earned an impressive loyal following of clients along with a vast network of professional relationships.
Jim was born in New Jersey but grew up and currently resides in Southeastern Massachusetts. He attended Bridgewater State University with a degree in Management.
President and CEO Brian D'Amico commented, "We are extremely excited to have Jim as part of our company growth initiative. Jim brings knowledge and experience to our executive table from many channels in the mortgage industry. We are very fortunate to have him as part of our team."
NewFed Mortgage, locally based in Massachusetts, has specialized in residential retail mortgage lending since 2001. An approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller servicer lender licensed in 19 states, NewFed offers a multitude of mortgage programs, including Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, Various State Housing Programs along with access to various portfolio products including Non-QM products.
To contact Jim he can be reached at jjanczy@newfed.com or 508-965-8055 or at the NewFed Mortgage website www.newfed.com- nmls# 1881
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Timely gift package for financial, insurance, legal and accounting professionals helps unearth purpose, increase productivity, and realize work/life goals
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Make Time Institute today announced the international best-selling book by Founder Travis G. Parry, Ph.D (Dr. Parry), Achieving Balance: The Make Time Method To Help Reach Business AND Personal Goals In An Overworked World, is now available as a limited gift edition that includes a signed paperback book, t-shirt, and hat. Dr. Parry's proven methodologies are aimed at helping financial professionals (including those in legal, accounting, insurance, financial planning, and investment advisory disciplines) make lasting changes and live life on purpose – but any run-down, unhappy business professional or entrepreneur should also find wisdom and food for thought as they read through and underline the concepts in this important book.
A former financial advisor who now focuses his business attention on helping other financial services professionals unearth their purpose, increase productivity, and find the right balance between work and their personal lives, Parry unwraps the old notion that somehow keeping equilibrium between work and home is a good thing. In reality, he says this myth creates workaholics and hurts more people than it helps. In addition, the movement from balance to integration does little to address the root of the problem and keeps professionals stuck in a trap.
"This could be the best holiday or birthday gift ever," said Derek N.H. Notman, CFP®, founder of fintech company Couplr, who also wrote the foreword to the Achieving Balance book. "Imagine unwrapping this book, hat and t-shirt, with a loving note signed by your kids or spouse. Could be they see the strains of your business life fraying the fabric and creating unhealthy effects in your personal life. Whether you buy this bundle as a gift for yourself or for a loved one, the benefits could be substantial."
Research for the book revealed many professionals get caught up in the "workaholic trap" and believe three common myths:
- Balance is doing everything at the same time
- Productivity is the magic pill
- Personal development is the "end all - be all"
Parry explains that this trap can be avoided by focusing on the highest priorities in life, setting boundaries, becoming more productive, and working with accountability partners.
Parry weaves together his own personal experiences and insights gained from working in the financial industry as a financial advisor into an easy-to-read book and companion guide. His father's unexpected passing (most likely due to living a workaholic lifestyle) was a critical moment in his life and career – one that would have lasting effects on both as Parry realized that he was not living his life on purpose. Shifting the most painful year of his life to one of his best in business, Parry was determined and successful at helping others with their financial goals, but he learned what he truly desired was a more balanced goal achievement.
"I, too, was on the road to workaholism, yet I craved balance in every aspect of my life, including my personal life," said Parry. "Our time together is short, and I wanted to spend more of it with the people I love. Something had to change."
When Parry tried to implement that change, his employer pushed back. During a search for a new firm, Parry found that this workaholic mindset was rampant in the industry. The industry he had grown up and into perpetuated this harmful myth.
Going independent as an advisor in 2007, and then going back to school in 2009, Parry studied and learned from others, tested theories about balanced goal achievement, and developed what would later become known as "the make time method." While the principles were born from his experience and knowledge working within the wealth management industry, he has seen that these concepts can help not just financial services professionals but any executive/business person who has a gnawing feeling that they need to make changes to their work/life mix.
The book, Parry's keynote speeches, and related Make Time Institute coaching programs, which hinge on The Make Time Method created by Parry, are focused on bringing immediate help to financial professionals and others who struggle with current work/life realities. This proven system helps professionals reprioritize life and achieve goals and create a more balanced approach. The book and programs have been tested and proven by Parry's clients since 2007.
The book, speeches, and coaching programs focus on how to:
- Be more productive at work
- Take the time saved and reinvest it into one's personal life
- Create a great lifestyle outside of work
The book further explores a number of unhelpful myths and seeks to educate the reader while arming them with tools to combat unhealthy notions. "My book, speeches, and coaching programs are designed to help financial, insurance, legal, and accounting professionals make lasting changes today to live life on purpose," Parry said.
As Dr. Parry states in his book, a 2014 Financial Planning Association (FPA) survey found that financial advisors are three times more likely to become a workaholic than the average American. According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, workaholics grind through more than 50 hours per week, take their stress out in their work, find little satisfaction in their career, neglect their health, and often struggle with unsatisfying relationships. Parry concludes that the false notion of "working more leads to greater success" can ultimately lead to the destruction of all of one's personal goals.
In three thoughtful chapters, Parry discusses values, goals and priorities, time management, organization, and the ideal calendar to find "your sweet spot." He champions this central idea: "The key to achieving balance is to abandon the idea that we must do it alone." Parry goes on to explain how working with an accountability partner is the missing part of the entire work/life balance equation being successful in theory and in practice.
Dr. Travis G. Parry founded the Make Time Institute to help financial advisors achieve the right work/life balance as they move through the various stages of life and business success. As a former financial advisor himself, Dr. Parry knows well the struggles that financial advisors confront as they seek to keep a healthy balance between building a successful business and enjoying life outside of it.
Dr. Parry has earned several degrees in Social Science, including a Ph.D. in Family and Human Development, which helps him better understand and communicate to others the roles that motivation and relationships play in goal achievement. He is a sought-after international speaker, inspirational coach, and international bestselling author of the book Achieving Balance: The Make Time Method to Help Advisors Reach Business AND Personal Goals In An Overworked World. Visit https://www.TravisParry.com to learn more.
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Miami’s Francis Suarez bucking history as he tries to become first sitting mayor elected president
In a 2024 Republican presidential field full of long-shot candidates, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez may be — on paper anyway — the longest long shot of all.
No sitting mayor has ever been elected U.S. president, a job that historically has been won by governors, vice presidents, senators or Cabinet secretaries. Some former mayors have become commander in chief, but only after serving in higher-profile positions.
None of that has deterred Suarez, who announced his campaign this past week by talking up his experience leading the city of about 450,000 residents. Being a two-term mayor of Miami, he said, has helped him understand and confront issues facing most Americans, such as crime and homelessness. In the video for his kickoff, Suarez went for a run past his childhood home and his high school and spoke of his record of cutting taxes and expanding Miami’s technology economy.
“In Miami, we stopped waiting for Washington to lead,” Suarez said.
The 45-year-old corporate and real estate lawyer, a former president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is competing for the nomination against two other Florida residents — former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis. They have consistently been first and second, respectively, in early primary polling, well ahead of the rest of the field.
That has so far made it difficult for other candidates to break through. Among them are former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, radio host Larry Elder and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
Throughout U.S. history, just three presidents were former mayors, though each — Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge — held offices such as governor or vice president in between. And while this year’s primary field is crowded and the odds for a sitting mayor long, there is recent precedent both for a mayor to become a major candidate and for a person without government experience at all to become president.
Trump, a businessman and former reality television star, is the only person elected president without ever having served in public office or in the military.
In the 2020 election cycle, Pete Buttigieg — the young mayor of South Bend, Indiana — was the biggest surprise success story of the Democratic primary. Known during the campaign as “Mayor Pete,” he had a top finish in the leadoff Iowa caucuses and a close second-place finish in New Hampshire before flailing in more diverse states and dropping out to back Joe Biden.
When Biden won the presidency, he tapped Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, and Buttigieg is now considered one of the party’s most promising future presidential candidates.
Buttigieg leaned heavily into his experience as mayor in his campaign, including his own work to turn around a Rust Belt city that was once described as “dying” because of the shutdown of manufacturing. He liked to tell voters that Washington should run more like the best U.S. cities.
Voters appreciated that being a mayor is a hands-on job and that mayors are accountable to voters in a way that senators and governors are not, said Lis Smith, a senior adviser to Buttigieg’s campaign who shaped his communications from the start. One of Buttigieg’s favorite lines while campaigning was about how he frequently ran into his constituents at the grocery store. The fact that Buttigieg was not a product of Washington also “was very, very appealing to voters,” Smith said.
“Republican and Democratic voters don’t have a lot in common these days, but I think that one thing they do share is their distaste for Washington politics and Washington politicians,” Smith said.
But Smith also warned that while mayors get to claim credit for all of the things that go right in their community, they also carry the responsibility for things that go wrong.
Buttigieg experienced that when a white South Bend police officer fatally shot a Black man, prompting the mayor to step away from campaigning so he could respond not just to the shooting but also to questions about racial inequality and tensions between Black residents and police in South Bend. That, Smith said, “by far was the toughest part” of his candidacy.
Suarez, the son of Miami’s first Cuban-born mayor and the only Hispanic candidate in the race, believes he can help the party better appeal to Hispanic voters. He also promotes his relative youth compared with the rest of the field — most of whom range in age from their 50s to 70s — saying he represents “generational change” that America needs.
“It’s time for a leader who can connect with segments of our country that Republicans have historically lost,” Suarez said during a speech about his presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Library in California on Thursday night.
Then, briefly repeating his credentials as Miami’s leader, he slipped for a moment into mayoral mode.
“I believe this city needs more than a shouter or a fighter,” Suarez said, apparently substituting “city” for “country.”
“I believe it needs a servant. It needs a mayor.”
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What do the resignation of genius engineer Geoffrey Hinton from Google, a new medical breakthrough for people who cannot talk and bodies floating in a Texas lake have in common? The answer is artificial intelligence.
Even though I wrote about the potential dangers of AI as recently as April 1, AI is more the talk of the town than ever — and it will get worse. AI is a big biggie. Even bigger than that.
AI is over taking us so quickly that we don’t have time to ponder deeply and carefully develop a strategy. The experts did not expect AI to overtake us this quickly, nor did they predict that computers would be able to “think” on their own (except in sci-fi movies, that is). Although congress is pondering what to do about this, congress is not noted for speed. If scientists are overwhelmed at the pace of AI, how can we and our institutions adjust in a timely manner? What happens when we experience too many changes too quickly?
One of the men who expedited the development of AI has just resigned from Google; he knows he helped to create this Frankenstein monster. According to foxbusiness.com, “Geoffrey Hinton, a Google engineer widely considered the godfather of artificial intelligence, has quit his job and is now warning of the dangers of further AI development.
“Hinton worked at Google for more than a decade and is responsible for a 2012 tech breakthrough that serves as the foundation of current AIs like ChatGPT. He announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New York Times, saying he now regrets his work.
“’I console myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have,’ he told the paper.”
He is right. Even if we slowed things down, the Chinese or others would have kept progressing. The article continues quoting Hinton:
“’It is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things,’ Hinton went on to say of AI.”
People are already using AI for bad things. Some people unlock their cell phones with a facial recognition app (a form of AI) and a few criminals are taking advantage of this. Take the bodies in Ladybird Lake in Austin, Texas. Foxnews reports:
“Stretching back through 2022, local reports indicate as many as eight men may have been found dead under similar circumstances,” foxnews.com explains. How are these men dying?
Apparently through “roofie attacks,” meaning date-rape drugs are use to incapacitate them. The article by Michael Ruiz continues:
“Police there announced multiple indictments and arrests in connection with a series of robberies that involved drugging victims at bars and then using facial recognition technology to unlock their phones and drain their accounts.
“Several victims died as a result of overdosing on the drugs used to incapacitate them, according to police.”
Even more frightening is the probability that AI will soon be employed to literally read minds. According to a UPI article by Dennis Thompson, “Using functional MRI (fMRI), a newly developed brain-computer interface can read a person’s thoughts and translate them into full sentences, according to a report published Monday in Nature Neuroscience.
“The decoder was developed to read a person’s brain activity and translate what they want to say into continuous, natural language, the researchers said.
“’Eventually, we hope that this technology can help people who have lost the ability to speak due to injuries like strokes or diseases like ALS,’ said lead study author Jerry Tang, a graduate research assistant at the University of Texas at Austin.”
Whereas a mind-reading apparatus could be great to help impaired individuals, you can see how similar equipment could be used for all sorts of evil purposes. Privacy of thought has been a safe haven for the persecuted and oppressed. That safe haven is in jeopardy.
We humans will survive and adjust, I believe. But not without challenges to our freedom, privacy, livelihood and independent thought. Guess we will have to address the challenges as they surface, because we probably will not be able to preclude them. | https://www.kokomotribune.com/opinion/ed-vasicek-a-good-reason-to-be-concerned-about-ai/article_454cbee6-eab7-11ed-8944-d76e22c52723.html | 2023-05-06 17:20:54 | 0 | https://www.kokomotribune.com/opinion/ed-vasicek-a-good-reason-to-be-concerned-about-ai/article_454cbee6-eab7-11ed-8944-d76e22c52723.html |
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain.
Huge crowds flooded into the British capital for the rally to demand that the government do more to help people faced with bills and other expenses that are rising more quickly than their wages.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticized for being slow to respond to the cost-of-living crisis. Inflation in Britain and across Europe has been surging, as Russia’s war in Ukraine crimped supplies of energy and food staples like wheat. Prices were already rising before the war, as the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in strong consumer demand.
Demonstrators carried banners with messages such as “Cut war not welfare.” They booed when they passed by 10 Downing Street, the prime minister’s residence, according to videos posted on social media.
Ben Robinson, who works for a housing charity in south London’s Brixton neighborhood, said the government doesn’t realize how bad things are going to be for the poor.
“We’ve got residents who are coming into our offices who are choosing between feeding their own kids, not themselves, their own kids, and paying rent and heating,” he said. “That is just not a choice that anyone should have to face, you know, in the fourth biggest economy in the world.”
The TUC, an umbrella organization for labor unions that organized the protest, said its research suggests workers have effectively lost a total of almost 20,000 pounds ($24,450) since 2008 because pay hasn’t kept pace with inflation.
Johnson’s government is facing heavy pressure to do more to help Britons struggling with soaring fuel and food prices and domestic energy bills. In one example of the crunch for household finances, a data firm said the average cost of filling up a typical family car exceeding 100 pounds ($125). | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/big-crowds-take-to-london-streets-to-protest-soaring-costs/ | 2022-06-19 03:59:00 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/big-crowds-take-to-london-streets-to-protest-soaring-costs/ |
This company is offering cash for your Halloween candy
(Gray News) – With Halloween around the corner, people are buying candy in preparation for trick-or-treating and other seasonal festivities.
One company is hoping to curb the rise of the health risks that the holiday treats could cause by offering to pay for your excess candy.
Wellness company HealthyWage said it would offer $10 per pound of candy, up to $100 per person, as part of its “Cash for Candy” program.
HealthyWage is partnering with Operation Shoebox for the program. Operation Shoebox is an organization that provides hands-on support to American troops overseas.
Anyone interested in participating in the program is encouraged to donate their excess, unwanted and unopened candy to Operation Shoebox on or before Nov. 22. There are no eligibility requirements, and people can be paid directly for the donations.
HealthyWage said the 2022 program is a reprisal of its 2018 initiative, which resulted in collecting 994 pounds of candy and paying $9,000.
More information about the program can be found here.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting flight concepts for technology development that would utilize the space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory. This solicitation, "Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab," is open to a broad range of technology areas, including chemical and material synthesis in space, bonding, translational medicine, in-space edge computing and on-demand cloud computing technologies, and the application of ISS remote sensing data to improve geospatial analytics for commercial use.
Space-based technology development and demonstration is a strategic priority for the ISS National Lab, as it provides an opportunity for accelerated technology maturation that may enable advancements to improve life on Earth or build commerce in low Earth orbit. Through this research announcement, respondents may propose to use the unique environment of the orbiting platform to develop, test, or mature products and processes that have a demonstrated potential to produce near-term and positive direct or indirect economic impact.
Emphasis will be placed on proposals for testing and space-qualification of hardware prototypes and on advancing process improvements such as, but not limited to:
- Hardware prototype testing: Innovations addressing hardware product development gaps and emerging technology proliferation in the areas of computer, electronics, semiconductors, nanotechnologies, robotics, sensors, communications, remote sensing, and satellite technology.
- Process improvements: Use of the space station as a test bed for advancing development of facilities for high throughput investigations, use of space-based data to facilitate modeling of industrial systems, or demonstrating new methodologies for spaceflight research and development.
- Advanced materials: Current advanced materials research that addresses the development of next-generation production methods, testing of novel materials, and the exploitation of materials with unique properties.
- Translational medicine: Validation of accelerated disease modeling, analyzing macromolecular structures for drug design, and demonstration of novel drug delivery and diagnostic services.
As an example of recent technology development case study, Orbit Fab partnered with the ISS National Lab to test technology that supported plans to build gas stations in space. Engineering the company's hardware for in-orbit spacecraft refueling required understanding tank dynamics in space and designing pump systems that would work in microgravity. The results of this ISS National Lab investigation successfully showed that Orbit Fab's technology could support a wide range of propellants for spacecraft thrusters.
This research announcement will follow a two-step proposal submission process. Before being invited to submit a full proposal, all interested investigators must submit a Step 1: Concept Summary for review. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) will host a webinar on May 31, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET, to discuss space station facilities and capabilities associated with this research announcement.
Step 1: Concept Summaries must be submitted by the end of day on July 10, 2023. Step 2: Full Proposals from those invited to submit will be due by the end of day October 9, 2023.
Flight concepts selected via this research announcement may be awarded funding to enable mission integration and operations support for projects that will be implemented on the International Space Station.
To learn more about this opportunity, including how to submit a Step 1: Concept Summary, please visit the research announcement webpage. To learn more about the ISS National Lab and science that it sponsors, please visit our website at ISSNationalLab.org.
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About the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Lab allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the International Space Station are available to support non-NASA science, technology and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) manages the ISS National Lab, under cooperative agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit www.ISSNationalLab.org.
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Stefanik backs Trump as charges loom in alleged hush money scheme
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranked Republican in Congress, rushed to the defense of former President Donald J. Trump after he announced early Saturday that he is expecting to face criminal charges in Manhattan next week.
GOP sources told the Times Union last week that they had expected an indictment against Trump to be handed up on Friday. But according to published reports, there may be at least one more witness scheduled to testify before the grand jury reviewing the case that's being pursued by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
The investigation is related to the 2016 effort to secure the silence of Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress who has said she had a sexual encounter with Trump — a claim he denies. Trump, who in November announced his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination, would become the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges after leaving office.
In a statement Saturday morning on Trump's own Truth Social platform, he railed in an all-caps post against what he said is a "highly political Manhattan district attorney's office, which has allowed new records to be set in violent crime (and) whose leader is funded by George Soros.... " He added that the "far (and) away leading Republican candidate (and) former president of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week. Protest, take our nation back!"
Stefanik's response, released by her campaign, was equally heated as she characterized the expected criminal case as "unAmerican and the radical left has reached a dangerous new low of Third World countries."
"Knowing they cannot beat President Trump at the ballot box, the radical left will now follow the lead of Socialist dictators and reportedly arrest President Trump, the leading Republican candidate for president of the United States," Stefanik added. "This is just a continuation of the disgraceful and unconstitutional pattern going back to the illegal Russian collusion hoax to attempt to silence and suppress the will of the voters who support President Trump and the America First Movement."
The congresswoman, who was among the first prominent Republicans to endorse Trump's 2024 bid and been one of his staunchest congressional supporters for several years, described Bragg as a "leftist" prosecutor and said that his "Socialist allies fail to understand is that America First Patriots have never been so energized to exercise their constitutional rights to peacefully organize and vote at the ballot box to save our great republic."
Former Vice President Mike Pence — another potential 2024 contender who has at times been critical of Trump since leaving the White House — also questioned the decision by Bragg's office to pursue a criminal case against the former president.
"You have literally a Democratic party that's literally dismantled the criminal justice system in that city, undercut the NYPD, and this is what the Manhattan DA says is their top priority?" he said Saturday during an interview on SiriusXM. "It reeks of the kind of political prosecution that we endured back in the days of the Russia hoax and the whole impeachment over a phone call" — a reference to Trump's first impeachment, which emerged from his efforts to compel Ukraine to conduct an investigation into a company that employed Hunter Biden.
Daniels, a former stripper, initially approached the National Enquirer with her story of a 2006 sexual liaison with Trump. The tabloid's management — which had already purchased the rights to another woman's account of an alleged relationship with Trump — instead connected Daniels with Trump's confidant, attorney Michael Cohen, who eventually paid her $130,000. After his election, Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payment — classifying them as attorneys' fees — but claimed he had no knowledge of the arrangement.
Cohen, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to federal charges related to false statements about the deal, and Daniels testified in recent days before a Manhattan grand jury weighing the evidence in the matter.
Republicans in New York and beyond have been critical of Bragg. Last year, his first month in office was marred by the leak of an internal memo in which he had instructed prosecutors in his office not to seek jail time for crimes including robbery, assault and gun possession. Bragg later walked backed the directive after becoming a political target of other public officials as well as police officers and small business owners who painted him as too lenient at a time when surging crime has plagued New York City.
Trump and his allies have also called Bragg, who is Black, a "racist" — the same charge they have lodged against Democrats including New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office has pursued numerous investigations of Trump's business interests, including last fall's civil action alleging widespread financial fraud, and Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani T. Willis, whose office is investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state.
James' civil action against Trump's businesses tracked with an investigation begun by the Manhattan district attorney's office under Bragg's predecessor, Cyrus Vance Jr. After taking office, Bragg decided against bringing criminal charges related to that alleged conduct, though he has said the investigation remains open.
Trump is under investigation by federal prosecutors related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as well as his retention of classified documents despite assurances given by his legal team that all presidential records that they had been required to surrender were turned over to the National Archives. Trump has similarly attacked those investigations as politically motivated, and denied all wrongdoing.
The optics of the investigation of Trump's retention of classified documents has been clouded by the discovery in November of classified documents from President Joe Biden's time in office as vice president. The initial batch of documents were found by Biden's personal attorneys in the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., and additional classified documents were later discovered at other locations, including the garage of Biden's private residence in Wilmington, Delaware.
The Justice Department has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the classified documents found in several locations connected to Biden. In January, it was revealed the FBI had searched the Penn Biden Center in mid-November — which had not been disclosed by the White House. FBI agents also searched Biden's residences in Delaware as part of the ongoing probe. | https://www.wtae.com/article/stefanik-backs-trump-as-charges-loom-in-alleged-hush-money-scheme/43356391 | 2023-03-19 03:18:08 | 0 | https://www.wtae.com/article/stefanik-backs-trump-as-charges-loom-in-alleged-hush-money-scheme/43356391 |
- Brownfield coal mining site to be converted to produce clean, renewable solar energy
- Site located in energy community featuring existing transmission infrastructure
- Toyota signs agreement with Savion to offtake 100 MW of electricity to be generated by project
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The sun will power more of Toyota Motor North America Inc.'s (Toyota's) operations thanks to a new power purchase agreement with Savion. Today, Toyota announced that it has agreed to offtake 100-megawatts (MW) of the electricity generated as part of renewable energy company Savion's Martin County Solar Project through a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA). The project is converting the former Martiki Coal Mine, a brownfield site in Martin County, on the border of Kentucky and West Virginia, into a new, clean solar photovoltaic energy facility. Once an active coal mine on the top of a mountain that closed in the 1990s, the Martiki site has clear access to light from the sun, making it an ideal location for reclamation and the installation of solar photovoltaic panels for electricity generation. Construction on the project is anticipated to begin in mid-2023 and commercial operation is expected in 2024.
"The Martin County Solar Project in Kentucky is really special as an example of how renewable energy VPPAs can bring new opportunities to former coal and energy communities and will help Toyota achieve our goal of increasing purchased renewable electricity to 45 percent or more of our total purchased electricity by 2025," said David Absher, senior manager of environmental sustainability at Toyota Motor North America. "It is important that renewable power is more available to large-scale U.S. energy buyers, and converting brownfields like this offers a path forward for former energy communities to take advantage of the infrastructure they already have with transmission lines while providing clean energy to the grid."
The 100 MW that Toyota will offtake from the project will be used primarily to help reduce the company's carbon footprint in North America, supplementing the model it has created of environmental stewardship in Kentucky, the state with Toyota's largest vehicle manufacturing plant in the world. The move is in-line with the company's plans to make all its operations in North America carbon neutral by 2035.
Savion is developing the Martin County Solar Project with the support of local development partner Edelen Renewables. With dedicated support from state officials and local leadership, the project's development phase continues to advance. The overall project, once completed, is expected to be one of the largest solar energy generation facilities operating in Kentucky.
"We are thankful for the local community, community officials, state officials, and the many local professionals that have supported this project," said Kevin Butt, regional environmental sustainability director at Toyota Motor North America.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Navy reservist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison on firearms charges.
The sentence U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff imposed for Hatchet Speed in federal court in Alexandria was six months less than the term sought by federal prosecutors and much longer than the one-year term sought by Speed’s lawyers.
Speed, 41, of McLean, is a military veteran who held top-secret clearances while working for a defense contractor.
The gun charges against him in Virginia are separate from charges brought in Washington, D.C., for obstructing an official proceeding, the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying the Electoral College vote. He will sentenced on those charges next month; sentencing guidelines in that case call for a term of nearly five to six years.
Speed’s lawyers asked the judge not to be prejudiced against him because of his inflammatory views. In conversations with an FBI undercover employee in 2022, Speed expressed admiration not only for Hitler but also for Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
In recorded conversations, Speed also made antisemitic comments and proposed targeting Jewish people with acts of violence. He also collected neo-Nazi memorabilia.
But Nachmanoff said Speed’s admiration for despicable historical figures and his views on advocating violence to achieve his objectives demonstrate the danger he poses to the public.
“The defendant’s statements of admiration for Adolf Hitler, Eric Rudolph and Ted Kaczynski … and his belief that such activities could be justified are all highly relevant,” Nachmanoff said.
Prosecutors said Speed, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group, believed the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. After Joe Biden took office, Speed began making preparations for what he believed was imminent civil war and started stockpiling weapons, including the three silencers that were the subject of his Virginia trial.
In Thursday’s closing statements, prosecutor Thomas Traxler said Speed studied the manifestos of Rudolph and Kaczynski to try to “come up with a better game plan than they had.”
Speed had claimed he was innocent because the devices he purchased were actually “solvent traps” used to collect excess fluid when you clean a gun.
The devices are indeed marketed as solvent traps, but their design is similar to that of a silencer. The only significant difference is that the “solvent traps” require drilling a hole in the end to turn them into functioning silencers.
Speed bought the devices, which are made of titanium and sell for hundreds of dollars, after he tried to buy silencers and faced significant delays. Speed said he did not believe he was required to register the devices as silencers with the government unless he drilled holes in them — something he never did.
Prosecutors, though, said the law governing silencers covers devices intended for use as a silencer, regardless of whether they are functional or sold under another name.
Speed’s first trial in Virginia ended with a hung jury and a mistrial, as jurors apparently struggled with the legal definition of a silencer and whether Speed was required to register them. He was convicted at a retrial, after one of the initial jurors reached out to prosecutors and explained what caused the jury’s confusion.
Traxler said the legal loophole that Speed thought he uncovered was “too cute by half” and urged a stiff sentence to discourage others from doing likewise.
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians were choosing between a former rebel and an unpredictable millionaire Sunday in a presidential runoff that promises to reshape the country after a first round election that punished the established political class.
Polls show leftist Gustavo Petro and outsider Rodolfo Hernández — both former mayors — practically tied since topping four other candidates in the initial May 29 election in which neither received enough votes to win outright, forcing the runoff. About 39 million people are eligible to vote Sunday, but abstentionism has been above 40% in every presidential election since 1990.
The vote comes amid widespread discontent over rising inequality, inflation and violence — factors that led voters in the first round to turn their backs on the long-governing centrist and right-leaning politicians and chose two outsiders in Latin America’s third-most populated nation.
Petro, a 62-year-old senator, is in his third presidential campaign. His victory would put an end to voters’ long-held marginalization of the left due to its association with the nation’s long armed conflict. Petro was once a rebel with the now-defunct M-19 movement and was granted amnesty after being jailed for his involvement with the group.
He has proposed ambitious pension, tax, health and agricultural reforms and changes to how Colombia fights drug cartels and other armed groups. He obtained 40% of the votes during last month’s election and Hernández 28%, but the difference quickly narrowed as Hernández began to attract so-called anti-Petrista voters.
Petro could become the latest leftist political victory in Latin America fueled by voters’ desire for change. Chile, Peru and Honduras elected leftist presidents in 2021, and in Brazil, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is leading the polls for this year’s presidential election.
Meanwhile, the 77-year-old Hernández, who made his money in real estate, is not affiliated with any major political party and has rejected alliances. His austere campaign, waged mostly on TikTok and other social media platforms, was self-financed.
His proposals are based on a fight against corruption, which he blames for poverty and the loss of state resources that could be used on social programs. He wants to reduce the size of government by eliminating various embassies and presidential offices, turning the presidential palace into a museum and reducing the use of the president’s aircraft fleet.
Hernández surged late in the first-round campaign past more conventional candidates and shocked many when he finished second. He has faced controversies including saying he admired Adolf Hitler before apologizing and saying that he meant to refer to Albert Einstein.
Outgoing conservative President Iván Duque on Sunday urged Colombians to vote and trust the institutions “with full confidence in the verdict of the people.” The government said it had information about possible demonstrations planned after polls closed and rejected in advance any acts of violence.
Petro had questioned election authorities during the campaign and said he would analyze after polls closed whether he accepts the results.
Silvia Otero Bahamón, a political science professor at the University of Rosario, said that although both candidates are populists who “have an ideology based on the division between the corrupt elite and the people,” each sees their fight against the establishment differently.
“Petro relates to the poor, the ethnic and cultural minorities of the most peripheral regions of the nation,” Otero said, while Hernández’s supporters “are the people who have been let down by politicking and corruption. It is a looser community, which the candidate reaches directly via social networks.”
Polls show most Colombians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and disapprove of Duque, who was not eligible to seek reelection. The pandemic set back the country’s anti-poverty efforts by at least a decade. Official figures show that 39% of Colombia’s lived on less than $89 a month last year.
The rejection of politics as usual “is a reflection of the fact that the people are fed up with the same people as always,” said Nataly Amezquita, a 26-year-old civil engineer waiting to vote. “We have to create greater social change. Many people in the country aren’t in the best condition.”
But even the two outsider candidates left her cold. She said she would cast a blank ballot: “I don’t like either of the two candidates…. Neither of them seems like a good person to me.”
Many voters were basing their decision on what they do not want, instead of what they do want.
“Many people said, ‘I don’t care who is standing against Petro, I’m going to vote for whomever represents the other candidate, regardless of who that person is,’” said Silvana Amaya, a senior analyst with the firm Control Risks. “That also works the other way around. Rodolfo has been portrayed as this crazy old man, communication genius and extravagant character (so) that some people say: ‘I don’t care who I have to vote for, but I don’t want him to be my president.’”
Either will have a tough time delivering on promises as neither has a majority in Congress, which is key to carrying out reforms.
In recent legislative elections, Petro’s political movement obtained 20 seats in the Senate, a plurality, but he would still have to make concessions in negotiations with other parties. Hernández’s political movement only has two representatives in the lower house, so he would also have to seek agreements with lawmakers, whom he has alienated by repeatedly calling “thieves.”
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SILOAM SPRINGS -- The debate on where to hold the high school graduation has come before the Siloam Springs School Board again.
Siloam Springs High School's graduation has been regularly held at Barnhill Arena at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. An exception was made in 2021 because to the pandemic, and the ceremony was held at Panther Stadium, the high school football field. Graduation has since returned to Barnhill, a decision that has been met with disappointment by some.
One parent in particular, Tiffany Haynes, is pushing for the ceremony to move back to Siloam Springs.
Haynes is a mother of two students in the district, one of whom is a senior. She spoke at the Nov. 10 board meeting.
"I have spoken with many parents and students who share my sentiment," Haynes said. "I have attended many graduations in Fayetteville for friends and family. They felt rushed, you get in and you get out because the next school has to go. Not much time for pictures. It doesn't feel very special."
Haynes said she thinks holding graduation in Siloam Springs can make it special again.
"I believe it would foster our hometown pride and school spirit. It's something to be celebrated."
Haynes has also started an online petition.
"Seven hours in, and we already had over 100 signatures," she said.
Superintendent Jody Wiggins said district administration and the School Board decided many years ago to move the graduation ceremony to Barnhill Arena to ensure enough seating for everyone who wants to attend and that the date, time and/or location of the ceremony is not affected by weather.
Melinda Haak also spoke to the board.
"Having two back-to-back graduation experiences, one in Siloam Springs in 2021 and the other in Barnhill Arena in 2022, it is definitely less stressful in Siloam. You actually get to enjoy the day."
Stress is a primary reason parents are pushing to move graduation to Siloam Springs, Haak said.
"No stress trying to find parking," she said. "No stress being shut out of the building, even for bathrooms, until the last possible second. No stress in the mad dash to get decent seats."
Haak said she understands why the district holds it in Fayetteville.
"I think their biggest fear is weather, which is an issue, and it's just easier to have someone else do it for them," she said. "I get why they have it there."
Amanda Cunningham, president of the Siloam Springs Project Graduation committee, agrees graduation should be held in Siloam Springs.
"High school graduation is a culmination of many years of hard work. It's a special time, a memorable time, and it deserves the best we can offer to the graduates."
Cunningham thinks the pros outweigh the cons.
"Yes, there are logistical factors to consider like weather and the amount of help needed for set up and tear down, but graduation shouldn't just be another, 'Well, we did that' event," she said.
"We owe it to our students, to their families and to our community to treat graduation with the same amount of time and dedication that our graduates have given to their education."
Elsewhere, the Bentonville School Board decided in June to continue holding graduation ceremonies at the district's two high schools for at least another year, as they've done since 2020. Bentonville and West high schools will host commencement at their respective stadiums in 2023.
For many years prior to the pandemic, Bentonville used Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas for graduation ceremonies.
Bentonville administrators said it's not easier or less expensive for the district to host graduation at the schools compared to going to Fayetteville, but it is more convenient for families and does have an economic impact on the community. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/24/siloam-springs-parents-tell-board-they-want-the/ | 2022-11-24 11:02:13 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/24/siloam-springs-parents-tell-board-they-want-the/ |
CHICAGO (WGN) — A group of migrants from Texas arrived at Chicago’s Union Station Wednesday night, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor, citing the Biden administration and Chicago’s sanctuary city status, said that the city will now be a drop-off location.
In April, Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to charter buses to transport undocumented migrants from Texas to Washington D.C. Earlier in August, he directed that New York City be added as a second drop-off location.
According to the governor’s office, thousands of undocumented migrants have been transported to D.C. and New York City, providing “much-needed relief to Texas’ overwhelmed border communities.”
Abbott cited Chicago’s “Welcoming City Ordinance” as a reason why he selected it as the state’s third drop-off location.
“President Biden’s inaction at our southern border continues putting the lives of Texans — and Americans — at risk and is overwhelming our communities,” said Gov. Abbott in a statement. “To continue providing much-needed relief to our small, overrun border towns, Chicago will join fellow sanctuary cities Washington, D.C. and New York City as an additional drop-off location. Mayor Lightfoot loves to tout the responsibility of her city to welcome all regardless of legal status, and I look forward to seeing this responsibility in action as these migrants receive resources from a sanctuary city with the capacity to serve them.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office released a statement Wednesday night saying they received approximately 60 migrant. He also described Gov. Abbott’s actions at “racist practices.”
“As a city, we are doing everything we can to ensure these immigrants and their families can receive shelter, food, and most importantly protection,” the statement read, in part. “This is not new; Chicago welcomes hundreds of migrants every year to our city and provides much-needed assistance. Unfortunately, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is without any shame or humanity. But ever since he put these racist practices of expulsion in place, we have been working with our community partners to ready the city to receive these individuals.” | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/texas-governor-sends-first-bus-of-undocumented-migrants-to-chicago/ | 2022-09-01 16:14:28 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/texas-governor-sends-first-bus-of-undocumented-migrants-to-chicago/ |
Serious crash closes Duval Mine Road in Green Valley
Published: Sep. 28, 2022 at 8:54 AM MST|Updated: 21 minutes ago
GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - One person was taken to a hospital after a crash that caused a closure on Duval Mine Road in Green Valley.
According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the patient had serious injuries.
Deputies closed Duval Mine Road between Continental Road and Rio Altar.
No additional information was immediately available.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Affirm Holdings, Inc. ("Affirm" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AFRM) between February 12, 2021 and December 15, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Affirm operates a platform for digital and mobile-first commerce in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's platform includes point-of-sale payment solutions for consumers, merchant commerce solutions, and a consumer-focused app. Particularly, Affirm offers a payment service known as "buy-now, pay-later" ("BNPL"), which allows consumers to purchase a product immediately and pay for it at a later time, usually over a series of installments. According to the Company, "[u]nlike legacy payment options and our competitors' product offerings, which charge deferred or compounding interest and unexpected costs, we disclose up-front to consumers exactly what they will owe — no hidden fees, no penalties."
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements throughout the Class Period. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to disclose that: (i) Affirm's BNPL service facilitated excessive consumer debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting; and (ii) the foregoing subjected Affirm to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny and enforcement action.
On December 16, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced that it had launched an inquiry into Affirm's BNPL payment service, along with four other companies offering BNPL. The CFPB indicated that it was concerned about how BNPL leads to "accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting," and is seeking data on the risks and benefits of the products. In a statement addressing BNPL services, the CFPB Director stated, "[t]he consumer gets the product immediately but gets the debt immediately too."
On this news, Affirm's stock price fell $11.74 per share, or 10.58%, to close at $99.24 per share on December 16, 2021.
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Jerrod Carmichael to host the 2023 Golden Globes
Posted/updated on: December 8, 2022 at 11:30 amJerrod Carmichael has signed on to host the 2023 Golden Globes.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday that the comedian will host the awards show ceremony, which will be held January 10 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
"We're so excited to have Jerrod Carmichael host the historic 80th Golden Globe Awards," HFPA President Helen Hoehne said in a statement. "His comedic talents have entertained and thrilled audiences while providing thought-provoking moments that are so important in the times we live. Jerrod is the kind of talent this show calls for to kick off the awards season."
Carmichael is best known for his sitcom The Carmichael Show and for his three HBO comedy specials — the most recent of which, 2022's Rothaniel, featured him coming out as gay and won him an Emmy.
The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes will be announced December 12 by father-daughter duo George Lopez and Mayan Lopez.
It was announced in September that the Golden Globes would be returning to television in 2023 after being sidelined this year due to allegations of racism within the HFPA.
The 2022 ceremony was held as a private event in January after NBC refused to air the awards show following a 2021 report from the Los Angeles Times that found there were no Black members in the HFPA, an 87-person group of international journalists who decide the nominees, as well as the winners.
The HFPA promised "transformational changes" to the organization in the wake of the controversy, vowing to boost minority membership and representation and to have more transparency within the organization.
The 80th annual Golden Globes will take place January 10 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, airing live on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.
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Ukraine reports more Russian drone attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia deployed multiple drones overnight to attack parts of Ukraine and dozens were shot down, Ukrainian officials said Monday, in a series of relentless attacks through the weekend that killed three civilians on New Year’s Eve.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that 40 drones “headed for Kyiv” overnight, according to air defense forces, and all of them were destroyed.
Klitschko said 22 drones were destroyed over Kyiv, three in the outlying Kyiv region and 15 over neighboring provinces.
Energy infrastructure facilities were damaged as the result of the attack and an explosion occurred in one city district, the mayor said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether that was caused by drones or other munitions. A wounded 19-year-old man was hospitalized, Klitschko added, and emergency power outages were underway in the capital.
In the outlying Kyiv region a “critical infrastructure object” and residential buildings were hit, Gov. Oleksiy Kuleba said.
Seven drones were shot down over the southern Mykolaiv region, according to Gov. Vitali Kim, and three more were shot down in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a missile was also destroyed, according to Reznichenko. He said that energy infrastructure in the region was being targeted.
Ukraine’s Air Force Command reported Monday that 39 Iranian-made exploding Shahed drones were shot down overnight, as well as two Russian-made Orlan drones and a X-59 missile across Ukraine.
A blistering New Year’s Eve assault killed at least four civilians across the country, Ukrainian authorities reported, and wounded dozens. The fourth victim, a 46-year-old resident of Kyiv, died in a hospital on Monday morning, Klitschko said.
Multiple blasts rocked the capital and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday and through the night. The strikes came 36 hours after widespread missile attacks Russia launched Thursday to damage energy infrastructure facilities, and the unusually quick follow-up alarmed Ukrainian officials.
Russia has carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian power and water supplies almost weekly since October, increasing the suffering of Ukrainians, while its ground forces struggle to hold ground and advance.
In Russia, a Ukrainian drone hit an energy facility in the Bryansk region that borders with Ukraine, Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz reported on Monday morning. A village was left without power as a result, he said.
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May issue explores risk assessment tools, a zero-tolerance campaign, personal alarms and more
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Assaults against nurses and other emergency department staff continue to be a major concern with repercussions for workplace safety, staff retention and patient care. The Journal of Emergency Nursing's May issue, now available, is dedicated solely to research surrounding workplace violence in the ED.
"The excellent research the authors contributed to this issue explores different ways emergency departments in the United States and beyond are working to prevent workplace violence," said Gordon Gillespie, PhD, DNP, RN, CEN, CNE, CPEN, PHCNS-BC, FAEN, FAAN, a renowned expert on violence against health care workers, who served as guest editor on this special issue.
One paper, "Predicting Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department Based on Electronic Health Record Data," details research on a machine learning model developed to predict patient violence at a regional emergency medical center in South Korea by using data from electronic health records.
"Workplace violence takes its toll on not only the people who are assaulted but also on the culture and operation of the entire ED," Gillespie said. "Each paper provides perspective and data for others to consider as they implement measures in their own EDs and promote a culture of increased safety and security for their coworkers and their patients."
Among the other papers in this month's journal are:
- "Workplace Violence in the Hospital: Strategies for Meaningful Change," an in-depth review of one Colorado hospital's campaign of zero tolerance for workplace violence and its interdisciplinary workplace violence committee.
- "Introducing a Digital Occupational Violence Risk Assessment Tool into an Emergency Department: A Pilot Implementation Study," which examines the implementation and early adoption metrics of a Queensland (Australia) digital assessment tool to help identify high-risk patients.
- "Staff Duress Alarms for Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation," an exploration of the effectiveness of personal duress alarms for clinical staff in the ED of a North Carolina hospital.
JEN is the Emergency Nursing Association's peer-reviewed journal that is published six times a year and features original research and updates from the emergency nursing field, while also covering practice and professional issues. Nearly 50,000 ENA members receive the journal.
About the Emergency Nurses Association
The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA has proven to be an indispensable resource to the global emergency nursing community. With 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines and guides emergency health care public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness, and all aspects of emergency care. Additional information is available at www.ena.org.
ENA Media Contact:
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GREENVILLE, S.C., April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TrebleHook, an AEC CRM and Project Pursuit Platform, today announced the release of version 2.2. With this new release, TrebleHook delivers the most advanced project lifecycle data features available, including the ability to create Gantt charts, scheduling enhancements, advanced editing tools to streamline project data management within the platform, and much more.
"We are excited to release version 2.2 of TrebleHook to our valued customers," said Chris Fay, founder and CEO of TrebleHook. "Our goal is to continue to provide our customers with the most advanced project lifecycle management tools available, and this new release brings us one step closer to that goal."
The new Gantt chart feature enables users to create interactive timelines that visualize project data and deadlines. With scheduling enhancements, users can easily create project tasks and milestones. Additionally, the advanced editing tools enable users to modify line items in a familiar spreadsheet layout.
"We are committed to providing our customers with the best possible experience," said Michael Sproles, Vice President of Technology at TrebleHook. "With the release of version 2.2, we are confident that we are delivering on that commitment by providing users with advanced project lifecycle management tools that will help them stay on top of their existing and new customers and drive success."
TrebleHook version 2.2 is now available for new and existing customers. To learn more about the new features and to sign up for a demo, visit the TrebleHook website at www.treblehook.com.
About TrebleHook
TrebleHook is a specialized CRM platform explicitly designed for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals to manage project lifecycles and pursuits efficiently. With a centralized project pursuit platform, TrebleHook empowers AEC experts to pursue and land the right projects for their firms. For more information, visit www.TrebleHook.com.
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2 children robbed at gunpoint for their puppy, police say
MILWAUKEE (WISN) – Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating after two children were robbed at gunpoint for their puppy Friday afternoon.
Alanna Vaughn, 12, and her little brother Izayah Savangvongsavanh, 10, were both uninjured, but someone stole their 4-month-old puppy Coco.
The siblings were walking their puppy on the streets of Milwaukee in the middle of the afternoon when a man approached them, asking questions about the dog. Then, the man pulled out a gun and stole Coco.
The siblings said they immediately ran home and told their parents.
While Alanna and Izayah are physically OK, they are sad and begging for the return of their puppy.
“Can I please have my dog back?” Alanna asked.
“Please just give us our dog back,” Izayah said.
Their grandmother, Katrina Chester, is angry.
“They pulled a gun on these little kids, innocent kids; I was hysterical,” Chester said. “It’s crazy, I mean, real crazy.”
Milwaukee police said the suspects – two young adult males – drove off in a four-door 2017 silver INFINITI Q50 with heavily-tinted windows and stock wheels.
Coco is a white and tan mixed-breed bulldog with blue eyes and cropped ears.
Anyone with information is asked to call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7272 or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 12, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
211 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central
Nacogdoches, southeastern Shelby, northern San Augustine and
northwestern Sabine Counties through 245 AM CST...
At 211 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Martinsville, or 16 miles southwest of Center, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Nacogdoches, Center, Milam, San Augustine, Melrose, Woden, Patroon,
Shelbyville, Martinsville, Bland Lake, Neuville, Chireno, Hurstown,
Denning, James, Sexton, Calgary, Jericho, Arcadia and Jordans Store.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3141 9454 3143 9455 3144 9456 3143 9458
3164 9462 3191 9398 3148 9382 3141 9450
3141 9451 3140 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 253DEG 37KT 3160 9434
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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SCHEDULE
Sunday, June 5
Northwoods League: Duluth at Bismarck, 5:35 p.m., Municipal Ballpark.
Monday, June 6
High school softball: All-Star Series, Bismarck.
Northwoods League: Duluth at Bismarck, 6:35 p.m., Municipal Ballpark.
Tuesday. June 7
American Legion baseball: Mandan Chiefs at Pierre, S.D., 5 p.m.
High school boys golf: Class A state tournament at Rose Creek, Fargo.
High school softball: All-Star Series, Casselton.
Wednesday, June 8
American Legion baseball: Garrison at Mandan A’s, 5 p.m., Memorial Ballpark.
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High school boys golf: Class A state tournament at Rose Creek, Fargo.
Northwoods League: Bismarck at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.
RADIO TODAY
MLB
12:30 p.m.
KXMR (710 AM) – Minnesota at Toronto
TV TODAY
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR Enjoy Illinois 300
USA — NTT IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix
BOWLING
Noon
CBSSN — PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open
2 p.m.
CBSSN — PBA Tour Finals: Group 1 Stepladder Finals
4 p.m.
CBSSN — PBA Tour Finals: Group 2 Stepladder Finals
6 p.m.
CBSSN — PBA Tour Finals: Championship
COLLEGE BASEBALL
11 a.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Regional
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament Regional
2 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Regional
6 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Regional
8 p.m.
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9 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Regional
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
2 p.m.
ABC — Women's College World Series
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — Women's College World Series
GOLF
6 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour Porsche European Open
11:30 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Memorial Tournament
Noon
USA — LPGA U.S. Women's Open
1:30 p.m.
CBS — PGA Memorial Tournament
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions Principal Charity Classic
2 p.m.
NBC — LPGA U.S. Women's Open
HORSE RACING
11:30 a.m.
FS1 — NYRA: America's Day at the Races
3:30 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America's Day at the Races
MLB
12:30 p.m.
BSN – Minnesota at Toronto
MLBN — L.A. Angels at Philadelphia or Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay
3:30 p.m.
MLBN — N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers or Boston at Oakland (joined in progress)
6 p.m.
ESPN — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
NBA FINALS
7 p.m.
ABC — Boston at Golden State, Game 2
NHL PLAYOFFS
2 p.m.
ESPN — N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, Game 3
TENNIS
4:30 a.m.
TENNIS — WTA French Open, Doubles Finals
5 a.m.
TENNIS — WTA French Open, Doubles Finals
9 a.m.
NBC — ATP: The French Open, Final, Paris
USFL
11 a.m.
FOX — Michigan vs. Philadelphia
PLAYBACK
10 YEARS AGO (2012): The Bismarck Bobcats selected forward Kevin Becker with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NAHL draft. Becker, a 19-year old forward from Roseville, Minn., played for the Aberdeen Wings in the 2011-12 season and was left unprotected for the draft by the Wings. Becker had eight goals and 20 assists in 55 games with the Wings, and was one of 10 draft picks by Bismarck.
20 YEARS AGO (2002): North Dakota native Lute Olson, who coached the Arizona Wildcats to an NCAA championship in 1997, was announced as one of the members of the 2002 class elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Miles Simon, more recently of the Dakota Wizards, was the team’s star and Final Four MVP. Olson coached five teams to the Final Four and held a 767-255 record as of the announcement of his induction. Olson was joined in the 2002 class by basketball legends Magic Johnson and Larry Brown, as well as the Harlem Globetrotters.
50 YEARS AGO (1972): Bismarck’s defending North Dakota American Legion team won its second game by forcing Aberdeen into a pair of error-filled innings. Aberdeen committed six errors in the game, with four coming in the sixth and seventh as Bismarck scored three runs in the sixth inning and four more in the seventh. Rob Montgomery had two of Bismarck’s six hits on the night, one of which was an RBI triple that scored teammate Randy Will from first after Will reached on an error.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Grand Forks Central won the first North Dakota Class A baseball championship, beating Dickinson 4-1 in the 2000 state title game.
CONTACT US
Dave Selvig, Tribune sports editor, 250-8246 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: david.selvig@bismarcktribune.com)
Josh Dungan, Tribune sportswriter, 355-8839 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: josh.dungan@bismarcktribune.com)
Scott Throlson, Tribune sportswriter, 250-8245 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: scott.throlson@bismarcktribune.com)
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NEW YORK -- Sacheen Littlefeather had only 60 seconds to speak at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her brief speech, she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, faced a mixture of loud boos and cheers, and defended the rights of Native Americans on national TV.
Almost 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is formally apologizing to Littlefeather for the mistreatment she experienced during her speech and in the years to follow.
"The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified," former Academy president David Rubin wrote in a letter to Littlefeather. "The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration."
Littlefeather will appear at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures next month to discuss her history-making Oscars appearance and the future of Indigenous representation onscreen, the Academy said.
In a statement, Littlefeather called the upcoming event, during which she'll receive the apology in person, "a dream come true."
"Regarding the Academy's apology to me, we Indians are very patient people -- it's only been 50 years!" she said. "We need to keep our sense of humor about this at all times. It's our method of survival."
Several Indigenous artists will perform during the event for Littlefeather, including Bird Runningwater, co-chair of the Academy's Indigenous Alliance, and Virginia Carmelo, a descendent of the Tongva people who will lead a land acknowledgment.
"It is profoundly heartening to see how much has changed since I did not accept the Academy Award 50 years ago," Littlefeather said.
Her speech earned boos and applause
When Brando won best actor for his starring role in "The Godfather," he was absent. In his stead, he asked Littlefeather, then an actress and activist, to attend the ceremony -- and to refuse the award on his behalf.
Taking the stage quietly and calmly in a buckskin dress, Littlefeather solemnly introduced herself as an Apache woman and president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee.
"(Brando) very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award, and the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry," she said to a mix of boos and applause, pausing and appearing visibly upset. "I beg at this time that I have not intruded upon this evening, and that we will, in the future, our hearts and our understandings will meet with love and generosity."
Brando also refused to accept the award due to the federal response to Wounded Knee, when members of the American Indian Movement occupied the South Dakota town but were met by resistance from federal law enforcement. Littlefeather said she promised Brando that she wouldn't touch the Oscar statuette, she said.
"I focused in on the mouths and the jaws that were dropping open in the audience, and there were quite a few," she told the official Academy blog, A.Frame. "But it was like looking into a sea of Clorox, you know, there were very few people of color in the audience."
She also said that John Wayne, the conservative Western star who once said "Indians were selfishly trying to keep (the US) for themselves," charged at her to "take (her) off the stage," though he was restrained by security guards.
After the ceremony, Littlefeather said she was "silenced" and struggled to find work in the film industry. She dedicated much of her career post-Oscars to activism and founding performing arts organizations for Indigenous actors.
Despite the condemnation she received from some in Hollywood who disagreed with her defenses of Native Americans, Littlefeather said she received praise and support from leaders like Coretta Scott King and Cesar Chavez.
"I knew I had done the right thing," she told A.Frame.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fonville Morisey is notifying certain individuals of a ransomware incident that may have affected their personal information.
On October 26, 2021, Fonville Morisey discovered its computer systems were encrypted with ransomware. Fonville Morisey immediately launched an investigation, with the assistance of cybersecurity experts, into the nature and scope of the incident. The investigation determined a cybercriminal unlawfully gained access to Fonville Morisey's systems on October 22, 2021, and may have viewed or accessed files containing personal information. Fonville Morisey provided initial notice to known impacted individuals on December 29, 2021.
One of the computer systems that was encrypted by ransomware was Fonville Morisey's email environment, including attachments. In order to determine what, if any, personal information was contained within the email environment or the attachments, Fonville Morisey engaged a third-party forensic vendor to conduct a data mining exercise. Data mining is an extensive and thorough effort to identify the individuals and determine if personal information was impacted within the email environment and/or any attachments. Based on the information provided by the data mining, Fonville Morisey determined additional notification to individuals was required and on August 31, 2022, Fonville Morisey mailed notification to impacted individuals. Fonville Morisey also provided supplemental notice of this incident to the consumer reporting agencies, and certain state regulators as required. Please note, the personal information varies by individual, and Fonville Morisey cannot confirm whether this personal information was actually accessed, acquired, or exfiltrated by the cybercriminal. For most individuals, the personal information consists of name and one or more of the following: Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, financial account information, payment card information.
Fonville Morisey takes this incident and the security of the information seriously. In addition to the actions taken above, Fonville Morisey implemented Multi-Factor Authentication ("MFA") on all accounts, reviewed its policies and procedures, and engaged leading cybersecurity experts to implement additional safeguards and security protections within its environment. Fonville Morisey is offering impacted individuals complementary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian. While Fonville Morisey is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of personal information, Fonville Morisey nevertheless encourages individuals to review any credit reports for suspicious activity and report all suspicious activity. You can visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call, toll free 1-877-322-8228, to obtain your one free credit report. You may also request a free copy of your credit report by contacting the three major credit bureaus directly.
To better assist individuals, Fonville Morisey has established a dedicated toll-free call center to answer any questions. For questions, please call (833) 704-9386, which is available Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. EST, and Saturday and Sunday, between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. EST. Please be prepared to provide engagement number B059666 upon calling.
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The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19. The declaration had been in effect since Jan. 30, 2020.
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The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19. The declaration had been in effect since Jan. 30, 2020.
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Collaboration to drive education, innovation and integrated solutions for improved indoor air quality and home safety
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation, through its indoor air quality and Kidde safety brands, and The Procter & Gamble Company's portfolio of Home Care brands, including Swiffer and Febreze, are announcing a collaborative effort to improve access to education and tools needed to create safer and healthier homes.
Over half of Americans1 are more concerned about having a healthy home since the start of the pandemic, and many want to take action to improve the health of their indoor environments. While tackling total home health can seem challenging, there are small steps people can take to create a big impact. For example, dust accumulates quickly indoors and contains bacteria, dander and allergens that can cause irritation, respiratory issues and allergic reactions. Dust can be easily managed with solutions that trap and lock particles, improving indoor air quality and the overall health of the home. Another example of a small action with a significant safety impact is to test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms weekly.
To help families with simple solutions to improve home health, Carrier and P&G Home Care have come together to develop a multi-faceted campaign focused on empowering and equipping consumers with useful insights, recommended actions and reliable products. This strategic collaboration will include specific efforts around:
- Education to raise awareness of what a healthy home is and how to maintain one. Click here to learn about spring cleaning for healthier indoor air and increased safety
- Innovation for products that make creating healthier and safer spaces easier
- Integrated Solutions that simplify experiences with more holistic options
"During the last two years, consumers have taken greater interest in their overall wellbeing," said Isis Wu, Vice President & General Manager, Residential Fire and Healthy Homes, Carrier Fire & Security. "Healthy homes include several elements such as indoor air quality, dust removal and increased safety, among others. Addressing this complex challenge can be overwhelming, which is why we look forward to collaborating with P&G to drive awareness of simple ways to enhance home health. There's a lot more to learn and education to do; this is just the beginning."
Kristine Decker, Senior Vice President, Global Home Care, Procter & Gamble, added, "Our brands help make it easier to keep your home clean and healthy, which is why we're excited to partner with Carrier on tools that empower people to create indoor environments that support their wellbeing."
The collaboration between Carrier and P&G Home Care is expected to expand as the Healthy Homes initiative evolves in alignment with consumer needs and behaviors.
To learn more about creating a safer, healthier home, visit corporate.carrier.com/healthyhomes.
About Carrier
As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com or follow us on social media at @Carrier.
About P&G
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands. For other P&G news, visit us at http://www.pg.com/news.
1 Survey Method: This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Carrier from August 4-6, 2020 among 2,034 U.S. adults ages 18 and older, of whom 1,381 are homeowners. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
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Ivanette Bonilla
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Ivanette.Bonilla@carrier.com
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — David Pastrnak posed with the puck he used to score his 60th goal of the season in front of the whiteboard in the locker room that had “63 WINS” written in blue marker.
It’s not the Boston Bruins’ biggest goal, but they now own the NHL single-season wins record thanks to their best player putting on a show.
Pastrnak recorded a hat trick to reach 60 for the first time in his career, leading the Bruins to their 63rd victory of the season, 5-3 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. The win snapped a tie with the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning.
“It’s been a lot of fun, I’m not going to lie,” Pastrnak said after his fourth four-point game this season. “It’s been enjoyable, especially the group we have here. We obviously knew the stakes, and it’s definitely special to hit it in a game like this. Made history today in the biggest league in hockey.”
Hats rained down from the many Bruins fans in attendance after Pastrnak scored his third of the game early in the third period. The crowd chanted “We want the Cup!” in the final minutes, then showered players with cheers at the final horn.
“It’s hard to win in this league and there’s a reason why this record is at 62 because not many teams can get there, so it’s a special honor,” said goaltender Jeremy Swayman, who made 34 saves. “These guys in this room are more than deserving.”
The Bruins have won six in a row and reached 131 points, one back of the record held by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens that has stood for nearly five decades, and with two games left against opponents well out of the playoff race. The Canadiens 46 years ago played in an era without overtime when games ended in a tie, and the Red Wings set the initial wins record before the shootout that has given the Boston four more.
When the playoffs begin in a little more than a week, the Bruins will have home-ice advantage throughout in pursuit of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship since 2011.
Boston’s top two centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci were out, along with No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy, forward Taylor Hall, key trade deadline pickup Dmitry Orlov and All-Star goaltender Linus Ullmark.
Even with a lineup chock full of players from the AHL’s Providence Bruins, Boston relied on a familiar recipe to set the wins record. Beyond Pastrnak’s goals, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha scored, Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves and the Bruins extended their streak of consecutive penalties killed to 38.
“They had some people out, but still that’s a really good hockey team,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said.
The Bruins also kept up what first-year coach Jim Montgomery called their “signature calling” of closing out games. After allowing a goal to Owen Tippett midway through the third period, the Bruins locked things down as they have so many times before, improving to 46-1-2 when leading at the second intermission.
Pastrnak joined MVP favorite Connor McDavid as a 60-goal scorer, making this the first season with two players reaching that mark since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in 1995-96. The Czech winger had 48 games when the pandemic ended the 2019-20 season, so that gave him the belief he could put together a season like this.
“I know what kind of player I am in this league right now,” Pastrnak said. “I knew I could do it. That helps with your mindset.”
Wade Allison and Joel Farabee also scored for the Flyers, who lost their seventh in a row late in another lost season. Felix Sandstrom made a few big stops among his 29 saves, but that wasn’t enough to slow down the Bruins in their pursuit of a spot in the record books.
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Bruins: Host Washington on Tuesday night.
Flyers: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.
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(The Hill) – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who sits on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said she is “surprised” by federal prosecutors’ reactions to testimony given before the panel this week by Cassidy Hutchinson, who previously served as an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that was aired on Sunday, host Chuck Todd asked Lofgren to react to a story published last week in The New York Times that reported federal prosecutors working on the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation felt blindsided after watching Hutchinson’s testimony and were as surprised by her remarks as those watching it.
Several officials who spoke to the newspaper said that prior to her testimony, prosecutors had not been given transcripts or videos of her past interviews with the committee. Hutchinson spoke to panel investigators behind closed doors four times before testifying in Tuesday’s public hearing.
“You know, I was surprised that the prosecutors were surprised. What are they doing over there? They have a much greater opportunity to enforce their subpoenas than our legislative committee does,” Lofgren told Todd.
Asked if she thought it was a fair characterization that the House panel had blindsided the Justice Department, she said she did not think so.
“We’re not an arm of the Department of Justice. We’re a legislative committee. They have subpoena power. They could subpoena Ms. Hutchinson. I’m surprised they had not done so. We interviewed her four times. I think that’s publicly known at this point. And the fourth interview was very compelling,” she added.
Lofgren’s comments come after Hutchinson gave explosive testimony during a last-minute hearing held by the panel on Tuesday.
Among the most significant pieces of her testimony, she said that both Meadows and Rudy Giuliani sought pardons from former President Trump, that Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the car he was in on Jan. 6 in an attempt to get to the Capitol after being informed he could not be taken there and that Meadows told her on Jan. 2 that things could “get real, real bad” on the day the riot ultimately occurred.
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The Patriots season came to an end with Sunday’s loss to the Bills and that means it is time to start looking at ways for the team to produce better results in the 2023 season.
Improving the offense figures to be the top priority on that front. The decision to put the unit in the hands of assistants Matt Patricia and Joe Judge drew scrutiny before the season because of their lack of offensive experience and it remained a talking point all year because New England didn’t score enough points. Head coach Bill Belichick didn’t offer any hint of plans for the staff at a Monday press conference beyond saying that he has made mistakes but will always do what he thinks is best for the team.
Quarterback Mac Jones’ play also came in for a fair amount of criticism over the course of his second season and Belichick was also asked about moving forward with him as the starter during the press conference.
“Mac has the ability to play quarterback in this league. We all have to work together to find the best way as a football team, obviously quarterback is a big position, to be more productive,” Belichick said.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month's abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees.
The discrimination lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges over Musk's decimation of Twitter's workforce through mass layoffs and firings.
Days after the world’s richest man bought the social media platform for $44 billion, the company told about half of employees on Nov. 4 that they no longer had a job but would get three months severance. The lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court this week alleges that 57% of female employees were laid off, compared to less than half of men, despite Twitter employing more men overall before the layoffs.
The cutbacks continued throughout November as Musk fired engineers who questioned or criticized him and gave all remaining employees the choice to resign with severance or sign a form pledging “extremely hardcore” work and dedication to Twitter's new direction. Scores more lost their jobs after declining to make the pledge.
San Francisco-based Twitter started the year with about 7,500 employees worldwide, according to a filing with securities regulators. Now a private company, it hasn’t disclosed how many are left. Twitter didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
The lawsuit filed late Wednesday for former employees Carolina Bernal Strifling and Willow Wren Turkal on behalf of similarly-situated female workers makes the claim that 57% of female employees were laid off on Nov. 4, compared to 47% of male employees. The plaintiffs are scheduled to speak about the lawsuit on Thursday.
The gap is even greater for women in engineering-related roles — 63% were laid off, compared to 48% of men with engineering roles, according to the lawsuit filed by prominent Boston workers' rights attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, who ran an unsuccessful Democratic primary campaign for Massachusetts attorney general earlier this year.
“The mass termination of employees at Twitter has impacted female employees to a much greater extent than male employees – and to a highly statistically significant degree,” Liss-Riordan wrote. “Moreover, Elon Musk has made a number of publicly discriminatory remarks about women, further confirming that the mass termination’s greater impact on female employees resulted from discrimination.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Women-sue-Musk-s-Twitter-alleging-discriminatory-17640656.php | 2022-12-08 18:01:41 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Women-sue-Musk-s-Twitter-alleging-discriminatory-17640656.php |
LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 13th consecutive year, Florida Southern College has been named one of America's top colleges by The Princeton Review. The annual "Best Colleges" guide showcases the schools the publisher recommends, including only 14 percent of America's four-year colleges.
"We are always delighted to be included among the schools featured in this prestigious college guide," said Dr. Anne B. Kerr, President. "At Florida Southern, we strive to foster an environment of engagement. Through close mentorships with expert faculty, students are provided opportunities to perform, create, and gain real-world experience. With the guidance of our career services team, they emerge ready not only for employment or graduate school, but also to lead meaningful lives."
In this newest edition, The Princeton Review once again praised Florida Southern College for its academic excellence and beautiful campus environment, including FSC in its list of Most Beautiful Campuses in the nation—an honor bestowed on FSC for the last 13 years. The Princeton Review also lauded FSC's theater and career services departments as among the best in the nation.
"Our holistic approach to career development, starting from acceptance to Florida Southern College, ensures each student has individualized support to help them explore careers, build competencies, and ultimately secure a meaningful career aligned with their professional aspirations," explained Dr. Lauren Albaum, executive director of career services. "We are thrilled that our outstanding career preparation has been recognized as one of the top 25 in the nation."
The 50 annual college rankings lists are entirely based on how students respond via survey. Each ranking list reports the top 25 colleges in a specific category. In categories that span academics, amenities, school services, campus culture, extracurriculars, and more, these unique lists are based on The Princeton Review's surveys of 160,000 students attending the 388 schools in its flagship college guide, The Best 388 Colleges.
"Since 1992, our mission has been to give students a more useful resource to find the best college for them," said Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief of The Princeton Review. "Our selection of the colleges in this book is based on our opinion of their academic offerings. We recommend each one as an academically outstanding choice for an applicant. Our ranking lists, however, are not based on our opinions of the colleges. They're entirely based on what the schools' own students have told us about their experiences at them."
This year's The Best 388 Colleges guide underscores the key role that FSC's campus environment plays in sustaining a holistic college experience, as attested to by students. Florida Southern College blends academic rigor and creative performance with a beautiful campus that highlights the wonders of the natural world through the lens of Frank Lloyd Wright's aesthetic.
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2023 Best 388 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023." The 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 25 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 13 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp turned back a second electoral challenge from Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, maintaining GOP control in the South’s most politically competitive state and dealing another defeat to the national Democratic star.
“Well, it looks like the reports of my political death have been greatly exaggerated,” Kemp told supporters in a sometimes-defiant victory speech Tuesday night after two years of trouble had threatened to snuff out his reelection bid.
Kemp argued in his victory speech that his campaign, which saw him use the power of his office to shower tax cuts and cash on voters while attacking Abrams for being insufficiently supportive of police, was a recipe for Republican success in Georgia. Democrats believed that an increasing share of nonwhite voters would put them on the path to victory in the state.
“This election proves that when Republicans stay focused on real world solutions that put hard-working people first, we can win now, but also in the future, y’all.” Kemp said.
Abrams cast her campaign as a fight to “save Georgia,” saying the state deserved more, and she touched on key parts of her platform, including voting rights and Medicaid expansion. She said she forced people of all backgrounds to think about change, and she promised to keep up her fight to improve the state, promising that “while we may not write the story today, there will always be another chapter.”
“I may no longer be seeking the office of governor, but I will never stop doing everything in my power to make sure the people of Georgia have a voice.”
Kemp, who was a developer before serving as a state senator and secretary of state, clinched another term despite attacks from former President Donald Trump. Kemp seemed on shaky ground among Republicans after the 2020 presidential election, when Trump blamed him for not doing enough to overturn President Joe Biden’s narrow win in Georgia. Trump helped lure former U.S. Sen. David Perdue into a primary challenge to Kemp, whom he called a “complete and total failure”.
But Kemp motored away from Perdue during the GOP primary, winning nearly 74% of the vote. Kemp patiently explained his election actions to Republicans even as he used his office to sign conservative-pleasing bills loosening gun laws, cutting taxes and banning “divisive concepts” in schools.
Kemp continued to highlight his stewardship of the state economy and his decision to relax public restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic in his victory speech.
“They came after us,” Kemp said of critics of loosening pandemic restrictions. “But the truth was on our side. They attacked us because even when times were tough, and decisions were hard to make, we did the right thing for hard working Georgians and their families. We did not waver.”
Kemp also gave billions in tax breaks and handouts using federal and state money. He pushed laws to suspend the state gas tax, give $1 billion of state income tax refunds and even give $350 to every person in the state on public assistance. He also pledged another income tax break and a property tax break if reelected, portraying the cash as helping Georgians “fight through 40-year-high inflation and high gas prices” that he blamed on Biden, Abrams and other Democrats.
Nearly half of Georgia voters say the economy is the most pressing issue facing the country, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 3,000 voters in the state.
Roughly a third of Georgians say their family is falling behind financially. A majority of those voters cast ballots for Kemp and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker.
The slight proportion of voters — about 1 in 10 — who say their families are getting ahead financially were more likely to vote for Democratic candidates, including Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Rising costs were named as a top concern among the state’s voters, with roughly 9 in 10 saying the inflated prices of groceries, gas and other goods were an important factor in how they cast ballots. Among those who said they considered inflation in their voting decision, roughly half said the cost of groceries and food was the most important factor.
Abrams, a lawyer whose 2018 loss to Kemp helped launch her into Democratic stardom, would have been the first Black woman to serve as a governor in the United States if she had won.
Abrams spent the four years since her defeat laying the groundwork for another run. She formed a forceful voting rights advocacy group — Fair Fight Action — and built her own personal wealth as Democrats gobbled up her books and paid to attend her speeches.
Her national profile was so high that she was considered as a possible running mate for Biden or even a candidate for president herself. That helped Abrams outraise Kemp with the help of a state law that allows candidates for governor to accept unlimited contributions through an associated committee.
Abrams raised $85 million through Sept. 30, but even Kemp’s $60 million would have by far been a record for a governor’s race in Georgia, as he sought to build a national fundraising base. And Abrams’ financial advantage was never enough to run away with the race — Kemp led in polls throughout.
Abrams, 48, rolled out a campaign that she once described as “rife with plans,” including a big pay raise for teachers, legalizing casino and sports gambling to pay for more college aid and expanding Medicaid health insurance. At the same time, Abrams pledged to tighten Georgia’s gun laws and roll back abortion restrictions, arguing Kemp was far from moderate.
Roughly 7 in 10 voters also identified the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion as an important factor in their vote. About a quarter of voters described it as the single most important factor; these voters were more likely to cast a ballot for Warnock and Abrams.
Kemp launched frequent attacks on Abrams, accusing her of not supporting police. A sizable majority of voters identified crime as a factor in their how they cast ballots, AP VoteCast found. More than 8 in 10 voters described it as an important issue.
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Associated Press writers Sudhin Thanawala in Atlanta and Amanda Seitz in Washington, D.C. contributed.
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(The Hill) — Only one Republican senator has announced publicly that he will support former President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection bid, a sign of the uphill battle Trump faces in his quest to win the Republican presidential nomination and a second term in the White House.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told reporters this week that he will support Trump’s candidacy for president and praised his track record in the Oval Office.
The rest of the Senate GOP conference is holding back, skeptical he can win the 2024 presidential election or even beat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the primary.
Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), perhaps Trump’s closest ally in the Senate, hasn’t endorsed Trump’s candidacy, though he praised the former president’s campaign kickoff speech and says he will be “hard to beat.”
The vast majority of Senate Republicans are staying neutral for the time being, waiting to see who else jumps into the primary, whether Trump gets hit with a criminal indictment from the Justice Department after Friday’s appointment of a special counsel and how events play out before the 2024 Iowa caucuses.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), an outspoken critic of Trump, said almost the entire Senate Republican conference did not want him to announce his presidential campaign on Tuesday, fearing it would create a major distraction ahead of the Georgia Senate runoff.
“One senator in a meeting we had this week said, ‘How many in this room want to see President Trump announce he’s running for president today?’ Not one hand up,” Romney said, describing the scene at a closed-door Republican meeting on Tuesday.
A second Republican senator confirmed Romney’s anecdote.
“I think we’re going to be looking at the other people who may run,” Romney added.
“I’m one who believes we have a much stronger bench than bringing out the retired war horse that has lost three in a row,” he said, referring to the GOP’s loss of the House majority in 2018, the White House and Senate in 2020 and their failure to win back the Senate in 2022.
Romney called Trump the “900-lb gorilla when it comes to the Republican Party” after Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden and predicted at the time he would maintain his grip on the GOP.
He says that’s no longer the case.
“Maybe he’s 400 lbs at this stage,” Romney quipped.
Even so, Trump remains a formidable political force, with a following among roughly 30 to 40 percent of Republican voters, GOP senators estimate.
“He has an avid following, just like anyone who has built as strong an organization as he has. Many people love him, want to see him succeed. I don’t think it’s the majority of the party, but it may be the plurality, and that’s what he’s counting on,” Romney said.
Tuberville, who was elected to the Senate in 2020 and enthusiastically embraced Trump’s attacks on Democrats, is the senator most bullish about Trump’s prospects.
“I might be his campaign manager,” Tuberville joked when asked about the lack of support for Trump among other GOP senators.
He acknowledged that Trump will face a tough race.
“There will be more people running, and it will be a battle for two years,” he said. “I support his policies. We all understand sometimes the rhetoric behind it turns people off but, hey, I’ve been a football coach, I understand all that. Sometimes you got to stand up for what you believe in.”
Tuberville said Trump’s biggest advantage over DeSantis is his experience serving as commander in chief and managing an economy where the unemployment rate dropped down to 3.6 percent before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020.
He said DeSantis “has been good following the same trajectory as Donald Trump,” but added, “He’s run a state, he ain’t run a country.”
Other GOP senators who were staunch Trump allies when he was in the Oval Office are keeping their powder dry ahead of the 2024 primary.
“At this point, it’s too early,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). “He’s not an incumbent, and I’d like to see who else gets in the race. I hope some others do. I just think we need to have choices, debates and hold people to some promises.”
Cramer noted there’s growing political momentum behind DeSantis.
“I almost don’t know how he couldn’t” get in the race “given just how high the demand for him is within the party,” he added.
“I’ve always kind of liked Mike Pompeo, actually, as a candidate. I wouldn’t endorse him right out of the chute,” Cramer said, providing a glimpse in his own thinking about the 2024 primary.
Pompeo, who served as CIA director and secretary of State under Trump, is viewed as a top-tier prospective presidential candidate.
He took a swing at Trump on Friday tweeting: “We were told we’d get tired of winning. But I’m tired of losing. And so are most Republicans.”
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) made a splash last week when she identified DeSantis, not Trump, as the de facto leader of the Republican Party.
But she was reluctant to double down on her pronouncement, refusing to talk about Trump or DeSantis to a crowd of reporters and television cameras outside a Banking Committee hearing later in the week.
And while Republican senators see Trump as weakened, they are being careful not to say something that could make them a target of the former president’s wrath.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who essentially blamed Trump and MAGA-allied candidates for turning off independent and moderate GOP voters, was careful not to say his name in briefing reporters about what went wrong for Senate Republicans on Election Day.
He also made it clear that he will not oppose Trump in a 2024 presidential primary.
“The way I’m going to go into this presidential primary season is to stay out of it. I don’t have a dog in that fight. I think it’s going to be a highly contested nomination fight with other candidates entering,” McConnell told reporters.
McConnell’s deputies, including Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.), who has criticized Trump’s relentless claims of fraud in the 2020 election, also says he’ll stay neutral.
Trump’s support within the Senate GOP conference is likely to grow once the presidential primary season gets further underway, lawmakers and aides predict.
Sen.-elect J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) praised Trump during his winning Senate campaign as “the best president in my lifetime,” for example. Trump’s endorsement was crucial to Vance winning a crowded Republican primary in May.
A senior Senate GOP aide agreed with Romney’s analysis that even though Trump’s support among Republican voters is the lowest it’s been since he won the nomination in 2016, he could be tough to beat in a primary if he can consistently win between 30 and 40 percent of the vote and his rivals split the anti-Trump vote.
Trump didn’t start winning more than 50 percent of the primary vote until April 19 of that year, when he carried New York, Connecticut and Delaware with 59 percent, 58 percent and 61 percent of the vote, respectively.
“You had the whole anti-Trump contingent split up between [Sen. Ted] Cruz [R-Texas], [Sen. Marco] Rubio [R-Fla.] and [former Fla. Gov. Jeb] Bush,” the aide noted, referring to the 2016 primary.
“In 2024, it really is going to be a choice of Trump or not-Trump,” the source said. “If there are eight people splitting 75 percent [of the anti-Trump] vote, they don’t win.” | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/trump-white-house-bid-has-hardly-any-senate-gop-support/ | 2022-11-21 15:25:23 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/trump-white-house-bid-has-hardly-any-senate-gop-support/ |
Disappointment dashes high hopes of Kannapolis-based Haas F1 Team in Canadian GP
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) - After a stellar qualifying effort on Saturday by the Haas F1 Team, hopes were high for a possible points finish in the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. That hope was soon dashed in the early stages of the race, leaving the team with a p17 finish for Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher being credited with p19 after retiring from the race.
“Not what we wanted today,” said Team Principal Guenther Steiner. “Kevin’s race was over when he had to change front wing. Mick was fighting really hard and was getting into the groove but something on the PU let go and that was his day done. Obviously, when you’re dead last it’s just very hard to recover, so we ended up where we ended up.”
Max Verstappen led most of the race from the pole and got the win, followed closely by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, and Lewis Hamilton in the third. It was the first podium finish for Mercedes driver Hamilton since the start of the season.
Magnussen took the start from fifth place on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires and maintained position before relinquishing a spot to George Russell. However, Magnussen’s race was significantly compromised when he was issued the black-and-orange flag, mandating a pit stop, after sustaining minor front wing endplate damage. Magnussen came in on lap eight, taking on a new front wing and White hard tires, re-emerging in 19th. Magnussen subsequently ran to the checkered on that same set placing 17th.
“We were forced to pit with the damage we had but it was nothing,” Magnussen said. “The car was perfect to drive, there was no effect on the car. This is normal, you’ve got to be able to finish the race with some scratches on your car. We could’ve got back in, but we were forced to pit and then there was a virtual safety car and then everyone else pitted. It’s frustrating – it’s now four races or something where we haven’t scored points, so we want to get into the points again.”
Schumacher started from sixth on the grid, also on medium tires, and firmly held position inside the top 10. Schumacher preserved seventh through the first stint but on lap 19 was forced to pull off the circuit due to a power unit issue - bringing a promising race to a premature conclusion.
“We had a PU issue which is obviously very unfortunate as I think we were having a good race up until that point – the feeling of the car was great and the pace was not too bad either. We can take away that the pace yesterday and even today was strong, so it’s all to play for in Silverstone. I feel like we built the cake but we just didn’t get to put the frosting on it.”
Round 10 of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone International Circuit. Practice – Friday July 1. Qualifying – Saturday July 2. Race – Sunday July 3.
Haas F1 Team contributed to this story.
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Dinner theatre celebrates 80 years of North Star Steakhouse history
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka staple is celebrating 80 years of serving up tasty meals.
North Star Steakhouse keeps the party going with a few nods to its prohibition-era history, including the upcoming “Jugs Jugs Got Him in a Jug” interactive dinner theatre performance.
North Star owner Jeff Schell and local actor Seth Maxiner visited Eye on Northeast Kansas so dish all the delicious details of the event and a bit about the restaurant’s history - some fact, some somewhat embellished!
The dinner theatre is Monday, Oct. 17 at North Star Steakhouse, 1100 NW 25th St. Tickets are $75 which includes dinner and the show. Stop by the restaurant during business hours or call 785-354-8880 to make a reservation.
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Dish Network says extended outage caused by cybersecurity breach
(Gray News) - Dish Network said an extended outage that has bedeviled the company since last week was caused by hacking, it said in a statement to media.
The outage affected television services, customer service sites, and even the ability of customers to pay their bills.
The disruption hit Thursday, the same day that Dish was set to release its quarterly earnings statement, PCMag said, and also affects Boost Mobile, a prepaid cellphone service.
Dish said customer service and internal communications remain affected by the breach, as “certain data was extracted,” CNBC reported.
On Downdetector, users complained that television services are still affected and expressed disappointment about having been left in the dark by the company since the outage happened.
Dish Answers, Dish Network’s customer service Twitter page, responded to customers who tweeted about service problems individually with variations of the message: “An internal systems issue is impacting some of our customer service operations. We’re sorry for the inconvenience. We’ll be able to help you out as soon as our systems are back up.”
A notice to customers appears on the company’s page, saying “We are experiencing a system issue that our teams are working hard to resolve.”
Employees of Dish told The Verge confidentially that remote workers haven’t even been able to log in.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Paypal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $795 million.
The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of 70 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.17 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.10 per share.
The technology platform and digital payments company posted revenue of $7.04 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.99 billion.
For the current quarter ending in June, Paypal expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.15 to $1.17.
The company expects full-year earnings to be $4.95 per share.
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President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests Sunday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to South Korea, first showcasing Hyundai's pledge to invest at least $10 billion in the United States and later mingling with troops at a nearby military base.
Biden's visit to Osan Air Base, where thousands of U.S. and South Korean service members work side by side to monitor the rapidly evolving North Korean nuclear threat, was his final stop before continuing to Japan.
“You are the front line, right here in this room,” the president said in a command center with maps of the Korean Peninsula projected across screens on a wall.
It was a day that brought together two key messages that Biden is trying to project during his first trip to Asia as president.
At a time of high inflation and simmering dissatisfaction at home, Biden emphasized his global mission to strengthen the American economy by convincing foreign companies like Hyundai to launch new operations in the United States. And he wanted to demonstrate solidarity with nervous Asian allies who live in the shadow of North Korea's nuclear weapons and grew skeptical of U.S. security commitments while President Donald Trump was in office.
Earlier Sunday, Biden brushed aside questions about any possible provocation by North Korea, such as testing a nuclear weapon or ballistic missile during his trip, saying, “We are prepared for anything North Korea does.”
Asked if he had a message for the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, Biden offered a clipped response: “Hello. Period.”
It was another sharp departure from Trump, who once said he “fell in love” with Kim.
Biden's first appearance of the day was alongside Hyundai chief executive Eusiun Chung to highlight the company's expanded investment in the United States, including $5.5 billion for an electric vehicle and battery factory in Georgia.
“Electric vehicles are good for our climate goals, but they’re also good for jobs,” Biden said. “And they’re good for business.”
Chung also said his company would spend another $5 billion on artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles and other technologies.
The major U.S. investment by a South Korean company was a reflection of how the countries are leveraging their longstanding military ties into a broader economic partnership.
Earlier in his trip, Biden toured a computer chip plant run by Samsung, the Korean electronics giant that plans to build a $17 billion production facility in Texas.
Biden has made greater economic cooperation with South Korea a priority, saying on Saturday that “it will bring our two countries even closer together, cooperating even more closely than we already do, and help strengthen our supply chains, secure them against shocks and give our economies a competitive edge.”
The pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February has forced a deeper rethinking of national security and economic alliances. Coronavirus outbreaks led to shortages of computer chips, autos and other goods that the Biden administration says can ultimately be fixed by having more manufacturing domestically and with trusted allies.
Hyundai's Georgia factory is expected to employ 8,100 workers and produce up to 300,000 vehicles annually, with plans for construction to begin early next year and production to start in 2025 near the unincorporated town of Ellabell.
But the Hyundai plant shows that there are also tradeoffs as Biden pursues his economic agenda.
The president has tried to link the production of electric vehicles to automakers with unionized workforces, and during his trip he called on Korean companies to hire union labor for their U.S. operations.
However, there has been no guarantee that the Hyundai Georgia plant's workers will be unionized.
Georgia is a “right-to-work” state, meaning workers may not be required to join a union or make payments to a union as a condition of employment.
A Hyundai spokesperson did not respond to an email asking if the Georgia plant would be unionized. A senior Biden administration official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity, said there was no contradiction between Biden encouraging investors to embrace union workforces while his administration does “whatever it can” to encourage investment and bring jobs to the U.S.
Biden passed on visiting the demilitarized zone on the North and South’s border, a regular stop for U.S. presidents when visiting Seoul. Biden had visited the DMZ as vice president and now was more interested in seeing Osan Air Base, said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
While on base, Biden chatted with the troops and their families at the bowling alley and indulged his passion for ice cream — twice over. First chocolate chip, then vanilla and chocolate.
Biden and Korean President Yoon Sook Yeol on Saturday announced they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat posed by North Korea.
The push toward deterrence by Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. Trump had considered scrapping the exercises and expressed affection for North Korea's Kim. And the last South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, remained committed to dialogue with Kim to the end of his term despite being repeatedly rebuffed by the North.
Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship. He reiterated at a dinner on Saturday in Biden's honor that it was his goal to move the relationship “beyond security” issues with North Korea, which have long dominated the relationship.
“I will try and design a new future vision of our alliances with you, Mr. President,” Yoon said.
During the Japan leg of Biden's trip, he will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday and lay out his vision for negotiating a new trade agreement, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
A central theme for the trip is to tighten U.S. alliances in the Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region.
But within the administration, there’s an ongoing debate about whether to lift some of the $360 billion in Trump-era tariffs on China. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently said some of the tariffs are doing more harm to U.S. businesses and consumers than they are to China.
On Tuesday, Japan hosts Biden at a summit for the Quad, a four-country strategic alliance that also includes Australia and India. The U.S. president will then return to Washington.
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CHICAGO (AP) — During the runup to NASCAR’s first street race in downtown Chicago, Julie Giese walked through the site twice a day.
While making sure everything was on schedule, she also tried to carry along the moment.
“There’s a lot of moving parts and pieces and it’s easy to get lost and caught up in all of that,” said Giese, a longtime racing fan who was appointed track president for NASCAR’s daring Chicago venture last August. “But what we need to remember is ultimately we’re putting on something that is the first time that this sport has ever done. And that’s incredibly special.”
That history arrives this weekend, when NASCAR holds a Cup Series street race for the first time as part of its 75th season. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday.
It was quite an adventure to get to this point, especially when it comes to setting up for the event in the heart of a busy city in a relatively short period of time — causing some headaches for commuters and tourists with road closures and parking restrictions in the area.
The start-finish line for the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course is near Buckingham Fountain, and drivers will race by several downtown landmarks while Lake Michigan and Grant Park provide a picturesque backdrop for spectators and TV viewers on NBC.
The races are the centerpiece of a NASCAR festival that also includes music and other entertainment options right in the middle of what series leaders believe is one of their most important markets.
“I think everyone understands the magnitude of this event from our industry perspective,” Giese told the AP in a conference room at the race’s office near the course.
NASCAR is hoping the high-profile event can accomplish what it was unable to create at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, a 45-mile drive from downtown. It ran 19 Cup races at the track, including the opening race of the 2011 playoffs, but it was too far from Chicago to attract a new audience and NASCAR pulled out after the 2019 season.
Two of NASCAR’s biggest sponsors, Xfinity and McDonald’s, signed on as founding partners for the inaugural event downtown, along with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. The unique location has presented some challenges.
“We’re very used to a lot of transporters and haulers moving things around, and that becomes part of the setup,” Giese said. “Obviously, that’s not something we can do in and around the park. And so our partners, I think it’s given them an opportunity to kind of think differently a little bit about their activations, maybe lean into their festival teams a little bit more and really just kind of think about how you activate this event.”
The race weekend is part of a three-year deal with the city of Chicago — one that was finalized under previous Mayor Lori Lightfoot. But Giese said the city has been a great partner under Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new administration.
When it comes to the traffic around the event, Giese said they will learn from this year.
“When you look at it from a planning perspective, where we started to where we are now, we trimmed a week off of that schedule from the initial plan because of that,” she said. “I’m trying to be really mindful of where we’re racing and the impacts that it has to the community around it.”
The drivers also are going to have to learn a lot in a hurry. They will have precious little time on the course before each race, adding to the unpredictability with the weekend.
The simulators should get plenty of work before NASCAR arrives in Chicago.
“I’ve heard it’s really bumpy,” Kyle Larson said. “It looks narrow in one of the little overhead shots I think I saw. So, yeah, I don’t really know. I don’t really know anything about it until I get some laps.”
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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO on Monday began its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use any means to defend Russian territory.
Fourteen of NATO’s 30 member countries were due to take part in the exercises, which the military alliance said would involve around 60 aircraft including fighter jets and surveillance and refueling planes.
The bulk of the war games will be held at least 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) from Russia’s borders.
U.S. long-range B-52 bombers will also take part in the maneuvers, dubbed Steadfast Noon, which will run until Oct. 30. NATO is not permitting any media access.
NATO said that training flights will take place over Belgium, which is hosting Steadfast Noon this year, as well as over the North Sea and the United Kingdom. The exercises involve fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads, but do not involve any live bombs.
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BIDDLE, Elton Lee, 70, of Highland Springs, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael Biddle Sr. and Thelma Pomfrey Biddle. He is survived by his siblings, Debbie Roberson (Ken), Michael Biddle Jr. (Debbie), Rene Spencer (Kent); his beloved four-legged companion, Katie; and a host of nieces and nephews. He loved his family, friends, motorcycles and life. The family received friends on Wednesday, June 27, from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where a funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Hanover Memorial Park. Online condolences may be registered at www.bennettfuneralhomes.com.
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RuPaul says restricting drag shows is the work of ‘bullies’
(CNN) - Queer icon RuPaul is speaking out on legislation aimed to restrict drag show performances.
In an Instagram post on RuPaul’s account Wednesday, the Emmy winner called the new anti-drag show bills the work of “bullies” and a “classic distraction technique,” saying they are aimed to turn the focus away from the real issues that lawmakers were voted into office to tackle such as job security, healthcare and keeping children safe at school.
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16 ABMifying sessions, special events celebrate market-leading RollWorks and HubSpot partnership
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RollWorks is bringing ABM to INBOUND! Today, the account-based marketing (ABM) platform and division of NextRoll celebrated its powerful partnership with HubSpot and announced its presence at HubSpot INBOUND® 22, September 6-9, 2022, in Boston. RollWorks has 16 inspiring sessions designed to help B2B teams ABMify their inbound strategies, as well as the first ever ABM Lounge.
"We're excited to have such a strong presence at INBOUND this year, which reflects our market-leading end-to-end partnership with HubSpot. Our integration drives account-focused organizations' strategies by enabling teams of all sizes to identify high-fit, high-intent accounts and buyers, reach them efficiently, and measure impact — truly democratizing ABM and illustrating the power of ABM and inbound marketing," said Mike Stocker, VP of Partnerships at RollWorks.
Inspire your marketing programs, optimize your inbound, and accelerate your impact. Stop by 8:30am - 4:00pm ET to check out the sessions and for your chance to win $25K in RollWorks advertising media credits! Custom design a screen-printed t-shirt or tote bag of your choice, pick up one of our limited-edition ABM hoodies, and grab a coffee and snacks. Schedule a meeting with an ABM expert and learn how to get started with ABM and RollWorks or optimize your ABM program. ABM Lounge special events:
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Check out the complete list of RollWorks at HubSpot INBOUND activities here.
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While Taylor Swift is pulling in at least $1,000 a ticket on the resale market, Kid Rock and his “No Snowflakes” tour is a lot friendlier on the wallet.
Tickets have dipped around $16 to $20 for Rock’s July 14 show in Detroit on Stubhub, Vividseats and Ticketmaster.
Prices for the July 15 show in Detroit are around $50 while tickets for the July 29 show in Youngstown, Ohio are around $40.
The market can fluctuate wildly, so don’t wait too long if you see a price you like.
Kid Rock will be joined by Grand Fund Railroad during the July 14 and July 15 performances in Detroit. (Mlive.com).
No stranger to controversy, Rock recently inserted himself in the Bud Light controversy after he was filmed shooting cases of beer after Anheuser-Busch partnered with a transgender TikTok influencer.
Kid Rock, is also set to be part of a new Dolly Parton project.
Dolly Parton’s new album, “Rockstar” will be released November 17 and features a host of rock stars including Kid Rock, Sting, Miley Cyrus and many others. Catch the song “Either Or” (feat. Kid Rock) when the album drops.
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2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Rock + Metal Fans
The holidays are upon us, and with them comes the struggle of finding the perfect gift idea for the rock and metal fans in your life. Some people are really easy to shop for — others, not so much.
So if you're in need of some guidance when it comes to presents for music fans, we've got you covered. Whether you know someone who wants to start learning how to play an instrument or they're just an avid music listener, there's something on here for everyone.
We compiled a list of some starter instruments, gear for playing and for concert-going (ear plugs are a must if the person goes to a lot of shows — check out the Vibes Hi-Fidelity ear plugs below), music-themed home decor, jewelry, collectibles, listening devices and even a mini-fridge that looks like a Marshall guitar amp.
Vinyl records and cassette tapes have increased in popularity over the last few years, so we included some players for them, as well as CDs, which many people still like to collect and play, too. Plus, every vinyl collector needs a rack to store them, so you'll find one of those in the gallery as well. Have you ever heard of a sleep mask that has bluetooth headphones built in so that you can snooze while listening to your favorite tunes? That's also part of our gift guide.
Then there's Get Strung, a company that creates bracelets and necklaces out of guitar strings. They even have a special necklace made out of strings used by former Megadeth guitarist David Ellefson. But you can check out their other pieces on their website to see what else they've got.
Happy shopping, and happy holidays! Check out our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Rock + Metal Fans below.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- University Headquarters (UHQ) has become a trusted authoritative academic resource and has developed a variety of information and resources for education to both students and professionals. Coastline College was ranked 5th among California's top community colleges that offer online degrees by UHQ.
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The UHQ ranking system considers the accreditation of colleges and universities, among other factors. Coastline College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) which is a part of Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Accreditation is a necessity that should be considered by students and professionals at every level of education. Their research analyzes college admission rates, tuition costs, degrees offered, retention rates, and graduation rates which are calculated and compared by UHQ.
As a public institution, Coastline College offers in-state students lower tuition costs in comparison to private colleges. It costs $1,170 per year to attend Coastline College from within the state, and that is before financial aid is applied. Students from out-of-state pay an average of $8,000 per year. Even with all fees, living expenses, and textbooks, the average net price of an undergraduate degree from this school is just $9,100. All the resources students need to succeed are available to those who are ready to engage in their education.
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Consumer confidence fell in May as Americans, particularly older ones, became more pessimistic about the labor market, on top of elevated anxiety over inflation.
The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 102.3 in May from 103.7 in April. It’s the fourth time in five months that overall U.S. consumer confidence has declined.
The business research group’s present situation index — which measures consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions — fell to 148.6 from 151.8 last month.
The board’s expectations index — a measure of consumers’ six-month outlook for income, business and labor conditions — inched down to 71.5 this month from 71.7 in April.
A reading under 80 often signals a recession in the coming year. The Conference Board noted that reading has come in below 80 every month but one since February of 2022.
“While consumer confidence has fallen across all age and income categories over the past three months, May’s decline reflects a particularly notable worsening in the outlook among consumers over 55 years of age,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of economics at The Conference Board.
Consumer spending, which makes up about 70% of U.S. economic activity, has remained strong despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates 10 straight times since March of last year in its effort to cool the economy and bring down persistent, four-decade high inflation.
Last week, the government reported that consumer spending jumped 0.8% from March to April, the biggest increase since January. Much of the increase was driven by spending on new cars, which soared 6.2%. Among other items, Americans also bought more computers, gasoline and clothing.
Consumer prices in the United States rose again in April, and measures of underlying inflation stayed high. However, the latest data did provide some evidence of cooling inflation, particularly at the grocery store. Prices for some services, including airline fares and hotel rooms, also fell.
The Conference Board noted that consumers’ assessment of current employment conditions saw significant deterioration, even as the labor market remains resilient in the face of rising rates.
America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low. But the jobless rate fell in part because 43,000 people left the labor force — the first drop since November — and were no longer counted as unemployed.
While hiring was solid in April, it was much weaker in February and March than the government had previously estimated. Job gains for those months was downgraded by a combined 149,000.
The Conference Board said the number of respondents saying they planned to purchase a home in the next six months held steady at low levels relative to last year, but that slightly more people planned to purchase autos and major appliances. | https://www.wane.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-consumer-confidence-declines-again-in-may-4th-time-in-5-months-particularly-for-older-americans/ | 2023-05-30 23:14:39 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-consumer-confidence-declines-again-in-may-4th-time-in-5-months-particularly-for-older-americans/ |
Lightning win Game 5, deny Avs chance to take Stanley Cup
DENVER (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5.
Ondrej Palat scored with 6:22 remaining and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots in front of a raucous crowd hoping to celebrate the Avalanche’s first championship in 21 years. The Cup was all shined up and in the building, too.
It’s heading back to Tampa for Game 6 on Sunday night. The Lightning trail the best-of-seven series 3-2.
Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Jan Rutta also scored for the Lightning. Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar had goals for Colorado. Makar’s third-period tally bounced off the skate of Erik Cernak and through the pads of Vasilevskiy to tie it at 2.
It set the stage for Palat, whose shot slipped through the pads of Darcy Kuemper. A brief hush fell over the crowd.
Tampa Bay regrouped after an emotional Game 4 loss at home on a overtime goal from Colorado forward Nazem Kadri. The Lightning felt the Avalanche might have had too many players on the ice on the winner.
A too many players on the ice penalty was called Friday on Colorado with 2:43 remaining. The Lightning went on the power play and made it so that Colorado couldn’t pull Kuemper until around 30 seconds remaining. They weathered the Avalanche’s late barrage.
Just the Lightning showing their championship mettle. They’ve already rallied back from a 3-2 deficit to Toronto in the first round, and climbed out of a 2-0 hole against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals.
Completing this comeback series win would put them in an entirely different category. Only one team has rallied to capture a Game 7 in the final after trailing 3-1 in a series — the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs.
This is a gritty Lightning squad that’s showing no signs of slowing down even against a speedy Avalanche team and even after all the contests they’ve logged. Tampa Bay has played in 67 postseason games since the start of the first round in 2020. That’s basically an entire extra season.
Their resolve has impressed Lightning coach Jon Cooper. His team improved to 3-0 this season when facing potential elimination games.
The Avalanche are trying to capture their first title since 2001. The Avalanche fans were out in full force — both inside the building (an upper-level ticket on game day was going for around $1,500) and outside at a nearby watch party.
Colorado knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Makar said leading into the game this was the "toughest one that we’ve had so far."
The Avalanche are 2 for 2 in their visits to the Stanley Cup Final. They also won in 1996, which was their inaugural season in Denver after relocating from Quebec.
Soon after Nichushkin tied it at 1-apiece in the second, Kucherov knocked in a goal off the post. The power-play goal was with Alex Killorn in the box for holding, along with J.T. Compher (holding the stick) and Makar (tripping), making for a 4-on-3 situation.
Rutta zapped some of the energy from the crowd with his first goal of the playoffs. It was on a slapshot from the side that slipped through Kuemper.
It bodes well for the Lightning — teams that score the first goal when staring at elimination in the final are 55-25.
"If we had our choice, we would just write our name all the way around the circle (of the Cup)," Cooper cracked before the game. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/sports/lightning-win-game-5-deny-avs-chance-to-take-stanley-cup | 2022-06-25 05:29:22 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/sports/lightning-win-game-5-deny-avs-chance-to-take-stanley-cup |
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- In an announcement that some Chesterfield residents said they didn't see coming, the county is moving to end its curbside recycling services.
The decision not only impacts 61,000 households across Chesterfield but thousands of families in other Central Virginia localities including neighboring Henrico County.
Kerry Langford, a lifelong Chesterfield resident who currently resides in the Brandermill community, considers herself an avid recycler.
“My parents got the bin when they started in ’91, and we’ve continued it since then," Langford said.
Langford said she's not thrilled that the county has decided to eliminate itself as, what it called the "middleman," in implementing the convenient program. She was also perplexed to see it posted on the county's Facebook page Wednesday evening and did not recall a community engagement process before the change was announced.
“It was a surprise. It doesn’t seem very forward-thinking like Chesterfield usually tries to be. It seems almost like a step back," Langford said.
Curbside recycling services have been available to Chesterfield residents for decades thanks to a partnership with the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA). CVWMA also works with the government in 12 other localities, including Richmond, Henrico and Hanover to provide the same or similar services.
Right now, 61,000 Chesterfield households utilize the program, which operates in Chesterfield on a model that encourages new residents to opt in and allows existing customers to opt-out.
Costs to Chesterfield citizens that participate in the program have risen over the years and currently sit at $41 annually per household.
However, announced in a presentation by Director of General Services John Neal to the county's Board of Supervisors Wednesday, Chesterfield is ending the program come July 2023 and asking families to buy their own private curbside recycling services if they wish to continue them.
“I’m confident it will make things much better," Neal said in an interview with CBS 6 Thursday.
Neal said the change boils down to two things:
- Diminishing demand, as he said 8,000 homes in the county have already transitioned into a privatized trash and recycling bundle.
- And rising costs, which the county attributed to a transforming market and collapse of overseas markets for recyclable commodities in 2019
“Knowing that the recycling market has changed from when the contract was originally done, there is that cost increase, and we're trying to find the best way to keep it as low as possible," Neal said.
The county identified four private vendors to serve interested households countywide. Annually, Neal said they'd charge between $80 and $120.
Even though those costs are double and triple what families currently pay, Neal said it's still lower than what a renewed contract with CVWMA would cost. Chesterfield asked CVWMA to issue a request for a proposal for a subscription-based model, but CVWMA only received one response and it would've cost households $200 per year.
Chesterfield was the only county to request a subscription-based model in what Neal called an effort to better reflect participation in the program. For all other jurisdictions, CVWMA put out a request for a proposal for a "base service" model.
Neal said the county could not come to a deal with CVWMA and thus decided to privatize recycling services and end its contract.
“I think you’re going to have a lot of people who get frustrated with signing up, whether the company will service them, whether they’ll be on time, and then it’ll just be easy to throw it in the trash," Langford said. "I don't want that for my family. I don't want that for my community."
Currently, the region diverts 60% of its waste from landfills, and Neal does not believe Chesterfield's decision will bring that number down. While he said diversion rates are not measured by locality, Neal said Chesterfield was a "strong contributor to that 60%."
“We still anticipate our recycling efforts to be to be strong and robust in the county," he said.
But Langford doesn't see how that's possible.
According to Neal's presentation, Chesterfield collects 13,000 tons of recyclables through curbside services and 1,000 tons through drop-off sites.
Residents will continue to be able to utilize drop-off sites for recycling but have complained that there are only two locations in the whole county. Additionally, they usually have long lines and both are closed two days a week.
When asked if there were plans to add more locations, Neal said, "We're looking at our two convenience centers and trying to make some operational modifications there, potentially going back to a seven-day-a-week operation at the convenience centers, and then we'll just closely monitor how things are going."
Back in December 2020, Chesterfield County said through a Facebook post it had "no plans to leave" its regional partnership with CVWMA. Now, Neal has emphasized it is continuing its partnership through education and marketing efforts. The county will give CVWMA about $100,000 per year for that.
When asked if there was a community engagement process before making the decision, Neal said, "We've been thinking through this, knowing that this change was coming, and that's why we're making the announcement ten months before the end of the contract so that residents will have time to adjust and make plans accordingly."
Langford's request: “What can you do for us to make it accessible and as easy as it has been while taking something that made it easy away?”
Meanwhile, neighbors over in Henrico County will feel the impacts of Chesterfield's decision, according to County Manager John Vithoulkas.
"Chesterfield’s decision to end its recycling contract with the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority increases the cost of recycling for Henrico. This is a fact, and we continue to calculate that cost," Vithoulkas said.
He said all of Henrico's recycling programs are free to Henrico residents, contrary to Chesterfield, with the exception of disposing of CRT televisions.
"This Board of Supervisors and County Manager are going in the opposite direction from Chesterfield by enhancing options for the 90,000-plus residents who take advantage of recycling in our community. In addition to curbside collection, we offer 12 drop-off recycling locations, while Chesterfield only offers two," Vithoulkas said.
He added, "Our residents value and depend on recycling, and Henrico County is committed to providing it, as we not only serve our residents, we serve our environment."
He said all of Henrico's contracts with CVWMA have been renewed or are in the process of being renewed and calling it a "shining example" of regional collaboration.
In Hanover County, a spokesperson said six trash and recycling centers are available across the county, and 3,800 households participate in a curbside recycling program through Citizen Initiated Service Districts.
"Curbside recycling service is approximately $38.50 annually in 2022 and projected to go to $49 in 2024 and $59.50 in 2026 due to increases in curbside cost most of which is in transportation," spokesperson Tom Harris said.
Harris said Hanover is currently working with CVWMA d regional partners on a new contract that will begin July 2023 to replace an expired contract.
Richmond did not respond to CBS 6's questions about its recycling services. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/chesterfields-decision-to-end-curbside-recycling-will-increase-costs-in-henrico-september-22-2022 | 2022-09-22 22:59:13 | 1 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/chesterfields-decision-to-end-curbside-recycling-will-increase-costs-in-henrico-september-22-2022 |
NEW YORK • Peloton is laying off employees and raising prices for some of its equipment as part of its latest bid to make the business profitable and free up cash.
The changes were disclosed Friday in a memo to employees of the maker of high-end exercise bikes and treadmills from its new CEO Barry McCarthy. In addition to cutting 784 jobs, Peloton will close its North America distribution network and shift its delivery work to third-party providers.
The New York-based company said it also plans to "significantly" reduce its North American store base, which now numbers 86. But it didn't say how many locations will close.
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The moves mark the latest changes since McCarthy, who served as chief financial officer at Spotify, took over as CEO in February. He replaces John Foley, who co-founded the business 10 years ago.
The coronavirus pandemic set Peloton on a wild ride. Its shares surged more than 400% in 2020 amid lockdowns that made its bikes and treadmills popular among customers who pay a fee to participate in Peloton's interactive workouts.
But nearly all of those gains were wiped out last year as the distribution of vaccines sent many people out of their homes and back into gyms. Now, the company, which recorded its only profitable quarters during the pandemic, is reining in ambitious plans and lowering costs after badly misjudging the staying power of the exercise-at-home trend.
Peloton said it is raising the price of its flagship Bike+ by $500 to $2,495 and its Tread treadmill by $800 to $3,495. The price increases represent an about-face from April, when it was lowering prices to try to get rid of inventory. McCarthy noted in the memo that at the time, the company was still in the early days of its $800 million restructuring plan and was under "considerable cash flow pressure."
Last month, Peloton announced it will stop making its own interactive stationary bikes and treadmills, outsourcing those duties to a Taiwanese manufacturer. It also said it was also suspending manufacturing operations at the Tonic Fitness Technology plant in Taiwan for the rest of the year.
As of June 30 of last year, Peloton employed about 8,600 people worldwide, including about 6,700 in the U.S. But in February, it said it was cutting 2,800 jobs, including about 20% of its corporate jobs. At the time, it said instructors who lead interactive classes for Peloton would not be included in cuts.
Peloton also said in February it was winding down the development of its Peloton Output Park factory in Ohio.
Friday's news cheered investors, who sent shares in Peloton Interactive Inc. up $1.62, or nearly 14%, to $13.53. The stock is still down 88% over the last 12 months.
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
448 AM EDT Wed Jul 20 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values of 95 to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga,
Oswego, Northern Erie, Genesee, Livingston, and Ontario
counties.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
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.
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The powerful winter storm that raked across the Sierra Nevada Tuesday left a ski resort office completely buried in snow, representatives from the resort said.
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Photos shared on Twitter from Sugar Bowl Resort show the building where their marketing office is located fully covered with snow. Sugar Bowl Resort recorded 14 inches of snow overnight, according to a weather report from the resort.
"In case you are wondering why we are so slow to get info out this morning. Here is the entrance to the marketing office," the resort tweeted, along with a photo of snow blocking the entrance to their office.
Sugar Bowl Resort was among several ski resorts that made the rare decision to close Tuesday because of the anticipated blizzard conditions. Sugar Bowl officials said they expect to reopen the resort, including lifts and skiers services, on a delay Wednesday at 11 a.m.
"Due to the heavy snowfall and closed roads, we still have significant work to complete before opening," ski officials said.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say an overnight standoff with an armed man barricaded in a Philadelphia home ended when he was shot and wounded by officers who had been fired upon and struck by bullets in their protective vests.
First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford told WPVI-TV that officers were called to the Germantown home at about 4 p.m. Saturday after a report of an armed man and were given access to the property by a relative but were fired upon by the man.
Officials say the barricade situation lasted overnight into Sunday, and SWAT negotiators tried to talk with the man but at some point they lost communication with him. Stanford said they were concerned about the man’s safety and went inside Sunday morning and found him on the third floor when he opened fire.
Stanford said two officers were hit but “luckily in their vest area and so they were saved by their vest.” They returned fire, striking the man and he was transported to the hospital, he said. WPVI-TV reported that the two SWAT officers were treated at Temple University Hospital and later released.
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Original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook, dies at 95
(Gray News) - The original Gerber baby Ann Turner Cook has died.
Gerber announced Cook’s death at the age of 95 on Friday in an Instagram post.
“Gerber is deeply saddened by the passing of Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, whose face was sketched to become the iconic Gerber logo more than 90 years ago,” the company said. “We extend our deepest sympathies to Ann’s family and to anyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.”
Cook’s face was sketched to become the iconic Gerber logo more than 90 years ago.
In 1928, her neighbor Dorothy Hope Smith entered a charcoal sketch of her as a baby into Gerber’s advertising campaign contest, according to the company website.
The illustration became so popular that Gerber adopted it as its official trademark in 1931. Since then, the Gerber Baby has appeared on all Gerber packaging and in every Gerber advertisement.
“Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies,” the company said.
Gerber originally kept the identity of its Gerber baby a secret for 40 years before it was revealed that Cook was indeed the iconic baby in the late 1970s.
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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say early morning gunfire outside a lounge in a Cleveland suburb wounded about 10 people, killing one of them.
East Cleveland police reported multiple calls about the shots fired outside Just Us Lounge and Deli shortly before 3 a.m. Monday.
Detectives said about 10 people were shot and one person died. The name of the person killed wasn't immediately released and there was no immediate word on the severity of the injuries to the others, although police said some were taken to hospitals.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded and is investigating along with the police department of the Cuyahoga County city. No arrests were immediately announced and details about the circumstances of the shooting weren't immediately released. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/10-shot-1-killed-in-early-morning-gunfire-17420165.php | 2022-09-05 14:56:48 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/10-shot-1-killed-in-early-morning-gunfire-17420165.php |
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Community Theatre will be presenting "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as its opening musical for the 2023 season.
The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from Feb. 3-March 4. There will also be a Sunday show on Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
This show is a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's book about the mysterious candy maker Willy Wonka and the five golden tickets he gives away to children around the world. It is recommended for the whole family.
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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gao'an Museum, an east China-situated thematic museum for blue and white porcelains of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), is becoming a popular attraction for citizens from near and far.
The museum, also called Gao'an museum of blue and white porcelains of Yuan Dynasty, is the first one named after the unique and rare china of the Yuan Dynasty in the world.
Currently, the museum has 19 exhibits of blue and white porcelains from the Yuan Dynasty, ranking the first nationwide and the third worldwide.
Located in Gao'an City in Jiangxi Province, east China, the museum is widely considered as an enjoyable place to appreciate the charm of the Chinese blue and white porcelains in around 700 years ago.
Generally, blue and white porcelains from the Yuan Dynasty have been one of the most sought-after porcelain types by collectors in the past decade because of their rich picture composition and scarcity.
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Which collapsible water bottles for the gym are best?
Water is essential, and sometimes you need a water bottle that’s portable. After the bottle is empty, it can be a hassle to carry if you don’t have enough space in your gym bag. With a collapsible water bottle, you can simply collapse it down.
If you’re looking for a leakproof, nontoxic collapsible water bottle for the gym, the Hydaway Collapsible Water Bottle is the best choice.
What to know before you buy a collapsible water bottle for the gym
How the bottle collapses
Most collapsible water bottles either collapse downward vertically into themselves or can be rolled up. Those that collapse into themselves turn into a disc-like shape that’s easy to put in pockets and small compartments in your bag. Collapsible bottles that use a roll-up design are also easy to store away; you simply roll the bottle from the bottom to the top.
Both collapse types are effective, so the type you choose depends on your preference.
Size
Just like any other water bottle, collapsible ones come in a variety of sizes. Common sizes tend to be from 20 to 25 ounces. However, collapsible bottles can range from smaller sizes, such as 12 ounces, all the way up to over a gallon. If you plan on having an extensive workout at the gym or outdoors, consider the appropriate size so you have enough water to last.
Material
The bodies of collapsible water bottles for gyms are generally made from silicone or a thin plastic, while the spout is made out of plastic. Silicone bottles tend to collapse into a disc shape, while plastic bottles roll up.
Silicone bottles can withstand different temperatures so you can keep your drink cool or warm. They also are more durable than thin plastic ones, because they are less likely to be punctured by sharp objects.
What to look for in a quality collapsible water bottle for the gym
Nontoxic
Look for collapsible water bottles that are free of the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol A. If the bottle is food grade and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, that makes the bottle even more safe, and you’re less likely to have to deal with a weird taste coming from it.
Leakproof
A leakproof design is a necessity, because once the bottle is punctured or ripped, it’s useless. Water bottles made of silicone are often more leakproof, but some plastic ones have a durable outer layer, too.
Heat and cold resistance
This is another feature more commonly found in silicone bottles. Heat resistance lets the water bottle keep your drinks cool in the heat, while cold resistance keeps your drink warm in colder temperatures. This can be useful when you’re traveling outdoors.
Wide-mouth design
A wide-mouth design features an opening wide enough for you to put ice, fruit and other items in the bottle easily. It also makes washing the bottle’s inside much easier, without having to rely on a dishwasher. If you rely on ice or simply want to add some special ingredients to your drinks, a wide-mouth design makes the process less of a mess.
How much you can expect to spend on a collapsible water bottle for the gym
They range from $5-$60, depending on the size.
Collapsible water bottle for the gym FAQ
Do collapsible water bottles leak?
A. Collapsible water bottles made of soft, flexible plastic are more prone to leakage than hard silicone models. That’s why it’s crucial to ensure that the bottle you’re looking to purchase has a leakproof design.
Are collapsible water bottles dishwasher-safe?
A. Collapsible water bottles that are labeled dishwasher-safe are eligible to be put in the dishwasher. Always ensure that it is labeled with that feature, because if you put it in a bottle that’s not dishwasher-safe, the bottle can melt or its quality can degrade, interfering with its taste and durability.
What’s the best collapsible water bottle to buy for the gym?
Top collapsible water bottle for the gym
Hydaway Collapsible Water Bottle
What you need to know: With only a 1.5-inch height when collapsed, this FDA-approved water bottle can easily fit in your pocket or other small crevices.
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What you should consider: When the bottle is full, some people find it difficult to hold from the middle.
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Platypus Platy 2-Liter Ultralight Collapsible Water Bottle
What you need to know: From one of the most popular brands of collapsible water bottle, this 2-liter bottle will work great when you’re on longer trips.
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The vulnerability would have exposed BitGo wallet user's private key with a simple attack
NEW YORK, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Fireblocks cryptography research team released the details of a vulnerability in BitGo Threshold Signature Scheme (TSS) wallets that would have exposed the private keys of every BitGo user, including exchanges, banks, and other notable brands. The vulnerability — dubbed the BitGo Zero Proof Vulnerability — allows an attacker to extract the full private key in less than 60 seconds using only a small JavaScript snippet.
The Fireblocks cryptography team notified BitGo of the vulnerability on December 5, and after confirming the technical details, BitGo suspended its vulnerable service on December 10. In February, BitGo released a patch for the vulnerability, and required its clients to update to the latest version by March 17.
"As attacks on the crypto industry continue to accelerate, licensed custodians are entrusted with securing billions of dollars in user funds. The vulnerability is a result of the wallet provider failing to follow a well-reviewed cryptographic standard," said Idan Ofrat, Co-founder and CTO at Fireblocks. "The explosive growth of digital assets in the last few years, both in numbers of users and transaction volumes, has made it extremely lucrative for hackers to target this space. Fireblocks' mission is to help the industry increase its resilience and security, and our research team is proud to assist qualified custodians so that they may ensure the security of their code and offerings."
The vulnerability, which the Fireblocks team proved was exploitable via a free BitGo account on Mainnet, is a result of a missing implementation of mandatory zero-knowledge proofs in the BitGo ECDSA TSS wallet protocol, making it easy to expose the private key through a simple attack. All enterprise-grade digital asset custody platforms rely on either multi-party-computation (MPC/TSS) or multi-signature technology to eliminate a single point of compromise by distributing the private key between multiple users and parties, in order to ensure security controls even if one of the parties is compromised. The BitGo Zero Proof vulnerability allows any party, including internal and external attackers, to gain access to the full private key, completely bypassing all enterprise security and compliance controls. The attack could have been carried out in two possible scenarios:
- A compromised user in the customer organization – In this scenario, the attacker is either a malicious employee or compromised employee computer that has limited transaction signing permission. The user initiates a transaction using the malicious values to acquire the private shard that is held in BitGo's HSM. BitGo's HSM then performs the signing computation using the malicious values, and responds to the compromised user with information that leaks the BitGo key shard. The attacker can now reconstruct the full private key, load it in an external wallet and withdraw the funds immediately or at a later stage.
- If BitGo is compromised – In this scenario, an attacker lays in wait for a customer to initiate a transaction, then replies with malicious values that are unbeknownst to the customer. The malicious value is used to sign the transaction with the customer's key share. The attacker can then use the response from the customer to reveal their key share and expose the full private key using BitGo's key shard, all without anyone's knowledge or defense.
While assets have not yet been withdrawn by attackers, it is feasible that private keys of wallets exposed to a similar class of vulnerabilities may have been compromised. As an industry best practice, Fireblocks recommends that users who created ECDSA TSS BitGo wallets prior to the fix date consider creating new wallets and transfer their funds to their new wallets.
For the full technical analysis of the BitGo Zero Proof Vulnerability, please visit https://www.fireblocks.com/blog/bitgo-wallet-zero-proof-vulnerability
About Fireblocks
Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves thousands of financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $4 trillion in digital assets, and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage and transit. Some of the biggest trading desks have switched to Fireblocks because it's the only solution that CISOs and Ops Teams both love. For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com.
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Iván Bravo Director General of the Aspire Academy, based in Qatar, speaks about what the Academy is and what its mission is, he also talks about Qatar's sports project and all the accomplishments they have achieved. All this and more in an exclusive interview with beIN SPORTS.
Road to Qatar: Exclusive interview with Ivan Bravo, Director General of the Aspire Academy
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DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A group of sheriff’s deputies and other personnel at a Virginia mental hospital forcibly pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the ground until he was motionless and limp, then began unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, according to newly obtained surveillance video.
The video, which was obtained through a link included in public court filings, shows the workers pressing down on a prone handcuffed and shackled Otieno. His death March 6 while being admitted to Central State Hospital has led to second-degree murder charges against seven deputies and three hospital workers.
Relatives of the 28-year-old Otieno were shown the video last week by a prosecutor, Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill, who said at one point that she planned to publicly release it Tuesday. But attorneys for at least two of the defendants sought to block its release to the public, arguing that it could hinder a fair trial.
Otieno was brought to the hospital south of Richmond that provides psychiatric care after spending multiple days in police custody.
The video, which has no sound, shows a shackled and handcuffed Otieno being led into a room with tables and chairs. He is hauled toward a seat before eventually slumping to the floor.
An increasing number of workers lay their hands on him as he appears to start to move on the floor. At one point, it appears as many as 10 people are pressing down on his body. Otieno’s body is difficult to see at times, obscured by the employees on top of him or because the camera angle was blocked by someone standing.
The crowd steps back from his body, which appears limp. Resuscitation efforts eventually begin.
The prosecutor charged the 10 defendants through a process known as a criminal information. Baskervill has said the case will be presented to a grand jury “for a final determination of charges going forward.” A grand jury was meeting Tuesday morning, court records show.
Several defendants also had either bail hearings or a hearing dealing with the appointment of counsel.
The Associated Press sought comment about the video from defense attorneys for each of the defendants who have obtained counsel. None immediately responded to emails or phone calls.
Douglas Ramseur, who represents one of the hospital employees, told The Washington Post — which first obtained the footage — he was concerned that the court filing with the video link was made “with the intention of making the information available to the media and public after having received a motion by the defense seeking to prevent just such a disclosure.”
“We are considering all our legal remedies,” Ramseur wrote in an email, the newspaper reported.
Otieno’s family spoke at a news conference last week after seeing the footage, which they called heartbreaking and disturbing. They have equated his treatment to torture and called on the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene in the case.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Raising Cane's is hoping to win a jackpot for its workers.
Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves announced Monday he has purchased 50,000 Mega Millions lottery tickets.
Raising Cane's said if any of the 50,000 tickets is the lucky number, each of its employees would win thousands based on current calculations.
The Mega Millions jackpot prize reached an estimated $810 million Monday morning, after 28 consecutive drawings without a winner.
RELATED: Mega Millions jackpot goes up again
The Tuesday-night jackpot is the third largest jackpot prize in the game's history and only two billion-dollar jackpots have ever been higher for Mega Millions.
The jackpot is currently the nation's fourth-largest-ever lottery prize. The world record for a jackpot remains $1.586 billion, which was a Powerball prize awarded in 2016.
"As soon as we heard how big this jackpot prize is, we couldn’t miss out on the chance to win the Mega Millions jackpot and share it with our Crew who always stand together," Graves said. "None of what we do at Cane’s would be possible without our Crew, which is why we are always looking for ways to bring them a little extra fun, and if we’re lucky, a surprise on Wednesday morning."
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The fiance of an art student who went missing nearly 12 years ago pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in her death during his initial court appearance Monday.
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Bail was set at $1 million for John Carter, 34, of Hamilton, who was arrested Wednesday and remains in the Butler County Jail. His attorney, Christopher Pagan, told the judge that a plea deal may soon be reached in the case, but did not disclose further details. A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for April 4.
The charges stem from the August 2011 disappearance of Katelyn Markham, who was last seen at her home in Fairfield. At the time, Markham was a few weeks away from finishing her graphic arts degree at the Art Institute of Ohio—Cincinnati, and Carter has said they were planning to move to Colorado later that year.
Skeletal remains identified as Markham’s were found in 2013 in a wooded area in Cedar Grove, Indiana, about 20 miles (about 32 kilometers) west of her home in Fairfield. Authorities ruled her death a homicide.
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Non-partisan orangutan welfare organization works to secure and protect viable ecosystems to ensure the future survival of Critically Endangered orangutans.
NEW YORK , May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first of a series of orangutan releases back to the wild this year, the Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance (BORA) - a joint initiative of the Indonesian Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Centre for Orangutan Protection and The Orangutan Project – has released two Critically Endangered Bornean orangutans into the Busang Ecosystem, one of the last remaining viable rainforest habitats for orangutans on the island of Borneo.
The mother and daughter pair – Ucokwati (aged 18 years) and Mungil (aged 8 years) - were deemed eligible for release after successfully completing rehabilitation at the BORA Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre in East Kalimantan.
The pair had previously been cared for at the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java. Ucokwati was brought to the Centre after being rescued from an amusement park in October 2011 and gave birth to daughter Mungil in May 2013.
"We don't know how long Ucokwati had been held in captivity at the park," said Hardi Baktiantoro, field manager for The Orangutan Project and founder of the Centre for Orangutan Protection. "As with most orangutans that end up in such places like these, it is highly probable that she was taken from her mother as an infant and sold into the illegal pet trade."
With the Wildlife Rescue Centre forced to close due to financial difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair were translocated to the BORA Centre in April 2021 after being identified as successful candidates for release.
"Both had demonstrated advanced foraging and nest-making skills, as well as a healthy dislike for humans," Baktiantoro said. "Ucokwati is particularly aggressive towards humans, no doubt due to her ill-treatment while in captivity, and this made her a prime candidate to successfully transition back into the wild."
The pair were released onto Dalwood-Wylie Island located in the Busang Ecosystem, a 340km, 10-hour journey by road from the BORA Centre, followed by a three-hour journey by boat along the Busang River.
Their release onto the island provides an opportunity for the pair to experience the freedom of life in the wild while still being closely monitored by staff from BORA. It is expected they will make their full transition back to the wild within several months as they become increasingly independent and venture further into the Busang Ecosystem.
Later this month, two other male orangutans under the care at BORA will also be released into the Busang Ecosystem. It is the mission of the alliance to secure and protect viable ecosystems like the Busang Ecosystem to ensure the future survival of Critically Endangered orangutans.
"We are currently living in the most important decade in the history of our planet for species survival," said Leif Cocks, founder of The Orangutan Project. "We are facing an extinction crisis unlike anything we have ever seen before due to the ongoing impact of habitat loss and the illegal trade of wildlife that has devastated populations of many animal species and led to an unprecedented loss of biodiversity.
"Unless we can secure and permanently protect fully functional ecosystems of the right type, shape and size within the next 10 years, then it is inevitable that orangutans will become extinct in the wild as populations will be too small to be genetically viable."
The Busang Ecosystem is one of eight ecosystems identified as being strategically-critical for the future survival of Critically Endangered orangutans. Each ecosystem requires a minimum of 2,000 orangutans to ensure the population is sustainable.
"The alliance has been granted approximately 20,000 hectares within the 260,000 hectare Busang Ecosystem to undertake orangutan rehabilitation and release for Critically Endangered Bornean Orangutans," Cocks said.
"The release of orangutans like Ucokwati and Mungil back to the wild gives hope that we can revert the impending extinction crisis," Cocks said. "But we cannot do it alone. We need more individuals to join us to secure and protect viable rainforest habitat before it is too late."
To find out more about the work of The Orangutan Project and how you can support, visit www.theorangutanproject.org
About The Orangutan Project
The Orangutan Project was established in 1998 with a critical mission; to ensure that Critically Endangered orangutan species are protected against Extinction and will continue to live in viable wild populations for generations to come. Today, The Orangutan Project is a dynamic, fast-growing and successful non-profit organisation that has raised over $25 million to support a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing fragmented orangutan populations - including fighting deforestation and habitat loss at the highest level.
About the Centre for Orangutan Protection
Founded in 2007, the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) is an Indonesian direct-action group who work to create a better life for orangutans, whether they are individuals in captivity or as a population in the wild. Partnering with The Orangutan Project, the COP team worked hand in hand with authorities to secure the last remaining orangutan habitat, mitigate conflict between wild animals versus humans including rescue, rehab and release the orangutan. COP operates several rapid-response teams that help animals in need and with its supporter group is probably one of the strongest grassroot groups in Western Indonesia.
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Woman charged after giving birth in woods, hiding baby’s location
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A woman who gave birth in the woods in New Hampshire faces criminal charges after police say she initially misled officers about the newborn’s location.
Manchester police said they were notified about the birth early Monday morning and searched an area where the woman told them to look for nearly an hour before she led them to the infant’s actual location.
Police said the temperature at the time was 18 degrees, WCVB reports.
The baby was found naked and alone in a tent. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The mother, identified as 26-year-old Alexandra Eckersley, was charged with reckless conduct. She also had been wanted on an unrelated charge of child endangerment.
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TCU vs. Oklahoma Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - Big 12 Tournament
Published: Mar. 10, 2023 at 2:38 PM CST|Updated: 53 minutes ago
Friday's contest between the Oklahoma Sooners (24-5) and TCU Horned Frogs (8-22) squaring off at Municipal Auditorium has a projected final score of 82-62 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Oklahoma, so it should be a one-sided matchup. The game will tip off at 6:00 PM ET on March 10.
The Horned Frogs' last contest on Thursday ended in a 57-52 win against Kansas.
TCU vs. Oklahoma Game Info
- When: Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN+
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TCU vs. Oklahoma Score Prediction
- Prediction: Oklahoma 82, TCU 62
TCU Schedule Analysis
- Against the Kansas Jayhawks, a top 50 team in our computer rankings, the Horned Frogs notched their signature win of the season on March 9, a 57-52 victory.
- The Horned Frogs have tied for the sixth-most Quadrant 1 losses in the nation (12).
- TCU has seven losses to Quadrant 2 teams, tied for the eighth-most in Division 1.
TCU 2022-23 Best Wins
- 57-52 over Kansas (No. 40) on March 9
- 75-62 at home over Kansas State (No. 69) on February 18
- 74-67 at home over UTSA (No. 153) on November 16
- 70-58 at home over George Washington (No. 169) on December 5
- 69-62 at home over Lipscomb (No. 192) on November 7
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TCU Performance Insights
- The Horned Frogs are being outscored by 8.5 points per game, with a -254 scoring differential overall. They put up 59.5 points per game (287th in college basketball), and allow 68 per outing (272nd in college basketball).
- In 2022-23, TCU has averaged 58.1 points per game in Big 12 play, and 59.5 overall.
- At home, the Horned Frogs average 62.7 points per game. Away, they score 54.5.
- At home TCU is giving up 64.7 points per game, 10 fewer points than it is on the road (74.7).
- The Horned Frogs have fared better offensively over their last 10 games, compiling 60.3 points per contest, 0.8 more than their season average of 59.5.
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From the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to San Diego and Tijuana, many migrants gathered along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border were left questioning when or whether they would cross into the United States to seek asylum once pandemic-related restrictions known as Title 42 ended.
Some migrants who had traveled from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Central America feared that it could be harder for them to stay on U.S. soil with the restrictions lifted.
Here are some of the stories from along the 1,950-mile (3,140-kilometer) international boundary:
___ Aylin Guevara, 45, hurried her steps as she walked through the scorching desert of Ciudad Juarez toward the border.
She was accompanied by her two children, ages 16 and 5, and her husband. The family fled their coastal city in Colombia after receiving death threats and hoped to seek refuge in the U.S.
After spending the previous night in a hotel, they were eager to get to the border — “to get in and go with the help of God and baby Jesus,” Guevara said.
But when they arrived with just hours to go before the end of Title 42, a U.S. immigration officer said they could not pass.
“Not anymore, it’s over,” he told them in a firm voice, instructing them to go to bridges 10 miles (16 kilometers) to their left or right.
___ María José Durán, a 24-year-old student from Venezuela, was on the verge of tears as she sat on a riverbank in Matamoros, Mexico.
Mexican immigration officials were trying to move migrants to an improvised camp and away from a spot where they could wade across the Rio Grande.
Durán said she dropped out of college when her parents could no longer afford it and set out for the U.S. with a group of friends and relatives. They crossed the treacherous Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama and then a half-dozen more countries before arriving at the U.S. border.
“I don’t know what to think now, having made such a difficult journey to now find ourselves with this,” she said, motioning toward the opposite shore where at least a dozen Texas state troopers with rifles stood behind concertina wire.
From the Mexico side, Texas National Guard members could be seen reinforcing another stretch of wire to keep migrants out.
Later, Durán could be seen walking along the levee with other migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande and passed the barbed wire.
___ Hundreds of migrants lined up next to the border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were still crossing over Thursday and being received by the U.S. Border Patrol in the hours before the Title 42 restrictions lifted. The numbers were notably lower than in recent days.
Ecuadorians Washington Javier Vaca and his wife, Paulina Congo, along with their two children, ages 14 and 7, knew nothing about the change in rules.
“And now will it be better or worse for us?” Congo asked. “We asked for asylum in Mexico and after four months they denied us.”
A Salvadoran man who gave his name as David moved away from the border and back into Ciudad Juarez for fear of being deported.
___ Authorities in the remote desert community of Yuma, Arizona, expressed alarm after the average daily number of migrant arrivals grew this week from 300 to 1,000.
Hundreds who entered the Yuma area by crossing the Colorado River early Thursday surrendered to border agents, who later brought adults and children to buses.
Mayor Doug Nicholls asked that the federal government declare a national disaster so that Federal Emergency Management Agency resources and National Guard troops can be rushed to his and other small border communities.
Most migrants are transported to shelters operated by nonprofit organizations farther away from the border, but border officials will release them into communities if enough transportation isn’t available. Nicholls said officials have already told him they plan to release 141 people in Yuma County on Friday.
“The question keeps coming up: ‘What now?’ I’ve been asking that question for two years, with no answers,” Nicholls said. “We are at a situation we’ve never been at before.”
___ Hundreds of migrants who waited for days for a chance to apply for asylum lined up Thursday along the towering steel bollards separating Tijuana from San Diego.
At one point a U.S. Border Patrol agent bent over and talked to a woman who fainted on the dusty ground.
Others chose not not to crowd the border, instead remaining at shelters in Tijuana to wait for existing asylum appointments or trying to get them online. There were hundreds in the bright yellow buildings of the Agape Mision Mundial shelter, as more arrived at the metal gate with little more than paperwork and a few belongings.
Daisy Bucia, 37, arrived at the shelter over three months ago with her 15-year-old daughter after fleeing Mexico’s Michoacan state due to death threats she received. The two were waiting to take a bus to the inland city of Mexicali on Saturday for an asylum appointment across the border in Calexico, California.
___ Leaders of nonprofit organizations that assist asylum seekers away from the border in Arizona say they are as ready as possible for the new scenario.
“We’ll put our best foot forward and approach this with every resource available,” said Teresa Cavendish, executive director of the Tucson shelter Casa Alitas, the state’s largest. “But it may not be enough.”
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona runs Casa Alitas’ new 300-bed facility for men, as well as four other locations that also temporarily house women, families and vulnerable people for a combined capacity of over 1,000 beds.
David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, who visited the organization’s Welcome Center in Phoenix this week, expressed confidence in the agency’s ability to handle any increase in asylum seekers there. The 340-bed shelter was at less than half capacity.
“The challenge can be managed as long as it is done in an organized and humane manner,” Miliband said.
Beth Strano, engagement manger for the center in a quiet south Phoenix neighborhood, said: “We served 50,000 people last year and 38,000 people the year before that without any negative impact to our clients or community.”
___ Smugglers helped Guatemalan Sheidi Mazariegos and her 4-year-old son get to Matamoros, Mexico, where she and the child crossed the Rio Grande on a raft.
But Border Patrol agents took the pair into custody a week ago near Brownville, Texas. On Thursday, the 26-year-old and her son arrived back in Guatemala on one of two flights carrying a total of 387 migrants.
“I heard on the news that there was an opportunity to enter,” Mazariegos said. “I heard it on the radio, but it was all a lie.”
___ On a stretch of border wall in Tijuana, migrants asked passersby for blankets, food and water as the sun set over a steep hill.
Gerson Aguilera, 41, got to Tijuana around 4 p.m. with his three kids and wife to make a go at crossing and ask for asylum. From Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Aguilera said he and his family fled after organized criminals started demanding he pay twice the extortion money he was already paying of 2,000 Honduran lempira (roughly $81) a week.
“It’s very hard. For a payment, they will kill you,” Aguilera said with tears in his eyes.
The owner of a welding shop, Aguilera said he left his home once before in 2020 because of threats, but returned when things calmed down. That wasn’t an option anymore.
“We ask that God helps us,” Aguilar said.
___
Associated Press journalists Gerardo Carrillo in Matamoros, Mexico, María Verza in Ciudad Juarez, Sonia Pérez D. in Guatemala City and Suman Naishadham in Tijuana contributed to this report. Snow reported from Phoenix. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/some-scenes-from-the-us-mexico-border-where-immigration-rules-are-set-to-change/ | 2023-05-12 11:30:22 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/some-scenes-from-the-us-mexico-border-where-immigration-rules-are-set-to-change/ |
TANNERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This week marks one year since a father and daughter beat the odds and survived a small plane crash in Luzerne County.
Now, an unbreakable bond has formed between the family and the first responders who saved them.
With the support of her parents, 14-year-old Angela White walks down the hallway inside her Tannersville family home.
An astounding feat no one thought would be possible after she was paralyzed in a plane crash last year.
On November 14th, 2021, Angela went for a routine flight with her dad, Chris White, but during the flight, he was blinded by a snow squall.
“I lost control of the plane in some way, I don’t even remember what happened, but the next thing I remember was waking up crushed and cold and silent,” said Chris.
The pair survived the crash, bearing the freezing winter weather for seven hours before rescuers, including State Police Sergeant John Richards and Bear Creek Township First Assistant Chief Jim Serafin, found them alive.
“Most police officers would say they wish that their brain would forget what their eyes have seen. I pray I never forget this night and what I’ve seen because it was truly, truly a miracle,” says Richards.
In the crash, Chris broke his back, among other bones, and suffered a severe concussion. A portion of Angela’s spine was shattered leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.
Sergeant Richards was the first to find them and heard Angela speaking to her dad.
“That’s when it dawned on me,” Richards says, “they were alive and this was going to be a rescue, not a recovery and they’re truly, truly a miracle on Bear Creek Mountain.”
“We’re alive. It was dark. We held on,” recalled Angela.
Assistant Chief Serafin helped carry Angela through the woods to her safety, the group of them reuniting one year later reliving the crash they’ll never forget.
“We’re just going to keep praying, and keep believing, and keep exercising, and keep trusting god,” said Chris.
An unbreakable bond now formed – with lessons learned along the way.
“Stay positive, there’s hope. There’s hope. It rarely happens but this proved that right so that’s what I take away from it,” said Serafin.
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The National Women’s Soccer League permanently banned four coaches Monday as part of disciplinary action taken against several individuals and teams in response to an investigation into alleged abuse and misconduct in the league.
Former North Carolina coach Paul Riley, former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames, former Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke and former Racing Louisville coach Christy Holly were all banned from coaching in the league. Also, former Utah Royals coach Craig Harrington and former Gotham general manager Alyse LaHue were suspended from working in the NWSL for two years, until Jan. 9, 2025.
The NWSL and its players association announced results late last month of their investigation, which found “widespread misconduct” directed at players dating back to the beginnings of the league nearly a decade ago.
The investigation stemmed from allegations of harassment and sexual coercion made by two former players against Riley, who was among five NWSL coaches who were either dismissed or resigned amid claims of misconduct in 2021. U.S. Soccer also investigated reported misconduct in the league.
“The league will continue to prioritize implementing and enhancing the policies, programs and systems that put the health and safety of our players first,” NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in a statement. “Those actions are fundamental to the future of our league, especially as we build a league that strengthens our players’ ability to succeed and prosper on and off the pitch.”
A number of other individuals will be allowed to return to positions in the NWSL on certain conditions, including acknowledging misconduct, participating in training and committing to appropriate behavior. They included former Reign coach Farid Benstiti, former Houston Dash coaches Vera Pauw and James Clarkson, former Orlando Pride coach Amanda Cromwell and assistants Sam Greene and Aline Reis.
Several teams were also fined: The Chicago Red Stars’ fine is $1.5 million, the Portland Thorns at $1 million, Racing Louisville $200,000 and the North Carolina Courage $100,000. The Reign and Gotham were each fined $50,000.
“A new NWSL begins today. No sanction will ever be enough to undo the harm that too many players endured,” union President Tori Huster said. “By taking our power back, players have achieved a complete and total overhaul of the NWSL ecosystem, from the league office to club ownership and staff, with new policies and systems in place to protect player safety.”
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The new Texas Facilities Fund will provide $250 million in ultra-low-cost, short-term financing for public charter schools during critical growth years.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Equitable Facilities Fund announced the creation of the Texas Facilities Fund (TFF), a first-of-its-kind, state-based offering designed to support high-quality education options for under-resourced communities and accelerate school pathways to long-term financial sustainability.
While charter schools receive public funding, they often lack the financial resources needed to acquire suitable facilities for their students and staff. EFF's innovative, philanthropy-backed impact fund is designed explicitly to level this playing field, providing low-cost loans for schools to undertake their own facility projects.
In Texas, TFF will offer low-cost facility financing to early-phase, growing and single-site public charter school operators that demonstrate tremendous potential. Critically, this financing will be made available to schools before they reach the enrollment and revenue thresholds for the Texas Permanent Schools Fund.
"Texas has been a leader in charter school growth for a long time, and there are numerous high-quality operators that are primed to launch new schools or expand current ones and deliver life-changing public-school seats for their communities," says Anand Kesavan, CEO of Equitable Facilities Fund. "Unfortunately, financing options for early-stage schools are often prohibitively expensive. Our philanthropic lending model offers a way forward, covering 100% of facilities costs, saving millions, and unlocking the full potential of schools and leaders who are eager to serve."
Over the course of the fund, Equitable Facilities Fund anticipates that TFF loans will catalyze the growth of high-quality Texas schools and help 10,000 Texas students access a high-quality education in world-class facilities.
Already, the fund has closed two loans for nearly $45 million to support Compass Rose Public Schools and Beatrice Mayes Institute, high-performing schools that will ultimately serve 2,300 predominantly low-income students of color in San Antonio and Houston, respectively.
"We have the talented educators, committed funders, and incredible community support we need to run great schools in San Antonio and Austin," said Paul Morrissey, CEO of Compass Rose. "TFF's launch provides the critical missing ingredient: affordable facilities. This is a game-changing vehicle that will allow Compass Rose and other operators to put thousands of students on the path to lifetimes of success."
Nationally, Equitable Facilities Fund has committed nearly $1 billion of low-cost financing since 2018 to support excellent – and equitable – K-12 schools. To date, the philanthropy-backed impact fund has supported 120 schools across 35 cities in 19 states, saving these schools over $200 million to put back into the classroom.
"By its nature, education is a very local product, and prior to TFF, local communities lacked efficient, affordable access to national financial markets," says Kesavan. "A state-based funding model is a fantastic opportunity for both schools and investors, pairing local philanthropy and expertise with scalable, low-cost, national capital."
EFF, alongside funders, charter school leaders and community partners, will celebrate the launch of the Texas Facilities Fund on November 3rd at the historic DeLUXE Theater in Houston's Fifth Ward.
In addition to the Texas fund, EFF plans to launch several state-based low-cost revolving loan funds.
Equitable Facilities Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social impact fund created to provide low-cost facility loans that allow high-performing public charter schools to maximize the resources they dedicate to students. High-quality public charter schools promote bright futures for children across America, and EFF believes these schools should borrow under terms comparable to traditional public school districts. EFF administers an 'A' rated revolving loan fund, which recapitalizes using funds from Equitable School Revolving Fund's bond issuances, to offer high-credit, long-term, scalable bond investment opportunities. To learn more, visit www.eqfund.org or email info@eqfund.org.
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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
DAD'S DISCOMFORT WITH TRANS COACH COULD DERAIL DAUGHTER'S FUN
DEAR ABBY: My 9-year-old daughter, "Kennedy," plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I had known about the coach before Kennedy started playing. Although I'm OK with a transgender person coaching my child (I feel their gender identity is absolutely none of my business), my husband is not. He wants our daughter to quit a sport she loves so she won't be "exposed" to something he doesn't agree with. He is not transphobic, just very conservative, and he doesn't want Kennedy growing up around it.
We're trying to steer her in the right direction with our Christian beliefs, which include loving and accepting everyone. The coach doesn't broadcast the fact that she's transgender; my daughter learned about it from a teammate. There is no other volleyball team in the area. How can I convince my husband to let her stay with a sport and team she loves? -- SPORTY MOM IN THE SOUTH
DEAR MOM: Actually, your husband IS transphobic and possibly homophobic as well. He may think that by forbidding Kennedy from participating in volleyball, he is protecting her. However, what he fails to understand is that children are already aware. Her friend certainly is.
As Kennedy grows older, she is going to meet many people who are "different" -- different races, religions and sexual orientations. As a good Christian, she should accept and love them for who they are. She should not be punished by being forced to drop an activity she loves.
P.S. Has your husband actually MET the assistant coach? Perhaps he should approach her at a practice and introduce himself, so he can get to know her as a fellow human being.
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DEAR ABBY: I had a hard time during the COVID pandemic. I'm a stress eater but got that under control years ago. However, over the last year, I've been having issues with stress drinking. I sneak many shots of whisky or vodka. I'm lucky it has only been at midday and no driving was involved, but I have had a few blackouts.
My husband of 35-plus years (we're both retired) has no inkling I have this problem. In the past he has said he can control it, so I can, too. He feels the same about our weight. I walk four miles and work out every day and eat healthy, but I can't lose weight. He can, at the drop of a hat. I need advice. -- HURTING RETIREE IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR RETIREE: First it was food, now it's alcohol. If you want to conquer your compulsive behavior, it's important that you figure out what's causing the stress that's triggering it. Because your husband can control his appetites does not automatically mean that you are able to. It may take help from your doctor or a licensed therapist to conquer your tendency toward addiction. Once you quit sneaking those shots of booze on a daily basis, I suspect you will notice a marked change in your weight.
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‘No sympathy’: AOC blasted for complaining about harassment though she belittled Kavanaugh’s harassment
Ocasio-Cortez complained that the U.S. Congress 'openly allowed' her to be heckled
Less than a week after Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., mocked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after protesters forced him to leave a Washington D.C. restaurant, the lawmaker complained on Twitter of being victimized by heckling on the steps of the Capitol Building on Wednesday.
Conservative users on Twitter blasted the congresswoman for the apparent double standard.
On Wednesday evening, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I posted about a deeply disgusting incident that happened today on the Capitol steps, but took it down bc it’s clearly someone seeking extremist fame."
"It’s just a bummer to work in an institution that openly allowed this, but talking about it only invites more. Just really sad," she added. The congresswoman subsequently posted video of political satirist Alex Stein mocking her as she walked near him on the Capitol complex.
She commented, "Here is a video he posted of the incident. I was actually walking over to deck him because if no one will protect us then I’ll do it myself but I needed to catch a vote more than a case today."
However, as several prominent conservatives on Twitter pointed out, Ocasio-Cortez made fun of Justice Kavanaugh after he was forced to flee Morton’s restaurant in D.C. because of protestors.
In regard to that incident, AOC tweeted, "Poor guy. He left before his soufflé because he decided half the country should risk death if they have an ectopic pregnancy within the wrong state lines. It’s all very unfair to him. The least they could do is let him eat cake."
AOC’s flippant remarks came mere weeks after Kavanaugh’s attempted murder at the hands of an armed man angry about the Supreme Court’s draft opinion leak concerning the Dobbs case.
Real Clear Investigations senior writer Mark Hemingway blasted AOC’s new tone, tweeting, "Four days ago she was defending protesters chasing Supreme Court justices out of a private establishment. Today she's suggesting that they go after a guy who said crude things about her on the steps of a public building. She should probably pick a consistent position here."
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh claimed AOC gets "no sympathy" after belittling Justice Kavanaugh. He tweeted, "You’ve defended leftist militants who harass Supreme Court justices at their homes so you get absolutely no sympathy here at all."
REP MAYRA FLORES CALLS AOC, DC DEMS 'JUST SO DISCONNECTED'
"Weren't you just cheering on the harassment of Brett Kavanaugh?" asked conservative author John Hawkins. "Why do you think you deserve a pass? Maybe you should think about that the next time you're asked whether it's fine to harass people in restaurants or in their homes," he added.
"The whole point of protesting is to make people uncomfortable," tweeted conservative writer Chad Felix Greene, pointing to an older tweet belonging to the congresswoman in which she defended protesters making people "uncomfortable."
Making a similar point, The Federalist senior editor David Harsanyi asked, "So, this kind of thing isn't ‘democracy’ anymore?"
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"The whole point of protesting is to make ppl uncomfortable," tweeted The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis, quoting AOC’s previous tweet absolving intense protests.
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DALLAS (AP) — A ruling by a federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of travel.
The Justice Department left the door open Tuesday to a possible appeal of the ruling, but only if the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thinks the mandate is necessary. An appeal could be a politically risky move for the Biden administration.
The decision by a lone judge in Florida toppled 14 months of government insistence that travelers wear masks to reduce transmission of COVID-19. Within hours, all major U.S. airlines and many airports announced — sometimes to passengers in the middle of flights — that travelers could take off their masks.
WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE RULING?
In a 59-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Florida, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority in issuing the original health order that the Transportation Security Administration used to impose the mask mandate. She said the CDC didn’t follow proper rulemaking procedures.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Once TSA said it would no longer enforce the rule, airlines, airports, transit systems and ride-share services were free to decide for themselves whether to require masks. United, Delta, American, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue and other airlines all made masks voluntary.
On the ground, however, requirements could vary from place to place. New York City’s public transit system planned to keep its mask requirement in effect. In San Francisco, the regional commuter rail system known as BART made masks voluntary, but the city transit authority did not.
The transit agency serving Philadelphia and its suburbs said masks will no longer be required on subways, buses and trains or in stations, even though the city has a mask mandate.
Uber and Lyft said they won’t require passengers to wear masks.
HOW SAFE IS IT TO TRAVEL NOW?
Air filtration on planes is generally excellent, but boarding and exiting a plane can put people close together in spaces with poor ventilation, said Dr. Babak Javid, a physician-scientist at the University of California, San Francisco. The risk on other forms of transportation varies.
Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious-disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said planes can carry the virus from place to place, but that we should be focusing more on big indoor events such as concerts and sporting events — even large weddings — where people get together and talk, shout and sing.
SHOULD I STILL WEAR A MASK ON PLANES?
The CDC continues to recommend that people mask up indoors while traveling.
DO MASKS WORK IF NOBODY ELSE WEARS ONE?
Yes, masks still give some protection from COVID-19, but they work better if others wear them too.
High-quality masks work in two ways, said Carl Bergstrom, a University of Washington evolutionary biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases: They protect the wearer by limiting the number of infectious particles inhaled, and they protect others by limiting particles exhaled if the wearer is infected.
WILL I STAND OUT?
Probably not. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, who favored dropping the rule, said before the judge’s order that he expected to see a “surprising number” of passengers and airline employees wear masks even after the mandate expired.
“I may choose to wear a mask once in a while,” he said.
Still, tension among passengers over mask-wearing could continue, said Eileen Ogintz, who writes about family travel and advises parents of small children who can’t be vaccinated to keep masking up.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if you got some dirty looks or nasty comments” from unmasked passengers, she said. “That’s a conversation to have with the kids ahead of time — why you’re wearing masks.”
CAN I GET A REFUND IF I DON’T WANT TO FLY NOW?
No, unless the airline cancels your flight.
However, if you call the airline and explain why you’re not comfortable traveling without a mask mandate, most will let you change the flight for free or give you a credit that you can use later, said Scott Keyes, founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights travel site.
WILL THE LIFTING OF THE BAN AFFECT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS?
When flying between two countries, expect your airline to follow the rules in whichever country is more restrictive. Passengers flying to Canada, for example, will have to don masks at some point during the flight, but it’s not clear exactly whether that means when crossing into Canadian airspace or some other point.
Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst for Atmosphere Research Group, said there might be international airlines that will still require masks even on flights to and from the United States.
WILL THIS MAKE MORE PEOPLE WILLING TO FLY?
Industry officials don’t expect that. They say that there could be a small number of people who will start flying now because they don’t have to wear a mask, but that will be offset by a few people deciding not to fly if others are unmasked.
Although the airline industry lobbied to kill the mandate — after supporting it originally — airlines don’t expect the rule’s demise to affect revenue. They are far more interested in seeing the United States repeal another pandemic-era rule: The requirement that people test clear of the virus within a day of flying to the U.S.
A Biden administration official said Tuesday that there were no changes expected to the pre-departure testing requirement.
WHEN DID THE U.S. REQUIRE MASKS?
The mask mandate for transportation began in February 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office, and was extended several times. Last week, the CDC extended it again until May 3. The CDC said the extra time was needed to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
HOW CAN A SINGLE JUDGE HAVE SO MUCH POWER?
Usually, decisions by a federal judge affect only the people involved in one case, or a limited geographic area. But judges can also issue so-called nationwide or universal injunctions that apply across the country, and it is happening more often — a practice that has drawn criticism from conservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court.
WHO IS JUDGE KATHRYN KIMBALL MIZELLE?
Mizelle was nominated in 2020 by former President Donald Trump and confirmed in a party-line vote in the Senate, which was then controlled by Republicans, after Trump had lost his bid for re-election. At 33 when confirmed, she was the youngest Trump appointee on the federal bench, and the American Bar Association had rated her “not qualified” in part because she had been practicing law for only eight years.
WILL THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RESPOND?
The Justice Department said Tuesday it won’t appeal Mizelle’s ruling unless the CDC believes that the mask requirement is still necessary. The announcement doesn’t mean that an appeal is certain, but it signals that one could be filed if the CDC decides later that the mandate should be revived.
While the mask ban was popular in the beginning, support has waned over time, according to public-opinion polls. As state and local mask rules were scrapped, and Americans grew accustomed to going bare-faced, the mandate for transportation drew fire from Republican politicians and several Senate Democrats who face tough re-election fights in November.
IS THE TIMING OF THIS RIGHT?
New reported U.S. cases of COVID-19 are relatively low compared with the past two years, but they have increased lately and are likely an undercount. Hospitalizations are nearly flat and deaths are still declining.
Dowdy, the Johns Hopkins epidemiologist, said it’s reasonable to consider removing the mask mandate on travel given the lull in severe disease.
“It would just be nice to do it when cases are falling rather than rising,” he said, “and for the decision to be made by people trained in public health rather than law and politics.”
WHAT IF COVID CASES INCREASE?
A new surge in cases might not be enough to revive the mask rule, but it could roil travel in other ways. U.S. airlines canceled thousands of flights in late December and early January, largely because so many employees were out sick with omicron.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Yext investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
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CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, among other things, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Yext during the relevant time frame, you have until August 16, 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.
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CARLSBAD, N.M. — Descending from the bright sunshine down into another world comes easily at Carlsbad Caverns.
"This is one of the greatest caves in the world,” said Rod Horrocks, chief of resources at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, an underground labyrinth of more than 100 caves beneath southern New Mexico. "In the early days, people had no idea about caves."
Caves and karst play an important role in the world's drinking water supply, holding about 20% of it.
"They're out of sight, out of mind,” Horrocks said. “A lot of people don't think about them and yet they're so integrated, connected to everything we do to our water system."
Every year, about half a million people visit Carlsbad Caverns.
"To aid visitor access to the cave, they built all of the infrastructure right on top of the cave,” Horrocks said, adding, “worst place they could have built it."
It turned out, though, to be the perfect place to run tests to see how the pollution created on the surface makes its way to the water that drips and collects down in the caves.
"From hydrocarbons coming off the parking lot and going into the cave to leaky sewer lines, just all kinds of things can cause problems to the cave," Horrocks said.
It’s a problem not just there, but potentially in other parts of the country, too.
About 25% of America's 332 million people get their drinking water from groundwater beneath the surface. A map from USGS shows the locations of the principal aquifers in the U.S., which are located in nearly every region of the country from Florida to Michigan to Arizona and beyond.
So, what did the tests find at Carlsbad Caverns?
"We found chromium in the water. We found nitrates in the water. Caffeine—it goes through us and it's very persistent and it's found pretty much in water everywhere," Horrocks said.
There is also another issue: drought, especially in the West.
"We go through droughts every 20 years or so, but nothing of this magnitude," said Tom Cech, former co-director of the One World One Water Center at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Drought, coupled with increased demand from population growth, is impacting the water table far below the surface. Carlsbad is not immune, either.
"This is ‘Longfellow's Bathtub.’ In 2015, when they designed these lights, it was pretty much full up to the shelf stone - spectacular. And then, we've had this really bad drought since then and it's dropped a couple of feet,” Horrocks said, adding that if drought conditions continue, in the coming years, "We could see the pools in Carlsbad dry up."
It is a threat no one wants to see at any other underground water source critical to life.
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WASHINGTON — In the run-up to Election Day, millions of Americans will have already cast their votes via early voting and mail-in ballots. Still, voters are expected to turn out in large numbers on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Most businesses will remain open on Election Day as it isn't a designated federal holiday. Some, however, have opted to adjust hours or give time off to employees to boost voter participation.
Here's a look at how Election Day may impact your day.
Are banks closed on Election Day?
Banks, such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, TD Bank and Regions Bank, should not see any changes in their operating hours on Tuesday.
Banking services such as ATMs and online banking should also remain normal through both Election Day and the holiday season.
Is the Post Office closed on Election Day?
The U.S. Postal Service will deliver mail Tuesday, according to its holiday schedule.
Many states observe Election Day as a civic holiday, meaning state employees get the day off.
Will stores be opened on Election Day?
Banks and post offices will remain open on Election Day, but some national retailers have adjusted their hours to ensure employees can cast their ballots.
Bath & Body Works is once again joining the Time to Vote pledge and will open its stores at noon local time on Nov. 8 - two hours later than usual.
“Each election gives us a chance to get involved and create a better world," said Ron Ford, Bath & Body Works Chief Stores Officer. "Voting is a foundational practice in our democracy, and it is vital that our associates have the flexibility to participate in the democratic process.”
The retailer previously adjusted hours for the 2020 election.
Best Buy is offering employees 8 hours of paid time off for Election Day volunteers, a benefit it started in 2020.
A Starbucks spokesperson said that if its employees get stuck in lines voting, managers are able to comp them for work time missed due to voting.
Two outdoor retailers have announced Election Day initiatives. In order to give employees time to vote, REI Co-op will delay opening its stores by two hours.
Outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia is giving employees paid time off for the day and closing its stores, offices and distribution centers.
Time To Vote, a business-led nonpartisan coalition co-founded by Patagonia, aims to reduce barriers for employees who want to vote. According to their website, Time to Vote has rallied over 2,000 companies to help increase voter participation.
Companies on the list have "made a commitment to ensure that their employees had a work schedule that allowed them time to vote," the website reads. By making that pledge, employers support offering paid time off on Election Day or flexible hours.
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President Biden honors Diane Nash with Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The White House says Diane Nash organized some of the most important civil rights campaigns of the 20th century. Now, she is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
President Joe Biden honored Nash and 16 others with the Presidential of Freedom during a Thursday afternoon ceremony.
Biden said Nash showed, “Unmistakable courage and unshakable courage and leadership. Diane Nash gave some of the most important civil rights efforts in American history.”
The White House said it recognized Nash as a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. A group credited with organizing sit-ins and Freedom Rides in the 1960s to protest segregation.
President Biden said, “Her activism echoes the call of freedom around the world today. And yet she is the first to say the medal is shared with hundreds of thousands of patriotic Americans who sacrificed so much for the cause of liberty and justice for all. And by the way, she asked me to make sure to add that because she didn’t want to take all the credit herself.”
On its website, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee calls Nash “one of the most esteemed student leaders and organizers of the time.” The White House also said Nash worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King and made an impact across several states.
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SAN FRANCISCO , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nebia, an award-winning shower company and leader of sustainable bathroom products, is proud to announce its partnership with 1% for the Planet.
Seven years ago, Nebia launched with a mission to revolutionize how people interact with water. Their goal was to create a better shower experience while saving as much water as possible. However, Nebia's long-term vision has always been to build a business that has a net positive impact on the planet. By joining 1% for the Planet, and committing 1% of their annual sales to support environmental nonprofits, they are one step closer to that reality.
In the words of Nebia co-founder Philip Winter, "Since we started Nebia the environmental crisis has only gotten more dire. In our home state of California severe drought has become commonplace and the long-term prospects are frightening. We need more investment in environmental causes and innovations. That's why we are taking our commitment one step further by joining 1% for the Planet. "
Nebia has always looked to Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia and 1% for the Planet, as an enormous source of inspiration. Since Nebia's early days it has been a dream to join Chouinard's organization and join a network of businesses making a real, tangible impact for a better future. Today, Nebia is thrilled to be realizing that dream by becoming a 1% for the Planet member.
"We're excited to welcome Nebia to our global movement," says Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet. "Currently, only 3% of total philanthropy goes to the environment and only 5% of that comes from businesses. The planet needs bigger support than this, and our growing network of business members is doing its valuable part to increase giving and support on-the-ground outcomes."
To-date, Nebia customers have saved over 450 million gallons of water and Nebia products can be found in over 100,000 homes. As their business grows Nebia pledges to continue to look for ways to further multiply their positive impact on the planet and joining 1% for the Planet is an exciting next step.
Started in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, 1% for the Planet is a global organization that exists to ensure that the planet and its future generations thrive. The organization inspires businesses and individuals to support environmental nonprofits through membership and everyday actions, making environmental giving easy and effective through partnership advertising, impact storytelling and third-party certification.
By contributing 1% of annual sales, thousands of 1% for the Planet members have raised over $300 million to support approved environmental nonprofits around the globe. Nonprofits are approved based on referrals, track record, and environmental focus, with thousands of nonprofits worldwide holding current approval. The global network of 1% for the Planet consists of businesses, individuals, and nonprofits working together toward a better future for all.
Founded in San Francisco in 2014, Nebia creates innovative products that people love to use and that are better for the planet. Nebia's award-winning showers save up to 50% of water and the Nebia community has currently saved over 450 million gallons. In addition to revolutionary water-saving showers, Nebia's product suite includes sustainably designed bathroom accessories such as a shower curtain made from upcycled bottles, bath mats made from reclaimed cotton, shelves made from infinitely recyclable aluminum, and the world's first towel created from a breakthrough recycled textile. Nebia is working to bring its engineering expertise and design-first approach to every area of your bathroom, and, eventually, to your entire home. Through their company and the products Nebia creates, they hope to change how people interact with water in their daily lives and, in doing so, inspire a generation of people to innovate towards a more sustainable future.
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NEW PALESTINE, Ind. — The former president of a youth football booster club has been charged with theft after investigators say he misused thousands of dollars from the non-profit to pay his bills, as well as GrubHub food delivery and fast food orders.
A probable cause affidavit indicates the investigation began in April after Paul Gable was asked if tax documents were ready for The New Palestine Grid Iron Alliance.
Court documents show Gable “immediately” sent the following email as a response to the inquiry:
Good evening. Effective immediately, I am resigning from my post as president of the NPGIA as a result of misuse of funds for personal use. Nobody else was involved nor did anyone know what was happening. I will work with [redacted] on a transfer of power and a dollar amount that I would like to make restitution on through a payment plan over the next few months.
I sincerely apologize to each and every one of you and exit in total embarrassment for myself, my family and with all of you.
Sincerely,
Paul Gable
When first questioned by a board member about how much money he spent, Gable reportedly said he was not sure but estimated around $5,000.
The remaining board members agreed to pursue criminal charges and presented the New Palestine Police Department with several months worth of bank statements, as well as a spreadsheet that outlined more than a year’s worth of purchases on the Grid Iron Alliance’s debit card account.
The court documents indicate 537 total transactions were shown on the spreadsheet, dating from March of 2021 to May of 2022. Investigators say of the 537, only 38 were vetted by a booster club leader as being legitimate expenses for the organization. They say 484 purchases were deemed for Gable’s personal use. The remaining 14 purchases could not be determined either way.
New Palestine police say the bank statements show purchases were made at several fast food restaurants and for Grub Hub food delivery.
The funds were also used to pay accounts for Rush-Shelby Rural Electricity, Verizon Wireless, and a car loan for Toyota Financial, according to investigators. Those accounts are all believed to be tied to Gable personally.
“The total dollar amount of unauthorized purchases with the debit cards was deemed to be $21,574.87,” reads the affidavit.
The Grid Iron Alliance also sold discount gift cards as part of a fundraiser. Those cards could only be bought with cash. There was no record of Gable depositing the cash, so investigators say it’s likely he used that money as well.
The missing cash increases the total amount of funds tied to Gable’s misuse to $27,319.37, according to court documents.
Police also investigated another person who had access to the debit cards, a treasurer who resigned around the same time Gable did. They determined his card had been deactivated during the time the unauthorized purchases were made.
The Grid Iron Alliance posted a statement on its Facebook page in response to the investigation, which said in part:
As a board, we share in our community’s disappointment and anger that a board member in a position of trust has allegedly misappropriated GIA funds. The remaining members of our board are committed to executing the GIA’s mission in a clear, transparent, and effective manner. The GIA board has sought an independent audit of the GIA’s finances in an effort to begin rebuilding what has been lost.
The New Palestine Grid Iron Alliance raises funds for the high school, middle school, and cadet football programs in New Palestine. | https://www.wane.com/news/crime/former-new-pal-football-booster-club-president-accused-of-misusing-up-to-27000-worth-of-funds/ | 2022-06-07 16:44:10 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/crime/former-new-pal-football-booster-club-president-accused-of-misusing-up-to-27000-worth-of-funds/ |
- Q1 Net Revenue: $1.322 billion, declined by 9% year-on-year
- Q1 Gross Margin: 42.2% GAAP gross margin; 60.0% non-GAAP gross margin
- Q1 Diluted income (loss) per share: $(0.20) GAAP diluted loss per share; $0.31 non-GAAP diluted income per share
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $1.322 billion, $22 million above the midpoint of the Company's guidance provided on March 2, 2023. GAAP net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $(168.9) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $264 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. Cash flow from operations for the first quarter was $208.4 million.
"We delivered first quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $1.322 billion, above the midpoint of guidance, and are forecasting sequential revenue growth in the second quarter. We are expecting revenue growth to accelerate in the second half of this fiscal year, accompanied by gross and operating margin expansion," said Matt Murphy, Marvell's President and CEO. "AI has emerged as a key growth driver for Marvell, which we are enabling with our leading network connectivity products and emerging cloud optimized silicon platform. While we are still in the early stages of our AI ramp, we are forecasting our AI revenue in fiscal 2024 to at least double from the prior year and continue to grow rapidly in the coming years."
Second Quarter of Fiscal 2024 Financial Outlook
- Net revenue is expected to be $1.330 billion +/- 5%.
- GAAP gross margin is expected to be 44.3% - 46.8%.
- Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 60.0% - 61.0%.
- GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $694 million.
- Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $455 million.
- Basic weighted average shares outstanding are expected to be 861 million.
- Diluted weighted average shares outstanding are expected to be 865 million.
- GAAP diluted loss per share is expected to be $(0.16) +/- $0.05 per share.
- Non-GAAP diluted income per share is expected to be $0.32 +/- $0.05 per share.
GAAP diluted EPS is calculated using basic weighted average shares outstanding when there is a GAAP net loss, and calculated using diluted weighted average shares outstanding when there is a GAAP net income. Non-GAAP diluted EPS is calculated using diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
Conference Call
Marvell will conduct a conference call on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Interested parties may join the conference call by dialing 1-888-317-6003 or 1-412-317-6061, passcode 1510543. The call will be webcast and can be accessed at the Marvell Investor Relations website at http://investor.marvell.com/. A replay of the call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088, passcode 7997301 until Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of the inventory fair value adjustment associated with acquisitions, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition and divestiture-related costs, restructuring and other related charges (including, but not limited to, asset impairment charges, employee severance costs, and facilities related charges), resolution of legal matters, and certain expenses and benefits that are driven primarily by discrete events that management does not consider to be directly related to Marvell's core business. Although Marvell excludes the amortization of all acquired intangible assets from these non-GAAP financial measures, management believes that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase price accounting arising from acquisitions, and that such amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to Marvell's revenues earned during the periods presented and are expected to contribute to Marvell's future period revenues as well.
Marvell uses a non-GAAP tax rate to compute the non-GAAP tax provision. This non-GAAP tax rate is based on Marvell's estimated annual GAAP income tax forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from Marvell's non-GAAP income, as well as the effects of significant non-recurring and period specific tax items which vary in size and frequency, and excludes tax deductions and benefits from acquired tax loss and credit carryforwards and changes in valuation allowance on acquired deferred tax assets. Marvell's non-GAAP tax rate is determined on an annual basis and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events that may materially affect the non-GAAP tax rate such as tax law changes; acquisitions; significant changes in Marvell's geographic mix of revenue and expenses; or changes to Marvell's corporate structure. For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, a non-GAAP tax rate of 7.0% has been applied to the non-GAAP financial results.
Marvell believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to Marvell's financial condition and results of operations. While Marvell uses non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance its understanding of certain aspects of its financial performance, Marvell does not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Consistent with this approach, Marvell believes that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures to the readers of its financial statements provides such readers with useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for GAAP financial measures, allows for greater transparency in the review of its financial and operational performance.
Externally, management believes that investors may find Marvell's non-GAAP financial measures useful in their assessment of Marvell's operating performance and the valuation of Marvell. Internally, Marvell's non-GAAP financial measures are used in the following areas:
- Management's evaluation of Marvell's operating performance;
- Management's establishment of internal operating budgets;
- Management's performance comparisons with internal forecasts and targeted business models; and
- Management's determination of the achievement and measurement of certain performance-based equity awards (adjustments may vary from award to award).
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of Marvell's business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of Marvell's results as reported under GAAP. The exclusion of the above items from our GAAP financial metrics does not necessarily mean that these costs are unusual or infrequent.
Forward-Looking Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "can," "may," "will," "would," "outlook," "forecast," "targets" and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, the statements describing our financial outlook and future period revenues. These statements are not guarantees of results and should not be considered as an indication of future activity or future performance. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this press release due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: risks related to changes in general macroeconomic conditions, or expectations of such conditions, such as rising interest rates, macroeconomic slowdowns, recessions, inflation, and stagflation; risks related to our ability to estimate customer demand and future sales accurately; risks related to higher inventory levels; risks related to cancellations, rescheduling or deferrals of significant customer orders or shipments, as well as the ability of our customers to manage inventory; the risk of downturns in the semiconductor industry or our customer end markets; our ability to define, design and develop products for the Cloud and 5G markets, as well as for Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions; our ability to retain and hire key personnel; risks related to the rapid growth of the Company; risks related to use of a hybrid work model; delays or increased costs related to completing the design, development, production and introduction of our new products due to a variety of issues, including supply chain cross-dependencies, dependencies on EDA and similar tools, dependencies on the use of third party, business partner or customer intellectual property, collaboration and synchronization requirements with business partners and customers, requirements to establish new manufacturing, testing, assembly and packing processes, and other issues; our dependence on a small number of customers; our reliance on our manufacturing partners for the manufacture, assembly, testing and packaging of our products; risks related to the ASIC business model which requires us to use third-party IP including the risk that we may lose business or experience reputational harm if third parties, including customers, lose confidence in our ability to protect their IP rights; the impact of international conflict and economic volatility in either domestic or foreign markets including risks related to trade conflicts or tensions, regulations, and tariffs, including but not limited to, restrictions imposed on our Chinese customers; the risks associated with manufacturing and selling products and customers' products outside of the United States; our ability to secure design wins from our customers and prospective customers; our ability to market our 5G products to Tier 1 infrastructure customers; our ability to complete and realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, divestitures and investments; decreases in gross margin and results of operations in the future due to a number of factors, including increasing interest rates and volatility in foreign exchange rates; severe financial hardship or bankruptcy of one or more of our major customers; our ability to realize the expected benefits from restructuring activities; the effects of transitioning to smaller geometry process technologies; the impact of any change in the income tax laws in jurisdictions where we operate and the loss of any beneficial tax treatment that we currently enjoy; our ability to limit costs related to defective products; risks related to our debt obligations; the outcome of pending or future litigation and legal and regulatory proceedings; risk related to our ESG program; the impact and costs associated with changes in international financial and regulatory conditions; risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which have impacted, and for which lingering effects may continue to impact our business, employees and operations, the transportation and manufacturing of our products, and the operations of our customers, distributors, vendors, suppliers, and partners; supply chain disruptions or component shortages that may impact the production of our products including our kitting process or may impact the price of components which in turn may impact our margins on any impacted products and any constrained availability from other electronic suppliers impacting our customers' ability to ship their products, which in turn may adversely impact our sales to those customers; our ability and the ability of our customers to successfully compete in the markets in which we serve; our ability and our customers' ability to develop new and enhanced products and the adoption of those products in the market; financial institution instability; our ability to accurately categorize our products by end markets; our ability to scale our operations in response to changes in demand for existing or new products and services; risks associated with acquisition and consolidation activity in the semiconductor industry, including any consolidation of our manufacturing partners; our ability to protect our intellectual property; our maintenance of an effective system of internal controls; and other risks detailed in our SEC filings from time to time. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect our business described in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed by us from time to time with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Marvell
To deliver the data infrastructure technology that connects the world, we're building solutions on the most powerful foundation: our partnerships with our customers. Trusted by the world's leading technology companies for over 25 years, we move, store, process and secure the world's data with semiconductor solutions designed for our customers' current needs and future ambitions. Through a process of deep collaboration and transparency, we're ultimately changing the way tomorrow's enterprise, cloud, automotive, and carrier architectures transform—for the better.
Marvell® and the Marvell logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its affiliates.
Quarterly Revenue Trend (Unaudited)
Our product solutions serve five large end markets where our technology is essential: (i) data center, (ii) enterprise networking, (iii) carrier infrastructure, (iv) consumer, and (v) automotive/industrial. These markets and their corresponding customer products and applications are noted in the table below:
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Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
408-222-0777
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ST. PAUL — Matt Varilek, president of the Little Falls-based Initiative Foundation, will lead the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
“Having grown up in a lower-income household, I’m passionate about helping more people enjoy greater economic prosperity,” Varilek said in a news release. “I’m deeply grateful to Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan for the opportunity to join the talented team at DEED at this pivotal moment. The department has just been entrusted with an unprecedented set of tools and resources, and I’m eager to help put them to work for the benefit of businesses, workers, and families across Minnesota.”
Gov. Tim Walz announced Varilek’s appointment Thursday, May 25. Varilek will replace Kevin McKinnon, who has been serving as temporary commissioner since March. The Department of Employment and Economic Development is the state’s principal economic development agency, promoting business recruitment, expansion and retention, workforce development, international trade, and community development.
“From strengthening the economy and communities of Greater Minnesota to advocating for small businesses on the federal level, Matt Varilek brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new role driving our state’s economy forward,” Walz said in a news release. “I look forward to working with him to grow Minnesota’s strong, vibrant, and diverse economy and support our workers and businesses.”
Varilek was named Initiative Foundation president in 2016. Prior to joining the Initiative Foundation, he served as chief operating officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. His transition to the DEED commissioner role will occur on June 20.
“Matt Varilek is a steady, thoughtful leader who brings tremendous experience driving economic development and prosperity in diverse communities across the state,” said Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. “Having partnered with him to advance family economic security and child care in the past, I am confident in Matt’s ability to work within and across communities — from Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities to our tribal nations – to build a more equitable and inclusive economy that works for all Minnesotans.”
Previously, Varilek was the chief operating officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration, a regional administrator for U.S. SBA Region VIII, and a candidate for Congress for the at-large district of South Dakota. Varilek was also an economic development director and speechwriter for the offices of U.S. Senators Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson and served as the director of policy and research for Natsource LLC.
Varilek earned his bachelor’s degree from Carleton College, his Master of Philosophy in economic development from the University of Glasgow, and his Master of Philosophy in environment and development from the University of Cambridge.
“Matt has been a tremendous friend, leader and organizational culture-builder for the Initiative Foundation,” said Kim Ellingson, chair of the Initiative Foundation Board of Trustees, in a news release. “While his transition will be bittersweet, we’re in full support of his appointment as DEED commissioner. His steady and inclusive leadership style, and his experience and focused work on small business, workforce development, childcare and more will translate perfectly to an agency that influences economic development in every corner of Minnesota.”
As part of its succession planning, the Initiative Foundation Board of Trustees anticipates naming an interim president and will undertake a professionally supported search for Varilek’s successor. Details about the search will follow in the weeks ahead.
“The Initiative Foundation has never been stronger,” Ellingson said. “Our board and staff are fully committed to serving the region without interruption during this time of transition.”
Reactions to the appointment, included:
“Matt brings an incredible background for this role, including experience with state and federal policy, deep relationships in business, nonprofits and foundations, and an important perspective from rural Minnesota,” said Minnesota Council on Foundations President Susie Brown, in a news release. “I’m so pleased that Minnesota’s philanthropic community has a strong and positive relationship with Commissioner Varilek. We look forward to working with him and the DEED team to support Minnesota’s economic development opportunities.”
“Matt Varilek is a true leader and a consistent champion for businesses in Greater Minnesota,” said Joe Nayquonabe, Commissioner of Corporate Affairs for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, in a news release. “He was a driving force behind the Enterprise Academy program within the Mille Lacs Tribal Economy and as CEO of the Initiative Foundation, he led a convening of other foundations across the state, promoting a ‘better together’ mentality. I’m confident he’ll bring that same leadership to the office of DEED and create an environment of innovation and growth.”
“When I served as board chair of the Initiative Foundation, I got to see Matt’s steady and inclusive leadership style in action – welcoming diverse voices and helping to find a direction everyone could feel good about,” said Wyoming Machine, Inc. Co-President Traci Tapani. “As a business owner, I’m excited that he brings extensive knowledge of workforce development, small business lending, and other issues that are important to businesses, large and small. Matt is exceptionally well equipped to work productively with the business community as DEED’s next leader, and I congratulate Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanaganon a great choice.” | https://www.twincities.com/2023/05/25/varilek-to-lead-minnesota-department-of-employment-and-economic-development/ | 2023-05-26 02:10:03 | 0 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/05/25/varilek-to-lead-minnesota-department-of-employment-and-economic-development/ |
DICKINSON, N.D. (KXNET) — The seasonal blues are something every North Dakotan knows about in winter.
It highlights the seasonal depression people face when the days are short and cold.
To bring some light to the dark, Dickinson is trying to break through these mid-winter blues.
Saturday, Dickinson Parks and Recreation is hosting Beat the Winter Blues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This event is free if you bring a donation of a non-perishable food item to donate to the food pantry.
You can experience all sorts of fun events and prizes throughout the day. Families are all encouraged to come out.
Caleb Burgard, the director of recreation, said, “Kinda get out and about especially around here lots of people have spring fever more so and avenue to get out of the house or their normal weekend activities and take part of the facility offerings we have here within our amenities”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Palmer thought back to 1971, when Baltimore Orioles pitching coach George Bamberger kept scrawling marks on the underside of his cap’s brim.
“George, what is that?” the Hall of Fame pitcher recalled asking. “He said, ‘I have a complete game clause. If you guys get 50 or more complete games, I get a $5,000 raise.'”
Palmer learned later that Bamberger was fibbing and trying to push his pitchers. Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson and Palmer combined for 70 complete games that year, and each reached 20 wins.
This year, the entire major leagues have logged just 35 complete games, down from 50 last season, 104 in 2015 and 622 in 1988.
Bullpens reign supreme in the Analytics Age. Starters increasingly are blocked from facing the batting order for a third time.
Palmer had 25 complete games in 1975, including 10 shutouts, and Catfish Hunter had 30 for the Yankees that year.
Just three active pitchers have 25 career complete games: Clayton Kershaw (25), Justin Verlander (26) and Adam Wainwright (28).
Miami’s Sandy Alcantara leads the major leagues with six this season.
“The ninth inning is a tricky inning to get as a starter,” said the Mets’ Max Scherzer, who has 12 complete games in his career. “If you’re winning the game, typically the closer’s better than you are in your ninth inning. As a starter to go back out there for the ninth, you have to have the mentality that you’re better than the closer in that situation. So that’s a tough thing to be able to say. Second, the score’s got to be about right, too. If it’s a one-run game, it’s tough to say you got the ball when you’ve got the closer: It’s his job.”
OPS — on-base plus slugging percentage — is .688 in a starter’s first time through the batting order this season, .719 the second and .769 the third and later, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Pitches per start dipped from 96.93 in 2011 to 80.33 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season before rebounding to 82.7 last year and 85.12 this season, according to Sports Info Solutions.
“Guys aren’t trained — they don’t prepare for 120 anymore,” Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “The ramp up is just not what it used to be. I think it is intentional by organizations. The third time through I think is certainly real, if you look at OPS with every starting pitcher.”
Innings per start fell from 6.03 in 2011 to 4.78 before rising to 5.02 in 2021 and 5.22 this year.
“Having Dwight Gooden at 19 years old throw 270 innings probably wasn’t a good idea, especially in a 9-1 game,” said ESPN and YES broadcaster David Cone, who pitched 56 complete games in his career. “Back then, you would get made fun of if you didn’t complete that game. The whole mentality is different.”
Shutouts are nearly extinct. There have been 15 this year, and no pitcher has tossed two. Bob Gibson alone pitched 13 in 1968.
As recently as 2015 there were 51 shutouts, and that was down from 146 in 1992 and 295 in 1972.
“Decreased number of innings pitched by starters has not been a positive for the game,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “Starting pitchers historically have been some of our biggest stars. I think that it’s important for the game that they continue to be some of our biggest stars. And I think the key to continuing that tradition is they need to pitch more.”
Palmer thinks starters never have to reach down to find out what they are capable of.
“If you pitched in my era, you’d go to Fenway Park with a one-run lead and you tell Earl Weaver you’re a little tired, he goes, `You think I’m taking you out of a game and bringing in Dick Drago? You’re crazy!’ And now you got to get (Carlton) Fisk, Yaz (Carl Yastrzemski) and (Jim) Rice out. Well, you learn about yourself now. Now, it doesn’t always work, but you learn about how smart you are and can you get a guy out more than one way, your heart, your conditioning.”
Scherzer broke into the major leagues in 2008 and did not pitch a complete game until his 179th start in June 2014, the most career starts without a complete game of any pitcher since at least 1900. He has faced the No. 9 slot four times in a game just once.
He thinks the diminished length of starting pitchers creates “the most aesthetically pleasing” version of baseball.
“Watch the starter for seven, the setup guy and the closer,” he said. “That’s the best version of our game.”
Still, he thinks lower pitch counts are bad for the generations of pitchers behind him.
“We’re stunting young kids’ growth, developing as pitchers, by removing them early in the game and not giving them the chance to fail,” he said.
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AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report. | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-complete-games-disappearing-in-baseballs-analytics-age/ | 2022-10-04 07:02:13 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-complete-games-disappearing-in-baseballs-analytics-age/ |
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SYDNEY – Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia almost a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination, Tennis Australia confirmed Wednesday.
Djokovic will open his 2023 campaign in Adelaide as he prepares for a shot at a 10th Australian Open title.
The 21-time major winner has been granted a visa by the Australian government and is listed to play at the Adelaide International, which starts Sunday.
The 35-year-old Serb arrived in Adelaide on Tuesday night, the governing body confirmed.
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley indicated at a news conference Tuesday that Djokovic had arrived.
“Novak is welcome in Australia,” Tiley said. “I think as we speak he has landed in Adelaide and he's going to be the player to beat (at the Australian Open) again.”
The Australian Open runs from Jan. 16-29 in Melbourne.
Djokovic missed the Grand Slam last year because of his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Australia has since lifted strict rules for unvaccinated travelers.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles last month confirmed that Djokovic, who had been facing a possible three-year ban after being deported, was granted a visa.
Djokovic has won the Australian Open a record nine times, including the last three times he played. Rafael Nadal won the 2022 title in Djokovic’s absence.
Questions remain around how Djokovic will be received by Australian fans this year. Tiley told reporters Tuesday he believed Djokovic will be well-received.
“I have a great deal of confidence in the Australian public,” Tiley said. “We’re a very well-educated sporting public, particularly those who come to the tennis. They love their tennis, they love seeing greatness, they love seeing great athleticism, great matches.
“And I have a lot of confidence that the fans will react like we hope they would react and have respect for that.”
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Real estate transactions in Midland County from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, 2022.
2502 Church Point, $138,000
485 W. Gordonville, Lee Township, $350,000
602 Capitol, $189,900
711 Wildes, $120,000
705 Coolidge, $195,000
2527 E. Ashman, $162,000
778 E. Pine River, Homer Township, $87,000
119 Jones, $140,000
5804 Siebert, $282,000
4260 W. Isabella, Greendale Township, $25,000
1203 Helen, $175,000
4582 W. Baker, Warren Township, $189,900
5207 Westridge, $342,500
605 W. Main, $355,000
411 W. Indian, $135,000
3220 Noeske, $275,000
Lee Township, section 13, $35,000
4632 E. Shaffer, Mills Township, $40,000
6207 Woodview, $720,000
Geneva Township, section 7, $200,000
505 Lingle, $215,000
420 W. Buttles, $146,000
307 Bradley, $140,000
2737 N. Meridian, Jerome Township, $175,000
Mount Haley Township, section 4, $5,900
2550 N. Arbutus, Larkin Township, $264,041
1506 Timber, $270,000
2615 Ashman, $181,000
2512 W. Huckleberry, Jerome Township, $231,750
2921 E. Degeer, Mills Township, $155,000
1606 Iowa, $115,000
1207 E. Ashman, $556,000
3609 Waldo, $151,000
7101 W. Wackerly, $570,000
4817 Tucker, $25,000
5012 Tucker, $80,000
2811 N. Cedaridge, Larkin Township, $457,000
2986 E. Oakhaven, Larkin Township, $395,000
2300 N. Deer Valley, Larkin Township, $435,000
4292 N. Francis Shores, Edenville Township, $189,000
104 N. Cedar, Sanford, $5,000
949 Pequot, Hope Township, $15,000
Mount Haley Township, section 12, $110,000
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden’s outdoor bars and restaurants.
As the World Health Organization marks “World No Tobacco Day” on Wednesday, Sweden, which has the lowest rate of smoking in the Europe Union, is close to declaring itself “smoke free” — defined as having fewer than 5% daily smokers in the population.
Many experts give credit to decades of anti-smoking campaigns and legislation, while others point to the prevalence of “snus,” a smokeless tobacco product that is banned elsewhere in the EU but is marketed in Sweden as an alternative to cigarettes.
Whatever the reason, the 5% milestone is now within reach. Only 6.4% of Swedes over 15 were daily smokers in 2019, the lowest in the EU and far below the average of 18.5% across the 27-nation bloc, according to the Eurostat statistics agency.
Figures from the Public Health Agency of Sweden show the smoking rate has continued to fall since then, reaching 5.6% last year.
“We like a healthy way to live, I think that’s the reason,” said Carina Astorsson, a Stockholm resident. Smoking never interested her, she added, because “I don’t like the smell; I want to take care of my body.”
The risks of smoking appear well understood among health-conscious Swedes, including younger generations. Twenty years ago, almost 20% of the population were smokers — which was a low rate globally at the time. Since then, measures to discourage smoking have brought down smoking rates across Europe, including bans on smoking in restaurants.
France saw record drops in smoking rates from 2014 to 2019 but that success hit a plateau during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — blamed in part for causing stresses that drove people to light up. About one-third of people aged 18 to 75 in France professed to having smoked in 2021 — a slight increase on 2019. About a quarter smoke daily.
Sweden has gone further than most to stamp out cigarettes, and says it’s resulted in a range of health benefits, including a relatively low rate of lung cancer.
“We were early in restricting smoking in public spaces, first in school playgrounds and after-school centers, and later in restaurants, outdoor cafes and public places such as bus stations,” said Ulrika Årehed, secretary-general of the Swedish Cancer Society. “In parallel, taxes on cigarettes and strict restrictions on the marketing of these products have played an important role.”
She added that “Sweden is not there yet,” noting that the proportion of smokers is higher in disadvantaged socio-economic groups.
The sight of people lighting up is becoming increasingly rare in the country of 10.5 million. Smoking is prohibited at bus stops and train platforms and outside the entrances of hospitals and other public buildings. Like in most of Europe, smoking isn’t allowed inside bars and restaurants, but since 2019 Sweden’s smoking ban also applies to their outdoor seating areas.
On Tuesday night, the terraces of Stockholm were full of people enjoying food and drinks in the late-setting sun. There was no sign of cigarettes, but cans of snus could be spotted on some tables. Between beers, some patrons stuffed small pouches of the moist tobacco under their upper lips.
Swedish snus makers have long held up their product as a less harmful alternative to smoking and claim credit for the country’s declining smoking rates. But Swedish health authorities are reluctant to advise smokers to switch to snus, another highly addictive nicotine product.
“I don’t see any reason to put two harmful products up against each other,” Årehed said. “It is true that smoking is more harmful than most things you can do, including snus. But that said, there are many health risks even with snus.”
Some studies have linked snus to increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature births if used during pregnancy.
Swedes are so fond of their snus, a distant cousin of dipping tobacco in the United States, that they demanded an exemption to the EU’s ban on smokeless tobacco when they joined the bloc in 1995.
“It’s part of the Swedish culture, it’s like the Swedish equivalent of Italian Parma ham or any other cultural habit,” said Patrik Hildingsson, a spokesman for Swedish Match, Sweden’s top snus maker, which was acquired by tobacco giant Philip Morris last year.
He said policymakers should encourage the tobacco industry to develop less harmful alternatives to smoking such as snus and e-cigarettes.
“I mean, 1.2 billion smokers are still out there in the world. Some 100 million people smoke daily in the EU. And I think we can (only) go so far with policymaking regulations,” he said. “You will need to give the smokers other less harmful alternatives, and a range of them.”
WHO, the U.N. health agency, says Turkmenistan, with a rate of tobacco use below 5%, is ahead of Sweden when it comes to phasing out smoking, but notes that’s largely due to smoking being almost nonexistent among women. For men the rate is 7%.
WHO attributes Sweden’s declining smoking rate to a combination of tobacco control measures, including information campaigns, advertising bans and “cessation support” for those wishing to quit tobacco. However, the agency noted that Sweden’s tobacco use is at more than 20% of the adult population, similar to the global average, when you include snus and similar products.
“Switching from one harmful product to another is not a solution,” WHO said in an email. “Promoting a so-called ‘harm reduction approach’ to smoking is another way the tobacco industry is trying to mislead people about the inherently dangerous nature of these products.”
Tove Marina Sohlberg, a researcher at Stockholm University’s Department of Public Health Sciences, said Sweden’s anti-smoking policies have had the effect of stigmatizing smoking and smokers, pushing them away from public spaces into backyards and designated smoking areas.
“We are sending signals to the smokers that this is not accepted by society,” she said.
Paul Monja, one of Stockholm’s few remaining smokers, reflected on his habit while getting ready to light up.
“It’s an addiction, one that I aim to stop at some point,” he said. “Maybe not today, perhaps tomorrow.”
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Associated Press writer John Leicester in Paris contributed to this report. | https://www.pahomepage.com/health/ap-sweden-close-to-becoming-first-smoke-free-country-in-europe-as-daily-use-of-cigarettes-dwindles/ | 2023-05-31 14:33:00 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/health/ap-sweden-close-to-becoming-first-smoke-free-country-in-europe-as-daily-use-of-cigarettes-dwindles/ |
Sixth module in the Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist (CICS) designation
New York, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ALM Global released the sixth course in the six-course Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist (CICS) designation, Banking and Cannabis: Best Buds or Up in Smoke?
"Financial institutions have traditionally avoided cannabis businesses; however, as the industry has grown financial services have become more needed. With this course, we wanted to address cannabis-related financial issues and liabilities," notes Molly Miller, ALM's chief content officer. "This course is great for anyone looking to run, fund or insure a cannabis-related business."
Banking and Cannabis: Best Buds or Up in Smoke? This course covers many financial aspects of legalized cannabis and cannabis-related businesses. Beginning with a brief overview of banking and cannabis, the course takes a deep dive into prospective federal legislation that will affect the future of cannabis-related businesses. It also covers crucial components of cannabis and small businesses in relation to financial services regarding such businesses. This course finishes with an in-depth look at what building a strong banking program for cannabis-related businesses should look like, including models, workflows, and the keys to a program's success. After taking the course, cannabis businesses and financial institutions alike will have a better understanding of the banking issues involved and how to improve their risk profile to be more attractive to insurers.
Marijuana legalization is increasing across the United States, and more and more organizations have connections to cannabis-related businesses, which have unique insurance, banking, and risk management needs. The forward-thinking Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist (CICS) designation is being developed by ALM's subject matter experts and thought leaders in conjunction with multiple insurance, legal and cannabis industry authorities. The coursework is hot off the presses, and it's regularly updated to reflect the ever-evolving cannabis industry.
Along with Cannabis Insurance 101, Managing the Risks of Cannabis-Related Businesses, Handling Cannabis Insurance Claims, Real Estate and Cannabis Insurance, and Workers Compensation for Cannabis Businesses, Banking and Cannabis is the final course in the Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist (CICS) designation, designed to help anyone understand the key issues, risks and business needs to be successful in operating and advising a cannabis-related business.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.”
In two cases before the court, both liberal and conservative justices were unanimous in saying there were problems with the convictions. The cases are the latest in a line stretching back years that criticize federal prosecutors for overreaching in public corruption cases against state and local officials, as well as people doing business with government.
In 2020, the high court threw out the convictions of political allies of former Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., over the “Bridgegate” scandal that involved four days of traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge. In 2016, the Supreme Court threw out the bribery conviction of former Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va.
The current cases grew out of the “Buffalo Billion” development project, which was intended to revitalize parts of Buffalo and other areas in upstate New York. But the project was a multiyear black cloud over the Cuomo administration and was frequently cited by critics as proof that Cuomo failed to address chronic corruption in state government, even within his own administration. Cuomo resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.
In one case, the justices ruled for Joseph Percoco, a former aide so close to Cuomo that he was considered like a brother. Percoco was convicted of accepting money from companies seeking to influence the Cuomo administration as it worked on the “Buffalo Billion” project.
Percoco was ultimately sentenced to six years in prison, a conviction upheld on appeal. The case also involved Syracuse real estate executive Steven Aiello who paid Percoco for his assistance.
But the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, said the jury in Percoco’s case was given improper instructions when it found him guilty of a wire fraud conspiracy count. Percoco was convicted “based on instructions that required the jury to determine whether he had a ‘special relationship’ with the government and had ‘dominated and controlled’ government business … We conclude that this is not the proper test,” Alito wrote.
In a statement, Percoco’s lawyer, Yaakov Roth, said his client’s prosecution was “an abuse of the federal fraud statutes.” He added: “We are gratified that the court agreed with our position that he was not a public official during the relevant time period, and so he did not violate federal law by acting on behalf of private clients.”
Roth said a lower court will have to determine whether his client’s two remaining convictions can survive after the Supreme Court’s ruling. But Percoco has finished serving his sentence, so the question is just whether the remaining convictions will stay on his record.
In the second case, which also involved Aiello, the court ruled for him and for developers Louis Ciminelli and Joseph Gerardi and Alain Kaloyeros, formerly one of Cuomo’s top economic development advisers. The court in an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas said that the basis for their fraud convictions was faulty.
The group’s prison terms had been put on hold while their case was appealed and the decision makes it more likely that this is the end of the case. | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/supreme-court-sides-with-ex-cuomo-aide-others-convicted-of-corruption-related-to-buffalo-billion/ | 2023-05-11 18:45:38 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/supreme-court-sides-with-ex-cuomo-aide-others-convicted-of-corruption-related-to-buffalo-billion/ |
Jaydon Smith was all but sure he wanted to continue his career at North Texas after he left the program’s barbecue for top recruiting targets on Saturday.
The Ingleside safety just needed some time to talk the decision over with his family.
Those discussions were done by Monday night when Smith announced his commitment to UNT on Twitter.
Smith thanked his girlfriend, family, coaches and teammates before unveiling his destination.
“I’m taking my talents to the University of North Texas,” Smith wrote.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior emerged as a top prospect during his junior season in 2022, despite suffering a torn meniscus in his knee in Ingleside’s season opener.
Smith rebounded to catch 50 passes for 1,056 yards and 21 touchdowns, a performance that earned him scholarship offers from a host of teams, including Boston College, Nebraska, Washington and Louisiana-Monroe.
Baylor was also recruiting Smith but had yet to offer him a scholarship.
None of those opportunities were as appealing as the chance to stay in Texas and play for the Mean Green, especially not after Smith saw what the program has to offer over the weekend.
Smith was among a host of recruits and current players who were on hand for an event at the Lovelace & McNatt Families Practice Facility.
“The event made an impression on me,” Smith said on Sunday night following his trip to UNT. “The environment was great, and the coaches are trustworthy. The players all said they love the place.”
Smith visited with running back Oscar Adaway III and quarterback Chandler Rogers, one of the top players in UNT’s last recruiting class.
The experience was one that had Smith leaning toward committing to UNT when he left campus.
The Mean Green’s staff projects Smith as a safety on the college level.
“I’m kind of set on North Texas,” Smith said. “I visited once before, and it was nothing but good vibes. I haven’t committed yet, but I’m thinking about doing it later this week or next week.”
Smith didn’t need long to make up his mind. He committed Monday night and became the second player who attended Saturday’s event to decide to continue his career with the Mean Green.
Humble Kingwood tight end Tyler Harrington committed to UNT on Monday morning.
The Mean Green now have eight players in their 2024 recruiting class.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry will receive an honorary AARP award for uplifting communities and helping people “overcome various obstacles” through his foundation.
The organization announced Thursday that Perry will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize award during a virtual ceremony on Oct. 25. The famed filmmaker-actor- philanthropist will be recognized for his work through The Perry Foundation.
Perry’s foundation – which launched in 2006 – has focused on aiding several initiatives such as education, health, human rights, technology and global sustainability. Some of his charitable efforts include building a home for a great-grandmother of seven who lost everything in a fire; surprising kids with a trip to Disney World; and holding a camp quarantine at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
Five individuals will be awarded the AARP Purpose Prize, which honors people ages 50 and older who are making a difference through their “knowledge and life experience.” The recipients include Zerqa Abid of Columbus, Ohio, whose MY Project USA empowers youth to become productive citizens and strong community leaders in the U.S.; Jamesetta Ferguson of Louisville, Kentucky, whose Molo Village CDC takes a holistic approach toward community development; Sharron Rush of Austin, Texas, whose Knowbility creates an inclusive digital world for people with disabilities; Bill Toone of Escondido, California, whose ECOLIFE Conservation aims to protect wildlife, natural resources and the people who depend on them; and Imani Woody of Washington, D.C., whose Mary’s House for Older Adults creates affordable and communal housing.
AARP said 10 previously named Purpose Prize fellows will also be honored. Each of them will receive a $10,000 award to further the mission of their organization.
AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said the recipients “deserve all of the praise and recognition we have to offer for their exemplary work."
“We celebrate these inspiring individuals, who have used their decades of life experience to give back in a meaningful way, to be leaders in their communities, and to create a better future for us all,” Jenkins said.
AARP also announced the return of its Inspire Award for a second year. The general public can vote for the AARP Purpose Prize winner they want to win the award, which grants the recipient an additional $10,000 for their organization. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Tyler-Perry-to-receive-honorary-AARP-Purpose-17334640.php | 2022-07-28 13:12:32 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Tyler-Perry-to-receive-honorary-AARP-Purpose-17334640.php |
Workers in Lansing Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters Local 243, Becoming First to Organize Among Restaurant Chain's 3,000 Locations
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unified workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing, Michigan, voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to form a union with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, making it the first of the restaurant chain's 3,000 locations to organize.
In addition to the security of a powerful Teamster contract, workers are forming a union to improve their work schedules, increase wages, and gain the respect from management that they've rightfully earned.
"Today's victory is an amazing moment for our team that has worked so hard and spent many months organizing," said Samantha Smith, 18, a crew member at Chipotle who has worked at the Lansing-area restaurant for more than two years. "We set out to show that our generation can make substantial change in this world and improve our working conditions by taking action collectively. What this vote shows is that workers are going to keep taking the fight to big corporations like Chipotle and demand the working conditions we deserve."
"We could not be more proud to be the first Chipotle restaurant in the United States to organize," said Harper McNamara, 19, a crew member at Chipotle who has worked at the Lansing-area restaurant for more than two years. "Forming a union will allow us to have a true voice on the job and force Chipotle to address our concerns. I am so proud of all those who were involved in this effort, and showed the courage needed to take on a huge corporation."
"We are extremely excited to join the Teamsters Union," said Atulya Dora-Laskey, 23, a crew member at Chipotle who has worked at the Lansing-area restaurant for nearly one year. "Throughout this process, the Teamsters have shown us that they have our backs and are dedicated to doing whatever possible to support us in our fight against this huge corporation. We look forward to negotiating a strong Teamsters contract that will improve working conditions and raise wages at Chipotle."
The workers filed for the election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on July 5. The corporate-owned restaurant did not object to the filing.
"The Teamsters Union is home to 1.2 million workers, and all of us are fighting for our brothers and sisters at Chipotle to get the rights and workplace protections they deserve," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "Now is the time for working people in this country to take back what's theirs. No matter your industry, no matter your age or how intimidating your employer may seem, you too can protect your labor with a union. The revitalization of labor is really just beginning."
"Chipotle pulled in revenue of $7.5 billion last year, and just as we're seeing workers of all ages and backgrounds across the country take on these corporate giants, it's so inspiring to see Chipotle workers stand up and demand more from a company that can clearly afford it," said Scott Quenneville, President of Local 243. "The Teamsters have these workers' backs. They're going to have a union they can be proud of, that knows how to get things done."
Chipotle workers in Lansing join the growing wave of workers across the country who are organizing to secure better workplace conditions, including at other major corporations such as Starbucks, Apple, and Amazon. Last month, Chipotle permanently closed its Augusta, Maine location after workers filed for union recognition, a common union-busting technique used in restaurant and retail chains. Despite Chipotle's efforts to intimidate workers into forgoing organizing efforts, workers in Lansing remained united in their effort to secure a voice on the job, and their victory signifies a pivotal moment for workers at fast casual restaurant chains across the country.
Chipotle has four locations in and around Lansing. Local 243, with union halls in Lansing and Plymouth Township, proudly represents more than 4,000 workers across Michigan.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents workers throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
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REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $18.3 billion.
The Redmond, Washington-based company said it had net income of $2.45 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.22 per share.
The software maker posted revenue of $52.86 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $50.93 billion.
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For much of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, witnesses have talked about a generous and loving man — but prosecutors want jurors to know that same man stole over $4 million from his housekeeper’s relatives after she died at work, and killed his wife and son to cover up his crimes.
Prosecutors asked a judge Friday to consider allowing the son of Murdaugh's longtime housekeeper to tell jurors about how after she died in a fall at Murdaugh's home, he promised her family to take care of them and then stole millions in settlements with his insurers.
Tony Satterfield said his mom cleaned the Murdaugh home, but also babysat their two sons and did anything else they asked over 20 years. She died at age 57 a few weeks after hitting her head in a fall in February 2018 on steps at the family's house.
“Did you ever get one cent from Alex Murdaugh?" prosecutor Creighton Waters asked Friday.
“No,” Satterfield answered.
Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial in the shootings of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021, at their Colleton County home. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murder.
Prosecutors are asking Judge Clifton Newman to allow them to present evidence of Murdaugh stealing money from clients and his law firm to bolster their premise that Murdaugh killed his family to gain sympathy and buy time because his thefts and massive debts were about to be discovered.
Murdaugh is charged, but hasn't been tried, with a range of about 100 other crimes, including the thefts, running a drug and money laundering ring, tax evasion and insurance fraud for trying to arrange his own death so his surviving son could collect $10 million in life insurance. Police said the would-be fatal shot only grazed Murdaugh's head.
Newman hasn't ruled yet how much if any of the financial crimes evidence he will allow jurors to hear. The jury returned to the courtroom late Friday morning to hear from a state agent who examined fingerprints.
Satterfield testified that after Murdaugh promised to take care of his housekeeper's family, he suggested they hire one of his friends — who was also a college roommate and godfather to one of his sons — to be the executor of his mother's estate.
Satterfield heard little from Murdaugh until they spoke in June 2021. He said Murdaugh told them they were working on a settlement hopefully by the end of the year. Court records show Murdaugh's insurers had already paid more than $4 million for the fall.
“Did you give him permission to steal your money?" Waters asked Satterfield.
“No,” he replied.
Defense lawyer Jim Griffin asked only a few question in cross-examination, but honed in on how Satterfield didn't know the exact date in June 2021 the conversation took place. Murdaugh's wife and son were killed on June 7, 2021. Paul Murdaugh was shot twice with a shotgun and Maggie Murdaugh was shot four or five times with a rifle.
Even though Gloria Satterfield died in an accident, her death was never reported to the Hampton County coroner. State Law Enforcement Division agents exhumed her body about a year after the deaths of Murdaugh's son and wife, but never announced any findings of reopening the investigation into her death.
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This story has been corrected to show that Satterfield’s first name is Tony, not Michael. | https://www.wsls.com/news/2023/02/03/maids-son-tells-judge-alex-murdaugh-took-4m-for-her-death/ | 2023-02-03 21:58:35 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/2023/02/03/maids-son-tells-judge-alex-murdaugh-took-4m-for-her-death/ |
China sends 25 warplanes, 3 ships sent toward Taiwan, island says
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense says 19 of the planes entered the island's air defense identification zone before returning to the mainland
Taiwan scrambled jets Wednesday morning in response to over two dozen warplanes and three ships entering their defense zone from China.
The Ministry of Defense announced that 25 warplanes and three ships approached Taiwan in the early hours of the morning.
According to the ministry, 19 of the planes fully entered the island's air defense identification zone.
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Taiwan reacted aggressively by scrambling fighters and activating missile defense systems in preparation of an attack. Warships were also dispatched.
However, the Chinese invaders left the area well before engagement and returned to the mainland.
These sorts of intentional false flag operations have become a recurring nuisance to Taiwan as the Chinese Communist Party continues its careful and strategic campaign to bring the island to heel.
Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China, is an island off the coast of the Asian mainland. Taiwan has long declared itself independent of the People's Republic of China and has claimed continuation of governance from the pre-revolutionary Chinese state.
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The People's Republic of China — ruled by the Chinese Communist Party — has long claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait, the relatively narrow strip of ocean between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
The United States doesn't have official relations with Taiwan, but has been stepping up engagement with the island as China seeks to isolate it from global institutions.
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The U.S. is preparing to send 100 to 200 troops to Taiwan for training amid the rising tensions, a U.S. official familiar with the planning confirmed to Fox News last week.
This number will expand a much smaller training program, which has included the National Guard, Special Ops, and U.S. Marines in the past.
The Michigan National Guard will also train a contingent of the Taiwanese Army, including some training as part of larger exercises, on U.S. soil. | https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-sends-25-warplanes-3-ships-sent-toward-taiwan-island-says | 2023-03-01 17:28:21 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-sends-25-warplanes-3-ships-sent-toward-taiwan-island-says |
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