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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was sworn in Monday for her second full term as governor.
Ivey, 78, took the oath of office on the Alabama Capitol steps before a crowd of several hundred, She will giver her inaguration speech later this morning.
Ivey is the state’s second female governor and the first Republican woman elected to the post. Her Monday inauguration falls on the anniversary of the state’s first female governor, Gov. Lurleen Wallace, being sworn in as governor on Jan. 16, 1967. Ivey has called Wallace one of her heroes.
Ivey had been lieutenant governor but automatically became governor in 2017 when then-Gov. Robert Bentley abruptly resigned amid an impeachment probe. Ivey won the office in her own right in 2018 and again in 2022.
In her last term, Ivey championed a number of GOP priorities. She signed into law a 2019 abortion ban, outlawing abortion at any stage of pregnancy with no exceptions for pregnancies arising from rape and incest. The abortion ban took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court returned the issue of abortion to state control.
She also signed legislation that abolished the requirement to get a state permit to carry a concealed handgun. She highlighted the legislation in a campaign ad in which she pulled a Smith & Wesson .38 out of her purse while sitting at the governor's desk.
But Ivey did not face an easy path to the GOP nomination last year as Republican primary challengers criticized her push for a gas tax increase as well as her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with state business closures and mask orders.
However, the governor defeated her opponents — including former Trump ambassador Lindy Blanchard and Tim James, the son of a former Alabama governor — without being forced into the runoff. Ivey easily won the general election in November, defeating Democrat Yolanda Flowers and Libertarian James Blake.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Attorney General Steve Marshall, Secretary of State Wes Allen and other state-wide elected officials were also sworn in during the inauguration ceremonies. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Alabama-Gov-Kay-Ivey-to-be-sworn-in-for-her-2nd-17720937.php | 2023-01-16 17:44:15 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Alabama-Gov-Kay-Ivey-to-be-sworn-in-for-her-2nd-17720937.php |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of students from two Tampa-area high schools were surprised by Grammy Award winner and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on Friday.
Sheeran, who is set to perform at the city’s Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, gave tickets to the students and played what he called a “tiny concert” for them.
Sheeran also donated some guitars to the schools he visited.
“Times forever frozen still for a group of Middleton and Blake High School students,” the school district posted on Facebook. “Thank you Ed Sheeran for stopping by and supporting our students!”
In a video shared by the school district, Sheeran can be seen carrying a guitar into band practice while students finished rehearsal. Most appeared to be concentrating on their performance, and didn’t notice he was there until their song was over.
“Thanks so much, guys,” Sheeran said, before announcing he had “tickets for all of you guys to come” to his Saturday show.
During his visit, he performed his song “Perfect,” and stayed to hear a rendition of his hit “Photograph” performed by a group of the school’s students, the video showed.
Sheeran is currently on the third leg of his Mathematics (+–=÷×) tour, which wraps up at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in September. | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/ed-sheeran-surprises-students-at-florida-high-school-with-tiny-concert/ | 2023-05-20 21:51:35 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/ed-sheeran-surprises-students-at-florida-high-school-with-tiny-concert/ |
TJ Friedl Player Prop Bets: Reds vs. Royals - June 13
Published: Jun. 13, 2023 at 5:24 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TJ Friedl -- hitting .282 with seven doubles, three walks and three RBI in his past 10 games -- will be in action for the Cincinnati Reds versus the Kansas City Royals, with Jordan Lyles on the mound, on June 13 at 8:10 PM ET.
In his most recent game, he collected two extra-base hits (2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI) against the Royals.
TJ Friedl Game Info & Props vs. the Royals
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Royals Starter: Jordan Lyles
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -227)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +625)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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TJ Friedl At The Plate
- Friedl is hitting .314 with 12 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 10 walks.
- Friedl has gotten at least one hit in 68.9% of his games this season (31 of 45), with at least two hits 16 times (35.6%).
- He has homered in 6.7% of his games in 2023, and 1.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Friedl has picked up an RBI in 13 games this season (28.9%), with two or more RBI in four of those contests (8.9%).
- He has scored in 15 games this season (33.3%), including multiple runs in four games.
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Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Royals pitching staff is 14th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Royals' 5.10 team ERA ranks 28th across all league pitching staffs.
- The Royals rank 17th in baseball in home runs allowed (74 total, 1.1 per game).
- Lyles (0-10 with a 6.72 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 73 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his 14th of the season.
- His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, when the right-hander threw seven innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up six hits.
- This season, the 32-year-old ranks 67th in ERA (6.72), 46th in WHIP (1.276), and 61st in K/9 (6.7) among qualifying pitchers.
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DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol.
And that still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars.
“Epic. Epic. Ashamed we wasted it and didn’t win,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “That’s on our group because, you know, he more than do his part. He tried to drag us to a win.”
The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime, before the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night.
“It’s just Joe. I’m not surprised. I should be, everybody should be,” DeBoer said. “He’s the oldest guy on the sheet of ice tonight and he’s by far the best player on either team. But that’s just Joe.”
Pavelski wasn’t on the ice when Yanni Gourde scored an unassisted goal 12:17 into overtime. The veteran center was only able to look up in disbelief from the bench when the game ended.
After taking a big hit and banging his head hard on the ice in the opener of the first-round series against Minnesota on April 17, Pavelski missed the last five games of that series. He was set for a return in Game 7 against the Wild, but that wasn’t needed when the Stars wrapped up that series in six games.
“I think over the last few days there’s definitely a sense of clarity that kind of came back and I felt confident,” Pavelski said.
Only 2 1/2 minutes into his first game back, he scored on his first shot — a 25-foot wrister to put the Stars ahead 1-0. He scored on a pass from Mason Marchment, while Max Domi got the secondary assist.
“It was exciting to be back. First lap in warmups, I felt a little shot of adrenaline right there. I was excited,” Pavelski said. “Starting the game was just as much fun. We battled all night. It was a good game, and we were right there. It’s a tough loss.”
About 10 minutes after his first goal, with Seattle even at 1-1, Pavelski scored again from about the same distance with a redirect of Thomas Harley’s shot. The Kraken then scored three goals in a 68-second span to take a 4-2 lead.
Pavelski notched his second career postseason hat trick midway through the third period when he knocked in a rebound after captain Jamie Benn’s shot. He got the tying fourth goal with 6 1/2 minutes left in regulation, when he swatted a puck into the net out of mid-air after Jani Hakanpaa’s shot ricocheted off the stick of Adam Larsson into the air toward the crease.
The four goals extended Pavelski’s record for U.S.-born players to 68 career playoff goals.
At 38 years, 295 days old, Pavelski surpassed Maurice Richard’s four-goal game at 35 years, 245 days in Game 1 of the 1957 Stanley Cup Final. Pavelski also matched the franchise record for most goals in a playoff game — Denis Gurianov had four in 2020.
It was also Pavelski’s 170th career postseason game. He is one of only five players to play that many without winning a Stanley Cup.
The Stars became only the fourth team to lose a playoff game when having a player score at least four goals. They were the first since the New York Islanders lost to the Capitals in 1993.
Pavelski was on the ice for the game’s opening shift, though he wasn’t immediately inserted back on the top line. He was with Marchment and Domi, like he was when he went through a full practice Monday.
Tyler Seguin, who scored four power-play goals in the six-game series against Minnesota, stayed on the top line with Jason Robertson and NHL playoff scoring leader Roope Hintz. Seguin had moved up to that line after the 38-year-old Pavelski got hurt.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Lumos Pharma, Inc. (LUMO) on Tuesday reported a loss of $7.7 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 92 cents.
The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for a loss of 92 cents per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $111,000 in the period.
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Neighbors helping Neighbors: City of Twin Falls makes generous donation to the City of Rupert
This donation is a 100% gift from Twin Falls, with no-cost or reimbursement from the City of Rupert.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The City of Rupert will be receiving an artificial skating rink, thanks to the City of Twin Falls.
At the Twin Falls City Council meeting Monday, the Parks and Recreation Department proposed donating the ice rink and skates to Rupert.
The City Council voted in favor of donating the faux ice panels, skate sharpening equipment, along with some pre-used ice skates.
After the Urban Renewal Agency purchased the equipment in 2019, it has depreciated in value and now is worth approximately $15,000.
This donation is a 100% gift from Twin Falls, with no-cost or reimbursement from the City of Rupert.
City Spokesperson, Josh Palmer, shared with us the reasoning behind the generous donation.
“There was never the level of interest, so the City of Rupert has a very successful synthetic ice rink, that uses the same panels, so this will just add to that, and they’ll be able to utilize all of this equipment,” said Palmer.
The Twin Falls ice skating rink was located in the Downtown Commons.
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- CEO Choi was named 'CEO of the Year' in the steel, metal, and mining industry by S&P Global Commodity Insight in London on 27th Oct.
- He was recognized for innovating the management structure with a holding entity, taking a lead in the new growth business of the Group, and achieving the biggest performance since the establishment.
- "The honor of CEO of the Year is the outcome achieved by the dedication of all the members of POSCO Group," said CEO Choi.
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- POSCO Group CEO Jeong-woo Choi was named 'CEO of the Year' at the 10th Global Metals Awards held by S&P Global Commodity Insight in London on 27th Oct.
S&P Global Commodity Insights - the world's biggest information analysis provider in the steel, raw material and energy sector - has awarded companies and individuals who delivered outstanding achievement in 17 areas.
"Since established in a small fishing village in Pohang in 1968, POSCO has become one of the most competitive steel companies in the world today. This year, POSCO made a shift into a holdings company in order to step up for a world-class green materials provider. The honor of is the achievement made by the dedication of all the members of POSCO Group. I want to share the honor with entire executives and employees of the Group," said Choi.
CEO Choi was highly recognized for innovating the management structure by shifting into a holding entity, leading the Group's core new growth business, making strategic investment, and achieving the biggest performance since its establishment in 2021.
Since taking the office in 2018, he has steadily practiced the management philosophy of 'Corporate Citizenship' to turn POSCO into the ESG leading player and dedicated to enhance the credit rating from BBB+ to A-. He also earned a good reputation for his global leadership with the appointment as the chairman of the worldsteel.
With the award, CEO Choi became the first East Asian winner of CEO of the Year, which was regarded exclusive for the American and European CEOs in the steel industry, recognized for the global management capability.
POSCO Group made a splendid achievement of winning four awards including 'Metals Company of the Year', 'Industry Leadership Award : Steel' and 'Deal of the Year' as well as 'CEO of the Year'.
The 'Metals Company of the Year' goes to a company who delivered the greatest achievement in the steel, metal, and mining industries. This year, POSCO Holdings won this award for setting up a clear target for carbon neutrality and conducting a leadership as a world-class green materials provider going beyond the steel business, amid the challenging business environment including the pandemic, global trade protectionism, and supply chain risk.
POSCO was award 'Industry Leadership Award : Steel', recognized for declaring the carbon neutrality as the first Asian steel company, pushing for investment and technology development and achieving the greatest performance since its founding. As a result, POSCO became the first company which won the 'Greatest Steel Company' three times in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
HBIS-POSCO, the joint venture of POSCO Group and HBIS Group, received 'Deal of the Year'. HBIS-POSCO, the combination of the two Groups' strengths, was honored with the award as an eco-friendly automotive steel specialist. HBIS-POSCO is expected to take the strategic lead in China, the world's biggest automotive steel market with a heated competition for eco-friendly automotive steel manufacturing.
Meanwhile, CEO Choi was inaugurated as the 44th chairman of worldsteel on 18th October at the general assembly with a mission of leading the global steel industry for the upcoming year.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two foreign tourists, German and Swiss nationals, have died after the vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned in Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve, police said Sunday.
The crash happened after the vehicle car got stuck in the mud and veered off the road on Saturday, police said.
One other tourist was injured and two others, a German and a Swiss national, escaped unhurt. They were part of a tour group, but it wasn’t immediately clear who was driving the vehicle.
The injured tourist was airlifted to a hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Maasai Mara Chief Warden Stephen ole Mining said.
Police spokesperson Resila Onyango said the crash was under investigation.
Maasai Mara national reserve is a popular tourist destination and features the annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania.
Climate change effects are being felt in the expansive wildlife reserve with little vegetation because of five failed consecutive rainy seasons with less than usual rainfall recorded over the last two years. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/2-foreign-tourists-die-in-kenya-nature-reserve-crash/ | 2023-03-13 03:05:23 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/2-foreign-tourists-die-in-kenya-nature-reserve-crash/ |
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball said Sunday it will not discipline Chicago White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger after completing its investigation of domestic abuse allegations.
In a statement, the commissioner’s office said its investigation included interviews of more than 15 people, including Clevinger and a woman who said she is the mother of Clevinger’s child, as well as thousands of electronic communications and other documents.
Clevinger has voluntarily agreed to submit to evaluations by the joint treatment boards under the CBA and to follow any recommendations, according to the statement.
“I had nothing to hide and cooperated fully with MLB,” Clevinger said in a statement released by the players’ union. “This situation has been stressful for my family, and I thank them for their strength and support. I asked everyone not to rush to judgment until MLB’s investigation was concluded, and I appreciate everyone who had faith in me, including the White Sox organization and my teammates.”
In an Instagram post on Jan. 24, Olivia Finestead said she is the mother of Clevinger’s child and alleged he fathered two other children who were not hers. She posted a photo of marks on her body with accompanying words that alleged the injuries were “from when he threw an iPad at me pregnant” and “finally left when he strangled me.”
“Mike Clevinger,” she added, “you really deserve hell I’ve kept quiet now for almost a year and you continue to covertly abuse your infant.” She said Clevinger ”threw chew spit on our baby.”
The Associated Press typically does not identify victims of domestic violence or sexual assault unless they agree to be named or come forward publicly with their allegations, as Finestead had.
The 32-year-old Clevinger finalized a $12 million, one-year contract with Chicago in December. MLB’s probe predates his agreement with the White Sox. When he reported to spring training, Clevinger apologized for being a distraction and told reporters he was confident he would be exonerated.
Clevinger pitched for Cleveland from 2016 until being traded to the San Diego Padres during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
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MORRISTOWN — Amalia Mirasola, accused of murdering her husband, said “I’m never going to see my children again and neither is he because I shot him,” a Butler police detective testified this afternoon.
Detective Colleen Pascale said Mirasola, now 47, made that comment as she accompanied her during an ambulance ride from her house to the Butler police station about an hour after she was arrested on May 22, 2010.
Pascale testified as a pretrial hearing continued in Superior Court in Morristown on whether Mirasola’s statements may be admitted in the shooting death of her husband, Carl Mirasola, 43.
Although police never took a formal statement from Mirasola, she acknowledged the shooting during a 911 call and in conversations with police officers.
Her attorney, Kalman Geist, is seeking to dismiss those statements on grounds Mirasola’s rights were violated.
Pascale said Mirasola “initiated the conversation” with her after she had been advised of her rights, and Pascale reminded her that she didn’t have to talk. Mirasola was transported in an ambulance because she suffers from multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, Pascale said.
Mirasola also said her husband hadn’t been paying the bills, she didn’t know where he was keeping his money and their house in Butler was about to be foreclosed on, Pascale testified.
The detective said she then asked Mirasola “what happened last night,” and she said “she shot her husband.”
Pascale asked her how many times she shot him, and Mirasola replied, “I used all the rounds.”
Geist said the additional questions about “what happened” and “how many times” were inappropriate because Pascale was improperly extending the conversation. Those questions would only have been fitting in a formal interrogation in which Mirasola had officially waived her rights, Geist said.
Pascale responded that she had asked Mirasola what happened after the defendant had offered a “spontaneous statement.”
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GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. official said Friday that West Africa is next in line to receive crucial Russian fertilizer that has been prevented from being exported from European ports to needy countries, largely over private-sector concerns about financing and insurance for such deliveries.
Rebeca Grynspan, the head of the U.N. trade office, hailed “very good news for the world” that Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the world body had a day earlier extended a four-month deal to ease the export of Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs through the Black Sea. The war in Ukraine has helped drive up prices for food and fertilizer around the world.
The extension had a quick impact on market prices and earned the U.N. some breathing space as talks continue.
“But we have said very clearly that we are still not where we want to be,” Grynspan told a U.N. briefing in Geneva. “There is still work to be done and especially in the fertilizer area because there, still, we are seeing a fertilizer crunch.”
“We see a very steep decline in the demand for fertilizers because of the affordability crisis, and that is what is keeping us awake right now,” she added.
The agreement struck on July 22 which had been set to expire on Saturday, unblocked shipments of 11 million tons of grain and foodstuffs from Ukraine and helped ease rising global food prices.
The deal will be extended by another four months. The initiative set up a safe shipping corridor in the Black Sea and inspection procedures to address concerns that cargo vessels might carry weapons or launch attacks.
Obstacles still remain for a second, parallel deal on the export of Russian food and fertilizers. Moscow has expressed displeasure that progress hasn’t been made — and it expects some.
Before the war, Russia was the world’s top exporter of fertilizer and a lack of it could precipitate a future food crisis.
Although Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine did not target food exports, many shipping and insurance companies were reluctant to deal with Moscow, either refusing to do so or greatly increasing the price.
Russia has offered to donate 260,000 metric tons of fertilizer stored in European ports to farmers in the developing world who have been priced out of the fertilizer market because of shortages. The U.N. official said the first ship is slated to leave the Netherlands on Monday for Mozambique, where the fertilizer will go by land to Malawi.
“We hope that the next destination of the fertilizers will be West Africa, that has been a very affected by the affordability crisis of fertilizers,” said Grynspan. “Next destinations: West Africa.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-un-west-africa-next-in-line-for-tied-up-russian-fertilizer/ | 2022-11-19 11:11:01 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-un-west-africa-next-in-line-for-tied-up-russian-fertilizer/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s “Spare” sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication and will likely rank among the bestselling memoirs of all time.
Penguin Random House announced Thursday that Prince Harry’s headline-making memoir sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S. alone. It’s a number comparable to first week sales for blockbusters such as former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” and former first lady Michelle Obama’s “Becoming,” which has sold more than 17 million copies since coming out in 2018.
The British publisher announced last week that “Spare” sold 400,000 copies in the United Kingdom in all formats — hardback, e-book and audio — on its first day.
The total sales announced for “Spare” are for print, audio and digital editions in the major English-language markets: the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. The book has come out in 15 other languages, and editions in 10 additional languages are expected.
“Spare” may set records for nonfiction, but no book in memory approaches the pace of the final Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” which in 2007 sold more than 10 million copies in its first 24 hours.
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, worked on his book with American novelist J.R. Moehringer, who also helped write Andre Agassi’s acclaimed “Open” and is the author of “The Tender Bar,” a memoir adapted by George Clooney into a movie starring Ben Affleck. | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-prince-harrys-memoir-spare-sells-3-2m-copies-in-1st-week/ | 2023-01-20 20:06:04 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-prince-harrys-memoir-spare-sells-3-2m-copies-in-1st-week/ |
Edinburg Vela Advances To Sweet 16 With Win Over Brownsville Vets
EDINBURG - The Edinburg Vela Lady Sabercats advanced to the 5A Region IV Semifinal on Tuesday with a 47-31 over Brownsville Veterans Memorial at Bert Ogden Arena. Emma Lucio led Vela with 21 points in the victory.
The Sabercats move on to face Liberty Hill in the Region IV semifinal in San Antonio at the Blossom Athletic Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6pm.
Girls Basketball Regional Quarterfinals
5A
Edinburg Vela 47, Brownsville Veterans 31
CC Veterans Memorial 42, McAllen Rowe 38
3A
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Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announced Tuesday that he is not seeking reelection this year.
In a news release, he said he will serve the remainder of his term, which ends the first Monday in January of 2024.
Thursday, January 26 will mark the 25th anniversary of Martin becoming the county's DA.
"I have been privileged to serve in this office. I am very appreciative of former County Executive Jane S. Baker who supported my appointment and of the Board of Commissioners of Lehigh County who appointed me to the position in January, 1998," Martin said.
To date, Martin said the DA's office has prosecuted 296 homicides and obtained convictions in 289, a better than 97.5% conviction record.
Martin thanked the multiple Assistant District Attorneys and the members of his administrative staff for his office's accomplishments.
Martin said he was "particularly grateful" to his secretary of 28 years, Merrily Starkey, who has also served as head of the administrative staff in the DA's office over the last 15 years.
He expressed thanks to the law enforcement community, Lehigh County's elected officials, and the county's employees.
He also thanked the "citizens of Lehigh County for placing their trust in me and electing me to this important office on six different occasions." He said he was "proud to achieve the rank of 'longest serving District Attorney in the history of Lehigh County.'" | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county-da-jim-martin-announces-he-is-not-seeking-reelection-after-nearly-25-years/article_a306aef0-9695-11ed-9a83-7fe3c5271d52.html | 2023-01-18 03:05:15 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county-da-jim-martin-announces-he-is-not-seeking-reelection-after-nearly-25-years/article_a306aef0-9695-11ed-9a83-7fe3c5271d52.html |
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Continuing the celebration of undeniable attitude, the power of creative authenticity, and cultural boundary-breakers, the brand appoints young superstar, Lil Nas X, as its newest change maker
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yves Saint Laurent Beauté today announced rapper, singer and song-writer, Lil Nas X as its latest U.S. Ambassador. Both vanguards for innovation, Lil Nas X and YSL Beauté are taking the world by storm and pushing the boundaries of beauty as we know it today. Announcing Lil Nas X as the brand's newest U.S. Ambassador taps into the transformative power of beauty, inspiring independent self-expression for individuals and communities driven to change the world alongside YSL.
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The brand is recognized for its position at the forefront of culture and is equipped with an arsenal of innovative products, with each collection defining a new age of expression. The announcement from YSL Beauté and Lil Nas X shatters the ceiling and enables fearless, boundary-pushing artistry to remold beauty as it is understood today. With the ability to create and inspire change, YSL Beauté and Lil Nas X are elevating the cultural landscape, reaching new heights, and challenging norms that have boxed in creatives for generations.
In this partnership, YSL Beauté and Lil Nas X bring to life a groundswell of forward-thinking beauty – sweeping away conventional thought and ushering in a new standard: glamour through individuality, beauty as self-expression, and luxury as a vessel for change. Introducing an unreleased, never-heard-before track, Lil Nas X and YSL Beauté bring a musical thrum into the desert for this campaign.
"Lil Nas X embodies YSL Beauté's vision for the future of the beauty industry: boundary-breaking, unique, unapologetic, bold" says Laetitia Raoust, YSL Beauté U.S. General Manager. "The synergies between the brand and Lil Nas X's unwavering passion for individuality are the inspiration behind this partnership with the hope it empowers the next generation of beauty."
Lil Nas X is known for boldly challenging conventional beauty standards, and has created a name for himself rooted in passion, creativity and fearless attitude – much like Mr. Saint Laurent himself set out to do with the creation of the Yves Saint Laurent brand, which remains the foundation of campaigns and assortments today.
"The partnership with YSL Beauté is one of the most thoughtful and impactful collaborations we've orchestrated," says Jennifer Frommer, SVP, Partnerships & Commercial Licensing at Columbia Records. "Like Lil Nas X, the campaign is brave, it challenges the status quo and reminds us to keep pushing the boundaries of identity."
"It's been a lot of fun working on this campaign with YSL Beauté – they're such an iconic brand, and I'm happy to be a part of something so unique and groundbreaking in the beauty world," says Lil Nas X. "Shout out to YSL for embracing me and my campness and for inspiring change for the next generation of beauty."
As part of his role as YSL Beauté U.S. Ambassador, Lil Nas X will be featured in a series of content to be leveraged on YSL Beauté's digital platforms and in U.S. media campaigns (digital and out-of-home advertisements), supporting the YSL Beauté Makeup latest innovations and the brand's iconic men's fragrance bestseller, Y.
The new campaign is anchored in the premiere of YSL Beauté's newest lip icon: Rouge Pur Couture: The Bold. A couture, high pigment lipstick for those who aren't shy, this new addition to the family pushes color, shine and comfortability to the max. Innovation is a key component of the YSL DNA and this new formula provides bolder, intense color that feels like a second skin. The Bold, like you, lasts all night long and delivers a finish that's in a league of its own – not gloss, not satin, not matte – but pure, uninhibited, three-dimensional shine. It is featured alongside YSL's latest eye innovation, Lash Clash Mascara - delivering 200% volume and a couture, Noir finish.
As the brand welcomes Lil Nas X as its new YSL Beauté U.S. Ambassador, it hopes to encourage its community to unapologetically embrace themselves and who they are, louder than ever before – to never stand for being defined, defied, or denied. Lil Nas X's appointment perfectly complements the U.S. Ambassador collective of change makers, agents for a better future, who celebrate individuality and modernity, in the likes of Troye Sivan, Barbie Ferreira and Indya Moore.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced an investigation into FreshKampo or H-E-B brand organic strawberries for hepatitis A on Saturday.
The FDA said not to eat, serve or sell those brands of strawberries if bought between March 5 and April 25.
“Currently, the potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products are past shelf life. People who purchased FreshKampo and HEB fresh organic strawberries between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022, and then froze those strawberries for later consumption should not eat them,” the FDA said.
The strawberries were distributed nationwide, according to the FDA. Known retailers for these products are:
- Aldi
- H-E-B
- Kroger
- Safeway
- Sprouts Farmers Market
- Trader Joe’s
- Walmart
- Weis Markets
- WinCo Foods
During traceback investigations, the FDA found that, before becoming ill, individuals in California, Minnesota, and Canada purchased fresh organic strawberries as FreshKamp or H-E-B. Fifteen cases of a hepatitis A infection have been reported in California while Minnesota and North Dakota have each reported one case.
Of the 17 related cases, the FDA says 12 have been hospitalized.
Hepatitis A, which typically occurs within 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food or beverage, is a contagious virus that can lead to liver disease. Mild cases can last a few weeks while severe cases can last several months, according to the FDA. In individuals with pre-existing health conditions or weakened immune systems, hepatitis A can progress to liver failure and death. In most cases, though, the FDA says individuals typically recover completely within one to two weeks.
Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, dark urine, and pale stool. In some cases, especially children under the age of six, individuals may be asymptomatic.
The FDA recommended contacting a healthcare provider if you think you may have symptoms of a hepatitis A infection after eating these fresh organic strawberries, or if you believe that you have eaten these strawberries in the last two weeks.
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Florida man dies after contracting brain-eating infection from rinsing sinuses with tap water
A man in south Florida died from a brain-eating infection last month after using tap water during sinus rinses, according to FOX 4.
The man, who has not been named but was identified as a resident of Charlotte County, died on Feb. 20, three days before the county health department issued a public alert about the infection.
DOH-Charlotte reported one case involving Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic single-celled living amoeba, on Feb. 23. The department said infection is rare and can only happen when water contaminated with the amoeba enters through the nose, stressing that it cannot be contracted by drinking tap water.
The amoeba can cause an infection of the brain known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) – a condition that does not have any known effective treatments.
NEVADA BOY DIES FROM BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA THAT MIGHT HAVE INFECTED HIM IN LAKE MEAD
In a statement to FOX 4, the CDC said this is the first case ever in Florida where a person was infected through tap water, and the first ever case reported in winter months in the U.S. It's also the first reported case of Naegleria fowleri infection this year.
According to the CDC, the infection kills over 97% of the people who contract it. Out of 154 known infected individuals in the United States from 1962 to 2021, only four confirmed patients have survived the infection.
Last summer, then 13-year-old Caleb Ziegelbauer contracted a possible brain-eating amoeba while swimming at Port Charlotte Beach Park, which is in Charlotte County, Florida.
Though his case has not been confirmed by the CDC as the Naegleria fowleri infection, his medical team reportedly believes that's what it was. As of last week, he is still alive and remains on the road to recovery.
13-YEAR-OLD CHILD WITH RARE BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA OPENS HIS EYES: 'WE REMAIN HOPEFUL'
The CDC said the amoeba typically lives in warm, freshwater bodies like lakes, rivers and hot springs. It is also likely to be found living in sediment at the bottom of lakes, ponds and rivers, so the agency advises against digging in or stirring up soil in shallow, warm fresh water.
FILE - This photomicrograph of a brain tissue specimen depicts the cytoarchitectural changes associated with a free-living amebic infection, which may have been caused by either a Naegleria fowleri, or an Acanthamoeba sp. (Photo by Smith Collection/G
It is extremely rare for Naegleria fowleri to be found in swimming pools, splash pads, surf parks, or other recreational venues, but it is possible if they're poorly maintained or don’t have enough chlorine.
In the U.S., most infections have been linked to swimming in southern states, with Texas and Florida reporting the most cases at 39 and 37, respectively.
DEADLY BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA: WHAT TO KNOW
Following the death, DOH-Charlotte said it is "continuing to investigate how this infection occurred and is working with the local public utilities to identify any potential links and make any necessary corrective actions."
In the public alert, the department said Charlotte County residents should be extra cognizant while bathing, showering, washing faces, swimming, jumping into water and playing with hoses/sprinklers to avoid water going up the nose. It's also recommended to keep plastic and blow-up pools disinfected, and to avoid slip-n-slides.
It added that sinus rinse solutions should always be made with distilled or sterile water, which can be made by boiling tap water for at least one minute then letting cool.
The department urged residents to seek medical assistance immediately if any of the following symptoms are experienced after swimming in warm lakes or rivers or getting water up the nose: headache, fever, nausea, disorientation, vomiting, stiff neck, seizures, loss of balance and hallucinations. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/florida-man-brain-eating-infection-rinsing-sinuses-tap-water | 2023-03-02 14:31:31 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/florida-man-brain-eating-infection-rinsing-sinuses-tap-water |
ROME (AP) — Spain’s Pedri González will highlight the list of teenagers who could make an impact at the World Cup. Others include England’s Jude Bellingham, Germany’s Jamal Musiala and American teammates Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah.
All five players are 19, although Reyna turns 20 on Nov. 13 and Pedri and Musah will both turn 20 during the tournament in Qatar.
The World Cup opens on Nov. 20 and the final is set for Dec. 18.
PEDRI GONZÁLEZ (Spain)
Like his childhood idol Andrés Iniesta, Pedri is becoming a fixture in midfield for both Barcelona and Spain. While he does score goals occasionally, it’s Pedri’s passing and footwork with the ball that set him apart — just like Iniesta. “I always loved Iniesta and his way of playing soccer, because of how he was both on and off the field,” Pedri told The Associated Press in an interview last year. “He has been my reference and I have tried to model myself on him.” A member of Spain’s team that lost last year’s Olympic final to Brazil, Pedri will attempt to help his squad go one step further in Qatar.
JUDE BELLINGHAM (England)
While playing for Borussia Dortmund in October, Bellingham became the third teenager to score in four consecutive Champions League appearances after Erling Haaland (five appearances ending in November 2019) and Kylian Mbappé (four appearances ending in April 2017) — with one significant difference: Bellingham is a midfielder, not a striker like Haaland and Mbappé. That’s because Bellingham is able to use his 6-foot-1 (1.86-meter) frame to muscle off opposing players both while defending and attacking. A strong World Cup will only increase Bellingham’s price on the transfer market, as he’ll be expected to follow Robert Lewandowski’s and Haaland’s examples and leave Dortmund for one of Europe’s top clubs after this season.
JAMAL MUSIALA (Germany)
Able to play any position in midfield, Musiala could be the key to Germany’s revival following a group-stage exit four years ago in Russia as defending champion. Born in Germany to a Nigerian father and a German mother but raised mostly in England — the team he played for at the under-21 level — Musiala said he “just listened to my feelings” when he decided to represent Germany at the senior level. Already known for his passing skills, Musiala is also showing off his scoring abilities this season with eight goals in 15 appearances in all competitions for Bayern Munich. His impact was witnessed when he was involved in three of the four goals in Bayern’s 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in September.
GIO REYNA (United States)
The son of former United States captain Claudio Reyna never saw his dad play for the national team. That’s because Gio was too young when Claudio made his last national team appearance in a 2006 World Cup loss to Ghana. His mother, Danielle Egan Reyna, also played for the United States briefly in 2003. An attacking midfielder or winger, the younger Reyna is back in form following an injury-plagued 2021-22 season. He curled a strike inside the far post for Borussia Dortmund in a win over Stuttgart in the German league last month. Reyna’s previous appearance against Stuttgart had ended when he sustained a muscle and tendon injury just after kickoff — ending last season prematurely in April.
YUNUS MUSAH (United States)
Born in the United States to Ghanaian parents, Musah grew up mostly in Britain and played for England’s youth teams before ultimately deciding to represent his birth nation. A midfielder, Musah helped Spanish club Valencia to last season’s Copa del Rey final but was the only player to miss his spot kick in a penalty shootout, which led to Real Betis winning the trophy. Having recently returned from a groin injury, Musah is a first-choice midfielder for United States coach Gregg Berhalter, along with Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie.
ALSO WORTH WATCHING
Slightly older players who appear ready for breakout performances include Alphonso Davies of Canada, Rafael Leão of Portugal, Boulaye Dia of Senegal, Kim Min-jae of South Korea and Mohammed Kudus of Ghana.
Born in a Ghana refugee camp to Liberian parents, Davies, who turns 22 on Nov. 2, is a regular at left back or on the wing for Bayern Munich. He made a big impact in helping Canada qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
The 23-year-old Leão was instrumental in helping AC Milan win the Serie A title last season and has been even better in the Italian league this campaign. With Rafa Silva having recently announced his retirement from Portugal’s national team, Leão will likely be Cristiano Ronaldo’s preferred strike partner in Qatar.
Among the early high scorers in Serie A with Salernitana this season (on loan from Villarreal), Dia worked as an electrician before his soccer career took off. He scored against Liverpool in the semifinals of last season’s Champions League.
Napoli fans protested when defensive stalwart Kalidou Koulibaly was sold to Chelsea and the lesser-known Kim was brought in as a replacement at center back. But Kim has been a big part of Napoli’s sensational start to the Italian league and was named Serie A player of the month for September.
An attacking midfielder, the 22-year-old Kudus had scored nine goals in 16 appearances for Ajax in all competitions by the end of October.
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Democratic senators urge Supreme Court’s chief justice to probe Clarence Thomas trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor.
The letter said the committee plans to hold a hearing in coming days regarding the “need to restore confidence in the Supreme Court’s ethical standards.” And if the Supreme Court does not deal with the issue on its own, the committee will consider voting on legislation. Such a measure would also need support from the Republican-led House to become law.
“But you do not need to wait for Congress to act to undertake your own investigation into the reported conduct and to ensure that it cannot happen again,” the 11 Democratic senators wrote to Roberts. “We urge you to do so.”
The nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica reported Thursday that Thomas, who has been a justice for more than 31 years, has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips from Republican donor Harlan Crow nearly every year.
Thomas, 74, and his wife, Virginia, have traveled on Crow’s yacht and private jet as well as stayed at his private resort in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, ProPublica reported. A 2019 trip to Indonesia the story detailed could have cost more than $500,000 had Thomas chartered the plane and yacht himself.
The Democratic senators said Thomas’ acceptance of favors from Crow was known more than a decade ago. They noted that senators then had urged the Supreme Court court to adopt a resolution stating that the justices abide by the ethics rules that the rest of the federal judiciary follows.
“This problem could have been resolved then,” the senators wrote. “Instead, according to ProPublica’s reporting, Mr. Crow’s dispensation of favors escalated in secret during the years that followed. Now the Court faces a crisis of public confidence in its ethical standards that must be addressed.”
Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the trips. Supreme Court justices, like other federal judges, are required to file an annual financial disclosure report, which asks them to list gifts they have received, but provides exemptions for hospitality from friends.
Ethics experts have offered conflicting views about whether Thomas was required to disclose the trips. Last month, the federal judiciary bolstered disclosure requirements for all judges, including the high court justices, although overnight stays at personal vacation homes owned by friends remain exempt from disclosure.
The Democratic senators, led by Sen. Richard Durbin, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, called the bolstered disclosure requirements a “modest step in the right direction,” but said further action was needed.
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LITLLE ELM, Texas, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of anticipation, Tinman Social has finally announced the grand opening date of their new social venue in Little Elm, Texas. The date is August 29, 2022, and CEO Kenneth Wynn says they're nearing the finish line. "It's been a long time coming, but we're excited to turn dreams into reality finally."
For more information about Tinman Social, visit tinmansocial.com.
The project broke ground on March 19, 2021. "People thought we were crazy for taking on such an undertaking during times of uncertainty," Wynn recalled. "After dealing with supply chain issues, delays, and other challenges, I'm proud of how far we've come."
Tinman Social is a unique event space that will offer a variety of fun activities for all ages. Some of their activities include bowling, axe throwing, bocce ball, billiards, ping pong, corn hole, shuffleboard, a state-of-the-art arcade, and two full-service bars, a restaurant, and private rooms for parties and events.
To book a party or event, click here.
The company is currently taking reservations for parties and events starting in mid-September. "We've seen significant interest for birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, and fundraisers already. Our team is ready to provide the best possible experience for the local community so we can create lasting memories."
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled at 1pm CT on August 29, 2022.
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Senate Judiciary Committee takes up Supreme Court ethics bill
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Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee is debating legislation Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code, following through on its pledge for legislative action after a series of reports about Justice Clarence Thomas’ relationship with a Republican real estate magnate.
Called the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act, the bill from lead sponsor Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is expected to advance out of the committee along party lines. As part of the committee’s consideration of the measure, Republicans are poised to introduce dozens of amendments. GOP lawmakers have said the bill is dead on arrival in the full Senate and Republican-controlled House.
Whitehouse’s bill, which has backing from more than two dozen Senate Democrats, would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct for the justices and implement procedures to handle complaints of judicial misconduct. It would also require the high court to impose more rigorous rules for the disclosure of gifts, travel and income received by the justices and their law clerks.
The measure calls for the Supreme Court to establish procedural rules that require each party in a case or entities filing friend-of-the-court briefs to disclose gifts, income or reimbursement provided to the court’s members and hardens rules for when justices or judges must recuse themselves from cases.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said the legislation would bring Supreme Court justices in line with other federal officials and is a “crucial first step in restoring confidence” in the high court.
“Unlike every other federal official, Supreme Court justices are not bound by a code of ethical conduct. They are the most powerful judges in America and yet they are not required to follow even the most basic ethical standards,” he said.
The proposal, though, is highly unlikely to become law due to the opposition from Republicans in the Senate and House. GOP senators have painted the revelations about Thomas as part of a broader attempt by Democrats to delegitimize the high court’s conservative majority after major decisions on abortion, guns, affirmative action and religious rights. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested he does not believe Congress should step in at all.
“I think the Supreme Court, with three separate branches of government, has the ability to oversee themselves in this process just as the House is doing their work here,” McCarthy said at a press conference Monday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Judiciary Committee’s top Republican, put the bill’s prospects in stark terms, saying, “This ill-conceived effort in the name of reforming the court will go nowhere in the United States Senate.”
“This is a bill to destroy a conservative court. It’s a bill to create a situation where conservative judges can be disqualified by statute. It’s a bill to rearrange the makeup of how the court governs itself, and it’s an assault on the court itself,” he said during the Judiciary Committee meeting.
While there have been previous proposals focusing on the ethics rules at the Supreme Court, momentum behind legislative action built after the news organization ProPublica revealed that Thomas accepted luxury vacations and travel arrangements from Harlan Crow, a Texas real estate developer and GOP donor, over the course of their 25-year friendship. The outlet also found that Crow purchased three properties from Thomas and his family for more than $133,000 in 2014 and paid tuition for Thomas’ grand-nephew at two private schools more than a decade ago.
The Senate Judiciary and Finance Committees have asked Crow for an accounting of the gifts, trips and travel arrangements he has given Thomas, though he has rebuffed their requests.
ProPublica also revealed that in 2008, Justice Samuel Alito flew aboard a private jet provided by hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer to Alaska for a luxury fishing trip. Singer later had ties to cases before the Supreme Court.
Neither Thomas nor Alito included the trips and financial dealings on their financial disclosure forms. Alito defended his conduct in an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal, writing that he had no obligation to recuse himself from the cases involving Singer’s business, and did not have to report the travel and lodging because the jet constituted a “facility” exempt from reporting requirements. The justices “commonly interpreted” hospitality to include accommodations and transportation for social events that did not have to be reported as gifts, Alito argued.
In addition to revelations about Thomas and Alito, an Associated Press investigation found Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s court staff pushed public entities hosting her to purchase her books. She failed to recuse herself from cases involving her book publisher.
Durbin requested Chief Justice John Roberts testify before the Judiciary panel in May about the ethics rules governing the Supreme Court, though the chief justice declined the invitation. Roberts did, however, provide the committee with a “Statement of Ethics Principles and Practices” signed by the nine sitting justices, which he said they all adhere to.
The statement said the justices consult a “wide variety of authorities” to address potential ethical issues and may seek advice from their colleagues and the Supreme Court’s Legal Office.
Lower court judges have to abide by a code of conduct that advises judges to “avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities.” But the ethics standards, adopted by the Judicial Conference in 1973, do not cover Supreme Court justices.
Roberts said during a speech in May that there is more the high court can do to “adhere to the highest standards” of ethical conduct and said the justices “are continuing to look at the things we can do to give practical effect to that commitment.”
The renewed scrutiny of the Supreme Court and the ethics policies governing it come after public confidence in the nation’s highest court tanked in the wake of its June 2022 decision ending the constitutional right to abortion.
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The Lifetime network will honor Mary J. Blige, TLC, and Keyshia Cole in their upcoming “VOICES OF A LIFETIME” films for Black Music Month that will begin airing in June of this year.
Music would not be what it is today without the contributions of significant artists like Mary J. Blige, TLC, and Keyshia Cole. These dynamic ladies have made their mark on the music industry uniquely. Mary J. Blige and TLC began their musical legacy during the legendary 1990s, and to this day, their styles and songs are the blueprints for many artists. Keyshia Cole burst on the music scene during the early 2000s with her soulful voice and songs acting as the soundtrack to many of our lives.
The Films
In support of these iconic women, the Lifetime “VOICES OF A LIFETIME” will first present the TLC documentary, TLC Forever, which will explore the journey of the top-selling female group of all time and reveal how their music, style, and individuality made an impact on the world. Following TLC Forever is Real Love and Strength Of A Woman, based on Mary J. Blige’s song lyrics.
The stories follow an 18-year-old who heads to an HBCU, finds love, and juggles life, drama, career, and romance. The I AM KEYSHIA COLE biopic will air last. Starring Cole herself, she opens up about childhood trauma, tragedy, and overcoming obstacles.
TLC Forever will air on June 3. Real Love will air on June 10, and Strength Of A Woman on June 17. I AM KEYSHIA COLE will air on June 24. For more information, click here.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create additional storage space for clothes, jewelry, ties, belts and other accessories," said an inventor, from Boise, Idaho, "so I invented KARI'S KLOSET SPACE SAVING SOLUTION. My organized and accessible design would eliminate the hassle of searching through cluttered drawers, closets and storage bins to locate belongings."
The patent-pending invention provides a portable way to store clothing items, pantry/bar lines, sports equipment, garage storage and other accessories. In doing so, it offers an improved alternative to packing seasonal items away in storage bins. As a result, it increases organization and it saves time and effort. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and apartments. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLP-133, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18, part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows.
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The new Mississippi law took effect immediately. Reeves signed a law in 2021 to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports.
The Republican governor of Utah recently signed a ban on gender-affirming care into law, and judges have temporarily blocked similar laws in Arkansas and Alabama. In Arkansas last week, the state Senate approved legislation that tries to effectively reinstate that state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors by making it easier to sue providers of such medical care.
Reeves is seeking reelection this year, and he signed the Mississippi bill into law less than two weeks after transgender teenagers, their families and others who support them protested against the measure.
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Across the U.S. this year, at least 150 bills targeting transgender people have been introduced, which is the highest in a single year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Rob Hill, state director of Human Rights Campaign Mississippi, denounced the legislation.
“Politicians who don’t have an ounce of medical training are interfering with our rights as parents and acting as if they know how to raise and support our children better than we do," Hill said in a statement last week. "Attacking LGBTQ+ Mississippians will not solve any problems or make life easier for working folks in this state. The only thing it will accomplish is to further demonize and alienate transgender kids who are already among our most vulnerable students.” | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/mississippi-enacts-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-17811236.php | 2023-02-28 20:54:57 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/mississippi-enacts-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-17811236.php |
How Twitter bestows blue verification badges could change after Elon Musk took ownership of the social media network last week.
Musk tweeted, “The whole verification process is being revamped right now.” He has not detailed what potential changes would mean.
Twitter places blue checkmarks next to people and organizations prone to copycat accounts. Many official governments and political organizations and leaders have verification badges. Also, many celebrities and journalists have blue checkmarks.
For individuals who are verified, Twitter generally requires users to confirm their identity.
“The blue Verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic,” Twitter said. “To be Verified, your account must be notable and active.”
The Verge and Platformer both reported that Twitter could begin charging those with blue check marks a fee to keep their verification.
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The NCAA early signing period opened today and the UAB football program has 11 prospects signed heading into head coach Trent Dilfer’s signing day press conference.
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Dilfer spoke for about 20 minutes on a Zoom call with local media. Here’s what the new head coach of UAB had to say during his first signing day press conference:
-- “You get Malachi Holt-Bennet back in town, that’s huge. Chris Bracy from the Mobile area. We made that the focus and the priority. Recruiting locally. We’re looking for the best players in Alabama. If they go to the University of Alabama, that’s awesome. But we’re going to be the next best option.”
-- Dilfer laughs at the notion of putting together a staff and recruiting class at the same time. “We’re working 19-20 hour days since I got here and 15 hours of that is recruiting, the rest is putting together a staff.”
-- “This next period is very important. We can be more specific with positions.”
-- “It’s important on the front end,” Dilfer says on local prospects recruiting past their commitment.
-- “Guys started faxing letters at 6 in the morning and we went to bed about 2:30. It’s exhausting but it’s the lifeblood of your program.”
-- Dilfer credits recruiting coordinator Tristen Henderson with putting this class together. “Lifesaver. I didn’t really know how the recruiting process was set up. I met him on my first day and he was the first person I sat with on Thursday night after I came back from Tennessee. He’ll be a part of my team for a long time.”
-- Dilfer says there will be a surprise from Florida later in the evening. Close to 8 or 9 p.m.
-- Dilfer shares a brief introduction to a few local signees.
-- “It’s been quite a day here for UAB. We’re putting together one of the best classes in program history. We have 10 that cleared and another currently going through the process. We’re building a foundation of stone.” | https://www.al.com/uab/2022/12/live-updates-from-trent-dilfers-uab-early-signing-day-press-conference.html | 2022-12-21 21:47:50 | 0 | https://www.al.com/uab/2022/12/live-updates-from-trent-dilfers-uab-early-signing-day-press-conference.html |
More Than 30,000 Flee Homes After Flooding in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Floods triggered by two weeks of torrential downpours have killed at least 10 people and forced more than 30,000 people to flee their homes in Brazil's normally arid northeast, officials said Friday.
Marcos Alfredo Alves, a spokesman for the Paraiba state government, said 14,000 people had to leave their homes there to escape waters that invaded the streets in 13 towns and cities. He said 10 people had drowned.
The Paraiba River that cuts through the state overflowed its banks and a medium-sized dam broke "flooding several rural regions inhabited mostly by poor farmers," Alves added.
In the nearby state of Piaui, the Civil Defense Department said the floods drove close to 19,000 people from their homes and destroyed corn and bean crops. About 30 cities and towns were isolated by washed out roads. | https://www.foxnews.com/story/more-than-30000-flee-homes-after-flooding-in-brazil | 2022-08-21 06:28:52 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/story/more-than-30000-flee-homes-after-flooding-in-brazil |
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is not offering any apologies for the move he made last weekend at Pocono that caused Kyle Larson to hit the wall and let Hamlin sail on to victory.
Truth be told, it’s what NASCAR was hoping to see more of when it established the system that divides races into three stages, rewards drivers with points for doing well in those stages and allows them to accrue playoff points, Hamlin said.
“That is what it was geared to do — give us the sense of urgency to ramp up and that regular season performance matters to get to the final four with a shot,” he said at Richmond Raceway. “The system is doing what it was designed to do.”
Hamlin also has changed, he said, after getting spun several times while leading.
“If you have one person willing to be aggressive and one person not, aggressive will win every time,” he said.
Larson, who said things are “fine” between he and Hamlin after they exchanged text messages Friday night, agreed that the point system encourages the aggressive approach Hamlin took, but added that it “makes the guys on the receiving end more mad as well just because of what’s at stake and what’s taken.”
Larson said four or five restart battles with Kyle Busch at World Wide Technology Raceway in June showed how cleanly he tries to race other drivers.
“I respect Kyle and that’s why I raced him with respect at Gateway, and I respect Denny every bit as much, if not more, or I did,” he said.
“I tend to blow things over pretty quickly,” Larson said. “This time, I probably have let it linger on my attitude a little bit this week just because it’s happened more often with him than any other driver in my career and also a win was taken.”
Larson won the first Richmond race this season in April.
POINTS RACE
William Byron has dropped 30 points behind Martin Truex Jr. in the points race with five races remaining before the playoffs begin. The regular season champion gets a 15-point bonus, but Byron doesn’t expect to make any changes to the way he’s racing while trying to secure that top spot and bonus.
“It’s really important but we can’t get too focused on the result of the regular season points,” he said. “We obviously want those points, but our process has been like it is to this point, and if we start focusing on that carrot out in front of us too much, it’s going to get us off-track.”
CHASING SPEED
Chase Elliott said Richmond is “such a weird place” where his car never feels good, but he was pleased to make the second round of qualifying. He’ll start fourth.
“Any position you can gain is good ahead of 10th,” Elliott said. “I also know this is a place where you can qualify really good and be really bad.”
Elliott missed six races with an injury and another while serving a suspension. He hasn’t won yet and likely will need to win to make the playoffs. He’s 21st in points.
“There’s a few guys that I feel like have been consistently good at this track and the rest of us are kind of hit or miss,” Elliott said. “Hopefully we can hit it tomorrow and just put together a solid day, try to get some stage points and just get up in the mix.”
HEAT CHECK
The temperature was near 100 degrees when the cars went out for qualifying, and the heat index made it feel even hotter. It’s expected to be about 90 on Sunday.
“There’s less grip and more emphasis on tire management,” Brad Keselowski said. “It will be a different race here than it was in the spring, for sure.”
Truex and Larson are the betting favorites Sunday, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Morning" game were:
01-02-06-07-09-10-12-14-16-18-21-23
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AARP hosting town hall to discuss La.’s home insurance crisis
Published: Feb. 27, 2023 at 4:31 AM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - AARP Louisiana says it will host a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 27.
Scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., the call will discuss the state’s reported home insurance crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of residents, according to organizers.
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Phone lines open at 9:55 a.m.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will be available to answer questions live, and share what his office is doing to reduce costs for homeowners.
You can view the live video stream on the AARP Louisiana Facebook page.
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Wasserstein's Newest Releases Allow for Greater Customization with the Blink Video Doorbell
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wasserstein, the top provider of smart home accessories in the US, has released its latest products aimed at greater customization for the Blink Video Doorbell – a Solar Charger, which eliminates downtime, and a Wireless Chime, which ensures that users never miss an alert when visitors press their smart doorbell.
The Wasserstein Solar Charger helps Blink Video Doorbell customers by:
- Eliminating downtime and frequent battery swaps
- Staying powered and active at night and in low light conditions
- Providing a secure and weatherproof mount for the Blink Video Doorbell
The Wasserstein Wireless Chime helps Blink Video Doorbell customers by:
- Providing a powerful house chime to alert you when visitors press your Blink Video Doorbell
- Allowing the Blink Video Doorbell to be used without solely relying on push notifications
- Providing greater doorbell customization with various melodies, lighting modes, and up to five receivers for larger living spaces
The two new accessories for the Blink Video Doorbell are the latest in Wasserstein's commitment to providing customers with a more unique smart cam and smart doorbell experience.
"Our goal is to address any pain points customers may have regarding their favorite smart home products, including the Blink Video Doorbell. With our Solar Charger, we're providing a 24/7 powering option, eliminating the need for downtime or battery swaps. Likewise, our Wireless Chime enhances the Blink Video Doorbell with a powerful in-home chime, ensuring you never miss a visitor," said Christopher Maiwald, Founder and CEO of Wasserstein.
Wasserstein's latest products, including the Solar Charger and Wireless Chime compatible with the Blink Video Doorbell, can be found on the Wasserstein website and on Amazon.
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Wasserstein is the nation's top smart home accessory manufacturer and is committed to making thoughtful products for your smart home. Wasserstein is an official Made for Google product partner, and also manufactures solar panels, floodlights, camera mounts, doorbell mounts, and other smart home products, compatible with Ring, Blink, Arlo, Wyze, Oculus, Eufy, Apple, and other popular smart home brands. Wasserstein products can be found on the Wasserstein website, as well as on Amazon, The Home Depot, Walmart, Sam's Club, Best Buy, Target, and other top retail channels.
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FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leopard Imaging Inc. (Leopard Imaging), a global leader in intelligent embedded camera design and manufacturing, today introduced its LI-XAVIER-BOX-GMSL2 powered by the NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Xavier™ edge AI platform. This effort enables Leopard Imaging to offer hardware and software development, as well as comprehensive design and manufacturing services for its clients.
As an Elite member of the NVIDIA Partner Network, Leopard Imaging works closely with NVIDIA to develop intelligent embedded vision systems to address increasing demand in robotics, edge AI, industrial machine vision, and autonomous machines applications.
As one of the first imaging solution providers in the NVIDIA Jetson ecosystem, Leopard Imaging has served thousands of customers in the edge AI space using the NVIDIA Jetson platform, including the Orin and AGX Xavier. The new LI-Xavier box powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier module sets a new bar for compute density, energy efficiency, and AI inferencing capabilities on edge devices and next-generation intelligent machines with end-to-end autonomous capabilities.
With the GMSL2 SerDes interface, Leopard Imaging LI-XAVIER-BOX-GMSL2 supports up to 8 GMSL camera inputs. It is an IP67 waterproof system in a compact design that is ideal for space-constrained and industrial use cases. It delivers big workstation performance of up to 32 TOPS of peak compute and 750 Gbps of high-speed I/O in autonomous machines for use cases like delivery and logistics robots, factory systems, and large industrial UAVs.
"We are very excited to launch LI-XAVIER-BOX-GMSL2 powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform. This launch expands our edge AI devices portfolio for a broader range of customers in robotics, autonomous driving, and automation," said Bill Pu, President and co-founder of Leopard Imaging.
At NVIDIA, learn additional details about the Jetson Orin platform at "The NVIDIA Jetson Roadmap for Edge AI and Robotics" session on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
Earlier this year, at Embedded Vision Summit 2022, Leopard Imaging successfully demonstrated its 3D depth camera, Hawk, running on NVIDIA AGX Orin. This attracted global customers to Leopard Imaging to develop advanced imaging solutions in robotics, IoT, and automation.
Leopard Imaging will showcase the Hawk camera and Owl camera on the NVIDIA Jetson AI platform during October 4th - 6th at VISION in Stuttgart, Germany. Please visit Booth 30 in Hall 10.
Leopard Imaging is a global leader in embedded vision systems design and manufacturing—focusing on core technologies that improve image processing in autonomous vehicles, drones, IoT, robotics, and AI edge devices. As a member of the AWS Partner Network, Leopard Imaging also works closely with SONY, onsemi, OMNIVISION, and established sensor companies in producing advanced camera solutions for global customers. With Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) services, Leopard Imaging provides camera solutions for Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Zoox, Cruise, Boston Dynamics, and many other established organizations. More information at https://www.leopardimaging.com.
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For the past decade, Precious McCowan’s life has revolved around organ transplants. She’s a doctoral candidate studying human behavior in Dallas who has survived two kidney transplants, and amid her end-stage renal disease, her 2-year-old son died. She chose to donate his organs in hopes they would save a life.
Now her kidney function is failing again, and she’s facing the possibility of needing a third transplant. But the process of finding that lifesaving organ is rife with problems. Roughly 5,000 patients a year are dying on the waitlist — even as perfectly good donated organs end up in the trash.
The agency that oversees donations and transplants is under scrutiny for how many organs are going to waste. The agency, the United Network for Organ Sharing, received a bipartisan tongue-lashing at a recent congressional hearing.
The number of kidney transplants increased last year by 16% under a new policy implemented by UNOS that prioritizes sicker patients over those who live closest to a transplant center. Still, nearly 100,000 patients are waiting on kidneys and even more for other organs.
A two-year inquiry by the Senate Finance Committee uncovered numerous incidents previously undisclosed publicly including:
— Charleston, South Carolina: In November 2018, a patient died after receiving an organ with the wrong blood type.
— Las Vegas: In July 2017, two kidney recipients contracted a rare infection. One died days later.
— Kettering, Ohio: In June 2020, a transplant recipient was informed that he had accidentally received an organ from a donor with cancer and would likely develop cancer.
UNOS has held the contract to manage organ distribution since the beginning of the nation’s transplant system in 1984, and now U.S. senators — both Democrats and Republicans — are questioning whether it’s time for another entity to step in.
“The organ transplant system, overall, has become a dangerous mess,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said during the Aug. 3 hearing. “Right now, UNOS is 15 times more likely to lose or damage an organ in transit as an airline is to lose or damage your luggage. That is a pretty terrible record.”
The investigation places blame on antiquated technology. The UNOS computer system has gone down for an hour or more at a time, delaying matches when every hour counts. There’s also no standard way to track an organ, even as companies like Amazon can locate any package, anywhere, anytime.
“I can’t even get a kidney that’s 20 miles away from my transplant center, with UNOS thinking it was in Miami,” said Barry Friedman, executive director of the transplant center at AdventHealth in Orlando, Florida. “It was actually in Orlando, 20 miles away.”
In the decade from 2010-2020, the congressional report found, UNOS received 53 complaints about transportation including numerous missed flights leading to canceled transplants and discarded organs. The report also cited a 2020 KHN investigation that uncovered many more incidents — nearly 170 transportation failures from 2014 to 2019.
Even when organs do arrive, transplant surgeons say the lack of tracking leads to longer periods of “cold time” — when organs are in transit without blood circulation — because transplant surgeons often can’t start a patient on anesthesia until the organ is physically in hand.
One in 4 potential donor kidneys, according to the latest UNOS data, now go to waste. And that number has gotten worse as organs travel farther to reach sicker patients under the new allocation policy.
At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a kidney arrived frozen solid and unusable in 2014, said Dr. Jayme Locke, who directs the transplant program. In 2017, a package came “squished” with apparent tire marks on it. Though, remarkably, the organ was salvaged. And in one week in May of this year, Locke said, four kidneys had to be tossed for avoidable errors in transportation and handling.
“Opacity at UNOS means we have no idea how often basic mistakes happen across the country,” she said.
UNOS CEO Brian Shepard announced he’s stepping down at the end of September. He defends the organization he has led for a decade, pointing to the rising rate of transplants.
The new kidney allocation policy, which was challenged in court, is partly responsible for that increased transplant rate. The policy also contributed to equity gains, boosting transplants for Black patients by 23%. Black patients, who are more likely to experience kidney failure, have had difficulty getting onto transplant lists.
“While there are things we can improve — and we do every day — I do think it’s a strong organization that has served patients well,” Shepard said.
Another independent government report published this year, found that any blame should be shared with the hospital transplant centers and the local organizations that procure organs from donors. The three entities work together but tend to turn into a triangular firing squad when people start asking why so many patients still die waiting for organs.
“[UNOS] is not the only source of problems with efficiency in the system,” said Renée Landers, a law professor who leads the biomedical concentration at Suffolk University in Boston. She was on the committee that helped produce the broader report. “Everybody had some work that they needed to do.”
The recent watchdog reports, as well as several ongoing legal battles over revised organ distribution maps, are just noise to McCowan, the Dallas transplant patient, as she faces the prospect of trying to get on yet another waitlist. She said she’s encouraged by the rising transplant rate, especially for Black patients like herself, but also fears she may not get so lucky with a third round on the waitlist.
“I just need a kidney that works for me,” she said. “And I need it now.”
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LONDON (AP) — Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries hit 8.6% in June, surging past the 8.1% recorded in May, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency, Eurostat. Inflation is at its highest level since recordkeeping for the euro began in 1997.
Energy prices rocketed 41.9%, and prices for food, alcohol and tobacco were up 8.9%, both faster than the increases recorded the previous month.
Demand for energy has risen as the global economy bounced back from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made things worse.
European Union leaders agreed to ban most Russian oil imports by the year’s end, driving a price spike. The 27-nation bloc wants to punish Moscow and reduce its reliance on Russian energy, but it’s also adding to financial pain for people and businesses as utility bills and prices at the pump soar.
Russia also reduced deliveries of natural gas used to power industry and generate electricity last month to several EU countries like Germany, Italy and Austria, on top of cutting off gas to France, Poland, Bulgaria and others.
“Importantly, the oil embargo and gas supply squeeze that unfolded over the month of June have caused energy prices to soar,” ING Bank’s senior eurozone economist, Bert Colijn, wrote in a commentary.
Rising consumer prices are a problem worldwide, with the U.S. and Britain seeing inflation hit 40-year highs of 8.6% and 9.1%, respectively. That has led the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England and other central banks worldwide to approve a series of interest rate hikes to combat inflation.
Colijn said the eurozone’s latest “ugly inflation reading” adds pressure on the European Central Bank to act quickly.
The ECB is planning its first interest rate hike in 11 years this month, followed by another increase in September. Bank President Christine Lagarde said this week that she wants to move gradually to tackle soaring consumer prices, to avoid stifling the economic recovery, but is leaving the door open for bigger rate hikes in case inflation surges more than expected.
“I don’t think that we’re going to go back to that environment of low inflation,” Lagarde said at an ECB forum Wednesday in Sintra, Portugal. “I think that there are forces that have been unleashed as a result of the pandemic, as a result of this massive geopolitical shock that we are facing now that are going to change the picture and the landscape within which we operate.”
But central banks run the risk of causing a recession as they make borrowing more expensive.
Inflation in the euro area has been setting monthly records since last year, underscoring how the war’s impact on global energy supplies is making life more expensive for 343 million people.
So-called core inflation was more stable after excluding the volatile energy and food categories. Price increases for goods like clothing, appliances, cars, computers and books held fairly steady at 4.3%, as did prices for services at 3.4%.
The EU data also showed countries neighboring Russia that have been trying to wean themselves off cheap Russian gas are bearing the brunt of rising prices. Annual inflation came in at 22% for Estonia, 20.5% for Lithuania and 19% for Latvia.
Poland, which does not use the euro but is an EU member, reported Friday that inflation rose to 15.6% in June compared with a year earlier, the highest rate in a quarter-century. That was an increase from the annual rate of 13.9% in May.
Analysts noted that the biggest rise in Poland was in gasoline and diesel prices, which went up 46.7% from a year ago. Food prices were up 14.1%.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Students returning to college are confronting a new reality in states such as Texas, Ohio and Indiana: Abortion, an option for an unplanned pregnancy when they were last on campus, has since been banned, often with few exceptions.
Students said they’ve made changes both public and intimate since the U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Students said they’re using more birth control, and some have made a plan to leave the state for an abortion if they become pregnant. They’re also taking public stances, with increased activism by both opponents and supporters of abortion rights.
Conversations about the changing landscape of abortion access seem to have dwindled since early summer, said Brian Roseboro, a senior at Ohio State University who’s from Montclair, New Jersey. But the 21-year-old, who’s single, said the new law is making him more careful and conscious about using contraception this year.
“I’m definitely thinking about it way more,” Roseboro said.
Ohio State University said the ruling doesn’t change the services provided by its Student Health Services or its medical center, noting Ohio already prohibited state institutions from performing elective abortions. It also doesn’t affect how OSU’s Title IX office handles reports of sexual assault.
But some students say those situations have crossed their minds as they contemplate the fall of Roe and Ohio’s ban on abortions at the first detectable “fetal heartbeat.” That can be as early as six weeks’ gestation, before many people know they’re pregnant.
Nikki Mikov, an Ohio State junior from Dayton, said news of the legal changes initially made her nervous that her options would be limited if she became pregnant. But by the time she was back on campus last week, she said her thoughts were more focused on more immediate things — moving in, friends, classes.
Ohio University junior Jamie Miller said he participated in multiple protests this summer, including one where he gave a speech addressing how support for abortion rights overlaps with advocacy for bodily autonomy for transgender people like him.
More intimately, Miller, 20, said the new limits on abortion influenced the decision he made with his partner to avoid sexual activity that could risk pregnancy. After years of taking testosterone, going through with a pregnancy wouldn’t be healthy for him or for the child, he said, adding that it also would upend his education and put him into debt.
“It would be pretty catastrophic in every sense of my life,” Miller said.
After Emily Korenman, of Dallas, decided to study business at Indiana University, she was frustrated to learn her new state passed new abortion restrictions that take effect Sept. 15 and allow limited exceptions. The 18-year-old said it didn’t change her mind about attending a school she really likes, but she isn’t sure what she would do if she became pregnant during college.
“I personally don’t know if abortion would be the choice I would make,” Korenman said. “But I would respect anyone’s opinion, you know, whoever’s body it is, they have the right to make that choice.”
Anti-abortion activists in states such as Indiana and Ohio say they’re planning to advocate for more campus support for pregnant students, now that abortion is no longer an option in most cases.
Campus members of Students for Life of America say they plan to interact with like-minded organizations that support sexual assault survivors and collect baby items for parents in need.
They also hope to further their cause of stopping abortion. They want to build relationships, even with people who have different viewpoints on abortion, and “find where we can agree, so that we can help them and then go further into changing other people’s minds” about abortion, said Lauren McKean, a sophomore at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Supporters of abortion rights also plan campus outreach.
Cleveland State University sophomore Giana Formica said she got hundreds of condoms through a nonprofit organization for her campus advocacy group to distribute, and she bought some emergency contraception to have in case someone she knows needs it.
“As like a queer individual in this stage of my life, I am most likely not going to be in a place where I become pregnant,” she said. “I’m doing this for other people because it’s not something that I need right this second.”
Formica said she’s also expecting to face more aggressive disagreement from abortion opponents during outreach activities on campus with her chapter of URGE — Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity. So she’s thinking about how to navigate those conversations with fellow students and where she draws the boundaries for cutting them off.
Zoya Gheisar is pondering how to talk about it, too. She leads a Planned Parenthood-affiliated student club at Ohio’s Denison University. On the cusp of the new school year, she was still trying to figure out what information peer sex educators will provide when they talk with first-year students, and how to help club members discuss abortion issues more empathetically.
“When we have conversations as a club, I really try to steer away from the rhetoric that can be so polarizing,” said Gheisar, a 22-year-old from Seattle.
Her hope, she said, is to move toward discussion that acknowledges “this is a truly intimate thing, with real people at its heart and core.”
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Franko reported from Columbus, Ohio. Associated Press reporter Patrick Orsagos in Columbus contributed.
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Why does Russia want tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus?
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. The move appears to be another attempt by Putin to raise the stakes in the conflict in Ukraine.
It follows statements by the Russian leader and his top lieutenants that Moscow is ready to use "all available means" to protect its territory. The deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, which has a long border with Ukraine, could allow Russia to reach potential targets there more easily and quickly. It would also extend Russia's capability to target several NATO members in Eastern and Central Europe.
The announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus appears to be another attempt to raise the stakes in the conflict in Ukraine.
It follows Putin's warnings that Moscow is ready to use "all available means," to fend off attacks on Russian territory, a reference to its nuclear arsenal.
How did Putin explain his move?
Putin said President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has long urged Moscow to station its nuclear weapons in his country, which has close military ties with Russia and was a staging ground for the invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Russia already has helped modernize Belarusian warplanes to make them capable of carrying nuclear weapons — something that Belarus' authoritarian leader has repeatedly mentioned.
In remarks broadcast Saturday, Putin said the immediate trigger for the deployment of Russia's tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus was Britain's decision to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing shells containing depleted uranium. Putin toned down his language after first falsely claiming that such rounds have nuclear components, but he insisted they pose an additional danger to the civilian population and could contaminate the environment.
Putin also said that by stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russia will be doing what the United States has done for decades by putting its nuclear weapons in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey. He alleged the Russian move doesn't violate an international treaty banning the proliferation of nuclear weapons, even though Moscow has argued before that the U.S. has breached the pact by deploying them on the territory of its NATO allies.
Putin's move contrasted with a statement he and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued after their talks at the Kremlin last week, which spoke against nuclear powers deploying atomic weapons outside their territories, in an apparent jab at the United States.
What are tactical nuclear weapons?
Tactical nuclear weapons are intended to destroy enemy troops and weapons on the battlefield. They have a relatively short range and a much lower yield than nuclear warheads fitted to long-range strategic missiles that are capable of obliterating whole cities.
Unlike the strategic weapons, which have been subject to arms control agreements between Moscow and Washington, the tactical weapons never have been limited by any such pacts, and Russia hasn't released their numbers or any other specifics related to them.
The U.S. government believes Russia has about 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons, which include bombs that can be carried by aircraft, warheads for short-range missiles and artillery rounds.
While strategic nuclear weapons are fitted to land- or submarine-based intercontinental ballistic missiles that are constantly ready for launch, tactical nuclear weapons are stored at a few tightly guarded storage facilities in Russia, and it takes time to deliver them to combat units.
Some Russian hawks long have urged the Kremlin to send a warning to the West by moving some tactical nuclear weapons closer to the aircraft and missiles intended to deliver them.
What exactly will Russia do?
Putin said Russia already has helped upgrade 10 Belarusian aircraft to allow them to carry nuclear weapons and their crews will start training to use them from April 3. He noted Russia also has given Belarus the Iskander short-range missile systems that can be fitted with conventional or nuclear warheads.
He said the construction of storage facilities for nuclear weapons in Belarus will be completed by July 1. He didn't say how many nuclear weapons will be stationed there or when they will be deployed.
Putin emphasized that Russia will retain control over any nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus, just like the U.S. controls its tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its NATO allies.
If Moscow sends nuclear weapons to Belarus, it will mark its first deployment outside Russian borders since the early 1990s. Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan inherited massive nuclear arsenals after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 but agreed to ship them to Russia in the following years.
What are the possible consequences of Putin's move?
With his latest statement, Putin again is dangling the nuclear threat to signal Moscow's readiness to escalate the war in Ukraine.
The deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, which has a 1,084-kilometer (673-mile) border with Ukraine, would allow Russian aircraft and missiles to reach potential targets there more easily and quickly if Moscow decides to use them. It would also extend Russia's capability to target several NATO members in Eastern and Central Europe.
The move comes as Kyiv is poised for a counteroffensive to reclaim territory occupied by Russia.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's Security Council, warned last week that attempts by Ukraine to reclaim control over Crimea were a threat to "the very existence of the Russian state," something that warrants a nuclear response under the country's security doctrine. Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
"Every day of supplying Western weapons to Ukraine makes the nuclear apocalypse closer," Medvedev said.
Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said Putin's goal is to discourage Ukraine's Western allies from providing Kyiv with more weapons ahead of any counteroffensive.
Putin is "using nuclear blackmail in a bid to influence the situation on the battlefield and force Western partners to reduce supplies of weapons and equipment under the threat of nuclear escalation," Zhdanov said. "The Belarusian nuclear balcony will be looming over not only Ukraine, but Europe as well, creating a constant threat, raising tensions and rattling the nerves of Ukrainians and their Western partners."
What are Ukraine and the West thinking?
Ukraine has responded to Putin's move by calling for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. A U.N. spokesman referred questions on the issue to the Security Council, which had announced no meeting on it by Monday afternoon.
"The world must be united against someone who endangers the future of human civilization," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that U.S. officials "haven't seen any movement of any tactical nuclear weapons or anything of that kind" since Putin's announcement on Belarus. He has said Washington has seen nothing to prompt a change in its strategic deterrent posture.
NATO rejects Putin's claim that Russia only is doing what the U.S. has done for decades, saying the Western allies act with full respect for their international commitments.
"Russia's nuclear rhetoric is dangerous and irresponsible," NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said, adding that the alliance hasn't yet seen any change in Russia's nuclear posture.
Lithuania, which borders Belarus, described Putin's statement as "yet another attempt by two unpredictable dictatorial regimes to threaten their neighbors and the entire European continent," calling them "desperate moves by Putin and Lukashenko to create another wave of tension and destabilization in Europe."
Russia's Foreign Ministry responded to Western criticism by pointing out that Washington, D.C. and its allies had ignored repeated Russian calls for the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe. The ministry reaffirmed Moscow's right to take "the necessary additional steps to ensure security of Russia and its allies."
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Rupert Murdoch’s engagement with Ann Lesley Smith is called off
By Oliver Darcy, CNN
The media wedding of the summer is no more.
Billionaire right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith have called off their engagement just weeks after announcing they would be tying the knot, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
Vanity Fair, which was first to report the news on Tuesday, noted that “the breakup ends a whirlwind romance that generated headlines around the world.”
Murdoch and Smith’s relationship became public earlier this year when they were photographed vacationing in the Caribbean island of Barbados.
On March 20, Cindy Adams, who writes a gossip column for Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid, reported the two had become engaged.
“I dreaded falling in love — but I knew this would be my last,” Murdoch told Adams at the time. “It better be. I’m happy.”
Smith, who was previously married to the late country singer Chester Smith, described her relationship with Murdoch to Adams as a “gift from God.”
The two were set to marry over the summer, according to Adams.
“We’re both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together,” Murdoch had said.
The marriage would have been Murdoch’s fifth. Murdoch is the chairman of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp.
It’s unclear what happened between Murdoch and Smith since the engagement was announced. A spokesperson for Murdoch declined to comment.
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Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R-Ala.) is expressing his regrets after nearly coming to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) over the House speaker vote in a chaotic scene Friday night.
.@RepMattGaetz and I have a long and productive working relationship, that I am sure will continue. I regret that I briefly lost my temper on the House Floor Friday evening and appreciate Matt’s kind understanding. https://t.co/8GmbJHO3cK
— Mike Rogers (@RepMikeRogersAL) January 8, 2023
Gaetz tweeted a response, saying the two men have worked together for six years and will cooperate going forward. “I don’t think there should be any punishment or reprisal just because he had an animated moment. He has my forgiveness,” Gaetz wrote.
Late Friday, as the House voted on the 14th ballot for speaker, Gaetz voted “present,” thus denying Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) the speakership by one vote.
McCarthy and some of his allies rushed over to Gaetz to question him. But it was Rogers who stormed over and leaned angrily toward Gaetz. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) restrained him, grabbing Rogers by the chin and shoulder and leading him away.
McCarthy later won the votes for speaker on the 15th ballot as Gaetz and other GOP foes voted present.
As The Washington Post’s Jacqueline Alemany and Marianna Sotomayor have reported, Rogers’s anger at Gaetz likely stems from a potential offer, floated by Republican leadership, that would give Gaetz the gavel of a subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee, according to two people familiar with the dynamics.
Rogers believes there are more qualified people to lead the subcommittee than Gaetz, according to one lawmaker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely describe private deliberations.
“Might give you some perspective on why Mike Rogers blew up on the floor,” the lawmaker said.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) (the Company), a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries and a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients through FNF's wholly-owned subsidiary, F&G, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of $289 million, or $1.05 per diluted share (per share), compared to $732 million, or $2.57 per share, for the third quarter of 2021. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2022 includes $42 million of net favorable mark-to-market effects and $48 million of other unfavorable items; all of which are excluded from adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders. Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2021 included $224 million of one-time favorable adjustment from an actuarial system conversion, $130 million of net unfavorable mark-to-market effects and $25 million of other unfavorable items; all of which are excluded from adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders.
Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (adjusted net earnings) for the third quarter of $295 million, or $1.07 per share, compared to $663 million, or $2.33 per share, for the third quarter of 2021. For the third quarter of 2022, the Title segment contributed $298 million, F&G contributed $12 million and the Corporate segment had an adjusted net loss of $15 million. For the third quarter of 2021, the Title segment contributed $521 million, F&G contributed $160 million and the Corporate segment had an adjusted net loss of $18 million. The decrease from the prior year quarter was primarily a result of Title's considerable decline in refinance volume, representing trough level activity, and moderating residential purchase volume; partially offset by higher average fee per file and healthy volume of commercial orders closed, and lower earnings from F&G driven by a new reporting presentation for alternatives investment portfolio mark-to-market.
Effective this quarter, presentations of adjusted net earnings for F&G will no longer include the alternative investment yield adjustment to normalize alternative investment portfolio returns. Prior periods are presented on a comparable basis to reflect the new definition of adjusted net earnings. Please see "Segment Financial Results" for F&G for further explanation and "Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information" for a comparison of adjusted net earnings under the former and new definition.
Company Highlights
- Solid Title Revenue despite challenging environment: For the Title segment, total revenue of $2.3 billion, compared with $2.9 billion in total revenue in the third quarter of 2021. Total revenue, excluding recognized gains and losses, of $2.3 billion, compared with $3.1 billion in the third quarter of 2021
- Strong sales for F&G continue: Total gross sales of $2.9 billion for the third quarter, a 7% decrease from third quarter 2021 and second quarter 2022; reflects record retail sales, partially offset by lower institutional sales which we expect to be lumpier and more opportunistic than in our retail channels
- Partial spin-off of F&G remains on track: The previously announced transaction to distribute 15% ownership of F&G to FNF shareholders on a pro rata basis remains on track to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including that a Registration Statement on Form 10 filed by F&G with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective
- Ample deployable capital supports shareholder value: FNF has repurchased 5.3 million shares for $205 million, at an average price of $38.74 per share, in the third quarter and paid common dividends at $0.44 per share for $120 million. On September 1, 2022, FNF retired all of the $400 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.50% Senior Notes upon maturity. FNF ended the third quarter with $1.1 billion in cash and short-term liquid investments at the holding company. As announced last week, the board of directors has increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.45 per share, payable December 30, 2022, to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2022
William P. Foley, II, commented, "Our Title results for the third quarter moderated from the prior year's record performance as higher mortgage rates pressured title volumes across the industry. That said, our management team continued to deliver solid results having achieved total revenue of $3.2 billion while aggressively reducing expenses to protect FNF's margins in a more challenging environment. While rising rates are pressuring the housing sector, they are proving to be a tailwind to F&G's results as assets under management grew to $42 billion at September 30, 2022. Looking forward, we remain on track to dividend 15% of F&G to FNF shareholders over the coming weeks, which we believe will begin to unlock the significant value that Chris and his team have created over the last two years."
Mr. Foley concluded, "While the Federal Reserve continues on their aggressive interest rate tightening cycle to combat persistently high inflation, investors have become increasingly concerned that the risks of a recession are rising which has led to significant market volatility through the third quarter. During challenging environments such as these, I have always stressed the importance of maintaining a fortress like balance sheet with ample liquidity to take advantage of market dislocations. To that end, we paid off all of our $400 million Senior Notes which matured on September 1st leaving FNF with a debt to capitalization ratio, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income, of 23%. We also accelerated the pace of our share buyback having repurchased $205 million shares, as compared to $172 million in the second quarter. Year to date, we have returned $876 million of capital to our shareholders, through $511 million of shares repurchase and $365 million of common dividends, while ending the third quarter with $1.1 billion of cash and short-term liquid investments. We remain in a strong liquidity position and ready to capitalize on strategically aligned opportunities as they present themselves."
Summary Financial Results
Segment Financial Results
Title
This segment consists of the operations of the Company's title insurance underwriters and related businesses, which provide core title insurance and escrow and other title-related services including loan sub-servicing, valuations, default services, and home warranty products.
Third Quarter 2022 Highlights
Mike Nolan, Chief Executive Officer, said, "While mortgage rates have experienced one of the fastest increases ever, we continued to manage our business to react quickly to adjust to order volumes and have delivered adjusted pre-tax Title earnings of $400 million and an adjusted pre-tax margin of 17.1%. Strength in the commercial market where we delivered record revenue of $381 million for a third quarter helped to buffer declines in the residential purchase and refinance markets. Importantly, we believe refinance volumes are at or near trough levels while commercial volumes remain healthy though slowing. We remain confident in our ability to navigate the challenges of operating in a cyclical business and our strong balance sheet allows us to not only withstand periods of dislocation but take advantage of opportunities to build our Title business for the long term."
- Total revenue of $2.3 billion, compared with $2.9 billion in total revenue in the third quarter of 2021
- Total revenue, excluding recognized gains and losses, of $2.3 billion, a 24% decrease compared with the third quarter of 2021
- Purchase orders opened decreased 22% on a daily basis and purchase orders closed decreased 23% on a daily basis from the third quarter of 2021
- Refinance orders opened decreased 75% on a daily basis and refinance orders closed decreased 76% on a daily basis from third quarter of 2021
- Commercial orders opened decreased 18% and commercial orders closed decreased 12% from third quarter of 2021
- Total fee per file of $3,621 for the third quarter, a 40% increase over third quarter of 2021
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
- Pre-tax title margin of 14.6% and industry leading adjusted pre-tax title margin of 17.1% for the third quarter of 2022, compared to 16.6% and 21.7%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2021
- Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations in Title for the third quarter of $335 million, compared with $486 million for the third quarter of 2021
- Adjusted pre-tax earnings in Title for the third quarter of $400 million compared with $669 million for the third quarter of 2021. The decrease from the prior year quarter was primarily a result of the considerable decline in refinance volume representing trough level activity and moderating residential purchase volume; partially offset by higher average fee per file and healthy volume of commercial orders closed
F&G
This segment consists of operations of FNF's wholly-owned subsidiary F&G, a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and funding agreement and pension risk transfer institutional clients.
Third Quarter 2022
Chris Blunt, President and Chief Executive Officer of F&G, commented, "F&G had another solid quarter. We generated total gross sales of $2.9 billion which, in turn, drove our assets under management to $42 billion. In the retail channels, we generated a record $2.3 billion of sales, up 45% from the prior year. In addition to increased demand from rising interest rates, our Retail sales volume reflects expanding relationships with new and existing distribution partners in the agent, bank and broker dealer channels while maintaining a disciplined approach to pricing. Momentum continues in our institutional channels as we placed over $0.6 billion in pension risk transfer transactions, including our first repeat transaction."
Regarding the recently announced transaction to distribute 15% ownership of F&G to FNF shareholders, Mr. Blunt said, "We are on track for a targeted closing in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, and our board of directors has approved the initiation of a dividend program under which F&G intends to pay quarterly cash dividends on our common stock at an initial aggregate amount of approximately $100 million per year, commencing in early 2023. Overall, we are well positioned for future growth opportunities and view the transition to being a publicly traded company as a vote of confidence for our business."
- Total gross sales of $2.9 billion for the third quarter, a decrease of 7% from the third quarter 2021 and second quarter 2022; reflects record retail sales, partially offset by lower institutional sales which we expect to be lumpier and more opportunistic than in our retail channels
- Record Retail sales of $2.3 billion for the third quarter, a 45% increase over third quarter of 2021 and 1% increase over second quarter 2022; reflects execution of diversified growth strategy
- Institutional sales of $620 million of pension risk transfer transactions, compared to $371 million of pension risk transfer transactions in the third quarter 2021. There were no funding agreement issuances in the current quarter, compared with $1.2 billion for the third quarter 2021
- Average assets under management (AAUM) of $41.1 billion for the third quarter, an increase of 26% from $32.6 billion in the third quarter 2021, driven by net new business flows. Ending assets under management were $42.0 billion as of September 30, 2022
- Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for F&G of $115 million for the third quarter, compared to $230 million for the second quarter of 2022
- Adjusted net earnings for F&G of $12 million for the third quarter, compared to $112 million for the second quarter of 2022.
Conference Call
We will host a call with investors and analysts to discuss FNF's third quarter 2022 results on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Events and Multimedia page of the FNF Investor Relations website at fnf.com. The conference call replay will be available via webcast through the FNF Investor Relations website at fnf.com. The telephone replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9, 2022, through November 16, 2022, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (USA) or 1-412-317-6671 (International). The access code will be 13730097. An expanded quarterly financial supplement providing F&G segment results is available on the FNF Investor Relations website.
About Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. More information about FNF can be found at fnf.com.
About F&G
F&G is part of the FNF family of companies. F&G is committed to helping Americans turn their aspirations into reality. F&G is a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, please visit fglife.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, this earnings release includes non-GAAP financial measures, which the Company believes are useful to help investors better understand its financial performance, competitive position and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net earnings per share, adjusted pre-tax title earnings, adjusted pre-tax title earnings as a percentage of adjusted title revenue (adjusted pre-tax title margin), adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (adjusted net earnings), assets under management (AUM), average assets under management (AAUM) and sales.
Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful in certain instances to provide additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other organizations because other organizations may not calculate such non-GAAP measures in the same manner as we do.
The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation of or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. By disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures, FNF believes it offers investors a greater understanding of, and an enhanced level of transparency into, the means by which the Company's management operates the Company.
Any non-GAAP measures should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net earnings, net earnings attributable to common shareholders, net earnings per share, or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance or liquidity. Further, FNF's non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently from similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided below.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: the potential impact of the consummation of the F&G transaction on relationships, including with employees, suppliers, customers and competitors; changes in general economic, business, political and COVID-19 conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that F&G and our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of FNF's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information
Title
The table below reconciles pre-tax title earnings to adjusted pre-tax title earnings.
Title (continued)
F&G
The table below reconciles net earnings attributable to common shareholders to adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders.
Adjusted net earnings for the third quarter of 2022 included a $10 million unrealized loss from alternative investments and $5 million of other net expense items. Alternative investments net investment income based on management's long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $83 million
Adjusted net earnings for the third quarter of 2021 included a $108 million unrealized gain from alternative investments and $27 million of CLO redemption gains and other income. Alternative investments net investment income based on management's long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $49 million
Adjusted net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included a $66 million unrealized gain from alternative investments, $42 million income from actuarial assumption updates and other changes in reserves, and $20 million of CLO redemption gains and other income; partially offset by ($47) million income tax valuation allowance and other expense items. Alternative investments net investment income based on management's long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $174 million
Adjusted net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included a $241 million unrealized gain from alternative investments, $36 million of CLO redemption gains and other income, $17 million income from net favorable mortality experience and other reserve changes, and $8 million income from actuarial intangibles unlocking. Alternative investments net investment income based on management's long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $103 million
F&G (continued)
The tables below provide a comparison of adjusted net earnings by quarter per the new definition, which no longer includes the alternative investment yield adjustment to normalize alternative investment portfolio returns, versus results previously reported for the F&G segment in the 9 quarters subsequent to the acquisition by FNF on June 1, 2020:
F&G (continued)
The table below provides a summary of sales highlights.
Footnotes:
- Non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Measures section below for additional information.
- Institutional sales include funding agreements (FABN/FHLB) and pension risk transfer.
DEFINITIONS
The following represents the definitions of non-GAAP measures used by the Company.
Adjusted Net Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders (Adjusted Net Earnings)
Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP economic measure we use to evaluate financial performance each period. Adjusted net earnings is calculated by adjusting net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders to eliminate:
While these adjustments are an integral part of the overall performance of F&G, market conditions and/or the non-operating nature of these items can overshadow the underlying performance of the core business. Accordingly, management considers this to be a useful measure internally and to investors and analysts in analyzing the trends of our operations. Adjusted net earnings should not be used as a substitute for net earnings (loss). However, we believe the adjustments made to net earnings (loss) in order to derive adjusted net earnings provide an understanding of our overall results of operations.
Assets Under Management (AUM)
AUM is calculated as the sum of:
Management considers this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful internally and to investors and analysts when assessing the rate of return on assets available for reinvestment.
Average Assets Under Management (AAUM)
AAUM is calculated as AUM at the beginning of the period and the end of each month in the period, divided by the total number of months in the period plus one.
Management considers this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful internally and to investors and analysts when assessing the rate of return on assets available for reinvestment.
Sales
Annuity, IUL, funding agreement and non-life contingent PRT sales are not derived from any specific GAAP income statement accounts or line items and should not be viewed as a substitute for any financial measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Sales from these products are recorded as deposit liabilities (i.e. contractholder funds) within the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Life contingent PRT sales are recorded as premiums in revenues within the consolidated financial statements. Management believes that presentation of sales, as measured for management purposes, enhances the understanding of our business and helps depict longer term trends that may not be apparent in the results of operations due to the timing of sales and revenue recognition.
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Edmunds analysts highlight the top three trends they predict will shape the year ahead for the automotive industry
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The car shopping experts at Edmunds expect pent-up consumer demand and rising inventory levels to support new vehicle sales, forecasting that 14.8 million new cars will be sold in 2023. The forecast, drawn from Edmunds data, represents a 7% increase from their estimate of 13.8 million new vehicle sales in 2022.
"2022 was a mixed bag for the entire automotive industry. Sales were severely dampened by limited inventory, but automakers and dealers were able to rely on a dichotomy of affluent car shoppers and individuals making necessity-based purchases to keep things afloat — and the vehicles that they could sell commanded some hefty price tags," said Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds' executive director of insights. "Although inventory levels have been slowly picking up toward the end of the year and should help meet pent-up consumer demand through 2023, a number of headwinds such as rising interest rates, inflation and economic uncertainty are likely to hinder a speedy recovery."
Edmunds experts have put together their list of the three biggest industry trends that they predict will shape the road ahead in 2023, which they've separated into three categories — the good, the bad and the ugly — along with some direct consumer shopping tips.
The Good: New vehicle prices are expected to cool, with average transaction prices dipping below MSRP for the first time in more than a year.
- Edmunds data reveals that the average transaction price (ATP) for a new vehicle hit a record high of $47,681 in November 2022 — but this was also the first time since July 2021 that the ATP came in below the average MSRP. In November 2022, the average MSRP dropped to $47,696.
- Edmunds experts note that the drop in price is concentrated across larger trucks, SUVs and luxury vehicles, whereas there is still increased demand for lower-priced mainstream vehicles. According to Edmunds data from November 2022:
- Consumer shopping tip: If you've been sitting out of the market in the past year due to higher prices or lower selection, now might be a great time to jump back in. If you're a cash buyer, you're going to be in a good position to make a purchase. And if you have a trade-in, shop around for appraisals on sites like Edmunds to maximize its value before prices drop further.
The Bad: Leasing will continue to be out of reach for consumers as deals grow harder to find.
- Edmunds analysts say that leasing, once a popular option for American consumers, has grown increasingly more expensive as inventory is slow to recover and interest rates remain high. Edmunds data reveals that the average monthly lease payment climbed to $583 in November 2022 compared to $471 in November 2019.
- Edmunds data reveals that lease penetration fell to 17.4% in November 2022 compared to 28.3% in November 2019, and Edmunds experts expect the gap to continue widening.
- Consumer shopping tip: Before you lease make sure you weigh the total cost of the lease against all other options including purchasing new, used, or certified pre-owned (CPO). And make sure to read the fine print before getting too invested in a lease deal: Most lease promotions today have extremely restrictive terms that did not exist previously, such as requiring lower mileage caps or limiting offers to existing customers with a trade-in.
The Ugly: Interest rates are skyrocketing, making financing increasingly more expensive for consumers.
- Edmunds experts note that lower interest rates (which were often subsidized by automakers) and longer loan terms helped Americans buy the bigger, feature-heavy vehicles that they love over the past decade. However, that trend is reversing and consumers are paying more than they ever have to finance new and used vehicles.
- According to Edmunds data from November 2022, the average interest paid over the life of a new car loan climbed to an all-time record of $8,436, and the average interest paid over the life of a used car loan climbed to an all-time record high of $10,204.
- Consumer shopping tip: Think of the total amount of interest that you'll be paying over the course of your loan as a stand-alone value that's a separate cost on top of your vehicle purchase — it could make a difference of up to thousands of dollars. Search for promotional APR offers in your area, because more automakers are offering to subsidize auto loans with lower interest rates — the caveat is that most of these offers require that consumers agree to shorter 36- or 48-month loan terms.
"With yet another Fed rate hike expected to be announced today, rising interest rates are increasingly top of mind for consumers in all aspects of life, including auto loans," said Ivan Drury, Edmunds' director of insights. "Even rates that are near or slightly below average can rack up thousands more in interest paid compared to years past, as vehicle prices have also shot up. Researching the total price of a vehicle with interest paid might show that obtaining a promotional APR on one vehicle versus another can be a deciding factor of what is affordable — and what isn't."
Edmunds' analysts also put together their list of the top EV trends to keep an eye on in 2023, which can be found here.
Edmunds guides car shoppers online from research to purchase. With in-depth reviews of every new vehicle, shopping tips from an in-house team of experts, plus a wealth of consumer and automotive market insights, Edmunds helps millions of shoppers each month select, price and buy a car with confidence. Regarded as one of America's best workplaces by Fortune, Great Place to Work and Built In, Edmunds is based in Santa Monica, California. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Chauncey Bowens (North Palm Beach, FL/ The Benjamin School), the University of Georgia commit officially accepted his invitation to the 2024 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fourth edition of the All-American Bowl, Bowens will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation’s top 100 high school football players.
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— Chauncey Bowens (@chauncey_333) July 9, 2023
Bowens was selected by the All-American Bowl Selection Committee, consisting of the All-American Bowl, 247Sports and NexGen founder Brent Williams. All-Americans are eligible for the All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award, the Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, the Defensive Player of the Year Award, the All-American Bowl Man of the Year, the All-American Bowl MVP Award.
Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the All-American Bowl jersey each year. Each player selected to participate will culminate their high school careers during the 24th edition of the annual East vs. West matchup. The 2024 All-American Bowl from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will be presented live on NBC and Peacock.
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,100,000 unique television viewers and over 20,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 562 draft picks; 97 Super Bowl champions; 217 Pro Bowl selections; 17 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Bryce Young, Christian McCaffrey, Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC). | https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/all-american-bowl/news/chauncey-bowens-accepts-all-american-bowl-invitation | 2023-07-10 01:18:30 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/all-american-bowl/news/chauncey-bowens-accepts-all-american-bowl-invitation |
Projects to comprise multiple components of Alithya's comprehensive service offering
MONTREAL, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya") is pleased to announce the signing of up to C$10.8 million in service agreements with a Quebec Government agency covering projects to be implemented over a 36-month period. The work will include cybersecurity, radio communications, and cloud migration projects, as well as assisting the client with the development and adaptation of a project management platform solution. Additionally, Alithya will support the agency's managers in the implementation of best practices in the methodology and management of their projects.
A diverse array of services
In addition to Alithya professionals already engaged in assisting the client with ongoing projects, the newly signed contracts will raise the commitment to more than 140 Alithya advisors with expertise in domains including application development, security, technological infrastructure, cloud architecture, migration, and automation, change management, and continuous improvement.
Quote by David Dufour, Vice President, Public Sector at Alithya:
"These new contracts encompass a broad spectrum of Alithya specializations across multiple domains. With 20 active contracts already in effect that have validated the quality of our work, we have consolidated our position as a trusted advisor to assist this client in addressing its evolving needs moving forward. The quality of work conducted in support of this client also positions Alithya to make deeper inroads into other areas of Quebec's public sector, leveraging the company's reputation to provide similar services to other government ministries, municipalities, and para-public organizations."
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Forward-looking statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding Alithya's objectives, strategies and business outlook as well as its anticipated operating environment and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although management believes the expectations reflected in Alithya's forward-looking statements were reasonable as at the date they were made, forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management and, as such, are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Alithya's control, and which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to those discussed in the section titled "Risks and Uncertainties" of Alithya's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended March 31, 2022, as well as in Alithya's other materials made public, including documents filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities from time to time and which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to Alithya or that Alithya currently deems to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on its financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this press release. Alithya expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since actual results may vary materially from them.
About Alithya
Alithya is a trusted North American leader in strategy and digital transformation, employing a dedicated and highly skilled workforce of 3,700 professionals in Canada, the United States and internationally. Since its founding in 1992, Alithya's capacity, size, and capabilities have continuously evolved, guided by a long-term strategic vision to become the trusted advisor of its clients. Alithya's strategy is based on a plan of accelerated organic growth and complementary acquisitions to create a global leader. The company's integrated offer is based on four pillars of expertise: business strategies, enterprise cloud solutions, application services, and data and analytics. To learn more about Alithya, visit www.alithya.com.
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Reformist farmers in California have deposed the leader of the country's biggest irrigation district, who was known for fighting water regulations. Farmers are accepting less water means less farming.
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Reformist farmers in California have deposed the leader of the country's biggest irrigation district, who was known for fighting water regulations. Farmers are accepting less water means less farming.
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The PGA Tour pros who are in town for this week's BMW Championship have gotten a crash course on Wilmington Country Club.
Most of the golfers had never played the course before Tuesday's practice rounds and Wednesday's pro-am.
"Incredible," said Will Zalatoris, who won last week at the St. Jude Classic in Memphis. "I've never been here before. This is my first time in Delaware. This is a big-boy golf course, 7,500 yards. All three of the par-5s are basically not reachable. Huge, sloping greens.
"If I were to design a golf course, this is probably how I would design it for me. So I'm very excited. Obviously my first time around this place. But the other part, too, is what an incredible buildout on the last five, six holes. This is going to be a really fun experience coming down the stretch, obviously," Zalatoris said.
Four-time major winner and former world number one ranked player Rory McIlroy said he likes the course's setup.
"Yeah, it's a good golf course," McIlroy said. "It's a golf course that's sort of is a little more up my alley compared to say last week in Memphis. I was a little rusty last week, as well, but a lot more drivers off the tee, a lot of room off the tee, a lot more, I guess, scope to hit driver. Length is an advantage here, where in Memphis it's not really. Sort of just my short of golf course that I feel like I can excel on."
McIlroy arrived in Wilmington over the weekend to get an early look at the course.
"It's been good to have some early looks at it. I got here Friday night after the missed cut, and I've been here, so I've been on the course every day since Saturday. But it's been good. It's nice to get back out and prepare and get to know a new golf course, get a little bit of a head start on everyone else. I like the track. It's a good setup."
Xander Schauffele, who comes into the BMW sixth in the FedEx Cut standings, had this take on Wilmington: "You know, I'd use this course as one that is hard to play, but in terms -- I guess when you use the word adapt, hard to play and compete on, but in terms of getting to learn it, not very difficult. There just isn't much to it. I know that may sound bad, but it's really long, you don't want to hit it in the rough, and every putt you have is almost downhill. Those are sort of my main takeaways so far. Bunkers better than the rough around the greens. It wouldn't be my favorite course to play blind, but you could definitely do it, compared to like a Hilton Head or something like that."
Schauffele was asked what number he thought would win the tournament: "That's a really good question. I look at this place as sort of like a harder Caves Valley (outside Baltimore, which hosted last year's BMW Championship). I have no idea. I couldn't tell you. It really depends on if it firms up. A lot of the fairways dogleg, and that first cut will catch the ball but almost makes it unpredictable coming into the greens. I went to Caves Valley and I thought like 17-under was going to win, and then those two boys absolutely destroyed the place. So it's sort of like, yeah, the longest hitter to ever play for us and then the best putting week ever. I always err way too low out here on the TOUR, and guys are just way better. The guys are good, so aim high, I guess."
Schauffele said this is his first visit to The First State.
"I've been to plenty of states, but this is a first time for me," Schauffele said. "Unfortunately when we golf, it's very hotel or house, golf course, hotel or house, golf course. I love my job, so I do spend my time at the course and not really sightseeing. Maybe I'll -- probably not, but maybe I'll come back to Delaware and sightsee at some point and see what it's all about."
Justin Thomas is one player who has played Wilmington Country Club before, though he admits it was awhile ago.
"I played the Palmer Cup here 10-ish years ago. I don't remember the course very well. I remember once I would get to the holes, I would remember the shape of the hole and that part of it, but I did not remember the greens at all. They have a lot of slope. They're very difficult. You need to leave it in the right place. You can't short-side yourself kind of thing," Thomas said. | https://www.wdel.com/news/pga-tour-pros-get-to-know-wilmington-country-club/article_115eab50-1e37-11ed-b6b6-fb07b5a0856e.html | 2022-08-17 20:14:54 | 1 | https://www.wdel.com/news/pga-tour-pros-get-to-know-wilmington-country-club/article_115eab50-1e37-11ed-b6b6-fb07b5a0856e.html |
Park rangers: 70-year-old man fends off cougar attack with rock
SPANISH FORK, Utah - A 70-year-old man used a rock to fend off a mountain lion that had attacked him while hiking, Utah park authorities said.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said it was contacted by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night about the elderly man from Spanish Fork being injured by a cougar in Diamond Fork Canyon.
The unidentified man told authorities that he was hiking through some trees when a cougar jumped out and knocked him to the ground.
The man then grabbed a rock and threw it at the lion before the animal left the area.
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The man was able to get back to his vehicle and drive away. He ended up at a local hospital and received treatment for lacerations to his arms, hands, and left leg.
DWR conservation officers went to the scene of the incident and retrieved the man's cell phone.
The unsuccessfully tried to find the cougar, although they spotted some of the animal's tracks.
Signs have been placed in the area to alert other hikers. Authorities said it's very rare for cougars to attack people and is "often the result of the animal being startled, defending a kill, or a mother defending her cubs."
The DWR has provided some safety tips when crossing paths with a mountain lion.
Here are some tips to help prevent conflicts with cougars:
- Do not hike or jog alone.
- Maintain awareness in cougar country while hiking or jogging and avoid using headphones that block out your surroundings.
- Travel in groups and keep everyone together, including children and dogs.
- Make noise while hiking to alert cougars of your presence.
- Leave the area if you find a dead animal, especially deer or elk, since it could be a cougar kill.
- If you live in an area near deer habitat, do not leave children outside unattended, especially at dawn and dusk.
- As a deterrent, install outside and motion-sensitive lighting around your property.
- Trim vegetation and remove wood piles to reduce hiding places for wildlife.
- Bring pets and livestock inside at night or secure them in a barn or kennel with a top.
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In the rare event that you do happen to encounter a cougar, here are some tips to help keep you safe:
- Never run from a cougar, since that could trigger the cougar’s instincts to chase.
- Maintain eye contact.
- Pick up children and pets or keep them very close.
- Stand up tall.
- Do not crouch or squat.
- Make yourself look bigger by raising and waving your arms or jacket above your head.
- Talk firmly in a loud voice, back away slowly and leave the area.
- Fight back if you are attacked! Protect your head and neck.
- If you are aggressive enough, the cougar will probably flee.
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MADRID (AP) — The bleating and bells of some 1,200 sheep and 200 goats took over downtown Madrid on Sunday morning as part of a festival that recreates the pastoral practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds.
Shepherds herded the animals through the paved streets of the Spanish capital while reenacting what their ancestors did for centuries: move flocks from cool highlands in the summer to lowland winter pastures.
Madrid, Spain's lively capital city has always been part of the 125,000-kilometer (78,000-mile) grid of farming paths that cover the Iberian Peninsula.
As part of the Transhumance Festival, organizers make a symbolic payment for the right to use the drovers' route that crosses the capital. The payment presented at Madrid's city hall in medieval Spain's currency consists of 50 maravedis, as stated in an agreement between the city and shepherds that dates back to 1418.
The closeness of the animals delighted the urban dwellers who gathered to watch the unfamiliar ritual. Children tried to touch the soft merino wool of the locally bred sheep.
Madrid has held the festival since 1994, and towns and smaller cities in Italy, France and California hold similar events.
In Spain, modern farming methods have reduced practicing transhumance - the seasonal movement of livestock - to a small group of farmers that keep the tradition alive through associations such as Concejo de la Mesta, who are responsible for the Transhumance Festival in Madrid.
They promote transhumance for advantages such as sustainability, cultural value and environmental protection since areas walked by sheep are less prone to wildfires.
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On Sunday mornings, I worship in a warm, cozy sanctuary. I lift my frequently off-key voice in songs of praise. I sing words that tell of chains being gone, of freedom, of God making a way, of His blessings. I sometimes raise my hands, though am more prone to do it at home. I wear bright colors of my choosing.
Two weeks ago, Lee Rust of Forever Freedom Ministries had the opportunity to return to KCIW (KY Correctional Institute for Women) in Louisville. It was her first visit back since COVID (2020). I had the privilege of joining her. For many months, her prayer and heart’s desire had been to break through the restrictions to be able to meet inmates there to study God’s Word. Finally, the fullness of time arrived. We were so excited neither of us slept the night before.
Women in khaki uniforms came with big smiles and Bibles to hear a long-awaited word. They filled the small chapel, listened attentively, sang with all their hearts, and lifted their hands heavenward. They sang of chains being gone, of being free, of God making a way, of His blessings. Prison is not like jail. While many we see at the county jail are still in denial, the women of KCIW have been tried and found guilty. Some will serve years as a consequence of their crimes. Many of them will never ever be released. Yet, they praised the Lord.
Lee, a KBC MSC Missionary, has her story of how God drew her to prison ministry in 2000. I have my own, which began in 2006. It was not what I expected. Isn’t that just how God works? I only checked it out because I didn’t want to be swallowed by a whale/fish like Jonah.
Teaching Bible studies at a prison wasn’t even on my radar. That’s typically where God works best: out of our comfort zone. He partnered me with Tanya Parker, a young mother of three little girls. (She didn’t want to be swallowed by a whale, either.) We had no prison experience and had never taught adults. Our focus had been children at church. But … God lit a passion in our hearts to serve women who were incarcerated — women often forgotten by society. Our team began to grow. After the women’s prison closed, God opened the door for us to serve at our county jail.
God calls us to serve others and make His name known. Not ours, but His. Are you serving? Are you telling others about Jesus? All throughout the Bible, He used ordinary people to tell His story, stretching them out of their comfort zones. Fishermen, farmers, shepherds and sellers of purple became men and women on mission, telling everyone they knew about the life changing, way-making God in heaven. He can still do that today!If we’re willing. Is there an unreached people group that needs you? I love going on mission trips. Sometimes that’s out of the country; sometimes it’s across the street.
One of the songs we sang at KCIW was “Chain Breaker,” by Zack Williams: “If you’ve got pain, He’s a pain taker; If you feel lost, He’s a way maker; If you need freedom or saving; He’s a prison-shaking Savior; If you’ve got chains, He’s a chain breaker.”
I will never sing it the same again.
Dawn Reed writes a weekly column for HD Media. She can be contacted at preacherswife7@yahoo.com.
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D.C. Housing Authority director Brenda Donald plans to step down after nearly two years atop the embattled agency, officials announced Wednesday.
The Housing Authority’s board held a closed session Wednesday afternoon to deal with personnel matters. The board will begin a search for a new director, the statement said. It did not say if the board would appoint an interim director if Donald leaves before the search is complete.
Agency staff was informed in recent days that Donald planned to leave soon, according to two people with knowledge of her decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it had not been formally announced.
Word of Donald’s impending departure comes at a critical time for the agency, which is trying to rectify deficiencies identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development this past fall. HUD gave the agency until March 31 to correct its failures to provide “decent, safe, and sanitary” housing for its residents in violation of federal requirements, but has since extended the deadline to the end of this month.
Fallout from the report, which was deeply critical of DCHA’s oversight and governance, elevated Donald’s public profile as she grappled with entrenched challenges. The city also remade the agency’s governing board. Donald, 68, championed her staff and claimed progress while defending herself and her administration from sometimes withering criticism from D.C. Council members and board commissioners.
Donald and her staff, with the help of consultants hired by the city, have scrambled to write a new administrative plan for the agency — a huge document that would alter a wide range of policies. Legal aid organizations that advocate for the Housing Authority’s residents have criticized the pace of efforts and say revised plans won’t fix deep-seated challenges that reflect a lack of competence in implementing policies already in place.
Before leading the Housing Authority, Donald had served as director of the city’s Child and Family Services Agency under Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), who credits Donald with turning that agency around. The mayor, who has been a staunch supporter of Donald, told reporters last year that she urged her to stay on and help the agency “keep its commitments to HUD.” Affordable housing and homelessness remain deep-rooted issues in the District and a Bowser priority.
Donald has steered the agency through a tumultuous period that saw Bowser champion legislation after the HUD report to dissolve the Housing Authority’s 13-member governing board — and get rid of DCHA’s most vocal board critics in the process. The new nine-voting-member reform board first met in January over opposition from some public housing tenants, voucher recipients and their advocates. They agreed that the agency needed major changes — but said they should be undertaken only after debate and input from stakeholders and experts.
Donald took over as interim director of the Housing Authority in June 2021.
Later, she received a two-year contract worth $275,000 annually that was scheduled to expire at the end of September.
Throughout her tenure, Donald has blamed the problems at what she has called a “badly broken agency” on the previous administration. “My goal in taking this job was to stabilize the agency so that a longer-term director would be set up for success …” Donald said in a letter last month to the chairman of the D.C. Council housing committee, Robert C. White Jr. (D-At Large).
Donald inherited an agency with entrenched problems. They include dangerous conditions at its properties, such as lead-paint hazards; out-of-code plumbing; water damage and mold; emergency work orders going unaddressed at night due to high crime; and prospective tenants declining units because they fear for their safety. They also include a voucher program that fails to appropriately determine rents to landlords. These issues along with many others were highlighted in last year’s HUD report.
Donald had known the HUD report was coming for months, but downplayed it to the board as she tried to manage the Housing Authority’s reputation. When the agency received the report in October, Donald declined to release it publicly, intending to wait until after the Housing Authority formed a response. But The Washington Post obtained a copy and detailed its findings.
In her letter to White last month, Donald touted what she said were her accomplishments, such as closing on the sale of the agency’s headquarters to make way for housing and retail in the NoMa neighborhood, improving its financial condition and accelerating inspections and maintenance if its properties.
“Two years ago, I took this role because I believe that having a safe and affordable place to call home is fundamental, and I was excited to be charged with turning around an agency that matters to so many people,” Donald said in a statement included in the announcement. “I’m proud of the work my staff and I did to put DCHA back on the right track to serve public housing residents and voucher participants.”
The reform board’s chairman, Raymond Skinner, who also served on the previous board, praised Donald’s accomplishments “in the hard work of public agency transformation,” the agency announcement said.
Donald, however, failed to achieve what she has called her highest priority — improving the agency’s public housing occupancy rate. Early last year, as the occupancy rate stood at 79 percent, Donald pledged to raise it 10 percentage points by the end of September. Instead, it has fallen below 74 percent. Donald has said the agency is turning a corner on the issue.
But at recent public meetings, several legal aid representatives have said the agency’s performance has hit an all-time low. “The state of the agency has never been more discouraging or demoralizing than it is today,” Amanda Korber, a supervising attorney at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, told the council’s housing committee last month.
Recently, Donald has had a rocky relationship with White, who took over as housing committee chair this year. White appeared to take aim at Donald during a March news conference, saying the agency’s “leadership culture” failed to elevate serious issues to the board and other oversight bodies, choosing instead to “quash them quietly.”
White had called the news conference to talk about internal agency audit reports that, among other allegations, accused a deputy director of the voucher program hired by Donald of having business pursuits and a relationship with a landlord. But acrimony had built between White and Donald over her refusal to answer questions from his staff about who authorized a $41,250 bonus she received in January.
Tension over the bonus intensified during a council hearing last month, when Donald again refused to answer questions about it and told White it was not the council’s business.
“Your obstruction of Council oversight harms the agency,” White wrote to Donald afterward, saying the dust up over the bonus was not the only time she’d refused to answer oversight questions. “It suggests that DCHA is secretive and is hiding information. While I am disappointed that you do not see why this information is relevant to DC taxpayers or the Committee’s oversight work, you cannot pick and choose when the agency will be transparent.”
In her letter to White, Donald noted the important work yet to be done at the agency. “While there are plans for major, long-term redevelopment across our portfolio, these projects take many years, but our residents live there every day and should expect safe, decent, and sanitary housing,” she wrote, pledging to end her tenure having “cured the findings” in the HUD report and having laid the groundwork for a new director’s success. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/03/brenda-donald-leaving-dcha-dc/ | 2023-05-04 04:07:37 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/03/brenda-donald-leaving-dcha-dc/ |
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22,300-square-foot freestanding entertainment destination boasts more than 20 betting stations and Guy Fieri's first-ever full-service restaurant in Arizona
PHOENIX, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars") – in partnership with the Arizona Diamondbacks – announced today that Caesars Sportsbook at Chase Field is officially open. The two-story, 22,300-square-foot entertainment destination is located adjacent to Chase Field in Downtown Phoenix and is now the largest freestanding sportsbook in Arizona and the largest retail sportsbook to open in partnership with a major sports stadium nationwide.
This new, first-class sportsbook and full-service restaurant combo is unlike any opened to date. The venue features a total of nine betting windows and 13 self-service betting kiosks as well as wall-to-wall flatscreen televisions, breathtaking patio space, along with table and plush lounge-style seating on both floors with a total capacity of more than 425. Private space is also available to rent.
An opening event was held on June 21 featuring remarks from Caesars and D-backs representatives, a first bite sampling of menu items and ceremonial first bets, as well as a donation of $20,000 by Caesars to the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation.
"We're extremely proud to bring Caesars Sportsbook and Guy Fieri's Kitchen + Bar to Chase Field and Downtown Phoenix," said Eric Hession, Co-President of Caesars Digital. "This destination provides sports bettors and non-sports bettors, locals and visitors alike, with an experience they can't find anywhere else. Thank you to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Guy Fieri for making this possible."
"What an incredible day for our fans, sports enthusiasts, guests and especially for our organization," said D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall. "We are proud to partner with Caesars Entertainment and Guy Fieri, to bring a year-round first-class sportsbook, restaurant and event space to downtown Phoenix. Everything about this dynamic venue, from the food to the design to the service, has been meticulously planned for an unmatched guest experience."
Bloc9 Architecture served as architect on the project in partnership with Borisoff Design Studio while The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company served as general contractor to create a venue that conveys the Caesars Sportsbook brand in a modern way through a lively and contemporary space fit for a Caesar.
The opening of Guy Fieri's DTPHX Kitchen + Bar at Caesars Sportsbook marks the celebrity chef's first-ever full-service restaurant in Arizona. Designed in partnership with Fieri and led locally by Executive Chef Kayla Laasko, who brings experience from The Barking Bodega, Desert Diamond Casino and the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa, Guy Fieri's DTPHX Kitchen + Bar offers scratch-made food, signature and classic cocktails, and an extensive beer and wine menu. The menu also features a combination of new recipes and Fieri's personal favorites from his other restaurants, including the world-famous Trash Can Nachos ($20) and award-winning Bacon Mac 'n' Cheeseburger ($18). Other menu stand-outs include:
- Jalapeno Pig Poppers: andouille and cheese-stuffed jalapenos wrapped in maple bacon, and then smoked and glazed with bourbon brown sugar barbeque sauce ($18)
- Real Deal Dilly Wings: a dozen wings with dill pickle salt, garlic butter and buttermilk ranch ($16)
- Morgan's Veggie Burger: Scratch-made with donkey sauce, pickles, onions, lettuce, tomato and crispy onions on a whole wheat bun ($16)
- Motley Que Pulled Pork: pulled pork shoulder smothered in Guy's bourbon brown sugar sauce, stacked with citrus slaw, pickle chips, aged cheddar cheese, onion straws and donkey sauce on a toasted pretzel hoagie ($17)
- Blackened Salmon: pan-roasted salmon with blackened "dirty" fried rice, charred asparagus and garlic-lime compound butter ($28)
- Cheesecake Challenge: half of a New York-style marble cheesecake topped with potato chips, pretzels and hot fudge ($24)
"I've worked with the Caesars team for nearly a decade opening restaurants all over the country together. They are the best of the best," said Fieri. "The idea of bringing this next-level restaurant concept to Arizona, a place where I have showcased more than 30 restaurants through 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' over the years, was a no-brainer for me. Thank you to the D-backs and Caesars for making it happen."
Caesars Sportsbook is now open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., on Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Guy Fieri's DTPHX Kitchen + Bar is open Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. for food service and until 1 a.m. both nights for beverage service. The venue will also be open during D-backs off days and have expanded hours during football season.
The Caesars Sportsbook app integrates mobile sports betting with Caesars' industry-leading loyalty program, Caesars Rewards. Every wager placed on the mobile app rewards the bettor with Tier Credits and Reward Credits that can be used to unlock unbeatable experiences within the Caesars portfolio of properties and partnerships, including access to VIP experiences with the D-backs at Chase Field or at the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip.
Eligible sports fans in Arizona can download the Caesars Sportsbook app, register, and deposit funds to take advantage of a special sign-up offer for first-time users:
- Insure your first bet for up to $1,500
Caesars is an official sports betting partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, an authorized gaming operator of Major League Baseball, and has partnerships with the NFL, NBA, NHL, and several individual teams.
For refreshing, real-time industry updates and to join the empire of like-minded Caesars, players can engage with the Caesars Sportsbook on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @CaesarsSports. For more information, please visit dbacks.com/GuyDTPHX or @GuysDTPHX on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) is the largest casino-entertainment company in the US and one of the world's most diversified casino-entertainment providers. Since its beginning in Reno, NV, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.'s resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's®, Horseshoe®, and Eldorado® brand names. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. offers diversified gaming, entertainment and hospitality amenities, one-of-a-kind destinations, and a full suite of mobile and online gaming and sports betting experiences. All tied to its industry-leading Caesars Rewards loyalty program, the company focuses on building value with its guests through a unique combination of impeccable service, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars is committed to its employees, suppliers, communities and the environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. For more information, please visit www.caesars.com/corporate.
About Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks provide industry-leading entertainment in a clean, safe and family-friendly environment and make a positive impact on its fans and civic partners. Their mission is guided by the Circle of Success: team performance, fan experience, financial efficiency, workplace culture, and community contribution. The D-backs' pinnacle on-field moment was their 2001 World Series title, the only championship among the 4 major Valley teams. Since being established in 1997, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has donated over $75 million in charitable contributions to the Arizona community, more than the state's other professional sports teams combined. The club, established in 1995 and whose inaugural season was in 1998, plays their home games in downtown Phoenix at Chase Field, the first Major League stadium in the United States to feature a pool as well as a retractable roof over a natural-grass playing surface (now synthetic grass). For more information, please visit dbacks.com or on social media via @Dbacks and @LosDbacks.
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Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs
SYDNEY (AP) — A team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives.
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meter (13,120 feet) — deeper than the Titanic — off Luzon island in the South China Sea, using an autonomous underwater vehicle with in-built sonar.
There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died, said a statement Saturday from the Sydney-based Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history. It took part in the mission together with Dutch deep-sea survey specialists Fugro and Australia’s Defense Department.
“The extraordinary effort behind this discovery speaks for the enduring truth of Australia’s solemn national promise to always remember and honour those who served our country,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “This is the heart and the spirit of Lest We Forget.”
The Montevideo Maru was transporting prisoners and civilians who were captured after the fall of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The ship was not marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, the American submarine Sturgeon, after stalking the ship through the night, fired four torpedoes, which found their target, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.
Those killed included 1,080 people from 14 nations, including 979 Australians.
“Families waited years for news of their missing loved ones, before learning of the tragic outcome of the sinking,” said Silentworld director John Mullen. “Some never fully came to accept that their loved ones were among the victims. Today, by finding the vessel, we hope to bring closure to the many families devastated by this terrible disaster.”
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WA employers must disclose ‘genuinely expected’ pay next year
Washington state employers will soon be required to disclose in job listings the expected salary range for applicants.
A new pay transparency law gets enacted in January.
Washington’s Pay Transparency Law (SB 5761) will require employers with 15 or more employees to include the wage scale or a salary range in their job postings, along with “a general description of the benefits and other compensation offered.”
Seattle minimum wage increases to $18.69 an hour
Employers also must provide existing employees who are promoted or offered a new position with a wage scale or salary range of the new role, the law says.
If employers do not have an expected range, the policy simply suggests creating one, reading, “a scale or range should be created prior to publishing the posting.”
Under Washington’s current laws, employers with 15 or more employees are only required to provide information on a listing’s salary to an applicant after they have been chosen for the position.
The proposal’s primary sponsor, state Sen. Emily Randall, said the bill is designed to encourage “pay transparency to applicants even before they apply.”
“The bill will make Washington more competitive for job seekers at a time when our employers are struggling to recruit and retain workers who keep our economy moving,” a staff summary of her testimony reads.
“Many candidates spend hours going through rounds of interviews only to find out they can’t live on the offered pay,” the summary continues. “It is also an equity issue, punishing women and people of color because they get punished for negotiating where white men are rewarded for the same thing.”
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee signed the senate bill into law on March 30.
Currently, only 48% of the job listings on Indeed.com include pay or salary ranges in Washington, according to the job search engine.
In November, the state of New York started requiring pay transparency, along with many other states, including Colorado, which was the first to adopt a salary transparency law. California, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Connecticut soon followed suit.
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By DUSAN STOJANOVIC
Associated Press
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the small Balkan state which officials say bears the hallmark of pro-Russian hackers and its security services.
The coordinated attack that started around Aug. 20 crippled online government information platforms and put Montenegro’s essential infrastructure, including banking, water and electricity power systems, at high risk.
The attack, described by experts as unprecedented in its intensity and the longest in the tiny nation’s recent history, capped a string of cyberattacks since Russia invaded Ukraine in which hackers targeted Montenegro and other European nations, most of them NATO members.
Sitting at his desk in Montenegro’s capital, Podgorica, in front of a blackened PC screen, Defense Minister Rasko Konjevic said government officials were advised by cyber experts, including a team of FBI investigators that was dispatched to the Balkan state, to go offline for security reasons.
“We have been faced with serious challenges related to the cyberattack for about 20 days, and the entire state system, the system of state administration, and the system of services to citizens are functioning at a rather restrictive level,” Konjevic told The Associated Press.
He said experts from several countries are trying to help restore the Montenegro government’s computer system and find proof of who is behind the attack.
Montenegro officials said the attack that crippled the government’s digital infrastructure was likely carried out by a Russian-speaking ransomware gang that generally operates without Kremlin interference as long as it doesn’t target Russian allies. The gang, called Cuba ransomware, claimed responsibility for at least part of the Montenegro cyberattack, in which it created a special virus for the attack called Zerodate.
Montenegro’s Agency for National Security blamed the attack squarely on Russia.
Russia has a strong motive for such an attack because Montenegro, which it once considered a strong ally, joined NATO in 2017 despite the Kremlin’s opposition. It has also joined Western sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine invasion, which led Moscow to brand Montenegro an “enemy state” along with several other countries that joined the embargo.
“In such attacks, there are usually organizations that are a mask for state intelligence services,” Konjevic said, adding that the defense ministry’s NATO-related data is protected “in a special way” while the other possible leaks “are being investigated.”
The cyberattack comes amid an apparent attempt by Moscow to destabilize the Balkan region that was at war in the 1990s through the Kremlin’s Balkan ally Serbia, and thus at least partly shift the world’s attention from the war in Ukraine.
Montenegro, which split from much larger Serbia in 2006, is currently run by an interim government that has lost parliamentary support because of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic ’s shady deals with the influential Serbian Orthodox Church without the consent of the whole coalition that supported the government.
Montengro’s roughly 620,000 people are deeply split between those who want the country to restore its close ties to Serbia and Russia and those who want it to continue on its path of the European Union membership.
“A real war is being waged in Ukraine, with bombs, a war of conquest by Russia,” political analyst Zlatko Vujovic said. “Something similar is happening in Montenegro. There are no bombs, but there is a huge tension, a huge hybrid conflict in which the interests of Russia and its and Serbian intelligence services are interconnected.”
Other Eastern European states deemed enemies of Russia have also faced cyberattacks, mostly nuisance-level denial-of-service campaigns that render websites unreachable by flooding them with junk data but don’t damage them. Targets have included networks in Moldova, Slovenia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania.
Last week, Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran and kicked out its diplomats after a cyberattack in July that it blamed on the Islamic Republic.
“Montenegro remains a target within both the public and private sector, as well as many other countries in that region,” said Patrick Flynn, head of the advanced programs group at Trellix, a U.S.-based cybersecurity company. “We have observed a blend of historically based nation state actors and well-known ransomware groups.”
“This recent focus on NATO member countries reinforces the need for hyper vigilance within key businesses as well as government (and) critical infrastructure cyber security environments,” he said in an email to the AP.
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AP writer Predrag Milic contributed.
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$60M skilled trades training center opens in Detroit
Detroit — A year later than originally expected, the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights opened a training center Wednesday that state and city officials say will provide opportunities for Detroiters and boost Michigan's competitiveness.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Mayor Mike Duggan were among those celebrating the completion of the $60 million, 145,000 square-foot training center on the city's west side that will provide free skilled trades training for up to 1,500 students a year through an apprenticeship program taught by the carpenters and millwrights union.
"This is a day that Detroiters have waited on for a long time," Duggan said at a news conference. "Most of the construction in this region has been in the suburbs." He said Detroiters were being left out of trades and access to learning them because of the distance of building sites from the city.
"I wanted to make sure, as we move back (construction to Detroit) that Detroiters have access to these jobs," Duggan said. "Now, young people are going to be on track for good paying jobs for the rest of their careers."
Whitmer said the facility would benefit city residents and help reach her goal to have 60% of working-age Michiganians earn a skills certificate or postsecondary degree by 2030.
"I love that it's in Detroit," she said. "Michiganders may not realize it but every single day we all rely on carpenters, millwrights, floor layers, pile layers and all of the skilled trades that build our infrastructure."
"It's not just about numbers, it's about people, it's about lives, it's about building an economy that creates opportunity for everyone and it's about ensuring that there are phenomenal training opportunities like this one represents," Whitmer said.
Plans for the training center were announced in March 2019 and construction began in July 2020 on the site of the former Tappan School near Oakman Boulevard.
The training center is the third and largest of three built in the state since 2019 by the Architectural Contractors Trade Association of Michigan; the others were constructed in Wayland, in Allegan County, and Negaunee, in the Upper Peninsula said Donna Pardonnet, the association's executive director.
Vancey Pruett II, a third-year apprentice, said it's amazing to have carpenters, floor layers, millwrights and others all under the same roof and able to support each other.
"I would encourage anyone who thinks this might work for them to just give it a try because you might find the place you belong and things that you love to do, just like I did," she said.
MRCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Tom Lutz said there has never been a better time to join the skill trades. "Our apprenticeship is the other four-year degree but there's a big difference, in this one, you do not accumulate student loan debt; as a matter of fact, you earn while you learn," Lutz said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/06/15/skilled-trades-training-center-opens-detroit/7625805001/ | 2022-06-15 18:13:16 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/06/15/skilled-trades-training-center-opens-detroit/7625805001/ |
ATLANTA (AP) — As the 2024 campaign season begins, political players are looking in the mirror and deciding whether they see an American president staring back.
It was no different for Jimmy Carter in the early 1970s. And it took meeting several presidential candidates and then encouragement from an esteemed elder statesman before the young governor of Georgia, who had never met a president himself, saw himself as something bigger.
He announced his White House bid on Dec. 12, 1974, amid fallout from the Vietnam War and President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Then he leveraged his unknown — and politically untainted — status to become the 39th president. That whirlwind path has been a model, explicit and otherwise, for would-be contenders ever since.
“Jimmy Carter’s example absolutely created a 50-year window of people saying, ‘Why not me?’” said Steve Schale, who worked on President Barack Obama’s campaigns and is a longtime supporter of President Joe Biden.
Carter’s climb is getting new attention as the 98-year-old receives end-of-life care at home in Plains, Georgia.
David Axelrod, who helped engineer Obama’s four-year ascent from state senator to the Oval Office, said Carter’s model is about more than how his grassroots strategy turned the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary into his springboard.
“There was a moral stain on the country, and this was a guy of deep faith,” Axelrod said. “He seemed like a fresh start, and I think he understood that he could offer something different that might be able to meet the moment.”
Donna Brazile, who managed Democrat Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, got her start on Carter’s two national campaigns. “In 1976, it was just Jimmy Carter’s time,” she said.
Of course, the seeds of his presidential run sprouted even before Nixon won a second term and certainly before his resignation in August 1974.
In Carter’s telling, he did not run for governor in 1966 — he lost — or in 1970 thinking about Washington. Even when announced his presidential bid, neither he nor those closest to him were completely confident.
“President of what?” his mother, Lillian, replied when he told her his plans.
But soon after he became governor in 1971, Carter’s team envisioned him as a national player. They were encouraged in part by the May 31 Time magazine cover depicting Carter alongside the headline “Dixie Whistles a Different Tune.” Inside, a flattering profile framed Carter as a model “New South” governor.
In October 1971, Carter ally Dr. Peter Bourne, an Atlanta physician who would become U.S. drug czar, sent his politician friend an unsolicited memo outlining how he could be elected president. On Oct. 17, a wider circle of advisers sat with Carter at the Governor’s Mansion to discuss it. Carter, then 47, wore blue jeans and a T-shirt, according to biographer Jonathan Alter.
The team, including Carter’s wife Rosalynn, now 95, began considering the idea seriously.
“We never used the word ‘president,’” Carter recalled upon his 90th birthday, “but just referred to ‘national office.’”
Carter invited high-profile Democrats — Washington players who were running or considering running in 1972 — to one-on-one meetings at the mansion. He would later jump at the chance to lead the Democratic National Committee’s national campaign. The position allowed him to travel the country helping candidates up and down the ballot.
He was among the Southern governors who angled to be McGovern’s running mate in 1972. Alter said Carter was never seriously considered.
Still, Carter got to know, among others, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Sens. Henry Jackson of Washington, Eugene McCarthy of Maine and George McGovern of South Dakota, the eventual nominee who lost a landslide to Nixon.
Carter later explained that he had previously defined the nation’s highest office by its occupants immortalized with monuments.
“For the first time,” Carter told The New York Times, “I started comparing my own experiences and knowledge of government with the candidates, not against ‘the presidency’ and not against Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. It made it a whole lot easier.”
Adviser Hamilton Jordan crafted a detailed campaign plan calling for matching Carter’s outsider, good-government credentials to voters’ general disillusionment, even before Watergate. But the team still spoke and wrote in code, as if the “higher office” weren’t obvious.
It was reported during his campaign that Carter told family members around Christmas 1972 that he would run in 1976. Carter later wrote in a memoir that a visit from former Secretary of State Dean Rusk in early 1973 affirmed his leanings.
Carter described Rusk in adoring terms. “Our most distinguished Georgian,” Carter called the man who led the State Department during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
During another private confab in Atlanta, Rusk told Carter plainly: “Governor, I think you should run for president in 1976.” That, Carter wrote, “removed our remaining doubts.”
Schale said the process is not always so involved.
“These are intensely competitive people already,” he said of governors, senators and others in high office. “If you’re wired in that capacity, it’s hard to step away from it.”
But Schale and Axelrod emphasized that circumstances matter.
“We judged what people felt was missing in our politics,” Axelrod said of Obama and his “Hope and Change” theme.
“He seemed uniquely positioned to answer that call … where others were not,” Axelrod explained, alluding to Hillary Clinton’s long resume as a liability given voters’ anger over the Iraq war and other matters by the end of George W. Bush’s presidency.
Republican Donald Trump countered in 2016, riding a populist wave of discontent after two Obama terms. Schale noted that Biden, then vice president, passed on 2016 in part because Obama privately backed Clinton’s reprisal bid.
In 2020, though, a 77-year-old Biden came out of retirement specifically to hammer Trump as a threat to the “soul of the nation.” Biden won.
“Does he even run if it’s anybody but Trump in office? No way,” Schale said.
Now 80, the president appears to be running again. So is 76-year-old Trump. That’s drawn new messengers to the stage with what they hope is the right message.
“We’re ready — ready to move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past,” said Nikki Haley, the 51-year-old former U.N. ambassador, as she declared her underdog candidacy on Feb. 15.
The South Carolina Republican’s call for “a new generation to lead us” echoed as a potential 2024 equivalent of the Georgia Democrat who told voters in his 1976 opening argument that “our trust has been betrayed.”
“Jimmy Carter showed us that you can go from a no-name to president in the span of 18 or 24 months,” said Jared Leopold, a top aide in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s unsuccessful bid for Democrats’ 2020 nomination.
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Northwestern Local School’s superintendent will host a threat assessment training tonight after an incident at the school this week caused concern for parents.
“I’ve heard from many parents and community members that they’re concerned about how our school conducts threat assessment,” Superintendent Jesse Steiner said in a video posted on the district’s Facebook page.
The threat assessment will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the athletic complex, but it is on a first-come, first-served basis as there is only room for about 25 community members, Steiner said. He said he will have another session if needed.
During the training, Steiner will go over all of the information the district uses to identify and mitigate potential threats, and “will gladly share the information” they use to determine their course of actions.
Steiner explained in a video posted Tuesday why high school and junior high parents got an automated call that there had been a report that a student had a weapon.
“I just want to let everybody know that there was no threat today at school, nobody brought a weapon, nobody made a threat and everybody is safe,” Steiner said in the video.
A student sent a text message to their parent saying they felt they were in danger at school, so the parent called 911. This phone call then led to a “very quick and effective response” from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and German Twp. Police Department, in which resulted in 30 to 40 cruisers being out from the the high school.
“They came in force because they believed that there was a threat at the school. The reality is that there was no threats, no student made a threat, no student had a weapon,” Steiner said.
The message said a student was threatening to shoot the school, according to the police report. Once officers arrived, they checked the student in question, his bookbag and his locker, but found everything to be okay and no weapon was found, according to a report from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
During the investigation, officers talked with a few students who said they heard the student had a gun, was going to shoot up the school, and was going to bring a pipe bomb or some form of weapon to the school and use it. None of the students said they heard the threats directly from the student in question, the report said.
When officers talked to the student in question, he was “adamant” about never making any type of threat related to that and never thought of doing that. He also said he has been working hard to get better after having been in trouble at school previously, and Steiner backed up that statement to deputies.
Officers determined no threat was made and no weapons were found. “No charges of any type would be made in this incident and the case was closed,” the report said, “but whatever the school chooses to do from an internal discipline matter is up to them to handle.”
Some Northwestern parents have complained on Facebook about alleged threats made by a student this month. In his video to parents, Steiner addressed what he said was an alleged rumor going around about one student who is threatening the school.
“It is a rumor and it’s not a true rumor but it continues to go around and it was spread today and that is what prompted the text message from the student to their parent,” he said.
In the video, Steiner said the bad thing was that there were “students spreading rumors about another student that were untrue,” and the good was a parent called 911 when they believed there was danger, a student who felt in danger told someone, and that law enforcement agencies responded quickly.
Steiner said one of the things they need to work on as a community is to make sure they have accurate information so the district is not using resources out of the county to come to the school when no one made a threat.
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Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is ‘a human obscenity’ at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over artificial intelligence is “a human obscenity.”
Penn addressed the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in a press conference for his new film, “Black Flies,” director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s harrowing, gritty drama about New York paramedics. Asked about the strike, Penn said “the industry has been upending the writers and actors and directors for a very long time.”
“There’s a lot of new concepts being tossed about including the use of AI It strikes me as a human obscenity for there to be pushback on that from the producers,” said Penn, a veteran writer-director in addition to being an actor.
Film and TV screenwriters earlier this month began striking after talks with producers broke off. The WGA is seeking better pay, new contracts for the streaming era and safeguards against the use of AI-scripted work-arounds.
“The first thing we should do in these conversations is change the Producers Guild and title them how they behave, which is the Bankers Guild,” added Penn. “It’s difficult for so many writers and so many people industry-wide to not be able to work at this time. I guess it’s going to soul-search itself and see what side toughs it out.”
After the press conference, Penn said in a statement that he meant to refer to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which is negotiating on behalf of producers, not the Producers Guild of America.
Penn’s comments come as the potential for a wider work stoppage in Hollywood may be growing. The Directors Guild is also negotiating a new contract with producers. The board of SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, this week voted to ask members for strike authorization as it prepares to enter negotiations for a new contract.
In Cannes, the strike been a regular topic for American stars, filmmakers and producers. On Thursday, Ethan Hawke wore a shirt that read “Pencils Down.” On the festival’s opening day Tuesday, juror Paul Dano said he planned to join his wife, Zoe Kazan, on the picket lines soon.
“My wife is currently picketing with my 6-month-old, strapped to her chest,” said Dano. “I will be there on the picket line when I get back home.”
At the press conference Friday for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, one of the top film producers, said “most people are in full support of the writers getting what they deserve.”
“The meta issue here is how that it’s being impacted by an industry that’s really changing, that is in the midst of change, both technologically and just basic aspects of how we work,” Kennedy said. “That’s going to take time. That’s what everyone is getting ready for.”
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s a jab well done for the New York nurse who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020.
Sandra Lindsay is one of the 17 people who is set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Lindsay joined PIX11 News on Thursday to talk about her experience and what she’s looking forward to on her visit to the White House.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown began her tenure in 2015 by extending her predecessor's moratorium on executions.
Now, with just weeks left in office, she is commuting the sentences of all 17 people on death row in the state. They will instead serve life in prison with no chance of parole.
The Democrat announced on Tuesday that she would use her executive clemency powers to make the commutations, which took effect the following day. And she emphasized that, unlike previous commutations she's granted, they are not based on any "rehabilitative efforts" by the individuals on death row.
"Instead, it reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral," she said in a statement. "It is an irreversible punishment that does not allow for correction; is wasteful of taxpayer dollars; does not make communities safer; and cannot be and never has been administered fairly and equitably."
She also acknowledged the pain and uncertainty for victims as individuals sit on death row for decades without resolution, adding that she hopes this move "will bring us a significant step closer to finality in these cases."
Why Oregon?
Oregon has executed two individuals in the last half century, most recently in 1997. The state has abolished and readopted capital punishment several times throughout it history. Voters last brought the death penalty back in 1984, three years after the Oregon Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
Then-Gov. John Kitzhaber imposed a moratorium in 2011, which Brown has continued, and a 2019 bill significantly narrowed the scope of what constitutes a capital offense in the state.
The following year, Oregon's Department of Corrections closed its death-row facility and moved those individuals into the general prison population. And the state Supreme Court struck down one inmate's death sentence in a major 2021 ruling that attorneys said could eradicate the sentence of dozens of others in the state.
Brown has used her power of clemency more than any of the state's previous governors, Oregon Public Broadcasting reports. She granted clemency to nearly 1,000 people during the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that sparked legal challenges but was ultimately upheld by an Oregon appeals court.
Brown tells Morning Edition's Rachel Martin that the majority of her clemency work has been geared towards moving Oregon towards a more equitable criminal justice system — and notes that a disproportionate number of those currently on death row in the state are people of color. She says this particular action is different because it's based solely on "the immorality of the death penalty."
"Justice is not advanced by taking a life and the state should not be in the business of executing people, even if a horrible, horrible crime or crimes placed them in prison," Brown says. "The death penalty also has never been administered fairly, consistently, or equitably in Oregon or frankly, across the United States."
Why now?
Brown stresses that she's made her personal opposition to the death penalty clear from the outset, and outlined the progress her state has made in that direction during her tenure. She has also ordered the state to shut down and empty its execution chamber, and told OPB that the rarely-used room will be repurposed.
It's not unusual for governors to wait until their final terms to exercise their clemency power, she tells Morning Edition (Oregon limits its governors to two four-year terms). According to the American Civil Liberties Union, several former and current governors from both parties have used those powers to commute their state's death rows, including Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Gov. George Ryan (R-Ill.), and Gov. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.).
"It's certainly unacceptable to me that I would leave office without taking one final action to ensure that none of these individuals will be executed by the state," Brown says.
While Brown's decision has drawn praise from plenty of criminal justice advocates, it's also sparked backlash from some state Republicans (who make up a minority of the legislature) and family members of victims.
She says she's confident that her commutations would be upheld in court if challenged, citing the recent court of appeals ruling restating the governor's broad authority in this area. And she rejects the idea that she acted without a mandate from her constituents.
"I was elected by a majority of Oregonians, and I know that they share my values, that the death penalty is both dysfunctional and immoral. It is applied inequitably. And absolutely it does not make sense," Brown says. "And I will say that Oregonians have elected time and time again governors that oppose the death penalty."
What's next?
Gov.-elect Tina Kotek, also a Democrat, told OPB while campaigning that she is opposed to the death penalty because of her religious beliefs, and would continue the moratorium if elected.
Her spokesperson told Portland TV station KATU this week that Brown's decision "is generally aligned with her values."
Brown is the third Oregon governor to commute death sentences, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Gov. Robert Holmes commuted those imposed during his term in office from 1957-1959, and Gov. Mark Hatfield commuted all death row sentences in 1964.
This interview was produced by Paige Waterhouse and edited by Ally Schweitzer.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Adam Seiko and his San Diego State teammates are ready from the moment the ball is tipped to stalk ballhandlers, make aggressive switches and close out hard on any shooter.
They’re true believers in the oft-repeated notion that defense wins championships.
“It should be a staple statement in every program,” Seiko said.
Yet as the Aztecs bring that approach to this weekend’s Final Four, the reality is different: the teams that have cut down the nets on the final Monday of the season have largely been top-tier offensive teams for the past two decades. That means there’s been more return for teams having big-time shot makers compared to a team full of stoppers that packs less offensive punch.
“I think most of the teams that go all the way, they have to have a couple of guys that can go get their own bucket or just can score at will,” said Florida Atlantic guard Jalen Gaffney, a UConn transfer.
And that sets up best for Miami and Connecticut compared to San Diego State and FAU as the sport reaches its biggest stage after a topsy-turvy season.
“It’s about when you can’t get stops as a defensive team, do you have the firepower offensively to combat not having a great outing on the defensive end?” said Joel Berry II, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2017 Final Four during North Carolina’s title run and an ACC Network analyst. “And if you don’t have it, it’s hard to compete for a national championship.”
A look at KenPom data illustrates that point.
Seventeen of the last 20 NCAA champions finished in the top 10 in adjusted offensive efficiency, which measures points scored per 100 possessions. Four — Florida in its 2007 repeat, UNC in 2009, Duke in 2010 and Villanova in 2018 — were ranked No. 1. And 14 champions have ranked better in offensive than defensive efficiency, including every year going back to Duke in 2015.
By comparison, 10 of the 20 champions finished outside the top 10 in adjusted defensive efficiency for points allowed per 100 possessions. That includes the past two champs, Kansas last year (17th, 91.7) and Baylor in 2021 (22nd, 91.1).
Luke Hancock is linked to one of the outliers, having been named Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four in Louisville’s later-vacated run to the trophy. That squad ranked No. 1 in defensive efficiency (84.8) and seventh offensively (117.7), and Hancock appreciates the value of pressure defense after having played for Rick Pitino.
And yet, the ACC Network analyst also looks to offense in March Madness.
“When you get to this point, it’s all about who plays that fluid game and scores points in my opinion,” he said, adding: “I just think you’re not going to be able to really compete if you can’t score the basketball for six straight games.”
There’s one glaring example from recent years: Virginia, with a defensive-heavy approach and a slow tempo that is seemingly determined to grind hardwood into dust.
The Cavaliers have had first-round tournament exits in three of their past four appearances. But they won the 2019 championship when they had a trio of NBA-bound shot makers in DeAndre Hunter, Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy to complement that defense, including Hunter hitting big shots in the overtime finale against Texas Tech.
It’s a lesson that UConn coach Dan Hurley has taken seriously, even with his defensive instincts.
Last year’s team fell to New Mexico State for a first-round exit, and Hurley couldn’t overlook the Aggies having more perimeter firepower. So the Huskies added four transfers for the wing.
As a result, UConn arrives in Houston having gone from averaging 113.8 points per 100 possessions last year to 120.8 this year, good for third nationally. Throw in a top-11 defense, and the Huskies have rolled through four NCAA opponents.
“We knew the defense would come with this team,” forward Alex Karaban said. “We just needed the offensive spurt.”
The Huskies’ opponent in Saturday’s national semifinals is right there with them. Miami ranked fifth nationally (119.6) and has four different players who have tallied at least three 20-point games this year. The offensive versatility, guard Jordan Miller said, takes the pressure off since the Hurricanes know they can score in any situation.
“We’ve been lucky enough to have a really good offense this year,” Miller said. “So to win games, it’s just come down to how many stops we can get. … And we never really have a problem scoring the ball.”
It’s a different look in the other semifinal, where FAU has a top-30 unit at both ends while San Diego State is the defensive headliner in Houston. The Aztecs are fourth nationally by holding opponents to 89.8 points per 100 possessions but 75th in offense (110.7).
Still, San Diego State was good enough to oust top overall tournament seed Alabama and to hold down a strong Creighton offense in the regional final. That’s why leading scorer Matt Bradley isn’t worried about data showing offensive teams have a tournament edge.
“The thing is, we have lot of size, we have a lot of athleticism, we play really hard on the defensive end,” Bradley said. “I think when you have those three things it gives you a chance to beat anybody.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mario, Madonna and Mariah have entered the national audio canon.
Madonna’s star-making 1984 album “Like a Virgin,” Mariah Carey’s 1994 holiday perennial “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and the original 1985 theme from Super Mario Bros. are now in the U.S. National Recording Registry as part of “the defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture,” the Library of Congress announced Wednesday.
In all, 25 albums, singles and other sound artifacts spanning more than a century are being inducted into the registry, from the first known recording of mariachi music in 1908 and 1909 by Cuarteto Coculense, to 2012’s “Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra” by composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
The Super Mario Bros. music, officially known as the “Ground Theme,” written by young Nintendo composer Koji Kondo, becomes the first music from a video game to enter the registry, which called it in a news release “the most recognizable video game theme in history.” The tune has appeared in countless Mario-related incarnations, including in the new megahit “ Super Mario Bros. Movie.”
Queen Latifah becomes the first female rapper with a recording in the registry with the inclusion of her 1989 album “All Hail the Queen,” whose songs include the feminist anthem “Ladies First.”
Other full albums getting recognition include 1970’s “Déjà Vu” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1983’s “Synchronicity” by the Police, and 1985’s “Black Codes (From the Underground)” by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
Other singles making the list include Bobby Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” (1967), John Lennon’s “Imagine” (1971), Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” (1971), John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (1971), and Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville” (1977).
Those recordings are joined by a pair of 1980s standards: “Flashdance…What a Feeling” by Irene Cara (1983) and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by Eurythmics (1983).
The inductees include two non-musical entries, astronomer Carl Sagan’s recording of his book about humanity’s place in the universe, “Pale Blue Dot,” and NBC radio reporter Dorothy Thompson’s commentaries and analysis from Europe during the runup to World War II in 1939.
The Library of Congress selects the titles for preservation for their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
830 AM CDT Tue Sep 20 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Rio Grande at Boquillas affecting Brewster County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.
Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge affecting Presidio
County.
For the Rio Grande...including Presidio International Bridge,
Presidio 5SE, Castolon, Johnson Ranch, Boquillas...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 830 PM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet (2.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood
stage, and low lying areas begin to flood.
At 11.0 feet (3.4 meters), minor flooding continues along the
river. Irrigation pumps may need to be removed. No threats to
residences or other structures are known to occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.7 feet (3.0 meters).
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday was 11.4 feet (3.5 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this morning and continue falling to 8.8 feet (2.7
meters) Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet (2.7 meters).
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.2 feet (2.8 meters) on 09/07/2022.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Tue Tue Wed Wed
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1pm 7pm 1am 7am
Rio Grande
Presidio 5SE 9.0 9.7 Tue 8am 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio 5SE 2.7 3.0 Tue 8am 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet (3.7 meters), the river reaches bankfull,
after which the flood plain between the levees begins to flood.
No damage is expected.
At 15.5 feet (4.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,
and flooding between the levees occurs. No damage to structures
is expected.
- At 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.7 feet (5.4 meters).
ending at 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday was 18.3 feet (5.6 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
stage at 17.6 feet (5.4 meters).
- Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
18.9 feet (5.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.
Fld Observed Tue Tue Wed Wed
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1pm 7pm 1am 7am
Presidio Internation 15.5 17.7 Tue 8am 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5
Presidio Internation 4.7 5.4 Tue 8am 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Castolon.
* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches bankfull,
and no significant damage is expected.
At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,
and lowland flooding begins. The river begins to flood the road
between Santa Elena Canyon and Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend
National Park. The river begins to flood the parking lot at Santa
Elena Canyon, and cut off the nature trail into the canyon.
Campers in Cottonwood Campground need to prepare for possible
evacuations.
- At 7:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.2 feet (4.6 meters).
ending at 7:15 AM CDT Tuesday was 16.2 feet (4.9 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.2
feet (4.6 meters) late this morning. It will then fall below
flood stage this evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet (4.6 meters).
15.1 feet (4.6 meters) on 09/04/2022.
Fld Observed Tue Tue Wed Wed
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1pm 7pm 1am 7am
Castolon 15.0 15.2 Tue 7am 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.8
Castolon 4.6 4.6 Tue 7am 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Boquillas.
* WHEN...Until late Thursday morning.
and no damage is expected. Preparations may be necessary to
remove water pumps. The park should be notified at this time if
additional rises are expected so they will have time to remove the
pumps.
At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage.
Water reaches the water pumps maintained by the park service that
are used to water the campgrounds and to provide water to the
employee living quarters. It may be necessary for park personnel
to remove the pumps.
At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), the river reaches moderate flood
stage. Water pumps submerge.
- At 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.2 feet (4.0 meters).
ending at 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 14.3 feet (4.4 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.5
feet (4.1 meters) late this morning. It will then fall below
flood stage late this evening.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters).
13.0 feet (4.0 meters) on 09/15/2022.
Fld Observed Tue Tue Wed Wed
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1pm 7pm 1am 7am
Boquillas 13.0 13.2 Tue 8am 13.4 13.2 12.8 12.6
Boquillas 4.0 4.0 Tue 8am 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8
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Infrastructure improvements underway at Pharr International Bridge
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New improvements are officially underway at the Pharr International Bridge.
On Thursday, city officials broke ground on an expansion project that is aimed to help traffic get through faster.
Five years may seem like a long time, but Luis Bazan, director of the Pharr International Bridge, says it could have taken much longer.
"The federal government, DHS created the Donations Acceptance Program otherwise known as DAP. because the study indicated that if the port wanted to enhance or grow and build the needed infrastructure it would take upwards of 15 to 20 years to get things done because it would rely solely on federal funds," explained Bazan.
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MIAMI, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LatinFinance has announced the winners of its 2022 Banks of the Year Awards.
The Banks of the Year Awards celebrate the financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean that best demonstrated excellence in retail, commercial and investment services in the last year. The winners are determined by LatinFinance's editorial staff based on an exhaustive selection process.
The full list of winning institutions can be found in a special Banks of the Year supplement to LatinFinance magazine.
For more information about the selection process, visit www.latinfinance.com/banksoftheyear.
Click a winning transaction or institution to read more about it.
Sustainable Finance Bank of the Year: Scotiabank
Digital Bank of the Year: Scotiabank Chile
Digital Transformation of the Year: Interbank
SME Bank of the Year: Banreservas
Multilateral Development Bank of the Year: Inter-American Development Bank
Wealth Management Bank of the Year: BTG Pactual
Bank of the Year – Latin America: Santander
Bank of the Year – Argentina: Santander Argentina
Investment Bank of the Year – Argentina: Citi
Bank of the Year – Bolivia: Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz
Bank of the Year – Brazil: Itaú Unibanco
Investment Bank of the Year – Brazil: BTG Pactual
Bank of the Year – Central America & Bank of the Year – Costa Rica: BAC Credomatic
Bank of the Year – Chile: Santander Chile
Investment Bank of the Year – Chile: Scotiabank Chile
Bank of the Year – Colombia: Bancolombia
Investment Bank of the Year – Colombia: Scotiabank Colombia
Bank of the Year – Dominican Republic: Banreservas
Bank of the Year – Ecuador: Banco Pichincha
Bank of the Year – El Salvador: Banco Cuscatlan
Bank of the Year – Guatemala: Banco Industrial
Bank of the Year – Honduras: Banco Ficohsa
Bank of the Year – Jamaica: National Commercial Bank
Bank of the Year – Nicaragua: Banco LAFISE Bancentro
Bank of the Year – Mexico: BBVA México
Investment Bank of the Year – Mexico: BBVA CIB
Bank of the Year – Panama: Banco General
Bank of the Year – Paraguay: Itaú Paraguay
Bank of the Year – Peru: Banco de Crédito del Perú
Investment Bank of the Year – Peru: J.P. Morgan
Bank of the Year – Trinidad & Tobago: Scotiabank TT
Bank of the Year – Uruguay: Santander Uruguay
Sign up to be notified when nominations open for the 2023 Banks of the Year Awards, Deals of the Year Awards and Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards at www.latinfinance.com/awardalerts.
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Drawing on 35 years of editorial excellence, its English-language publications deliver high-value information to an international readership of companies, governments, financiers and investors, while its events convene those communities for high-level networking forums focused on the dynamics of those markets, by geography and sector.
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By providing clinical research opportunities for donated blood, the partnership provides an answer to blood donors who ask to do more with their donation.
SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Blood Bank and LunaPBC are partnering to invite blood donors to further support health research through blood donation. This new collaboration expands upon San Diego Blood Bank's earlier work with Luna that enrolled blood donors interested in participating in COVID-19 research.
The partnership answers the call from blood donors who ask to do more to improve the health of their community by participating in research studies that matter to them.
"When we began collecting convalescent plasma for COVID-19 hospital patients at the height of the pandemic, donors who recovered from the virus came out in droves to donate to help those in their community and beyond," said Nikhil Nayak, Chief Business Officer for San Diego Blood Bank. "Our blood donors often ask about additional ways they can support our mission, so we are proud to afford them the opportunity to influence the future of personalized medicine through innovative programs like this."
The launch of the partnership coincides with World Blood Donor Day which celebrates blood donors for their service and commitment to saving lives.
"Regular blood donation has been a cornerstone to global health, with donor blood being used for surgeries, cancer treatments, chronic illnesses, and injuries," said Doug Morton, Chief Executive Officer for San Diego Blood Bank. "In addition to acknowledging blood donors, we also want to commend the health professionals, like those at San Diego Blood Bank, who conduct research, develop new technologies, and find new uses for donated blood, as well as the medical teams who use donated blood for their patients on a regular basis."
The San Diego Blood bank chose the Luna technology platform because of its people-centered framework that increases participant engagement and retention, ensures interventions meet the priorities and needs of individuals, and facilitates comprehensive, longitudinal studies.
San Diego Blood Bank has leveraged itself beyond transfusion medicine. Today, it is a platform for ensuring the community's health by connecting its resources and diverse blood donors with research opportunities like the one announced with Luna. This will ultimately improve the future health of Southern California by securing lifesaving treatments for people of all backgrounds.
"Factors such as genetics, age, gender, and ethnic origin play an important role in the effectiveness of medical treatments, which is why diversity in research participants is incredibly important," said Nayak.
The Luna technology platform enables individual data sharing that preserves individual privacy and data utility for discovery. In May 2022, Luna announced a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) was conducted to characterize the platform's compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPIA confirmed that the data privacy rights of Luna members are fully supported. It is commonly accepted that GDPR is the most demanding data privacy standard adopted by many non-European Union countries and it served as an exemplar for California's Privacy Rights Act which will launch in January 2023.
Dedicated blood donor Jeff Gonka said, "One standard blood donation could save up to three lives, but one small blood sample donated for research could potentially save thousands of lives."
To learn more about the Southern California Discovery Community, visit: https://www.lunadna.com/sdbb/
San Diego Blood Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization also operating as Southern California Blood Bank. The Blood Bank serves hospitals throughout Southern California. San Diego Blood Bank is dedicated to community health by providing a reliable supply of blood to patients in need. Our vision is to further ensure the health of our community by simultaneously delivering related health and wellness education and services and collaborating with various partners in medical research. San Diego Blood Bank currently operates nine fixed-site donation locations and 10 bloodmobiles. For more information about SDBB, visit www.SanDiegoBloodBank.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin.
Founded in 2017, LunaPBC is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Diego, California. The team, investors, and advisors are renowned in the patient advocacy, health, and science fields. With participation from over 180 countries and communities advancing causes including disease-specific, public health, environmental, and emerging interests, The Luna platform empowers these collectives to gather a wide range of data — health records, lived experience, disease history, genomics, and more — to advance research that addresses their unique health needs. Luna makes research representative of the real world and aligned with people's true goals by giving all participants a role from right where they are. For more information, visit LunaDNA.com.
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The $73 million investment will create manufacturing jobs and help connect American communities.
ATLANTA, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Superior Essex Communications, a leading manufacturer and supplier of communications cable, announced it is continuing to invest in manufacturing capacity and equipment at its Brownwood, Texas, plant to help meet global demand for OSP fiber optic cables, drop fiber and hybrid cables.
As the fiber and hybrid markets continue to experience strong growth, the overall $73 million plant expansion investments will create 170 new U.S. manufacturing jobs and support broadband buildouts nationwide to bring high-speed internet and 5G service to all Americans. The expanded facility's increased capacity and other improvements will continue Superior Essex Communications' market leadership in fiber, drop and hybrid cables.
The investment will improve manufacturing equipment and build an additional 90,000 square feet adjacent to the current Brownwood plant, expanding the facility to more than 500,000 total square feet of production. It will support new jobs as well as convert some existing jobs from legacy OSP copper cable manufacturing to focus on optical fiber cables.
The expansion also will incorporate green building practices – such as Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the use of repurposed equipment – and explore the use of solar and battery power sources for the plant.
"The Brownwood plant improvements are not only an investment in our company, but also an investment in U.S. manufacturing and in communities across America," said Superior Essex Communications President Brad Johnson. "This expansion will create manufacturing jobs right here in America, which will bring more employment opportunities to the Brownwood region and boost production of American-made broadband products. In doing so, we're demonstrating our commitment to providing 'Build America, Buy America' products that help deliver high-speed broadband services to communities across the nation."
Superior Essex Communications is focused on creating the future of smart and sustainable communications by developing technology that connects and respects the world. Government initiatives supported by the company to increase U.S. high-speed internet access for all Americans include the White House's Internet for All program and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA's) Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
About Superior Essex Communications
Superior Essex Communications is a leading manufacturer and supplier of communications cable in North America. Under our overarching vision of MissionNext (MissionNext - Superior Essex Communications) we are shaping our future to support our employees and customers for many years to come with a view of Integrated Solutions, Sustainable Innovation, and Expansive Technologies. It is on the forefront of innovation through Power over Ethernet, Intelligent Buildings and Cities, and 5G Fiber infrastructure including Hybrid and Composite solutions, as well as technological advancements being made at its Product Development Center. Superior Essex Communications is also setting the pace on sustainability by being the first company with a Zero Waste to Landfill Certification at its Hoisington, Kansas, plant; the first wire and cable producer to contribute points to LEED certification; and the first to offer verified sustainable cables in over 50 products. Superior Essex Communications is Everywhere You Live and Work®. Additional information is available at www.superioressexcommunications.com.
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Foot injury could keep Jimmy Garoppolo out of Raiders practices until July
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — New Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is not taking part in organized team activities as he continues to recover from a broken left foot.
Coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday that Garoppolo could be held out until July when training camp begins.
McDaniels said Garoppolo is one of a number of players being held out of OTAs.
“We’re always going to err at this time of the year on being smart,” McDaniels said. “We don’t play a football game for 3 1/2 months, so try to rush (players) out there in May, it’s a poor decision.”
Garoppolo sustained the injury late last season, but said after signing with the Raiders in March that he wasn’t concerned about being available.
“You hate being in that situation,” Garoppolo said. “But once I got past that initial part, especially once we started to make a little bit of a run in the playoffs last year, I was getting ready to ramp up again and be ready. But things didn’t work out, and I’m glad with how things ended up.”
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN) ("Maxeon" or the "Company"), a global leader in solar innovation and channels , announced that the Company's board of directors (the "Board") and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Waters have agreed that Waters will step down as CEO and member of the Board effective September 15, 2022, and that Maxeon's Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Mark Babcock has been appointed interim CEO effective September 15, 2022. CRO Babcock, an industry veteran, will have the support of Waters to ensure a smooth transition through the end of September.
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Jeff for successfully leading Maxeon through its first phase of growth", said Donald Colvin, Maxeon's Chairman. "Dating back to four years ago when Jeff joined SunPower, he led the funding that facilitated the creation of Maxeon and prepared it for its public listing. Over the two years of Maxeon's life, he built a new executive leadership team and Singapore headquarters, and led a transformation with new products and a streamlined and expanded operations footprint that has doubled the Company's capacity, culminating in a refreshed balance sheet and a march towards a new U.S. factory."
Waters said, "I am so proud of the drive and perseverance of the Maxeon employees and what they have accomplished, especially against the backdrop of the pandemic and a tumultuous supply chain environment. Maxeon is positioned well for success with the introduction of new products and factories, a recently strengthened balance sheet, and an amazing opportunity with U.S. manufacturing. I am equally proud of Maxeon's leadership team, and will work closely with them to ensure a smooth transition."
Colvin continued, "With the Company positioned strongly for the future, the Board and Jeff mutually agreed that now is the time for a new leader to take the Company to its next phase of growth."
The Board has retained an outside firm to conduct a search process for the new CEO.
Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ: MAXN) is Powering Positive Change™. Headquartered in Singapore, Maxeon designs and manufactures Maxeon® and SunPower® brand solar panels, and has sales operations in more than 100 countries, operating under the SunPower brand in certain countries outside the United States. The company is a leader in solar innovation with access to over 1,000 patents and two best-in-class solar panel product lines. Maxeon products span the global rooftop and solar power plant markets through a network of more than 1,700 trusted partners and distributors. A pioneer in sustainable solar manufacturing, Maxeon leverages a +35-year history in the solar industry and numerous awards for its technology. For more information about how Maxeon is Powering Positive Change™ visit us at www.maxeon.com, on LinkedIn and on Twitter @maxeonsolar.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the company's expectations of success in its board composition and growth strategy. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "confident," "enhance," and similar statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may cause results, performance or achievement to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is included in filings we make with the SEC from time to time, including our Form 20-F, particularly under the heading "Item 3.D. Risk Factors." Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC or on the Financials & Filings section of our Investor Relations website at www.maxeon.com/financials-filings/sec-filings. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events.
© 2022 Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. MAXEON is a registered trademark of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. Visit https://corp.maxeon.com/trademarks for more information.
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Kari Lake says the quiet thing out loud. She will not accept the will of the people. She will only accept a win. Please see the interview with CNN’s Dana Bash. Kari is endorsed by Trump, who lied more than 30,000 times while in office, who tried to end democracy in our lifetime, who is being investigated for espionage and tax fraud and rape. A man who still owes the city of Tucson $145,000 from 2015. We are a conservative state. But we are not MAGA conservative. We are John McCain conservative. We value our democracy. That’s Arizona. We deserve better than Kari Lake. Please remember when you go to the polls.
Pati Stein
East side
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BOSTON (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are still alive in the NBA playoffs, but star Giannis Antetokounmpo is already joking about his plans for next year.
After scoring 40 points to help the Bucks take a 3-2 lead over Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, the two-time MVP asked reporters out of the blue: “If I don’t play after this season, do I still get paid? Do you guys know how it works?”
Antetokounmpo, 27, was asked how he would spend his sabbatical.
“If I take a year off, what would I do?" he repeated. “I would disappear. I would go to an island in Greece, stay with my family and disappear for a year.”
As he walked off, he added: “I'm being serious.”
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — More than a month after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recommended closing down four New Mexico VA clinics, including the one in Las Vegas, Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, as well as Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, were in town to speak to local veterans as they fight to keep them open.
On March 14, the VA announced recommendations, following years of analysis, that would lead to the closure of community-based outreach clinics in Las Vegas, Española, Raton and Gallup, forcing veterans in those areas to seek treatment elsewhere, specifically at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, nearly two hours away from the current clinic in Las Vegas. In total, it was recommended that 174 local clinics, across all 50 states, close.
Though the process of actually following through on these recommendations, and potentially closing the local clinics, will be a long one, potentially taking years, lawmakers are wasting no time getting in front of veterans and letting them tell their stories in the hopes that personal accounts will sway the VA.
“Don’t feel like you need to convince me that it needs to stay open,” Heinrich said Tuesday as he spoke to a room full of veterans at the Las Vegas VFW Post 1547. “What I need from you is to arm me with the stories of what it’s like to live in a community and to need help where you are, and why it’s unreasonable to have to drive to Albuquerque.”
More than 50 veterans attended at least one of the two meetings with the senators this week. the Las Vegas Optic reported. Many of them shared stories and detailed how losing access to their local clinic would impact them. Among the most vocal in attendance at Heinrich’s event was Bob Phillips, who spoke at length about the challenges he would face.
Phillips, who struggles with various back and knee issues, said traveling the long distance regularly to Albuquerque would do nothing to improve his current situation.
“Driving to Albuquerque is not comfortable,” Phillips said. “And the older you get, the harder it gets.”
He also said he feels, based on this ruling as well as several of his personal experiences, that veterans like him are not seen as a priority when it comes to healthcare.
“The feeling that I get is, why are veterans at the bottom of the healthcare system?” Phillips said. “I served my country, I’ve paid my taxes, and I have to fight like heck to get healthcare.”
The VA made its recommendations earlier this year based on the decline that local VA clinics in rural New Mexico have seen over the past five years. That includes a 55% decline in unique patients at the Las Vegas clinic, with more decline expected over the next decade, according to the VA’s recommendation.
However, Heinrich believes the statistics used in the report don’t take into account the current reality, as many numbers used are from 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Luján in his meeting with veterans at New Mexico Highlands University on Wednesday said that across New Mexico, 32 of the 33 counties in the state are facing healthcare staffing shortages, making it more difficult for individuals, and especially veterans, to access the care they need.
“It doesn’t sound to me like we should be closing off even more access to care,” Luján said.
Heinrich, Luján and Leger Fernandez wrote a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough last week, inviting him to visit New Mexico and meet with the veterans himself to get a better understanding of how important these clinics are to people living in rural areas.
In the letter, the state’s elected officials ask the VA to reconsider its recommendations because of the impact the decision would have on rural veterans’ access to healthcare, due to travel and increased wait times from all of New Mexico’s veterans being forced into one centralized location.
The officials also said the decision does not take into account the increased healthcare worker shortages caused by the pandemic and how the lack of broadband access, specifically in rural areas, would prevent telemedicine from being as realistic as it may be elsewhere.
All VA recommendations must be approved by an AIR Commission, appointed by President Joe Biden. The president is tasked with nominating individuals to the commission, all of whom must be approved by the Senate. The recommendations also must be approved by the president and Congress.
Heinrich stressed that they are just now at the beginning of a years-long process, and nothing has been officially decided. But he told the veterans he met with that he would continue to fight to keep the clinic open as long as it takes.
Luján detailed the process that will take place. By Jan. 31, 2023, the commission must make a determination on the recommendations. The recommendations will then go to the president, and then to Congress, which will have the final say. Even if approved by Congress, it would take several years for everything to be finalized, according to Luján.
“Nothing is happening today, tomorrow or next week, but we want to make sure we keep pushing forward,” Luján said.
Phillips said keeping the clinic alive is important to him for his own sake, but especially for those that will come after him — the veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom are not yet seeking frequent care from the VA, but likely will be in the years to come.
“There is not one of us here that wants to see that close because it needs to be there for the next generation of veterans that come along,” Phillips said. “I think anyone who lays down their life to serve this country and protect it deserves, and has earned the right, to be taken care of.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-Mexico-politicians-work-to-keep-local-VA-17121763.php | 2022-04-23 15:49:03 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-Mexico-politicians-work-to-keep-local-VA-17121763.php |
US, China climate envoys to ‘meet later’ at UN summit
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry indicated on Tuesday he’ll be in talks with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks underway in Egypt, in the latest sign of improving relations between the world’s top two polluters after a meeting between the two nations’ leaders Monday.
When asked if he would be meeting with China’s top climate official Xie Zhenhua on Tuesday, Kerry told The Associated Press that “I will meet with him sometime later,” without being more specific. “We’re able to talk, we’ll see what happens,” he said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed a day earlier to resume climate change talks with the United States. Xi had put those contacts on hold three months earlier in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.
Also Tuesday, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders who persist in backing new fossil fuel projects despite science warnings that this will push temperatures across the planet to dangerous highs.
Nakate’s comments came as negotiators at the conference haggle over numerous thorny issues including increasing efforts to cut greenhouse gases and providing more financial help to poor nations.
Ministers began arriving in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to provide a push for the meeting to clinch a substantial deal by its schedule close on Friday.
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President Biden on Monday approved an emergency declaration for New York and ordered federal assistance to help respond to the severe winter storm in the western part of the state.
His action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to supplement state and local response efforts in place since the snowstorm hit over the weekend.
The federal government can now coordinate disaster relief in 11 New York counties, including Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) thanked Biden for approving the emergency declaration and for working with the state.
“Our emergency declaration for counties impacted by this weekend’s historic winter storm has been approved! Thank you @POTUS for immediately granting our request & for our ongoing strong partnership. We’ll keep working around the clock to help communities rebuild & recover,” she said in a statement.
The massive storm dumped more than six feet of snow in some areas and set a record for the most snowfall in a 24-hour period in New York. The Buffalo Bills moved their Sunday night football game against the Cleveland Browns to Detroit after the heavy snowfall, which began in the Buffalo area late on Thursday evening. | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/biden-sending-federal-aid-to-western-new-york-after-massive-storm/ | 2022-11-21 19:26:31 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/biden-sending-federal-aid-to-western-new-york-after-massive-storm/ |
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga entered into a three-year partnership with the National Children’s Alliance following criticism for an ad that featured children holding teddy bears that were adorned with bondage gear.
Critics claimed Balenciaga was sexualizing children in the ad. The fashion brand apologized and pulled the ad, claiming it was never approved.
Balenciaga said it conducted a listening tour and engaged with several leading organizations and experts in the field of childhood trauma before announcing the partnership with NCA.
“Collectively, at Balenciaga we have listened and learned a lot through this experience, and we wanted to help, have a positive and lasting impact on children and their future who needed support but lacked access," says Cédric Charbit, president and CEO of Balenciaga.
Balenciaga says its partnership with NCA will enable the organization to train 2,000 professionals specializing in child abuse. It's estimated they will be able to help an estimated 55,000 children.
In addition, the NCA will provide education for Balenciaga about "child protection and actions adults can take to promote the safety and well-being of children."
The joint venture will also seek to raise public awareness about child abuse and how to protect children so they can live happy and healthy lives. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/balenciaga-partners-with-childrens-group-following-backlash-over-ad-featuring-kids-with-racy-teddy-bears | 2023-02-09 18:10:50 | 0 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/balenciaga-partners-with-childrens-group-following-backlash-over-ad-featuring-kids-with-racy-teddy-bears |
SALEM, Mass. -- Don't get your knickers in a twist, it's just a haunted Airbnb.
The Sanderson sisters of "Hocus Pocus" fame are inviting guests to stay at their creepy cottage in the remote woods of Salem, Massachusetts, this Halloween season.
The witchy trio's home has been recreated in celebration of "Hocus Pocus 2," which will be streaming on Disney+ beginning September 30.
Those brave enough to spend the night in the cottage may want to sleep with one eye open. "Wooden boards that groan under the weight of curious cats and cupboards filled with blood of owl and herb that's red (and even a hair from Winifred's head) await those who dare to explore the cottage's dark corners," Airbnb said in a statement.
Guests can even try to cast enchantments from the sisters' spell book, though Kathy Najimy, who plays Mary Sanderson in the movie, doesn't recommend it.
"Don't open that book -- there's a witchcraft book, but I wouldn't open that if I were them," she told CNN.
Najimy said that she and her costars, Bette Midler (Winifred Sanderson) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah Sanderson), believe fans of the iconic movie will enjoy the experience.
"It's going to be unique and frightening a lot like me," Najimy said. "The actual whole cottage will have all the Sanderson's touches. But they'll have the things that people need to have a good time, sheets and towels and beds and broomsticks and dead man's toes and frightening things like that too. Really wild vivid recreation."
As for Najimy's favorite room in the cottage? Mary's loft, of course. "I'd be lying if I didn't say it's my favorite room," she said. "It'll have Mary's broom. It's got frightening charm, little bits of scary things and is much better than the other two witches' kingdoms. My loft is going to be cool."
The cottage will host two guests for an exclusive stay on October 20 for only $31. The listing will be offered on Airbnb starting October 12 at 1pm ET.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Nov.14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Holding Inc. ("Midwest") (NASDAQ: MDWT), today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2022.
Third Quarter 2022 Highlights:
- GAAP net income was $7.4 million compared to a $(3.1) million GAAP net loss incurred in the third quarter of 2021. GAAP earnings were $1.96 per share (diluted) versus the $(0.82) per-share loss in Q3 2021.
- GAAP total revenue was $19.0 million compared to total revenue of $5.8 million in the third quarter of 2021. Total revenue was increased by net investment income of $12.9 million compared to $6.2 million in third quarter of 2021, as invested assets grew to $1.4 billion as of September 30, 2022, compared with $942.8 million as of September 30, 2021. The increase in investment income was offset by a decline in the market value of derivatives.
- Annuity direct written premium under statutory accounting principles ("SAP"), a non-GAAP measure, was $255.5 million, up 63.8% compared to $156.0 million in second quarter of 2022 and up from $117.9 million in 2021's third quarter. The mix of our new business was 64.6% Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities (MYGA) and 35.4% Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIA).
- Ceded premiums (SAP) were $113.7 million for the quarter compared with $60.1 million in the third quarter of the prior year. The cession rate for the quarter, or that portion of our written premiums that we reinsured, was 44.5% compared with 51% for the same period of 2021.
- A new reinsurance arrangement was executed effective at the end of the third quarter which provided an additional 10-15% of capacity for the MYGA product.
- Total expenses benefited from negative interest credited due to the fall in value of the options embedded in our liabilities and the gain on mark-to-market value of the options allowance classified in other operating expenses. Overall, salaries and benefits were down while other operating expenses, excluding the gain on the mark-to-market of the options allowance, were up from continuing to build foundational capabilities to support potential growth in the business along with costs that are variable with increased premiums written related to technology support, distribution, product design and premium taxes.
Georgette Nicholas, CEO of Midwest noted, "We had another quarter of strong results from the actions we have taken this year to position the Company for continued growth. We benefited from strong market trends and a focus on distribution, pricing and products achieving an increase in premiums written in the third quarter. We are benefiting from movements in interest rates, as consumers seek stable returns, and from the performance of our investment portfolio. We also executed a new reinsurance arrangement effective at the end of the third quarter to provide additional capital support on the MYGA product given the market demand. Overall, the third quarter trends position us for a strong finish for the year."
Ms. Nicholas concluded: "We have positioned the Company well to execute on the opportunities before us, which are substantial, and to build on the value of our platform. The focus of the team continues to be on the key drivers of growth and profitability: Deepening distribution relationships, state expansion to support sales growth, reinsurance, investment management, and operational readiness and efficiency. With these five keys to our strategy, we will deliver on our commitment to shareholders to produce strong growth paired with a high return on capital."
Q3 2022 versus Q3 2021 on a GAAP basis
Midwest reported GAAP net income of $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to a $(3.1) million GAAP net loss incurred in the third quarter of 2021. On a diluted, per-share basis, this year's quarterly net income was $1.96 compared with the $(0.82) per-share loss reported in the third quarter of 2021.
Investment income in 2022's third quarter was $12.9 million compared with $6.2 million in the prior- year's third quarter. Driving the change was an increase in invested assets as well as performance on those assets, benefiting from core capabilities developed around sourcing assets with a higher yield – generating approximately a 5.5% return on the investment portfolio.
Amortization of deferred gain on reinsurance reached $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared with $662,000 in the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to growth in the deferred gain on co-insurance on our balance sheet, which reflects ceding commissions received on reinsurance of business to third parties.
Service fee revenue was $118,000 versus $628,000 in the prior year third quarter. Service fee revenue consists of fee revenue generated for our asset-management services provided to third-party clients. Assets under management for third parties was $494.5 million on September 30, 2022, compared to $471.1 million on June 30, 2022.
Other revenue finished at $569,000 compared with $400,000 in the prior-year quarter. Other revenue consists primarily of revenue we generate by providing ancillary services, such as policy administration, to third parties and policy surrender charges.
Our total expenses on a GAAP basis were $14.3 million versus $9.2 million in the prior year third quarter. Interest Credited was up during the quarter due to an increase in the embedded derivatives of $8.8 million along with interest earned at $2.6 million. This was offset by the mark-to-market adjustment of $(5.8) million. Salaries and benefits were $3.7 million in Q3 2022 compared to $4.0 million in Q3 2021 as we continue to seek operational improvement and work on technology initiatives.
Guidance
We continue to see intense competition in the fixed annuity market around pricing and new competitors. We have taken actions to maintain a competitive position and have seen positive results from these actions and improved sales momentum in the third quarter. With the positive market trends and the premium written so far, we will have a strong finish for the year.
State expansion efforts remain a key priority. We have active applications in process and will provide updates as they progress.
Given these dynamics, we are confident in anticipated premiums written being in the range of $700 million to $750 million (SAP) for the year. We expect the mix in product sales to be 60% towards MYGA this year, given increasing interest rates and market volatility and 40% FIA. We would expect that to move back towards 75% FIA and 25% MYGA in future years.
Given the close of an additional reinsurance arrangement at the end of the third quarter and the current margins being generated on retained business, we now anticipate ceding approximately 40% of new business overall for the year. The goal will be to cede, on average, approximately 70-90% of our premium in a year to generate ceded commission fees and manage capital but given the strong investment performance retaining more at this time drives more value for the business. Demand from our existing reinsurance partners is strong and we have capacity in place to cover anticipated written premium through them with the potential to grow along with additional potential reinsurance transactions in the pipeline.
Overall, we have made progress on managing costs and bringing them in line as we have transitioned through the year. Given the increase in premiums written expected for the year and the impact that will have on premium taxes, technology support and product fees, we now expect general and administrative expenses on a management basis, a non-GAAP measure, to be within approximately $31-32 million for the full year 2022.
Q3 2022 Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to GAAP measures, Midwest's management utilizes a series of key performance indicators (KPIs) and non-GAAP measures to, among other things:
- monitor and evaluate the performance of our business operations and financial performance;
- facilitate internal comparisons of the historical operating performance of our business operations;
- review and assess the operating performance of our management team;
- analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operations;
- plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments; and
- facilitate comparison of results between periods and to better understand the underlying historical trends in our business and prospects.
These non-GAAP measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures; however, management believes that when used in conjunction with the GAAP measures, the non-GAAP measures can contribute to investors' understanding of our business. Non-GAAP financial measures used by us may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, our operating performance measures as prescribed by GAAP.
Annuity Premiums (a KPI)
For the third quarter of 2022, annuity direct written premiums were $255.5 million compared with $156.0 million at second quarter of 2022 and up from $117.9 million in the third quarter of 2021. Ceded premiums were $113.7 million in third quarter of 2022 compared to $59.9 million in 2022's second quarter, whereas ceded premiums were $60.1 million in the third quarter of 2021. Of the third quarter 2022 sales, approximately 64.6% was in the MYGA category and the remaining 35.4% consisted of sales of FIAs.
Fees Received for Reinsurance (a KPI)
We use this non-GAAP figure to measure our efforts to secure third-party capital to back our reinsurance programs. Fees Received for Reinsurance sums two components: Amortization of deferred gain on reinsurance, which is a line item in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), and deferred coinsurance ceding commission, which is a line item in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
For the third quarter of 2022, fees received for reinsurance totaled $4.5 million compared with $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2021.
General and Administrative Expenses (a non-GAAP measure)
We monitor this figure to track our overhead. It includes salary and benefits and other operating expenses; however, it excludes non-cash stock-based compensation and the non-cash mark-to-market-adjustment of our option budget allowance.
G&A expense in the third quarter of 2022 was $9.0 million, up from $7.0 million at second quarter 2022 and compared with $6.2 million in the prior year third quarter. Overall, salaries and benefits were $3.8 million (down from $4.0 million) while other operating expenses, excluding the gain on the mark-to-market of the options allowance, were up from building foundational capabilities to support potential growth in the business along with costs that are variable with increased premiums written related to technology support, distribution, product design and premium taxes.
Management Expenses (a non-GAAP measure)
We use this metric to monitor the expenses of our business on a cash basis. Importantly, we exclude from the calculation of management expenses the index interest credited related to our FIAs because this expense is hedged. Instead, we add back to Management Expenses the period's amortization of options previously purchased to provide this hedge. We view this amortized cost as our true cost of funds. Management Expenses also excludes the mark-to-market adjustment of our option budget allowance.
Management Expenses and non-cash stock-based compensation
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the sum of salaries and benefits and other operating expenses totaled $6.1 million compared to $8.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, as disclosed above, included in these expenses is mainly salaries, benefits, and other operating expenses, along with a benefit of $2.2 million of non-cash mark-to-market option allowance of our derivative option allowance, which we exclude in our management G&A.
SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained or incorporated by reference in this release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including "could," "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "intend," or "continue," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology used in connection with any discussion of future operating results or financial performance. These statements are only predictions and reflect our management's good faith present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or projected, forecast, estimated or budgeted in such forward-looking statements include among others, the following possibilities:
- intense competition, including pricing, competitive pressures from established insurers with greater financial resources, the entry of new competitors, and the introduction of new products by new and existing competitors;
- our business plan, particularly including our reinsurance strategy, may not prove to be successful;
- our reliance on third-party insurance marketing organizations to market and sell our annuity insurance products through a network of independent agents;
- adverse changes in our ratings obtained from independent rating agencies;
- failure to maintain adequate reinsurance;
- our inability to expand our insurance operations outside the 22 states and District of Columbia in which we are currently licensed;
- our annuity insurance products may not achieve significant market acceptance;
- we may continue to experience operating losses in the foreseeable future;
- the possible loss or retirement of one or more of our key executive personnel;
- adverse state and federal legislation or regulation, including decreases in rates, limitations on premium levels, increases in minimum capital and reserve requirements, benefit mandates and tax treatment of insurance products;
- fluctuations in interest rates causing a reduction of investment income or increase in interest expense and in the market value of interest-rate sensitive investment;
- failure to obtain new customers, retain existing customers, or reductions in policies in force by existing customers;
- higher service, administrative, or general expense due to the need for additional advertising, marketing, administrative or management information systems expenditures;
- changes in our liquidity due to changes in asset and liability matching;
- possible claims relating to sales practices for insurance products; and
- lawsuits in the ordinary course of business.
Earnings Teleconference information and Details
Midwest Holding has announced plans to host a conference call to discuss financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2022 on November 15, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company also posted those results on the investor relations section of its website at https://ir.midwestholding.com after the close of the financial markets on November 14, 2022.
To register for this conference call, please use the following link:https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=7e33e531&confId=42860. Registrants will receive a confirmation email with dial-in details.
The call may also be accessed via webcast at this link: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/219439433
A replay of the webcast will be made available after the call on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at https://ir.midwestholding.com
About Midwest Holding Inc.
Midwest Holding Inc. is a growing, technology-enabled, services-oriented annuity platform. Midwest designs and develops annuity products that are distributed through independent distribution channels, to a large and growing demographic of U.S. retirees. Midwest originates, manages and typically transfers these annuities through reinsurance arrangements to asset managers and other third-party investors. Midwest also provides the operational and regulatory infrastructure and expertise to enable asset managers and third-party investors to form and manage their own reinsurance capital vehicles.
For more information, please visit www.midwestholding.com
Investor contact: ir@midwestholding.com
Media inquiries: press@midwestholding.com
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Australia's leading university embarks on cloud data migration journey to improve operations, mitigate risk, and identify opportunities to improve student experiences
SYDNEY, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talend, a global leader in data integration and management, today announced that the University of Melbourne (UoM) has selected Talend Data Fabric for its cloud data platform, helping the public-spirited institution respond to the changing needs of the business by moving and managing healthy data in cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education organizations turned quickly to remote and hybrid learning, resulting in an unprecedented economic impact for the institutions with declining student enrolment and commercial revenue. To deal with the significant effects on their business, The UoM was determined to attract students with an improved customer experience and new offerings and resources through insight from their data.
"Last year, The UoM's integration platform strategy was set to transition the university's current hybrid integration platform to a target-state cloud integration platform," said Daniel Buttigieg, Director, Enterprise Technology, Business Services, The University of Melbourne. "With our new data ecosystem powered by Talend, we can address the current gaps in toolsets, pain-points to support the future strategic projects, and rationalize the integration platform."
The UoM decided to decommission its legacy on-premises data platform favouring a cloud-based solution to address the gaps and the new requirements identified within the university's strategy, this includes compliance with the UoM's cybersecurity team's needs, and the native support of multiple connectors aligned with applications in the university ecosystem.
By selecting Talend Data Fabric, The UoM can deliver a streamlined data integration process with support for cloud-based data integration to ensure it meets the needs of the strategic SaaS direction of the university. Talend removes technological and skills-based barriers enabling a larger base of users to work effectively with data across the entire organization. Talend Data Fabric will enable the delivery of various on-premises to on-premises, cloud to on-premises, and cloud-to-cloud data integration needs, including large-scale data migration activities such as advanced CRM and ERP implementations.
"By rapidly transforming itself, the academic community has demonstrated its resilience and capacity for digital transformation during a very challenging time," said Mark Fazackerley, Regional Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Talend. "The University of Melbourne is making the proper choice by focusing on its data to move into the post-pandemic world. We are extremely proud that Talend has been selected to support them in this strategy to achieve organization-wide data health."
Earlier this year, The University of Melbourne joined the Talend University Alliance program, a higher education program that addresses the shortage of skilled data workers and the rising demand for data integration expertise. The university program provides free software technologies and comprehensive data integration coursework that can be applied to students' future professional careers in data analysis and data research.
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Twenty-seven years after hitting his last jump shot in the building, Ray Allen walked back into Gampel Pavilion on Sunday wearing a cap and gown.
The 47-year-old basketball Hall of Famer sat in the stands with other graduating students, under a banner commemorating the retirement of his UConn jersey, then took his place in the procession t o receive his bachelor's degree in general studies.
The two-time NBA champion was greeted with a loud ovation as he was handed his diploma and gave a thumbs up to his family.
“It’s never too late to learn,” Allen told the Hartford Courant. “This day isn’t about me, it’s about the people that helped me along the way to finish this mission, be on this journey to graduate from college."
Allen, who averaged 19 points during his three seasons at UConn, left school early for the NBA. He began taking classes again during the second half of his 19-year pro career with Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Miami. He said he got serious about finishing his degree during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“That was one of the best things that happened to me because it kept me with a purpose every single day, kept me with intention,” he said.
Allen said he was inspired to finish school by his children. That included his daughter Tierra, a former Quinnipiac University volleyball player, who was the first in the family to graduate college.
“She inspired me because I saw her graduate and now my kids see me graduate,” he told The Courant.
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Apple may be working on a 'hey Siri' change. Here's why
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Apple reportedly wants to put an end to "Hey."
The company is said to be training its voice assistant Siri to pick up on commands without needing the first half of the prompt phrase "Hey Siri." The trigger phrase is used to launch Siri on various products, including the iPhone, iPad, HomePod and Apple Watch.
Bloomberg, which first reported the news, said the change could come next year or in 2024. Apple did not respond to a request for comment from CNN Business.
Although the update would be seemingly minor, experts say it may signal broader changes are coming and could require extensive artificial intelligence training. Lian Jye Su, a research director at ABI Research, said having two trigger words allows the system to more accurately recognize requests, so the move to one word would lean on a more advanced AI system.
"During the recognition phase, the system compares the voice command to the user-trained model," Su said. "'Siri' is much shorter than 'Hey Siri,' giving the system potentially less comparison points and higher error rate in an echo-y, large room and noisy environments," such as in the car or when wind is present.
The move would allow Apple to catch up to Amazon's "Alexa" prompt that doesn't require a first wake word for its voice assistant. Microsoft shifted away from "Hey Cortana" in 2018, now allowing users to only say "Cortana" on smart speakers. However, "OK Google" is still required for most Google product requests.
The move away from "Hey Siri" would also come at a time when Apple, Amazon and Google are collaborating on the Matter automation standard, which will allow automation and Internet of Things devices from different vendors to interoperate.
With this in mind, James Sanders, a principal analyst at market research firm CCS Insight, said "redoubling efforts on improving Siri functionality is likely a priority at Apple."
Siri launched in February 2010 as a standalone iOS app in the Apple App Store before it was acquired by the tech giant two months later. The company then integrated Siri into the iPhone 4S, which was released the following year, and introduced the ability to say "Hey Siri" without physically touching a button in 2014.
Siri has gotten smarter over the years, thanks to integration with third-party developers, such as ride hailing and payment apps, and supporting follow-up questions, more languages and different accents. However, it still has issues with not understanding users and responding incorrectly.
"While the 'Hey Siri' change requires a considerable amount of work, it would be surprising if Apple announced only this change to Siri," Sanders said. "Considering the rumored timing, I would anticipate this change to be bundled with other new or improved functionality for Siri, perhaps alongside a new model of HomePod and integrations with other smart home products via Matter, as a reintroduction to Apple's voice assistant." | https://www.wgal.com/article/apple-may-be-working-on-a-hey-siri-change/41891607 | 2022-11-08 00:40:56 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/apple-may-be-working-on-a-hey-siri-change/41891607 |
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
04-12-41-42-47-49
(four, twelve, forty-one, forty-two, forty-seven, forty-nine)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
04-12-41-42-47-49
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Navy SEAL leaders reprimanded over death of trainee during ‘Hell Week’ in February
Two senior Navy SEAL leaders and a senior medical officer received reprimands in connection with the February death of a SEAL trainee at the service’s school in Coronado, officials said this week.
Seaman Kyle Mullen, 24, died Feb. 4 after completing “Hell Week,” a strenuous 5½-day training session that ends the first phase of the notoriously rigorous Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training course. The Navy describes BUD/S as among “the most mentally and physically demanding training in the world.”
The line-of-duty investigation into Mullen’s death, released by the service Wednesday, raises questions about how the Navy supervises trainees, who might be discouraged from reporting medical problems to instructors for fear of being dropped or rolled back in training.
More than half of Navy SEAL trainees don’t complete the first phase of training.
Mullen was suffering from pneumonia and had a swimming-induced pulmonary edema, a condition in which water accumulates in the lungs during surface or underwater swimming, an autopsy found. SEAL trainees are susceptible to the condition due to the nature of their training — they are sent in and out of the cold waters of the Pacific on the Silver Strand in Coronado, where the Naval Special Warfare Center is located.
The sailor’s heart was also enlarged, according to the autopsy. Mullen died of cardiac arrest caused by acute pneumonia. His enlarged heart was a contributing factor, the autopsy said.
Pfc. Javier Pong, 18, collapsed during training at Camp Pendleton and later died on Sept. 27, the Marines said. His death is under investigation.
The Navy medical examiner did not test for drugs. However, Navy medical experts who reviewed the findings noted in the report that performance-enhancing drugs — steroids and human growth hormone — were found in his belongings. Had he taken them, they could have contributed to his heart condition.
After discovering the drugs, Naval Special Warfare launched an investigation and found about 40 other SEAL trainees had used performance-enhancing drugs, the New York Times reported in August.
Mullen had already been diagnosed with the pulmonary edema three weeks before Hell Week, according to the report.
But several of Mullen’s classmates told investigators that he struggled to breathe and was spitting up blood during Hell Week in the days before his death. Although he was coughing up blood and pink foam, Mullen’s classmates said the sailor didn’t want to seek medical care because he didn’t want to roll back in training. Mullen had already been held back once due to heatstroke, the report said.
Mullen’s legs also began to swell during the week, something the Navy told trainees was normal during Hell Week. Mullen gained 22 pounds during Hell Week, the report said.
Navy medical personnel gave Mullen supplemental oxygen on Feb. 3 and the morning of the day he died, the report said.
Mullen finished Hell Week the morning of Feb. 4 and was taken to his barracks room in a wheelchair to recover. A medical officer on duty recommended calling 911, but it did not happen. When Mullen became unresponsive in his room about 90 minutes later, paramedics were called. A Gatorade bottle full of the pink fluid he’d been coughing up for hours was found next to him, the investigation said.
He died at Sharp Coronado Hospital.
The report concludes that Mullen died in the line of duty and not due to his own misconduct.
A 21-year-old sailor was acquitted at a military court-martial on charges accusing him of setting the devastating 2020 fire on the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard.
The incident has already sparked changes in how the health of sailors is monitored during Hell Week, the Associated Press reported, and led to expanded testing for performance-enhancing drugs.
Capt. Brian Drechsler, the commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center, received a reprimand letter as a result of the investigation, according to a Naval Special Warfare spokesperson. Capt. Brad Geary, the former commander of Naval Special Warfare’s Basic Training center, and a senior medical officer also received letters. Geary has since moved on to another job in a routine rotation. None of the officers were removed from their jobs, and the reprimands were non-punitive, the spokesperson said.
A separate command investigation into Mullen’s death is ongoing, the spokesperson said, and the administrative actions against the officers will be reviewed.
A review of Hell Week in consultation with 87 SEALs was included in the report. The vast majority of those surveyed said they’d encountered conditions as challenging as Hell Week during real-world SEAL operations.
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President Biden and House Democrats are mounting a full-court press to take their legislative record on the road and into districts across the country to remind voters of what they've already accomplished. Their hope: flip the handful of seats needed to regain control of the chamber next year.
"If we did nothing — nothing — but implement what we've already passed and let the people know who did it for them, we win," Biden said during an energetic speech Wednesday as House Democrats kicked off their annual three-day retreat in Baltimore.
The reality of divided government means it's unlikely Democrats will pass any major legislation, forcing them to instead go on the defensive and tout the legislation they've already passed.
"Folks, you all know how much we've gotten done, but a lot of the country still doesn't know it," Biden said. "That's why the big job in front of us is implementing the laws we passed, so people start to see it in their lives — all the benefits that are there because you produced it for them."
Biden ticked through a list of legislative accomplishments, including the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the first major gun safety legislation passed by Congress in nearly 30 years, legislation to boost the domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips and a sweeping climate, health care and tax bill.
"We just have a buffet of accomplishments to offer, and he just rolled them out in such a way that it can really resonate with the everyday person," Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown told NPR.
Biden pledged to coordinate with members to effectively message legislative wins
"You tell us what you need to help us understand the impact that it's having on all of your district and your folks, and we're going to get it done," Biden said.
Although Biden hasn't officially announced his reelection bid, it's widely expected he will seek another term, which means his fate and those of House Democrats are likely tied together.
That means what members ask of the administration will vary from district to district depending on the president's popularity.
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Kuster, who said she lives in "purple world," said members have been in close talks with Cabinet officials and the White House about how to work together to make intricate legislation like the infrastructure bill accessible to their constituents.
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"Those are the kinds of stories that people stop to think 'Oh, I have a better commute' or 'Oh, I'm working from home because I have better internet service.' And we're making that connection to your precious tax dollars, hard at work making a difference in your life."
Democrats want to get credit for "shovels in the ground" and "cranes in the air"
During his speech, Biden brought out a mock-up of a sign for an infrastructure project in Baltimore to rebuild a tunnel. At the top in all caps are the words "President Joe Biden."
"We're going so far as to print signs to let people know who is bringing this project and why it's happening," he said to applause.
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The degree of unity among House Democrats was in stark contrast to last year's retreat.
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SHENZHEN, China, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 10 Winner Medical announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 55% stake in Zhejiang Longterm Medical Technology Co., Ltd. for US $108.2 million.
Winner Medical believes that the acquisition aligns with the company's strategy to become the industry leader in the advanced wound care market. Winner Medical and Longterm Medical will benefit from the economy of scale and synergy generation in terms of overseas and domestic client base, market channels, products, R&D and manufacturing.
Longterm Medical develops, produces and sells advanced wound care products, and has been the market leader in advanced wound care industry in China. In 2021, Longterm Medical generated a total sales revenue of more than US $52 million, of which the revenue from advanced wound care and ostomy products contributed more than US $41.6 million.
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In terms of domestic sales channels, Longterm Medical serves more than 600 hospitals, and Winner Medical covers more than 4,000 hospitals in China. The two companies will work together closely and offer comprehensive one-stop services and are committed to becoming the first choice for doctors, nurses and patients. In addition, Winner Medical will also work with Longterm Medical to develop home health care solutions for patients and consumers.
Global advanced wound care is a significant and growing market segment, while the domestic industry concentration is expected to increase. According to the BIS Research Report, the global advanced wound care market is reached US $5.85 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach US $7.23 billion in 2027. Both Winner Medical and Longterm Medical are the leaders in China market of advanced wound care dressings, this acquisition will promote the complementary advantages of both parties' global medical business, further enhance Winner as the leader in advanced wound care, while core value is leveraging technologies to improve clinical outcomes and healthcare economics, and together, a more comprehensive solution to improve patients' lives worldwide.
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Anyone with wishes to submit tips to the NYPD can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or visit crimestoppers.nypdonline.org. Tipsters can also download the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app or texting “TIP577” to 274637 (CRIMES). Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/woman-found-dead-inside-bin-outside-nyc-home-they-threw-her-out-like-trash/ | 2022-10-22 17:15:37 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/woman-found-dead-inside-bin-outside-nyc-home-they-threw-her-out-like-trash/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Argo's reserves were wholly inadequate and its underwriting standards were not prudent as was represented; (ii) Argo had dramatically changed its underwriting policies on certain U.S. construction contracts as far back as 2018; and (iii) these policies were underwritten outside of the Company's "core" business including in certain states and for certain exposures that were far riskier than investors understood and that the Company no longer would service moving forward.
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This recognition acknowledges that joint customers are finding faster time to value as a result of the Snowflake and dbt Labs partnership.
PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- dbt Labs, the pioneer in analytics engineering, today announced at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2023, that it has been named the 2023 Data Integration Partner of the Year by Snowflake, the Data Cloud company.
dbt is a data transformation framework. With dbt, analysts, data engineers, and software engineers collaborate using a shared workflow to model, test, and deploy data sets. dbt Labs partners with Snowflake to provide a centralized environment for data transformation, empowering anyone on a data team who knows SQL to collaborate on end-to-end transformation workflows in Snowflake.
"Customers love Snowflake, and when they start using it they end up finding more and more uses for it throughout their businesses," said Tristan Handy, founder and CEO of dbt Labs. "dbt gives all Snowflake users a framework to create production-grade data infrastructure with velocity. We call this analytics engineering and we're seeing it redefine the way our joint customers like HubSpot and JetBlue are operationalizing data throughout their organizations."
"We're pleased to announce dbt Labs has been named Snowflake's Data Integration Partner of the Year, bringing well-deserved recognition to a company that has established itself as an integral part of the modern data stack," said Tarik Dwiek, Head of Technology Alliances at Snowflake. "Snowflake's partner ecosystem is foundational to our mission of enabling every organization to be data-driven. Together with dbt Labs, we can continue to help customers across industries better activate and unlock their data for business value."
Data Transformation for Snowflake Data Cloud
Available directly through Snowflake Partner Connect, dbt Labs' integration with Snowflake allows users to:
- Onboard quickly as both dbt and Snowflake operate in the universal language of data teams: SQL.
- Leverage the new capabilities of Snowpark with dbt Python models.
- Apply logic in dbt to select the right Snowflake warehouse size for each dbt model. This allows customers to better control run-time, improve cost management, and meet internal data standards.
- Easily maintain separate production and development environments with fine-grained permissions, mitigating the impact of errors and reducing data downtime.
- Apply and version control rules to make use of Snowflake's dynamic data masking from within dbt workflows, allowing control of access to sensitive data.
- Execute and version control administrative tasks related to dbt projects using dbt hooks and operations macros.
Learn more about dbt Labs and Snowflake here https://www.getdbt.com/partners/snowflake/, and visit dbt Labs at the Snowflake Summit 2023 at booth #2720. Be sure to check out the Snowflake Summit 2023 keynotes live or on-demand here and stay on top of the latest news and announcements from Snowflake on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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About dbt Labs
Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. dbt Labs pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and has been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today there are 20,000 companies using dbt every week, 65,000 dbt Community members, 3,500 customers paying for dbt Cloud, and 750 dbt Certified professionals.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia must remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice, a judge ruled Friday.
In her ruling, Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt said that if the city disagrees with the “message” the statue sends, it can add its own plaque with what it wants to convey.
“More to the point, the City accepted the donation of the Columbus statue in 1876. It has a fiduciary duty to preserve that statue, which it designated an historic object in 2017. The Columbus statue is not City property as is, for example, a City snowblower,” the judge wrote.
Kevin Lessard, spokesman for Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney, said the ruling disappointed officials but the city will respect the judge’s decision and remove the box as soon as it’s “practically and logistically feasible.”
“We will also continue to explore our options for a way forward that allows Philadelphians to celebrate their heritage and culture while respecting the histories and circumstances of everyone’s different backgrounds,” Lessard said via email.
The statue has been the subject of a long-running dispute between the city and the Friends of Marconi Plaza, where the likeness stands.
It dates to 1876 and was presented to the city by the Italian-American community to commemorate the nation’s centennial, according to the 16-page ruling from the state’s Commonwealth Court.
Supporters say they consider Columbus an emblem of the deep Italian heritage in the city. A message seeking comment on Friday’s ruling from the attorney representing the statue’s supporters was not immediately answered.
Kenney has said Columbus was venerated for centuries as an explorer but had a “much more infamous” history, enslaving Indigenous people and imposing punishments such as severing limbs or even death.
After protests about racial injustice began in June 2020 and some of them focused on the statue, Kenney ordered its removal, calling it a matter of public safety. But last year a judge reversed the city’s decision, however, saying it had failed to provide evidence that the statue’s removal was necessary to protect the public.
The box covering the statue has been painted in green, white and red bands, mirroring the Italian flag, at the request of the city council member who represents the district. | https://www.kark.com/news/national/ap-philadelphia-ordered-to-remove-box-covering-columbus-statue/ | 2022-12-10 22:40:47 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/national/ap-philadelphia-ordered-to-remove-box-covering-columbus-statue/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday.
Sephora failed to tell customers that it was selling their personal information, failed to allow customers to opt out of that sale, and didn’t fix the problem within 30 days as required by the law, even after it was notified of the violation, state officials said.
The company agreed to pay $1.2 million and immediately correct the problem under the settlement, the state’s first such enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act, according to Bonta.
Sephora said it is already complying with the state law after cooperating with Bonta’s office.
“Data is power, and these days everyone wants it,” Bonta said.
“Some of the most intimate details about your life are being harvested,” he said. “The more data a company has on you, the more power they have over you, the more they can target you to buy their goods and services.”
But the state law gives consumers a way to block that collection and sale.
The act was passed by state lawmakers in 2018 and expanded by voters in 2020. It gives California, home to Silicon Valley, what is viewed as the strongest U.S. data privacy law, providing consumers with the right to know what information companies collect about them online, to get that data deleted and to opt out of the sale of their personal information.
Bonta’s office has warned more than 100 companies that they were out of compliance and sent more than a dozen new notices on Wednesday. The “vast majority” complied, he said, but not Sephora, which sells cosmetics, perfumes, beauty and skincare products in 2,700 stores in 35 countries.
“Their actions compared to others was egregious,” he said, saying the settlement should be a warning to other companies that don’t comply.
The company did not admit any liability or wrongdoing under terms of the settlement. The company was founded in France and has its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.
In its settlement, Sephora agreed to clarify its website disclosures and privacy policy to tell customers it sells their data, and allow them to opt out of that sale —steps it said it has already taken. It will file reports with Bonta’s office on its sale of personal information and compliance with the law.
Sephora said in a statement that the company “respects consumers’ privacy and strives to be transparent about how their personal information is used to improve their Sephora experience.” It said it allowed customers to opt out of the sale of personal information starting in November 2021.
The company said its tracking allows it “to provide consumers with more relevant Sephora product recommendations, personalized shopping experiences and ads” but that customers can now “opt-out of this personalized shopping experience” easily.
Sephora allowed third-party companies to install tracking software that allowed them to build detailed consumer profiles that allowed them to better target customers, Bonta said. But on its website it promised “we do not sell personal information,” according to the lawsuit.
The 30-day grace period for companies violating the law will end next year, when companies will be required to be in compliance without warning.
Also next year, Bonta’s office will begin sharing enforcement responsibility with a new California Privacy Protection Agency. The agency is taking public comment this week on proposed privacy regulations under the 2020 expansion.
“Certainly there is overlap,” Bonta said, but “multiple watchdogs on the block standing up for consumers, standing up for their privacy, making sure that data decisions are in their hands and that their data isn’t being sold or misused against their wishes is a good thing and we’re excited about that.”
Bonta and other California officials also want to make sure the state’s strict law isn’t undermined as the federal government considers what are likely to be less stringent nationwide standards.
The executive director of the state’s new privacy agency sent a letter this month to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, both from California, warning that a version being considered in the House would replace California’s protections with weaker protections. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Assembly speaker are among others who have objected.
Bonta said California’s law wouldn’t be affected so long as Congress makes its standards “a floor, not a ceiling. That they do not preempt the incredible privacy protections, nation-leading privacy protections that we have here in California.”
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkpoint Surgical today announced the transition of Len Cosentino from President and CEO to the role of Founder and Executive Advisor. Additionally, several other organizational changes to support the company's rapid growth have recently been made. Checkpoint Surgical makes surgical devices for intraoperative nerve care.
Len Cosentino, who has served as President and CEO from Checkpoint Surgical's inception in 2009, will transition to Founder and Executive Advisor and will continue to take an active role in the company. Derek Lewis, who has served as Checkpoint Surgical's Vice President of R&D and Operations since 2018, has been promoted to President and CEO.
"Over the past five years, Derek has led a significant expansion of the company's product line for intraoperative nerve care. His contributions have been integral to Checkpoint Surgical's success," said Len. "Derek has my full confidence and support in leading the company toward fulfilling our nerve care mission and our vision to become the market's preeminent nerve care enterprise."
Derek brings to the role substantial experience and a track record of success in the medical device industry. Prior to joining Checkpoint Surgical, he served in Operations and R&D leadership roles at Exsomed Surgical and Next Step Arthropedix. In each of these roles, his team successfully launched the organization's initial products into the US market. Previously, Derek served as Chief Operating Officer of OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, a startup extremities company that was acquired by Tornier in 2012. Under his leadership, Derek's R&D and Operations teams rapidly delivered innovative products to the market. After the sale of OrthoHelix to Tornier, Derek served as Vice President, Lower Extremities Business Unit, for Tornier.
Commenting on Len's contributions to Checkpoint Surgical's success, Derek said, "When startups fail, it is often due to a weak founding team. Under Len's leadership, this has never been the case at Checkpoint Surgical. Through many challenges over the years, Len built and led an outstanding team. Checkpoint Surgical's many achievements are a testament to his unwavering commitment to our mission. I look forward to his continued guidance and leadership within the organization as he takes this next step."
In addition, the company announced several promotions and the addition of a key position:
- Rick DiBlasi was promoted from Vice President of Sales & Marketing to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer.
- Kevin Scanlan was promoted from Vice President of Clinical Services to Senior Vice President of Clinical Services.
- Don Hubbard was promoted from Vice President of Development to Senior Vice President of Development.
- Ben Cottrill was promoted from Product Development Director to Vice President of R&D.
- Laura Keck will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer.
Over the past two years, Checkpoint Surgical has expanded its domestic sales force for greater penetration into key markets and has also grown its R&D organization to support product line additions and extensions.
Checkpoint Surgical introduced the original Checkpoint Nerve Stimulator in 2009, inspiring surgeons to think differently about nerve protection and repair procedures. Checkpoint's safe nerve stimulation technology opened opportunities for unexpected clinical applications, with surgeons themselves discovering new and innovative uses for the device. Today, Checkpoint stimulators are regarded as the standard of care for intraoperative nerve stimulation. The devices are used every day for nerve protection, assessment and repair across a wide variety of surgical procedures.
In May 2022, the company achieved a milestone of 100,000 stimulators sold. The growth of these products is a testament to their utility during nerve repair procedures. Moving forward, Checkpoint expects to launch continued enhancements to the product line to further enhance its value to our customers.
Beyond nerve stimulation, Checkpoint Surgical continues to deliver solutions for the entire continuum of intraoperative nerve care—from nerve protection and assessment, to nerve preparation and repair, to nerve healing and restoration.
- In early 2021, Checkpoint Surgical acquired the NeuroShield® Chitosan Membrane from Swiss-based Monarch BioImplants, adding a chitosan-based nerve membrane to its product portfolio. NeuroShield may be used for the repair of peripheral nerve injuries by providing a protective barrier during tissue healing.
- In July 2022, the company's product line grew again with the launch of the Checkpoint Edge™ Nerve Cutting Kit, adding nerve-specific surgical instruments to the portfolio. Checkpoint Edge uses circumferential constraint to maintain the nerve's natural shape during transection and preserve nerve tissue integrity.
- Meanwhile, the Checkpoint stimulator line continues to grow, with anticipated launch of the Checkpoint Gemini Bipolar Stimulator in September 2022. An evolution of the company's flagship Checkpoint Guardian device, Checkpoint Gemini is designed to deliver precise stimulation for specific clinical situations.
The company will feature its entire expanded intraoperative nerve care portfolio at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) annual conference at the end of September.
Checkpoint Surgical is a privately held medical device company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The company works with surgeons to advance the science and practice of peripheral nerve care through research, education and innovative product development. Checkpoint Surgical's state of the art nerve stimulation devices have become the standard of care for intraoperative nerve stimulation. The company is actively developing new products to support the entire continuum of intraoperative nerve care. For more information about Checkpoint Surgical, visit www.checkpointsurgical.com.
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