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Wedding makeup needs to stand up to long, exciting days
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation
- Lancome Hypnose Drama Instant Full Body Volume Waterproof Mascara
- Urban Decay All Nighter Long Lasting Makeup Setting Spray
On a typical day, you might not give your makeup routine a second thought. If you’re headed to a wedding, however, there’s a lot more involved, whether you’re in the wedding or attending as a guest. The ceremony and reception will put an extra strain on your beauty products, and unless you choose your cosmetics carefully, it’s highly likely that you’ll end the evening with smudgy mascara, rubbed-off foundation, or faded lipstick.
As long as you pick the right makeup products, though, you can get long-lasting results that’ll take you from the ceremony through last call on the dance floor.
Wedding stress will cause your makeup to run
There are a number of reasons why weddings strain a makeup look. First, you’ll likely wear makeup much longer than on a typical day. While many weddings start with the wedding party getting ready bright and early, the celebrations can last long into the night or even until early the next morning. The number of hours alone is enough to require extra staying power.
Then take into account the environment. Many weddings are at least partially outdoors, either for the ceremony or reception. That means your makeup is subject to the day’s weather conditions, whether hot sun, humidity, dry air or even a bit of rain.
And we can’t forget about sweat and tears. It’s not uncommon to shed a tear or two during the wedding ceremony or speeches, and if you plan on tearing it up on the crowded dance floor, you’re bound to sweat. The added moisture will cause your makeup to run if you’re not careful about picking water-resistant formulas.
What to look for in long-wearing makeup
If you pick the right cosmetics products, you can count on your makeup to stay put throughout the entire event. While likely not necessary for everyday use, waterproof makeup has the added staying power required for longer events such as weddings.
You don’t necessarily need all of your makeup to be waterproof but pick waterproof formulas for a few key products such as foundation (to counter sweat), mascara (to withstand a bit of crying), and lipstick (since eating and drinking can take a toll on your lip color).
If you’re not sure how well your beauty products will hold up, check the ingredients. Look for ingredients such as trimethylsiloxysilicate, which is a silicone resin that helps hold color pigments in place and has water-resisting properties, or VP/VA copolymers, which function as a binding and suspending agent.
Add products that boost staying power
Primers, setting powders, and makeup setting sprays may not be essential for daily use, but when you’re trying to get the most out of your beauty products, they’re great tools to help you achieve the best results.
Primers are worn under your foundation, and they help create a smooth surface for foundation and increase its staying power. They also help foundation look its best by smoothing out your skin (which you’ll appreciate if you’re posing for lots of photos).
A setting powder should be one of the final steps in your makeup routine, and it helps lock in facial products such as foundation and concealer. Choose from either a loose setting powder (which offers lighter coverage and helps prevent makeup from looking cakey, settling into fine lines and wrinkles and accentuating dry patches) or a pressed powder (used for setting liquid foundation and concealer, blotting oil, reducing shine and touching up your makeup throughout the day).
The last step in your makeup routine should be misting a setting spray all over the finished look. Makeup setting sprays contain polymers that form a waterproof coating over your makeup, letting it last longer with fewer touch-ups. If makeup tends to dry out your skin, you can also re-mist a hydrating setting spray throughout the event to give you a much-needed moisture boost.
Best long-wearing makeup products
Urban Decay All Nighter Primer
Urban Decay’s long-lasting finishing spray keeps cosmetics looking flawless for hours. The primer smooths, hydrates and helps prevent foundation from fading for up to eight hours. The vegan and cruelty-free formula feels soft and lightweight on skin.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation
Don’t let the budget-friendly price tag fool you: this hydrating foundation has excellent staying powder and can remain put for up to 24 hours. The fact that it offers sun protection is an added bonus for anyone attending an outdoor or partially outdoor wedding.
Lancome Hypnose Drama Instant Full Body Volume Waterproof Mascara
For a tried-and-true waterproof mascara that delivers long-lasting and flake-free results, Lancome’s version is our testers’ top pick. The unique S-shaped brush helps increase fullness and volume. This formula is free from harmful ingredients such as sulfate and formaldehyde.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Smashbox Always On Longwear Matte Liquid Lipstick
The secret behind this long-wearing, waterproof liquid lipstick is that it’s infused with primer oil, which adds a moisturizing touch. It’s easy to apply and prevents lips from feathering and the color from bleeding out. It has a velvety matte finish and comes in a great selection of shades.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Anastasia Beverly Hills Loose Setting Powder
This superfine powder provides a beautiful matte finish that will photograph nicely. The product works to absorb oil and keep you shine-free while blurring out fine lines, evening out skin tone and minimizing the look of pores.
Urban Decay All Nighter Long Lasting Makeup Setting Spray
Urban Decay’s cult-favorite setting spray keeps your makeup looking fresh for up to 16 hours. The product actually lowers your makeup’s temperature so it doesn’t run. It has a weightless feel and still works well in humid conditions.
Sold by Sephora and Ulta Beauty
Worth checking out
- Coola Green Tea Aloe Setting Spray is a weightless setting spray with SPF 30 protection.
- Maybelline Sky High Volumizing Mascara is a more budget-friendly waterproof mascara that volumizes your lashes without clumping.
- Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Powder helps set your favorite liquid makeup with a silky-smooth finish and lightweight feel.
- Smashbox The Original Photo Finish Smooth and Blur Primer is a hydrating, prepping and refreshing formula that acts as a great base for your makeup.
- Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lip Colour is a creamy formula that stays comfortably on your lips all day long.
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With relevant expansion plans, Elea Digital announces the biggest data center set-up in Brazil's Southern region
RIO DE JANEIRO , Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elea Digital and TIM (TIMS3) announced today signing a purchase and sale agreement of a real estate owned by TIM, located in the technology and innovation hub of Porto Alegre's downtown, in Rio Grande do Sul, in which Elea Digital plans to develop the largest data center in the South of Brazil.
Before being completed, the transaction needs to go through an approval from CADE – The Administrative Council of Economic Defense - and the execution of documents phase.
With this new acquisition, Elea Digital asserts its position in the southern region of Brazil and aims to contribute to solving the lack of digital infrastructure in this geographic area. With the mark of seven data centers in its ecosystem, this is Elea Digital's second site (POA2) in the city of Porto Alegre.
Through the transaction with TIM - that will maintain a long term colocation contract with the newly established venture -, Elea Digital plans to develop and expand the asset, which is currently four thousand sqm, with 5MVA of power.
Also present in Curitiba (CTA1), São Paulo (SPO1), Brasilia (BSB1 and BSB2) and Rio de Janeiro (RJO1), Elea Digital platform of edge ecosystem will continue to cooperate with the expansion of the country's digital capability, focusing on 5G technology, cloud applications and company transformations.
The task of promoting the country's digitalization now gets strengthened by the transaction with TIM, a leader in this transformation in Brazil.
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LOS ANGELES — As California emerges from a two-week bout of deadly atmospheric rivers, a number of climate researchers say the recent storms appear to be typical of the intense, periodic rains the state has experienced throughout its history and not the result of global warming.
Although scientists are still studying the size and severity of storms that killed 19 people and caused up to $1 billion in damage, initial assessments suggest the destruction had more to do with California’s historic drought-to-deluge cycles, mountainous topography and aging flood infrastructure than it did with climate-altering greenhouse gasses.
Although the media and some officials were quick to link a series of powerful storms to climate change, researchers interviewed by The Times said they had yet to see evidence of that connection. Instead, the unexpected onslaught of rain and snow after three years of punishing drought appears akin to other major storms that have struck California every decade or more since experts began keeping records in the 1800s.
“We know from climate models that global warming will boost California storms of the future, but we haven’t made that connection with the latest storm systems,” said Alexander Gershunov, a climate scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “Assuming that these storms were driven by global warming would be like assuming an athlete who breaks a record was on steroids.”
Mike Anderson, official state climatologist for California, suggested that the recent series of atmospheric rivers — long plumes of vapor that can pour over the West Coast — was a grim reminder that in a place so dry, sudden flooding can bring catastrophe.
“Each of the recent atmospheric rivers were within the historical distribution of sizes of atmospheric rivers,” Anderson said, “It will take further study to determine how warming temperatures influenced the sequence or the sudden transition from dry to wet and soon back to dry.”
News and social media images of the storms were harrowing. Massive ocean waves demolished sea walls and a pier. Hurricane-force winds uprooted trees that crushed and killed bystanders. Breached levees flooded the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta region, drowning motorists.
The parade of storms also dumped desperately needed snow on the Sierra Nevada range — nearly 250% of average for this time of year. It also recharged giant reservoirs that had dwindled to weedy channels. In one instance, Lake Cachuma, about 15 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, rose from 36% capacity to nearly 80% in just one day.
But in a region whose water supply has been severely depleted by more than two decades of megadrought stoked by climate change, researchers suggested that some observers were too quick to reach for superlatives.
“A group I call ‘mediaologists’ always hype the current situation to make it seem worse than the last one,” Gershunov said, using a pithy play on the word meteorologists.
Although scientists still can’t say yet where recent storms rank among other epic downpours, they said they did not appear to be one of a kind.
“Overall, it was nothing as big as what we’ve gone through before,” said Jayme Laber, senior hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Los Angeles.
Indeed, this midwinter’s precipitation was far behind the 1956 season, when California had received a whopping 85.3% of its average annual precipitation by Jan. 17, according to the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes. As of Wednesday, California had accumulated about 70% of its average annual total, the center said.
Within the last century, Southern California experienced the “Great flood of 1938,” which killed more than 100 people; left thousands homeless and prompted officials to line the Los Angeles River with concrete as a means of flood control. Other intense storms have occurred in 1964, 1969, 1982, 1986, 1995, and 2005, when a school camp perched 3,600 feet above Pasadena in the Angeles National Forest recorded 107 inches of rain in one week.
More recently, a series of drought-busting atmospheric rivers that slammed into California in 2017 eroded the main and emergency spillways at Oroville Dam, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.
That emergency, scientists say, was a taste of the kind of meteorological tumult Mother Nature has in store for the future: Climate models predict more frequent megastorms fueled by warming oceans and a thirstier atmosphere due to global warming.
“Most recent storm systems don’t hold a candle to the kinds of extreme prolonged storms of the last century,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA. “They do, however, point in the direction of the episodes of hydro-climate we can expect to see more of due to global warming.”
It’s the prospect of these larger and more damaging storms that have fueled calls to upgrade the state’s flood infrastructure and spurred efforts to capture and store water for future use.
“California’s environment is changing fast beneath our feet,” Swain said. “Future generations have huge problems ahead of them.”
While this month’s storms have provided much needed drought relief to California, they will do little to erase the larger mega-drought conditions that have gripped the American West since 2000 — conditions that are fueled substantially by global warming and contributing to a growing crisis along the Colorado River.
“Rain that falls in California stays in California,” said A. Park Williams, a climate scientist at UCLA. “That’s because the moisture delivered by Pacific storms is wrung out by huge walls of mountains from the Sierra Nevadas in the north to the San Bernardinos in the south.”
Williams, who helped establish that 2000-2021 was the driest 22-year period in the southwest in 1,200 years, said the megadrought was likely to persist through 2023, matching the duration of another mega-drought in the late-1500s.
“Although these big wet interruptions of surface water quickly refill reservoirs, which is a good thing, our underground aquifers don’t rebound nearly as easily because we’ve been mining their resources at a breakneck speed for decades,” he said.
Like other climate scientists interviewed by The Times, Williams said his research “does not show a connection” between recent storms and global warming.
“Global warming is real,” he said, “and because of it the heaviest storms around the world are getting heavier — except in California and the southwestern United States, where the weather typically swings from too dry to too wet.”
The intensity of such dry-to-wet swings in the future will be amplified by drought, rising temperatures, and continuing human exploitation of natural water resources, scientists say.
The intensity of those swings will not only test California’s ability to weather harsher storms, but it will forever alter the ecological cycles of plants and animals that have evolved here over millions of years.
Indeed, while millions of Californians were wringing their hands over weather reports generated by local and national media, biologists were trying to draw attention to the effects of two decades of drought, heat waves, wildfires and debris flows.
They say a growing list of living symbols of longevity, strength, and perseverance — desert tortoises, saguaro cactuses, bristlecone pines, cottonwood forests, giant sequoias, chinook salmon, Joshua trees — may be at an evolutionary crossroads.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — A bear and a motorcycle collided on a Colorado interstate Saturday, leaving the bear dead.
Colorado State Patrol received a call at 9:17 p.m. of a collision on I-25 northbound near mile point 156.
A motorcyclist collided with a bear that was on the interstate. Due to the crash, three lanes were blocked off while officers investigated.
The motorcyclist and a passenger that was on the bike were both injured. Both riders were transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The bear was killed on scene, Colorado authorities said.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said their officers responded after the crash to retrieve the bear carcass.
The agency is reminding everyone to expect aggressive behavior from wildlife this time of year as mothers defend their young.
As the weather begins to warm up, bears are starting to emerge from hibernation and are bringing their babies out into the world. Breeding season for black bears begins in June.
CPW is reminding Coloradans to never feed bears or cubs. Bears can smell food for miles, even if it is locked in a car.
They also ask all drivers on big interstates to pay extra attention to wildlife wandering on the roads from dusk to dawn. To avoid a collision, drive slowly and scan ahead for any movement along the roadway. | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/bear-killed-after-colliding-with-motorcycle/ | 2022-06-05 23:43:52 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/bear-killed-after-colliding-with-motorcycle/ |
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Dear editor,
I’m sharing with you an open letter to the public and to the members of the Wausau City Council.
I’m sure most of you ran for office to address issues that would move all of Wausau forward. This week, you face two decisions that will challenge these aspirations.
If you respect and act on what the public has asked of you, especially those most impacted by an issue, you will uphold the will of the Thomas Street residents and demand remediation of the toxic Cleveland Avenue site to the level of residential, not industrial use. This situation presents a prime example of environmental justice in action, a principle the Council committed to last year. Challenging the will of the people shows condescension at the least, contempt and discrimination, at worst.
If you believe in an equitable and financially sound approach to spending our hard earned taxpayer money on development projects, you will champion the strategy that when the bottom is lifted, everyone rises.
When presented with no verifiable evidence that previous investment of tens of millions of dollars in high end developments have benefited all of Wausau you must reject the false narrative of trickle down economics.
When presented with little input from those representing almost half of our population, struggling to make ends meet on a daily basis, you cannot agree to take away money that could be used to address massive unmet basic needs, particularly if you look at the eyesore of what the Mall has become. It is a monument to the City’s financial mismanagement and currying of business interests.
Why would you agree to commit so much more to high end development than to affordable housing for the 550 waiting for subsidized housing, the 180 seeking shelter from the winter and those facing 4 years until they can move into a one bedroom? Make the business community seek financial backing directly from people who desire their development. The extravagance of their recent Gala and show of force tonight, prove that they have the resources and organization to be successful at this.
How will Wausau move forward when half our residents are once again left behind? How will your altruistic aspirations be realized?
Shouldn’t progress for all be directed by principles of equity, environmental stewardship,robust public participation, and sound financial management of our precious and limited resources?
Voting “no” on these two items will be the first steps toward such a progress for all.
Public comment can be sent to the City Council: Wausau Contact Council form
Thank you for your consideration,
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – SpaceX prepared to launch the biggest and most powerful rocket Thursday, working nonstop after the first shot at a test flight fizzled earlier in the week.
The nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship was poised to blast off from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. SpaceX’s Elon Musk gave 50-50 odds of the spacecraft reaching orbit on its debut.
None of the rocket will be recovered. Instead, if all goes well, the first-stage booster, dubbed Super Heavy, would drop into the Gulf of Mexico. The spacecraft on top would continue eastward, passing over the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans before ditching near Hawaii. The whole flight, if successful, would last just 1 1/2 hours.
The company plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, eventually, Mars. NASA has reserved a Starship for its next moonwalking team, and rich tourists are already booking lunar flybys.
A stuck booster valve scrapped Monday’s try. Hundreds of space fans returned to the launch site at Boca Chica Beach on the eve of the second launch attempt, snapping more selfies.
“I've been waiting for this, really, for years,” said Bob Drwal, a retired engineer who drove down from Chicago with wife Donna.
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As the go-to brand for Piña Coladas1, Malibu is breathing new life into the feel-good favorite "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" & giving away $100,0002 to Piña Colada enthusiasts
NEW YORK, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today on the official start of summer, Malibu debuts a modern remix of the karaoke crowd pleaser, "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" with pop music and social media sensation, Jax, to introduce summer as a state of mind.
"We're celebrating Malibu's status as the go-to brand for Piña Coladas1 by spotlighting the iconic cocktail's ability to unlock carefree confidence and inspire our consumers to Do Whatever Tastes Good," said Matt Foley, Vice President of Marketing, Malibu. "We hope to further establish the Piña Colada in culture, making it symbolic of a lifestyle not just during the summer, but one that goes beyond that with this feel-good favorite song that you can enjoy anytime, anywhere."
Malibu's collaboration with Jax re-captures the 1979 classic's summer spirit, originally made famous by Rupert Holmes, while reimagining the song for a modern audience. Jax's unequivocal sound comes to life both sonically and visually with a music video directed by the acclaimed Drew Kirsch, renowned for his star-studded collaborations, which was conceptualized and created by Wieden+Kennedy London. Blending '70s and '80s nostalgia against the backdrop of a Piña Colada-themed celebration, the film embodies the essence of what it means to Escape while still embracing the summer mindset that's all about carefree fun, sunny optimism and doing what you truly love. Complete with synchronized swimmers, vibrant fashion, celebrity cameos and guests embodying Malibu's signature free-spirited attitude, the bright and colorful aesthetic creates a space to unplug and live in the moment.
"Just like that first sip of Malibu, there's something special about The Piña Colada Song that you hear and are transported from any moment to one that exudes summertime fun," said Jax. "This widely popular tune that I had the opportunity to remix is the essence of summer vibes and perfect backdrop for any drinking occasion with Malibu."
With the spotlight on Piña Coladas, Malibu is transcending the famous cocktail into music, as well as fashion. Teaming up with resort wear brand Kenny Flowers, the brands will drop a limited-edition Escape-wear Collection on National Piña Colada Day this July 10.
Malibu is once again inspiring people everywhere to Do Whatever Tastes Good, further living its global brand positioning. Recognized as the #13 spirit associated with summer, Malibu is on a mission to reintroduce summer from a season to a mindset and will continue to offer exciting and delicious products to extend its carefree, summertime vibes.
If you like Piña Coladas, join the celebration and enter for a chance to win a $15 Venmo as part of Malibu's pledge to give away a total of $100,000 to Piña Colada enthusiasts. To learn more, visit malibudrinks.com and follow @malibrumus #MalibuPinaColada.
Malibu® Piña Colada
1 Part Malibu
1 ½ Parts Pineapple Juice
½ Parts Coconut Cream
Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into glass!
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President Joe Biden has demanded Congress take action to enact "common sense" gun reforms after a shooting rampage in Mississippi Friday left six dead. The demand came as he is turning a "blind eye" to Republicans and others who are calling for "common sense" changes to secure the border, a Republican lawmaker claimed.
"We need—need—commonsense gun law reforms," Biden said in a statement on Friday, after suspected shooter Richard Crum, 52, is believed to have used a shotgun and two handguns to carry out a shooting rampage that spanned three different locations across Tate County, Mississippi.
The president added: "That includes requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, fully closing the boyfriend loophole to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, requiring safe storage of guns, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets."
Biden’s words came as Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, has accused him of avoiding the southern border and failing to "acknowledge the catastrophe at the southern border and makes common sense reforms to stem the tide."
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"For two solid years, President Biden has avoided the southern border, turned a blind eye to agents overwhelmed by the influx in illegal crossings, and glossed over the devastating impacts on our nation," Cramer said in a statement published Feb. 10. "The administration must act to address the urgent humanitarian and crime crises it created. These bills acknowledge the catastrophe at the southern border and makes common sense reforms to stem the tide."
Senator Katie Britt, R-AL, similarly suggested Biden was failing to act to secure the border.
"There is an unprecedented humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border," Britt said. "This is a direct, avoidable result of the Biden Administration’s dangerously weak policies. Hardworking parents across our nation want their children to grow up in safe, strong communities so that they can reach their full potential and live their American Dream. This legislation would help secure that dream for families in every corner of our country."
Britt is leading two pieces of legislation aimed at securing the border: the "Keep Our Communities Safe Act," which calls for the end of the Obama-Biden catch-and-release policy, and a resolution acknowledging the state of the southern border constitutes a crisis.
More recently, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., who was elected as a Democrat, has also introduced bipartisan legislation to secure the border.
MCCARTHY, IN ARIZONA, SAYS 'NO ONE BELIEVES' BIDEN ADMIN'S CLAIM BORDER IS SECURE, CARTELS ARE IN CONTROL
Her bill would eliminate federal restrictions and grant the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to conduct maintenance projects at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Arizona’s ports are our first line of defense to stop dangerous drugs and individuals from entering the United States, and a key driver of our local economy. Our legislation builds on the historic investments strengthening America's port infrastructure in my bipartisan infrastructure law by cutting red tape and allowing local CBP leadership to make repair decisions that work for their officers, without waiting for Washington," Sinema said on Feb. 15.
The legislation was co-introduced with Sen. James Lankford R-Okla., who described it as a "straightforward solution."
"During my visits to the southern border, it is evident that CBP needs to repair ports between the US and Mexico. Bureaucratic red tape has blocked CBP from making those simple fixes to increase border security and better manage trade. This bill is a straightforward solution that will ensure our CBP officers have the resources they need to keep the country secure," Lankford said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday visited Cochise County, Ariz., with Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., Jen Kiggans, R-Va., and Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis.
Cochise County is located in southeast Arizona, bordering New Mexico and Mexico.
The four Republicans are freshman members who flipped Democratic seats in the most recent midterm elections.
"The new majority in Congress, we’re gonna fight to fix this problem. No longer will the Democrats be able to ignore the issue and act like it’s not happening," McCarthy said Thursday. "We will have hearings on the border. It’s the responsibility of all members to attend. Those who come to testify will come from both sides of the aisle."
MIGRANT ENCOUNTERS HIT 156,274 IN JANUARY AS BIDEN ADMIN CLAIMS NEW BORDER MEASURES ‘ARE WORKING’
Mark Morgan, a former acting CBP commissioner in the Trump administration, told The Hill that addressing the crisis is "really common sense," according to FOX 4.
"It’s really common sense. It’s what leaders do. They go to the heart of the crisis, whether it’s a hurricane or tornado, a terrorist attack, it doesn’t matter," Morgan said.
He added: "When you physically see it up close and personal, it changes your understanding. It changes your perspective."
Biden's Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claims the southern border is under "operational control." Republicans have called for his impeachment.
McCarthy said Republicans in the House will continue to push legislation aimed at securing the border.
"We’ve got a lot of ideas inside Congress. It’s different than the Congress before," McCarthy said Thursday, according to WDAF.
The shooting in Mississippi ended Friday afternoon when officials ultimately found Crum at his home and apprehended him. He was charged with one count of murder but is expected to face additional charges.
BIDEN ADMIN ANNOUNCES $231M FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING RED FLAG LAWS
"Enough," Biden said after the incident. "We are 48 days into the year, and our nation has already suffered at least 73 mass shootings. Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough. Gun violence is an epidemic, and Congress must act now."
He continued, "Jill and I are mourning for the six killed in today’s violence in Tate County, Mississippi — as we have for far too many Americans. We grieve with their families and with Americans nationwide as gun violence claims yet more lives. We are also praying for the recovery of those injured in this horrendous attack and for survivors who will carry both grief and trauma with them for the rest of their lives."
The suspect’s motives are not known at this time.
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Chris Rock to finally have his say in new stand-up special
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock is poised to finally have his say.
The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night will perform his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars. He’s doing it in “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” streaming live on Netflix at 10 p.m. EST. Not only will Rock present about an hour of stand-up from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, but Netflix — in its first ever live show — will bookend the special with star-studded commentary.
The pre-show, beginning at 9:30 p.m., will feature Paul McCartney, Jerry Seinfeld, Matthew McConaughey, Cedric the Entertainer, Ice-T and two hosts from last year’s Oscars: Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer. Afterward Rock’s set, Dana Carvey and David Spade will host guests including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Arsenio Hall and JB Smoove.
While Smith has apologized and repeatedly spoken about the incident since last March, Rock has avoided all the usual platforms where celebrities often go to air their feelings. He never sat down with Oprah Winfrey, and turned away the many media outlets that would have loved to land an exclusive in-depth interview.
Instead, Rock has for much of the past year been touring new material in a long string of performances as part of his Ego Death tour. The shows, which had been announced before the 2022 Oscars, have featured performances with Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart.
On the road, Rock has often worked in jokes and reflections on the slap, though it’s never been more than an element of his shows. There’s no guarantee that he will talk it about Saturday night, but he’s widely expected to and has long suggested this would be his chosen forum.
Rock first broke his public silence about the slap three nights after the Oscar ceremony, last year in Boston. “How was your weekend?” he asked the crowd. He added that he was “still kind of processing what happened.”
Now, after plenty of processing, Rock will be taking the cultural spotlight just a week before the March 12 Oscars, where the slap is sure to revisited by this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel. In the aftermath of last year’s events, Smith resigned his membership to the film academy. The academy board of governors banned Smith from the Oscars and all other academy events for a decade.
At the annual luncheon for nominees held last month, motion picture academy president Janet Yang voiced regret about how the incident was handled, calling the academy’s response “inadequate.” Bill Kramer, the academy’s chief executive, has said the academy has since instituted a crisis communications team to prepare for and more rapidly respond to the unexpected.
“Selective Outrage” is Rock’s second special for Netflix, following 2018’s “Tamborine.” They’re part of a two-special $40 million deal Rock signed with the streamer in 2016.
While rivals have gotten into live streaming and sports, “Selective Outrage” marks Netflix’s first foray into live programming. Netflix, with 231 million global subscribers, also recently signed on to stream next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, signaling that “Selective Outrage” may be just the start of a new trend.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs of economic improvement but its recovery still faces challenges, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
The Indian Ocean island nation declared bankruptcy in April 2022 and said it was suspending repayment of its foreign debt. It reached an agreement with the IMF in March on a nearly $3 billion bailout program over four years.
“Sri Lanka’s economy is showing tentative signs of improvement, in part due to the implementation of critical policy actions. But the economic recovery remains challenging,” said IMF deputy managing director Kenji Okamura after concluding a visit to Sri Lanka, where he met with the country’s top leaders and officials.
Okamura said he welcomed Sri Lankan authorities’ “strong commitment to implement their ambitious economic program, which is supported by the IMF.”
IMF previously said Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year. The expected economic growth of 1.5% next year hinges critically on the economic reforms Sri Lanka has agreed to undertake.
“Now, more than ever, it is essential to continue the reform momentum under strong ownership by both the authorities and the Sri Lankan people,” Okamura said in a statement early Friday.
Sri Lanka’s foreign debt exceeds $51 billion, of which $28 billion must be repaid by 2027. Sri Lanka has now started negotiations with its creditors on debt restructuring.
“The current economic crisis has its genesis in policy missteps aggravated by external shocks. We discussed the importance of fiscal measures, in particular revenue measures, for a return to macroeconomic stability. I was encouraged by the authorities’ commitment to negotiate a debt strategy in a timely and transparent manner. Continued open dialogue with the creditors will help to reach restructuring agreements to restore debt sustainability in line with the program targets,” Okamura said.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and resultant shortages of essentials sparked riots last year, forcing then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and later resign.
Unsustainable debt, a severe balance of payment crisis on top of lingering scars of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the government’s insistence on spending scarce foreign reserves to prop up the Sri Lankan rupee, led to a severe shortage of foreign currency and essentials such as fuel, medicine, cooking gas and food.
Although there are some signs of progress — with shortages reduced and day-to-day functions restored — under current President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the government is still struggling to find money to pay its employees and conduct other administrative functions.
There’s been growing public dissatisfaction over the government’s recent move to increase taxes and electricity bills that came as part of the commitment to obtain the bailout package from the IMF.
The government announced 6% cuts in the budgets of each ministry this year and plans to nearly halve the size of the military, which had swelled to more than 200,000 personnel due to a long civil war that ended in 2009. | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/imf-says-sri-lankas-economic-recovery-shows-signs-of-improvement-but-challenges-remain/ | 2023-06-02 20:25:56 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/imf-says-sri-lankas-economic-recovery-shows-signs-of-improvement-but-challenges-remain/ |
MCADOO, Pa. — One person was injured after a shooting in Schuylkill County earlier this week.
It happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday along West Third Street in McAdoo.
Police say a 48-year-old man was shot in the stomach after an encounter with three men.
When police arrived at the scene, the suspects were gone.
The victim's condition is unknown.
Anyone with information is asked to contact state police in Frackville at 570-874-5300.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Friday's jobs report for April provided mixed signals on the economic issue most on the minds of Americans: Chronically high inflation.
On the one hand, the proportion of people either working or looking for work slipped in April after a string of increases. Having fewer people in the workforce means employers need to raise pay to try to fill a record-high number of open jobs. Companies typically then pass on those higher labor costs to consumers in the form of higher prices.
On the other hand, average hourly pay increases slowed last month and have weakened over the past three months, a trend that could ease inflationary pressures.
The offsetting trends come as the Federal Reserve has accelerated its fight against inflation, which has surged to a four-decade high. This week, the Fed raised its key interest rate by a half-percentage point — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaled further large rate hikes to come. Higher rates can slow borrowing and spending but also risk causing a recession.
How inflation and the economy evolve in the coming months will be key to whether the Fed can succeed in slowing price increases without torpedoing growth.
Friday's report from the Labor Department showed that employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the 12th straight month of 400,000 or more gains. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6%, just a tenth above its pre-pandemic level, the lowest rate in 50 years.
Here are five takeaways from the jobs report:
SMALLER LABOR FORCE COMPLICATES FED'S JOB
The proportion of Americans who are either working or hunting for a job fell in April to 62.2% from 62.4% after three months of increases. April's decline, though just one month, ended a trend toward rising numbers of job seekers. Fewer workers and higher pay could make inflation harder to restrain.
“If the supply (of workers) is not picking up, then those wage pressures are not going to be easing,” said Peter Hooper, Deutsche Bank's global head of economic research. “And that means the Fed is going to have to do more” — that is, keep raising its key short-term rate, which would mean more expensive borrowing across the economy.
WAGES GROWING MORE SLOWLY
Average hourly pay rose 10 cents to $31.85 in April, a decent gain and a solid 5.5% higher than a year ago. Still, that pace is well below the latest year-over-year inflation rate of 8.5%. As a result, most Americans are losing purchasing power even as their pay rises.
That said, wage gains appear to be cooling, which could help reduce inflation. April's average wage increase of 0.3% was below the March rise of 0.5%. And over the past three months, hourly pay has grown 0.9%, the slowest three-month pace in a year.
Higher wages are of course good for workers. But if they rise too fast, without an increase in worker productivity, it tends to accelerate inflation. Slower wage growth, on the other hand, can be more sustainable because it helps hold down inflation and allows the Fed to implement fewer rate hikes.
STRONG HIRING MAY BE COOLING
In Friday's jobs report were other signs, aside from wages, that job growth might be slowing a bit after a year of robust gains. One indicator of where the labor market may be headed is the number of temporary workers being hired. Typically, employers use temporary employees to handle rising demand until they can find the permanent workers they need.
In both March and April, the number of temporary jobs was unchanged, after increases in January and February. Such a pullback may suggest that employers are seeing somewhat less need for workers.
And overall hiring, while strong, has been easing slightly. Employers have added an average of 523,000 jobs over the past three months, down from a three-month average of 549,000 in March and 602,000 in February.
Finally, the government revised down its estimate of job gains for February and March by a combined 39,000. That's a relatively small number that doesn't really change the overall picture. But revisions can signal which direction the economy is headed, and nearly all the revisions in previous months had been positive.
A slowdown is somewhat inevitable given the pace of rapid hiring and the limited supply of workers and may simply signal a shift to smaller, but more sustainable, gains.
“We couldn’t maintain the same pace as the past year," said Aaron Sojourner, a labor economist at the University of Minnesota. “We do have to slow down.”
BLACK AMERICANS SEE SOLID GAINS
In April, the gap between Black and white workers narrowed, with more Black Americans looking for and finding work, while the number of white people in the workforce declined. Racial employment gaps have been steadily narrowing since the pandemic recession struck.
Unemployment for African Americans dropped to 5.9%, down from 6.2% in March. For white workers, it was unchanged at 3.2%. And the proportion of Black Americans who either have a job or are seeking one rose to 62.3%, above the rate for white Americans at 61.9%. The white rate has declined in recent years in part because of retirements.
Though the figures are volatile from month to month, this is only the second time that Black workers have topped white ones in labor force participation since 1972, after having first done so in June.
MEN FARE WORSE THAN WOMEN
Women initially took bigger hits in the workforce than men after the pandemic slammed the economy, in part because industries with many female workers — retail, health care, restaurants — shed many millions of jobs. Some women also quit or stopped looking for work as schools closed and implemented online learning.
Since then, things have evened out a bit. In April, the unemployment rate for men rose from 3.6% to 3.8%. For women, it dipped from 3.6% to 3.5%.
Men are still more likely to be in the workforce. But their participation rate has risen less in the past year than women's has. Men's participation rate rose four-tenths of a point to 68%. Women's has risen six-tenths to 56.7%. | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/EXPLAINER-More-pressure-on-the-Fed-from-April-17155006.php | 2022-05-06 22:14:58 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/EXPLAINER-More-pressure-on-the-Fed-from-April-17155006.php |
LONDON – European Union regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros ($414 million) in its decision in two cases that could shake up Meta's business model of targeting users with ads based on what they do online. The company says it will appeal.
A decision in a third case involving Meta's WhatsApp messaging service is expected later this month.
Meta and other Big Tech companies have come under pressure from the European Union's privacy rules, which are some of the world's strictest. Irish regulators have already slapped Meta with four other fines for data privacy infringements since 2021 that total more than 900 million euros and have a slew of other open cases against a number of Silicon Valley companies.
Meta also faces regulatory headaches from EU antitrust officials in Brussels flexing their muscles against tech giants: They accused the company last month of distorting competition in classified ads.
The Irish watchdog — Meta’s lead European data privacy regulator because its regional headquarters is in Dublin — fined the company 210 million euros for violations of EU data privacy rules involving Facebook and an additional 180 million euros for breaches involving Instagram.
The decision stems from complaints filed in May 2018 when the 27-nation bloc's privacy rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect.
Previously, Meta relied on getting informed consent from users to process their personal data to serve them with personalized, or behavioral, ads, which are based on what users search for online, the websites they visit or the videos they click on.
When GDPR came into force, the company changed the legal basis under which it processes user data by adding a clause to the terms of service for advertisements, effectively forcing users to agree that their data could be used. That violates EU privacy rules.
The Irish watchdog initially sided with Meta but changed its position after its draft decision was sent to a board of EU data protection regulators, many of whom objected.
In its final decision, the Irish watchdog said Meta “is not entitled to rely on the ‘contract’ legal basis" to deliver behavioral ads on Facebook and Instagram.
Meta said in a statement that “we strongly believe our approach respects GDPR, and we’re therefore disappointed by these decisions and intend to appeal both the substance of the rulings and the fines.”
Meta has three months to ensure its “processing operations" comply with the EU rules, though the ruling doesn't specify what the company has to do. Meta noted that the decision doesn't prevent it from displaying personalized ads, it only covers the legal basis for handling user data.
Max Schrems, the Austrian lawyer and privacy activist who filed the complaints, said the ruling could deal a big blow to the company's profits in the EU, because “people now need to be asked if they want their data to be used for ads or not” and can change their mind at any time.
"The decision also ensures a level playing field with other advertisers that also need to get opt-in consent,” he said.
Making changes to comply with the decision could add to costs for a company already facing rising business challenges. Meta reported two straight quarters of declining revenue as advertising sales dropped because of competition from TikTok, and it laid off 11,000 workers amid broader tech industry woes. | https://www.wsls.com/business/2023/01/04/ireland-fines-meta-390m-euros-in-latest-privacy-crackdown/ | 2023-01-04 16:56:16 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/business/2023/01/04/ireland-fines-meta-390m-euros-in-latest-privacy-crackdown/ |
Are robots the future of household chores?
Technology seems to leap, then creep towards the future in a never-ending cycle of progress. An innovator makes a broad jump forward, and then we wait for the rest of society to catch up before advancing again. Since its inception, Dyson has been one of the innovative companies making great strides, with the Dyson vacuum, for instance, revolutionizing the industry.
Recently, the company revealed it has been working on a secret project involving robotics. The thought of these advancements allowing us never to have to clean again is thrilling.
The dawn of Dyson
In 1978, James Dyson became frustrated with the ever-diminishing performance of his vacuum cleaner. To learn what was causing the problem, he disassembled it and discovered a porous bag was clogged with dust, reducing airflow and diminishing suction. In effect, the more he cleaned, the less effective the vacuum would be.
To tackle the problem, the out-of-the-box thinker employed the same technology that he had recently used to separate paint particles from the air by using centrifugal force. After five years and over 5,000 prototypes, he successfully invented the first bagless vacuum cleaner.
What is Dyson’s robotic program?
Two decades ago, Dyson hired its first roboticist. Since the end of 2021, the company has been refitting an aircraft hangar at Hullavington Airfield, a Royal Air Force station located near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. The purpose of this overhaul is to make room for 250 roboticists, part of Dyson’s investment in the future.
Over the next five years, the company plans to hire an additional 700 individuals in the robotic field. The goal is to create the UK’s largest, most advanced robotics center so Dyson can usher in-home robotic cleaners by the end of the decade. The company’s current focus is on creating home robots that can go above and beyond simple floor care. Dyson wants to design and build machines that are more intelligent, adaptable, and physically capable than anything we’ve experienced to date.
According to a statement on the company’s website from Chief Engineer Jake Dyson, “This is a ‘big bet’ on future robotic technology that will drive research across the whole of Dyson, in areas including mechanical engineering, vision systems, machine learning and energy storage. We need the very best people in the world to come and join us now.”
Teams that Dyson has assembled to bring household robots to life
To make sure the company creates the most advanced robot products possible, Dyson has assembled six teams and given them each specific task to help move the company into the future.
Research team
This is where it all starts. These members strive to tackle the real-world problems of creating intelligent, autonomous products. According to Dyson, this team of experts develops robot prototypes that “turn theory into practice in areas such as perception, manipulation, and robot learning.”
Intelligent machines team
This group of individuals has the challenging task of working in and exploring robotics behavioral development and adding intelligence to Dyson’s appliances. It includes a wide range of experts, from algorithm engineers to software architects.
Connectivity team
The connectivity team advances the capabilities of the Dyson app. The members work to simplify and enhance the user’s experience with intelligent sensing devices and network-based robotics.
Electronics hardware team
This impressive team already has over 350 members. They are some of the world’s best scientists, technicians and electronics engineers. These ambitious innovators aim to develop electronic solutions in Dyson’s seven global research, design and development facilities.
Machine learning team
This team bridges the gap between the user and the machine. Employing anonymous data collected from the company’s connected devices, these people combine machine learning and AI techniques with user behavior to search for solutions to seemingly impossible problems.
Embedded software team
The embedded software team develops the software for Dyson’s machines. The gifted individuals use SAFe, a set of organizational and workflow patterns, to achieve reliable software solutions
What type of household chores can Dyson robots perform?
While it is impossible to know Dyson’s plans for specific devices, the company has released a video that reveals a few sneak peeks of machines in development. This makes it possible to speculate what the innovators might be considering.
The machine most frequently featured in the video clip was a robotic arm. This arm was seen performing various tasks that included picking up toys, setting the kitchen table, putting away dishes, moving items around in a pantry environment and more. The arm could also be glimpsed shaking containers and pouring, which hints that it may be intelligent enough to prepare meals.
Other parts of the video revealed that Dyson is working on technology that maps out a floor plan and creates a 3D model of every part of your house, so it knows what and where to clean. The technology also allows Dyson’s machines to learn the difference between people and objects.
High-end dyson vacuums you can get right now
Although Dyson’s goal of producing robotic household cleaning assistants is still eight years away, you can purchase several high-end vacuums right now.
Dyson Outsize and Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner
This is Dyson’s largest, most intelligent cordless vacuum. It has laser illumination and a longer runtime. It comes with attachments that let you deep clean your entire home. The dust bin is 150% larger than previous models.
Sold by Home Depot
Dyson V11 Animal Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner
The V11 Animal Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner offers powerful suction and fade-free battery power. The LED screen displays what mode you are in and lets you quickly switch between Eco, Auto, and Boost, while a Dynamic Load Sensor automatically switches to adapt to the floor type.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Dyson V10 Animal Cordless Stick Vacuum
This model easily transforms into a handheld vacuum so you can clean the stairs, the sofa or your car. There are three suction modes, a 60-minute runtime and the unit comes with a two-year limited warranty for parts and labor.
Sold by Home Depot
Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
While still a powerful model, the V8 only offers up to 40 minutes of runtime. It has a HEPA filter and comes with several attachments, a charger and a docking station. The hygienic dirt ejector empties dust in a single action for convenience.
Sold by Home Depot and Wayfair
Dyson Ball Animal 2 Upright Vacuum Cleaner
The Dyson Ball Animal 2 has the most suction power in the company’s upright line. It is specially designed for pet owners and features a self-adjusting head that automatically adapts to the floor type. The whole-machine filtration ensures all allergens remain trapped in the vacuum.
Sold by Home Depot
Dyson Ball Multi Floor 2 Upright Vacuum Cleaner
This model has a slim, lightweight design that makes it easy to maneuver. The wand and hose release in one motion for above-floor cleaning. Also, your purchase includes a five-year limited warranty.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Dyson Slim Ball Animal Upright Vacuum Cleaner
If budget is your primary concern, the Slim Ball Animal upright vacuum is an excellent value. It is engineered to handle the toughest tasks but priced more affordably than Dyson’s other models. It is a corded vacuum certified by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Sold by Home Depot
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Midwest's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portables provider also promotes 14 executives as part of ongoing internal talent recognition
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers, today announced it has appointed Corey H. Grauer to Executive Vice President & General Counsel, effective immediately.
Grauer brings an experienced and diverse portfolio of career legal accomplishments to LRS spanning more than three decades, and will be responsible for executive management and oversight of LRS legal, HR, risk management, compliance and ESG initiatives.
Most recently, Grauer served seven-and-a-half years at Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, comprising more than 100 autonomous manufacturing and service businesses across 11 market sectors. At Marmon, Grauer served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Compliance Officer, overseeing legal and compliance related matters for five of Marmon's business groups.
Grauer earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of Illinois in Urbana - Champaign.
"I couldn't be more excited and honored to join LRS, and look forward to providing sound legal counsel based on a career of truly rewarding experiences," Grauer said. "LRS has reached a notable size and scale in the waste, recycling and portables industry that requires effective legal, compliance and risk management oversight, and I look forward to making a difference."
Commenting on the appointment, LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley said Grauer brings proven experience and expertise colored by a career of high-profile successes.
"We welcome Corey to the LRS executive management team, and look forward to his many contributions as we continue to grow our waste diversion, recycling and portables markets across our nation's Midwest and South-Central states," Handley said. "We expect Corey's judgment and counsel will serve us well as we continue to scale LRS throughout the greater Midwest."
Handley added LRS recently announced the promotions of 14 executives for numerous contributions that helped the company accelerate its growth trajectory as a sustainability industry leader:
Frank Piecukionis, LRS South – Topeka, Kan., General Manager
Thomas (Ben) Jennings, Rosemont, Ill., Senior M&A Analyst
Mike Vasich, Rosemont, Ill., Enterprise Applications Manager
Jim Fedash, Rosemont, Ill., Vice President of Revenue
Brian Grosse, Rosemont, Ill., Senior Vice President of Portables
Jim Engineer, Rosemont, Ill., Manager, ESG, Government Affairs & Communications
Ryan McGuire, Rosemont, Ill., Director of Mergers & Acquisitions
Jerry Golf, Jr., California MRF, Ill., Manager of Post Collections Operations
Sylvia Corona, California, MRF, Ill., Post Collections Account Manager
Alex Bahena, Heartland MRF, Ill., MRF Manager
Steven Schilling, PE, Rosemont, Ill., Senior Project Manager
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(NewsNation) — Americans are being warned not to travel to several states in Mexico because of the increased risk of crime and kidnapping.
The U.S. State Department reissued a travel advisory on Wednesday, recommending that U.S. citizens do not travel to six Mexican states: Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. The last state was added this year in the annual advisory.
The State Department advised travelers to reconsider plans to go to seven other states, including Baja California, home to Tijuana. U.S. workers there were told to shelter in place last week following a string of violence in which vehicles were set on fire.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said in a statement the travel advisory underscores the binational work needed to improve security in Mexico.
“Without security, there is no prosperity,” Salazar said. “It is important to reaffirm our commitment to citizen safety by providing training and resources to Mexican justice and security institutions and deepening our cooperation. The United States will continue to work with our partners, friends and neighbors as we build a peaceful future together.”
He referenced the Bicentennial Framework, a plan outlined in January that seeks to improve cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico on public safety in the region. In July, Mexico also announced it would invest $1.5 billion in “smart” border technology to help stem the flow of migrants into the U.S.
For those traveling to Mexico, the State Department recommends a list of steps to stay safe, including:
- Keep traveling companions and family back home informed of your travel plans.
- Use toll roads when possible and avoid driving alone or at night.
- Exercise increased caution when visiting local bars, nightclubs and casinos.
- Do not display signs of wealth, such as wearing expensive watches or jewelry.
Three Mexican states were upgraded to safer levels on this year’s advisory, according to Salazar’s statement: Nayarit, Mexico State, and Coahuila. All are in the department’s Level 2 advisory, in which Americans are urged to exercise increased caution. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/us-warns-travelers-of-kidnapping-risk-in-areas-of-mexico/ | 2022-08-19 16:56:43 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/us-warns-travelers-of-kidnapping-risk-in-areas-of-mexico/ |
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:
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(seven, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-four, twenty-nine)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:
07-13-14-24-29
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WNJ Volunteers give back to the community
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - A group of generous people, many of them seniors, are often the first to greet patients at the Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center.
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CA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Friday, November 11, 2022
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.
* WHERE...Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm.
* WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM PST Friday.
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- ONDA's 2022 H1 GMV reached $81mil, already doubling its 2021 GMV
- Successfully diversifying revenue sources from hotels, resorts, and residences
- ONDA owns South Korea's largest hotel and travel accommodations distribution network.
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONDA, South Korea's Hospitality Tech company, reports breakthrough growth for first half H1 2022. ONDA manages South Korea's largest hotel and travel accommodations network with over 42 online bookings channel partners.
ONDA's GMV(Gross Merchandise Value) increased by 100% YoY to $81 million in H1 2022. The number already exceeds last year's total GMV ($76 million).
ONDA explained that its revenue doubled compared with 2021, along with a rapid increase in GMV. Both signs point to a healthy momentum for this hospitality tech startup.
ONDA's growth was made possible through diversifying revenue sources and lowering dependence on small and medium-sized travel accommodations.
For instance, the percentage of sales from small and medium-sized accommodations such as vacation rentals, which made up most of ONDA's GMV in H1 2019, fell to somewhere between 40% and 50% in H1 2022. During this period, ONDA was able to increase its hotel and resort sales from less than 10% of GMV in H1 2019 to about 30% to 35% in H1 2022. This upturn was accompanied by a boost in luxury accommodations earnings with its high ARPU(Average Revenue Per User), which accounted for 10% of GMV.
Another 2022 milestone for ONDA was expanding its online sales partners. The GDS (Global Distribution System), ONDA's main revenue source, is a B2B platform that distributes hotel and travel accommodations to 42 domestic and overseas channels. It reported 107% growth YoY in H1 2022.
During the same period, ONDA's GMV through its global channels such as Airbnb, Agoda, HotelsCombined, and Trip.com increased by 124.87% YoY. ONDA's D2C (Direct to Customer) business that directly connects travelers and accommodation providers also increased its GMV by 193% YoY.
ONDA Select, a service providing a curated selection of accommodations, achieved a seven-fold increase of GMV in H1 2022. Notably, transactions by foreign users increased by 20%, proving increased demand for inbound travel and signaling the reopening of the Korean travel market.
ONDA also plans to directly operate residences and hotels and deliver substantial revenue this year, after successful trial operations in 2021.
ONDA will continue to focus its efforts on the digital transformation of the hospitality industry. It plans to increase its supply of customized SaaS based PMS (Property Management System) to premium hotels and expand its D2C business to promote the small and medium-sized accommodations sector. In fact, ONDA's average customer transaction per registered room increased by 16% YoY in H1 2022.
"Due to the increasing share of online sales in the hospitality industry, and the growing trend of digital first management, we're experiencing an explosive surge of domestic hotels and prestigious accommodations seeking to join ONDA. Based on our customer first policy, ONDA is committed to advance our mutually beneficial business model across the hospitality industry," said Oh Hyun-seok, CEO of ONDA.
ONDA is a hospitality tech company that analyzes online transaction data and also brokers sales of 70% of South Korea's accommodations market. It has built solid partnerships with global tech companies and has been selected as Google Hotel's first official partner in Korea and as an Airbnb Software Preferred Partner.
ONDA is recognized as a leader in the global hotel tech industry. In 2021, ONDA was selected by both Airbnb (becoming its "Preferred Partner") and Google Hotels as their first official Korean partners.
Recently, it was selected into "The Baby Unicorn Project" by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Also, the Financial Times ranked ONDA 7th among Korean tech companies in its "Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2022" and recently, ONDA was ranked 34th (first among Korean companies) in the "Global PMS Vendor" list selected by Skift, a U.S. travel research company.
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The right items will come in handy wherever you go with your pet
Traveling with your pet can be stressful, but the right gadgets will simplify trips with your best four-legged friend. Items that make it easy to give your pet food and water, and keep them secure and comfortable while en route are essential to arriving at your destination with minimal hassles along the way.
To help make your travels with your pet easier, we looked for must-have gadgets you’ll use every time you and your pet venture away from home.
Shop this article: SLSON 2-Pack Collapsible Pet Bowls, Petsfit Expandable Soft-Sided Pet Carrier and Gorilla Grip Waterproof Pet Pad
Considerations before traveling with a pet
Essentials you’ll need
When traveling with a pet, some items are essential. A carrier is vital to keep your pet contained and secure, as well as a leash and collar or harness that’s strong and easy to use. Snacks, such as pet food or dog or cat treats, are also necessities. It’s also vital to keep water handy for your dog or cat by toting it in a water bottle and bringing along a portable pet bowl.
Flying or driving
When you head out on your trip, will you fly or drive? While essential items are needed for either mode of transportation, some gadgets are required specifically for air or road travel. For example, before you fly, you’ll need to ensure your carrier is TSA-approved. When driving, a durable leash and collar or harness are must-haves for taking your dog for walks when you stop for breaks. Additionally, a pet seat and seat belt tether will provide additional security in the car.
ID your pet
Ensuring that your pet is identifiable is always important, but even more so when traveling. In addition to having your pet microchipped, adding an ID tag or plate to its collar will provide extra protection. Be sure to include your pet’s name as well as your name, address and phone number on the tag. A pet tracker with GPS is also an option to include with the collar and tag for even more peace of mind.
Best gadgets to simplify traveling with pets
SLSON 2-Pack Collapsible Pet Bowls
Because this bowl is flexible and collapses flat when not in use, it’s simple to stuff in a bag for travel. It’s made of silicone and is dishwasher-safe. It comes with a carabiner that makes it easy to carry.
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Petsfit Expandable Soft-Sided Pet Carrier
This TSA-approved soft-sided pet carrier is ideal for transporting cats and small dogs in comfort. It comes in several sizes for a good fit for your four-legged travel buddy. A plushy pad is included to line the bottom of the carrier and provide a soft spot for pets to relax.
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Heininger PortablePet Waterboy Travel Dog Water Bowl
The spill-resistant design of this water bowl makes it a good choice for dogs on a car trip. It provides easy access to water for thirsty canines without making a mess. It can accommodate up to three quarts of water.
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Gorilla Grip Waterproof Pet Pad
The waterproof construction of this pet pad makes it perfect for lining a carrier during travel. It stays put once in place, thanks to the slip-resistant bottom. You can choose from several sizes to fit your pet’s travel carrier.
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This travel seat for dogs will provide an ideal spot for your pet to perch during car travel. Installation is easy, whether you place it on a front or back seat of a vehicle. The waterproof material will keep your car seats protected. A seat belt tether is included.
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Whistle Go Explore Pet Health and Location Tracker
Should the unthinkable happen during travel, this tracker has your pet covered with built-in GPS. In addition to monitoring location, it also tracks pet fitness metrics. A full charge lasts as long as 20 days.
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Mobile Dog Gear Dog Water Bottle and Bowl
Any pet owner who travels with a dog needs a reliable water supply. This stainless steel bottle will hold up to 25 ounces to keep thirsty canines hydrated. What’s more, the durable lid doubles as a water bowl for quick drinks.
Sold by PetSmart
Petisfam Travel Cat Litter Box
With a zippered closure and lightweight, foldable design, this litter box is simple to take on your travels with your cat. It’s leakproof and traps odors. A litter scoop and collapsible bowl are included with purchase.
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Kurgo Tru-Fit Smart Dog Harness
It’s easy to keep your pup secure in the vehicle with this harness with a tether you can attach to a seatbelt. It also provides security on walks and is padded in the chest for a comfortable fit.
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219, Derrick Henry, TEN at HOU 10/30 (32 att., 2 TD)
173, Austin Ekeler, LAC at CLE 10/9 (16 att., 1 TD)
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167, Kenneth Walker III, SEA at LAC 10/23 (23 att., 2 TD)
164, Saquon Barkley, NYG at TEN 9/11 (18 att., 1 TD)
161, Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. DET 10/9 (25 att., 0 TD)
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161, Jonathan Taylor, IND at HOU 9/11 (OT) (31 att., 1 TD)
157, Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. HOU 9/25 (20 att., 2 TD)
156, Travis Etienne Jr., JAC vs. DEN 10/30 (24 att., 1 TD)
154, Josh Jacobs, LAS at KC 10/10 (21 att., 1 TD)
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151, Rashaad Penny, SEA at DET 10/2 (17 att., 2 TD)
146, Saquon Barkley, NYG vs. CHI 10/2 (31 att., 0 TD)
144, D'Andre Swift, DET vs. PHI 9/11 (15 att., 1 TD)
144, Josh Jacobs, LAS vs. DEN 10/2 (28 att., 2 TD)
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143, Josh Jacobs, LAS vs. HOU 10/23 (20 att., 3 TD)
143, Aaron Jones, GB at BUF 10/30 (20 att., 0 TD)
141, Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL at SEA 9/25 (17 att., 1 TD)
141, Nick Chubb, CLE at CAR 9/11 (22 att., 0 TD)
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134, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. LAC 10/9 (17 att., 2 TD)
134, Miles Sanders, PHI vs. JAC 10/2 (27 att., 2 TD)
132, Aaron Jones, GB vs. CHI 9/18 (15 att., 1 TD)
131, Tony Pollard, DAL vs. CHI 10/30 (14 att., 3 TD)
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131, Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. LAC 10/2 (14 att., 1 TD)
128, Derrick Henry, TEN vs. IND 10/23 (30 att., 0 TD)
127, Leonard Fournette, TB at DAL 9/11 (21 att., 0 TD)
122, David Montgomery, CHI at GB 9/18 (15 att., 0 TD)
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120, Jeff Wilson Jr., SF at CAR 10/9 (17 att., 1 TD)
120, Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. NO 9/11 (22 att., 1 TD)
119, Lamar Jackson, BAL vs. MIA 9/18 (9 att., 1 TD)
119, Kenyan Drake, BAL at NYG 10/16 (10 att., 1 TD)
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118, D'Onta Foreman, CAR vs. TB 10/23 (15 att., 0 TD)
118, Nick Chubb, CLE at ATL 10/2 (19 att., 1 TD)
118, D'Onta Foreman, CAR at ATL 10/30 (OT) (26 att., 3 TD)
116, Breece Hall, NYJ at GB 10/16 (20 att., 1 TD)
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114, Travis Etienne Jr., JAC vs. NYG 10/23 (14 att., 1 TD)
114, Derrick Henry, TEN at IND 10/2 (22 att., 1 TD)
113, Raheem Mostert, MIA at NYJ 10/9 (18 att., 1 TD)
113, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. PIT 9/22 (23 att., 1 TD)
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112, Taysom Hill, NO vs. SEA 10/9 (9 att., 3 TD)
111, Dalvin Cook, MIN vs. ARI 10/30 (20 att., 1 TD)
110, Aaron Jones, GB vs. NE 10/2 (OT) (16 att., 0 TD)
110, Saquon Barkley, NYG at JAC 10/23 (24 att., 0 TD)
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108, Jamaal Williams, DET vs. SEA 10/2 (19 att., 2 TD)
108, Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs. NO 9/25 (25 att., 0 TD)
107, Daniel Jones, NYG at JAC 10/23 (11 att., 1 TD)
107, Lamar Jackson, BAL at NE 9/25 (11 att., 1 TD)
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105, Tony Pollard, DAL at NYG 9/26 (13 att., 0 TD)
103, Alvin Kamara, NO vs. SEA 10/9 (23 att., 0 TD)
102, Christian McCaffrey, CAR at NYG 9/18 (15 att., 0 TD)
102, Derrick Henry, TEN at WAS 10/9 (28 att., 2 TD)
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101, Nick Chubb, CLE vs. CIN 10/31 (23 att., 2 TD)
100, Kyler Murray, ARI at SEA 10/16 (10 att., 0 TD)
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Parent volunteer charged with embezzling $45,000 from high school band’s booster fund, officials say
Published: May. 24, 2023 at 1:34 PM EDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – A parent volunteer has been arrested and charged with embezzling more than $45,000 from a Mississippi high school band’s booster fund, officials said.
Donna Floyd, 42, was arrested Monday.
Brandon High School officials and the Rankin County School District contacted law enforcement about their concerns.
Investigators with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office said they found that Floyd had embezzled over $45,000 from Brandon High School’s band booster funds.
Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Floyd’s first court appearance is Wednesday.
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SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark. — A registered sex offender is now in custody after Sebastian County authorities reported he was on the run after allegedly cutting off his GPS device on June 21.
In a Facebook post, the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office was asking the public to be on the lookout for Cameron Carlos Santana, a registered sex offender who cut his GPS tracking device and wasn't in contact with his parole officer.
According to SCSO Captain Philip Pevehouse, Santana was last reported to have been living in Greenwood.
On Tuesday, July 11, Santana was arrested in Tulsa at around 7 p.m., Pevehouse confirmed.
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South facing rainy weather, scorching temperatures this week
Heat warnings and advisories issued for Texas and surrounding states
Strong to severe thunderstorms will strike portions of the Southeast and Florida today with the risk of large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall that could cause flash flooding and isolated tornadoes.
Much of the Southeast is forecast to be drenched with rain this week, with up to 8 inches expected to fall in parts of the Carolinas and the Florida Panhandle.
Most of South Carolina, Georgia, and Northern Florida should see about 3 to 5 inches of rain.
SWELTERING TEXAS HEAT WAVE SCORCHES CITIES
Another week of excessive heat also lies ahead for Texas and Louisiana, where temperatures will surpass the 100-degree mark and humidity will make it dangerous to be outside for an extended period of time.
TEXAS BOY, 6, DIES FROM SAME LIGHTNING BOLT THAT KILLED HIS FATHER WEEKS EARLIER
Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories currently are in effect for dozens of counties across Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Fire danger is at a critical stage for Arizona and New Mexico.
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We’re also watching the tropics for possible development today in the Atlantic, but it’s still too early to see what impacts – if any – this has for the U.S.
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The San Diego County Water Authority has an unusual plan to use the city's scenic San Vicente Reservoir to store solar power so it's available after sunset. The project, and others like it, could help unlock America's clean energy future.
Perhaps a decade from now, if all goes smoothly, large underground pipes will connect this lake to a new reservoir, a much smaller one, built in a nearby canyon about 1100 feet higher in elevation. When the sun is high in the sky, California's abundant solar power will pump water into that upper reservoir.
It's a way to store the electricity. When the sun goes down and solar power disappears, operators would open a valve and the force of 8 million tons of water, falling back downhill through those same pipes, would drive turbines capable of generating 500 megawatts of electricity for up to eight hours. That's enough to power 130,000 typical homes.
"It's a water battery!" says Neena Kuzmich, Deputy Director of Engineering for the water authority. She says energy storage facilities like these will be increasingly vital as California starts to rely more on energy from wind and solar, which produce electricity on their own schedules, unbothered by the demands of consumers.
Californians learned this during a heat wave this past summer. "Everybody in the state of California, I believe, got a text message at 5:30 in the evening to turn off their appliances," Kuzmich says. The sun was going down, solar generation was disappearing, and the remaining power plants, many of them burning gas, couldn't keep up with demand. The alert worked; People stopped using so much power, and the grid survived.
Yet earlier on that same day, there was so much solar power available that the grid couldn't take it all. Grid operators "curtailed," or turned away, more than 2000 megawatt hours of electricity that solar generators could have delivered, enough to power a small city. That electricity was wasted, and there was no way to store it for later, when grid operators desperately needed it.
"We have a problem if we're going to have these continuous heat waves," Kuzmich says. "We need a facility to store energy so that we don't need to turn off our appliances."
Pumped hydro has a history
The technology that San Diego is proposing, called pumped hydro energy storage, is already operating at more than 40 sites in the United States. Some of the largest ones, which can generate more than 1000 MW for up to eight hours, were built during the 1970s and 1980s to store electricity that nuclear power plants generated during the night. But few new plants have been built over the past 30 years in the U.S. China has continued to build such plants.
Now, the need to store power from renewable sources is reviving interest in this old technology in the U.S.
"Just in the past several years, 92 new projects have come into the development pipeline," says Malcolm Woolf, president and CEO of the National Hydropower Association. Most of the projects, however, are in the planning stages and still need regulatory approval and financing.
Thanks to the climate bill that President Biden signed in August, these projects now qualify for the same 30 percent tax credit that solar and wind projects enjoy. "That is an absolute game-changer," Woolf says. "A number of these projects that have been in the pipeline for a number of years now suddenly are a whole lot more bankable."
Water batteries have a lot of competitors, when it comes to storing energy. Some companies, including the car company GM, are exploring ways for the electric grid to draw emergency power from the batteries in millions of privately owned electric cars. Others are working on ways to store electricity by compressing air or making hydrogen. Still others are focused on ways to manage the demand for electricity, rather than the supply. Electric water heaters, for instance, could be remotely controlled to run when electricity is plentiful and shut down when it's scarce.
Pumping water, however, has some advantages. It's a proven way to store massive amounts of power. The San Vicente project would store roughly as much electricity as the batteries in 50,000 of Tesla's long range Model 3 cars. Water batteries also don't require hard-to-find battery materials like cobalt and lithium, and the plants can keep working for more than a century.
The biggest problem with them, at least according to some, is that it's hard to find places to build them. They need large amounts of water, topography that allows construction of a lower and higher reservoir, and regulatory permission to disturb the landscape.
Woolf, however, says the perception of pumped hydro's limited prospects "is a myth that I am working hard to disabuse folks of." Pumped hydro facilities, he says, don't have to be as massive as those of the past century, and they don't need to disturb free-flowing streams and rivers. Many proposals are for "closed-loop" systems that use the same water over and over, moving it back and forth between two big ponds, one higher than the other, like sand in an hourglass.
Three of the proposed projects in the U.S. that appear closest to breaking ground, in Montana, Oregon, and southern California, all would operate as closed loops.
Kelly Catlett, director of hydropower reform at American Rivers, an environmental advocacy organization which has highlighted the environmental harm caused by dams, says that "there are good pumped storage projects, and there are not-so-good pumped storage projects."
Her group won't support projects that build new dams on streams and rivers, disrupting sensitive aquatic ecosystems. But San Diego's plan, she says, "looks like something that we could potentially support" because it uses an existing reservoir and doesn't disturb any flowing streams. Also, she says, "I'm unaware of any opposition by indigenous nations, which is another really important factor, as they have borne a lot of the impacts of hydropower development over the decades."
The board of the San Diego County Water Authority, and San Diego's city council, are expected to vote soon on whether to move ahead with a detailed engineering design of pumped hydro storage at the San Vicente reservoir. The state of California is chipping in $18 million. The design work, followed by regulatory approvals, financing, and actual construction, is likely to take a decade or more.
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In this part of northeastern Czech Republic, huge piles of coal are stacked up ready to sell to eager buyers and smoke belches from coal-fired plants that are ramping up instead of winding down.
Ostrava has been working for decades to end its legacy as the most polluted area of the country, transitioning from an industrial working-class stronghold to a modern city with tourist sights. But Russia's war in Ukraine has triggered an energy crisis in Europe that as paved the way for coal’s comeback, endangering climate goals and threatening health from increased pollution.
Households and businesses are turning to the fuel once considered obsolete as they seek a cheaper option than natural gas, whose prices have surged as Russia slashed supplies to Europe.
Demand for brown coal — the cheapest and most energy inefficient form — used by Czech households jumped by almost 35% in the first nine months of 2022 over a year earlier.
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In the same period, production rose more than 20%, the first increase after an almost continuous, decadeslong decline, the Czech Industry and Trade Ministry said.
“We’re worried,” said Zdenka Němečková Crkvenjaš, who is responsible for environment as a member the governing council of the Moravian-Silesian region. “If the prices won’t go down, what might happen is that we’ll be facing an increased pollution.”
The region is part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, a large industrialized area straddling the Czech-Polish border with rich deposits of coal and factories producing steel, power and the type of coal used for steel-making that date to the 19th century.
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A combination of burning coal for residential heating and industrial plants resulted in “catastrophic” air pollution at the end of the communist era in 1989, said Petr Jančík from Technical University Ostrava, an air pollution expert who cooperated on the Air Tritia project that recently produced an online model of the polluted air on the Czech-Polish-Slovak border.
Coal-fired power is not only disastrous for climate, it’s also a health hazard, releasing heavy particle emissions, nitrogen oxides and mercury, which contaminates fish in lakes and rivers.
A decline of industrial and mining activities and advent of new environmental standards after the Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004 vastly improved air quality.
But big challenges remain.
Airborne dust emissions — PM10 particles — now meet environmental limits in the region, but concentrations of smaller PM2.5 particles that can reach deep into the lungs and bloodstream still do not hit World Health Organization standards.
A 2021 study of more than 800 European cities by Spain’s Barcelona Institute for Global Health, or ISGlobal, puts the regional capital of Ostrava and the nearby towns of Karviná and Havířov among the top 10 most polluted European cities. It estimated that 529 deaths a year could be avoided in those three cities if air quality guidelines are met.
Burning coal also spews the dangerous substance benzo(a)pyrene, whose levels are still high despite government programs that pay to replace old furnaces with more effective ones that reduce pollution.
Some 50,000 furnaces still need to be replaced in the Ostrava region, said Němečková Crkvenjaš, estimating that figure at 500,000 in a more populated and polluted area across the border in Poland.
“I’m afraid this winter won’t be ideal as far the air pollution is concerned,” she said. “I’ll be delighted if I’m wrong.”
Roman Vank, a board member for coal seller Ridera in Ostrava, said coal sales went up some 30% compared with last year. The cheapest form — brown coal — was most in demand.
Jančík, the scientist, said the impact to air quality is hard to predict right away, especially if it's another mild winter, and that pollution “might get only slightly worse.”
He said a positive development is that high natural gas and electricity prices force people to acquire solar panels, more effective heating systems and try to become less dependent on sources of energy.
“There are two opposing trends: The first one is that people have been trying to use better and more efficient furnaces, and the second one is they consider using more coal and wood," Jančík said. “That’s perhaps a result of a shock or worries, and they want to get supplies ready."
Czech Greenpeace spokesman Lukáš Hrábek expected a negative impact in the near future.
“We see conflicting trends right now. We see higher coal consumption, but at the same time, we see a massive investment in renewable energies, in heat pumps, in insulation," Hrábek said. “So it’s hard to say what the long-term effect will be, but the short-term effect is quite obvious, the air pollution will be worse because of the higher coal consumption.”
In another sign of coal's revival, the Czech Republic has reversed plans to completely halt mining near Ostrava to help safeguard power supplies amid the energy crunch.
The state-owned OKD company will extend its mining activities in in the Ostrava region until at least the end of next year, citing “enormous” demand. It will be mostly used for generating power and household heating, with coal-fired power plants producing almost 50% of the country's electricity.
The decision came after the European Union agreed to ban Russian coal starting in August over the war in Ukraine and as it works to reduce the bloc’s energy ties to Russia.
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GEORGETOWN, Texas — The City of Georgetown announced Tuesday that irrigation system or hose-end sprinkler watering will now be limited to one day a week.
The watering restriction begins Stage 2 of the City's drought contingency plan. The city is currently experiencing "sustained high water use nearing system treatment capacity," according to a press release.
“Given the high water use we have seen in the past few weeks, enacting the one-day watering schedule ensures we have enough water to meet our primary goals to provide water for domestic use inside the home and for fire flow,” said Chelsea Solomon, director of water utilities.
Each home's address determines their watering day. For addresses ending in two or six, for example, watering takes place on Wednesday. No one is allowed to water on Monday.
Bucket or hand-held hose watering can occur whenever, and irrigation watering is not allowed between noon and 7 p.m. daily.
In one week, the City will begin issuing citations to those not complying with the watering restriction.
In March, the City of Georgetown began Phase 1 of the drought contingency plan. This phase allowed for two watering days instead of one.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A dead whale washed ashore on Oregon’s Cannon Beach Saturday afternoon – marking it the fourth whale to wash up along Oregon’s coastline in recent weeks, according to Seaside Aquarium.
A few days prior, the Coast Guard reported the whale was floating about a mile offshore before reaching Crescent Beach, officials said.
The aquarium said the whale had been dead for at least one month.
Based on the whale’s location, officials said a full necropsy is “nearly impossible,” as the secluded beach is only accessible by hiking. Additionally, its state of decomposition makes it challenging to determine cause of death, the aquarium said — pointing out it had a “sizable” shark bite after its death.
This comes after a 40-foot sperm whale washed ashore in Warrenton on January 14. According to the Seaside Aquarium, the whale, believed to be around 20 years old, was dead before washing up. NOAA spokesperson Michael Milstein said scientists determined the whale died from an impact with a ship.
A few days later, a 12-foot baby gray whale washed ashore near the shipwrecked Peter Iredale on Jan. 18. – approximately 100 yards north of the sperm whale. The aquarium doesn’t believe that the whale was struck by a ship or died from human interaction.
Meanwhile, a dead whale washed ashore near Reedsport on the central Oregon coast earlier in January, Jim Rice of the Marine Mammal Institute of Oregon State University confirmed to Nexstar’s KOIN.
Officials noted the whale found at Crescent Beach is not the baby gray whale’s mother as “this whale has been dead for far too long.”
“While all these whales’ strandings may seem concerning, there is no connection between them. It is purely a coincidence,” Seaside Aquarium said.
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Ohio officers won’t be charged in shooting of Jayland Walker
An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 rounds in the shooting death last year of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who fired at least one shot at officers during a car and foot chase, the state’s attorney general announced Monday.
Walker was shot 40 times in a hail of gunfire that lasted just under seven seconds after he jumped out of his still-moving car and ran from police, said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
Walker ignored commands to stop running and show his hands and then reached for his waistband as officers were chasing and raised his hand, Yost said. Some of the officers first used Tasers before firing their guns, he said.
But the officers, not knowing Walker left his gun in the car, believed he was going to fire again at them, Yost said. Yost said it is critical to remember that Walker had fired at police, and that he “shot first.”
Walker’s death last June sparked protests in Akron after police released body camera footage showing him dying in a hail of gunfire. Activists, including from the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, spoke about his death. The NAACP and an attorney for Walker’s family called on the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation.
President Joe Biden responded to the shooting during a trip to Ohio last summer by saying the DOJ was monitoring the case.
The state investigation found that police first saw Walker driving with a broken taillight and a broken light on his rear license plate, but they decided not to follow him. They saw him 10 minutes later at the same intersection and decided to pursue him for the equipment violation, Yost said.
Police said Walker refused to stop and then fired a shot from his car 40 seconds into the pursuit.
Officers chased the car on a freeway and city streets until Walker bailed from the still-moving vehicle and ran into a parking lot where he was killed while wearing a ski mask, body cam video showed. Authorities said he represented a “deadly threat.” A handgun, a loaded magazine and a wedding ring were found on the driver’s seat of his car.
Dash-cam video from a police cruiser captured images of Walker firing the gun from his car, said Anthony Pierson, an assistant state attorney general. Walker had no criminal history and had never fired a gun until he went to a shooting range with a friend in early June, Pierson said.
Walker’s family called it a brutal and senseless shooting of a man who was unarmed at the time and whose fiancee recently died. Police union officials said the officers thought there was an immediate threat of serious harm and that their actions were in line with their training and protocols.
Walker had been grieving his fiancée’s recent death but his family had no indication of concern beyond that, a family representative previously said.
Pierson wouldn’t speculate about Walker’s state of mind that night and said there was no direct evidence that he was suicidal.
“That night he encountered the police he wasn’t acting himself,” Pierson said. “By all accounts he was a good person, a good man.”
Blurry body camera footage released last summer did not clearly show what authorities say was a threatening gesture Walker made before he was shot.
The eight officers, whose names have been withheld from the public, initially were placed on leave, but they returned to administrative duties 3 1/2 months after the shooting.
Yost would not release the names of the officers, saying it was his office’s policy not to release the names of people who were not charged.
Attorneys for the eight officers released a statement calling the incident a tragedy for the entire community, including Walker’s family and all of the officers who were involved. “A split-second decision to use lethal force is one that every police officer hopes he or she will never be forced to make,” the statement said.
A county medical officer said t he autopsy found no illegal drugs or alcohol were detected in Walker’s body.
After taking over the investigation last summer at the request of Akron police, prosecutors with the Ohio attorney general’s office presented the case to the grand jury.
City leaders have been meeting with community leaders, church groups, activists and business owners ahead of the grand jury meeting while also preparing for potential protests.
The city created a designated protest zone downtown outside the city hall building, where workers put plywood over the first-floor windows. There’s also temporary fencing around the county courthouse and many businesses boarded up their windows.
The city’s school district canceled classes on Tuesday in the wake of the grand jury announcement.
Less than 24 hours before the chase, police in neighboring New Franklin Township had tried to stop a car matching Walker’s, also for unspecified minor equipment violations. A supervisor there called off the pursuit when the car crossed the township’s border with Akron.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, a national vacation ownership company, is kicking off celebrations for its 40th anniversary this month with a variety of programs, including its first-ever Owner Appreciation Month and a social media sweepstakes that will provide one winner with a free weeklong stay at any Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort.
In August 1982, Kemmons Wilson, the founder of Holiday Inn, opened Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort in Orlando, Florida. At the time of its opening, the resort – known as Orange Lake Country Club – was 372 acres in size and included 32 villas. Now, the vast property spans over 1,100 acres and houses more than 2,400 villas.
"We opened Orange Lake Resort with families in mind. We chose Orlando, Florida, a destination beloved by families. And instead of traditional hotel rooms, we built home-away-from-home accommodations perfect for families of all sizes," said Spence Wilson, Chairman of the Board for Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated and eldest son of Kemmons Wilson. "We've evolved the way we send families on vacation and expanded the destinations and experiences we offer; however, our purpose of bringing families closer together through travel remains unchanged."
In honor of this milestone anniversary, the company introduced Owner Appreciation Month, a month-long program that provides exclusive offers and discounts for Holiday Inn Club Vacations owners and Club members. Additionally, the company is running a sweepstakes on its Facebook and Instagram pages throughout August with a grand prize of a free six-night, seven-day stay at any Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort. To enter the sweepstakes, participants must follow instructions provided on the social media pages. Full terms and conditions are available here.
At the company's flagship Orange Lake Resort in Orlando, Florida, guests will also be able to enjoy anniversary-themed décor and interactive activations. Longstanding owners and Club members who have been traveling to Orange Lake Resort for 35+ years will receive a special commemorative gift at check-in.
"While this marks the anniversary of our flagship resort's opening, it's really a celebration of the families who have traveled to our resorts over the past four decades," said John Staten, President and Chief Executive Officer of Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated. "The last 40 years have been defined by exponential growth. As we look to the future, our focus will be on coupling growth with innovation. We will continue expanding our network and offerings, while improving and reinventing the brand to fit exactly how families want to travel."
Since the opening of Orange Lake Resort in 1982, Holiday Inn Club Vacations has grown from a single-site resort to a national vacation ownership brand with 28 properties located across the U.S. For more information on the company and its network of resorts, visit holidayinnclub.com.
Encompassing 28 resorts across 14 U.S. states, Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated is a resort, real estate and travel company with a mission to be the most loved brand in family travel by delivering easy-to-plan, memorable vacation experiences that strengthen families.
Based in Orlando, Fla., the company has been a leader in the vacation ownership industry since 1982, when it was established by Holiday Inn® founder Kemmons Wilson with the opening of the company's flagship property, Holiday Inn Club Vacations® at Orange Lake Resort next to Orlando's Walt Disney World® Resort.
Today, the Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort portfolio spans across the United States. Throughout its history, the company has maintained the core family values true to its founding Wilson family, while aggressively pursuing growth, transforming its member engagement model and building an industry-leading team passionate about the guest experience.
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Justin Brown, another spokesperson for the department, said few other details could be released because it involves an ongoing investigation into contraband being smuggled into prisons.
Seized items included 31 cellphones, which have been used to run drug rings from prisons and to coordinate inmate violence, such as fights in 2019 at several state prisons that left one inmate dead and dozens injured. Ammunition, drugs, tobacco and $8,500 in counterfeit $100 bills were also seized. The grappling hooks were intended to retrieve the contraband, the Oklahoma Corrections Department said.
No arrests were announced, but Inspector General Ted Woodhead said charges are expected against “numerous individuals” at the end of what he said is an ongoing investigation into the contraband.
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Fire damages well-known Philadelphia cheesesteak spot: A fast-moving fire damaged one of Philadelphia's best-known cheesesteak shops early Friday, but authorities said no injuries were reported. Dozens of firefighters and other emergency responders went to Jim's Steaks on South Street when the fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. Officials said all the employees were able to safely evacuate the structure. Jim's Steaks opened its original location in Philadelphia in 1939. The South Street location opened in 1976.
Six suffer burns in Mississippi explosion: Several workers suffered severe burns following a Friday morning explosion at a saltwater disposal site in Madison County in central Mississippi. At least six people sustained burns on at least 50 percent of their bodies, said Minor Norman, the Madison County fire coordinator. There were four storage tank facilities to hold products from oil wells. The workers were in the process of changing out two tanks with new fiberglass tanks when the older tank exploded, Norman said. The injured worked for W.S. Red Hancock, a welding and fabrication company.
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As USA Special Olympics athletes sprint, swim and vault toward gold at Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, spectators may be surprised to learn that some of them don’t receive regular medical care.
On average globally, for every ten athletes on a Special Olympics team, two have never had an eye exam, four have untreated tooth decay, and six are overweight and at risk of chronic health conditions, according to 2017 athlete data compiled by the Special Olympics.
People with intellectual disabilities are often denied health care because many doctors do not know how to treat or diagnose them. They may have developmental conditions doctors have never heard of, or be unable to communicate their issues directly. A Special Olympics International survey found that 56% of medical students reported that medical school graduates are “not competent” to treat people with intellectual disabilities.
“Healthcare individuals who aren’t skilled in working with our athletes, they aren’t able to necessarily identify issues,” said Sherry Wheelock, president and CEO of Special Olympics Florida, Inc. “Sometimes our athletes can’t articulate exactly what’s happening, and if they’re not in tune, then they may just miss something.”
Wheelock gave one example of an athlete who was attending college and struggling to keep up. She got a hearing exam when she attended the games, which revealed she could barely hear her teacher speak. After getting hearing aids, she completed a full associate’s degree in computer science.
“We know there’s story, after story, after story,” Wheelock said.
Special Olympics Florida tries to provide free health screenings and health education to intellectually disabled people throughout Florida year-round, and not just athletes, Wheelock said, but more health care providers need to volunteer.
Wheelock hopes this year’s Special Olympics leaves a permanent mark on local health care providers and expands the options available to people with intellectual disabilities in Florida.
Orlando Health, the Games’ official medical provider, is offering comprehensive health screenings to all athletes as part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program. The health system aims to provide 12,000 screenings this week, said Dr. Michael Jablonski, chief medical officer for the 2022 games and an orthopedic surgeon with Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute.
Over 1,000 team members throughout the health care system are involved. These Orlando Health medical professionals now have the training and experience needed to continue to see developmentally disabled patients after the Olympics end, Jablonski said.
“I do believe Orlando and Central Florida will be a destination for people that have intellectual disabilities to come and feel comfortable being taken care of,” Jablonski said.
AdventHealth Central Florida, the region’s largest medical provider, also hopes to be a resource to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Even among people with those disabilities, the needed accommodations vary widely, particularly if sensory issues are involved. Chantelle Bennett, Child Life manager at AdventHealth for Children, credits a 2016 pilot program called S.T.A.R. with helping the hospital’s providers learn to better tailor their care to those needs.
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“The pilot started with us recognizing this as a need because we saw an increase in escalating behaviors,” Bennett said of the program, which stands for “Sensory, Tactile, Auditory Rock stars.” “We were triggering them, either by touching them on a special part of their body that you don’t touch, because that’ll escalate them, or talking to them in a loud voice versus very calm and quiet.”
AdventHealth developed an intake form that helps doctors understand a patient’s triggers, and what special accommodations are needed to ensure patients have the most comfortable experience possible. Groups such as the Autism Society of Greater Orlando trained staff.
The program was such a success that it continues to this day and is used to treat adult patients as well, Bennett said.
“This is one of those things that I see that is needed in the community,” Bennett said. “It’s transformational to watch these patients.”
Jablonski also hopes individualized care becomes the norm.
“These athletes don’t want anything special. They just want to be treated the same. And it really shouldn’t be that hard,” he said.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self acknowledged his No. 8 Jayhawks have played some high-level hoops the past eight days, beginning with a blowout of then-unbeaten Missouri and finishing with an 84-62 romp over No. 14 Indiana on Saturday.
To clarify: They’re playing at a high level in games.
“We’re not a great practice team,” Self said with a smile.
That just might be the only fault he can find these days. Gradey Dick had 20 points to lead six Kansas players in double figures scoring Saturday. Dajuan Harris Jr. had 10 points and 10 assists while Kevin McCullar Jr. had 11 points and 11 boards. And the Jayhawks (10-1) forced 23 turnovers that often turned into easy baskets at the other end.
“I think we’re getting better,” Self said. “That’s the best we’ve defended all year.”
Indiana (8-3) played most of the way without second-leading scorer Xavier Johnson, who hurt his right ankle less than 10 minutes into the game. The senior guard, who’d been averaging 10.9 points and 5.2 assists, was hurt scrambling for a loose ball. He returned on crutches wearing a walking boot to watch the second half from the bench.
By that point, Kansas already had jumped to a big early lead that eventually swelled to 22 in the first half. And while the Hoosiers briefly got within 10 in the second half, the Jayhawks simply turned up the pressure and pulled away again.
“It didn’t help that we lost Xavier early on,” Indiana coach Mike Woodson said, “but at the end of the day, it’s next man up.”
Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 points and nine blocks for the Hoosiers, who couldn’t overcome 23 turnovers and a 50-24 disparity on points in the paint. Race Thompson and Jalen Hood-Schifino added 11 points apiece.
“We just didn’t compete. That’s all I can say,” Woodson said, “and that’s just kind of upsetting because I mean, this team — we were matched up from a statistical standpoint going into this game. We were a dead-even team, pretty much. And they came out and took it right to us and we didn’t respond.”
The Hoosiers, who had lost two of their last three, were fortunate to be within 44-29 at halftime.
Much like last week’s win over the Tigers, the Jayhawks made their first four shots, held Indiana to a single field goal over the first 5 minutes and jumped to a 21-8 lead. And it only continued to swell as Dick heated up from beyond the arc, Jalen Wilson continued to get to the basket and KJ Adams provided a physical paint presence.
By the time Dick knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers, and Bobby Pettiford Jr. coasted in for a layup, the defending national champions had pushed their advantage over the Hoosiers to 42-20 — their biggest of the half.
“We had a whole week to come in here and prepare for them and we did just that,” Dick said. “We came out with energy and that just picks everything up, and our defense transitions into offense.”
Indiana gained a little momentum in the closing minutes of the first half, then stormed out of the locker room and kept trimming its deficit. Jackson-Davis, who had been quiet in the first half, asserted himself in the paint, and it was his basket with 16 minutes to go that got the Hoosiers within 48-38 and forced Self to call timeout.
It was the only run the Hoosiers had in them.
The Jayhawks scored the next six points to start a 10-2 run and regain control. And as Indiana’s turnovers began to mount, the lead again reached 20, allowing Kansas to coast through the final 8 minutes to victory.
“We just wanted to set the tempo early. We knew it was a game of runs,” McCullar said. “The second half coming out, they kind of made their run, but coach and all the leadership on the team, they just said, ‘It’s a long game.’ We had 20 minutes. We knew we had to pick it up and we made our run to finish it.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Indiana could be without Johnson for a while, and his ballhandling was sorely missed against the Jayhawks, who finished with 17 steals. That allowed Kansas to have a 28-13 advantage in points off turnovers.
Kansas went through a malaise late in the first half and early in the second, but the veteran leadership of Harris and Wilson allowed the Jayhawks to overcome it. Harris had only three turnovers alongside his 10 assists.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers play host to Elon on Tuesday night.
The Jayhawks welcome Harvard on Thursday night.
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Jimmy Kimmel jokes about ‘the slap’ and introduces celebrity ‘crisis team’ in Oscars monologue
By Scottie Andrew, CNN
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the show by introducing some unofficial members of the ceremony’s “crisis team” to prevent any unexpected outbursts — and the crew included the Mandalorian, a Spider-Man and Steven Spielberg.
Kimmel nodded to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock throughout his opening monologue, joking that if anyone in the audience “commits an act of violence,” they’d be “awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute-long speech.” (Smith won best actor for his role in “King Richard” last year, shortly after he slapped Rock for making a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.)
“If anything unpredictable and violent happens during the ceremony, just do what you did last year — nothing,” Kimmel said.
He then named a few celebrity members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “crisis team,” from Michael B. Jordan in character as Adonis Creed to Michelle Yeoh, showing off the moves that made her famous in Hong Kong martial arts films. Also in the lineup were Pedro Pascal (currently starring in “The Mandalorian” and “The Last of Us,” the latter of which is airing its final episode on Oscars Sunday), and, hilariously, Andrew Garfield, grinning and shrugging when Kimmel shouted out his performance as one of a number of live-action Spider-Men. And finally, Kimmel said, there was “Fabel-Man” — Spielberg, who raised his brow at the camera.
“There’ll be no nonsense tonight,” Kimmel concluded. “No time for shenanigans.”
And there wasn’t — there were very few surprises during this year’s ceremony. Kimmel celebrated at the end of the show with a sign that read “number of Oscars telecasts without incident.” He gladly flipped the number on the board to one.
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BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loanspark announced today that it received its Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) certification, a certification for minority-owned small businesses, which provides access to increased business partnership opportunities which strengthens Loanspark's reach to SMBs that require financial guidance.
The Mission of SDO and Loanspark
The mission of SDO is to help promote the growth of businesses owned by any minority group, including small businesses within Massachusetts. The certification works to promote equity, inclusion, and diversity in state contracting for these businesses. Loanspark will now be in a registry of SDO certified businesses in the state of Massachusetts.
CEO and founder Michael Barnett's goal with Loanspark is to create a space where businesses of any size or kind have equal access to capital and financial opportunities. With that vision in mind, Loanspark works directly with B2B service providers to create lending solutions for their business customers.
Importance of SDO Certification to further Loanspark's mission
The SDO certification will further advance Loanspark's mission by adding them to a space with other minority owned businesses and allowing more B2B companies to access their services. The SDO's intentional promotion of diverse, small businesses is done through training, outreach, analyzing large bidding opportunities, and connecting businesses with needed resources.
Loanspark's SDO certification will enhance its ability to conduct business in both private and public markets. The SDO hosts networking events throughout the year which will connect Loanspark with B2B service providers, and will enable those providers to build economic prosperity for local SMBs.
About Loanspark
Loanspark is a fintech start-up at the forefront of creating accessible and affordable funding solutions for SMBs. It empowers B2B service providers to offer favorable business funding solutions to their customers. It does so through co-branded partnerships, a robust loan origination platform, and an ever-growing marketplace with SMB funding programs.
Loanspark creates a commercial funding ecosystem that's mutually beneficial to lenders and borrowers. It promotes growth to its partners by positioning them as value-added lenders to their customers. In the process, SMBs gain quick, easy, safe, and affordable access to much-needed capital.
To learn more about Loanspark and its services, please visit www.loanspark.com for additional details.
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A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday seemed skeptical of the Biden administration’s arguments to keep the widely used abortion pill mifepristone on the market in its current form.
During oral arguments, a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — all appointed by Republican presidents — grilled attorneys from the Department of Justice and Danco, the manufacturer of the brand name mifepristone, who are attempting to keep the drug available.
Just seconds into Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sarah Harrington’s argument, she was interrupted by Judge James Ho, who challenged her assertion that a lower court’s ruling was an unprecedented intrusion upon the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority.
“I hate to cut you off so early, but you’ve said ‘unprecedented.’ We had a challenge to the FDA just yesterday,” said Ho, an appointee of former President Trump.
Ho’s questioning set the tone for the nearly two hours that followed.
The panel appeared sympathetic to arguments by the plaintiffs, a group of anti-abortion physicians and physician groups, that the FDA failed to consider a myriad of safety issues as it made policy changes to make the drugs more widely available.
But two of the three judges seemed more hesitant toward arguments that the court should suspend the FDA’s original approval of mifepristone in 2000. A lower court had blocked all of the agency’s actions.
The ruling won’t come for weeks or months, but it is unlikely to have an immediate impact.
The justices last month preserved the status quo, pausing rulings in the case that threaten access to mifepristone until the appeals process is resolved. The losing party is widely expected to bring the case back to the Supreme Court.
The case marks the highest-stakes legal battle on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Any ruling by the panel that restricts the availability of mifepristone would mark a major blow to the Biden administration in its attempt to preserve access to abortion.
The panel first expressed doubt in the administration’s position that the doctors and physician groups didn’t show enough harm to have legal standing to sue in the first place.
“Dr. Scott has already done this dozens of times, and she says that I’m going to continue to be doing this. What more does she need under the existing case law?” Judge Jennifer Elrod, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, asked Harrington.
The challengers also argued that women who take mifepristone will suffer emergency injuries from the drug, and will need to be treated by doctors with conscience objections.
“Plaintiff doctors have been forced to participate in and complete elective abortions, contrary to their consciences,” Erin Hawley, senior counsel at conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, told the judges.
Elrod and Judge Cory Wilson, who was appointed by former President Trump, in particular questioned the administration and drug manufacturer about recent changes the FDA made since 2016 that eased access to the pill.
Those changes included increasing the gestational age when mifepristone can be used up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, allowing the medication to be mailed to patients, permitting providers other than physicians to prescribe the drug, and approving a generic version of mifepristone.
“It just strikes me that what the FDA has done in making this more available …. you’ve made it much more likely that patients are going to go to emergency care or a medical clinic where one of these doctors is a member,” Wilson said.
But Harrington pushed back.
“We’re absolutely disputing that many women will show up in emergency rooms, or that more will show up in emergency rooms needing emergency care from taking mifepristone,” she said.
More than 5 million women have taken mifepristone since it was first approved in 2000, and the FDA and leading medical groups all assert it is safe. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, serious side effects occur in less than 1 percent of patients who take mifepristone.
What is more unclear is if the panel will go as far back to block FDA’s original approval of mifepristone in 2000. The Justice Department and the drug’s manufacturer contend the challengers waited too long to sue over those claims.
“Any challenge to the 2000 action is clearly time barred. They waited eight months past the statute of limitations,” said Harrington.
The challengers contended the deadline should be extended because the FDA’s recent actions effectively reopened the issue of their original approval, but Elrod and Wilson raised concerns about where to draw the line.
“Is every time the FDA going to relax some prior restriction, or requirement or safeguard based on history of performance, does that then mean we’re here on a reopening issue?” Wilson asked the plaintiffs.
Ho, however, repeatedly indicated hostility to the FDA’s original approval of mifepristone.
The agency took years to study and approve the drug, though it used an expedited process typically reserved for medications that treat serious or life-threatening illnesses. Ho echoed the challengers’ contention that pregnancy should not be considered an illness.
“When we celebrated Mothers’ Day, were we celebrating illness?” Ho said.
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Named ElectroForge, the new JV will leverage the technology expertise and manufacturing excellence of both organizations to offer best-in-class EV drivetrains, delivering superior efficiency and cost competency
- ElectroForge to manufacture electric powertrains for medium-duty commercial vehicles
- Company's products will be developed specifically to support the needs of the growing commercial electric vehicle market, with a wide range of customized and scalable solutions appropriate for Class 3 through 8 trucks
- Initial drivetrains to be manufactured at Kalyani Powertrain Limited's Pune, India facility with expansion anticipated worldwide
LOS ANGELES and PUNE, India, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kalyani Powertrain Limited (KPTL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd. and a leading global supplier of critical chassis and powertrain components, joins hands with Harbinger Motors Inc. (Harbinger), a company revolutionizing the medium-duty commercial electric vehicle industry, to form a joint venture focused on developing electric drivetrain solutions for the commercial vehicle market.
The new JV, named ElectroForge, will leverage the strengths of both the partners to offer best-in-class drivetrains developed for the Class 3 through 8 markets, delivering superior efficiency and cost competency. The partnership will perfectly balance the forward-thinking innovation of Harbinger's experienced EV team and the vast manufacturing knowledge and scalability of Bharat Forge.
"This collaboration marks the beginning of a new chapter for commercial electric powertrains," said John Harris, CEO of Harbinger. "Both companies bring class-leading manufacturing and intellectual capital that enables us to scale an industry solution that will blend efficiency with unmatched value."
Beginning with operations at KPTL's Pune, India facility, ElectroForge will leverage cutting edge technology to deliver high-power, low-mass drivetrains with a revolutionary new architecture tailored specifically for the durability and performance requirements of commercial vehicles. The joint venture will serve as the volume manufacturer of electric powertrains for Harbinger, leveraging KPTL's global manufacturing experience in India, Europe, and North America.
"For over 20 years, Bharat Forge has been one of the leading suppliers of safety critical components for chassis and engines to the global commercial vehicle markets. As this sector is electrified, we have joined hands with Harbinger in bringing world-class products to support customers globally in their electrification journey. The JV accelerates our efforts and adds to the existing product portfolio in Power Electronics & light weighting solutions for the EV space. This JV fully aligns with our organizational vision of being PLANET-POSITIVE® and reducing our enterprise carbon footprint," said Amit Kalyani, Deputy Managing Director, Bharat Forge.
For more information on ElectroForge, visit our website at www.electroforge.com
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to revolutionize an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger Motors Inc.'s best-in-class team of EV, battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed technologies specifically designed for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium. Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.
To learn more about Harbinger, please visit www.harbingermotors.com.
Bharat Forge LTD is India's largest automotive forging company with a 60-year legacy of manufacturing automotive components for export and domestic growth, supplying crankshafts and other key parts to leading OEMs around the world. Formed with the objective of developing solutions for the electrification of vehicles, KPTL is a company that serves the automotive industry with an e-mobility portfolio that ranges from providing individual components up to complete electric powertrain kits.
To learn more about Bharat Forge, please visit www.bharatforge.com
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Bizarre sighting: Young python found on Walmart shelf, officials say
Published: Apr. 19, 2022 at 9:41 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Gray News) - It’s something not seen every day, especially at your local Walmart.
Officials with the Bloomington Animal Care and Control in Indiana said a young python was simply hanging out on a shelf at an area Walmart on Tuesday.
A good Samaritan spotted the snake, and county officers were called to pick him up.
Animal control officers said it’s unclear how the python ended up at the Walmart, but they’ve taken it in and named him Wolverine.
The snake has since been added to the animal care’s adoption list as the team said they are looking to give Wolverine a forever home after his bizarre adventure.
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MINERAL, Va — Acorn Community is is a 72-acre certified organic farm.
Founding member Ira Wallace says it's a place where all the members live equally among each other, benefitting from their seed company called Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
"We try to preserve a lot of seeds," Wallace said. "We offer over 800 varieties, many of them being ones that we're the only stewards of."
In today's world, Wallace says seed saving has become essential.
"We were a nation of farmers," Wallace said.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farms in the U.S. has shrunk from about 6 million to 2 million over the past 75 years. With not as many farms, diversity among crops has been waning.
One vegetable in particular really has Wallace's attention because of its cultural significance.
"I love collards!" Wallace said. "Collards were a specialty in the South. And a lot of farm work in the South was done by African Americans."
Wallace is among a group of seed savers, farmers, activists and academics, known collectively as the Heirloom Collard Project. Their goal is to preserve collard varieties and their culinary heritage. Bonnetta Adeeb, who lives in Maryland, is also a part of that group.
"It's redemption song, my friend," Adeeb said. "It's all a way for us to get back to to our culture, to reclaim it, to rebuild our communities using better practices, safer practices."
Some of Adeeb's earliest memories involve gardening. She says her family has been farming in the U.S. since 1710, which is why she's so passionate about passing on knowledge and seeds from one generation to the next.
"So much of the African American contribution to agriculture has been erased," Adeeb said.
The Heirloom Collard Project won't let that happen with collard greens.
"The collard is an African American vegetable, and among lost traditions, collard is one of the ones that has held on," Adeeb said.
Collecting seeds from people across the country, they're growing back the diversity of the nutrient-rich and inexpensive vegetable that can be cultivated all year round.
"We have had access to over 60, but the more that we do it, guess what?" Wallace said. "The more of them that come out of the woodworks, sometimes out of someone's refrigerator or freezer where they've been for ten years."
Wallace says they're continuing the legacy of collards and the hard work of their ancestors.
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US-made Patriot guided missile systems arrive in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received the U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian airstrikes during the war.
“Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defense systems have arrived in Ukraine,” Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in a tweet.
Ukrainian officials have previously said the arrival of Patriot systems, which Washington agreed to send last October, would be a major boost and a milestone in the war against Moscow’s full-scale invasion. It’s the latest contribution from Kyiv’s Western allies, who have also pledged tanks, artillery and some types of fighter jets as Ukraine gears up for an expected counteroffensive.
China, on the other hand, insists it won’t help arm Russia, one of its key allies, and on Wednesday denied recent reports that Chinese drones have been found on Ukraine battlefields.
Beijing maintains strict control over the export of drones in keeping with international standards preventing them from being used for nonpeaceful purposes, the Commerce Ministry said in a statement.
China, which has repeatedly criticized the U.S. and other countries’ support for Ukraine as “adding fuel to the fire” of the war, has an “objective and fair stance” and seeks peace, the statement insisted.
The Patriot can target aircraft, cruise missiles and shorter-range ballistic missiles. Russia has used that weaponry to bombard Ukraine, including residential areas and civilian infrastructure, especially the power supply over the winter.
Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said late Tuesday that delivery of the system would be a landmark event, allowing Ukrainians to knock out Russian targets at a greater distance.
Reznikov thanked the people of the United States, Germany and the Netherlands, without saying how many systems had been delivered nor when.
Germany’s federal government website on Tuesday listed a Patriot system as among the military items delivered within the past week to Ukraine, and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed that to lawmakers in Berlin on Wednesday.
Baerbock also said Germany has delivered the second of four medium-range IRIS-T air defense systems that it pledged last year.
Reznikov said he had first asked for Patriot systems when he visited the U.S. in August 2021, five months before the full-scale invasion by the Kremlin’s forces and seven years after Russia illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. He described possessing the system as “a dream” but said he was told in the U.S. at the time that it was “impossible.”
Ukrainian personnel have been trained on the Patriot battery, which can need as many as 90 troops to operate and maintain it.
“Our air defenders have mastered (the Patriot systems) as far as they could. And our partners have kept their word,” Reznikov wrote.
Experts have cautioned that the system’s effectiveness is limited, and it may not be a game changer in the war, even though it will add to Ukraine’s arsenal against its bigger enemy.
The Patriot was first deployed by the U.S. in the 1980s. The system costs approximately $4 million per round and the launchers cost about $10 million each, analysts say. At such a cost, it’s not advantageous to use the Patriot to shoot down the far smaller and cheaper Iranian drones that Russia has been buying and using in Ukraine.
Kyiv officials have reported daily civilian, but not military, casualties from Russian bombardment.
At least four civilians were killed and 27 others were injured in Ukraine on Tuesday and overnight, the press office of Ukraine’s defense ministry reported.
A 50-year-old man and 44-year-old woman were killed in a Russian airstrike on a border town in the northeastern Kharkiv region, its Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said in televised remarks.
Russian forces launched 12 rocket, artillery, mortar, tank and drone attacks on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, its Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said, killing one civilian at a market in the center of Kherson, the region’s namesake capital, and a nearby school.
A woman was killed and another was wounded in northern Ukraine after Russian forces shelled the border village of Richki from multiple rocket launchers, the local military administration said.
Russian forces also fired nighttime exploding drones at Ukraine’s southern Odesa region.
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Yuras Karmanau in Tallinn, Estonia, Christopher Bodeen in Beijing, and Geir Moulson in Berlin, contributed to this report.
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Free, opensource carbon and cost calculator offers cradle-to-gate analysis for assessing economics and environmental impact of hydrogen production pathways
HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syzygy Plasmonics announced today that it launched CarbonModel.com, an online tool that organizations can use to calculate the carbon intensity of hydrogen and levelized cost of production. This free, opensource calculator enables users to quickly assess multiple hydrogen production pathways and acts as a first step in the user's journey from ideation to project execution. It focuses on cradle-to-gate greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and simplifies early analysis of hydrogen production projects.
Interest around hydrogen production has never been higher, due in large part to the clean hydrogen tax credits included in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). New and existing hydrogen producers, consumers, and project developers are actively seeking to identify and quantify the impacts that the tax credits will have on project economics and feasibility. The Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) Model from Argonne National Laboratory is the official model that will be used to qualify a project for tax credit eligibility. However, going through that process is both labor and time intensive. Interested parties need a straightforward way to screen multiple technology alternatives and help guide resource allocation for new projects and businesses.
CarbonModel.com offers a user-friendly tool that estimates GHG emissions and project costs in as little as 60 seconds. Organizations can use the carbon intensity and cost estimates from CarbonModel.com to help them quickly determine which projects are favorable and whether they should commit to full project analysis using the GREET Model.
"The IRA is a major tailwind that will accelerate the energy transition and hydrogen adoption," said Syzygy CEO Trevor Best. "Existing hydrogen producers now have the fiscal support needed to sanction new projects. And companies that had been mulling hydrogen as a new business are incentivized to move more quickly. Both existing and new entrants in the hydrogen market want to know if their hydrogen is clean enough to qualify for IRA tax credits. They need to weigh credit generation potential heavily in their investment decisions."
"The tools that examine specific processes are demanding and complex," commented VP of Finance and Corporate Development Murtuza Marfani. "They typically require significant knowledge, time, and investment to operate. That can cause delays in the sanctioning of projects or even disengagement if the mechanisms and factors for credit generation are not quickly understood. CarbonModel.com simplifies early-stage analysis. We see it contributing to the momentum from the IRA by enabling organizations to quickly assess project viability. It will also help them address any gaps in knowledge before committing to full-project modeling."
The current version of CarbonModel.com focuses specifically on hydrogen production. Future plans include adding cost and carbon footprint assessments for producing ammonia, e-fuels, and other foundational chemicals.
Syzygy Plasmonics is eliminating the need to burn fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing. Instead of heat from combustion, the company's novel reactors use highly efficient LEDs to drive chemical reactions. Its platform technology reduces emissions in the production of chemicals, fuels, and fertilizers while also controlling costs. Learn more about Syzygy Plasmonics at https://plasmonics.tech/ and more about CarbonModel.com at https://carbonmodel.com/.
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Scaled Cloud-Based Transportation Management Platform
High Growth & Profitable Software Leader Expands Trimble's Addressable Market
Expected to be Immediately Accretive to Pro Forma Revenue Growth and Non-GAAP Operating Margin
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Transporeon, a leading cloud-based transportation management software platform, in an all-cash transaction valued at €1.88 billion. Transporeon's software platform provides modular applications that power a global network for 145,000 carriers and 1,400 shippers and load recipients with an integrated suite of best-in-class sourcing, planning, execution, monitoring and settlement tools. Trimble will acquire Transporeon from Hg, a leading software and services investor and current majority shareholder in the business.
Transporeon's open platform integrates with more than 3,000 global ERP and transportation management systems, enabling a dense network to facilitate more than 25 million on-platform transports in 2022. Transporeon helps customers increase competitiveness, lower costs, reduce waste and solve complex freight problems through automation, real-time insights and network participation. Transporeon operates predominantly in Europe, as well as in developed markets across the Americas and Asia.
Consistent with its cloud software model, Transporeon has a strong financial profile with recurring revenue representing over 90% of total revenue, with extremely low churn and net retention consistently in excess of 110%. Transporeon will be immediately accretive to Trimble's revenue growth and margin profile, and has generated profitable growth over the past 15 plus years, through various stages of the economic cycle.
"Transporeon is a leading market player with a large TAM, profitable growth and a platform focused on connected supply chain infrastructure, all of which are highly aligned with Trimble's Connect & Scale strategy," said Rob Painter, CEO of Trimble. "Under the leadership of Stephan Sieber and the talented management team, Transporeon has exhibited rapidly increasing network density and an accelerating customer adoption curve. Its solutions are deeply integrated with carriers and shippers, and we are confident the platform will play an increasingly important role in the modernization of supply chains globally. We look forward to working together to enhance and expand on the company's significant growth trajectory, and to offer enhanced TMS platform solutions to Transporeon customers in Europe and to Trimble customers in the North American market."
"I am incredibly proud of our team's dedication and commitment, which has culminated in this exciting transaction," said Stephan Sieber, CEO of Transporeon. "We have built a remarkable platform and sustained profitable growth to become a leader in this attractive market. This transaction will give us the runway to take what we have created to the next level by uniting our powerful European platform with Trimble's North American carrier-focused platform. I'm excited to be part of the Trimble team for this next phase of growth."
Compelling Strategic and Financial Benefits
- Scaled cloud-based transportation management platform. Transporeon's platform and network enables 145,000 carriers and logistics service providers and 1,400 shippers and load recipients to managing approximately €48 billion of freight spend and over 25 million transports each year. Network participation has grown continuously over 15 years and the platform integrates with more than 3,000 global ERP, WMS and TMS systems.
- Growing and profitable market leader in an attractive market, adds to Trimble's TAM. Transporeon is a scaled, high-growth software platform expected to generate approximately €190 million of revenue in 2023 on a full-year basis, representing approximately 25% growth year-over-year. Transporeon Non-GAAP gross margins in 2023 are expected to be approximately 80%, with Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 30% post-closing. The addition of Transporeon expands Trimble's TAM by approximately $5 billion, with its strong footprint into the European market.
- Financially and strategically compelling to Trimble shareholders. Greater than 90% of Transporeon revenue is subscription or recurring transactional revenue, and the business consistently achieves greater than 110% net retention with very low churn. The transaction is expected to be immediately growth and margin accretive to Trimble, and neutral to Non-GAAP EPS in 2024.
- Best-in-class management team. Transporeon's management team is comprised of leaders in software, transportation, supply chain and logistics, and network management. Our shared culture of innovation and customer-centric solutions will help deliver breakthrough customer value.
- Enhances productivity and sustainability solutions for Trimble and Transporeon customers. The transportation industry is both a major contributor to global energy consumption and is notoriously inefficient. Transporeon furthers Trimble's sustainability offering by helping to reduce under-utilized carrier capacity and "empty miles," and to enhance the tracking, reporting and management of emissions.
Transaction Details
The all-cash purchase price of €1.88 billion is expected to be funded through a combination of cash on hand and new indebtedness. In connection with the acquisition, Trimble has obtained €1.88 billion in committed financing, subject to customary conditions. Bank of America is serving as transaction financing provider to Trimble. Trimble is committed to maintaining an investment grade rating and expects to rapidly reduce its leverage by limiting additional acquisitions and temporarily suspending share buybacks.
The Transporeon business will be reported as part of Trimble's Transportation segment.
Timing and Approvals
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.
Investor Conference Call Scheduled for Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 8am Eastern Time
Trimble will hold a conference call on December 13, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the transaction. An accompanying slide presentation will be made available on the "Investors" section of the Trimble website, www.trimble.com, under the subheading "Events & Presentations." The call will be broadcast live on the web at http://investor.trimble.com. Investors without internet access may dial into the call at (888) 660-6347 (U.S.) or (929) 201-6594 (international). The conference ID is 1043223. The replay will also be available on the web at the address above.
Advisors
Centerview Partners is serving as Trimble's exclusive financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as Trimble's legal counsel. BofA Securities, Inc. is serving as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner on the transaction financing. Goldman Sachs is serving as Transporeon's exclusive financial advisor, and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as Hg's legal counsel.
About Transporeon
At Transporeon, our mission is to bring transportation in sync with the world. We power the largest global freight network of +1,300 industrial shippers, +100 large retailers and +145,000 carriers and logistics service providers. They execute 220,000 transactions per day on our platform and process around €48bn in freight spend per year.
Our leading Transportation Management Platform connects all actors along the supply chain. It facilitates collaboration between the different parties, helps to automate manual processes and provides valuable real-time insights. The modular Application Hubs solve specific logistics challenges and range from freight sourcing over transport execution and dock and yard management to freight audit and payment. Data hubs provide insights into logistics operations, market developments and carbon emissions, next to ensuring transparency in the supply chain through visibility. Our platform works across all geographies and all modes of transportation, empowering logistics teams to move, manage and monitor freight.
Transporeon is headquartered in Ulm, Germany, and maintains 18 offices around the globe with +1,400 employees across 27 countries. For more information visit www.transporeon.com.
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Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the planned Transporeon acquisition and the timing and financing thereof, the impact of the Transporeon acquisition on Trimble's financial results and results for the transportation segment, the benefits to Transporeon's current and future customers from Trimble's portfolio and expertise, and the anticipated effects on Trimble's growth. These forward-looking statements are subject to change, and actual results may materially differ from those set forth in this news release due to certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause or contribute to changes in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to (i) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, (ii) Trimble's inability to successfully integrate Transporeon's solutions with Trimble's other solutions to deliver enhanced product offerings, (iii) unexpected expenditures or assumed liabilities that may be incurred as a result of the acquisition, (iv) the failure to maintain an investment grade rating, (v) loss of key employees or customers following the acquisition, including the failure to retain Transporeon's management team, (vi) unanticipated difficulties in conforming business practices, including accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and financial records of Transporeon with Trimble, (vii) inability to accurately forecast the performance of Transporeon resulting in unforeseen adverse effects on Trimble's operating results, (viii) failure to satisfy the conditions to the completion of the acquisition on the anticipated schedule, or at all, and (ix) estimated synergies between Transporeon and Trimble as well as estimated purchase price accounting impacts, being estimated and materially different from actual results. The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements set forth in reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K, such as statements regarding changes in economic conditions and the impact of competition. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement contained herein. These statements reflect Trimble's position as of the date of this news release. Trimble expressly disclaims any undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any statements to reflect any change in Trimble's expectations or any change of events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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"To those who participated in this senseless destruction, or would seek to emulate it elsewhere, please remember that violence is NEVER the answer."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Concerned Communities for America (CCA) Executive Director DaQuawn Bruce issued the following statement today in response to the violence that took place in Atlanta over the weekend as protesters attacked law enforcement property and vandalized local businesses while protesting the construction of a new Atlanta Police Department training center.
"The violent attacks against the City of Atlanta and its citizens were perpetrated by outsiders with no connection to the local community. Their actions were worse than futile, and will only make life worse for the people of Atlanta.
"One thing we should all be able to agree on is that better training for law enforcement is good for everyone. Unfortunately, outside activists used the construction of a new police training center as a pretext to unleash a wave of destruction in Atlanta, leaving local communities to deal with the fallout. Attacking law enforcement only sows distrust and makes the city less safe for law-abiding citizens. Vandalizing business only degrades the local economy and jeopardizes the livelihoods of hard-working citizens and deprives them of the means to provide for their families.
"To those who participated in this senseless destruction, or would seek to emulate it elsewhere, please remember that violence is NEVER the answer. If it is your goal to advance justice, begin by learning what actual injustice is. Be logical, and don't seek opportunities to destroy, but rather search for moments to build a bridge."
To learn more about Concerned Communities for America, please visit concernedcommunities.org. You can follow CCA on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Valpo gets MVC win: Valparaiso and Evansville both came into their matchup Saturday afternoon winless in the Missouri Valley Conference. Something had to give. Ben Krikke and Kobe King made sure that it was the Beacons who left the game with a win. King poured in 20 points — including an 8-of-9 performance from the charity stripe — and nine rebounds. Krikke tallied 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and added five rebounds and five assists before fouling out with less than a minute to go. Valparaiso built a first-half lead lead and sustained it the rest of the way, winning by a 76-69 margin. Yacine Toumi didn’t make things easy on the Beacons, scoring 18 points for the Aces in the loss. Nick Edwards put up a statline of 14 points, four assists and six rebounds for Valparaiso. Quinton Green had a similarly impressive game, scoring 15 points, grabbing four rebounds and swiping two steals.
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Beacons get off the schneid: Valparaiso came into Saturday’s game seeking its first win since Nov. 12. The Beacons — who started 2-0 — were losers of 11 straight coming into Saturday. Against Missouri State, who carried a 4-1 record in the MVC, Valparaiso found its footing, notching its first conference win of the year, 77-68. Ilysse Pitts led the way for the Beacons with 24 points, seven rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block. Where Valparaiso created an edge was at the free throw line. The Beacons took 29 shots from the charity stripe, hitting 24 of them. | https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/sports-digest-valparaiso-mens-and-womens-hoops-get-back-on-track/article_e4f5fb63-a62a-576a-85c6-230403359b64.html | 2023-01-15 04:43:53 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/sports-digest-valparaiso-mens-and-womens-hoops-get-back-on-track/article_e4f5fb63-a62a-576a-85c6-230403359b64.html |
HELENA — As warmer weather and the Independence Day holiday approach, Montana Department of Environmental Quality officials are asking recreators in the Treasure State to be on the lookout for potentially harmful algal blooms.
Blue-green algae is a microorganism that is native to Montana waterways, but in large quantities can be dangerous to humans and animals. In order for the algae to bloom, it requires warmer water temperatures and nutrients in the water.
"It's pretty early yet in the season and it hasn't been too warm yet, so we're just starting to get a few reports that have come in on the state app that you can get to that at hab.mt.gov," said Tiffany Lyden, MT DEQ's water quality division education and outreach coordinator. "So we've had a few reports on Canyon Ferry and a couple other areas around the state, but I would imagine we'll get some more as the warmer weather starts, as things start to heat up a bit."
While still early, Lyden and officials at DEQ are asking people to be aware of the dangers associated with a potentially harmful algal bloom and if they are unsure if water is safe, to stay out of it and report it.
"When you're looking for a harmful algal bloom is what looks like kind of spilled paint or grass clippings on the surface of the water, and those are typically kind of a bluish or blue-green color, but sometimes that can be yellow or gold or red, but you'd want to really kind of look for that telltale spilled paint or splattered paint on the surface of the water," said Lyden. "It's really important before you have your kids or yourself or your dogs go into the water: is just to take a look at the water and see if you see any of those common characteristics of a harmful algal bloom and if in doubt, stay out of the water."
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Russian oil cap begins, trying to pressure Putin on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Western countries on Monday began imposing a $60-per-barrel price cap and ban on some types of Russian oil, part of new measures aimed at stepping up pressure against Moscow over its war on Ukraine.
The European Union, along with Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan and the United States agreed to the price cap on Friday. The move has prompted a rejection from Kremlin and also criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — whose government wants the cap to be half as high.
The 27-country European bloc also imposed an embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.
Questions have arisen about just how the Western measures will affect market prices. On Monday, U.S. benchmark crude traded up 90 cents to $80.88.
Many other factors, including COVID-19 prevention measures in China that have crimped its manufacturing, are also having an impact on demand for crude and thus prices. They are far down from a peak earlier during the war.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who is in charge of energy issues, warned in televised comments on Sunday that Russia won’t sell its oil to countries that would try to use the cap.
“We will only sell oil and oil products to the countries that will work with us on market terms, even if we have to reduce output to some extent,” Novak said in televised remarks hours before the price cap came into effect.
The Ukrainian government demanded over the weekend a lower price cap, to $30 per barrel, insisting that at the $60 level Russia would still reap annual oil revenues of $100 billion — money that can be used to finance its war machine.
Russia, the world’s No.2 oil producer, relies on the sale of oil and gas to underpin its economy, which has already come under sweeping international sanctions over President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
In recent weeks, Russia has been pounding Ukrainian infrastructure — including power plants — with military strikes and keeping an offensive going in the east, notably in and around the town of Bakhmut.
Russian forces have also been digging in near the southern city of Kherson, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces last month after an 8-month occupation.
The war that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 has displaced millions from their homes, killed and injured an untold number of civilians, and shaken the world economy — notably through the fallout on the prices and availability of foodstuffs, fertilizer and fuel that are key exports from Ukraine and Russia.
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PHOTO FEATURE — Orangefield performs well at Battle of the Bridges
Published 12:04 am Saturday, October 15, 2022
The Orangefield High School Bobcat Pride Marching Band performed at the Battle of the Bridges Invitational Marching Contest Oct. 8. The band received a superior rating from all three judges. They also received the following awards in Class 3A: Best Brass, Best Percussion, Best Color Guard and 3A Best in Class. | https://www.orangeleader.com/2022/10/15/photo-feature-orangefield-performs-well-at-battle-of-the-bridges/ | 2022-10-15 08:26:29 | 0 | https://www.orangeleader.com/2022/10/15/photo-feature-orangefield-performs-well-at-battle-of-the-bridges/ |
When he announces his presidential bid in the coming months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have a problem when it comes to luring one key voter bloc: independents.
While DeSantis overwhelmingly won his gubernatorial reelection in November, he struggled particularly with independent women voters. A recent Emerson College poll showed that more than 51 percent of Florida independent voters disapproved of his job performance as governor, with more than 61 percent of women disapproving of his leadership.
“I think independent women rejected a lot of the hardcore Republicanism,” said Susan Del Percio, a longtime Republican strategist. “They’re not willing to go there. And his rhetoric has gotten uglier over time, so it’s become a bigger turnoff.”
Indeed, DeSantis has carved out a reputation for himself as a darling of the modern conservative movement by pushing a long list of hard-line policies and picking a near-constant stream of public political fights throughout his four years in the Florida governor’s mansion.
He famously bucked federal public health officials in his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, signed into law a controversial measure banning classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and led an effort to strip Disney of its self-governing district in Central Florida over the company’s criticism of that law.
And with the state’s annual legislative session now in full swing, other controversial policies are making their way to DeSantis’s desk. On Monday alone, he signed a bill allowing Floridians to carry guns without a state permit, while the Florida Senate approved a six-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis.
But as he prepares to launch a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he faces the looming possibility that his governing record could come back to haunt him, especially if he makes it through the primary and faces a broader electorate of more moderate and independent voters.
“The challenge for DeSantis is that he outflanks [former President] Trump to the right on COVID, colleges and crime and while helpful in a primary, ostensibly those positions could hurt him with independents in a general,” Martin Sweet, a political science professor at Purdue University, said. “This is the classic poli sci 101 ‘primary paradox.’ ”
Former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) said that while DeSantis has proven that he can govern effectively, there’s a risk in moving too far to the right.
“DeSantis has, in the Republican field, the most compelling governing record,” Curbelo said. “I think where he is taking too much risk is in trying to out-Trump Trump, and a lot of what he’s doing is to prove that he’s more conservative than Trump, but that doesn’t seem right.”
Camille Mumford, a communications director at Emerson College who has been involved in some of the analysis of the school’s poll, said the results among independents is “definitely an issue for his candidacy.” Mumford said weakness in the “pivotal” voting bloc, particularly among women, could potentially cost him the nomination.
To be sure, DeSantis has a track record of success with independent voters that he can point to. He won 52 percent of independents voters in the November election, and polling shows that he performs better among independents than Trump. A survey from Quinnipiac University released last week found that 43 percent of independents have a favorable opinion of DeSantis compared to only 32 percent for the former president.
Whether that kind of support can translate to a national electorate, however, remains an open question.
“I think a lot of his support with independents last year came from the pandemic policies. People liked what he did and rewarded him for it,” one longtime Republican strategist with deep experience in Florida politics said. “But that’s also something specific to Florida voters. And Florida voters aren’t the same as Iowa voters or Virginia voters or whoever else.”
Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, said there’s little reason for DeSantis to worry about his appeal among independents, at least for now. He said that when he enters the 2024 race, his first priority will be winning the GOP primary — and he’ll need to energize the Republican Party’s conservative base to do that.
“‘Geez, Ron isn’t doing great with independents in the general’ isn’t a thought going through Team DeSantis right now,” Heye said. “If he runs, he’ll be in a primary first and that’s where his focus is and will be. In the meantime, most of what independent voters are hearing about him is coming through the lens of unfriendly media that spends a lot more time talking about book banning and Disney, than, say, job creation in Florida.”
Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said that any challenge DeSantis faces with independent voters may not be unique to the Florida governor. The GOP has lurched rightward across the board, he said, making independents “hard to reach.”
And DeSantis may not need broad independent support to win in 2024, Zelizer added. What he will need, however, is the loyalty of the GOP and its voters.
“The GOP is so far right that to appeal to the party means taking stands that will be tough to sell at a broad level,” Zelizer said. “The problem is that Trump owns the rest of the space so it will be hard for DeSantis to compete with him. He doesn’t necessarily need them in a general election, as Trump showed, but then he has to have total loyalty and enthusiasm from most of the party.”
Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist, suggested that there may be a playbook for DeSantis should he make it to the 2024 general election, pointing to Glenn Youngkin’s strategy for winning the Virginia governor’s mansion in 2021.
After playing up his conservative bona fides in the GOP gubernatorial primary, Youngkin homed in on issues like crime, education and the economy in his general election bid, while keeping Trump and his controversial political brand at arm’s length. Ultimately, he captured the governor’s mansion in a state that President Biden won by 10 points a year earlier.
“If you’re Ron DeSantis, you’re not going to moderate anything when it comes to independents,” O’Connell said. “But you might take a page out of Glenn Youngkin’s book. It’s how you talk about it.” | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/desantis-faces-looming-challenge-with-independent-voters/ | 2023-04-05 11:46:26 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/desantis-faces-looming-challenge-with-independent-voters/ |
It happened around 10:30 on Wednesday morning at Lovers Point Beach.
Police say the swimmer is suffering from significant injuries - footage shows surfers and paddleboarders racing over to help the man.
They pulled him to the beach and then the victim was taken to the hospital.
The beach at Lovers Point and Sea Palm turnout is now closed until Saturday as an aerial search for the shark continues.
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Champion Sky look for series clincher vs. Sun originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The way Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner sees it, there is no reason to stress about an elimination game after losing consecutive games to the defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky.
"Once you start stressing, then they already got us beat," Bonner said. "We just got to go in, we got to adjust. We definitely have another chance to step out on the court and try to beat them again."
Connecticut is down 2-1 in the best-of-5 semifinal series against the Sky heading into Game 4 on Tuesday night in Uncasville, Conn., and there are no mulligans. It's either win the next two games or be eliminated by Chicago for the second straight season.
A Sun victory Tuesday would send the series back to Chicago for a deciding Game 5 on Thursday.
To make that happen, the Sun need to make some shots. They've been under 40 percent in two of the first three games of the series, and in the one where they shot nearly 46 percent, they trailed by 17 before the fourth quarter started.
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Still, Connecticut coach Curt Miller saw positives from Sunday's 76-72 loss in Game 3.
"Our defensive energy and effort was unwavering tonight, even when they made some plays," Miller said. "So we're excited again that we got the game in the style of play that we think we can be very successful."
However, it was the Sky walking out of Mohegan Sun Arena with the victory as Candace Parker continued her huge postseason with a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double. It was her 27th playoff double-double, tying Tamika Catchings for the most in WNBA history.
"We knew Game 3 was going to be a grind and that's what we try to do. We try to evolve and adjust to the circumstance and adjust to the game," Parker said. "We came out on top because we were able to adjust to how physical the game was."
Parker is averaging 19 points in the series, including the first game in league history when a player recorded at least 15 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots: She had 19, 18, 5 and 6 in the Game 1 loss. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/wnba-playoffs-2022-sky-sun-game-4-preview/3852612/ | 2022-09-06 16:51:55 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/wnba-playoffs-2022-sky-sun-game-4-preview/3852612/ |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The social media app TikTok is known for grabbing users' attention with videos of all kinds, sometimes sucking them in for hours.
"Probably no more than an hour or two. But I know some of my friends use it three or four hours a day."
"Usually, like, two hours"
But new legislation on the table could put an end to the scrolling.
The bi-partisan bill has the potential to ban the Chinese-owned platform TikTok in the United States due to fears the app could be used to spy on Americans.
Newswatch 16 went to Wilkes University to ask students what they think.
"When you're banning it, it sets an interesting precedent for it. Banning a whole social media platform, there might be good reasoning for it, but does it set a precedent that you're going to ban a whole platform that people use for communication? Well, how far can you extend that precedent?" said senior Jeremy Van Auken.
Whether you love or hate TikTok, students at Wilkes tell Newswatch 16 if the app were to get banned, they wouldn't be too upset about it.
"Personally, to me, it doesn't bother me because I don't use it that much, but I know some of my friends will be annoyed," said sophomore Joshua Garced.
"I think I'd be indifferent to it; I don't think it deserves to be banned, but I'm not sure why this time it would be banned," said student Julian Hosty.
"I don't really understand the point of it. My time is pretty much centered around my major and moving on with my career in life, so I really don't need to stop and watch 30-second videos of people dancing," said senior Courtney Novak.
Others don't want to see the app go away.
"I would hate that because I wouldn't know what to do with my free time. That is what I do when I don't have anything to do, I'm just like, 'Oh, I'll scroll through Tik Tok,'" said sophomore Sierra Hines.
"I didn't really take it seriously like I don't know, they say it all the time, so I don't think it's really going to happen. But I don't know, it would be upsetting if they did because it is something I use a lot," explained sophomore Jenna Baron.
It's unclear when the bill may move forward, but it's unlikely to happen before the end of the year.
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Three Rounds of Funding Completed in 1 Year Since Launch
SHANGHAI, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dewy Lab, China's first clean beauty brand, announced that it has completed three rounds of financing within a year. The latest Pre-A round, which has raised more than ten million USD, is led by the premier investment firm Huachuang Capital and followed by China's largest lifestyle content platform Xiaohongshu. It is a testament to clean beauty's rise and growth in China.
The clean beauty revolution first began in Europe and North America in 2015. By 2021, it has reached more than 20% of the global beauty market. With many notable brands such as Drunk Elephant, Lush, and Farmacy, it is now the hottest focus in the industry.
In January 2021, Dewy Lab debuted with its first collection. With its slogan "Makeup for Skin Lover", Dewy Lab has promoted a User-Friendly, Life-Friendly and Environment-Friendly initiative to become the top makeup choice for every skin-lover.
Within a year, Dewy Lab's popularity and revenue have skyrocketed. Its online sales exceeded 5 million within six months and went up to 50 million in one year, with more than 100,000 registered accounts. The biggest group of Dewy Lab customers, young women aged 25-35, have shown extremely high brand loyalty. During the same time period, the brand has established its reputation in three areas: foundation cream, loose powder and concealer, with monthly sales of up to 5 million and over 200 RMB per customer transaction. Dewy Lab's concealer products sat at the top of both sales and customer satisfaction rankings in the Tmall March 2022 sales event, and its foundation cream received the 2021 ELLE Beauty Award. Having earned an outstanding reputation, Dewy Lab has become a leader in China's clean beauty market.
Although there is still no global consensus regarding the exact definition of "Clean Beauty", the concept originated with the company Goop, which describes it as "a non-toxic product that is made without a long, ever-evolving list of ingredients linked to harmful health effects."
In China, the emphasis on non-toxic ingredients has found its audience through the "sensitive skin care" community. 2018 saw the rise of an "ingredient-conscious" consumer base in China. After being educated about the need for sensitive skin care, consumers began to consciously choose skincare products that are both less irritating and more effective. Mintel research finds that 77% of Chinese consumers believe clean beauty products to be safer than regular beauty products.
There are about 200 million Chinese women who have sensitive skin, and more than 90% of them wear daily makeup. It is only natural that the cosmetic market is shifting towards sensitive skincare products, a trend that has fueled the rapid growth of Dewy Lab.
The challenge of clean beauty lies in balancing between pure ingredients and great efficacy. Dewy Lab sees R&D as the driving force behind product innovation, its investment is far above the industry average level. Right from the start, the company recruited scientists trained in prestigious international institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania and Cambridge University, helped to develop a Dewy Lab Clean Beauty Standard (DCBS). Using this rigorous set of standards, Dewy Lab has eliminated ten categories and more than 70 controversial cosmetic ingredients from all of its products. In midyear 2022, Dewy Lab established a lab with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of China's top universities, in order to further foundational research and technology development of clean beauty product ingredients. It has also collaborated extensively with global ODM leader Intercos Group to create exclusive clean beauty formulas.
Dewy Lab currently holds numerous patents in both formulae and applications. For example, Dewy Lab's foundation does not contain the controversial and harmful D5 (cyclopentasiloxane) by replacing it with its self-developed TC-Summit technology. For loose powder, it has replaced the controversial carcinogen talcum powder with its self-developed "Velv-Rime" ingredients while achieving a stunning finish.
Endorsed by China's top capital and consumer goods platforms, Dewy Lab is a testament to clean beauty's rise and growth in China. Looking into the future, it will maintain its excellence in all aspects of R&D, product innovation and marketing. It is committed to long-term brand development through all platforms and channels distribution as well as expansion into overseas markets.
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DETROIT (AP) — Geno Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score in the first half, and the Seattle Seahawks held off the Detroit Lions for a 48-45 win Sunday.
The Seahawks (2-2) were stopped on a third down late in the third quarter, but the Ford Field play clock wasn't set properly. Seattle took advantage of the second chance and Detroit's unorganized defense on Rashaad Penny's 36-yard touchdown run on a third-and-16, opening a 38-23 lead.
T.J. Hockenson had eight receptions and set career highs with 179 yards receiving and two touchdowns, the second of which helped the Lions (1-3) pull within three with 5:26 remaining.
Smith picked apart Detroit on the ensuing drive, which ended with Penny’s 41-yard touchdown run on third-and-5. Penny finished with 151 yards rushing on 17 carries.
Jared Goff's fourth touchdown pass went to Justin Jackson with 1:06 left, cutting the deficit to three once again. The Lions' comeback hopes ended when Seattle recovered the onside kick and Penny's run converted a third-and-5 in their territory.
Smith finished 23 of 30 for 320 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown pass to Will Dissly and a 2-yard pass to Noah Fant that gave the Seahawks a 15-point lead late in the first half. The veteran quarterback ran seven times for 49 yards, including an 8-yard score on his second drive.
Smith's favorite target was DK Metcalf, who had seven catches for 149 yards and beat Jeff Okudah in at least two one-on-one situations after saying the cornerback wasn't locking down anyone.
The Lions were led by their punt team in the first quarter that helped set up nine points, forcing Tyler Lockett to fumble on a return and pulling off a fake with Jack Fox throwing to convert a fourth down.
Detroit's high-scoring offense was productive, but it could not overcome the team's dismal defense that allowed the Seahawks to score more in one afternoon than they had combined in their three previous games.
Goff was 26 of 39 for 378 yards with four touchdowns and an interception on the first snap of the second half that Tariq Woolen returned 40 yards for a score that put Seattle up 31-15.
Jamaal Williams, carrying a heavier load with D’Andre Swift out with injuries, ran 19 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Detroit kicker Dominik Eberle, filling in for the injured Austin Seibert, missed two extra points in the first half that Goff made up for in the second half with 2-point conversions.
INJURIES
Seahawks: LB Darryl Johnson (ankle) was hurt during the game and did not return.
Lions: Quintez Ceophus (foot) left the game with an injury, another hit for a WR group that had starters Amon-Ra St. Brown and DJ Chark inactive due to ankle injuries. ... CB Amani Oruwariye went out late in the game with a neck injury.
UP NEXT
Seahawks: Stay on the road to face New Orleans on Sunday.
Lions: Visit New England on Sunday and don't play at home until Oct. 30 against Miami.
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Greatest Changes Were a 5.7 Percent Increase in West, and 3.3 Percent Decrease in Northeast, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker
Telehealth Utilization in Nation as a Whole Relatively Stable
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telehealth utilization, as measured by telehealth's share of all medical claim lines, varied by US region from June to July 2022, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.1 Telehealth utilization rose in three of the four US census regions—Midwest, South and West—with the greatest increase (5.7 percent) in the West, where telehealth utilization rose from 7.0 to 7.4 percent of medical claim lines; the South increased 4.9 percent and the Midwest 2.5 percent. In the Northeast, telehealth utilization fell 3.3 percent, from 6.0 percent of medical claim lines to 5.8 percent. Overall, national telehealth utilization increased 1.9 percent from June to July, after declining 3.7 percent from May to June, rising from 5.2 percent of medical claim lines in June to 5.3 percent in July. The data represent the privately insured population, including Medicare Advantage and excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicaid.
Specialties
In July 2022, social worker remained the top-ranking telehealth specialty in all regions and nationally, as it had since February 2022. But in the South, social worker fell by 8.7 percent of telehealth claim lines in July 2022, with psychiatrist increasing by 8.1 percent, although that specialty remained in third place.
Additionally in July 2022, primary care nonphysician and psychologist changed positions in the Midwest, with the former ending in third place and the latter in fourth place. In the Northeast, psychiatrist and psychologist changed positions, with the former ending in third place and the latter in fourth place.
Diagnoses
Nationally and in every region in July 2022, COVID-19 ranked second among telehealth diagnoses. This was the rank it also held in June 2022 everywhere but in the South, where COVID-19 ranked third in June.
Also in July 2022, acute respiratory diseases and infections fell out of the top five telehealth diagnoses in the Northeast, with joint/soft tissue diseases and issues joining the list instead. In addition, acute respiratory diseases and infections fell out of the top five telehealth diagnoses in the West and was supplanted by endocrine and metabolic disorders.
Procedure Codes
In July 2022, the rankings of the top five telehealth procedure codes did not change nationally or in any region when compared to the prior five months. The number one telehealth procedure code nationally and in every region remained CPT®2 90837, one-hour psychotherapy.
Costs
For July 2022, the Telehealth Cost Corner spotlighted the cost of CPT 96127, assessment of emotional or behavioral problems. Nationally, the median charge amount for this service when rendered via telehealth was $17.72, and the median allowed amount was $8.34.3
About the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker
Launched in May 2020 as a free service, the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker uses FAIR Health data to track how telehealth is evolving from month to month. An interactive map of the four US census regions allows the user to view an infographic on telehealth in a specific month in the nation as a whole or in individual regions. Each infographic shows month-to-month changes in telehealth's percentage of medical claim lines, as well as that month's top five telehealth procedure codes, diagnoses and specialties. Additionally, in the Telehealth Cost Corner, a specific telehealth procedure code is featured, with its median charge amount and median allowed amount.
FAIR Health President Robin Gelburd stated: "We welcome sharing these varying windows into telehealth utilization as it continues to evolve. This is one of the many ways we pursue our healthcare transparency mission."
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FAIR Health is a national, independent nonprofit organization that qualifies as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code. It is dedicated to bringing transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through data products, consumer resources and health systems research support. FAIR Health possesses the nation's largest collection of private healthcare claims data, which includes over 38 billion claim records and is growing at a rate of over 2 billion claim records a year. FAIR Health licenses its privately billed data and data products—including benchmark modules, data visualizations, custom analytics and market indices—to commercial insurers and self-insurers, employers, providers, hospitals and healthcare systems, government agencies, researchers and others. Certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a national Qualified Entity, FAIR Health also receives data representing the experience of all individuals enrolled in traditional Medicare Parts A, B and D; FAIR Health includes among the private claims data in its database, data on Medicare Advantage enrollees. FAIR Health can produce insightful analytic reports and data products based on combined Medicare and commercial claims data for government, providers, payors and other authorized users. FAIR Health's systems for processing and storing protected health information have earned HITRUST CSF certification and achieved AICPA SOC 2 compliance by meeting the rigorous data security requirements of these standards. As a testament to the reliability and objectivity of FAIR Health data, the data have been incorporated in statutes and regulations around the country and designated as the official, neutral data source for a variety of state health programs, including workers' compensation and personal injury protection (PIP) programs. FAIR Health data serve as an official reference point in support of certain state balance billing laws that protect consumers against bills for surprise out-of-network and emergency services. FAIR Health also uses its database to power a free consumer website available in English and Spanish, which enables consumers to estimate and plan for their healthcare expenditures and offers a rich educational platform on health insurance. An English/Spanish mobile app offers the same educational platform in a concise format and links to the cost estimation tools. The website has been honored by the White House Summit on Smart Disclosure, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), URAC, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards, appPicker, Employee Benefit News and Kiplinger's Personal Finance. FAIR Health also is named a top resource for patients in Dr. Marty Makary's book The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care—and How to Fix It and Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal's book An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back. For more information on FAIR Health, visit fairhealth.org.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man was arrested after reportedly being found passed out in the driver seat of a stolen truck.
According to the criminal complaint, the Albuquerque Police Department was on patrol near Pennsylvania and Marquette Sunday morning.
They claimed they saw Miguel Madrid slumped over the steering wheel of a running truck in a parking lot.
While talking to Madrid, the officer noticed significant damage to the ignition and what appeared to be a pipe made out of aluminum foil.
The truck came back as stolen. Madrid was arrested and charged with receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle. | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-man-found-slumped-over-in-stolen-truck/ | 2023-03-06 01:03:24 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-man-found-slumped-over-in-stolen-truck/ |
What To Do If You Fall Through The Ice? Watch The Video To Find Out.
Our old friend Jeremy T. Grant, better known as the Timber Cross, got to take part in some cold water rescue training with the Camden Fire Department last year.
(You might remember Grant as the guy who ran the Millinocket Marathon with a chainsaw.)
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Grant said this is something he'd wanted, as a filmmaker, to capture on camera for quite some time.
"I've had the idea for a few years. I love the outdoors and I wanted to make something to help keep others safe out there this year with the wild ice conditions."
"The weather in Maine is always changing and it doesn't mean you can't enjoy the outdoors just means you need to be prepared for it."
"And one of the first things to know before going on the ice is how you get out if you fall through."
"I met with my friends over at the Camden Fire department to walk me through what to expect and what to do to get out. It was freezing cold the temp was 10 degrees on its way to -2 with 14mph winds."
"The main point they kept hammering home is to cover your mouth once you feel yourself going in. Don't suck in the water!!!"
"Then know you are going to go into shock get yourself under control and adjusted to the cold before you attempt a self-rescue that way you can make smart choices. Once you are in the water, the added weight of your clothes and the cold water are going to drain your strength quickly. So it is important to make smart choices."
"You have up to 30 minutes after falling in depending on air temp and wind of course but you have time."
"If you can't get out, get your arms up on the ice and wait for your sleeves to freeze that way if you pass out from the cold waiting for help you will not drown and still have a chance for rescue."
"I made this video with Camden fire because I know they do this every year as they help save others that go through and wanted to be part of helping their training this season; Chief Chris Farley, Asst. Chief Andrew Lowe, Asst. Chief Todd Anderson, Firefighter Clint Beveridge, Firefighter Jack Orestis, Hazel the Australian Shepard. If you fall through, men and women like them are out there to help but it takes time to get there so it's best to know what to do. It was great to hear the info from the pros and feel more prepared for sure. My hope is that this video gets out there and can help keep people safe out on the ice!"
Thanks for taking one for the team, Jeremy, so that we all might know a little more about how to help ourselves if we end up on this ice, or worse yet, in cold water, in the future.
Absolute Top 10 Necessities To Survive A Maine Winter
As the tundra begins to freeze over and as Mainers begin their seasonal refuge to the bunker, there are a few necessities needed in order to successfully make it to the other side, where the palm trees reside.
So, take heed and pay attention to our advice, because these are the exact necessities that will ensure your survivability, mental good health, and that you’ll eventually see another summer season up to camp.
Mainers Show Off Their Coolest Ice And Snow Formations
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Analyst recognizes Unisys for its strong portfolio of solutions, strategic alliances and investments in digital workplace capabilities
BLUE BELL, Pa., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that Avasant, a leading advisory firm, has recognized Unisys as a leader in its Digital Workplace Services 2022 RadarView™ Report. The annual report identifies and analyzes service provider capabilities in technology and delivery support so organizations can select the right strategic partners to help transform their workplaces.
The 2022 report highlights Unisys' strengths in the following areas:
- Practice maturity: Unisys offers comprehensive digital workplace solutions through a portfolio with six solution areas: transformation services, seamless collaboration, workplace as a service, intelligent workplace services, modern device management and proactive experience. The company also helps its clients enable sustainable workplace transformation through its solutions.
- Partner ecosystem: Unisys has strong strategic alliances and partnerships with leading digital experience management and endpoint analytics software vendors, among others.
- Investments and innovation: Unisys has invested in enhancing its digital workplace solution capabilities through acquisitions and continues to strengthen its offerings by applying AI, automation and predictive analytics.
"The workplace has undergone tremendous transformation over the past few years, and organizations are now required to incorporate remote and hybrid work models into their business strategies to stay relevant and competitive," said Leon Gilbert, senior vice president and general manager, Digital Workplace Solutions, Unisys. "This recognition from Avasant validates the importance of digital workplace solutions that not only enable organizations to improve employee experiences but also enhance productivity and collaboration."
"With hybrid work becoming the new normal, businesses are investing in revamping their workplaces by breaking down organizational silos and transforming employee experiences. Unisys is leading the way with a comprehensive digital workplace solutions portfolio focused on end-user experience. This is backed by a strong set of modular and reusable assets for support services that leverage AI and advanced analytics and PowerSuite™, a one-of-a-kind offering that proactively monitors and manages multiple collaboration platforms. These solutions —together with the Unisys Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions, including Unisys Stealth® —, ensure the effective deployment and governance of hybrid work models.
Unisys' focus on proactively enhancing employee experiences, shift towards outcome-based services agreements, and continuous expansion of its workplace consulting capabilities has placed Unisys in a comfortable position to deliver digital workplace solutions. With global client coverage spanning geographies and industry verticals, and the inclusion of inorganic growth through targeted acquisitions, such as Unify Square and Mobinergy, Unisys has further strengthened and augmented its digital workplace solutions, placing itself as a leader in Avasant's Digital Workplace Services 2022 RadarView," said Aditya Jain, principal analyst at Avasant.
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PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Laia Codina and Esther González both scored for Spain in a 2-0 victory Tuesday over the U.S. women’s national team, which lost a second straight game for the first time in more than five years.
Codina scored in the 39th minute. It was the first goal off a set piece that the United States had conceded since last summer’s Tokyo Olympics. Gonzalez added a goal in the 72nd.
The United States hadn’t lost two straight since the March 2017 SheBelieves Cup, when the team lost consecutive games to England and France.
“It’s really disappointing, there’s no question about it,” U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said. “We have a winning mentality and when we don’t win, it hurts. It hurt all off us. It is a tough moment for us as a team.”
Both teams are preparing for next summer’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The United States, the world’s top-ranked team, has won the last two World Cups.
Both teams also have been rocked by scandals, with Spain missing some of their best players because of it.
The U.S. players are reeling following the release last week of a report on misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. A year-long investigation led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates found “systemic” abuse and misconduct in women’s soccer.
U.S. captain Becky Sauerbrunn said players were “horrified” by the revelations. Five of 10 coaches in the NWSL last season were either fired or stepped down amid allegations of inappropriate behavior. Yates also offered recommendations for change going forward.
Meanwhile, a group of Spanish national team players recently called on the federation to professionalize the women’s team. But the federation responded by saying the players asked for coach Jorge Vilda to be fired, which the players denied.
The federation made matters worse by asking the players to apologize and ask for forgiveness. In announcing his team for a pair of friendlies this month, including Tuesday’s game, Vilda excluded the players who called for change, among them Barcelona’s Patricia Guijarro and goalkeeper Sandra Panos, and Manchester United’s Lucia Garcia. Jenni Hermoso and Alexia Putellas were not included because of injury.
The United States was coming off a 2-1 loss to England on Friday in front of a sold-out crowd at Wembley Stadium. The Americans have conceded goals in their past three matches, after allowing just two total goals in its previous 19 games.
The United States also was missing key players because of injuries, among them Alex Morgan, Sam Mewis and Catarina Macario. Mallory Pugh was not with the team because of a family commitment.
“We knew that these were going to be two tough games,” Andonovski said. “That’s why we came here, to learn more about us before the World Cup, and get prepared better before the World Cup.”
Spain was coming off a 1-1 draw with Sweden in Cordoba.
The United States won the previous three meetings against Spain.
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New York City’s mayor declared a state of emergency on Friday over the thousands of migrants being sent from southern border states since the spring, saying the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is “not sustainable.”
“A city recovering from an ongoing global pandemic is being overwhelmed by a humanitarian crisis made by human hands,” Mayor Eric Adams said. “We are at the edge of the precipice. … We need help. And we need it now.”
By the end of its fiscal year, Adams said the city expected to spend $1 billion helping the new arrivals, many of whom are heavily reliant on government aid because federal law prohibits them from working in the U.S.
The administration did not specify what costs are being included in that amount.
Adams, a Democrat, said the new arrivals are welcome in the city. And he spoke with pride of New York City’s history as a landing spot for new immigrants.
“New Yorkers have always looked out for our immigrant brothers and sisters. We see ourselves in them. We see our ancestors in them,” he said.
But, he said, “though our compassion is limitless, our resources are not.”
New York City’s already strained shelter system has been under even greater pressure for much of this year because of the unexpected increase of those needing help.
Between five and six buses of migrants are arriving per day, Adams said, with nine on Thursday alone. Many of those buses have been chartered and paid for by Republican officials in Texas and Arizona who have sought to put pressure on the Biden administration to change border policies by sending migrants to Democratic-leaning cities and states in the north.
One out of five beds in New York City’s homeless shelter system is now occupied by a migrant, and the sudden influx has swelled its population to record levels. The city has opened 42 new, temporary shelters, mostly in hotels, but Adams said more would need to be done.
On Friday, he said that included city agencies coordinating to build more humanitarian centers; fast-tracking New Yorkers from shelters to permanent housing, which would clear space for new arrivals to the city; and putting together a process for New Yorkers who have extra room to house those in need.
He called for state and federal financial aid, federal legislation that would allow asylum seekers to legally work sooner, and federal plans to fairly distribute asylum seekers throughout the country “to ensure everyone is doing their part.”
City officials estimated that about a third of migrants who arrive in New York City want to go elsewhere.
Adams said New York would continue to do what it could.
“Generations from now, there will be many Americans who will trace their stories back to this moment in time,” he said. “Grandchildren, who will recall the day their grandparents arrived here in New York city and found compassion, not cruelty, a place to lay their head. A warm meal. A chance at a better future. | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-for-nyc-over-migrants/ | 2022-10-07 18:00:17 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-for-nyc-over-migrants/ |
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Wednesday evening in Newark as a 48-year-old resident of the city.
Ronhazim Skipper was gunned down on the 300 block of Clinton Avenue at about 6:50 p.m, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Skipper was brought to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead less than 20 minutes later. | https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/man-shot-and-killed-in-newark-is-identified-by-authorities.html | 2022-07-22 16:16:03 | 1 | https://www.nj.com/news/2022/07/man-shot-and-killed-in-newark-is-identified-by-authorities.html |
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king and queen have tested positive for COVID-19, and so far have only mild symptoms, the royal palace said Saturday.
Doctors prescribed treatment for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 70, and Queen Suthida, 44, and requested them to refrain from duties for a while, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement.
Their symptoms are “very mild,” the statement said.
Earlier Friday and Thursday, the couple visited Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol at Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok, where she was admitted after she fell unconscious due to a heart problem on Wednesday.
The number of infections spread by the dominant omicron subvariants has increased in Bangkok and Thailand’s tourist destinations after the country relaxed restrictions that were in place since 2020, according to the Department of Disease Control.
Its records show that 82% of the population, or at least 57 million, have been vaccinated with at least one jab. Of those, 53.5 million people have received a second dose and 32.5 million have received a third jab. | https://www.localsyr.com/health/ap-thailands-king-queen-test-positive-for-covid-19/ | 2022-12-17 20:19:05 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/health/ap-thailands-king-queen-test-positive-for-covid-19/ |
Woman missing from Ohio found dead in Pittsburgh, officials say
PITTSBURGH (WOIO/Gray News) – A missing woman from Cleveland, Ohio, was found dead in the backyard of a home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Police officials said 23-year-old Adrianna Taylor died from a gunshot wound to the head, WOIO reported.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office launched an investigation Saturday into the woman’s death. Officials have not said when or how Taylor got to Pittsburgh at this time.
According to WOIO, Taylor was officially listed as missing by Cleveland police on Nov. 13. Her family previously said they hadn’t heard from her since Oct. 8.
Police officials had previously said she was living with her boyfriend in Cleveland.
Officials said the investigation will be in the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Cleveland and the Cleveland Division of Police.
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LA Galaxy (8-8-3, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (5-8-6, 13th in the Western Conference)
Commerce City, Colorado; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colorado +106, Los Angeles +236, Draw +259; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Dejan Joveljic leads the LA Galaxy into a matchup with the Colorado Rapids after a two-goal outing against the San Jose Earthquakes.
The Rapids are 4-8-3 in Western Conference games. The Rapids are 1-3 in one-goal matches.
The Galaxy are 5-7-2 in Western Conference games. The Galaxy rank sixth in the Western Conference with 28 goals led by Joveljic with eight.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Diego Rubio has eight goals and two assists for the Rapids. Jonathan Lewis has two goals over the past 10 games.
Joveljic has scored eight goals and added two assists for the Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 2-5-3, averaging 1.1 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
Galaxy: 3-5-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 6.5 shots on goal and 7.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Oliver Larraz (injured), Aboubacar Keita (injured), Braian Galvan (injured), Jack Price (injured).
Galaxy: Jorge Villafana (injured).
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Buyer's remorse: Democrat mother 'embarrassed' over Biden support, 'feels manipulated' by media
Three Democrat moms joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss why they are worried about the direction of the country under Biden's leadership
Some Joe Biden voters are having buyer's remorse over the president's handling of issues like COVID-19 and the economy as Americans continue to face an uphill battle against pandemic-related policies and sky-high inflation.
Democrat mothers Mikaela King, Natalya Murakhver, and Marissa Caro-Cortese joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss why they are worried about the president's policies and the direction of the country.
"From my perspective, my personal experience, he's made it a whole lot worse for people like me who voted for him," King, who is a single mother, told co-host Carley Shimkus. "So I feel not only embarrassed, but I just feel very manipulated by… social media portraying him as someone who is going to fix the country."
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King explained how she has three jobs to make ends meet, and still struggles to feed herself under Biden's economic policies as inflation sits at a 40-year high.
Murakhver cited COVID-related policies affecting children's mental health as her priority as students face psychological repercussions from the pandemic.
"I'm a lifelong Democrat, I voted for Biden," Murakhver said. "I believed him when he said that… kids would be back to normal and school would be fully reopened within the first hundred days."
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"Here we are, a year and a half into his presidency, and in blue areas like where I live in New York City, kids are far from normal," she continued. "There is no attempt to even try to restore normalcy for these kids."
According to Fox News polling, a majority of Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of key issues including the economy, border security, the war in Ukraine, and gun reform.
Caro-Cortese said that although she does not regret voting for Biden, she is still "upset" about the direction of the country under Biden's leadership.
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"I tend to err more on the side of being a progressive, and we are just as upset about the direction of the country as anyone else is," Caro-Cortese said. "President Biden was this funny, cool guy, but the funny old guy, Uncle Joe, that everybody calls him. So when he was up for election, we're like, how bad can he possibly be?"
"Sure he's not really an effective legislator if you look back on his track record," she continued. "But we were told by the DNC, by everybody else, he's going to be fine. He's going to push a progressive agenda. He's going to check all the boxes that all of you are thinking about, and he's going to be one of the most progressive leaders in history, and none of that has come true."
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133-day Grand Voyage in 2025 spans five continents on south-to-north route including Antarctica and the Arctic Circle; offered simultaneously with 2025 Grand World Voyage
SEATTLE, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line will sail what is believed to be the first ever Grand Voyage "Pole-to-Pole" roundtrip from the United States in 2025. Details of the new 133-day sailing along with a simultaneous 124-day 2025 Grand World Voyage were announced today by President Gus Antorcha aboard Zuiderdam to Grand World Voyage guests currently sailing in the North Sea.
With the Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole and Grand World Voyage both departing in January 2025, this will be the first time that Holland America Line is offering two Grand Voyages of more than 120 days simultaneously. The Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole aboard Volendam enables cruisers to visit five continents on a journey that travels south-to-north, while the Grand World Voyage aboard Zuiderdam covers six continents on an east-to-west route, each conveniently sailing roundtrip from a U.S. homeport.
"This will be a truly historic pair of voyages," Antorcha told guests. "Our Grand World Voyage travels east to west and our other Grands focus on one region, so designing this first-of-its-kind route that explores south to north roundtrip from the U.S. is an incredible way to allow our guests two different choices to travel across the world."
"Detailed planning went into this voyage to ensure we're visiting destinations when the weather is favorable, and we included locations that are sought after like the Amazon River, Greenland and Iceland, in addition to Antarctica and the Arctic," said Paul Grigsby, vice president for deployment and itinerary planning for Holland America Line. "We've created two voyages that linger in ports for memorable moments and several overnight stays. We even timed it so the two voyages will meet-up to share an overnight experience in Barcelona."
Starting today (April 20), travelers interested in either the 2025 Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole or 2025 Grand World Voyage can call Holland America Line's World Cruise Reservations Desk or a travel advisor to make a deposited Future Cruise Request. Guests with a deposited Future Cruise Request will get priority booking confirmation prior to the two voyages officially opening to the public May 24, 2023.
2025 Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole Highlights — Volendam
- 133 days. Departing Jan. 25, 2025, roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale.
- Follows a south-north-south route through the Panama Canal, down along the west coast of South America to Antarctica, then up along Argentina and Brazil to the heart of the Amazon River. The ship then crosses the Atlantic Ocean to Africa, sails north to Europe and up to the North Cape before heading west across the northern Atlantic Ocean via Iceland and Greenland, and finally down the eastern shores of North America.
- Pole to Pole: Down south Volendam spends four days of scenic cruising in Antarctica and up north the ship crosses the Arctic Circle to the North Cape.
- 68 total ports across five continents and 28 countries.
- 8 overnight calls: Fuerte Amador, Panama; Callao (Lima), Peru; Buenos, Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; and Reykjavik, Iceland.
- Memorable Moments: Panama Canal transit, Cape Horn, Antarctica, Falkland Islands, exploring the Amazon River, Strait of Gibraltar, Norwegian fjords, North Cape, Iceland and Greenland.
2025 Grand World Voyage Highlights — Zuiderdam
- 124 days. Departing Jan. 4, 2025, roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale.
- Transits the Panama Canal and makes way to Easter Island before crossing the South Pacific to Australia. Explores the Great Barrier Reef en route to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, then sails south to Cape Town, South Africa, by way of the Seychelles, back up along the eastern coast of Africa, through the Suez Canal to Portugal before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
- 46 total ports in 32 countries across six continents.
- 9 overnight calls: Callao (two nights); Easter Island; Papeete, Tahiti; Sydney, Australia; Singapore; Cape Town; Mombasa, Kenya; Safaga, Egypt; and Barcelona.
- 7 late-night departures: Manta, Ecuador; Seychelles; Cape Town and Durban, South Africa; Aqaba, Jordan; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; and Gibraltar, U.K.
- Memorable Moments: Panama Canal transit, two nights at Callao allowing time to visit Machu Picchu, Easter Island, scenic cruising in the Great Barrier Reef, two full days in Cape Town, the opportunity to visit Petra from Jordan and experience Luxor from Safaga.
Grand Rendezvous in Barcelona
On April 24, 2025, Volendam and Zuiderdam will meet in Barcelona, Spain, for a joint overnight call, bringing the two Grand Voyages together for a celebration. Special festivities involving both ships will mark the occasion of the perfectly planned dual visit.
Early Booking Bonus Benefits
Guests who book the full 133-day Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole or 124-day Grand World Voyage by June 3, 2024, receive onboard spending credits and amenities valued at up to $8,800 or $8,500 respectively, per person. New perks for all guests who book early feature complimentary Surf Wi-Fi package, a $500 air credit per person if booked through Flight Ease and complimentary roundtrip airport transfers to and from the Fort Lauderdale airport.
Additional extras can include complimentary luggage delivery service to and from the Fort Lauderdale airport, prepaid crew appreciation and laundry and drycleaning service when booking certain stateroom categories. Terms and conditions apply. Visit hollandamerica.com for full details.
A Grand Onboard Experience
On each Grand Voyage, Holland America Line ships provide gracious service, superior amenities and unexpected experiences. Guests can relax during leisurely days at sea, taking advantage of the extra time to participate in shipboard activities. Shipboard entertainment shines in the evening with local cultural performers and special guest headliners. Festive gala balls and dressy nights create memorable moments, along with a Captain's Grand Voyage Dinner. Dining is elevated to a new level on each Grand Voyage with menus that change daily and are seldom repeated, featuring local ingredients and regional cuisine.
Guests who want to make a Future Cruise Request for a stateroom on the 2025 Grand Voyage: Pole-to-Pole or 2025 Grand World Voyage can contact their travel advisor or call World Cruise Reservations: 1-800-522-3399.
For more information about other Holland America Line voyages, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
Editors Note: Photos are available at https://www.cruiseimagelibrary.com/c/or6uqew0.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the Holland America Blog. You can also access all social media outlets via the home page at hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line
Holland America Line, part of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL and NYSE:CUK), has been exploring the world for 150 years with expertly crafted itineraries, extraordinary service and genuine connections to each destination. Offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience, its fleet visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world and has shared the thrill of Alaska for 75 years — longer than any other cruise line. Holland America Line's 11 vessels feature a diverse range of enriching activities and amenities focused on destination immersion and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from a Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.
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WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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224 PM PDT Sun May 22 2022
...Very Hot Temperatures Expected Tuesday and Wednesday...
.High pressure over interior northern California will result in
triple digit temperatures across much of the Valley for both
Tuesday and Wednesday, with the hottest temperatures forecast on
Wednesday. Hot temperatures combined with warm overnight lows will
result in widespread moderate heat risk to locally high heat
risk. Sensitive groups should take precautions to prevent heat-
related illnesses.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Afternoon temperatures from 98 to 103 degrees, with the
hottest day expected on Wednesday. Overnight lows from the upper
60s to mid 70s.
* WHERE...Portions of the Sacramento Valley, Carquinez Strait and
Delta, Northern San Joaquin Valley and Northeast Foothills.
* WHEN...From noon Tuesday to 11 PM PDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Widespread moderate heat risk to locally high heat
risk. Heat-related illnesses will be possible, especially for
groups that are sensitive to the heat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
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rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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ST. LOUIS — The world's top chess champion broke his silence Monday after cheating allegations against one of his opponents during the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis shook the chess world for weeks.
Editor's note: The above video originally aired on Sept. 12.
Earlier this month, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup at the Saint Louis Chess Club following a stunning loss to 19-year-old up-and-comer Hans Niemann. Following the defeat, some accused Niemann of cheating.
In his statement Monday, Carlsen said he considered withdrawing prior to the tournament when Niemann was added to the field at the "last minute."
"I believe that Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted," the statement said.
In an interview with the Chess Club during the tournament, Niemann said the recent accusations are unfounded, copping to prior cheating as a young kid that resulted in discipline from the online outlet Chess.com.
"I have never cheated in an over-the-board game," he said. "That is the worst thing I could do: cheat in a tournament with prize money."
Niemann said the rumors tainted an otherwise spectacular victory.
Carlsen said Niemann's behavior during their Sinquefield Cup matchup caused him concern.
"His over the board progress has been unusual, and throughout our game in the Sinquefield Cup I had the impression that he wasn't tense or even fully concentrating on the game in critical positions, while outplaying me as black in a way I think only a handful of players can do," the statement said. "This game contributed to changing my perspective."
Carlsen added another wrinkle to the saga last week when he resigned after just one move in a game against Niemann in the Champions Chess Tour.
Carlsen said he could not say more without "explicit permission from Niemann to speak openly", but was clear in what would happen the next time he is slated to face Niemann.
"So far I have only been able to speak with my actions, and those actions have stated clearly that I am not willing to play chess with Niemann," he said in the statement. "I hope that the truth on this matter comes out, whatever it may be." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/magnus-carlsen-chess-cheating-scandal-sinquefield-cup-st-louis/63-30749ce2-a1a2-4ad5-a008-1c779310dd59 | 2022-09-27 03:55:08 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/magnus-carlsen-chess-cheating-scandal-sinquefield-cup-st-louis/63-30749ce2-a1a2-4ad5-a008-1c779310dd59 |
The Richmond Kickers Soccer Club makes for tremendous community entertainment but the club also uses their spare time, and games, to give back and support the community. Segment from 8@4 presented by VCU Massey Cancer Center from the Virginia Wayside Furniture studio.
Credibility versus partisanship Does character and integrity truly matter anymore?
Will the Jan. 6 hearings really mean anything, or make a significance difference?
This discussion needs to be resolved, for the truth should matter.
I feel it is a matter of choices: Country, Constitution and credibility versus partisanship, polarization and politics.
There is an answer and resolution to all this. We need some “profiles in courage” persons to come forth and “speak truth to power.”
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Since many of Trump insiders are now out of politics and are free to talk, they owe us this much, for I believe they know the “real deal,” whatever that is.
Also, many of them have written and/or are planning to write books about the nitty-gritty of their experiences within the Trump administration. (Anything for a buck, I guess.)
Afterwards, one way or the other, we the people can decide what is best for our country in full support of our Constitution.
This is critically important, for our nation’s general welfare, overall stability and future potential are at stake.
From the Archives: 250 photos of Richmond in the 1940s
1940s floods
08-20-1940: Floods
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1940s floods
In September 1944, dwellers of Richmond-area houseboats endured nature’s wrath as the James River swelled after a storm. The boats often were secured to trees or pilings, but rising floodwaters put them in jeopardy.
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1940s floods
In March 1949, high water on Dock Street in downtown Richmond followed a brief flood that caused no damage. The James River crested at 13.1 feet during the afternoon but receded by 5 feet within hours.
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Acca Temple
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
Times-Dispatch
Air Raid
In July 1942, Mrs. P.M. Edwards directed a group of women to a shelter during a daylight air raid test in Richmond. She was among the first women to serve as auxiliary wardens during a test.
Times-Dispatch
Air Raid Wardens
In February 1944, a group of Lakeside air raid wardens rolled bandages for the Red Cross at the Hatcher Memorial Church on Dumbarton Road in Henrico County. During World War II, the sight of women in overalls doing what traditionally had been men’s jobs had grown familiar. And while the reverse was less common, the military’s need for surgical dressings prompted these men to help answer the call. They had taken first-aid courses, too.
Times-Dispatch
Air Scouts
In August 1946, leaders of the three flights in the Gamble’s Hill Community Center Air Scouts received their banners at the first review of the corps held in Gamble's Hill Park. This was the only troupe of Air Scouts organized in Richmond at that time; they wore the regulation National Air Scout uniform. Pictured (from left) were pilot leader Eddie Williams, sponsor Verna Walker, pilot leader William Massie, sponsor Barbara Chandler, pilot leader Everett Webb and sponsor Virginia Blackburn. The community center was financed by Second Presbyterian Church.
Times-Dispatch
1945 Allied Victory Day
In September 1945, an Allied Victory Day parade was staged by Richmond's Chinese population and visiting Chinese residents from other cities. Several colorful floats such as this one, a Marine Corps band from Quantico, two Chinese orchestras, native costumes, high school cadet bands, and units of soldiers and sailors from nearby camps marched along the route that began at Boulevard and Monument Avenue.
RTD Staff
American Red Cross
In October 1942, the Richmond chapter of the American Red Cross moved into its new headquarters in the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House at Fifth and Main streets downtown. Helping to move were Jeanne Begien (left), Evelyn Bishop (front), Mrs. Roger F. Clapp (back) and Mrs. Leland Jones (peering from back of truck).
Times-Dispatch
American Red Cross
This September 1942 image shows the uniforms of the volunteer services of the American Red Cross. From left: Georgina Marracinia, outdoor uniform; Nancy Wortham, staff assistant; Mrs. C.F. Bowles, gray ladies; Mrs. William Hall, nurses’ aide; Mrs. Livingstone, home service; Mrs. J. Scott Parrish Jr., canteen; Mrs. Robert Cabell III, production, and Mrs. Collins Denny Jr., motor corps.
Times-Dispatch
American Red Cross Production Corps
In April and May 1940, volunteers with the Chesterfield County branch of the American Red Cross Production Corps put in 314 collective hours of work making 40 dresses, 12 sweaters and 14 banners for the relief drive to aid war-stricken Europeans. The volunteers shown here are (from left) Mrs. A. Baake, Mrs. W.E. Pearce, Mrs. J.P. Belcher, Mrs. W.F. Saunders, Mrs. H.E. Adams, Mrs. N.H. Cogbill and Mrs. H.C. Cline.
RTD Staff
archery
In September 1941, Elwyn Major (left) and Virgie Gentry of Richmond practiced archery, a sport that was attracting more interest from females.
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Armistice
On Nov. 11, 1942, John Marshall High School cadet sergeants M. Cohen and J.C. Fuquay played taps during a service on Armistice Day at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond. They stood under the church’s service flag: Each blue star represented a church member who was on active duty in World War II, and each gold star represented a church member lost in the war. Service flags were popular for families but sometimes were used by organizations and communities.
Times-Dispatch
Beavers
In February 1947, local game warden E.J. Gorman stood atop a dam in one of Chesterfield County’s nine beaver colonies. At the time, two dozen counties had beaver colonies, with an eye toward helping restore fur trapping in Virginia.
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Belgian Friendship Building and Bell Tower
This June 1942 image shows the Belgian Friendship Building and Bell Tower at Virginia Union University in Richmond. The building served as the Belgian Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, but because Belgium was under wartime occupation after the event, it could not be returned to the country. Belgium gifted the building to VUU -- it was reassembled on campus starting in 1941 and housed the university library for decades.
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Belle Isle
In February 1948, the 76-year-old trestle across the James River that Southern Railway used to haul coal and iron between the Old Dominion Iron and Steel mill and Tredegar Co. was being removed. A 1909 fire had ravaged the bridge, and by 1948, its remnants on the isle were determined to be a fire hazard far beyond any use.
Times-Dispatch
Bellwood
This June 1946 image shows the train depot at the Army’s Richmond Quartermaster Depot at Bellwood in Chesterfield County. The Army purchased the land from the Bellwood family in 1941 and activated the post the following year. It was heavily used during World War II – more than 800 rail cars would pass through on some days.
Times-Dispatch
Bellwood Drive-In
5-20-1948: The Bellwood Drive-In Theater, under construction now four miles south of Richmond city limits, will open on or about May 27. The tower shown in the photo is 70 feet high, serving as front of the theater and screen.
RTD Staff
Bikes
In May 1942, Rawling Davenport rode an old-fashioned bike for the Play Day program held in Richmond’s Byrd Park. The event was sponsored by the city and a Community Fund agency to encourage participation in sports.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Blackout
In February 1942, a blackout test during World War II – in case enemy aircraft flew over the city – darkened the interior of many buildings in downtown Richmond. The one-hour exercise, which covered the Richmond and Tri-Cities area, required that buildings and residences turn off lights or prevent light from being seen from the outside. Buses, ambulances and personal vehicles were also asked to remain off the roads.
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Blues Armory
In January 1947, a newly renovated basketball court, plus improved lighting and expanded seating, awaited action at the Blues Armory at Sixth and Marshall streets in downtown Richmond. The next evening, the University of Richmond hosted the College of William & Mary. Ticket prices were $1 for adults and 60 cents for children 12 and younger.
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Bojangles
In August 1945, tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson showed his wife, Elaine, the house at 915 N. Third St. in which he was born. Robinson, who left Richmond at age 7 to join a traveling show, wanted to get a photo of the house so that his show business friends would believe his stories about his humble beginnings.
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Boulevard
This June 1946 image shows Berrier’s Ice Cream, located at the corner of Moore Street and the Boulevard in Scott’s Addition in Richmond. Berrier’s opened a plant on West Broad Street in 1930 – an advertisement for an open house, with samples, humbly touted that it’s “not a tremendous plant, supplying thousands of gallons of ice cream a day … nothing pretentious.” The Boulevard store, which has since been torn down, did serve sundaes and cones, but its main focus was takeout ice cream and blocks of ice.
Times-Dispatch
Bowler School
In September 1948, the first pupils entered the Bowler School. The school, at 26th and Leigh streets in Richmond, was previously the Springfield School, which taught white children. It had just been converted to a school for black youths, and more than 700 were enrolled on the first day. It was named for J. Andrew Bowler, the first pastor at Mount Olivet Baptist Church and organizer of a Church Hill school for black children in the 1880s. The building now houses the Bacon and Bowler Retirement Community.
Times-Dispatch
boys club
In April 1948, James Phillips Schultz supervised a mumble-the-peg game played by two boys at the Richmond Home for Boys. Schultz, 81, was the oldest alumnus of the home. To celebrate the institution’s 102 birthday, alumni, families and children gathered for an afternoon program that included music , games and dancing for the children.
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Braille cookbook
In October 1959, Richmond homemaker Virginia Mann prepared a recipe from her Braille cookbook. Mann knew how to cook before she lost her sight in 1945, so her readjustment included using other senses to help prepare meals for her family of five. “Now cooking is second nature, and I just don’t stop to think about it,” she said.
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bricklaying class
Could be 1948 or 1940. Academic Masons - Dr. Elwood B. Boone works on a basement window installation and A. J. Miller (right foreground), readies the mortar for a brick. Halsey T. Johnson (in long coat) instructor of Maggie L. Walker bricklaying class, checks on the progress of another class member.
Times-Dispatch
Broad St.
In June 1947, Richmond officials put up warning signs near the city limits on West Broad Street to limit speeding, which was a top traffic concern at the time.
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Broad Street Station
In May 1946, a passenger train pulled out of Broad Street Station in Richmond and headed to Washington. At the time, a potential labor strike was threatening service.
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Brookfield
In October 1941, babies slept in the nursery at Brookfield, located on West Broad Street in Henrico County. The home for unwed mothers was the successor to Spring Street Home in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area, which was established in 1874 by the Magdalen Association to help single women and their children. In the 1930s, the operation moved from Spring Street to Brookfield, and later to Brook Road in Henrico. The Brookfield area was redeveloped in the 1970s and was the site of the Hyatt House hotel.
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Bryan Park
In June 1942, workers lifted a car – temporarily – from the middle quarry at Bryan Park. It had been stolen days earlier, and once it was pulled to the bank, Henrico County police confirmed that no one was in it. But halfway up the bank, shortly after this picture was taken, the chain broke and the car slipped back into the quarry – 32 feet of water had to be pumped out of the quarry before the car could be recovered.
Times-Dispatch
Byrd Field
This September 1947 image shows an Eastern Air Lines plane at Byrd Field. In 1947, the city of Richmond held negotiations with the War Assets Administration for the return of the airport, which had been transformed into the Richmond Army Air Base during World War II. When the field was returned to the city, it was more than 850 acres larger than when the federal government took it over.
Times-Dispatch
C&O
On May 25, 1946, a train pulled into Main Street Station in Richmond. That afternoon marked the end of a crippling two-day national railroad strike, which had stranded passengers and cargo – local businesses were able to purchase some of the perishable foods as well as tropical fish. President Harry Truman had threatened an Army takeover of railroad facilities if the striking trainmen and engineers unions didn’t return to work.
RTD Staff
Camp Lee
In December 1941, soldiers from Camp Lee in Prince George County were positioned on the south end of the old Lee Bridge in Richmond just days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II. On Dec. 22, The Times-Dispatch reported that a “fully armed anti-tank company of the 111th United States Army regiment had arrived” in the middle of the night and was “on 24-hour guard duty at vital points in Richmond.”
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Camp Lee
In December 1940, barracks for 1 million soldiers were being built quickly at Camp Lee near Petersburg and other bases around the country - the Selective Training and Service Act had been enacted in September as part of preparations for World War II. At some installations, structures went up at the rate of one every 54 minutes.
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carriages
In September 1941, amid a nationwide gas shortage, Harry J. Donati (left) and Joseph G. Robben drove their horse-drawn carriage down 25th Street in Church Hill in Richmond.
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Carter Sisters
In September 1944, the Carters - Anita, June and their mother, Maybelle - gather for a song while the oldest daughter, Helen, accompanies them on the accordion.
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Cary St
In June 1947, trucks blocked Cary Street in the wholesale produce district while passenger cars waited to get through. The Times-Dispatch ran a series analyzing Richmond’s traffic problems such as this, and reviewing a proposed expressway. Based on a survey completed by the Automotive Safety Foundation, the series indicated that the current infrastructure could not handle the predicted increase in traffic, and construction of the expressway was recommended.
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Cavalier Arena
In December 1941, Billie MacIntire, a professional at the Cavalier Arena roller skating rink posed for a photo to promote her upcoming demonstration of a new routine. The arena, which opened in June 1941, was at MacTavish Avenue and West Marshall Street in Richmond’s West End. It held skating exhibitions on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Central State Hospital
In July 1947, “The Soldier,” as many people called the patient of Central State Hospital near Petersburg, sat outside a sentry box he had built on the grounds. The psychiatric hospital dates to 1869, when a former Confederate facility known as Howard’s Grove Hospital was designated as a mental health facility for African-Americans.
Times-Dispatch
Central Station Post Office
This January 1946 photo shows the Central Station Post Office on Second Street in downtown Richmond, whose size increased by a third after a remodeling several months earlier.
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Charter Change
In October 1947, as Richmonders headed home from work, Thomas Jefferson High School students distributed literature for the Junior Chamber of Commerce promoting the change to a council-manager type of city government. In the next month’s vote, the issue generated a higher turnout than the 1944 presidential election, and the new charter was approved overwhelmingly.
Times-Dispatch
Churchill
In March 1946, British wartime leader Winston Churchill’s trip to America included an address to the General Assembly. He waved to a crowd that waited in the rain to see him as his motorcade came through Capitol Square in Richmond.
Times-Dispatch
Churchill
On March 8, 1946, while on a trip to America, British wartime leader Winston Churchill addressed a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly in the hall of the House of Delegates. He was flanked by Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson (left) and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. In the background (from left) are Gov. William M. Tuck, Speaker of the House Thomas B. Stanley and Lt. Gov. Lewis “Pat” Collins II.
RTD Staff
Cigarettes
This August 1941 image shows a woman working in a tobacco factory. An accompanying story outlined the growth of Virginia women in the workforce. Based on 1930 census data, more than 6,000 women worked in tobacco factories – the sixth-ranked source of employment for women.
Times-Dispatch
City Stadium
In June 1941, the Police Benevolent Association presented its sixth annual boxing show at City Stadium, headlined by Jimmy Webb, Johnny “Bandit” Romero, Georgie Abrams and Richmond’s Joey Spangler. A crowd of more than 10,000 watched Webb knock out Romero in the third round, and Abrams won a decision over Spangler. Tickets were $1 for general admission, $2 for reserved and $3 for ringside.
RTD Staff
City Stadium
In November 1946, female fans wearing the red and white of Thomas Jefferson High School were part of a crowd of 17,000 who watched Teejay beat John Marshall High 6-0 in the Prep Classic at City Stadium in Richmond. John Marshall got to Teejay’s one-foot line in the last minute of play but couldn’t score.
Times-Dispatch
Clark Gable
In March 1941, RTD film critic Edith Lindeman traveled to Hollywood, where interviewed actor Clark Gable – he was preparing to star in the MGM film “They Met in Bombay” with Rosalind Russell. Lindeman, who in a 1973 article recalled how Hollywood would invite writers to the West Coast, described Gable as down-to-earth and easy to talk to.
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Confederate Soldiers Home
In October 1927, John Lewis Fink, 77, the youngest soldier in the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home, and Sidney Jennings Robertson, 79, the next youngest, played checkers as fellow residents E.G. Tyler and P.S. Childress watched. The facility, at the corner of Grove Avenue and the Boulevard in Richmond, closed after the last resident died in 1941.
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Cornshusk rug
In November 1949, Mrs. James Hicks of James City County and her daughter, Willie Mae, made a cornhusk doormat at home. A roughly 5-yard braid was needed to make the mat. Hicks could make about 200 in a year.
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Cowardin Avenue and Hull Street
In November 1948, traffic moved through the intersection of Cowardin Avenue and Hull Street in South Richmond. The city was planning several pedestrian safety upgrades at the busy intersection, including painted crosswalks, new signage and a fence along Hull.
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Cowardin Avenue Christian Recreation Center
In June 1948, four teenagers played a board game at the Cowardin Avenue Christian Recreation Center in Richmond.
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Curles Neck Dairy
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
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Deep Run races
In April 1940, a crowd estimated at 8,000 came from around the state to watch the Deep Run races at Curles Neck Farm in Henrico County. Escape 3d won the Deep Run Cup, the featured event. A group of movie stars and dignitaries including Cary Grant turned out to watch while taking a break from filming “The Howards of Virginia” in Colonial Williamsburg. Part of the big crowd, estimated at 8,000 spectators, is shown above. The picture shows the members' reserve section just to right of the grandstand. This event was held at Curles Neck Farm.
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Deep Water Terminal
In September 1940, the nearly 4,500-ton British steamer Markland was the first ship to dock at Richmond’s new Deep Water Terminal on the James River. The ship brought a cargo of 1,000 tons of newsprint from Nova Scotia for The Times-Dispatch and News Leader.
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Defense Special No. 1 train
In December 1941, the Defense Special No. 1 train stopped in Richmond at Broad Street Station. Nearly 800 local manufacturers were issued tickets to visit the eight-car train, which held an array of sample equipment that the government needed contractors to build for the war effort – such as guns, airplane and ship parts, field hospital equipment, chairs, saws and pipe fittings. The train staff interviewed and guided qualified manufacturers through the process to become a contractor.
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Dixie
This October 1946 image shows heavy kraft paper, made from wood pulp, that was being converted into drinking cups at a Richmond factory. The majority of Virginia pulp and paper mills made this type of paper, which was used to make other goods. Factories were maximizing production after the war era had developed new and popular paper products.
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Dog
In May 1954, Scoop sniffed around the pet food aisle at a grocery store in Richmond’s West End. The store offered a large selection of pet foods, a relatively new concept for the era. The accompanying article said: “Gone, apparently, are the days that Fido took the scraps from the table and liked them.”
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Doll hospital
In December 1947, T.E. Burton Jr. diagnosed a patient at his doll hospital on Forest Hill Avenue in Richmond. Burton, a state Highway Department employee, was part-time chief surgeon at the doll hospital he ran out of his home. He got into the repair business when his two young daughters received antiquated china dolls as gifts that were badly in need of work. Burton averaged about 10 patients a week, with a busy season around the holidays.
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Dorothy Lamour
In May 1942, actress-singers Dorothy Lamour (center), Patsy Garrett (at left) and actor Bert Lytell (at right) visited Richmond as part of a rally to stimulate sales of war bonds and stamps. They stood under a “Welcome to Richmond” sign and were flanked by Malcolm Bridges (left), the executive secretary of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and Ship Ahoy Girls Jetsy Parker and Dorothy Schoemer. The rally drew a crowd of more than 5,000.
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Draft
In April 1942, about 26,000 Richmond men ages 45 to 64 participated in the country’s fourth Selective Service registration. These men were registering at Ginter Park School. Men in this age range were not subject to military service at that time, but they were being asked about special skills to determine how they could best aid the war effort.
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Draft
In May 1946, the future of the military draft was in question, and David Burruss, 19, of Norfolk, got lots of attention when he was thought to be the last man selected at the Richmond Armed Forces Induction Station. He was among about a dozen inductees who then headed off to Fort Meade in Maryland. (The wartime selective service act was extended, though.)
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draft
In November 1948, Army Lt. Charles D. Smith Jr. administered the oath to the first set of postwar draftees processed at the Richmond induction station at First and Broad streets. Several of the men were immediately sent to Camp Pickett in Blackstone.
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Dupont
In December 1944, employees of DuPont’s Spruance plant in Chesterfield County worked to find housing and transportation for company workers. During the war, the women – Mary B. Traylor (from left), Bella C. Hill and Pearl R. Kessler – helped new employees get adjusted to their jobs.
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Elba
In March 1946, children at Elba School in Richmond visited the library to get books as their lunch dishes were washed by Principal Ethel T. Overby (second from right) and day center teacher Estelle H. Clark. Opened in 1880 in a white neighborhood, the school on West Marshall Street was designated for black students in 1927. By 1939, the school was recommended for abandonment because of its poor condition and a lack of facilities, such as a cafeteria. It was used until 1955 and later was torn down.
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Elba School
This September 1942 image shows the outside restrooms at the Elba School in Richmond. Opened in 1880 in a white neighborhood, the school on West Marshall Street was designated for black students in 1927. By 1939, the school was recommended for abandonment because of its poor condition and a lack of facilities, such as adequate interior restrooms. It was used until 1955 and later was torn down.
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elevator
In June 1943, an executive of Atlantic Life Insurance Co. posted a sign in the elevators at the office building at Main and Sixth streets in downtown Richmond. The sign, which asked men to keep their hats on, challenged tradition – in the presence of women, men customarily removed their hats and held them to their chest. The executive felt the new policy would speed elevator service and allow for more room.
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Em Bowles Locker
Em Bowles Locker and Frank McCarthy at a celebration following the premiere of "Gone With The Wind" at Loew's Theater in Richmond on February 2, 1940. McCarthy was a childhood friend who went on to become a wartime aide to General George Marshall and later a film producer in Hollywood, producing "Patton" among other projects.
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Executive Mansion
1-20-1942: Mrs. Price looks on while Lucille, the mansion's cook, mixes up something special in the kitchen, which has been completely renovated during the Price administration.
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farmer
In November 1949, eastern Henrico County farmer J.B. Alvis drove his tractor through 70 acres of soybeans. The machine cut and threshed the beans, and with the help of the boy on the back of the tractor, Alvis bagged them. According to an accompanying article, Virginia farmers produced 1.75 million bushels of soybeans the year before, which grossed them $4.1 million.
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Fire
In January 1943, William H. Haskins gazed over what was left of his Health Centre Inc. bowling alley at Hermitage Road and Meadow Street in Richmond after a fire. The sprawling brick building, which opened in 1928 and housed 36 lanes, was totally destroyed.
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Fire
03-02-1948 (cutline): Rush hour crowd watches smoke pour from building at 14th and Main during fire. Traffic tied up an hour by three-alarm blaze at Casket Company late yesterday.
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First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond
This June 1941 image shows the interior of the First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond which was located at Ninth and Main Streets in downtown. The bank was in the process of adding the first drive-in tellers windows which would allow customers to drive thru for service on the Eighth Street side of the building. The bank hoped the system would alleviate downtown parking woes and quicken service for customers.
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Fishing
In August 1948, David Singleton fished below the spillway at Birchin Lake in Nottoway County. The soldier from Durham, N.C., eventually was rewarded with a catch of a 4-pound catfish.
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Floods
In May 1948, flooding from heavy rains in the Windsor Shades area of New Kent County washed out a Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bed, leaving unsupported rails spanning a chasm. The flooded U.S. Route 60 is in the foreground. As much as 8 feet of water was reported on Route 60 in the area.
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Forest Lodge
This January 1946 image shows Forest Lodge, completed in the early 1880s by Confederate Army scout John Cussons. The six-story resort hotel stood on 1,000 acres in Glen Allen on Mountain Road and boasted more than 100 rooms. It never became the success that Cussons envisioned, and after changing hands and purposes several times, it was razed in 1992. The cupola was saved and can be seen at Mountain Road and Old Washington Highway.
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Fort Lee
In April 1941, the dance floor was full at the newly opened Service Club at Camp Lee in Prince George County. The dance kicked off a series that was to run three times per week, with a different battalion invited each night. About 500 service members and 125 girls attended this first dance.
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fortune teller
In August 1945, Richmond News Leader reporter Irene Stickler got her palm read by a fortune teller at the newspaper office. For a story, Stickler got her fortune told by six area psychics and compared their interpretations of her past, present and future.
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Fountain
In August 1948, Samuel and William Gladden sought relief from record high temperatures in the horse watering fountain at Broad and Adams streets in downtown Richmond. The fountain was later moved and still stands at the triangle in Jackson Ward where Chamberlayne Parkway meets Adams and Leigh streets.
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Freedom Train
On Dec. 9, 1947, the Freedom Train stopped in Richmond at Allen Avenue and West Broad Street. People waited in blocks-long lines to tour exhibits of historical artifacts that included the original Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Truman Doctrine and Bill of Rights. The Freedom Train, which traveled the country between 1947 and 1949, was the first train to visit each of the 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii had not yet gained statehood). Virginians in blocks-long line await turn to tour exhibits aboard Freedom Train at Allen Avenue and Broad Street.
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Friendship Train
In February 1949, a boxcar from France’s “Merci Train,” loaded with gifts for Virginians, arrived in Richmond. The gifts – including dolls, lace, antique furniture, books, statues and paintings -- were an expression of thanks for the American "Friendship Train," which distributed food to needy Europeans in 1947. Richmonders filled two of the 12 boxcars of supplies sent by Virginia. After ceremonies at the state Capitol, the French boxcar spent a week on display downtown.
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Gasless parade
In July 1943, gas shortages prompted the Retailers for Victory campaign to stage Richmond’s first “gasless parade” to promote the sale of war stamps, which would fund construction of the aircraft carrier Shangri-La. The event featured all manner of transportation not fueled by gas: Gov. Colgate Darden rode in an ox-driven cart, and a goat-powered wagon (center right) carried Mayor Gordon Ambler along the parade route from Monroe Park to Capitol Square.
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Gasless Sundays
In July 1941, children took a homemade cart for a spin along North 19th Street in Richmond. They built the toy in the spirit of “Gasless Sundays,” a means of conserving resources in a national defense drive ahead of U.S. entry into World War II. The cart was fashioned from an orange crate, old baby carriage wheels and scrap lumber.
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George Wythe
In September 1945, the sound of the bell summoned students to George Wythe School in Richmond on the first day of class.
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Glenwood Country Club
In June 1948, Mrs. C.N. Carter made a splash on the 11th hole at Glenwood Country Club in Henrico County as she blasted out of a creek. Carter was playing in a quarterfinal at the city women’s golf championship.
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Grace Arents School
In June 1943, students at the Grace Arents School celebrated the end of the school year. The Oregon Hill school, which opened in 1911, honored the philanthropist for her donation of the land and $5,000 toward the building. After decades as an elementary school and later a special education school, the building has housed Open High School since 1989.
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Grace St
6-26-1942: 6th and Grace Streets looking west at 5:30pm.
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Grace Street
In July 1949, shoppers ducked into doorways or under awnings on Grace Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Richmond. Summer heat left the block unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon.
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Grace Street pollution
11-9-1944: Grace Street sidewalk being cleared of today's 'black snow.' Soot and grime. Air pollution.
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Grocery
In September 1946, a crowd gathered outside a Richmond grocery store on a day that hard-to-get items were available. Because of rationing and shortages during World War II, shop inventory ebbed and flowed for some time afterward as the economy stabilized.
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Henrico Red Cross Motor Corps
In March 1942, members of the Henrico Red Cross Motor Corps participated in a test drill in uniform. The women had completed courses in basic and advanced first aid, motor mechanics and blackout driving. The motor corps was established by the American Red Cross in 1917 during World War I to transport wounded soldiers to local hospitals and deliver supplies.
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Highland Springs Volunteer Fire Department
This December 1951 image shows the Highland Springs Volunteer Fire Department. The unit was organized in July 1941 with 45 volunteers and a $6,000 fire truck. The unit moved into this building on Nine Mile Road in 1947. At far left is Fire Chief Percy L. Burnett.
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Holden Rhodes House
This September 1942 image shows the Holden Rhodes House, also known as the old Stone House, located at Forest Hill Park in South Richmond. The house, named for the noted lawyer and businessman who built it, dates to around 1840 and was made of granite from the quarries on the original estate. It was remodeled in the 1930s and for a time was home to a library. The house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, now serves as an event venue.
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Hunting
10-31-1948 (cutline):Sportsmen from Virginia and surrounding states brough their best hounds last Monday to Baskerville, near South Hill, for the twenty-sixth annual field trials of the Virginia Fox Hunters Association.
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Ice
In January 1943, workmen of the Virginia Electric and Power Company repaired damage from sleet and ice at Brook Road and Westwood Avenue.
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Ice
In January 1948, ice and snow created a winter wonderland scene on the James River in Richmond. Subfreezing temperatures had chilled Eastern and Midwestern states and led to a heating oil shortage.
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James River flood
In September 1944, Richmond city employees hurriedly made preparations for a James River flood by filling and loading sandbags. The James ultimately rose to 24.2 feet in the city after heavy rains throughout the river’s watershed.
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Kensington Avenue apartments
In February 1947, an 18-unit apartment complex in the 2700 block of Kensington Avenue in Richmond was nearing completion.
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Laundry
In December 1945, Richmond lawyer Robert R. Merhige Jr. worked with his secretary, Mrs. Robert Wagner, to conduct inventory at a laundry on North Addison Street for which he had been appointed receiver. Merhige, who had recently been discharged from the Army Air Forces, later became a federal judge in Virginia.
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Liquid stockings
In August 1941, one woman demonstrated on another how to use an eyebrow pencil to draw a seam on the leg, which would give the appearance of nylon hosiery. During the World War II era, nylon was rationed for the war effort, and hosiery had virtually disappeared from stores. So-called “liquid stockings” gave the appearance of hosiery – the leg was covered in a nude-colored makeup, and then a line was drawn.
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Maggie Walker
This April 1946 image shows members of the Girl Reserve Club at Maggie Walker High School in Richmond. Club activities included drama, knitting, glass painting, embroidery and sewing. From left were Laura Belle Manning, Marie Spurlock, Eloise Taylor and Gladys Claxton.
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Maggie Walker
In May 1948, Eldridge E. Scales of Maggie Walker High School conducted an elementary school band rehearsal for the Richmond public schools’ annual spring music festival, “One World Through Music.” The festival, which previously had been held in the Mosque, was postponed twice because bad weather threatened the new location at City Stadium. Despite the delays, about 8,000 people attended the show.
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Magnet
In December 1945, the Virginia Department of Highways debuted its newest piece of equipment on U.S. Route 1 between Richmond and Ashland. The road magnet, moving at about 15 mph, picked up nails, spikes, tacks and other metallic objects on roads that might lead to flat tires.
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Mail box
In June 1949, Carl A. Throckmorton (left) showed Richmond Postmaster Fergus McRee one of the 100 new mailboxes that would be installed at city street corners. The additions would bring the total number of receptacles to about 680, meaning no city resident would have to walk more than three blocks to deposit a letter.
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mailboxes
In March 1942, residents of the Lakeside area took down their Rural Free Delivery mailboxes, which had given way to new, smaller metal boxes on porches. Richmond delivery would be beginning as a result of annexation, in which the city added portions of Henrico and Chesterfield counties (about 16 square miles covering 22,000 residents).
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Main St
12-30-1943: Morton Marks 1217 E Main St. The block at left is between 13 & 14 on East Main St & looking East on Main. Fire.
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Main Street
This February 1946 image shows traffic along Main Street downtown. That month, a New York consultant selected by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce made a series of recommendations to improve local transit, including prohibiting parking along Main Street at busy times. As shown here, when cars were parked along the curb, drivers had to putter behind the glut of streetcars because there was no room to pass.
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Main Street
This June 1947 image shows the Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Co. building at 1015 Main St. downtown. The company was at this location between 1861 and 1953, though the first building burned with the rest of Richmond in 1865. By 1869, the current structure, also known as the Branch Building, was completed. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered one of Richmond’s finest iron-fronted buildings.
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Main Street Station
In May 1947, the Main Street Station tower in Richmond was still missing its clocks, which were removed during World War II because it was difficult to find replacement parts. At the time, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway was receiving cost estimate to restore the clocks.
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Mayo Bridge
In April 1941, the Mayo Bridge in downtown Richmond underwent a two-month repaving project. Tolls on the Lee Bridge were lifted for cars with city license plates to ease the inconvenience during the work. The Mayo Bridge, also known as the 14th Street Bridge, is where the original structure connected Richmond and Manchester in the late 1700s. TONING COMPLETE -- Repaving starts on Mayo Bridge. This picture shows workmen repaving the Mayo Bridge. Southbound traffic can be seen over the span. Northbound traffic has been halted during the repairs. Fourteenth Street Bridge.
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Mayo Bridge
On April 23, 1946, fishing enthusiasts came out to enjoy the bright sunshine on the Mayo Bridge in downtown Richmond. High temperatures matched the 1925 record of 90 degrees.
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Medical College of Virginia
This November 1941 image shows the newly installed “Three Bears” statue in front of the Medical College of Virginia Hospital at the corner of 12th and Broad streets in Richmond. Noted sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington created the work, which she and her husband, Archer Milton Huntington, donated to the college. Bears are a symbol of healing in Native American culture. Decades later, the statue was moved inside to protect it.
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Melons
In May 1946, a young Randy Morris peered over a truckload of watermelons, which was en route to be sold at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in downtown Richmond.
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Memorial Day parade
In May 1946, the historic Richmond Grays marched in a Memorial Day parade en route to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. The unit was organized in 1844 and served most famously in the Civil War; its history is incorporated in today’s 276th Engineer Battalion of the Virginia National Guard.
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Military parade
In October 1942, Richmond was the site of Virginia’s largest military parade since World War II began, with more than 6,000 uniformed men and women marching along Monument Avenue and Franklin, Belvidere and Broad streets. The parade was organized as part of the nation’s drive to secure the voluntary enlistment of 18 and 19-year-olds in the war effort.
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mill
In April 1947, Ed Brooking, the 68-year-old proprietor of the Cedar Point Grist Mill in Goochland County, loaded corn into a funnel to be ground by the millstones. While his machine was old and often required maintenance, Brooking swore by the method of stone-ground corn.
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Miller & Rhoads wagon
In March 1942, Robert Price stood beside a horse and wagon he would soon be driving for the Miller & Rhoads department store in Richmond. With the government calling for conserving tires as shortages loomed during World War II, Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimers looked to their past to find alternate ways deliver purchases to customers, as was their custom at the time.
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mobile canteen
In April 1942, Mrs. Tazewell Perrow served soup to children from Bon Air School from the first mobile canteen for Chesterfield County. The canteen also served a test “disaster supper” at the Bon Air Community House later that week. The mobile kitchen would be used to feed civilians in case of a disaster involving more than five families.
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Mobile kitchen
In January 1943, Mrs. J. Scott Parrish Jr., Gordon Sheain and Joe Brown examined a mobile kitchen that was part of the Red Cross Canteen Corps in Richmond. Red Cross members would use the canteens to feed soldiers; they practiced by feeding large groups at Richmond-area churches, parks and events. The $1,795 canteen was made possible through proceeds from a city scrap metal drive directed by Sheain and donations from WRVA listeners of Brown’s “Okay America” program. Parrish led the Red Cross canteen committee.
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1947 Monument Avenue
In October 1947, Richmond police considered the issue of cars parking next to the grassy medians of Monument Avenue. The city did not want to mar the beauty of the avenue with signs, even though no parking was permitted. While police strictly ticketed violators on weekdays, exceptions were made for churchgoers on Sunday mornings.
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Monument Methodist
This November 1940 image shows the newly remodeled interior of Monument Methodist Church in Richmond. The new pulpit had a mural depicting the “Ascension of Christ,” which was the work of Reinhold Fobian, a Danish artist of New York, and Hans Peter Hansen of New England. The remodeling was done by Mrs. James E. Crass as a memorial to her husband.
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Mooer's Field
In April 1949, Richmond Mayor W. Stirling King threw out the first pitch at the Richmond Colts home opener at Mooers Field. At right, wearing the new home uniform, is Colts manager Vinnie Smith. At left is Ray Schalk, manager of the Newport News Dodgers. The Colts won the Piedmont League game 6-5.
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Mooers
This January 1946 image shows team owner Eddie Mooers standing outside his baseball park. Located at Norfolk and Roseneath streets, Mooers Field hosted the Richmond Colts from 1942 through 1953. Mooers then converted the field into a stock car racetrack for a time before it was sold and dismantled in the late 1950s.
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Mooers Field
This March 1946 image shows Mooers Field, with grass throughout the infield but dirt beyond. Located at Norfolk and Roseneath streets, Mooers Field hosted the Richmond Colts from 1942 through 1953. Eddie Mooers then converted the field into a stock car racetrack for a time before it was sold and dismantled in the late 1950s. 3-7-1946: 'And the green grass grows all around' - the infield. But the Mooers Field outfield is mighty barren these days.
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Mosque pool
In October 1948, families and city officials attended a program at the Mosque pool in Richmond, which had just opened for the season. Highlights included a synchronized swimming exhibition as well as swim safety instruction. The pool was in the basement of what is known today as the Altria Theater.
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Mrs. Cupid
In March 1941, Nelle Brook Stull, a matchmaker who was also known as “Mrs. Cupid,” visited Richmond. The Ohio native was the founder and national president of the Widows and Widowers Club, which introduced bereaved men and women to one another with the hope of a romantic connection. During her visit to Richmond, Stull established temporary headquarters at the Hotel Murphy with plans to “stimulate the matrimonial market," which she said was "threatened with a serious slump since the passing of the Leap Year.”
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Mules
In June 1946, James Q. Jones took his male donkey on a two-week breeding circuit through Goochland, Louisa and Hanover counties. Jones “bugled his brains out” on his Boy Scout bugle to alert nearby horse owners and members of the League for Planned Mule Parenthood of his arrival.
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Native Americans
This April 1941 image shows the old-fashioned way the Pamunkey Indians in King William County cured the shad they caught. The fish were split in half, cleaned thoroughly and nailed on boards, upon which they were allowed to dry. At intervals, salt was sprinkled over the curing fish. At the time, shad was the most valuable commercial food fish in Virginia waters.
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Nickel prank
In October 1948, a woman tried to pick up a nickel from the sidewalk near Ninth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond – but it was a long-lasting prank. For April Fools’ Day months earlier, the firefighters at Engine Co. 3 had embedded the coin so no one could pick it up. They had been pulling a coin prank for eight or nine years, and usually someone would eventually pry it loose. For the nickel, some days could see nearly 100 people try to claim the coin.
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nurses
In December 1941, Mrs. Frank Sloan of the Red Cross took dictation from soldier Robert Parks in the convalescent ward at the Camp Lee Hospital in Prince George County. She was among two dozen women from the Richmond and Tri-Cities areas who had just become Gray Ladies, a hospital volunteer branch of the Red Cross.
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Oilfield
In April 1947, a portable drilling rig was set up in an oil field in Lee County in Southwest Virginia. During the decade, Lee was home to about 70 oil and gas test wells that had been drilled in the region.
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Old Manchester water works
In April 1948, the old Manchester water works at the foot of 22nd Street in South Richmond was within months of being dismantled. The plant was built in the 1890s when Richmond and Manchester were twin cities – they consolidated in 1910, and the structure was abandoned in 1914 after Richmond extended a water main into the area.
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Old-fashioned swimsuit contest
In September 1941, Frances Butler (right) and Mrs. John Gerlach were first- and second-place winners, respectively, of an “old-fashioned swimsuit” contest during an outing for Thalhimers employees at Swift Creek in Chesterfield County. More than 400 people attended the last in what was a weekly series of summertime picnics.
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organ grinder
In October 1949, an organ grinder and his monkey entertained a young girl at the State Fair, held at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. The fair’s array of exhibits and events included motorcycle races, driving safety instruction from the state police and displays of the latest household inventions.
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Pamunkey
In April 1941, retired Pamunkey Indian chief J.R. Bradley removed kinks from his net during shad fishing season near the reservation in King William County. At the time, shad was one of the most valuable commercial food fishes in Virginia waters.
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Pamunkey Indians
This April 1941 image shows Pamunkey Indians returning with a catch of several dozen shad to the tribe’s King William County reservation. At the time, shad was the most valuable commercial food fish in Virginia waters. Sometimes as many as 1,000 fish were caught by the tribe in a 24-hour period.
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Paper
In April 1947, about 20,000 pounds of paper was collected in a drive at Dumbarton Elementary School in Henrico County, with Edward O'Brien (from left), Leroy Foster and Thomas Riggan in charge. The paper was sold, with proceeds used to purchase library books and other materials for students. The previous year, paper-drive money purchased a mimeographing machine for teacher use.
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Parade
In March 1942, Richmond staged its first parade since the United States entered World War II – it honored 110 Virginia aviation cadets who were to be sworn in at the state Capitol at the conclusion of the event. The parade included a battalion of 1,000 troops from Fort Lee as well as several color guards, including the American Legion color guard seen here.
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Parking ban
In December 1942, East Main Street in downtown Richmond between First and Second streets reflected a parking ban that aimed to speed streetcar service. The ban was in effect from 7 to 9:30 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. – though one car in the distance was parked illegally.
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Parking Lot Canteen
In August 1943, Thalhimers was allowing nighttime use of part of this parking area, at Seventh and East Grace streets downtown, as the Parking Lot Canteen, a place for service members to spend their evenings dancing under the stars. The dance pavilion project was financed by the Richmond War and Community Fund. Included in the experience were complimentary refreshments – and hostesses available as dancing partners for those who didn't bring their own dates.
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Patrick Henry
In June 1941, Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech was re-enacted at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Church Hill in Richmond as part of its bicentennial celebration. Construction of the church, built on land donated by city founder William Byrd II, was completed in June 1741.
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Patsy Garrett
In September 1948, Richmond actress, singer and national radio show host Patsy Garrett greeted a friend downtown during her visit here. Garrett was known for her time on Fred Waring’s “Pleasure Time” radio show in the 1940s and for her recurring film and television roles in “Nanny and the Professor,” “Room 222” and the “Benji” movie series.
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Pearl Harbor front page
The front page of the Richmond Times-Dispatch from Monday, Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked, was photographed at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, VA Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.
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pinball machines
In November 1946, Henrico County police seized 20 pinball machines and made multiple arrests as part of a countywide raid. The coin-operated machines were licensed for amusement only, but they had money drawers that collected from and dispensed to patrons.
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pool hall
In March 1948, W.J. Peacentini (from left), Lt. L.P. Tyler and L.C. Priddy watched M.E. Williams sink a ball during a game of pool at Firehouse No.7 on East Cary Street in Richmond. The pool table was the center of recreation for many firemen waiting for the alarm.
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Powerline
In June 1949, a power line on Brook Road was a tangled mess of wires after a lightning strike during a storm. About 15,000 homes in Ginter Park, Lakeside and nearby areas lost power, though it was restored within an hour.
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Powhatan Hill Playground
In January 1957, Dot Perkins led a dance class in “the hut” at the Powhatan Hill playground in Richmond. The playground received the Quonset hut, a semicircular structure made out of corrugated metal, in 1947 after city officials authorized using $15,000 to erect it. It quickly became a center of extracurricular activities for area children.
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Public bath house
12-31-1949: Richmond's Baths - The city keeps a close watch on the Grace Arents' baths on Oregon Hill, which cost $4,500 yearly to operate.
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Quiz Kids
In September 1943, the Quiz Kids learned about railroading from RF&P engineer C.W. Shackleford (rear) during their visit to Richmond to help sell war bonds during World War II. The youths – Richard Williams (from left), Harvey Fischman and Gerard Darrow – were part of a national radio and TV series in which children with high IQs answered questions from listeners. The show was broadcast on NBC in the 1940s and ‘50s.
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race car
In July 1947, Richmond midget car driver Cary Williams (in white T-shirt) and mechanic Charles Nigro pushed out the new Ford-Kurtiscraft car, which Nigro built, in preparation for racing at Richmond Stadium Speedway.
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Railroads
In November 1940, the Richmond News Leader published a photo essay titled “Working … on the railroad,” which featured laborers on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. This image shows motor cars being lifted off the tracks at the end of the day, while the cook in the kitchen car in the background signals that it’s dinnertime.
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Ration tokens
In February 1944, E.W. Saunders, a clerk at R.L. Christian & Co. in downtown Richmond, showed Mrs. L.E. Barber how to use ration tokens. The tokens were used during World War II to purchase rationed goods, which in the Richmond area included food, liquor, rubber and gasoline.
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Rationing
In March 1942, A. Edward Campbell, state campaign manager for the United Service Organization, stood beside his new car. His purchase was the first car sale since Richmond began a car rationing program as part of the war effort during World War II.
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Rationing
In March 1943, meat and cheese were added to World War II rationing, and Richmond butcher Herman Linas weighed 5-ounce pieces of meat that marked a typical portion. Rationing began in early 1942, with sugar among the first items targeted. Many other products followed, from vehicle tires to foodstuffs to gasoline.
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Rats
In March 1946, Richmond sanitary inspector Jack Mathews held up two of the estimated 1,000 rats killed by poison that the city health department placed in cans overnight at the Magnolia Street dump. The roughly 75 rats pictured were picked up on or near the road surrounding the dump. Rats were a huge problem in Richmond in the 1940s — it was estimated in 1940 that 400,000 rats lived in the city. At one point, the mayor even announced a full-on war against the rodents.
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Red Cross
In May 1940, Mrs. St. George Bryan and Mrs. Lawrence Price helped pack more than 1,000 sweaters, socks, afghans and other items knitted by Richmond volunteers, which were being sent to the Red Cross "Mercy Ship" that sailed in June to deliver war relief to Europeans.
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Red Cross
In August 1942, Anna Purcell (left) and Mrs. Thomas P. Bryan oversaw the surgical dressing division at the Red Cross chapter in Richmond. After the dressings were made, they were distributed all over the world.
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Red Cross Motor Corps
In September 1943, Richmond women participated in a Red Cross swimming program to practice personal safety, rescue and resuscitation methods.
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Restaurants
In March 1943, teenagers visited the newly reopened Main Street Station Dining Room in Richmond, which was closed for a month to allow for remodeling required by the city. During that period, the Red Cross stepped in to supply food to World War II servicemen passing through the terminal.
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Restaurants
In June 1943, the restaurant at a Peoples Drug Store in Richmond was bustling. The chain was founded in 1905 in Alexandria, and by 1943, there were six locations in the Richmond area, plus one in Petersburg. Many of them had lunch counters.
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Richmond Colts
In July 1940, a Richmond Colts batter headed to first base while a teammate scored in a victory over the Norfolk Tars in a Piedmont League game at Tate Field, which was on Mayo Island in Richmond.
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Richmond fires
8/14/2015: In March 1949, smoldering embers and charred, jagged walls were all that remained of the Dunlop Mills in South Richmond. The two brick buildings, which had survived damage during the Civil War, were lost to the fire, which took more than 200 firemen six hours to put out.
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Richmond Quartermaster Depot
In June 1946, guard Herbert Barr fed the elk at the Army’s Richmond Quartermaster Depot at Bellwood in Chesterfield County. The land was purchased by James Bellwood in 1877, and he brought in a pair of elk from his native Canada to feel more at home. By 1941, when the Army purchased the land from Bellwood’s sons, there were 11 elk, and the sons were more concerned with the welfare of the elk than the transfer of the land. The Army agreed to take care of the elk and continues to do so to this day. The Army's elk brigade - and they can't be discharged. Herbert R. Barr, guard at the Richmond General Depot, feeds his charges.
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Richmond Terminal
In October 1940, the dedication ceremony was held for Richmond’s new deepwater terminal. The USS O’Brien, a recently commissioned Navy destroyer, had docked at the terminal a day earlier for the occasion.
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Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home
In May 1941, the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home was closed after the last resident died. This was the scene when demolition of the buildings began, with one of the cannons visible at the facility at the corner of Grove Avenue and the Boulevard in Richmond. At one time there were at least eight cannons, and today one remains outside the former chapel, across from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Rockingham National Turkey Festival
In October 1940, Erma Castillo Najera, daughter of the Mexican ambassador to the United States, was the queen of the Rockingham National Turkey Festival in Harrisonburg. Najera traveled the streets on one of the more than 30 floats during the festival parade, after which the queen and the members of her court attended a dinner with town officials. A turkey ball was held at the Spotswood Country Club to close the two-day celebration.
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rollerskate
In November 1948, Richmond teens put on their roller skates at the Cavalier Arena with some help from city recreation department employee Jane Hemby. The department held Wednesday afternoon skating parties at the rink, which opened in June 1941 and was at MacTavish Avenue and West Marshall Street in Richmond’s West End.
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rollerskate
In November 1948, Richmond teens put on their roller skates at the Cavalier Arena with some help from city recreation department employee Jane Hemby. The department held Wednesday afternoon skating parties at the rink, which opened in June 1941 and was at MacTavish Avenue and West Marshall Street in Richmond’s West End.
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Rosa D. Bowser library
In July 1942, manpower and a cart were a means of transporting new books to the Rosa D. Bowser Branch of the Richmond library during the gas-rationing days of World War II. Bowser was a prominent African-American educator and social activist in Richmond from the 1880s to the 1920s. The branch was the city library’s first that was opened to African-Americans.
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sampson
In January 1942, writer Emma Speed Sampson worked at her desk in her Richmond home. Sampson’s career as a well-known writer began later in life, at age 45. Her work included continuing several book series, including “Miss Minerva,” “Molly Brown,” and the Bluebird Books (“Mary Louise”) line that originated with L. Frank Baum under a pseudonym. She even wrote features for the Richmond Times-Dispatch for several years.
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Schools
In September 1948, as the school year started, Dick Harvey gave a playful tug to Sue Gallegher's pigtails. The new year saw an unexpected boom in registrations across the area. Bellmeade and Summer Hill schools on the Petersburg Pike saw such an increase that they considered adding staff and operating classes on two shifts.
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Scrap metal drive
In fall 1942, Virginia newspaper publishers sponsored a three-week scrap metal drive to aid the war effort. Here, workmen removed decorative lights – installed in 1924 and made mostly of cast iron, weighing 317 pounds each – from the front of the Richmond Newspapers building to add to the heap. Richmond exceeded its goal of collecting 15 million pounds of scrap.
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ScrapMetal
In June 1941, Richmond firefighters (from left) Charles Donnini, I.A. Butler and W.C. Gilman helped collect aluminum from Richmonders. Scrap metal drives were a popular way to support national defense and war preparation efforts.
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Semmes
In February 1949, a new sign indicated the nearby Patrick Henry School along Semmes Avenue approaching Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond.
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Sergeant Jack Blizzard
This image shows “Sergeant Jack” Blizzard at the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home in Richmond. Blizzard, who served as courier for Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson during the Civil War, was its last resident. After he died in early 1941, the home was closed, and the land at the corner of Grove Avenue and the Boulevard reverted to the state. One of the home’s cannons remains outside the former chapel, across from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Seven Pines Baptist Church
In January 1947, Timothy Byrum, lay pastor of Seven Pines Baptist Church, purchased a chapel on the Richmond Army Air Base from the War Assets Administration for $750. The church, in existence since 1890, lost its chapel in 1940 when the government took it under eminent domain for expansion of the base. The new chapel was to be moved to a site east of Sandston on Highway 60 where the congregation had been worshipping through the World War II period.
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Shawondasee
In October 1947, 85-year-old B.W. Partee (seated), caretaker at Camp Shawondasee in Chesterfield County for 26 years, was ready to retire. He was known as a storyteller, and here, he entertained E.G. McDowell, field executive of the Richmond Boy Scouts Council. Shawondasee closed in 1965 after more than 50 years serving Scouts in the region. The next year, the YMCA purchased the land, and its Camp Thunderbird still operates there.
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Shawondasee
This May 1948 image shows Boy Scouts enjoying the lake at Camp Shawondasee in Chesterfield County. In May 1965, the camp shut its doors after more than 50 years serving Scouts in the region. The urbanization of Chesterfield around it, limited drinking water and a lake that didn’t hold up to a whole summer of campers led the Scouts to find a new location in Goochland County. The next year, the YMCA purchased the land, and its Camp Thunderbird still operates there today.
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shoe ration
In June 1943, shoppers waited outside a Hofheimer’s shoe store on East Broad Street in downtown Richmond, eager to use their No. 17 ration coupon before it expired. Shoes were among the items rationed during World War II because of shortages of leather and rubber. In the two days before the coupon expired, Richmond shoe businesses saw thousands of customers deplete their inventories.
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Shoe ration
In February 1943, Aaron Hyman repaired a shoe in his Richmond store. With wartime shoe rationing, cobblers were swamped with business for repairs. Hyman said that since the rationing began, his business had doubled.
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Shriners parades
In June 1946, 3,000 Shriners staged a parade downtown as part of the 60th anniversary celebration for Richmond’s ACCA Temple. Nearly 300 candidates for admission to the temple were present for induction rites at the event. Here, the Richmond Guard of Honor marched in the parade.
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Sixth Street Market
Dec 26, 1943: Traffic jam at 6th street market, looking south from Marshall St.
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Sixth Street Market
In August 1948, the Buyer’s Resistance Group, mostly made up of housewives, had been organizing a boycott of local meat markets, such as this one at the Sixth Street Market in Richmond, to attempt to bring down prices. This image was taken during a normally busy time for the market, which instead was nearly empty. Similar boycotts were popping up nationally.
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Sixth Street Market
This June 1948 photograph shows the old Sixth Street Market in downtown Richmond. When it was demolished in 1964 to make way for a parking garage, two of the ornamental terra cotta bulls that lined the top of the awning were relocated to the 17th Street Market.
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Sixth Street Market
In September 1948, Beverly Horsley, a Miller & Rhoads fashion model, choose vegetables from a lavish display at the Sixth Street Market as part of Style Marches On, a weeklong celebration of new fall fashion in the downtown Richmond retail district.
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Sixth Street Market
This June 1948 image shows the exterior of the Sixth Street Market’s meat building, built in the mid-1800s. The market itself started in the early 19th century. In the mid-1960s, the meat building, with its 42 decorative bull heads, was torn down to make way for a parking lot. Most of the bull heads were salvaged and auctioned, and the market continued in the first floor of the Blue Armory building and in various stalls along the street for another 20 years.
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Sixth Street Market
In July 1948, the Sixth Street Market in Richmond had an abundance of locally grown produce. Hanover tomatoes were 10 cents a pound, Crozet peaches were 2 pounds for 35 cents, and butterbeans were 70 cents a pint. Local melons were not available, and the watermelons from other states cost between 50 cents and $1, down from $2 earlier in the season. Other local vegetable prices included carrots for 10 cents a bunch, cucumbers for 5 cents each, cabbage at 5 cents per pound, and squash at 15 cents for 2 pounds.
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Skyline
This August 1947 image of the Richmond skyline was published in the Richmond News Leader as a comparison with a sketch of the same skyline that was published in 1901 in the Evening Leader.
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Sledding
In February 1947, children hit the sleds at Bryan Park in Richmond to take advantage of a snow day. Snow and sleet had covered Virginia – some areas of the state received as much as 27 inches.
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Snowstorm
Grace Street near Fourth Street after Jan. 23 and Jan. 24, 1940, snowfall, measured at 21.6 inches at airport.
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Snowstorm
Richmond News Leader reporter Merritt K. Ruddock rides Belle the mule from Bon Air to downtown Richmond on Jan. 25, 1940, after 21.6-inch snowfall paralyzed the region.
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State Library
2-23-1940: Library's cornerstone laid: Scenes here were snapped as state and city notables gathered yesterday for cornerstone-laying ceremonies at the new State Library Building. This is a general view of the speakers' platform as the foundation stone was swung into place.
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State toxicologist
In January 1949, state toxicologist Sidney Kaye tested blood for lead poisoning. He joined the chief medical examiner’s office in 1947 after working in the St. Louis police department’s research lab.
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Stockyards
In January 1949, Virginia farmers focused their eyes on two mules that were among 169 sold at the annual auction at the Richmond Stockyards. The average price of $157.78 was down about $25 from the previous year. The top sale brought $610; the lowest, only $35.
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Street scene
This May 1947 image shows a street scene on Main Street near Ninth Street in downtown Richmond. At the time, cars shared the road with electric streetcars. Two years later, with the increase in buses and automobiles, the streetcar system was replaced.
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street sweepers
In June 1944, Richmond street sweepers wielded brooms along Adams Street. They were among the first 28 African-Americans hired by the city for the previously all-white field of employment.
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Street Sweepers
In December 1943, Richmond Mayor Gordon Ambler broke in the city’s new street sweeper, which had been on order for months. Wartime restrictions on manufacturing slowed production and delivery of the motorized sweeper, which city officials said was needed in light of the labor shortage in the streets unit of the Department of Public Works. The low bidder for the sweeper priced it at $4,325.
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Street Sweepers
In April 1946, Richmond was conducting a citywide cleanup, even using a snowplow to scoop away years of debris from street gutters. The campaign, which began in late March, aimed to get the city back to a tidy appearance, after which officials planned to enforce litter laws, perform more regular trash collection and engage residents to help keep the city clean. A major goal of the effort was to reduce the rat population, which had risen to more than 300,000 – there were more rats than residents.
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Streetcars on Main Street
11-27-1949: Streetcars tend to bunch in Main Street financial district and this contributed to demand for switch to motor vehicles.
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'American Pickers' star Danielle Colby shares photo from hospital, details 'health journey' with fibroids
Danielle Colby said that she has a hysterectomy scheduled 'within the week'
"American Pickers" star Danielle Colby recently revealed to her fans that she’s suffering from "incredibly painful" uterine fibroids, and that she is scheduled for a hysterectomy.
She took to Instagram on Thursday to share a picture of herself in a hospital chair, wearing a surgical mask and holding up a Dunkin' Donuts cup.
"I have a lot of feelings right now but my most prevalent and overwhelming feeling is gratitude," she began her caption.
"If you want to know more about my health journey you can read my VERY lengthy post on Patreon. There’s too much to even begin trying to explain it all in the limited space allowed here."
Danielle took to Patreon where she shared a lengthy blog post detailing that she will have to have surgery.
"First I want to say how happy I am that my daughter Memphis and her partner Oliver, their two dogs, their two cats have all safely made it home to Illinois. She lives close to me, my son is close, and the hospital where I'm having my surgery is very close, too. There’s a really great noodle shop that’s 10 minutes away. So I have found my own little slice of heaven here in Illinois, to rest and recuperate for the next four months or so," she began.
She detailed the backstory on what lead to her diagnosis: "About four months ago I shared with Mike’s girlfriend Tish, that I was having a terrible time on set managing my menstrual cycles. It seemed like I was always bleeding, it was always an excruciating amount of pain, feeling like I was being held back from a lot of opportunities because I couldn’t figure out how to control the amount of pain I was living with."
"She talked with me for a while about the importance of getting into the gynecologist and making sure that everything is OK. So about three months ago I was finally able to find a female gynecologist, get into an appointment, have multiple exams and understood more about what was happening in my body. I’m extremely thankful for this conversation with Tish because I found out that I have uterine fibroids," Danielle continued.
According to the MayoClinic, uterine fibroids "are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years."
She let her fans know that she has a surgery scheduled.
"I do have my surgery scheduled within the week for a hysterectomy. So in a week I will have some relief. I will have a different kind of pain but I’m excited to be closer to the process of healing from this," Colby wrote.
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"I don’t exactly know what to say right now in terms of how I’m feeling because I’m just feeling a lot of everything. Mostly I just feel thankful."
"If you’re a healthcare worker, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can’t say thank you enough. I can see it in everybody’s eyes that they’re exhausted, yet somehow, something drives them to continue to go to work every day in an environment where the risk is high and the pay scale is not," she concluded her post.
The popular History Channel reality series, which premiered in 2010, chronicles the adventures of the pickers as they travel across the country in hopes of finding and rescuing prized objects with stories deeply rooted in American history. Colby provides much-needed assistance when the two minds find themselves in comedic binds along the way.
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Frank Fitz made his exit from "American Pickers" after co-hosting the show with Mike Wolfe. Though the duo’s relationship has been strained, earlier this year Wolfe revealed Fitz suffered a stroke.
"I have been very private in the past year in regards to Franks life and the journey he’s been on," Wolfe wrote on Instagram in July. "There has been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank’s friendship and the show but now is not the time to set the record straight. Now is the time to pray for my friend.
"Frank has suffered a stroke and is in the hospital. Please keep him in your hearts and thoughts."
Wolfe continued: "Frank I pray more than anything that you make it through this okay. I love you buddy."
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YABUCOA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and other crops, the island’s agriculture minister said Tuesday.
The U.S. territory’s fragile agricultural sector is barely starting to recover from the Category 1 storm, which hit the island’s southwest region on Sept. 18 and unleashed what officials described as “historic” flooding and dozens of landslides. It also destroyed more than 90% of crops across Puerto Rico.
“A lot of us underestimated the phenomenon,” said Manuel Cidre, secretary of Puerto Rico’s Department of Economic Development and Commerce. “It was much more damaging to agriculture in the south than many people thought.”
Heavy rains smothered hundreds of acres’ worth of crops and fierce winds flattened young banana and plantain trees, which bend easily starting at a constant wind of 20 mph given the heavy bounty they produce, said agronomist Peter Vivoni, president of the Puerto Rican Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Also hard hit were vegetable and coffee plantations, said Agriculture Minister Ramón González.
On a recent weekday morning in the southeastern town of Yabucoa, farmer Anastacio Silva Gómez surveyed the damage that Fiona caused, recalling how it turned land that he had fertilized a week before the storm hit into a river. He lost 20,000 young plantain trees, noting that he sells bunches at $10 each. He also lost tractors, fertilizers, pesticides and other supplies.
“It was too much rain,” he said quietly. “The rain wreaked havoc.”
Silva and others like him also had been preparing land to plant more crops, but now are unable to do so given the severe financial losses, which is of great concern to many farmers.
“How are we going to lift up the agriculture sector if there are no seeds?” Vivoni said, adding that officials should launch a seed inventory in Puerto Rico.
Similar damage was reported in the neighboring southern coastal town of Maunabo, home to some 120 small farmers who grow crops including plantains, bananas, melons and sweet peppers.
Luis Monte Benjamín was growing bountiful crops on five acres of land before Fiona hit.
“Do you know what it’s like to see it on the floor after you’ve spent a year cultivating it?” he said. “The melons are what I mourn the most. What melons!”
For now, he said he plans to make up for some of the losses by planting a bit of passion fruit, which he said is cheaper to grow.
The storm was the latest challenge to hit Puerto Rico’s agriculture sector, which has struggled to find workers to pick crops and prompted government officials in recent years to bring workers from Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Just days after Fiona hit, Puerto Rico’s agriculture minister announced a more than $2 million aid package for farmers, with thousands applying for help. Crews also have been inspecting farms in recent weeks, with González announcing Tuesday that banana and plantain policy payments will be issued this week. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-puerto-rico-struggles-to-recover-after-hurricane-razed-crops/ | 2022-10-19 08:23:41 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-puerto-rico-struggles-to-recover-after-hurricane-razed-crops/ |
Horatio Alger Association names 13 outstanding individuals, each of whom has overcome adversity to achieve professional and personal success, to its Member Class of 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced that David Hoffmann, founder and chairman of the Hoffmann Family of Companies, has been selected for membership in this prestigious organization. Mr. Hoffmann joins 12 other exceptional business, civic and cultural leaders from across North America in receiving 2023 honors. For 76 years, the Horatio Alger Award has been annually bestowed upon esteemed individuals who have succeeded despite facing adversities, and who have remained committed to education and charitable efforts in their communities.
David Hoffmann grew up in a small country town outside of St. Louis with no running hot water until his sophomore year of high school. The son of a nurse and WWII veteran, David's work ethic and values were instilled at a young age, often joining his father in the early mornings picking up milk from the local farms and delivering to the nearby community. A star quarterback, he received a football scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) then later transferred and graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science. Marrying his high school sweetheart, Jerri and David Hoffmann recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, raising three children and 12 grandchildren.
In 1989, he founded DHR International, the largest privately held executive search firm in the world. Shortly after, he established Osprey Capital, LLC, a private family office, to invest excess cash from DHR, growing it to be one of the largest family-owned offices in the world with over 110 brands in 27 countries and 200 properties all over the globe. Today, the Hoffmann Family of Companies portfolio includes businesses in agriculture, aviation, financial services, hospitality, business and professional services, industrial, marine, media and marketing, real estate and transportation. Additionally, Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate is accredited with the revitalization of the downtown areas of Avon, Colorado (Beaver Creek, Colorado), Winnetka, Illinois (Northshore Chicago suburb), Naples, Florida (Florida's fastest growing community) and Augusta, Missouri (America's first American Viticulture Area) where they are the largest private commercial real estate owners in each, as well as Mackinac Island in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
"Looking back on his childhood and accomplishments, Mr. Hoffmann is the perfect example of what it means to be 'self-made,'" said Terrence J. Giroux, executive director, Horatio Alger Association. "I believe his story will inspire Horatio Alger Scholars who have faced similar adversities, proving that with hard work and determination, the American Dream is within their reach."
The Hoffmann family has demonstrated a significant commitment to the various communities they have lived in. In Naples, Florida, they made a sizable contribution to the Naples Children & Education Foundation – where Mr. Hoffmann serves on the Board of Directors – an additional donation specifically for the construction of the organization's new headquarters and the Naples Zoo, where they made a seven-figure donation towards the renovation of the zoo, naming the new entrance court in their name. The family also supports the Boys and Girls Club of Naples, the Everglades Foundation, Neighborhood Health Clinic of Naples, The Naples Players Sugden Community Theatre and more. Nationally, they donate to causes such as the Wounded Warrior Foundation, childhood type 1 diabetes research through JDRF and Type 1 Timer, public art installations, the Children's Home & Aid Society where the Jerri Hoffmann Child & Family Center is named in honor of his wife and more. Mr. Hoffmann has been included in the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List, was named 2019 Man of the Year by Gulfshore Life Magazine and has been recognized in the Florida Trend 500 list in 2020, 2021 and 2022, among many other accolades. David and Jerri now spend frequent time near their Missouri roots, just miles away from their childhood homes, where they have invested $150 million towards revitalizing America's first wine region and the small town of Augusta, Missouri and surrounding area.
"Philanthropy is central to who I am, and I'm particularly drawn to organizations like the Horatio Alger Association that support deserving young people," said Mr. Hoffmann. "An athletic scholarship allowed me to pursue a college degree, so I know firsthand how lifechanging scholarships can be. The Association takes this a step further by providing other valuable resources to help students of today, and I am proud to become a part of this honorable community."
Since 1984, the Association has awarded annual need-based scholarships to high school students who have displayed dedication to pursuing higher education despite significant obstacles throughout their lives. The Association also aims to educate young people about the endless opportunities available by the free-enterprise system through commitment, honesty, and diligence. The scholarships are made possible through the Association thanks to the generosity of its Members, who will have collectively provided more than $245 million to 35,000 students by 2023.
"Each year, it is our utmost honor to present outstanding leaders who have displayed extraordinary perseverance in overcoming challenges with the Horatio Alger Award," said James F. Dicke II, chairman, Horatio Alger Association and 2015 Horatio Alger Award recipient. "Each of these incredible leaders has also shared their success with others, giving generously to important causes and communities in need. The 2023 awardees exemplify the Association's mission and are proof that the American Dream is within reach for all who seek it."
Mr. Hoffmann and the Member Class of 2023 will be formally inducted into the Association during the Horatio Alger Award Induction Ceremonies in Washington, D.C. from March 30 through April 1, 2023. The three-day event is an annual ceremony to honor both the achievements of Members and National Scholars, who will have multiple opportunities to meet, interact and exchange stories of perseverance.
For more information about Horatio Alger Association and its Member Class of 2023, please visit www.horatioalger.org and follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans:
Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is dedicated to the simple but powerful belief that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles. The Association honors the achievements of outstanding leaders who have accomplished remarkable successes in spite of adversity by bestowing upon them the Horatio Alger Award and inducting them as lifetime Members. Horatio Alger Members support promising young people with the resources and confidence needed to overcome adversity in pursuit of their dreams through higher education. Through the generosity of its Members and friends, in 2022, the Association awarded more than $18 million in undergraduate and graduate need-based scholarships to over 1,800 students across the United States and Canada, and provided college support and mentoring services to its Scholars. By the 40th anniversary of the Association's scholarship program in 2024, more than $247 million will be awarded in undergraduate, graduate, military veteran and career and technical education scholarships to more than 37,000 deserving students. For more information, please visit www.horatioalger.org.
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In the sprawling farmland south of Kyiv, where the sunflowers are just beginning to sprout, Ukraine's drone community gathered to show how the military is upgrading what's already one of its most effective weapons of the war.
Drones are buzzing in every direction on a sultry summer's day, as if someone poked a hornet's nest. And that's exactly the vibe Ukraine's Army of Drones is trying to create.
A combined effort of the military, the government and private groups, the Army of Drones has turned into a substantial military force. It has enlisted actor Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, as a spokesman, as well as other celebrity ambassadors. The overall effort is led by the country's 32-year-old deputy prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.
"In order to win in this fast-paced technological war, the government needs to think and act as a technology company, to be agile, to make fast decisions and to move faster," Fedorov said.
He spoke to a gathering that included Ukrainian drone makers and private groups that are training Ukrainian troops how to become drone pilots.
Ukraine turns to drones to counter Russian air power
The Russians have a much larger and more powerful air force, with its fighter jets outnumbering those in Ukraine by an estimated margin of 10-to-1.
But so far, the Ukrainians have mostly neutralized this threat in two key ways.
First, Ukraine's air defenses shot down so many Russian fighter jets in the early stages of the war that Russia rarely sends them into Ukrainian air space anymore. Russia is believed to have more than 1,000 fighter jets that it has essentially grounded because of the risk to the planes and pilots.
Second, the Ukrainians have employed drones creatively for both reconnaissance and attacks. The drones have nowhere near the firepower of fighter jets. Hence, Ukraine has sought U.S. F-16s since the war began, and now has pledges that it will receive them in the coming months. Still, the drones have allowed Ukraine to surveil and harass Russian troops in ways that would otherwise not be possible.
Much of the current talk about weapons focuses on big-ticket items the U.S. and other Western countries are shipping to Ukraine. Forty-ton tanks. Huge artillery guns. Massive anti-aircraft systems.
But Ukrainians are fighting effectively with weapons that are small enough to hold in one hand.
With Ukrainian government support, private groups have trained 10,000 drone pilots in the past year, and now plan to train 10,000 more in the next six months.
"Drones are critically important for us. They're critical to our combat advantage, and that's why we're scaling this," Federov said.
Training drone pilots in a week
Anton Frolov heads one of these private drone training programs, called Raven, which creates military pilots with a course that lasts just five days.
"You can learn to fly in one day," said Frolov. "But you have to fly in difficult conditions. You have to know how frequencies work, how the enemy is fighting against you."
The Ukrainians have received cutting-edge military drones from the U.S. and Turkey.
But mostly they rely on popular Chinese models built for civilians. They can be bought straight off the Internet for $2,000 or less.
The Ukrainians primarily use the drones for reconnaissance, one of the reasons they often seem a step or two ahead of the Russians on the battlefield.
But Ukrainians also rig the drones with a claw to carry a small explosive, like a grenade. It can be dropped with great precision into a Russian trench, or even into the open top hatch of a tank.
A cat-and-mouse game
The Russians are fighting back with electronic jamming that cuts the signal between the Ukrainian drone operator and his drone. It's become a huge problem, Frolov said.
"At the very beginning of this war, the flight distance of the civilian drone was five to seven kilometers (three to four miles)," he said. "Right now, we have only two kilometers (just over a mile) because of jamming system, because of this system that's getting tougher and tougher against us."
He also said that Ukrainian operators can only keep a drone aloft for a couple minutes before the Russians find it and knock it out.
Ukraine, in turn, says it's working on software that can prevent Russian electronic jamming.
Russian drone use has been more limited and less effective than Ukraine's. In recent months, Russia has relied heavily on military drones from Iran, called Shaheds. By one recent count, Ukraine has shot down more than 900 of the 1,200 Shahed drones fired by Russia, a rate of more than 75%.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is also trying to ramp up drone production at home, which is still limited.
"The demand from our military is much bigger than the manufacturing capacity for Ukraine," said Maksym Muzyka, whose company makes an attack drone called the Punisher. "So right now, till the end of the year, we will be completely full with orders."
As Ukraine to scrambles to get as many drones as it can, one result is that the military now has a hodgepodge of systems.
"They're buying dozens of different types of drones from different manufacturers. It's a nightmare from the point of view of logistics, of training, of usage, of service," said Muzyka.
But somehow, it's been working. Most importantly, he said, drones are saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, doing the dangerous reconnaissance work troops had to do in the past.
Greg Myre is an NPR national security correspondent. Follow him @gregmyre1.
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PIQUA, Ohio (WDTN) — Traditionally rivals on the field and the court, the Piqua and Troy communities are coming together for one cause.
Students are selling t-shirts ahead of the Piqua vs. Troy basketball game on February 10 to benefit veterans and raise awareness for PTSD.
“It goes to show you can put the rivalry aside for a common cause like the veterans. Both communities and our county that we share take a great deal of pride with our veterans and what they’ve done for us,” states Piqua City Schools Athletic Director Chip Hare.
It’s a student driven fundraiser to benefit Save a Warrior. They’ve already raised $13,000 in sponsorships from local businesses, and students hope to see that number grow with a goal of $16,000.
“I first thought it would be a great goal to save one life. And then it kind of snowballed where we’re between saving three and four lives,” says Piqua Senior Trenton Rudd.
Rudd is spearheading the t-shirt sales, which started as a service learning project.
“My grandpa–He served in Vietnam. And he had a purple heart in Vietnam. He never came out with PTSD, but you could just tell. It kept him on guard. I feel as if he wasn’t fully himself. So, this is why it really resonated with me, and I have a personal connection with it,” explains Rudd.
Friends Landon Lawson and Nathan Buecker are also joining him in the cause.
“I know Rudd, and he’s determined. I knew he’d make an impact on it,” says Lawson.
“I’m mainly in charge of the t-shirt sales. I’d say organizing all of the t-shirts. We have about 600 here at the high school now so we’re just trying to organize all that,” describes Buecker. “It seemed like something I’d really want to get involved in.”
Money from the t-shirt sales will go to Save a Warrior, a nonprofit helping veterans transition back into civilian life when they come home from war. Through the organization, it costs $4,000 to help save a life of a veteran with PTSD.
John Looker is a decorated veteran, and for years, struggled with emotional and mental pain after serving.
“When I came back from Vietnam, I had terrible PTSD. And the PTSD lasted for about five years. And I became an alcoholic. And I was probably pretty close to committing suicide myself,” describes Looker. “The hardest thing for me was carrying that guilt on my shoulder. And I carried it for 35 years before I got help.”
Looker got the help he needed, but a few of his friends did not and took their own lives. Looker is involved in a number of veteran organizations including American Legion, VFW, Purple Heart Honor Guard, Disabled Veterans, Warren County Veterans Suicide Prevention Coalition, and Save a Warrior. He’s made it one of his missions to help other veterans.
“For these young men to step up and do this for that organization, it means a whole lot to me and a whole lot to the veterans out there,” says Looker. “If they just save one life with all the work they’ve done, it’s well worth it.”
The cause is deeply personal to Looker as well as the students who are holding the fundraiser.
“It makes me feel like I’m doing something more than just with myself. It’s definitely a selfless thing. Not to bring it on me, but I feel some selflessness with it, which is great to feel,” says Rudd.
T-shirts will be available for $15 at both Piqua and Troy High Schools as well as the Piqua Board of Education. Buying a t-shirt will also get you into the basketball game on February 10. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/piqua-troy-students-selling-t-shirts-to-help-veterans/ | 2023-01-31 22:39:42 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/piqua-troy-students-selling-t-shirts-to-help-veterans/ |
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Jayden Harvell Made 22 saves for PIHS
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Old Town 2, Presque Isle 1
Goal scorer for PIHS Astra Laughton-assist Adelaide Baser
Goal Scorers for Old Town Rhiannon Bousquet 2 assist Kayliegh Johnston 2
Jayden Harvell Made 22 saves for PIHS
Mckayla Johnston made 10 saves for Old Town
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We're now in the depths of winter, which probably means you're turning your lights on earlier. But with utility bill prices still on the rise -- increasing by up to 32% nationally -- no matter how you heat and light your home, it's likely costing you more than usual this season.
Once you add in increased rents, higher mortgage rates and pricier groceries, you might already be feeling a strain on your wallet. However, there are ways to extend your monthly budget.
One of the easiest and most effective ways to save some money and reduce your energy bill is turning off your lights when you aren't using them. Keep reading to learn why it's important to turn off the lights and how much money this simple habit can save you. (For more, we also recommend investing in a smart plug or a smart thermostat, adjusting the temperature of your thermostat and weatherstripping to save extra cash.)
Why turn off your lights?
You've probably been told time and time again the importance of conserving energy, but you might be wondering why it's so important.
First, reducing your energy usage by turning off your lights is an excellent way to reduce your carbon footprint. Electricity generation is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. By turning off your lights when you aren't using them, you can do your part to reduce carbon emissions and therefore help the environment.
And reducing your home's energy usage doesn't just help the environment -- it also helps your wallet. Turning off lights when you don't need them can help to reduce your electricity bills. You'll also extend the life of your light bulbs, which will save you money as well.
Buying a smart lightbulb can help you conserve energy by setting your lights to go on and off at certain times -- no more falling asleep with all the lights left on overnight. The inexpensive Wyze bulb is CNET's pick for best smart light.
How much money can you save by turning off the lights?
The amount you can save on your electricity bill by turning off your lights depends on the type of light bulb you use. You can figure your potential savings using the light bulb's wattage.
Let's say you have a light bulb that's 40 watts, meaning that in one hour, the bulb will use 0.04 kWh. Then, you can use your electricity price -- which you can find on your most recent utility bill -- to figure out how much you'll save for that hour. In the case of the 40-watt bulb, if you pay an electricity rate of 10 cents per kWh, your savings by turning that bulb off for one hour would be 0.4 cents.
Now, it's easy to see that number and think it's simply not worth it to turn off your lights more often. After all, what difference does 0.4 cents make?
First, remember that estimate is for a 40-watt bulb. If you have higher-wattage light bulbs, then the savings will be greater. Next, that estimate uses an energy price of 10 cents per kWh, but in many areas, the price of electricity may be higher than that.
Finally, our estimate looked at the savings of turning off one bulb for one hour. You likely have many light bulbs in your house, and there are far more than just one hour in a month. So when you calculate the savings of turning off all of your light bulbs for many more hours per month, your savings will increase significantly.
A small change can yield big savings in the long run
Turning off your lights when you aren't using them is one of the most basic steps you can take to reduce your energy usage and save money on your electricity bill. Just remember that even a small change can add up to big energy savings for you and also help reduce your carbon footprint.
More money-saving tips for you
- Energy Vampires: What They Are and Why Unplugging Them Can Save You Money
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- How to Lower Your Air Conditioning Bill While You're on Vacation
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Flash floods can be deadly. Here are some tips for staying safe
Pay attention to emergency alerts, don’t drive into floodwaters, and get to higher ground if possible.
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The deaths after a heavy rainstorm in Bucks County this weekend underscored just how dangerous flash flooding can be.
“Water is unpredictable, even for us as first responders,” said Philadelphia Fire Department Executive Chief Derek Bowmer. “We’re just asking everybody to be safe.”
Here are some tips that can help.
What to do before flooding starts
Flash floods can develop quickly, within hours or even minutes of heavy rain.
Stay aware of weather conditions and pay attention to alerts issued by agencies such as the National Weather Service or your local municipality. Learn the difference between a flood watch and a flood warning.
Pennsylvania residents can sign up for emergency alerts through Ready PA. Philadelphia residents can do the same through ReadyPhiladelphia.
Make sure that severe weather alerts are activated on your phone, said FEMA Regional Administrator MaryAnn Tierney.
If you’re traveling to a new area, Tierney suggests resetting your weather app to that location and downloading a local news app for that area.
“That’s one thing that you can do as an individual to ensure that you understand what’s happening around you,” she said.
Places most prone to flash flooding include urban areas, low-lying areas, mountainous streams or rivers, and areas near storm drains or culverts, according to the National Weather Service.
If there is a flash flood watch or warning in your area, seek shelter immediately & avoid traveling once it starts to rain. It only takes six inches of fast-moving water to knock you over & two feet to carry away vehicles.
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— FEMA (@fema) July 13, 2023
What to do if you encounter a flooded area
Don’t walk or drive into floodwaters.
“If you cannot see the roadway, you should not be driving through it,” Tierney said. “You don’t know what’s happening inside the water. The road could be undermined. There could be a sinkhole of some sort. So it can become very precarious.”
Just 6 inches of moving water can knock a person off their feet, and a foot of water can sweep a vehicle — even a big one — away, according to FEMA.
FEMA recommends avoiding bridges over fast-moving water.
In Philadelphia, underpasses in particular can flood quickly, Bowmer said.
“People, … they’re always in a hurry to get somewhere, and they want to ride into these floodwaters,” Bowmer said. “Please, we’re just asking everybody to avoid those areas. You never know how your car will react to that. … Make a U-turn safely and then go back the other way.”
What to do if the flood comes to you
The victims of Saturday’s flood in Bucks County did not drive into the floodwaters, officials said.
“The wall of water came to them,” Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer said during a press conference Monday.
If your car stalls in floodwaters, get out and move to higher ground. You might want to consider keeping a safety hammer or even a personal flotation device in your car.
But if your vehicle is surrounded by fast-moving water that would make it dangerous to exit, FEMA recommends staying in your vehicle. If water starts to rise rapidly inside your car, FEMA recommends getting on the roof of your car and signaling for help.
“Leaving your vehicle could be a potential safety issue because at least you have the protection of the vehicle,” Tierney said. “If the vehicle is unsafe, trying to hang on to the vehicle to try to grab a branch would be something that I would encourage people to do.”
If you’re caught in a flash flood, call 911 and provide your location as quickly as possible, Bowmer said.
How to keep the whole family safe
It’s best to think through emergency situations and safety plans ahead of time.
Tierney recommends exploring guidance on Ready.gov, talking about safety plans with your family, and even practicing plans ahead of time.
“You have to take into account the age of your child, their capabilities, what you’re going to be able to do in that situation,” Tierney said. “It’s really going to be very specific to what you have encountered. What is happening in your vehicle? Are you in a position where you can get everybody on the roof of the car? Can you stay on the roof of the car?”
Tierney said making plans ahead of time can help you react better in the moment. If you feel your family may not be able to stay safe during a flash flood, you should take that into account when making travel plans.
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Celery often is relegated to veggie trays where its built-in scoop makes it ideal for dipping. It’s also used to add extra crunch to holiday stuffing, or tuna or chicken salad.
But celery offers far more.
Low in calories, rich in nutrients
Celery is a nutrient-rich, low-calorie food. Two stalks of celery contain only 15 calories. Aside from its low calorie count, celery contains dietary fiber, vitamin K, and small amounts of vitamins A and C, calcium and iron. Although celery also contains some natural sodium, it’s still considered a low-sodium food. Celery also has antioxidant properties, which may help reduce the risk of some chronic conditions. Made up of almost 95% water, celery is a great snack to have on hand during warm summer months to help maintain hydration.
Pick of the crop
Choose celery with crisp, firm and bright stalks in tightly formed bunches. If the leaves are attached, they should be fresh and green. Avoid celery that is soft, dry, yellowing or has brown patches. Refrigerate celery in a plastic bag for a week or more. Trim the base, and wash the stalks only when you’re ready to use them. You may want to peel or pull away any tough outer strings on the celery before cooking it or eating it raw.
Don’t confuse celery with celeriac, which is the root variety of celery. Celeriac can be prepared and enjoyed like other root vegetables, such as potatoes and parsnips.
Delicious in dishes and snacks
Celery is an essential ingredient in cuisines from around the world. For example, mirepoix — pronounced meer-PWAH — is an aromatic base of carrots, celery and onions, which is a staple in French soups and stews. Celery also is one of the holy trinity of vegetables, along with peppers and onions, found in traditional Cajun dishes, such as gumbo and jambalaya.
Celery can enhance flavors and add texture to dishes, such as salads, soups and stews. Celery pairs perfectly with dips or hummus for an easy snack. Stuff the channels in celery sticks with peanut or other nut butters and dot with raisins. Or fill the channels with a combination of softened cream cheese, chopped walnuts, dried apricots and dates.
Try celery as a side dish or in a summery main dish with these recipes:
Braised Celery with Herbs
By Produce for Better Health Foundation
Serves 6
4 1/2 cups celery, sliced (about 1 small bunch)
2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium canned chicken broth
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon butter
2 teaspoons chopped herbs, such as parsley or chives, for garnish
Cut celery stalks into diagonal slices about 1/4-inch wide. In large saucepan, bring chicken broth to a rolling boil over high heat, adding chopped onion with herbs and seasonings. Add sliced celery and reduce broth to a simmer. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until just tender; celery should remain slightly crisp. Drain immediately and place in a serving bowl. Toss with butter and additional herbs. Serve hot.
Nutrition for 1 serving: 33 calories, 1 gram total fat, 1 milligram cholesterol, 401 milligrams sodium, 6 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 2 grams protein.
Shrimp Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes
By Mayo Clinic staff
Serves 4
1 tablespoon water
48 extra-small frozen shrimp, thawed (about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
2 medium apples, cored and cubed
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup diced celery
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon dried dill
4 teaspoons horseradish
1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
Ground black pepper, to taste
4 tomatoes, cored
In a nonstick frying pan, heat the water over medium heat. Add the shrimp and onion and sauté until the shrimp is opaque and the onions are translucent, 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until well-chilled.
In a small bowl, combine the apples and lemon juice. Toss to coat evenly and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the celery, parsley, dill, horseradish and mayonnaise. Season with black pepper to taste. Stir in the shrimp mixture and the apples. Refrigerate until well-chilled, 45-60 minutes. Just before serving, stuff the shrimp salad into the cored tomatoes. Serve immediately with a whole-grain roll or bagel or low-fat, whole-grain crackers.
Nutrition per 1 stuffed tomato: 201 calories, 1 gram total fat, 346 milligrams sodium, 35 grams carbohydrates, 6 milligrams fiber, 13 grams protein.
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Allie Wergin is a dietitian in Nutrition in New Prague, Minnesota.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.
U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law, which would have prohibited doctors from providing gender-affirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18.
Arkansas’ law, which Moody temporarily blocked in 2021, also would have prohibited doctors from referring patients elsewhere for such care.
In his order, Moody ruled that the prohibition violated the due process and equal protection rights of transgender youth and families. He said the law also violated the First Amendment rights of medical providers by prohibiting them from referring patients elsewhere.
“Rather than protecting children or safeguarding medical ethics, the evidence showed that the prohibited medical care improves the mental health and well-being of patients and that, by prohibiting it, the state undermined the interests it claims to be advancing,” Moody wrote in his ruling.
Republican lawmakers in Arkansas enacted the ban in 2021, overriding a veto by former GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Hutchinson, who left office in January, said the law went too far by cutting off treatments for children currently receiving such care.
The ruling affects only the Arkansas ban but may carry implications for the fates of similar prohibitions, or discourage attempts to enact them, in other states.
“This decision sends a clear message. Fear-mongering and misinformation about this health care do not hold up to scrutiny; it hurts trans youth and must end,” said Holly Dickson, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas. “Science, medicine, and law are clear: gender-affirming care is necessary to ensure these young Arkansans can thrive and be healthy.”
The ACLU challenged the law on behalf of four transgender youth and their families and two doctors.
At least 19 other states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors following Arkansas’ law, and federal judges have temporarily blocked similar bans in Alabama and Indiana. Three states have banned or restricted the care through regulations or administrative orders.
Florida’s law goes beyond banning the treatments for youth, by also prohibiting the use of state money for gender-affirming care and placing new restrictions on adults seeking treatment. A federal judge has blocked Florida from enforcing its ban on three children who have challenged the law.
Children’s hospitals around the country have faced harassment and threats of violence for providing such care.
The state has argued that the prohibition is within its authority to regulate the medical profession. People opposed to such treatments for children argue they are too young to make such decisions about their futures. Major medical groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, oppose the bans and experts say treatments are safe if properly administered.
The state is likely to appeal Moody’s decision to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which last year upheld the judge’s temporary order blocking the law.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Hutchinson’s successor, in March signed legislation attempting to effectively reinstate Arkansas’ ban by making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children. That law doesn’t take effect until later this summer.
A roughly two-week trial before Moody included testimony from one of the transgender youths challenging the state’s ban. Dylan Brandt, 17, testified in October that the hormone therapy he has received has transformed his life and that the ban would force him to leave the state.
“I’m so grateful the judge heard my experience of how this health care has changed my life for the better and saw the dangerous impact this law could have on my life and that of countless other transgender people,” Brandt said in a statement released by the ACLU. “My mom and I wanted to fight this law not just to protect my health care, but also to ensure that transgender people like me can safely and fully live our truths.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/judge-blocks-arkansas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-minors/ | 2023-06-20 21:34:06 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/judge-blocks-arkansas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-minors/ |
Leveraging its new Block 2 architecture, Phase Four announces Max-V, a revolutionary plasma propulsion system available in 2023
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today that it will expand its Maxwell turn-key plasma propulsion line and offer satellite manufacturers an industry-first high performance engine using an inexpensive, domestically sourced iodine-based propellant. Max-V leverages the Maxwell Block 2 engine's innovative architecture and builds on the radio-frequency thruster's propellant agnostic capabilities.
"Legacy electric propulsion systems are tied to noble gases like xenon and krypton," said Phase Four CEO, Beau Jarvis. "These noble gases, while high performing, are largely sourced outside of the United States in China, Russia and Ukraine. The US has no real control over this supply chain, which is subject to high price volatility and recent severe supply issues." Phase Four board member, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine observed, "This year we've seen xenon prices spike to over $30,000 per kilogram. This is cost prohibitive for both commercial and government satellite constellations in low Earth orbit." Bridenstine continued, "The US is the world's third largest iodine producer, and my home state of Oklahoma leads the way in domestic production. With Max-V, we can ensure a fully domestic supply chain and readily accessible low cost propellant."
Phase Four's Maxwell Block 1 engine gained flight heritage in early 2021. Maxwell Block 2 engine deliveries began earlier this year. With double digit commercial flight units delivered, the company is now focusing on its Max-V development effort. Maxwell's new chassis-style design enables rapid on-ramping of improvements in the core areas of the thruster, power electronics and propellant subsystems. This architecture is streamlining the Max-V development process as is the company's significant experience with iodine-based propellants through its recent U.S. Air Force AFWERX award.
"Maxwell's new modular chassis architecture enables us to introduce improved capabilities within the same form factor," said Phase Four CTO, Umair Siddiqui. "Using an iodine-based propellant instead of a noble gas propellant stored at very high pressure provides a number of benefits to our customers. Iodine stores as a solid without high pressure valves or vessels, which means we can deliver fully fueled engines directly to our customers." Siddiqui continued, "Iodine also stores about three times more densely than xenon, which means our propulsion systems will offer much higher total impulse in the same unit volume as legacy electric propulsion systems."
"We've always said that Phase Four delivers game changing propulsion systems, and Max-V will do just that," said Phase Four CEO, Beau Jarvis. "We are building a product that will dramatically lower costs and extend operational lifetimes of small satellites in low Earth orbit and provide significantly higher total impulse for missions beyond LEO."
Max-V is anticipated to be available for order in the second half of 2023. The system is designed to operate from 200 Watts to 1.5 kiloWatts, and achieve 50 mN thrust, over 1,200 s Isp and deliver over 100 kNs total impulse. Max-V's iodine-based propellant will cost under $400 per kilogram and be incorporated in the purchase price. Max-V's form factor is similar to Phase Four's current Maxwell Block 2 engine. The system will ship fully fueled, ready for installation and will require no ground fueling operations prior to launch.
About Phase Four
Phase Four is a disruptive provider of next generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for small satellites. The company was founded in 2015 to address the demands of the rapid proliferation of satellite constellations and to accelerate the advancement of its radio-frequency thruster (RFT). The Phase Four RFT represents a revolutionary new architecture that realizes lower cost, mass-manufacturability, miniaturized power electronics, and propellant agnosticism over incumbent technologies, without compromising performance. In 2021 Phase Four's Maxwell turn-key propulsion system achieved flight heritage and is now being regularly utilized by small satellite operators. Learn more at www.phasefour.io.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cash App founder Bob Lee died during surgery from stab wounds that pierced his heart and a lung, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that also shows he had alcohol and drugs in his system.
Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital tried for hours to close the wounds in Lee’s heart and save his life, but they declared him dead at 6:49 a.m. April 4, according to an 18-page autopsy report by the San Francisco Medical Examiner.
A toxicology test found Lee, 43, had alcohol, cocaine, ketamine and allergy medication in his system, Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Ellen Moffatt wrote.
Moffatt concluded Lee’s cause of death was multiple stab wounds, and that the manner and method of death was homicide by sharp injury.
Tech consultant Nima Momeni, 38, was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement of using a knife in the April 4 stabbing death of Lee. If convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison.
A plea hearing on Tuesday was continued until May 18 after Momeni’s defense attorney, Paula Canny, asked for more time.
Outside the courtroom, Canny emphasized Lee’s drug use could have led him to make bad decisions.
“There’s a lot of drugs in Bob Lee’s system. I mean, Bob Lee’s system is like the Walgreens of recreational drugs,” Canny said.
“What happens when people take drugs? Generally, they act like drug people, and what drug people act like is not themselves, not happy-go-lucky,” she said. “Just kind of illusory and make bad decisions and do bad things.”
She wouldn’t say whether Momeni did drugs with Lee, who police said was his acquaintance.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said defense attorneys often smear a homicide victim’s character as a defense strategy. “Whether or not someone has or has not done drugs — that does not give someone a license to kill him,” Jenkins said.
Prosecutors say Momeni drove Lee to a secluded spot and stabbed him over a dispute related to Momeni’s sister. They said in court documents that surveillance video and testimony from a friend of Lee who was with him the afternoon and evening before he died led investigators to Momeni.
A friend of Lee, who was not identified, told investigators the two of them met with Momeni’s sister, Khazar Elyassnia, at an apartment where she was drinking with another unidentified man, according to court documents. The friend said he and Lee left the apartment and went to Lee’s hotel room where he witnessed a conversation in which Momeni was questioning Lee over whether his younger sister “was doing drugs or anything inappropriate,” prosecutors said.
The friend and Lee parted ways around 12:30 a.m. Minutes later, Lee can be seen on video surveillance entering the high-end Millennium Tower, where public records show Elyassnia and her husband, Dino Elyassnia, own a unit. The video also shows Lee and Momeni leaving the building shortly after 2 a.m. and driving off in Momeni’s BMW.
Prosecutors say that Momeni drove to a dark and secluded spot, parked his car and after the two got out of the car, attacked Lee with a kitchen knife, stabbing him three times, including once in the heart. He then sped away “and left victim to slowly die,” according to a motion to detain. Police recovered a knife with a 4-inch (10-centimeter) blade at the scene.
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford hired Sacramento State coach Troy Taylor on Saturday to replace David Shaw and lead a Pac-12 program that has fallen off dramatically recently, with three losing seasons in the last four years.
Taylor, 54, has spent the last four seasons as head coach at Sacramento State, leading the Hornets to the FCS playoffs three times. Sacramento State did not field a team during 2020 because of the pandemic.
Sacramento State went 30-8 with a 23-1 record in a tough Big Sky Conference under Taylor. The Hornets lost a wild quarterfinal playoff game Friday night, 66-63 against Incarnate Word.
“The opportunity to lead the finest student-athletes in the country is truly a dream come true, and I would like to thank President (Marc) Tessier-Lavigne, Provost (Persis) Drell and (athletic director) Bernard Muir,” Taylor said in a statement. "I believe that Stanford football is perfectly positioned to become champions on the football field while maintaining our world-class reputation for academic excellence.”
Shaw stepped down last month after 12 seasons following the final game of a 3-9 season. The winningest coach in school history was struggling to change the trajectory of a program that was the predominant team in the Pac-12 during the first half of his tenure.
Stanford's downfall coincides the loosening of transfer rules across major college football. The elite academic school is not able to add to its roster through transfers as easily as most of its competition in the Pac-12 and nationally.
Taylor, a native Californian, played quarterback for Stanford's rival, Cal, and had a short NFL career in the early 1990s before getting into coaching at the high school and college levels.
“Troy is a proven winner who has experienced success at many levels of football," Muir said in a statement. “Throughout our visits together he demonstrated an understanding of what makes Stanford special, and a deep desire to capitalize on our unique strengths. He possesses an incredible football mind and has a long history of caring deeply for the student-athletes he leads.”
Taylor was offensive coordinator at Utah in 2017-18 before landing his first head coaching job at Sacramento State in 2019.
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CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona transforms into post-tropical cyclone but still powerful storm as it bears down on northeastern Canada.
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LONDON (AP) — After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen.
Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort — a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing after years of contention, dating back to the days before she even married Prince Charles.
It wasn’t always a given that the 75-year-old Camilla would take the title, even though it gives her none of the sovereign’s powers.
While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years. That was due to sensitivity about her status as his second wife — and the wave of grief that washed over Britain following the death of his former wife, Princess Diana, in a car crash in 1997.
Charles and the royal household have moved carefully on the matter, mindful of lingering public perceptions of Camilla as the “third person” that ruined the marriage between Charles and the beloved princess.
But over the decades, Camilla has won over large parts of the British public with her discretion, down-to-earth personality and loyalty to her husband.
When Camilla and Charles married in a low-key civil ceremony in 2005, she was in fact the new Princess of Wales — Diana’s title — but she styled herself the Duchess of Cornwall instead.
Palace officials said for years that Camilla “intended” to be known as “Princess Consort” — instead of the traditional “Queen Consort” — when Charles acceded to the throne.
There is no precedent for the title Princess Consort, which was reportedly suggested by royal officials. The similar title of Prince Consort has only been used once — for Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901.
In a 2010 interview with NBC, Charles was asked if Camilla would become “Queen of England, if and when you become the monarch.” He hesitated as he replied, “That’s, well … We’ll see, won’t we? That could be.”
The question was resolved when Elizabeth declared she wanted Camilla to be known as Queen Consort after her son became king. It was an endorsement that formally signified the royal family’s acceptance of Camilla as a respected senior member and was widely seen as a move by Elizabeth to pave a smooth transition to Charles’ reign.
“When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes king, I know you will give him and his wife, Camilla, the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service,” Elizabeth said in February 2022, when she marked the 70th anniversary of her rule.
Charles said he and Camilla were “deeply conscious of the honor.”
“As we have sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of our communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout,” he said.
The most recent Queen Consort in British history was George VI’s wife Queen Elizabeth, known in later years as the Queen Mother after her daughter became monarch in 1952.
By custom, Camilla will be anointed at Charles’ coronation, although that could be omitted.
Born Camilla Rosemary Shand on July 17, 1947, she came from aristocrats with long and close links with Britain’s royal family. Her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, was a romantic partner of King Edward VII.
She met Charles at a polo match in 1970 when she was 23 and he was considered to be the most eligible bachelor in Britain. The two immediately became close, and by the end of 1972, Charles was smitten. But the romance was interrupted by his eight months of naval duty.
In his absence, Camilla married her longtime boyfriend, army officer Andrew Parker Bowles, in 1973. The couple divorced in 1995, shortly after Charles gave an explosive television interview admitting an affair with Camilla. Charles and Diana divorced the next year.
Charles and Camilla waited another nine years, marrying in 2005 in a private ceremony at the Guildhall in Windsor.
Since then, Camilla has taken up dozens of royal duties. She is patron or president of more than 90 charities, and has shown particular interest in work on animals, promoting literacy and empowering women. She also has found her voice as a public speaker, earning respect by campaigning about difficult issues such as sexual violence against women and domestic abuse.
In 2021, she delivered what many called her landmark speech, urging “the men in our lives” to get involved in women’s rights and expressing sympathy for the families of women who are murdered.
The same year, Buckingham Palace underlined Camilla’s role as a senior royal by making her a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the most senior order of chivalry in Britain. | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/as-queen-what-sovereign-power-does-camilla-have-if-any/ | 2022-09-08 19:58:26 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/as-queen-what-sovereign-power-does-camilla-have-if-any/ |
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From greasy foods to ‘ice bowl challenge’: How to cure a hangover
LOS ANGELES - This year, St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday and New Year's Eve is on a Sunday, meaning there will be plenty of drunken revelry followed by an even more disastrous hangover.
While millions of Americans have been working to find the perfect cure for the carpenter in the forehead, FOX TV Stations put together some of the best tips for truly ridding yourself of your wooden mouth.
How to get back your energy
Appearing on "Fox & Friends Weekend" earlier this year, chef and nutritionist Diane Henderiks mentioned the best ways to get an energy boost following a long night of partying.
She mentioned sports drinks, apple cider vinegar — that "acts as a natural diuretic to kind of flush things out" — and green smoothies, which "you want to add a little pineapple juice or something sweet to," plus beet juice, which "has something called betaine in it, but you have to mix it with something else" too, she said, for taste.
Henderiks also noted that "Virgin Marys are good" (the nonalcoholic version of a Bloody Mary).
The key to benefiting the most from energy drinks are three smart tips, she said.
"You want the lowest amount of sugar," she explained.
"You also want [the] appropriate amount of caffeine," she added, meaning not too much.
So check the labels on the drinks carefully to make sure you know how much caffeine you might be ingesting, she suggested.
"And just look for added boosters," such as amino acids, B12 and more, she said.
She mentioned that she likes "matcha and green tea together."
Her number-one piece of advice for those struggling with a tremendous hangover right now?
"I wouldn't drink more," she said — meaning more alcohol.
Greasy food can be a god-send
It’s not uncommon for people to say that they’ve found a cure for hangovers. A recent survey of 2,000 adults in Britain revealed that people try everything from noodle soup, hot showers and even more alcohol to stop the hangover, South West News Service (SWNS) reported.
For one-in-five respondents, the only cure was staying home all day, in bed, with the curtains closed.
About half the respondents also said that staying hydrated throughout the night was the best way to prevent a hangover. About 37% said that guzzling a pint of water before going to sleep was also an effective way to prevent feeling sick the next morning.
Meals with hearty broths like ramen and pho are commonly known as perfect hangover cures. Various meats can be added to them to get all the best benefits possible.
Many respondents claimed that certain foods stopped hangovers. Some claimed that heavy sodas like Coca-Cola could help fight the hangover, while others said that noodle soup or ginger-based foods were helpful.
Other popular foods that people claimed fought hangovers were bacon sandwiches, salty foods, carb-heavy foods and fried, fatty foods like sausage rolls.
Dr. Zoe Williams spoke with SWNS, saying, "Depending on your weight and other factors, it takes about one hour for a healthy liver to process a unit of alcohol. Consider stopping drinking well before the end of the evening, so the process can begin before you go to bed."
Williams continued, "The only 100% effective hangover cure is prevention, either through drinking moderately, or not at all, but we all know that Christmas can get the better of us."
Dunk your head in a vat of ice cold water. Seriously.
In an interview with the Associated Press in 2017, actor Nicholas Hoult, best known for "X-Men: Apocalypse," revealed that his icy hangover saved him countless times from the dreadful realities of a hangover.
Dunking your face into ice water might sound like a nightmare following a night of debauchery, but thousands of people seem to swear by it. So much so that it has become a trend on social media.
TikTok, known for its life hacks, has become a popular place to go to for the perfect cure for a hangover.
Users willing to bear extreme cold and a different type of discomfort are dunking their faces in ice water to fight the symptoms of their hangovers, and the trend has dominated the platform.
But the "ice bowl trick" or the "ice bowl challenge" has everyone who has felt the thunderous hangover headache asking one big question: Does it work?
"This is supposed to cure a hangover," user Andreana "Anna" Tay said in one video as she sat before a huge bowl of ice water. "I saw this on TikTok, and they say it's supposed to help."
The video showed someone off-camera dunking Tay's face and holding it underwater for ten seconds as she panicked. She wiped her face with a towel, recovered for a few moments and plunged in again.
"Oh my God, it works," she said, then hesitated before continuing. "No it doesn't. What the f---, it doesn't."
Tay is far from the only user discrediting the hack's claims. Another user recorded herself dunking her face into a bowl of ice water and sharing details about her upcoming hectic day.
"Whoever told me to put my face in a bowl of ice water to fix my hangover was lying," she captioned.
"Nobody told me it was going to feel like I was drowning," another TikToker, Crissy Love, said in her video captioned "HANGOVER CURE." Love insinuated the trick worked for her and said she had already dunked her head in the water three times before recording the video, but wanted to submerge her head more to be at "100%."
Pharmacist Dr. Chris Jackson said in his own TikTok that the trick activates the "diver's reflex," a biological response that allows mammals to stay alive in oxygen-deprived underwater conditions, according to Dartmouth.
"Put your face in a bowl of ice water, let the water hit your nostrils, and hold your face in the water for 5-10 seconds up to 3x. This will activate the diver’s reflex and help with nausea. It’s also great for anxiety, migraines, and your skin care routine," Jackson captioned.
Other TikTokers used the hack for other medical reasons Jackson mentioned, including one who dunked her face under water as a form of anxiety treatment and claimed the experience made her "more alert, awake and much less overwhelmed."
A nurse under the username @officialtiktoknurse also praised the trick for helping with panic attacks and anxiety by activating the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby relaxing the body.
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(NerdWallet) – For new college graduates, receiving that first post-degree paycheck can be almost as exciting as getting the diploma itself. But it also presents a challenge: Given the many demands on a young person’s budget, how should those funds be managed?
We asked five money experts to share their best personal finance strategies to help this year’s college grads successfully launch their financial lives. Here’s what they said.
Find your budgeting style
To figure out how to allocate your money toward needs, wants and everything else, Erin Lowry, author of the “Broke Millennial Workbook,” says that instead of following the latest budgeting trend on TikTok, it’s helpful to just sit down with a pen and paper. “Write down what your big expenses are,” she says.
After accounting for large items like rent, car payments and food, you can then see what nonessentials also fit. “You might want to go out to dinner with friends, build up new work attire or adopt a dog,” Lowry says. Writing out the budget helps you figure out what you can afford and when, she adds.
“We conceive of budgets as restrictive things that keep us from having fun, but you should be thinking of it as a way of controlling how your money is spent. If you don’t know, you’ve sacrificed all control,” Lowry says.
Factor in taxes
Melissa Jean-Baptiste, a financial educator and the author of the book “So… This Is Why I’m Broke,” says it’s easy to forget to account for taxes, so you might have less take-home pay than you anticipated. Retirement contributions and other deductions can further lower that amount.
Jean-Baptiste suggests setting aside some time to really understand your first paycheck and all those deductions. “Take yourself on a money date so you understand how much you’re bringing home and how much you have left to save and invest,” she says.
Save smartly
Even if they’re paying off debt, Alex Rezzo, a certified financial planner and the founder of Andante Financial in the Los Angeles area, urges new grads to start saving for retirement right away. “There will always be a more immediate excuse to delay saving for retirement,” he says, but he urges people to find a way to save at least 1% of each paycheck and to increase that amount over time.
He also suggests parking your direct-deposited paycheck funds in an online bank that offers a competitive high-yield account and is backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. That way, the money likely will earn more than it would sitting in a traditional bank’s checking or savings account.
Protect your credit
As you build your independent financial life, making at least the minimum payments on your student loan and credit card accounts can help protect your credit. Missing a payment, Lowry says, could damage your credit score. She suggests focusing on paying down any high-interest debt first to reduce the total amount going to interest.
Lowry also suggests freezing or locking your credit, which makes it much harder for identity thieves to apply for new credit in your name. Just remember that if you freeze your credit, you’ll also have to thaw it if you want to apply for credit yourself, she says, adding, “you might want to wait until you’re through a period of time when you’re applying for new accounts.”
Make mistakes and learn from them
Kennedy Reynolds, chief education officer at Acorns, a financial services company, says mistakes are part of the learning process, whether it’s overspending or accruing credit card debt, but the key is to learn from the experience. “If you have debt to pay down, take that paycheck and split it up” toward those bills until they are paid off, she says.
“Try to picture yourself later and know that the choices you’re making now will have a long-term impact,” she adds.
Look beyond your paycheck
Linda Whiteman, a personal finance teacher at Outschool, an online learning platform for kids, teaches her students to think entrepreneurially. After all, she tells them, most millionaires are business owners.
“You don’t have to work for someone,” she says. She asks her students to consider what they can teach others, whether offering piano lessons online or creating digital art. Pursuing additional income streams outside of a paycheck can help grow wealth, she adds.
Jean-Baptiste found success doing exactly that: She used her experience as a teacher to create and sell lesson plans online. “I was bringing in $10,000 a year that I could put toward debt,” she says. Her lesson plans eventually turned into the financial literacy business that she operates today.
Earning additional income outside of a paycheck, she says, “can be a game-changer” — financial wisdom that applies at any age. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/financial-tips-for-new-college-grads/ | 2023-06-19 13:03:22 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/financial-tips-for-new-college-grads/ |
Which tie travel case is best?
It can be difficult to keep your ties neatly pressed while traveling for business. That’s where a quality tie travel case comes into play. Tie travel cases can help protect your ties from wear and tear, making sure they arrive at your destination without getting wrinkled.
The Bey-Berk Men’s Blue Ballistic Nylon Travel Necktie Case is an excellent option if you are looking for the top tie travel case.
What to know before you buy a tie travel case
Type
There are a couple of styles of tie travel cases: cylinder cases and portfolio cases. Cylinder tie travel cases are compact cylindrical cases that can fit one standard-sized tie or a couple of skinny ties. Portfolio tie travel cases work for business trips where you need a different tie every day.
Size
Your tie travel case should be just big enough to hold all of the ties and tie accessories you need for your business trip, but not so large that it takes up all of the space in your suitcase.
Color
Most people use their tie travel cases on business trips, so you probably want to choose a neutral and conservative color such as gray, navy blue, brown or black. You will probably need to look harder if you want something with a bolder color. Basic, plain colors are much more common.
What to look for in a quality tie travel case
Capacity
The capacity of your tie travel case is the number of ties you can safely and realistically fit inside. While cylinder cases can only hold a couple of ties at the most, most portfolio cases can hold four to eight.
Material
The most common materials for tie travel cases are nylon, leather and faux leather, also known as vegan leather.
Closure type
Cylinder cases usually come with a magnetic or snap closure, while portfolio cases typically close with a zipper around the three sides.
How much you can expect to spend on a tie travel case
Cylinder tie travel cases and the most basic and budget-friendly faux leather and nylon portfolio cases typically cost about $10-$15. Midrange nylon and faux leather tie travel cases go for $20-$30. The most high-end real leather and faux leather tie travel cases range from $30-$60.
Tie travel case FAQ
Can you find waterproof tie travel cases?
A. There aren’t any entirely waterproof tie travel cases on the market that can stand up to being fully submerged in water. That said, there are plenty of water-resistant tie travel cases that will keep your ties dry and safe from light rain or a minor spill.
Can you use your tie travel case to hold anything else?
A. You might want to get more bang for your buck by carrying or storing other kinds of items in your tie travel case, especially if you only travel for work from time to time. Cylinder tie travel cases are fairly limited to storing only ties, but portfolio-style tie travel cases can be used to store and carry other items, including toiletries, hair straighteners and clippers.
Can you purchase a tie travel case with a custom monogram?
A. Some retailers are able to custom-monogram tie travel cases, but this service is not very common. However, it’s certainly possible to have your tie travel case monogrammed after you buy it.
What’s the best tie travel case to buy?
Top tie travel case
Bey-Berk Men’s Blue Ballistic Nylon Travel Necktie Case
What you need to know: This attractive tie travel case is a great option if you are searching for something versatile.
What you’ll love: This charming and sturdy blue nylon case with brown trim will make a fantastic gift for a loved one, with slots for two pairs of cufflinks and four collar stays. The case is slim when it’s folded.
What you should consider: This travel tie case is fairly expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tie travel case for the money
Iristide Cylinder Necktie Travel Storage Case
What you need to know: This cylinder tie travel case is perfect for trips where you only need to pack one tie.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly tie travel case is simple to use and helps prevent any wrinkles and creases. Its small size fits well in bigger bags.
What you should consider: This tie travel case doesn’t easily fit more than one tie.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LeanTravel Tie Case Organizer for Travel
What you need to know: This polyester grey tie travel case will keep you well organized.
What you’ll love: This zippered case fits up to six ties fairly easily. It features sturdy construction and an interior storage mesh bag where you can safely store your collar stays, tie bars, bow ties and cufflinks.
What you should consider: A few customers say that this case has an unpleasant musty smell.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Wisconsin DNR investigates illegal shooting of bald eagle found in Franklin
The eagle's bloodwork revealed a high level of lead toxicity.
The eagle's bloodwork revealed a high level of lead toxicity.
The eagle's bloodwork revealed a high level of lead toxicity.
An injured bald eagle was found in Franklin last Wednesday. The eagle was found on the ground with a fracture on its wing and a broken beak.
The injury is suspected to be from a gunshot. His bloodwork also revealed a high level of lead toxicity.
The eagle was taken to the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and had emergency surgery at the Blue Pearl Hospital and Specialty Care in Glendale-Avian and Exotics Service to stabilize the fracture.
Eagles and their nests are federally protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Under the Eagle Protection Act, wounding or killing an eagle can result in a fine of $100,000 and one year in prison for a first offense, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center has been caring for the injured eagle since Wednesday.
"We are doing everything we can to give him a fighting chance to survive. As long as he continues to improve and gain strength, he’ll have additional surgery in the coming days to ensure alignment of the bone as he heals,” said Crystal Sharlow-Schaefer, WHS wildlife director.
The Department of Natural Resources is asking for any and all tips that may be useful in identifying the responsible party or parties.
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‘George & Tammy’ stands by its stars in an oft-told musical tale with a country twang
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN
The soap-opera relationships of musical royalty have inspired plenty of movies, including a 1981 made-for-TV version of Tammy Wynette‘s biography, appropriately titled “Stand By Your Man.” With a six-part format, “George & Tammy” brings a more expansive twang to the fractious lives of country legends Wynette and George Jones, in a solid if unspectacular showcase for crooning stars Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon.
Viacom is giving this Showtime production an extra push by premiering it simultaneously on the pay channel and after its cable hit “Yellowstone,” a savvy maneuver in more ways than one. For starters, “George & Tammy” begins with the couple’s introduction while he’s grappling with alcoholism and she’s still married to Don Chapel (Pat Healy), which turns out to be by far the most interesting portion of a story that yields gradually diminishing returns thereafter.
Indeed, Tammy first meets George to discuss becoming his opening act while he’s both hung over and still in bed with an unidentified woman from the night before, offering a not-so-subtle tease of the challenges that lie ahead. When in a later episode she ruefully mutters, “Marriage don’t change nobody,” it brings that early moment screaming back to life, as does George’s sober confession, “I mess up everything good in my life.”
Adapted from the book by the couple’s daughter Georgette Jones by writer/producer Abe Sylvia (who worked with Chastain on “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and director John Hillcoat (“The Road”), “George & Tammy” begins in the late ’60s, with the boozing Jones slipping from his country pedestal and Wynette poised to vault to fame. In classic “A Star is Born” fashion, she gradually eclipses him, while his drinking and other excesses — shotguns and binge drinking turn out to be a combustible combination — put constant strain on her, perhaps best captured by his no-show at a concert that gives her rendition of “Stand By Your Man” a pointed meaning.
Chastain continues to carve out an inordinately unique niche of standout performances playing women named Tammy, although “Tammy Faye” embodied a different realm of high-profile personalities.
As noted, “George & Tammy” doesn’t sustain its early momentum, in part because there’s a predictability to the arc of these troubled relationships where the principals don’t know how to quit each other, personally or professionally, and being rich and famous turns out to be rough on relationships, despite all its benefits.
That is, of course, an oft-told tale, a la “Sid and Nancy” or Ike & Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” among past dramatizations within different musical genres. Understandably, stars are invariably drawn to these kind of showy roles, with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Rocketman” and “Elvis” among the recent examples.
Thanks to Chastain and Shannon (who admirably pull off their own singing), “George & Tammy” provides a warts-and-all window into Wynette and Jones’ lives. As for whether standing by them makes the argument for sitting through six chapters of a limited series, one’s passion for their music will likely tip the scales in deciding if it’s really worth that level of commitment.
“George & Tammy” premieres December 4 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime and Paramount Network.
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Mid-stage Energy Storage Developments Expected to Support Stable Electric Power in Texas
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC, a recently established integrated and multi-technology clean energy platform with a focus on utility scale energy storage, today announced it will develop two mid-stage energy storage assets in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. The assets were acquired from Black Mountain Energy Storage by a global alternative investment manager on behalf of its funds.
The two assets, Best Southwest BESS in Dallas County and Mallard BESS in Collin County, total 490MW of renewable energy capacity and are strategically sited near the Dallas-Fort Worth energy load pocket and within developing congestion pockets. Peregrine is targeting an early 2025 commercial operation date for both assets.
"These assets are a meaningful start for Peregrine's mission to strategically identify, manage and unlock long-term value from a robust, diversified portfolio of renewable assets," said Clay Canning, Director of Development for Peregrine Energy Solutions. "Through these assets, we believe we will be able to offer structured contracts within the ERCOT market at a time when demand for stable renewable energy continues to grow."
"We are pleased to have partnered with Peregrine Energy Solutions to develop these assets," said Witt Duncan, Director of Corporate Development for Black Mountain Energy Storage. "We believe they are strategically located, high quality assets with meaningful potential and look forward to their future success."
Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC seeks to source, develop, build and manage standalone battery energy storage and renewable energy assets across North America in an effort to unlock value in such assets. Assets developed and managed by Peregrine Energy Solutions are expected to benefit from an experienced team of renewable energy veterans who collectively bring over 15 gigawatts of renewable energy and storage facilities development experience to the projects they undertake.
About Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC
Peregrine Energy Solutions is an integrated and multi-technology clean energy platform with a focus on utility scale energy storage that was established in 2022 through a partnership between Peregrine Energy Management and a global alternative investment manager with approximately $20 billion of assets. Peregrine Energy Solutions is a limited liability company formed in Delaware and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.
About Black Mountain Energy Storage
Black Mountain Energy Storage is a team of energy experts who develop and operate battery energy storage facilities. Founded in 2021, BMES was established to bring reliable, emissions-free energy storage capacity to the electric grid to enhance system reliability and enable greater reliance on renewable generation. It focuses on investing in communities and markets where energy storage will provide long-term value to stakeholders.
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Prosek Partners for Castlelake
Josh Clarkson / Remy Marin
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Castlelake Media Relations
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Valet Living, the only nationally recognized full-service amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry, today announced a national preferred partnership agreement with The Bainbridge Companies (Bainbridge), a fully integrated family of real estate companies engaged in the development, construction/renovation, management, and acquisition of residential and commercial real estate as well as a leading owner, developer, and manager of luxury multifamily apartment communities. Valet Living provides amenity services to approximately 20,000 Bainbridge homes, representing roughly half the company's multi-unit portfolio.
The initial partnership launched over a decade ago, with a heavy focus on doorstep trash and recycling pickup. Since then, multiple communities have grown to include Torch Fitness, the Valet Living Connect virtual classes and events accessed through the Valet Living resident app, as well as other selected amenities.
"At Bainbridge Companies, we are heavily focused on our customer experience," explained Dana Caudell, president of property management with The Bainbridge Companies "We recognize and utilize all of the tools at our disposal, but nothing can replace a focus on consumer experience throughout one's residency at one of our properties. This is where Bainbridge shines and having a partner like Valet Living further extends our ability to deliver exceptional resident experiences."
Repeatedly named to the National Multifamily Housing Council's "Top 25 Developers" list, Bainbridge Companies simultaneously invests in growth and resident satisfaction, a dual focus that places a lot of responsibility on property-level staff.
"Residents want immediate results along with the knowledge that their needs are authentically cared for," Caudell continued. "Working alongside a partner like Valet Living is imperative in satisfying our residents' needs. We ensure they have reliable and dependable trash removal services that are convenient for them and their busy lives. We have partnered with Valet Living now for more than 10 years and have been thrilled with its ongoing commitment to excellence."
The newly announced preferred partnership between Bainbridge Companies and Valet Living reflects the increasing demand for exceptional experiences within multifamily communities. "Bainbridge's management understands that Valet Living is more than just a doorstep trash collection resource," said chief executive officer and president of Valet Living, Shawn Handrahan. "An increasing number of its communities rely on us to bring value to the residents through our app and other services. Whether it's bulk removal, Torch Fitness or our interactive mobile app, Bainbridge realizes the value we add to the resident experience."
"The Bainbridge Companies has been a national leader in supporting excellent residential experiences in multifamily communities," said Handrahan. "We are thrilled to deepen the relationship with this National Preferred Partnership Agreement, and continue to assist with the growth of their portfolio. As the premier amenity services provider to the multifamily industry, we are proud to support Bainbridge's residents and owners with our full suite of amenity services from a single vendor."
About Valet Living
Valet Living is the largest nationally recognized full-service amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry, performing more than 470 million amenity services annually, encompassing 1.8 million apartment homes in 40 states. Valet Living uses specialized technology that empowers its trusted associates to deliver standard-setting amenities in communities where people want to live. Valet Living has been setting the standard for residential living since 1995 and has been proven to increase property value. Valet Living is a portfolio company of the Private Equity Group GI Partners.
To learn more about Valet Living, please visit www.ValetLiving.com
About The Bainbridge Companies, LLC
Bainbridge is a leading owner, developer, and manager of luxury multifamily apartment communities throughout the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Texas. Founded in 1997, Bainbridge is a fully integrated family of real estate companies engaged in the development, construction, acquisition, and management of multifamily real estate. Bainbridge is headquartered in Wellington, FL with regional offices in Orlando and Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Bethesda, MD; Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; and, Dallas and Austin, TX. Bainbridge currently owns and manages in excess of 21,000 apartments, and develops and operates assets in 6 states and 33+ markets with more than 600 associates across its offices and portfolio. To learn more about Bainbridge's communities and recent development and acquisition activities, please visit https://bainbridgecompanies.com/.
Contact:
Nikita Bhappu Abbaspour
(813) 331-0680
nikita.bhappu@valetliving.com
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thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services to Expand Renewable Energy Logistics Services at its First Site in Louisiana, IRG Furthers Renovation Plans at Former GM Property
SHREVEPORT, La., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG), one of the largest industrial real estate developers in the nation, announced that thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, Inc, a leader in renewable energy logistics, will join IRG's 3.5 million square foot campus in Shreveport.
"We are thrilled to congratulate sustainability innovator, thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services on their expansion to a new market," said Stuart Lichter, president of IRG. "IRG is committed to continuing site improvements, pursuing aggressive leasing, and creating a rejuvenated economic center in Shreveport."
thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services' lease marks their first operation in Louisiana and includes a multi-year term for nearly 600,000 square feet of space. The company will join the U.S. Post Office and Hyundai Glovis, who also operate on site. thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services is an asset-based logistics company operating over 10mm sq/ft of value-add distribution services within the US alone, and is part of thyssenkrupp Materials Services, the largest mill-independent materials distributor and service provider in the western world.
"There were many reasons we chose to expand our footprint in Shreveport," said Bob Denehy, Chief Commercial Officer of thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, Inc. "The support from the community by way of IRG, the Port of Caddo-Bossier, Caddo Parish, and NLEP was critical. The property's location, future expansion opportunities, and the ability to smoothly establish a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) for our clients made the decision an easy one."
thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services' on-site logistics solutions include the material handling and distribution of renewable energy products on behalf of its expanding client base. The Port of Caddo-Bossier coordinated the establishment of a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) sub zone, the second on the property, to accommodate the company's international manufacturing materials.
"We are committed to creating a climate that fosters economic growth in the Port area," said Eric England, Executive Port Director. "We were able to streamline the FTZ process because of the collaborative nature of both IRG and tkSCS."
"This is the result of hard work paying off," said Caddo Parish's Administrator and CEO, Dr. Woodrow Wilson, Jr. "We celebrate the public/private partnerships that created an environment for IRG to attract tkSCS to Caddo Parish and will continue to collaborate to attract business expansion in 2023 and beyond."
North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) echoed these sentiments.
"Congratulations to IRG, tkSCS, and all entities involved with the success of this project," said Justyn Dixon, NLEP President & CEO. "IRG's work towards revitalizing the campus in Shreveport will bring future investments to the area, benefitting all of North Louisiana."
About IRG
IRG is a nationwide real estate development and investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development, and management of commercial and industrial real estate throughout the United States. IRG, through its affiliated partnerships and limited liability companies, operates a portfolio containing over 150 properties in 31 states with over 100 million square feet of rentable space. IRG is nationally recognized as a leading force behind the adaptive reuse of commercial and industrial real estate, solving some of America's most difficult real estate challenges. Learn more at www.industrialrealtygroup.com.
For more information, contact:
Lauren Crumrine, Director of Marketing
Industrial Realty Group, LLC
614-562-9252
lcrumrine@industrialrealtygroup.com
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