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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
9-7-2-0, Fireball: 6
(nine, seven, two, zero; Fireball: six)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
9-7-2-0, Fireball: 6
(nine, seven, two, zero; Fireball: six) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17552915.php | 2022-11-02 18:17:56 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17552915.php |
Dems' Senate victory puts Durbin at the center of judiciary action
The story this week—and for many weeks to come—is figuring out just why this stunning past election turned out the way it did and what it augurs for tomorrow.
I’ll leave the theorizing for another day, but there are some huge and clear immediate impacts.
LISTEN: Greg Hinz surveys the post-election landscape with Daily Gist host Amy Guth
One, the fact that the Democrats will retain and maybe expand their Senate majority by one means they and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., will continue to add scores and likely hundreds of judges nominated by President Joe Biden to the federal bench.
Durbin’s office didn’t immediately have any comment on whether he’ll still push for confirmation of several dozen pending nominations in the fall post-election session or now slow down and instead do it next year. But he and the Ds are in charge regardless of whether the party picks up that Georgia seat in next month’s runoff election, and the Rs surely know it.
Control of the House is still up in the air as of this writing, with Republicans having perhaps the slightest of edges but unlikely to have more than a three or four seat margin, max.
If the Ds stay in charge, Biden’s agenda will move farther ahead and area congressmen like North Sider Mike Quigley will continue to hold powerful chairmanships, in Quigley’s case of an appropriations subcommittee, making him a “cardinal” in D.C. vernacular. If the Rs prevail, no Illinois member of Congress seems well positioned to move up, not since GOP Rep. Rodney Davis (who would have been a committee chair) was knocked out in the June primary.
The Warnock-Walker runoff has a local connection
Meanwhile, no one was cheering harder for the Dems to win their 50th Senate seat in Arizona than Chicagoan Quentin Fulks.
Fulks—he led Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2018 campaign—is campaign manager for Georgia runoff contender Sen. Raphael Warnock. In a phone call before the Arizona outcome was official, Fulks said he’s confident Warnock will win either way but made it clear his preference for the Democrats to have Senate control before getting to Georgia. With Georgia no longer needed for control, he reasoned, Republicans who might not be thrilled with their nominee, Herschel Walker, but who would have voted to keep the seat in party hands now have less reason to turn out.
Fulks, who was a member of Crain's 40 Under 40 Class of 2020, also suggested that Donald Trump will be a runoff factor, too, if he as expected announces this week for the 2024 election. No one drives up Democratic turnout and pushes away some GOP moderates like Trump.
Fulks said he has no regrets having taken the Georgia job. “It was good for my career,” he put it. Now, “there’s more work to be done. We’ve got something to prove.”
Illinois Republicans, meantime, do some soul-searching
Other election fallout is continuing to rain down in Springfield.
With House GOP Leader Jim Durkin stepping down, Rep. Tony McCombie is claiming she has the votes to take his place. But others in the caucus say that’s not yet clear. We’ll see.
EARLIER: Durkin takes a parting shot at Trump
In the Senate, GOP Leader Dan McConchie wants another term. But he’s being challenged by Sen. John Curran.
Some other thoughts on the GOP’s electoral situation came from Illinois Republican Chairman Don Tracy.
Tuesday’s outcome, in which Republicans lost almost everything that counted in Illinois, was “very disappointing,” Tracy wrote in his weekly newsletter. Tracy went on to clearly blame Democratic gerrymandering and big spending by Pritzker, but also seemed to tacitly concede that conservative state Sen. Darren Bailey was not the right person to be the party’s nominee for governor. Wrote Tracy, “We did well downstate (and) slightly better in Chicago, but terrible in the suburbs.” As a result, Bailey statewide “got at least 100,000 fewer votes than (then-Gov. Bruce) Rauner did in 2018, the year Rauner lost to Pritzker by 17%.”
Meanwhile, don’t expect much news when lawmakers convene in Springfield Wednesday for the first week of their fall veto session. Bills to tighten abortion rights and tweak the SAFE-T criminal justice reform law are coming, but not until the veto session after Thanksgiving and perhaps not until next year, since Democrats kept their supermajorities in both chambers and have no reason to rush.
Lightfoot scores some wins
In Chicago, look for a mayoral campaign that’s already pretty lively to really heat up.
Incumbent Lori Lightfoot starts the week on a bit of a high. On top of Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, not running—and thereby not splitting the lakefront vote with her—Lightfoot picked up an endorsement from the Ironworkers District Council, possibly a sign that other building-trade unions will be in her camp. And she can crow about positive news from another Wall Street watchdog, as S&P Global shifted its outlook on Chicago debt from stable to positive, a sign of a possible upgrade to come. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/democrats-senate-victory-will-keep-durbin-busy-judiciary-committee-juice | 2022-11-14 15:22:47 | 0 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/democrats-senate-victory-will-keep-durbin-busy-judiciary-committee-juice |
FLINT, MI – A former candidate for Genesee County Commissioner has been charged in a federal indictment in connection with the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill in 2021, according to online court records.
Isaac A. Thomas, who ran against Amy Miller in the Republican primary election for the seat representing District 4 on the Genesee County Board of Commissioners appeared in the federal court building in Flint Thursday, Jan. 26, for an initial appearance with a federal arrest warrant issued in the District of Columbia.
According to online court records, Thomas is charged with the following:
-entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds;
-disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds;
-engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds;
-entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon;
-disorderly conduct in a capitol building;
-act of physical violence in the capitol grounds or buildings;
-parade, demonstrate or picket in any of the capitol buildings;
-assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon;
-obstruction of an official proceeding;
- and civil disorder.
A message to Thomas was not immediately returned Friday, Jan. 27.
Thomas’ case is being transferred to the federal court in the District of Columbia for further proceedings. His next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 7, according to records.
He is currently free on bond, records show.
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HONG KONG (AP) — South Korean technology firm Kakao launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop agency SM Entertainment and become its largest shareholder, escalating Tuesday a battle with entertainment firm Hybe for control of the company.
Kakao offered a tender price of 150,000 won ($115) per share, making the total value of the offer 1.25 trillion won ($960 million). SM, the group behind popular K-pop groups such as NCT and aespa, saw its shares jump over 15% to 149,700 won.
Kakao currently owns about 4.9% of shares in SM. If the tender offer is successful, the firm would control about 40% of SM shares and successfully fend off Hybe’s attempt to control SM Entertainment.
SM’s top executives expressed support for Kakao’s “friendly” tender offer and described the technology firm as the “optimal strategic cooperative partner” in a statement Tuesday.
Its tender offer comes weeks after Hybe, the entertainment firm behind global K-pop sensation BTS, announced a tender offer to purchase 25% of SM shares at 120,000 won ($93) per share shortly after acquiring a 14.8% stake in the company from SM founder Lee Soo-man, who is currently estranged from the firm he founded.
Hybe is now SM’s largest shareholder and had aimed to raise its stake to about 40%. However, shareholders however did not support its tender offer as the price was deemed to be too low. Following the end of the tender offer, Hybe currently owns about 15.8% of its rival.
“Unlike Hybe, which seeks to take control of SM’s Board of Directors through a hostile M&A, Kakao respects SM’s unique tradition and identity and will ensure the company’s independent operation as well as SM artists’ continuous activities,” the statement said.
SM Entertainment’s top executives have objected to Hybe’s attempt to increase ownership of the company, describing it as a hostile takeover attempt and saying it would lead to monopolization of the industry, pushing up costs for fans. It also said that SM artists might not be prioritized if Hybe controlled the firm.
Combined, both SM and Hybe account for 70% of revenues from albums and digital music in the K-pop industry.
Kakao’s tender offer came a day after SM Entertainment rescinded a contract to issue new shares and convertible bonds in a deal that would have made Kakao SM’s second-largest shareholder with a 9.05% stake in the firm, after a Seoul court ruled in favor of Lee, who had filed an injunction against the deal.
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AP journalist Juwon Park in Seoul, South Korea contributed to this report. | https://www.ksn.com/news/tech/ap-technology/kakao-offers-to-buy-35-of-k-pop-firm-sm-in-growing-battle/ | 2023-03-07 17:18:27 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/tech/ap-technology/kakao-offers-to-buy-35-of-k-pop-firm-sm-in-growing-battle/ |
Stellantis announced early Monday that it plans a second U.S. battery plant to help support American EV production.
With a memorandum of understanding signed between Stellantis and Samsung SDI Monday, the companies seek to start production at the facility in 2027 and “an initial annual production capacity of 34 gigawatt-hours.” But the location remains undisclosed and “currently under review,” according to a release.
The second battery plant will fall under the same StarPlus Energy joint venture as its first U.S. facility currently being built in Kokomo, Indiana and due to ramp up in early 2025.
Furthermore, Stellantis reported that the Indiana plant will aim for an annual production of 33 gigawatt-hours, up from 23 gwh when the project was announced.
Stellantis’ other proposed battery plant, a joint venture with LG Energy Solution, had been stalled until earlier this month over issues in which “the Canadian government has not delivered on what was agreed to,” according to what a Stellantis spokesperson said in May.
As of July 5, the companies reported the project was back on, with the plant due to start production in 2024, ramping up to an annual output of more than 45 gigawatt-hours.
That 4.5-million-square-foot factory with LG was previously due to be completed by the end of 2023. The site will also serve as a technology center for cell, module, and battery-pack development for EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids, but the company hasn’t yet commented on how this delay might affect those plans.
Stellantis also hasn’t yet provided an update on whether this affects the timeline for the launch of upcoming EVs, potentially including the Ram 1500 REV electric truck, a Dodge electric muscle car, and a Jeep Recon that could act as a fully electric “brother” to the Wrangler.
Samsung SDI cells have precedent in Stellantis’ U.S. EV lineup. The original Fiat 500e that arrived for limited U.S. sale a decade ago was equipped with cells from that company.
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Today is Friday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2022. There are 141 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 12, 1953, the Soviet Union conducted a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb.
On this date:
In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with whom he had clashed over Reconstruction policies. (Johnson was acquitted by the Senate.)
In 1898, fighting in the Spanish-American War came to an end.
In 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indianapolis 500, first opened.
In 1944, during World War II, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, was killed with his co-pilot when their explosives-laden Navy plane blew up over England.
In 1960, the first balloon communications satellite — the Echo 1 — was launched by the United States from Cape Canaveral.
In 1964, author Ian Fleming, 56, the creator of James Bond, died in Canterbury, Kent, England.
In 1978, Pope Paul VI, who had died Aug. 6 at age 80, was buried in St. Peter’s Basilica.
In 1981, IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150, at a press conference in New York.
In 1985, the world’s worst single-aircraft disaster occurred as a crippled Japan Airlines Boeing 747 on a domestic flight crashed into a mountain, killing 520 people. (Four people survived.)
In 1994, in baseball’s eighth work stoppage since 1972, players went on strike rather than allow team owners to limit their salaries. (The strike ended in April 1995.)
In 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk and its 118-man crew were lost during naval exercises in the Barents Sea.
In 2013, James “Whitey” Bulger, the feared Boston mob boss who became one of the nation’s most-wanted fugitives, was convicted in a string of 11 killings and dozens of other gangland crimes, many of them committed while he was said to be an FBI informant. (Bulger was sentenced to life; he was fatally beaten at a West Virginia prison in 2018, hours after being transferred from a facility in Florida.)
Ten years ago: With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on the Olympic Games with a spectacular pageant. Before the closing ceremony, the U.S. men’s basketball team defended its title by fighting off another huge challenge from Spain, pulling away in the final minutes for a 107-100 victory and its second straight Olympic championship. The victory by the men’s basketball team gave the United States its 46th gold medal in London; the U.S. initially won 104 medals overall, but was later stripped of a silver medal after a men’s relay team member tested positive for steroids. Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship with a 6-under 66 for an eight-shot victory at Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
Five years ago: A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally in the Virginia college town of Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and hurting more than a dozen others. (The attacker, James Alex Fields, was sentenced to life in prison on 29 federal hate crime charges, and life plus 419 years on state charges.) President Donald Trump condemned what he called an “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.”
One year ago: The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities – Kandahar and Herat – and a strategic provincial capital, further squeezing the country’s embattled government. The Pentagon said an additional 3,000 U.S. troops would go to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation of some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. U.S. health regulators authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in people with weakened immune systems to better protect them from the virus. The Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-8 in the first Major League Baseball game ever played in Iowa; the teams combined to hit eight home runs into the cornstalks beyond the outfield fence, next to the site used for the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.”
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) together with its parent, Sumitomo Corporation Japan (SC) announced its acquisition of Saconix LLC (Saconix), a company engaged in the procurement, sale, storage and distribution of sulfuric acid in the Western U.S. and the Gulf Coast region, expanding its market presence in the Sulfuric Acid business in North America.
Sumitomo agreed to fully acquire Saconix from Dallas based owners, Copperbeck Energy Partners, a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital, LLC. Saconix is one of the leading sulfuric acid distributors in North America providing logistics and storage solutions with strategically located assets, adding value through its functions and services that are very similar to Sulphuric Acid Trading Company (SATCO) Tampa, FL, another SC Group company.
With this acquisition, SC expands its footprint in the U.S. sulfuric acid business, adding operations and access now in both the Gulf region and West Coast region, including California, Nevada and Arizona.
"We identified Saconix as a strategic investment because its business model is extremely compatible with our current investments, and brings a high potential of growth synergy for our Sulfuric Acid business in the U.S., increasing our global competitiveness," said Masaya Sato, Basic Chemical Group General Manager of SCOA. "We expect to provide additional value and high service to our customers through the strong synergies of our global Sulfuric Acid business."
Sulfuric acid is the most widely distributed basic chemical in the world, and it is an essential chemical for people's lives because its uses span an extremely wide range of fields, including agriculture, industry, mining and textiles. Sulfuric acid is becoming increasingly important because of its increasing use at mining sites, such as copper, lithium and rare earth metals, which supports the realization of expecting a green society, and in the agricultural and fertilizer sectors, due to the increasing demand for food as the global population grows.
The Sumitomo Corporation Group's sulfuric acid business began with the export of sulfuric acid produced from the smelting of nonferrous metals from Japan, and since 1994, when it acquired INTERACID TRADING S.A. (Lausanne, Headquarters), parent company of SATCO. The SC group company handles one of the world's largest sulfuric acid maritime transport transactions and provides a wide range of logistics services in countries such as the U.S. and Chile, including the trading of sulfuric acid by sea, the regional distribution, and the storage of sulfuric acid. INTERACID owns and operates its own storage tanks for sulfuric acid, providing customers with just-in-time delivery of product, and if needed, leasing of storage tank space to customers requiring personalized logistics services.
Saconix owns, leases and operates in 7 strategic logistics facilities in the U.S. Gulf and West Coast. After the acquisition, we will firmly secure the leading position in the industry with handling more than 3.5milion tons of sulfuric acid by utilizing 19 tanks with approximately 330,000 tons capacity as the group total.
This acquisition represents Sumitomo Corporation's ongoing commitment to expanding business and facilitating global carbon reduction to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
About Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the company, established in 1952, is headquartered in New York City with nine offices in major U.S. cities. SCOA is responsible of activities in the Americas for Sumitomo Corporation, one of the world's leading traders of goods and services. As an integrated business enterprise, the firm has emerged as a major organizer of multinational projects, an expediter of ideas, an important international investor and financier, and a powerful force for distribution of products and global communications through a network of offices worldwide. Its core business units include Tubular Products, Environment and Infrastructure, Steel and Non Ferrous Metals, Transportation and Construction Systems, Chemicals and Electronics, Media and IOT Applications, Real Estate, Mineral Resources and Energy, and Food. For more information, visit www.sumitomocorp.com.
About Sumitomo Corporation's CCUS Initiatives
Sumitomo Corporation has highlighted mitigation of climate change as one of its key areas of focus, and has committed to being carbon neutral by 2050. Sumitomo Corporation recognizes that CCUS is a key technology to combat climate change, and in January 2023 established a dedicated global CCUS team within the Energy Innovation Initiative. This new team will capitalize on existing resources to establish new business along the whole CCUS value chain, including CO2 separation and capture, transport and storage and utilization of the captured carbon.
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SANTA CLARA — The 49ers have run out of superlatives when it comes to Aaron Donald.
The Rams defensive tackle has had bouquets thrown his way on a daily basis in the days preceding games with the 49ers. Then the 49ers, after being careful never to poke the NFL’s most dangerous bear, have gone out and played in such a way that reduces Donald from great to merely good.
A lot of that has to do with a journeyman lineman named Daniel Brunskill.
Donald had his championship moment a year ago in the NFC title game, having Jimmy Garoppolo in his grasp as he threw an interception that sealed a Super Bowl berth (and an eventual championship) for the Rams.
Yet the 49ers have won the last seven regular-season games and the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year wasn’t in a position to wreck any of them. It happened again in Week 4, when the 49ers won 24-9 at Levi’s Stadium. Donald had two tackles for loss but no sacks. It was one of only two games this season where Donald didn’t have a sack.
The 49ers (3-4) look to extend their streak against the Rams (3-3) Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The Rams, like the 49ers, aren’t having anywhere near the season they hoped up to this point.
While the focus will be on Garoppolo, new acquisition Christian McCaffrey, tight end George Kittle and Deebo Samuel (if he plays) when the 49ers are on offense, it’s worth keeping an eye on Brunskill.
Brunskill was undrafted out of San Diego State in 2017, three years after Donald was the No. 13 pick overall out of Pittsburgh by the Rams. He was a practice squad player in Atlanta but didn’t catch on. He played with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football, which went bankrupt after one season.
In 2019, Brunskill signed with the 49ers as a street free agent. He is 6-foot-5, 300 pounds and although considered a marginal talent, has shown an ability to exceed the sum of his parts, especially where Donald is concerned.
Brunskill started two games in 2019 at right guard and Donald had 3 1/2 sacks, although the 49ers won both games and determining which offensive lineman is most responsible for a sack can be tricky business.
In the last five games against the 49ers (including the NFC title game), Donald has one sack, and that came in a game in which Brunskill played center and Colton McKivitiz was at right guard.
Brunskill played every snap at right guard in both of last season’s regular-season wins as well as the NFC Championship loss. He subbed in for rookie starter Spencer Burford with 21 snaps in this season’s Week 4 win against the Rams.
Against all logic, Brunskill, who is making $2.43 million this season, has battled Donald on relatively even terms. With an average salary of $31.7 million, Donald is the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL.
And Brunskill thinks he’s worth it.
“He’s the best player I’ve ever seen on the D-line, one of the best I’ll ever go against,” Brunskill said.
As Brunskill points out, he can’t deal with Donald without a lot of help from his friends.
“Jimmy getting the ball out fast, the receivers getting open fast, all those things play into it,” Brunskill said “He’s going to beat you the worst way possible, but it’s going to come down to technique. You’ve really got to focus on that and trust the team around you.”
Both Shanahan and former run-game coordinator Mike McDaniel called Donald one of the best defensive players they’ve ever seen last year.
Yet Brunskill’s success against Donald doesn’t mean he’ll be in the starting lineup. Because of his knowledge and versatility, Brunskill has become the offensive line version of basketball’s sixth man, ready to sub in at any position that needs help. If needed, he can play every position on the offensive line. Based on his success against Donald, it would be a surprise if he didn’t see time on Sunday.
The value of Brunskill extends to the meeting room, where 49ers run game coordinator and line coach Chris Foerster calls on linemen to give a breakdown of their opposing player the night before every game.
Two linemen stood out as teachers — All-Pro tackle Trent Williams and Brunskill. Brunskill’s tutorial was on how to block Donald.
“He gave a clinic to the whole room his opinion how to play (No.) 99,” Foerster said after the 49ers’ first meeting this season against the Rams.
It isn’t difficult to envision Brunskill moving into coaching after his career is over, such is his love for schemes, angles and grunt work.
“That’s something I’d consider doing,” Brunskill said. “I’m a student of the game and it could definitely be a possibility. We’ll see when that happens.”
In the meantime, Burford has spent considerable time with Brunskill looking for details and tips.
“He’s another coach, for real,” Burford said. “He knows the playbook like the back of his hand, especially with certain calls, certain adjustments. He’s really a guy just filled with knowledge.”
Given that their systems of football have been adjusted but never overhauled since Shanahan took over the 49ers and Sean McVay the Rams in 2017, there shouldn’t be a lot of mystery on Sunday.
Like most linemen, Brunskill believes it will come down to the 49ers’ ability to run the ball effectively. When the 49ers lost last season’s title game 20-17, they weren’t able to maintain a 10-point fourth-quarter lead through ball control, finishing with 50 yards on 20 carries.
“The big difference in the championship game was I didn’t think we were able run the ball we wanted to,” Brunskill said. “We’ve got to get the run game going. I think everybody knows that.”
Including Aaron Donald. | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/10/27/keys-to-49ers-vs-rams-garoppolo-mccaffrey-kittle-and-daniel-brunskill/ | 2022-10-27 17:22:19 | 1 | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/10/27/keys-to-49ers-vs-rams-garoppolo-mccaffrey-kittle-and-daniel-brunskill/ |
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It’s been nearly seven months since Adidas split with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and boxes of his popular Yeezy shoes are still piled up in warehouses.
The fate of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezy stock is weighing on the German sportswear company as it tries to engineer a turnaround from the loss of the lucrative sneaker line and the continued fallout over its former ties to Ye.
Adidas is “getting closer and closer to making a decision” on what to do with the sneakers and the “options are narrowing,” new CEO Bjorn Gulden said in a conference call Friday after reporting 400 million euros ($441 million) in lost sales at the start of the year.
But with “so many interested parties” involved in the discussions, no decision had yet been reached, he said.
Adidas is stuck with stacks of its flagship Yeezy brand shoes after ending its relationship with Ye in October over his antisemitic and other offensive comments on social media and in interviews.
Gulden, who became CEO in January after the Ye split, declined to say if destroying the shoes had been ruled out but that the company was “trying to avoid that.”
He has previously said other options have drawbacks: selling the sneakers would mean paying royalties to Ye, restitching them to remove the brand identification would be dishonest, and giving them away to people in need could lead to resale because of their high market value.
Gulden would not say how many pairs of Yeezy shoes that Adidas is stuck holding “because then the consumer would know how many we have and that could have an impact on demand.”
Losing the Yeezy brand is “of course hurting us,” Gulden said in a statement. The breakup will reduce earnings by 500 million euros this year if Adidas decides not to sell the remaining Yeezy stock, the Herzogenaurach-based company said.
Net sales declined 1% in the first quarter, to 5.27 billion euros, and would have risen 9% with the Yeezy line, the company said. It reported a net loss of 24 million euros, a plunge from a profit of 310 million euros in the same period a year ago.
Operating profit, which excludes some items like taxes, was down to 60 million euros from 437 million euros a year earlier.
Gulden said the results for the Adidas were “a little better than we had expected” as the company seeks to restart growth and move beyond the breakup with Ye. He called 2023 “a year of transition” on the way to “a better ’24 and a good ’25.”
The company faces other problems tied to the rapper. Investors sued Adidas a week ago in the U.S., alleging the company knew about Ye’s offensive remarks and harmful behavior years before the split and failed to take precautionary measures to limit financial losses.
The lawsuit — representing people who bought Adidas securities between May 3, 2018, and February 21, 2023 — pointed to 2018 comments where Ye suggested slavery was a “choice” and reports of Ye making antisemitic statements in front of Adidas staff.
The company said last week that it rejected “these unfounded claims and will take all necessary measures to vigorously defend ourselves against them.”
Ending the Ye partnership also cost Adidas 600 million euros in lost sales in the last three months of 2022, helping drive the company to a net loss of 513 million euros.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trey Mancini saved the Houston Astros with the play of the game.
Until teammate Chas McCormick topped him with the play of a lifetime.
No matter how many potential game-changers the Philadelphia Phillies smashed in the late innings during Game 5 of the World Series, the Astros simply wouldn't let them catch up.
“You have to play defense,” McCormick said Thursday night after a 3-2 win gave Houston a 3-2 edge in the Series. “I’m speechless.”
In the eighth inning, Mancini corralled a wicked, one-hop grounder by Kyle Schwarber down the first-base line, sprawled into foul territory and then tagged the bag to strand runners at the corners.
“I had nothing going through my head,” Mancini said. “I just tackled it, basically.”
While Mancini's play was more instinct, McCormick's grab was pure athleticism.
With one out and no one aboard in the ninth, McCormick sprinted from his spot in center field, jumped high and banged into the chain-link fence to make a backhand catch on J.T. Realmuto's long drive.
“Honestly, I thought he hit it out," McCormick said. “At that point, I was being really aggressive. I was going to run through a wall and catch it, no matter what.”
“I saw it up in the air. The fence is really flexible. I ran right into it and it didn’t hurt too much. I jumped as high as I could and just made a great catch.”
McCormick, who grew up in nearby West Chester, Pennsylvania, rooting hard for the Phillies, bounced off the fence and was flat on his back on the warning track for a moment.
The crowd at Citizens Bank Park that had been roaring for a rally fell silent.
“Best feeling ever, just laying there looking at the Phillies fans. Being home,” he said.
Astros reliever Ryan Pressly pointed toward McCormick, and his teammates broke into huge smiles.
“It’s a tough one. It’s one of my better catches. One of the most important games of my life," McCormick said.
Said Astros manager Dusty Baker: “McCormick’s always bragged about his basketball skills, and so I guess I've got to believe him.”
The Phillies watched in stunned silence.
“I’m really surprised that he caught it," Philadelphia's Nick Castellanos said.
Mancini might've surprised himself.
A late sub at first base after Yuli Gurriel got hurt — and playing in the field for the first time since Oct. 5 — Mancini stopped a grounder by Schwarber going nearly 100 mph.
“Before the game, if you told me I contribute in a big way tonight, I thought it would come with my bat, not my glove,” Mancini said. "I’m much more known for my bat than my glove I’d say.
“Just really happy to contribute. That was a huge win,” he said.
Acquired from Baltimore in August, the slugger hit only .176 for his new team, and was 0 for 18 in his first postseason.
But when the ball came his way in a hurry, he snagged it. Schwarber, meanwhile, slammed his helmet to the ground.
“Trey, I can’t say enough about what he’s done,” winning pitcher Justin Verlander said. “Obviously, he would like to contribute more offensively.
“He said it himself: He said he’s not necessarily always known for his defensive play, but to come through with that play tonight. I mean, Schwarber hit that — it seems like every ball he hits in play is 110 miles an hour-plus. So for Trey to make that play, Trey and Chas both, just huge contributors to tonight.”
The result: The same week Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña and outfielder Kyle Tucker won Gold Gloves, two sterling plays by a pair of other defenders put Houston one victory from the championship.
Earlier in the game, Peña made a leaping catch to blunt a potential rally.
“You've got to give them credit,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “We just didn’t get many hits with runners in scoring position and we had a lot of opportunities.”
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I was attending cosmetology school and had to clean each brush individually," said the inventor from Spartanburg, S.C. "I thought of this idea to help clean multiple brushes in sanitary and timely manner."
She created the patent-pending MAKEUP BRUSH CAROUSEL that would automatically sanitize, dry, hold, and carry makeup brushes. This would eliminate the hassle of drying and sanitizing brushes manually and separately. This unit would provide cleaned brushes in a timely manner while eliminating the traditional methods of cleaning makeup brushes. Additionally, this would prevent premature replacement of cosmetic brushes, which would help save individuals a considerable amount of money.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CSK-237, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Series including Arthur™, Dinosaur Train™, Elinor Wonders Why™, Odd Squad™, The Berenstain Bears®, and Wild Kratts®
ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The Coloring Book entertainment programs for beloved brands Arthur™, Dinosaur Train™, Elinor Wonders Why™, Odd Squad™, The Berenstain Bears®, and Wild Kratts® include a variety of educational coloring products for Boys and Girls of All Ages, educators, parents, and the adult fan bases of these PBS KIDS® series.
ColoringBook.com, a property of Really Big Coloring Books®, Inc. publishing house, announced an exciting expansion of the company's product line with the launch of new Coloring Book Products Featuring Arthur™, Dinosaur Train™, Elinor Wonders Why™, Odd Squad™, The Berenstain Bears®, and Wild Kratts®. The new products are manufactured for entertainment and merchandising markets, educational venues, and consumers. Included is a line of products designed for marketing purposes for use by PBS member stations nationally with direct access on the company's website https://ColoringBook.com . There are a variety of coloring products with prices ranging from $0.87 to $19.93 per copy. The new product lines are available in sizes 5.5" x 8.5", up to 12" x 18" printed on high quality paper, bright cardstock covers with varying page counts and binding options. Available summer 2023.
Really Big Coloring Books®, continued investment in new product development brings forth products that meet the ever-demanding needs of the American populace. "Our company is known for its inclusiveness, diversity, and wide variety of topics. We listen to, and respect consumers regardless of race, creed, religion, political beliefs or otherwise. My primary focus is to provide wholesome educational family fun products for any person at any age that loves to color, read, relax, and learn," said company founder and publisher, N. Wayne Bell.
About Really Big Coloring Books®, Inc. | ColoringBook.com
Really Big Coloring Books® is one of the world's leading publishers and distributors of custom designed coloring and activity books. A producer of entertaining and educational coloring products for youth and adults. The company has over 1500 coloring book related domain names publishing books in over 30 languages. Founded in 1988, St. Louis, MO.
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BERLIN (AP) — German unions are calling on thousands of workers across the country’s transport system to stage a one-day strike on Monday that is expected to bring widespread disruption to planes, trains and local transit.
The ver.di service workers’ union and the EVG union, which represents many railway workers, announced the 24-hour walkout in a joint appearance Thursday that come as employees in many sectors have been seeking hefty raises to reflect persistently high inflation.
Ver.di chairman Frank Werneke said that his union is calling for 120,000 workers to walk out. Those will include security and ground workers at all German airports except Berlin, local transit employees in seven of Germany’s 16 states, harbor employees and workers on highways — the latter a measure that Werneke said is likely to affect some tunnels.
“This strike day will have a massive effect — we are aware of this and it is also necessary,” Werneke said. He added that it’s important to make clear before the next round of negotiations “that our demands have broad support in the workforce.”
EVG counterpart Martin Burkert said that his union is calling for 230,000 workers at Germany’s main railway operator, government-owned Deutsche Bahn, and others to walk out. He said people traveling on Sunday should take care “to be at their destination in a timely manner,” because some of the affected shifts could start on Sunday evening.
Ver.di is engaged in a series of pay negotiations, notably for employees of Germany’s federal and municipal governments. In that case, it is seeking a 10.5% pay raise. Employers have offered a total of 5% in two stages plus one-time payments of 2,500 euros ($2,700).
It already has staged a series of one-day walkouts at individual airports and in public services, including local transit.
EVG is seeking a raise of 12%. Deutsche Bahn also has offered a two-stage raise totaling 5% plus one-time payments.
Germany’s annual inflation rate in February was 8.7%. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/german-unions-call-for-wide-ranging-transport-strike-monday/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-03-23 14:15:52 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/german-unions-call-for-wide-ranging-transport-strike-monday/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis briefly went to Rome’s main hospital on Tuesday for tests and returned to the Vatican, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis.
The Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said the pontiff underwent “some clinical examinations and returned to the Vatican before noon” from the Gemelli hospital.
Witnesses at the Vatican’s Perugino gate, one of the main entrances to the city state, told The Associated Press that Francis greeted guards as he usually does before returning to his residence.
Francis, 86, spent three days at the Gemelli hospital in late March. Initially, the Vatican said he had gone in for scheduled tests, but the pontiff later revealed he had felt pain in his chest and was rushed to the hospital where bronchitis was diagnosed. He was put on intravenous antibiotics and was released April 1, quipping that he was “still alive.”
The Argentine pope had part of one lung removed when he was a young man. He also suffers from sciatica nerve pain and has been using a wheelchair and walker for more than a year because of strained ligaments in his knee.
Francis has had a packed schedule of late, with multiple audiences each day. The Vatican has recently confirmed a travel-filled August, when the Holy See and Italy are usually on vacation, with a four-day visit to Portugal the first week of August and a similarly long trip to Mongolia starting Aug. 31.
In a sign that the trips were very much on, the Vatican on Tuesday released the planned itinerary for Francis’ visit to Portugal for World Youth Day events from Aug. 2-6. The itinerary confirms a typically busy schedule that includes all the protocol meetings of an official state visit plus multiple events with young people and a day trip to the Marian shrine at Fatima.
Francis’ next public appointment, if confirmed, would be his weekly general audience on Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/pope-briefly-in-hospital-for-scheduled-tests-two-months-after-bronchitis-returns-to-vatican/ | 2023-06-07 05:19:55 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/pope-briefly-in-hospital-for-scheduled-tests-two-months-after-bronchitis-returns-to-vatican/ |
'Closest thing to a miracle': Health care workers on same flight where woman collapsed
Reunion with medical professionals, plane patient at Kaiser Permanente Roseville
Reunion with medical professionals, plane patient at Kaiser Permanente Roseville
Reunion with medical professionals, plane patient at Kaiser Permanente Roseville
It's a life-saving story straight from the skies.
An Auburn, California, woman suffered a massive heart attack on board a Hawaii-bound flight over the Pacific Ocean in January. On Wednesday, Karen Allen was reunited with the health care professionals who were on board that same flight and also happen to work at Kaiser Permanente Roseville.
"Karen's case is truly the closest thing to a miracle that I've experienced in my 20-year medical career," Dr. Brandon Winchester said.
Winchester is an anesthesiologist who was on the same flight heading to Maui as Allen and a colleague, Dr. Aaron Baker. Baker is a vascular surgeon.
"I was so glad the stars aligned that day to take care of her with all the right people at the right time," Baker said.
Also on board, Barton Health emergency room nurse Daryl Braga and Capt. Dan Nelson with the El Dorado Hills Fire Department.
"This really was a reaffirmation of why we went into medicine," Winchester said.
Allen was on her way to the Big Island with a layover in Maui when she said she boarded the flight not feeling well but didn't think anything of it. She said she got up to stretch her legs and headed to the bathroom but it was occupied.
"I sat on an armrest and then I was out and on the floor," Allen said. "That's when they came to save my life."
Baker said his wife, who is a nurse, alerted him that something didn't seem right with a fellow passenger. He looked down the aisle and saw her on the floor, "completely lifeless."
"That's when a flight attendant and I pulled her to a flat position inside the aisle and made the quick assessment to start CPR," he said.
Nelson and Braga jumped in to help and used a portable defibrillator that was on the plane to restart her heart. They resuscitated her and got her breathing again. The flight was already past the halfway point and about two hours from Maui and a hospital.
"We were a long way from shore and a long way from cardiac intervention," Winchester said.
They came together for a more proper introduction Wednesday and visited for the first time since they took life-saving measures on Allen. They hugged and shared stories about the incident.
"So nice to see you again," Allen said. "I made it again, thank goodness."
Allen, 69, who said she's active and doesn't have any health issues, suffered a massive heart attack, commonly known as a widow maker.
"Someone at the hospital undergoing CPR has a 5% chance of surviving that event," Baker said. "The fact that we were doing CPR for someone at 30,000 feet two hours from the nearest hospital and got her through it was quite remarkable."
Winchester believes a higher power put the medical professionals on Allen's flight.
"For you to not only survive it and look as amazing as you are is truly nothing short of an Act of God," he said.
Allen spent six days in a Maui hospital, including the intensive care unit, after doctors implanted a stent during heart surgery. She said she plans to resume her Hawaii trip once she gets stronger.
"They didn't expect me to make it and you guys absolutely saved my life," she told her heroes. | https://www.wgal.com/article/woman-heart-attack-midflight-health-care-workers/42935672 | 2023-02-16 13:08:09 | 0 | https://www.wgal.com/article/woman-heart-attack-midflight-health-care-workers/42935672 |
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Brands Group, Inc. ("we", "us", "DBG"or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DBGI), a curated collection of luxury lifestyle, digital-first brands, today announces that the Company and Sunnyside, LLC ("Sundry") revised their previously disclosed definitive acquisition agreement to require less cash and equity to close the transaction. The Company believes the transaction should close in November.
Sundry Acquisition Highlights:
- Sundry generated $22.8 million in revenue in 2021; and
- The acquisition is expected to be accretive to EBITDA immediately upon completion.
"We are excited about the significant revenue scale and positive cash flow that we will achieve between combining with the Sundry's acquisition," said Hil Davis, Chief Executive Officer of DBG.
Under the terms of the revised agreement, holders of Sundry membership interests will exchange all such interests for (i) $7.5 million in cash, (ii) $1.0 million in equity valued at the Issuance Price, and (iii) $5.5 million in debt to the sellers. Please refer to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the details and specifics of the acquisition agreement.
We offer a wide variety of apparel through numerous brands on a both direct-to-consumer and wholesale basis. We have created a business model derived from our founding as a digitally native-first vertical brand. Digital native first brands are brands founded as e-commerce driven businesses, where online sales constitute a meaningful percentage of net sales, although they often subsequently also expand into wholesale or direct retail channels., Unlike typical e-commerce brands, as a digitally native vertical brand we control our own distribution, sourcing products directly from our third-party manufacturers and selling directly to the end consumer. We focus on owning the customer's "closet share" by leveraging their data and purchase history to create personalized targeted content and looks for that specific customer cohort. We have strategically expanded into an omnichannel brand offering these styles and content not only on-line but at selected wholesale and retail storefronts. We believe this approach allows us opportunities to successfully drive Lifetime Value ("LTV") while increasing new customer growth.
Certain statements included in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the acquisition and the ability to meet the closing conditions required to complete the acquisition. Forward-looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting DBG and therefore involve several risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "should," and "may" and other words and terms of similar meaning or use of future dates, however, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. DBG undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: : (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed at all, which may adversely affect the price of the Company's securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by the business combination deadline, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the Acquisition Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Acquisition Agreement, (v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Sundry's business relationships, operating results and business generally, (vi) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Sundry and potential difficulties in Sundry employee retention as a result of the transaction, (ix) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company related to the Acquisition Agreement or the transaction, (vii) the ability to maintain the listing of the Company's securities on Nasdaq, (viii) the price of the Company's securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which the Company operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting the Company's business and changes in the combined capital structure, (ix) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (x) risks arising from the widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, including the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic; (xi) the level of consumer demand for apparel and accessories; disruption to DBGs distribution system; the financial strength of DBG's customers; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products; disruption and volatility in the global capital and credit markets and global supply chain; (xii) DBG's response to changing fashion trends, evolving consumer preferences and changing patterns of consumer behavior; intense competition from online retailers; manufacturing and product innovation; increasing pressure on margins; DBG's ability to implement its business strategy; (xiii) DBG's ability to grow its wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses; retail industry changes and challenges; (xiv) DBG's and its vendors' ability to maintain the strength and security of information technology systems; the risk that DBG's facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to and unable to anticipate or detect data security breaches and data or financial loss; (xv) DBG's ability to properly collect, use, manage and secure consumer and employee data; (xvi) stability of DBG's manufacturing facilities and foreign suppliers; continued use by DBG's suppliers of ethical business practices; DBG's ability to accurately forecast demand for products; continuity of members of DBG's management; (xvii) DBG's ability to protect trademarks and other intellectual property rights; possible goodwill and other asset impairment; (xviii) DBG's ability to execute and integrate acquisitions; changes in tax laws and liabilities; legal, regulatory, political and economic risks; (xix) adverse or unexpected weather conditions; (xx) DBG's indebtedness and its ability to obtain financing on favorable terms,; and (xxi) climate change and increased focus on sustainability issues. More information on potential factors that could affect DBG's financial results is included from time to time in DBG's public reports filed with the SEC, including DBG's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Forms 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC.
This document relates to a proposed transaction between the Company and Sundry. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The Company intends to file a proxy statement with the SEC. This proxy statement will be sent to all the Company shareholders. The Company has filed and will also file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of the Company are urged to read the proxy statement and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Company security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by the Company through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by the Company with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge at the Company's website here (https://ir.digitalbrandsgroup.co/sec-filings/all-sec-filings), from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or upon written request to invest@digitalbrandsgroup.co.
The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval.
Digital Brands Group, Inc. Company Contact
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NEW YORK (AP) — Adults. They, too, need fun stuff for the holidays.
From sweet treats to things with wheels, some ideas for pleasing a child at heart this holiday season:
BOARD GAMES
The Shakespeare Game: This bard-in-a-box extravaganza has players collecting characters and racing around London’s theaters. The idea is to put on as many plays as possible before others “steal your ideas, burn down your theaters or spread the plague!” The winner rakes in the most box office bucks and is the fastest to fame and glory. $35.
Wordle: The Party Game. Did you see it coming? Hasbro and The New York Times have made the get-it-in-six daily treat a board game. In each round, a player picked as host writes down a five-letter word. Others must figure it out in, you guessed it, six tries, competing to do it in the least number of attempts. Dry erase boards and familiar color coding are used. $19.99.
Paco Sako: This chess variant was originally the subject of a Kickstarter by Felix Albers, the Dutch dad who created it. Played on a regular chess board with regular chess pieces, there are unions that look like hugs and the winner “embraces” the opponent’s king, as opposed to capturing it. Pieces move the same as in chess but generally don’t leave the board. Still don’t get it? Have a look at reviews and how-tos before you plunk down $49.99.
EDIBLE TREATS
Dylan’s Candy Bar is a sugary, gifty playground year round, and especially at the holidays. The company’s clear plastic tackle boxes offer a little something for everybody. There’s one for $125 full of festive, shiny-wrapped candy bling. Another for $85 is a trip down memory lane for boomers with Zots, Mallo Cups, Chick-O-Sticks and more. Millennials have their own sour feast at the same price.
Got a licorice lover? The Danish confectionery Lakrids by Bulow has brought back their Advent calendar filled with 24 days of licorice covered in chocolate. I repeat. Licorice encased in chocolate, with flavors like raspberry and salted caramel. The goodness comes in a sleek, black-and-white packaging design. $55.
COLLECTIBLES & NOSTALGIA
A prize baseball card. A treasured stamp or coin. Figurines, vintage kitchenware. Surely you know at least one gift recipient with a collection of some sort. No? Then go the way of TikTok and embrace minis. They’re everywhere in those round wrapped eggs and other mystery containers (You never know which mini in a set you’ll get). For the truly obsessed, one company makes minis in minis featuring beloved candy brands. Those aren’t actually edible. $7.99.
For the beer lover, Etsy seller Pretentious Beer Glass has on offer four hand-blown Pilsner glasses for $162.
Big fans of Little People alert: Fisher Price has a six-piece collector set of figures from the hit “Ted Lasso.” The gang’s all here: Ted Lasso, Rebecca Welton, Keeley Jones, Coach Beard, Roy Kent and Sam Obisanya for a hit of toy nostalgia. $29.97.
Feeding the taste for nostalgia, Build-a-Bear has launched “The Bear Cave” line of plush bears and other characters partaking of Champagne, cocktails and beer. All are under $60.
Lite Brite sells a line of ‘50s and ’60s pop art sets intended to be hung on a wall after they’re created. They’re in the $100 range. Ho ho ho.
WHEELS
The American icon Schwinn makes something called the Shuffle Deluxe Scooter. It has two wheels and bicycle-like handlebars but retains scooter status with a nostalgic wood step board. With kickstand. $249. Razor recently launched the Razor Icon. It’s bigger, faster and electric.
If scooters aren’t how your giftees roll, try a longboard. They’re everywhere. Koastals are plentiful and come in a range of prices and designs. They’re handcrafted in Southern California. From $99 to $280. Buy complete or customize.
THEATER
At $129.99 a year, the streaming service BroadwayHD serves up full-length stage plays and musicals, including exclusive livestreams. It’s an unlimited, on-demand library of more than 300 theater productions from Broadway, the West End and beyond. Some ballets and concerts, too. Not looking to spend that much? Buy a month or two at $11.99 each.
Or you could pick up an original cast recording of a favorite musical, or a biography on a theater legend. “Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told ” by Kenneth Turan and Papp himself holds up. It’s been out since 2009 so shop around for a good price.
BOOZE
Can’t think of anything unusual? Research and reach for a special bottle. There are too many variables and options for too many palates to make one solid recommendation, but special splurges abound. Consider Garrison Brothers Distillery for bourbon. It has a range of price points.
Look for “premier cru” or “grand cru” on Champagne labels noting top vineyards, as in the Krug Grande Cuvée Brut. It’s in the $180 range. Got a wine buff? How about the 2019 Insignia from the Napa Valley Joseph Phelps Vineyards. $330.
“THE OFFICE”
For whatever reason, considering all the Lego sets and all the TV shows in the land, folks are frothing for Lego’s 1,164-piece set based on the Emmy-winning “The Office.” It’s Dunder Mifflin down to the tiniest detail and includes 15 mini-figures of the show’s main characters. A dozen of the figures have two facial expressions when the heads are turned around. Classic scenes come to life in Jim’s teapot, Michael’s World’s Best Boss mug and Dwight’s Jell-O-encased stapler. $119.99.
Lots of big-kid sets are out there if this one doesn’t do it. Among the Lego Ideas sets: a manual typewriter, the “Seinfeld” apartment set and a shoutout to “The Flintstones.”
OUTDOORS
Remember the cozy hygge phenom? Well, the Scandinavian concept of friluftsliv (roughly FREE-loofts-leeve) is another Nordic secret that’s spreading. It’s the idea of enjoying slow nature, and being kind to the Earth. Swedish-American Linda Akeson McGurk has written a book, “The Open-Air Life,” sharing the 10 principles of friluftsliv. She explains how to make a more meaningful relationship with the great outdoors. $20.
Searches for all things sporty chic, mountainside-style, are up on Etsy, said Dayna Isom Johnson, the handmade marketplace’s trend expert. Sellers there, and their buyers, are “looking to the mountains and snowy caps for inspiration,” she said. That includes folks looking for vintage ski gear.
A cheaper alternative to feed the outdoor trend? One Etsy seller, Cai Cai Handmade, offers mountain soy and beeswax candles that can be customized by color and scent, including pine forest.
To further friluftsliv a female giftee, wrap up some Moment mints by MotherBar. They’re nearly 100% organic and each includes 40 mg of full-spectrum CBD, along with Szechuan flower, peppermint and Bulgarian rose. $65 for 10. Recommended to start with one at a time, but who’s counting. The packaging and marketing are gender specific.
THE VIBRATIONS
Know somebody who needs a little help shaking off their pandemic funk?
Gift a card deck of affirmations and good vibes. Two sisters, Shanna Cancino and Cherish Wilson, have created The Vibe Check Deck of 52 cards with prompts to help people perk up. Such as: “Give someone a hug for 20 seconds” and “Explore your senses. Name five things you see, four things you feel, three things you hear, two things you smell, one thing you taste.” Not feeling those? How about: “Send a positive wish to your water and drink.” Surely, your gift recipient will at least smile, wryly or otherwise. $29.99.
Tarot decks are bountiful. For beginners, Clarkson Potter sells “Illuminated: A Journal for Your Tarot Practice.” It offers ways to more meaningfully engage with a deck and log observations and reflections. $16.
NETS & MORE NETS
Move over pickleball, Jazzminton Sport is on your tail. It’s an indoor-outdoor game played with paddles and birdies and a unique net with a horizontal cut out. There are no boundaries. No court is required. Set up is simple. Two people play. Just bat the birdie back and forth through the hole until the winner reaches an agreed-upon point number. $199.99.
If one net isn’t enough, go for four with Crossnet. It’s a four-square-meets-volleyball game for indoors, outdoors, on sand or concrete, in water or on grass. Play is, uh, complicated. In a nutshell: Four people are up or break into teams of two. Play goes around one hit per return across four nets until the ball hits the ground or goes out of bounds. People are rotated in and out. The net height is adjustable. $149.99 at Crossnetgame.com.
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Providing access to RNs, LPNs, CNAs, Physical Therapists, and Home Health Providers, ShiftMed's platform now has the largest base of providers delivered through on-demand technology
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ShiftMed, the first on-demand workforce platform delivering scalable, cost-efficient, and sustainable labor to in-home, acute, and post-acute care providers, is proud to announce that its network of credentialed healthcare professionals has surpassed 100,000. Available in more than 110 markets across the United States, ShiftMed is uniquely positioned to provide scalable labor solutions, reduce labor costs and help simplify the industry's workforce model.
ShiftMed's diverse nationwide network of healthcare professionals is not only the largest and highest-skilled in the industry, but it's also the first to connect healthcare facilities with workers across all certifications, from registered nurses to those with home health credentials. Having the largest supply of workers helps ShiftMed drive quality and deliver the highest fill rates, show rates and return rates in the industry.
"Delivering care on-demand is a huge task that only a scalable technology platform can tackle. The key to the growth of our supply has been decreasing the time to onboard and credential workers combined with popular features like Guaranteed Shifts®," said Todd Walrath, CEO of ShiftMed. "With over 100,000 caregivers and counting, ShiftMed has grown to be the #1 nursing jobs app in the market. Caregivers are searching for more flexibility and control over their schedules. Now ShiftMed allows them to work in acute hospitals, post-acute facilities and in the home."
The pandemic exacerbated the nurse shortage which is expected to increase by 50% from 2.2m to 3.3m additional required nurses by 2026 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). ShiftMed's technology keeps nurses working by helping them maintain credentials and offers them the most diverse shift selection.
Providers get to choose from skilled professionals to meet any staffing need, whether it be on a per diem, short-term, or permanent basis, without the burden of any contractual minimums. ShiftMed is currently meeting the needs of over 1,500 healthcare providers across 110 markets and is growing its footprint daily. By the end of 2022, ShiftMed will be offered in more than 200 cities.
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BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — An argument between two men over a golf game led one golfer to bite the nose off the other in the parking lot of a casino, police said.
Mark Wells, 51, of Biloxi initially fled the scene in a Tesla before turning himself in, Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said in a news release.
The nose was not found as the victim was taken to a hospital, WXXV-TV reported.
Officers responding to a complaint of an assault at the Hollywood Casino Monday night arrived to find a victim with a disfiguring facial injury, the statement said. “The investigation determined that suspect, Mark Curtis Wells, bit the nose off of the victim,” Schwartz said.
Officers were told that Wells and the victim had been arguing throughout the day over a golf game they played at the resort’s course.
Wells was charged with felony mayhem and booked on into the Hancock County jail, where he paid the required 10% of a $50,000 bond himself and walked out within the hour, WXXV reported.
According to the Biloxi Sun Herald, Wells faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of the felony, which state law defines as a premeditated "crime committed with the intent to kill in which the suspect mutilates, disfigures, disables, or destroys someone's tongue, eye, lip, nose, limb or another body part."
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Vidor, LC-M open up 10-4A D1 play in style in hotly-contested matchup
Published 12:42 am Saturday, October 8, 2022
VIDOR – When the season started, the Vidor Pirates were on a quest to defend their No. 1 playoff seed from the 2021 season.
Well, after getting off to an 0-3 start, the Pirates proved that they could right the ship.
They came away with a huge statement Friday night, winning their third straight game by defeating the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears 36-29 in the District 10-4A Division I district opener in front of a huge crowd at Pirate Stadium.
The Pirates (3-3, 1-0) offense came to play and took care of business all night long against the Bears (3-3, 0-1) defense, propelling them to a big win.
The Pirate defense stood strong, shutting down the passing game in the second half of the game.
“What a night, hats off to our kids, they came out and played a great game against a really good football team,” said Vidor coach Jeff Mathews. “The kids really were focused in on this one the last two weeks and they went out and executed. We had a couple of really long scoring drives, which is what we like to do in our offense, but LC-M kept battling back. We gained some early momentum and they took it back right before the half. That long drive in the second half that put us up by two was really huge.”
The Bear’s offense would struggle but they did have one outstanding player, Da’marion Morris. He led the team in rushing yards with 200 yards and in receiving yards with 82 yards on the night. Morris’ biggest play came from a 67-yard rushing touchdown.
Morris was electric when he had the ball, and made plays everywhere he could.
“We new coming in that Morris was a beast and he proved it again tonight,” said Mathews. “Defensively, we made some plays in the secondary that were really big. We were able to spread the ball around with our backs and Jason Watson had a big game at fullback, we needed a game like that from one of our seniors.”
Watson led the rushing game for the Pirates, putting up 133 yards on 19 rushes, including two touchdowns on the night. Watson’s biggest rush was a 41-yard scamper around the outside, that would later convert into a touchdown.
The Pirates made a big stop to start the game, and took advantage of good field position to take an early lead.
A couple of short runs got the drive started after starting at the Bears’ 34.
Quarterback Jarrett Odom found Daigan Venable for a big 16-yard pass to put the Pirates in the red zone. Dane Villadsen punched it in from 14 yards out for the score. After the PAT the Pirates took a 7-0 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first quarter.
The Pirates threw an interception in the red zone, but the defense fixed their mistake quickly with a stuff on the Bears’ offense. Kyler Garlaska got the pick for the Bears, but a run from Morris was stuffed on the next play and he went down in the end zone. Pirates get the safety and stretched their lead to 9-0 with 2:19 left in the first quarter.
Vidor put together another great drive, marching it down the Bears side of the field. Venable broke the drive open with a big 18-yard run to put the Pirates in the red zone. Watson powered in the final two yards for the touchdown. The Pirates did not make the two-point conversion,making the score 15-0 Pirates, with 4:02 left in the first half.
The Bears struck back just before the half with a big play from Morris to start the comeback journey. After stopping the Pirates, the Bears started on their own 33, but didn’t have plans of staying there long. Morris would got the carry, broke a few tackles up the middle and took off, kicking on the afterburners to break away. Morris ran it in from 67 yards for the touchdown. The PAT went through making the score 15-7 Pirates with 3:30 left in the first half.
The Bears kept battling, thanks to the arm of Reynolds, who finished 13-of-30 for 158 yards. Reynolds had five pass completions to get it done the field, finding Kyler Garlaska for two 12-yard passes to get the drive going. Reynolds would then find Morris, with just 11 seconds left in the half. Morris shook one defender and powered through two more to score from 23 yards out as time expired. Reynolds spotted Garlaska again for the two-point conversion, tying the game at 15-15 heading into halftime.
The Pirates got the ball back to start the second half, and wasted no time retaking the lead from the Bears. Watson started the drive with a couple solid runs and a quick first down.
Venable got a carry from the 11, bounced it around the outside and shed a tackler for the touchdown. After the PAT went through the Pirates led 22-15 with 8:40 left in the third quarter.
Vidor extend its lead after stuffing the Bears again on defense. The Pirates marched on a 15-play drive down the field and ate six minutes off the clock. The whole backfield got involved, the big run coming from Watson for 41 yards around the outside. Watson then tallied the touchdown from two yards out. After the PAT, the Pirates led 29-15 as the fourth quarter started.
LC-M kept their hopes alive with another Morris touchdown, this time it came through the air.
Morris zipped to a couple 10-yard runs to get them in Pirate territory and set up a touchdown chance. Reynolds faked a handoff to Morris, Morris swung out towards the sideline and found himself wide-open for a 49-yard touchdown catch. After the PAT the Pirates’ lead shrunk to 29-22 with10:41 left to play.
The Pirates figured out the Bears’ defense and marched it right back down the field for another touchdown. Villadsen had a 16-yard rush, the longest of the drive, after getting the ball in great position. After a Bears’ penalty, Ricky Gall was able to punch it in from six yards out. The PAT went through, making the score 36-22 with 8:26 left in the game.
LC-M put more points up late with a last ditch effort drive late into the fourth quarter. Reynolds would sling it eight times, but would only complete two of those, including the four- yard touchdown pass to Elijah Allison. After the PAT the Pirates led 36-29 with 35 seconds left to play.
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BY DAVID CRARY (AP National Writer)
In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways — some celebrating the state-level bans that have ensued, others angered that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive.
The divisions are epitomized in the country’s largest denomination — the Catholic Church. National polls repeatedly show that a majority of U.S. Catholics believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases, yet the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops supports sweeping bans.
Among Protestants, a solid majority of white evangelicals favor outlawing abortion. But most mainline Protestants support the right to abortion, and several of their top leaders have decried the year-old Supreme Court ruling that undermined that right by reversing the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973.
For example, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Michael Curry, said he was “deeply grieved” by that ruling.
The decision “institutionalizes inequality because women with access to resources will be able to exercise their moral judgment in ways that women without the same resources will not,” Curry said.
Some religious Americans have gone beyond expressions of dismay, filing lawsuits contending that new abortion bans infringed on their own religious beliefs. Jewish women played roles in such lawsuits in Indiana and Kentucky; in Florida, a synagogue in Boynton Beach — Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor — contended in a lawsuit that a state abortion ban violated Jewish teachings.
Dr. Sara Imershein, who performs first-trimester abortions in northern Virginia, said her Reform Judaism beliefs informed her decision to choose that path.
“I looked more at the liturgy of Judaism and found that it really supported my work,” she said. “I studied with my local rabbi.”
Imershein was in college when abortion was legalized nationwide. Now, at 69, she has seen Roe’s demise.
“Laws that restrict abortion … ignore our Jewish teachings that are very old, and they stomp on our religious freedom,” she said.
In Buddhism, Islam and Sikhism, there also is widespread acceptance of abortion in some circumstances. Most U.S. Hindus are “very much in support of choice,” said Dheepa Sundaram, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Denver; she cited the concept of karma which holds that each person has the liberty to act and face the consequences of their actions — good or bad.
Randall Balmer, a professor of American religious history at Dartmouth College, says the abortion debate is so intractable in part because believers in the opposing camps view the Bible — which doesn’t include the word “abortion” — as supporting their side.
“It shows the pliability of Scripture — the way that each group tries to marshal arguments on its behalf,” he said. “The Bible can be manipulated.”
“What strikes me about both sides is there’s no humility in their position,” Balmer added. “They stake out what they believe is God’s will, and everybody else is a heretic.”
Even within individual churches, divisions over abortion can flare. Bishop Timothy Clarke, pastor of First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio, frequently exhorts his predominantly African American congregation to respect those with opposing views.
Clarke describes himself as “biblically pro-life,” yet he criticizes the stringent abortion bans enacted in numerous Republican-led states as “excessive and extreme.”
Referring to laws that would criminalize abortion-providing doctors and deny abortion to victims of rape, he said many people in his church “are saying this is going too far. It’s beyond the pale.”
There is similar sentiment among some U.S. Catholics, says Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a professor of American studies and history at the University of Notre Dame and director of its Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism.
“There are some horrific stories coming out of pregnant women with severe issues who are being denied health care,” she said, referring to the consequences of some state abortion bans.
“We have to have a more human approach,” she said. “I think we’ll see more Catholics saying, ‘I’m not pro-abortion. But I want mercy. I want health care.’”
As a group, Catholic bishops are unwavering, as conveyed in a statement earlier this year from their conference’s president, Archbishop Timothy Broglio.
“The Catholic bishops of the United States are united in our commitment to life and will continue to work as one body in Christ to make abortion unthinkable,” he said.
A poll last year from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed a clear gap between the prevalent views of U.S. Catholics, and the anti-abortion positions of the bishops. According to the poll, 63% of Catholic adults said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and 68% opposed Roe v. Wade’s reversal.
“On every issue having to do with sexuality or reproductive health, there’s a huge gap between the way lay Catholics think and what the hierarchy is teaching,” said Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice.
“What’s challenging,” she said, “is that even though most Catholics believe abortion should be legal, they don’t speak about it publicly because of the taboo … the fear of being ostracized by their community.”
Manson noted that a 2014 survey by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, found that nearly one-fourth of U.S. abortion patients identify as Catholic.
“There’s an all-male hierarchy telling them they’re complicit in murder,” Manson said. “I wish what bishops and priests would do is listen to these women, listen to their stories of why they choose abortion.”
Among mainline Protestant denominations, there have been official statements acknowledging that abortion is a complex issue, but prevailing sentiment is that last year’s Supreme Court ruling was an injustice to women, particularly those already facing economic hardships and racial discrimination.
“This decision further complicates the struggle and creates division, anger, and chaos in an already divided and conflicted country,” wrote Bishop Thomas Bickerton, president of the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops.
Some Protestant pastors have emerged as outspoken advocates of abortion rights; among them is Jacqui Lewis, the first African American and first woman to serve as a senior minister in New York City’s historic Middle Collegiate Church.
She evoked the fear and heartache felt by many of the women affected by the new abortion bans.
“These are the poorest of us, the most disenfranchised and they’re struggling more because some portion of Christianity feels they have the right to decide for other people what is moral,” Lewis said. “It breaks my soul to see religion weaponized this way … it’s the opposite of what religion should be.”
Among the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, by far the largest evangelical denomination, there’s unified opposition to abortion. However, there has been sharp disagreement over whether to impose criminal penalties on women who get abortions.
The SBC’s president, Bart Barber, opposes criminalization of women in such cases and has sparred verbally with Baptist pastors who argue that such women. in some instances, should be considered murderers.
“I think it is unjust, unnecessary, and unwise to include in abortion laws the prosecution of women who seek or obtain an abortion,” Barber writes in a lengthy article. “The abortionist is the murderer, and any law banning abortion should identify the abortionist uniquely as such.”
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REAL New York finished the year strong, reporting $176MM+ in sales transactions and over 3,000 rental transactions in 2022. REAL New York also announced the sellout of Milk Factory, located at 850 Metropolitan Avenue, at the near exact, full $34MM sellout price. In addition to selling all of the condos, REAL New York's sales team achieved the three highest price per square foot sales in East Williamsburg, at nearly $1,700 per square foot. Jennifer Carey, Director of Sales at REAL New York, commended the team, noting, "We were proud to have worked with 850 Metropolitan developers as their exclusive brokerage since before the project launched in late 2019."
Additionally in 2022, REAL New York launched sales at 66 Reade Street, Tribeca's newest boutique luxury condominium, and at The Avant, an art-inspired, new condo development in the East Village. Designed by ROART, a New York-based architecture and design services firm, 66 Reade Street is a landmarked property transformed into a six-story building with five exclusive contemporary residences and one penthouse, ranging from $5.995MM to $7.995MM. Residence #4 closed with a last asking price of $6.375MM. The Avant features one and two bedrooms, ranging from $1.24MM to $2.15MM, with unique outdoor spaces in select residences.
On the rentals side, the company similarly held steady, with a comparable volume of transactions as compared to the previous year, even in the face of ongoing economic uncertainty following the COVID-19 pandemic. REAL New York is the exclusive leasing and marketing agent for rental developments throughout the city–including 60 West 125th Street, 171 Chrystie, and 212 West 124th Street–and further secured exclusive partnerships with developers at 63 Pitt Street on the Lower East Side and at 200 East 23rd Street in Gramercy, which is set to launch in early 2023.
The company again exceeded yearly recruiting goals, having on-boarded new agents as well as grown and solidified all managerial departments, including operations, sales, and marketing. On the executive team, Jillian Vaccaro was named Chief Operating Officer. Seth Kessler was named Head of Commercial. Seth has over 16 years of commercial real estate experience – specializing in representing landlords, real estate developers, and retailers. The company's marketing division grows with the addition of Md Kamruzzaman. Md comes from a brokerage firm specializing in the marketing and sales of notable luxury new developments in NYC. As Marketing Manager, Md Kamruzzaman will contribute extensive experience bringing new developments to market under the REAL New York brand.
Regularly throughout the year, as part of their Landlord Forum, Co-Founders Robert Rahmanian and Louis Adler met with over 300 fellow landlords and developers to discuss the real estate market and issues facing building owners throughout New York City. Guest speakers included Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, State Senator Joseph Addabbo, and Attorney Alexander Fotopoulos from KF Legal Group. Robert and Louis are optimistic about the future and looking forward to continued expansion in 2023. "Now more than ever our clients, agents, and owners are craving a forward-thinking, technology driven experience fueled by sincerity and transparency, and we're here to deliver that."
REAL New York is a residential & commercial real estate brokerage firm born of Manhattan roots, with knowledge and expertise that expands to every borough in New York City. To learn more, visit their website at realnewyork.com.
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Climate-fueled wildfires worsen danger for struggling fish
AMALIA, N.M. (AP) — Biologist Bryan Bakevich unscrewed the top of a plastic bucket and removed a Rio Grande cutthroat trout that squirmed from his grasp and plopped onto the grassy bank of Middle Ponil Creek.
“He wants to go home,” Bakevich said, easing the fish into the chilly, narrow stream — the final stop on a three-month, 750-mile (1,207-kilometer) odyssey for this cutthroat and 107 others plucked in June from another stream in mountainous northern New Mexico.
The state’s largest wildfire on record had roared perilously close to their previous home, torching trees and undergrowth on nearby slopes. Summer monsoon season was approaching, and heavy rains could sweep ashy muck into the creek, clogging fish gills and smothering gravel bottoms where they feed and spawn.
State and federal crews rushed to the rescue, using electrofishing gear to stun and net as many cutthroat as possible. They were trucked south to Las Cruces and kept in tanks at New Mexico State University until Middle Ponil Creek was readied to host them.
Today, wildlife agencies in the southwestern U.S. consider missions like this essential as climate change brings more frequent and hotter wildfires, fueled by prolonged drought and tree-killing bug infestations. Particularly vulnerable are Rio Grande cutthroat trout and gila trout — rare species found mostly in small, high-elevation streams.
“With every fire, more of their populations are being affected,” said Jill Wick, native fish program manager for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. “Their habitat is often gone, washed out of the creek. There’s no place they can hide and cool off. Their food is decimated as well.”
The danger is rising elsewhere. Tens of thousands of salmon, trout and other fish perished in August when a flash flood swept through a burn area in Northern California, sending a sludge plume into the Klamath River.
Trout numbers fell up to 80% in sections of Colorado’s Cache la Poudre River after floods and mudslides in summer 2021, a survey found. The biggest wildfire in state history had burned 326 square miles (844 square kilometers) in that area the previous year.
LOCATION MATTERS
Fire isn’t always bad for fish. Many species evolved to benefit from the “patchiness and diversity” wildfire brings to landscapes and waterways, said Dan Isaak, a U.S. Forest Service fisheries scientist in Idaho.
The one-two punch of fire and torrential rains is less common in northern regions. Ash tends to stay put through winter snows and seep into the ground or trickle into streams during spring thaws. It delivers nutrients for algae eaten by insects that become fish food. Burned trees topple into streams, creating pools and riffles for feeding and spawning.
But farther south, ever-larger fires incinerate so much foliage holding soil in place that heavy debris flows cause oversized algae blooms that can suffocate fish.
Their health also depends on surrounding features such as slope steepness, plant life and soil types, said Christopher Clare, a habitat protection biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. And, Clare said, climate change is heating streams, a problem worsened when fire robs banks of shade trees.
Rebecca Flitcroft, a U.S. Forest Service fish biologist in Corvallis, Oregon, has modeled danger that fire poses to spring Chinook salmon and bull trout in Washington’s Wenatchee River system feeding the Columbia River.
While both species are imperiled, results suggest the trout are worse off because they occupy isolated, cold headwaters. Fire intensity there is higher than in lower portions of river systems preferred by Chinook for easier access to the Pacific, Flitcroft said.
Man-made changes to waterways and landscapes make it harder for fish to survive during and after fires, she said. Water diversions have shrunk habitat. Low levels caused by drought, plus culverts, roads and dams, prevent fish from fleeing to cooler spots.
“We’re at a critical place right now with very intense fires, compounded with highly disturbed systems that don’t allow for connectivity and movement,” Flitcroft said.
CUTTHROATS IN TROUBLE
The Rio Grande cutthroat, New Mexico’s state fish, has long been going downhill. Drought and dams have disrupted its habitat. Nonnative brown and brook trout, stocked for sport angling, compete for food. Introduced rainbow trout interbreed with the cutthroat, diluting its genetics.
Named after the reddish slashes beneath its lower jaw, the colorful cutthroat occupies about 12% of its historical range in New Mexico and Colorado, according to a 2019 study that predicted continued decline.
New Mexico had 92 Rio Grande cutthroat populations at the beginning of this year.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2014 rejected a petition to place the cutthroat on the federal endangered list but was overruled by a federal judge and is reconsidering. The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity had sued for the designation, saying the trout was “barely hanging on.”
But a listing could bring land-use restrictions that many would find unpopular, said Toner Mitchell, New Mexico water and habitat coordinator for Trout Unlimited.
“There’s a risk of demonizing or villainizing the Rio Grande cutthroat,” Mitchell said. “That could result in anything from vandalism to outright efforts to exterminate the fish, when by and large, longtime residents prize them.”
Teams have rescued cutthroat and gila trout from New Mexico streams more than two dozen times since the late 1980s.
“Before these mega-fires, it might be one or two populations in trouble at one time,” Wick said. “Now, it’s two or three times as many.”
Nine cutthroat streams were within this summer’s Calf Canyon-Hermits Creek blaze, which began as two fires set to clear undergrowth but blew out of control, consuming more than 530 square miles (1,373 square kilometers).
Ash wiped out at least one stream’s cutthroats. Trout were salvaged from three others. Among them was Rito Morphy, a twisting, tree-lined creek in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range.
Not all of 190 fish from there survived the stress of two road trips and a months-long stay in university tanks. But the effort kept most alive until a new habitat could be prepared in Middle Ponil Creek, about 58 miles from Rito Morphy.
That required poisoning rainbow trout in the stream section where the fish would be placed. “We want to make sure the cutthroat stay genetically pure,” said U.S. Forest Service biologist Alyssa Radcliff.
It’s ecologically important to preserve a rare strain of fish, Radcliff said. Another goal is making more available for anglers. “A lot of people were taken by their grandpas and their grandmoms to these streams to catch these fish,” she said.
FREE AT LAST
On a recent sunny, windswept afternoon, a pickup truck stopped alongside a dirt road in Carson National Forest. Workers scooped cutthroats four to eight inches (10 to 20 centimeters) long from a large cooler into several five-gallon (19-liter) buckets, strapped them onto backpacks and lugged them through a meadow to the brush-lined, boulder-strewn creek.
When the buckets were tilted into the stream, the liberated fish darted about in the clear water and swished tails in the sandy bottom. Their new digs extended from the creek’s headwaters to a wire-and-rock barrier 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) downstream to keep out rainbow trout.
It was a quick ending for a mission that lasted all summer, said Bakevich, the state’s native fish supervisor.
“After doing all the hard work and coming here,” he said, “this is the best part.”
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Flesher reported from Traverse City, Michigan.
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CALGARY, AB, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PsiloTec Health Solutions Inc., operating as Zylorion Health, ("Zylorion" or the "Company"), a precision mental health care and psychedelic therapy focused innovator, is pleased to announce the filing of the Company's third provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO").
The provisional patent application covers the composition of matter of Zylorion's novel psilocybin-based compound, ZYL-314, for the treatment of mental health disorders and other central nervous system conditions and cognitive disorders.
"Our clinical team has been working tirelessly with our research partners on the development of novel second generation and industry leading compounds, and we are extremely excited about this discovery," commented Dr. Peter Silverstone, Chief Executive Officer. "ZYL-314 is truly unique and achieving this milestone demonstrates Zylorion's commitment to bringing innovative new therapies to market and creating long-term shareholder value through a strong portfolio of intellectual property assets".
The Company continues to gather the necessary data and evidence to support the claims and conversion of the composition of matter provisional patent and anticipates filing an application under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) within the next twelve months.
Zylorion is a biotech company engaged in the development and delivery of integrated precision mental health therapies to address psychological and neurological mental health conditions. Zylorion is focused on the research, development and commercialization of psychedelic-based compounds coupled with novel therapeutic treatment programs targeting a continuum of mental health conditions, such as MDD (major depressive disorder), TRD (treatment resistant depression), PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), general depression, anxiety disorders, and a number of addictive tendencies. Zylorion aims to leverage leading technologies to support the scalability and accessibility of its integrated therapy programs in its mission to enable those experiencing mental health challenges to thrive.
This news release contains statements that constitute forward-looking information ("forward-looking information") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking information and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that discusses predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information.
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Recognition affirms Ragged Branch's success and commitment to craftsmanship
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-bottle whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is proud to announce a sweeping victory at the prestigious New Orleans Spirits Competition. Three Ragged Branch bottled-in-bond whiskeys took home Best of Category awards, outshining a worthy class of contenders and showcasing the hard work and craftsmanship of the artisan distillery.
- Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon – Bottled in Bond: Best of Category Bourbon, Bottled in Bond
- Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon – Bottled in Bond: Best of Category, Wheated Bourbon, Bottled in Bond
- Ragged Branch Straight Rye – Bottled in Bond: Best of Category, Straight Rye Whiskey
"We couldn't be prouder that the whiskeys we sent to New Orleans are coming home with such distinguished awards," says Alex Toomy, founding partner and head distiller at Ragged Branch Distillery. "We work hard every day to make the best whiskey we can, and it's wonderful to receive independent affirmation that we're succeeding."
Each of the award-winning whiskeys is made with grains grown on-site at Ragged Branch and distilled on a 500-gallon pot still. Ragged Branch Straight Rye – Bottled in Bond is aged in a #3 char new oak barrel for over four years, while both Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon – Bottled in Bond and Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon – Bottled in Bond are double barreled: They spend over four years in #3 char new oak barrels, then are transferred to a second set of new oak barrels with a heavier #4 char for a year to a year and a half.
The New Orleans Spirits Competition aims to bring wider recognition of fine spirits to top bartenders worldwide. Affiliated with the long-running Tales of the Cocktail festival, the competition fields contenders from across the United States and around the world. Esteemed judges from the hospitality, spirits, and media sectors blind-taste and score each entry, with only the best candidates receiving a medal. "Best of Category" awards provide additional recognition of the most exemplary spirits within a given style.
"Ultimately, Ragged Branch's goal is to make great whiskey that people love," says John Foster, national director of sales and marketing at Ragged Branch Distillery. "We're thrilled to win these awards but at the end of the day, it's even more exciting to know that folks are enjoying Ragged Branch bourbon and rye. We hope this recognition will spread the word even further."
Ragged Branch is a farm-to-bottle distillery making authentic straight bourbon and straight rye whiskey the old-fashioned way: using hard work and uncompromising attention to detail. We are farmers who feel a responsibility to care for our land and allow people to make a connection with it they can taste. As a working farm, our goal is to make the best whiskey we can in the most sustainable way possible, while offering a flavor profile that is completely unique to us. We grow the grain to use in our recipes, and have produced, aged, and bottled every drop of our whiskey on-site since the beginning.
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TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Friday, July 8, 2022
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257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
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Austin-
Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 100 to 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat
index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ237-092100-
Inland Brazoria-
Including the cities of Pearland, Alvin, and Angleton
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 108 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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TXZ196-092100-
Brazos-
Including the cities of College Station and Bryan
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Heat index values up
to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
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TXZ195-092100-
Burleson-
Including the cities of Caldwell and Somerville
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 105 to 110. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 107. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Heat index values up
to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
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TXZ214-092100-
Chambers-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
and Old River-Winfree
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 107 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to
106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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TXZ210-092100-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 100 to 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat
index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ227-092100-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat
index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ238-092100-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight. Heat index values up to 106 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to south 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 109.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ198-092100-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Heat index values up to
112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Heat index
values up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ213-092100-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 104. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Heat index values
up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ163-092100-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 105.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat
index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming north in the afternoon. Heat index values up to
111.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. Heat index values
up to 108 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ235-092100-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 early in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Heat index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy with lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up
to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ200-092100-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat
index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 110 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ176-092100-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 105.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat
index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Heat index values up
to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ236-092100-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105 early in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows around 80. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ199-092100-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 100 to 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ179-092100-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 113 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Heat index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ178-092100-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 100 to 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ164-092100-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs 100 to 105.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat
index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Heat index
values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. Heat index values
up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ177-092100-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Heat index values up
to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Heat index
values up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ212-092100-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 100 to 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat
index values up to 111 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 114.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 103. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ197-092100-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs 100 to 105. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 106. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Heat index values up to
112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early
in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ226-092100-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ300-092100-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ313-092100-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 112.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows around 80. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Heat index values
up to 105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ338-092100-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 107 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. West winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Heat index values up to 114.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ337-092100-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index values up to 107 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ336-092100-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows around 80. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index
values up to 105 early.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ335-092100-
Coastal Jackson-
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105 early in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows around 80. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 107 early in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 109.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ436-092100-
Matagorda Islands-
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index values up to
105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid. Near steady temperature in the mid
80s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Near steady
temperature in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ437-092100-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Heat index values up to 105 early.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ438-092100-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index values up
to 112.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index values up to
111 early.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 115.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Heat index values up to 114 early.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 80s. Heat index values up to 105 early.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Near steady temperature in the upper 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 80s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ439-092100-
Bolivar Peninsula-
257 AM CDT Sat Jul 9 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index values up to
106 early.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index
values up to 111.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Heat index values up to 109 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to
106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
80s. Heat index values up to 105 early.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
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From top to bottom, the Big 12 hasn't started conference play like this in a decade.
No. 11 Kansas State has already surpassed last season's overall win total and made an impressive Top 25 poll debut this week after being picked to finish last in the 10-team league with new coach Jerome Tang and a completely revamped roster.
The Wildcats (15-1) have won their first four Big 12 games, just like defending national champion No. 2 Kansas and No. 14 Iowa State, which is surging again after a surprise run to the NCAA Sweet 16 last March.
“I’m very thankful. I’ve been really blessed by God to have this opportunity,” Tang said after K-State beat Oklahoma State for its ninth win in a row before he praised his 15-player roster. “I know this is not about me.”
The Big 12 is the only league in the county with half of its teams ranked, and every team still with a winning record. That is with previously ranked teams Texas Tech and West Virginia both 0-4 in the conference.
“We’ve just got to go on a run here," Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins said. “And it’s not going to be easy.”
The last time the Big 12 had multiple teams open league play 4-0 with multiple other teams 0-4 was 2012-13, the season it became a 10-school league. There is also a lot going on in between those two extremes.
Texas (14-2, 3-1 Big 12), moving forward without fired coach Chris Beard, had its biggest comeback in 10 years by overcoming an 18-point deficit to beat TCU at home Wednesday night. The Horned Frogs (13-3, 2-2) had rallied from 17 down for a win at Baylor a week earlier.
"In the Big 12, we’re going to be in games like this all season long,” said Longhorns interim coach Rodney Terry, who is 7-1 since taking over the program when Beard was suspended after an arrest on a felony domestic violence charge before being fired last week.
TCU, which last March got its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years, had an 11-game winning streak until Gabe Kalscheur's 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left gave Iowa State a 69-67 win on Saturday.
“In the second half, we’ve got to pick up our pace and show our will,” TCU guard Emanuel Miller said after the Texas loss. “We’ve got to know every possession matters. In this league, you mess up one possession, it can cost you the game.”
Only six of the 20 conference games played so far have been decided by more than six points and home court hasn't been an advantage so far: Visiting teams have an 11-9 record.
“It’s reality, we play in the toughest conference in college basketball. ... We have literally no off night," Oklahoma State senior forward Kalib Boone said.
The Cowboys now go to preseason Big 12 favorite Baylor (11-5, 1-3), the national champion two seasons ago and two-time defending league champ. The Bears avoided an 0-4 start when freshman Keyonte George had 32 points in an 83-78 victory at West Virginia on Wednesday in their first game as an unranked team since the end of the 2018-19 season.
Baylor was in a school-record 65 consecutive polls until back-to-back home losses last week. The Bears lost 88-87 to TCU before K-State's overtime win in Tang's return to Waco, where he was on Scott Drew's staff the previous 19 seasons.
“Coach Tang has done a great job with their chemistry, their grit, their toughness,” Drew said.
The Wildcats, off to their best overall start since 1958-59, has 10 transfers and three freshmen. The only holdovers from last season are junior forward Ismael Massoud and senior guard Markquis Nowell, the Big 12 leader with 8.8 assists a game and seventh with 17.2 points.
Kansas State debuted just outside the top 10 in the same AP Top 25 that saw Iowa State made a 11-point jump from 25th. The Cyclones have won the two most-lopsided conference games so far, by 15 over Baylor on New Years' Eve and 84-50 over Texas Tech this week.
Big 12 coaches picked Iowa State to finish eighth, even after coach T.J. Otzelberger won 22 games and took the Cyclones to the Sweet 16 in his debut last season after inheriting a two-win team. Their starting lineup has a true freshman guard and four transfers.
The Cyclones play Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse, where Kansas (15-1) just overcame a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes for a 79-75 victory over Oklahoma.
“We told them before the game you might as well enjoy it because it is going to be a grind,” Jayhawks coach Bill Self said.
That describes just about every Big 12 game so far this season.
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RESTON, Va., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOSi, a leader in delivering transformational, mission-critical technology solutions to the U.S. government, has named Kyle Fox as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Fox will be responsible for developing and implementing SOSi's internal and external corporate technology strategy to support a diverse business portfolio in the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and Federal Civilian agencies. His focus will be on strengthening SOSi's own cybersecurity posture and ensuring SOSi's competitive differentiation in the government technology market.
SOSi specializes in digital transformation, cyber, and C4ISR. It is widely recognized for its support to the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and U.S. Air Force Mission Partner Capability Office (MPCO). The company implements local, cloud-based and hybrid Zero Trust communication networks and recently established a modern DevSecOps capability for the development of secure multi-cloud data fabric solutions in support of global DoD network architecture requirements.
Prior to joining SOSi, Kyle was the Chief Software Officer (CSO) for the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center ICBM modernization program where he led the hardware/software technology development for the latest hypersonics, supply chain security, secure computing, power grid resiliency, quantum resistant encryption, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Kyle also served as the Chief Software Engineer for the $96B U.S. Air Force Sentinel (GBSD) ICBM modernization program, where he was responsible for more than 1000 software engineers and spearheaded the development of the first cloud native nuclear weapon system program and the first major weapon system in the DoD to leverage a complete DevSecOps delivery methodology.
"Kyle's experience leading many of DoD's largest and most critical technology R&D and modernization programs, together with his cyber expertise, are going to help us deliver cutting edge products and solutions that make us more competitive," said SOSi CEO, Julian Setian. "I look forward to pushing the boundaries of technology to drive dynamic growth for the company."
SOSi is a leading, privately owned technology and services integrator. Founded in 1989, SOSi provides mission-critical engineering, intelligence and logistics solutions to the U.S. government and commercial customers. We rise to every challenge, managing many of our nation's most critical programs around the globe. Visit sosi.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook for news and updates.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The greater Portland area has been working to get people off the streets and into housing. It’s part of the voter-approved Metro Supportive Housing Fund, which was passed in May 2020. It’s a ten-year effort but the results from the first year were just released.
From July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, officials reported that more than 1,600 people got off the streets and into housing. Another 9,200 were able to avoid homelessness altogether.
These were people in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. Those behind this tri-county effort said there’s more work to be done but this early data shows they are moving in the right direction.
“This is a regional housing and homelessness crisis — it’s not unique to any one particular community in the region, it's affecting everybody,” said Patricia Rojas, Metro’s regional housing director.
The Metro Supportive Housing Fund comes from incremental taxes on high-income earners and large businesses. It started in January 2021 and is overseen by Metro. Metro expected to get $180 million in the first fiscal year but they ended up getting more than $200 million. Rojas said they’ve spent about $56 million and the rest will roll over into the coming years.
“We are expecting much more. Something to keep in mind is that this is our first year and so we have a lot more doing and building to look forward to,” Rojas explained.
So far, they’ve housed 1,129 people in Multnomah County, 340 in Washington County and 170 in Clackamas County. More than 9,000 people in Multnomah county received eviction protection, plus 66 in Washington County. They’ve also opened 514 new, year-round shelter beds across the entire region.
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However, officials say that Clackamas County didn’t use all the money allocated to them.
“We are paying attention — for example, Clackamas County is underspent, so we are going to be working with Clackamas and the oversight committee to make sure they are on path to spend the allocation that they received,” said Rojas.
KGW asked Rojas, with the fund's $200 million first year, what are taxpayers who contributed to the program actually paying for?
“That is a great question. The funding can go towards any type of service that helps a person on their journey to exit homelessness,” said Rojas. That includes things like case managers, long-term rental assistance, behavioral health services and new shelter beds.
Once someone has been connected with housing, KGW asked Rojas how officials are ensuring that they remain there and don't end up back on the streets.
“Absolutely, that’s a great question. You know folks need varying needs of support after they’re housed,” Rojas said.
To keep people housed, they have what’s called permanent supportive housing. This provides people like Jessica Perry, who’s been homeless for nine years, with financial help and employment so she can keep her apartment.
“That probably is what stops most homeless people from searching out housing or trying to get into a place, because it’s very daunting,” Perry explained.
Money from the Metro Supportive Housing Fund paid for Perry’s first and last month’s rent, along with moving fees. She said it totaled about $5,000.
“I know I couldn’t have gotten to that place without that initial start,” she said.
Now, Perry works full-time at Cultivate Initiatives and pays her own rent each month.
“I wake up every day and I love coming to work. I wake up ready to go and I love it. I love being able to go home and pay my bills and enjoy being inside and all of the awesome little perks that come with it that you don’t realize are important until you don’t have them.”
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KNOP, Ramona
89, of Hilliard formerly of Springfield, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 17, 2022. She was born on January 14, 1933, in LaGrange, Indiana, to the late Claude and Bertice (Feller) Cline. Ramona was a faithful member of First Christian Church and participated in two mission trips to Honduras. She worked as a nurse for over 30 years having graduated from Parkview Nursing School. Ramona enjoyed her card club, doing crossword puzzles, sewing, cooking, and putting together puzzles. It gave her great joy to share her special Christmas treats with others like her famous Chex Mix. To cherish her memory, Ramona leaves behind her husband of 67 years, Jim; along with children: Jeffrey Knop, Kristina (Bill) Parry, Sheri (Ron) Lee and Terrie McKinney; siblings, Samuel (Candace) Cline, and Nancy (Art) Nicholson; grandchildren: Cliff, Haley, Coryn, Marissa, Kayla, and Joseph; great-grandchildren: Grayson, Parker, and Ruby; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by siblings: Mabel, Charles, Donald, June, Twyla, Claude Jr., Carol, and Keith. Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. in the First Christian Church in Springfield with visitation beginning one hour prior. The burial will take place on Sunday, July 24th at noon in the Greenwood Cemetery, Lagrange, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Sarmaritan Outreach Center. To leave online condolences and view her memorial video please visit
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Lawyers for NPR News and The New York Times have jointly filed a legal brief asking a judge to unseal hundreds of pages of documents from a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by an elections technology company against Fox News.
"This lawsuit is unquestionably a consequential defamation case that tests the scope of the First Amendment," the challenge brought by the news organizations reads. "It has been the subject of widespread public interest and media coverage and undeniably involves a matter of profound public interest: namely, how a broadcast network fact-checked and presented to the public the allegations that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen and that plaintiff was to blame."
Dominion Voting Systems has sued Fox and its parent company over claims made by Fox hosts and guests after the November 2020 presidential elections that the company had helped fraudulently throw the election to Joe Biden. Those claims were debunked - often in real time, and sometimes by Fox's own journalists. Dominion alleges that much potential business has been disrupted and that its staffers have faced death threats.
Fox argues it was vigorously reporting newsworthy allegations from inherently newsworthy people - then President Donald Trump and his campaign's attorneys and surrogates. Fox and its lawyers contend the case is an affront to First Amendment principles and that the lawsuit is intended to chill free speech. NPR has asked both sides for comment and will update this story as they reply.
The legal teams for Dominion and Fox filed rival motions before Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis earlier this month: in Dominion's case to find that Fox had defamed the company ahead of the April trial, in Fox's to dismiss all or much of the claims.
Those motions contained hundreds of pages of documents cataloguing the findings from the so-called "discovery" process. They will draw upon hours of testimony from scores of witnesses, including media magnate Rupert Murdoch as well as expansive searches of texts, emails, internal work messages and other communications and records from figures on both sides.
Previous revelations have offered narrow windows on the operations inside Fox after the election: a producer beseeching colleagues to keep host Jeanine Pirro from spouting groundless conspiracy theories on the air; primetime star Sean Hannity's claim under oath he did not believe the claims of fraud "for one second" despite amplifying such allegations on the air; Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott's pleas "not to give the crazies an inch." The motions sought by the two news organizations would yield far more information.
In the joint filing, NPR and the New York Times note they do not know the contents of the materials and therefore do not know whether there are instances in which public disclosure could do either side harm. They therefore ask Judge Davis "to ensure the parties meet their high burden to justify sealing information which goes to the heart of very public and significant events."
The documents will help the public determine "whether Defendants published false statements with actual malice and whether the lawsuit was filed to chill free speech," reads the filing by attorney Joseph C. Barsalona II, for the Times and NPR. "Accordingly, the interest in access to the Challenged Documents is vital."
Disclosure: This story was written by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and edited by Senior Business Editor Uri Berliner. Karl Baker contributed to this article. Under NPR's protocol for reporting on matters involving the network, no corporate official or senior news executive read this story before it was posted.
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WFO PORTLAND Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Portland OR
546 AM PST Mon Feb 13 2023
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Large waves and hazardous surf conditions. Breakers of
20 to 25 feet.
* WHERE...South Washington Coast.
* WHEN...From noon today to 4 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Destructive waves may wash over beaches, jetties, and
other structures unexpectedly. People can be swept off rocks and
jetties and drown while observing high surf. Higher than normal
water run-up is expected on beaches and low-lying shoreline.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches,
producing rip currents, sneaker waves and beach erosion. Stay
well back from the water's edge and be alert for exceptionally
high waves.
Keep away from large logs on the beach. Water running up on the
beach can easily lift or roll logs which can injure or kill
someone caught in their path.
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MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola celebrated like Manchester City had won the Premier League title.
While the top of the table was at stake, and not discounting the late drama of Haaland’s stoppage- time penalty for 10-man City, these are early days in the season. It is unlikely two dropped points would be too damaging to Guardiola’s ambitions.
But, to him, this was the latest evidence that his players are ready to go again.
With only one more round of league games to go before the start of the World Cup, his team ran the risk of losing ground on early pace-setter Arsenal.
This was also the chance to take advantage in a weekend when rivals are destined to drop points, with Arsenal facing Chelsea and Tottenham taking on Liverpool on Sunday.
It was perhaps with that in mind that City’s manager reacted so emotionally – embracing Kevin De Bruyne on the field and ordering his players to thank the fans.
Moments earlier Haaland swung his shirt in the air after converting his penalty to bring back memories of Aguero’s celebrations after firing City to its first Premier League title 10 years ago.
“We didn’t win the Premier League today, of course,” said manager Guardiola. “But in this moment it makes sense of our job for all of us.
“To see the faces of the crowd when we were on the pitch, it was really good.”
Guardiola has spoken in recent weeks of maintaining the levels his team has set over a five-year period in which he has won four Premier League titles.
Down to 10 men from the 26th minute, when Joao Cancelo was sent off for a professional foul on Harry Wilson, his players provided an emphatic response, dominating the play throughout and pushing for a late winner.
It also helps to have the talent of Haaland to bring off the bench when in search of a game-changer.
The Norwegian striker, who missed the previous two games with a foot injury, was summoned after 64 minutes and City’s threat level immediately increased.
So did the atmosphere, with Haaland’s arrival sparking almost as big a cheer as Julian Alvarez’s 17th-minute goal that put the home team in front.
Haaland was needed after Cancelo’s foul on Wilson saw Fulham awarded a penalty, which Andreas Pereira converted.
City look a completely different team with Haaland at the point of attack, and he soon had the ball in the back of the net when heading in De Bruyne’s cross from close range. But VAR cut the celebrations short.
Ultimately, it only added to the sense of drama, with Fulham defender Antonee Robinson succumbing to the pressure of trying to keep City at bay and bringing down De Bruyne in the box deep into time added on.
Haaland converted, even if goalkeeper Bernd Leno got a touch.
“The penalty was not the best penalty I have seen in my life,” said Guardiola. “But he hit it strong.
“If it’s soft it’s 50-50. If it’s strong it’s 75-30...mathematics is not my strong point.”
FRANK COMPLAINS AFTER COACH’S ALTERCATION WITH GROUNDSMAN
Brentford boss Thomas Frank said his goalkeeping coach was injured after a pre-match altercation with a Nottingham Forest groundsman.
Frank claimed Manu Sotelo had marks on him after an argument with a member of the groundstaff before kick-off in the 2-2 draw.
PA Sport reports the Football Association is aware of the incident and will await referee Andre Marriner’s report.
Frank said: “It surprised me a little bit, not that I am an experienced Premier League manager, but in all my time in football and especially all my time in the Premier League I have never, ever, ever seen a groundsman walking around in the middle of our warm-up doing things.”
PATIENCE PAYS OFF FOR LEICESTER
Leicester’s recovery continued with a 2-0 win against Everton.
Goals from Youri Tielemans and Harvey Barnes secured a third victory in four games for Brendan Rodgers’ team, which failed to win in its first seven of the season.
“It was just about staying patient and composed,” said Rodgers. “Experience gives you that. I have always had this group, who have been brilliant since I first walked through the door. The spirit is there. It was just a case of time, giving them patience and developing the team and thankfully they are playing with confidence.
“We have to continue with this level.”
WOLVES TO HIT THE MARKET
New Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui has been told he needs new recruits to turn the season around.
Caretaker boss Steve Davis made his assessment after his team lost 3-2 to Brighton, with Pascal Gross hitting a late winner.
“If I was in his shoes I would be looking to increase the numbers with some quality,” he said on the day Lopetegui’s appointment was announced.
LEEDS BELIEVE
Jesse Marsch hailed Leeds’ spirit after a dramatic 4-3 win against Bournemouth.
Crysencio Summerville’s 84th-minute goal settled a thrilling contest that swung from end to end.
It ensured back-to-back wins for Leeds after last week’s victory against Liverpool.
“From my first day here, what you see is real belief and real commitment and a real understanding that it takes every ounce of our being to compete and be good in this league,” said manager Marsch. “We still have a long way to go to consistently be the team that I want us to be, but in the meantime we know that we have commitment.”
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Crown Royal Is Spotlighting Chopped & Screwed Music and Houston Art with An Extra Rare Performance and Playlist Benefiting The Community Music Center of Houston
HOUSTON, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Royal Aged 18 Years continues to redefine what luxury means with a celebration that honors the Chopped & Screwed legends who've paved the way for the future changemakers in the Houston community and new musical royalty across the globe.
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Tonight, on DJ Screw Day, the anniversary of the iconic mixtape that started the Houston-born Chopped & Screwed genre, the award-winning whisky brand will host an extra rare night of music, art and culture. With curated music from OG Ron C of the Chopstars and Dr. Anne Lundy, the first African American woman to conduct the Houston Symphony, guests will experience a fusion of old and new luxury.
"I'm so grateful to have found a partner in Crown Royal 18, who truly understands what bringing together so many key players of the culture means. Honoring such an extra rare expression of music means so much to my community," shares Chopstar, producer and DJ OG Ron C. "This partnership is not only about how I express myself through the slow, artfully curated process of making a track, but also about celebrating the real within the Houston community and beyond that truly embodies this journey that I and many of my peers have embarked on."
Crown Royal 18 Year Old will prepare a royal stage for the Chopped and Screwed sound to be celebrated – mixing iconic hip hop tracks with live orchestration, spoken word and dance – for a one-of-a-kind performance that the distinctive music genre deserves.
"The contributions of Chopped & Screwed music have provided a platform for Houstonians to connect and express themselves through the arts," says Nicky Heckles, Vice President of Crown Royal. "We are thrilled to bring together such influential leaders in the community for this extra rare evening to celebrate all the amazing work they have achieved and their positive impact on past and future generations."
Those unable to join the performance in person will be able to experience the vibes of the unforgettable evening wherever they are by downloading the 'Extra Rare: Chopped & Screwed' playlist curated personally by OG Ron C. Over the next 18 days, each stream and download of the Spotify playlist will provide a donation on behalf of Crown Royal 18 Year Old to the Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), a non-profit that preserves black music traditions especially those to which the community is seldom exposed and are being lost, to keep the extra rare essence of the Houston community thriving.*
"I am honored to be a part of this momentous occasion and to have the Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra with me. I founded the orchestra to create opportunities for the Black community to perform together and showcase Black excellence in Houston," Dr. Anne Lundy, CMCH Music Director, Conductor, Violinist, Educator and Ethno-musicologist explains. "The extra rare essence of every community deserves to be put on a stage and this partnership with Crown Royal 18 Year Old helps me continue with my mission of honoring and uplifting the next generation of musicians."
Crown Royal has been a long standing supporter of the Texas community. In addition to its spotlight on the Houston community and Chopped & Screwed icons, the whisky brand recently celebrated the Black rodeo community in Fort Worth, Texas with an inaugural Juneteenth procession ride in celebration of the holiday and the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.
Crown Royal invites everyone 21+ to toast to the artist communities. Please remember to drink responsibly.
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Crown Royal Canadian Whisky is the number-one selling Canadian whisky brand in the world and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal's smooth, elegant flavor and gift-worthy presentation reflect its regal origins – it is considered the epitome of Canadian whisky. For more information, visit crownroyal.com. Crown Royal encourages all consumers to please enjoy responsibly.
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BETHESDA, Md., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for July 2022. The dividend is payable on August 9, 2022 to common stockholders of record as of July 29, 2022.
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Beef and Guinness stout pie is the ideal dish for your St. Patrick’s Day meal
In addition to wearing green, decorating with shamrocks and planning an Irish-themed get-together, you may want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by making a traditional Irish recipe.
A beef and Guinness stout pie is a hearty, crowd-pleasing dish that captures the essence of the March holiday. But if you’ve never made this tasty meal, you don’t need the luck of the Irish to achieve perfect results. We turned to BestReviews cooking expert, Andrea Boudewijn, for tips, her favorite recipe and product recommendations that will help you master this St. Paddy’s Day favorite.
In this article: Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Round Dutch Oven, Babish High-Carbon German Steel 8-inch Chef Knife and John Boos Maple Wood Edge Grain Reversible Cutting Board.
What is beef and Guinness stout pie and what are its origins?
As you might expect from the name, beef and Guinness stout pie consists of beef with a pie-like crust. Boudewijn explained what to expect of the delicious Irish treat.
“Beef and Stout pie is one of my favorite comfort foods any time of the year, but it’s especially appropriate to make in late winter, right around St. Patrick’s Day, as it’s a traditional Irish dish,” she said. “Similar to American pot pie, this savory stew pie is baked in a Dutch oven and covered with a pastry. It’s generally served in a single pot but could be adapted to make individual servings.”
Serving beef in rich broth or gravy with vegetables in pastry isn’t a new idea. Thought to have originated in ancient times, it was popularized in Britain hundreds of years ago.
The Irish version typically includes beef, potatoes, carrots and onions stewed in classic Irish Guinness stout with herbs and spices. Although other stouts can be used, Guinness stout is a traditional favorite. In fact, the delicacy is often referred to simply as “Guinness Pie.”
“Grab a Guinness or your favorite Irish stout and have fun putting together this delicious savory Irish beef and stout pie,” Boudewijn said, adding a few tips for excellent results. “Give yourself a few hours for prep and cooking. If making it for dinner, you’ll want to start around noon. Enjoy it any time of year, but especially when you want to celebrate the Irish in your life on St. Patrick’s Day.”
Boudewijn’s favorite beef and stout pie recipe
Beef and Guinness Pie
This Guinness stout pie recipe is sure to impress, especially when serving a special meal on St. Patrick’s Day. Boudewijn explained what to expect when making the dish, which serves 10.
“For this pie, you’ll be making two pie crusts and a thick stovetop stew to go between those crusts and sealed inside them,” she said, adding an alternative method can be used. “Another way to serve this is to put the finished stew in a bowl and top with baked rounds cut to the size of your serving bowls (just roll out your dough, flip the bowls upside down on the crust, and cut them out with a knife).”
Ingredients:
7 tablespoons olive oil
12 ounces white button mushrooms, quartered
1 1/2 cups frozen pearl onions, thawed
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
3 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 1/4 cups Guinness Irish Stout
1 cup beef broth
1 pound carrots, cut into thick coins
12 ounces red potatoes, cut into large dice
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
2 premade pie pastries
1 egg, beaten
Method:
- Start with your largest Dutch oven (6 quarts or more — you’ll need room to stir all the vegetables) and over medium heat add about a tablespoon of olive oil, the mushrooms, onions, and salt and pepper. Stir them occasionally and cook for 12 minutes or so, then transfer everything to a bowl to rest
- Salt and pepper your beef well, then coat it in the flour and shake off any excess. Add more olive oil to the Dutch oven and over medium-high heat add the beef cubes and brown on all sides. Transfer to a bowl to rest. Add 1/2 cup of water to the hot pot and deglaze it, scraping up the brown goodies at the bottom. This process might be easier done in two or three batches — make sure your beef has room to brown, and deglaze after browning each batch.
- Still on medium-high heat, add the garlic and tomato paste and cook for about a minute stirring constantly to avoid burning the garlic. Add the beef, Guinness, broth, and reserved liquid and stir to deglaze. Add the mushrooms, onions, carrots, potatoes and thyme and bring to a soft boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer it for about three hours (until the beef and veg are tender).
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Thaw and combine the pie pastries to make a large 16-inch round, or at least a large enough round to lay over the top of the Dutch oven and allow for a 1-inch overhang. Seal the pastry around the edges — the pastry will fall in the middle onto the filling.
- Cut three small slits in the center of the pastry, and bake for 30 minutes, then let it rest for 10 to 20 minutes.
- Serve it warm (with a pint of Guinness, of course)
Best products for making beef and Guinness stout pie, recommended by BestReviews’ cooking expert
Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Round Dutch Oven
Built to last and make cooking a breeze, this Dutch oven boasts an enameled finish that resists stuck-on food and cleans easily. The cast iron construction withstands temperatures up to 500 degrees. It comes with a lid that provides an excellent fit.
Babish High-Carbon German Steel 8-inch Chef Knife
The right knife will make quick work of preparing vegetables and other ingredients for your Guinness pie. Made of quality materials, this durable knife gets the job done and has a blade that maintains a sharp edge cut after cut.
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John Boos Maple Wood Edge Grain Reversible Cutting Board
Thanks to the strong maple wood construction, this cutting board is made to last and is perfect for slicing and chopping ingredients for your favorite recipes. It’s also reversible and easy to clean.
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KitchenAid Maple Wood-Handled Rolling Pin
Preparing homemade dough for a beef and Guinness pie is easy with a sturdy rolling pin. Made of solid maple wood, this tool has easy-to-grip handles that provide leverage while you work.
OXO Good Grips Wooden Corner Spoon
From stirring to serving, the right wooden spoon will serve several tasks when making Guinness pie and other recipes. This one is made of durable beech wood and features a square tip for scooping food from the edges and corners of cookware.
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Homearray Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set
A set of bowls will come in handy for mixing and storing ingredients. This one includes six bowls in different sizes for numerous uses. They are made of long-lasting stainless steel.
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Ozeri Touch Professional Digital Kitchen Scale
This highly accurate scale will simplify measuring ingredients so your recipes turn out perfect every time. It’s available in a wide selection of colors so you can match it to your kitchen decor theme.
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Accmor 11-piece Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons and Cups Set
You’ll be able to measure your ingredients for any recipe with this comprehensive set of spoons and cups. Each of the 11 pieces is crafted of long-lasting stainless steel and has clear measurement markings on the handles.
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Other top products recommended by the BestReviews team
- Libbey Craft Brews Classic Belgian Beer Glasses have a rounded bowl and tapered top that make them perfect for serving stout on St. Paddy’s Day.
- When it comes to serving stout pie, the Di Oro Spatula Set is a good choice.
- If you are having guests over for St. Patrick’s Day, the Mikasa Delray 40-piece Dinnerware Set will make it possible to serve your beef and Guinness stout pie in style.
- The Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven is another well-made model that’s available at a budget-friendly price.
- The Lenox Portola 65-piece Flatware Set is both elegant and functional.
- If you are looking for decorations for your home for St. Patrick’s Day, Glaring Pillow Covers have green graphics that are made for the holiday.
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Support-First Tele-Health Brand Makes Women's Wellness a Priority
CHICAGO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equilibria, a leading functional wellness company specializing in personalized support for all members, believes that wellness should be a priority, not a luxury, and last week announced a permanent price reduction on many products including all bundles and subscriptions, now available for up to 45% off MSRP.
"During this stressful time of escalating costs in most aspects of our consumer life, it's more important than ever that access to high-quality wellness products are within reach. We've worked incredibly hard with our premium supply chain to make Equilibria more affordable because when taken daily, our personalized wellness routines are transforming women's lives," said Coco Meers, CEO and co-founder of Equilibria. "We want as many women as possible to be able to experience the positive effects on their physical and mental well-being. Accessibility is the cornerstone of our mission. Up to now, we've achieved that through our unprecedented approach to product education. Today, we're doubling down by adding improved pricing into the mix."
CBD and other plant-based nutriceuticals work best when taken daily which is why Equilibria's subscribers have always received the lowest available pricing. Last week Equilibria increased their subscription savings from 20% to 25%. Additionally, customers who subscribe to multiple products will receive additional savings based on how many products are in their routine. These combined savings result in very attractive monthly prices, as much as 45% off MSRP. Here's how it works:
- Subscribe to 2 products and receive an additional 15% off (up from 10%), on top of your 25% subscription savings.
- Subscribe to 3 or more products and receive an additional 25% (up from 20%) off on top of your 25% subscription savings.
Members with existing subscriptions will see the new savings reflected in their monthly bundles. Dosage Specialists are always available to help anyone fine-tune their routine and learn which products are the best fit based off specific needs and goals.
Customers who aren't yet ready to commit to a subscription will still benefit from these bundle savings while they work with their personal educator to fine-tune the daily routine that's right for them.
Since day one, Equilibria's business model has been defined by an emphasis on education as a crucial part of the wellness journey. To further the mission of demystifying plant-based wellness, Equilibria is now offering free, pre-purchase 1:1 wellness consultations, led by dozens of seasoned functional wellness educators around the nation to anyone interested in learning more about plant-based wellness and where to start.
"The world of plant-based wellness can be really daunting. What ingredients are safe, at what levels, and how and why do they work in individual bodies to achieve specific health goals? At Equilibria we take the time to hold space for each and every member of our community - through 1:1 tele-health sessions to help her answer these questions and empower her to find her daily routine. By opening up this valuable conversation to more women who haven't yet purchased, we hope to make a daily CBD and nutraceutical routine much more accessible and easy to understand for all," says Meers.
To date, Equilibria has consulted with over 100,000 women on the best routines to address common goals like more calm, sleep, and relief. By opening up calls to all, the company hopes to be able to help hundreds of thousands more.
Equilibria helps hundreds of thousands of women across the country manage through daily struggles, both physical and mental, by pairing their plant-based supplement routines with personalized support. Starting with CBD and expanding into other functional health categories, their commitment to personalized education has separated them from a sea of competitors:
TELE-EDUCATION & CLINICAL SUPPORT - Understanding that all women are unique, Equilibria's personalized wellness model ensures women get the most out of their products, and start to see real results sooner. Throughout 2022, Equilibria will double down on this 1 on 1 support with improved access to tele-ed coaches, a mobile app for booking calls and other mindfulness and accountability features, and specialist appointments with experts around sleep, stress, women's health and more.
PRODUCT INNOVATION, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN - Equilibria's Member Education teams are trained to personalize every member's routines to meet her unique needs. In 2022, Equilibria will build on their high quality offering with more plant-based functional products that address specific health concerns, including specific women's health products in new formats that deliver exceptional systemic bioavailability for women.
FARM-TO-HOME QUALITY & TRANSPARENCY - Equilibria is committed to transparent and strategic supply chain relationships to ensure farm to home quality in every product. As partial owners in a Colorado-based organic hemp farm and bioscience lab, Equilibria uses its clinical data and member insights to inform R&D of the genetics program and help influence strain development. As a part of this unique vertically integrated strategy, Equilibria is positioned to influence earlier parts of the value chain to help inform the future of women's wellness through natural therapies.
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CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice signed off on four coal industry-backed bills at Appalachian Power’s coal-fired John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County on Wednesday.
With West Virginia Coal Association leaders on hand, Justice, a coal magnate, made the bills overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature law after singing the praises of coal two days after a United Nations climate panel released a report urging deep emissions reductions to slow devastating climate change.
The bill-signing ceremony at the Amos plant came the same day as the Governor’s Office announced the death of a coal miner on the job in Barbour County, an incident Justice acknowledged at the ceremony.
Cecil Barker, 62, of Philippi was fatally injured Wednesday morning while working as a surveyor at Century Mining’s Longview Mine in Barbour County, the Governor’s Office said Wednesday afternoon.
“We lost one of our own today,” Justice said at the bill-signing ceremony. Two other surveyors who were traveling with Barker underground to a mining section on a Striker two-seater rubber-tired mantrip when the wreck occurred sustained minor injuries, according to the Governor’s Office, which noted state and federal mine regulators will investigate.
Justice has not yet signed into law House Bill 3270, an industry-backed, miner advocate-opposed bill passed by the Legislature which would cap how much workers and their families could recover in compensation for noneconomic damages like pain and suffering when their employer is found to have deliberately endangered them on the job.
With Coal Association President Chris Hamilton standing over his left shoulder, Justice held up a chunk of coal in his right hand.
“I owe my life to this right here,” Justice said. “I really do. You can’t imagine.”
Justice inherited his coal business empire from his father upon his death in 1993. Justice acknowledged last week his family is looking to sell coal assets to shed debt. Business magazine Forbes removed the governor from its list of billionaires in 2021 because of his debt.
“Let me say on behalf of the Coal Association how much we appreciate the governor’s leadership, his vision, all the time he devotes to our fossil energies, our coal energy, our coal-fired electric manufacturing,” Hamilton said. “Governor, we just appreciate you so much.”
Among those joining Justice were Delegate Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, a 2024 gubernatorial candidate, and Sen. Rupie Phillips, R-Logan, one of the coal industry’s most outspoken coal proponents.
Justice signed off on Senate Bill 609, which requires approval from a board Justice rebooted to develop coal plants for any fossil fuel-powered plant to be decommissioned or deconstructed.
SB 609 mandates Public Energy Authority approval for any existing plant fueled by coal, oil or natural gas to be decommissioned or deconstructed. The law drew opposition from Energy Efficient West Virginia, the West Virginia Energy Users Group, a coalition of large industrial energy users, and other ratepayer advocates seeing it as undue interference with market forces driving coal assets to dwindle nationwide.
SB 609 applies even to non-utility plants. Justice has said he reactivated the Public Energy Authority in 2021 in part to develop a “next generation” of coal plants.
“Basically, in a nutshell, what we’re doing here is just saying — it’s just as simple as this — we’re not going to just take some environmental whatever and shut stuff down in West Virginia,” Justice said. “We’re just not going to do it. We’re going to have our Public Energy Authority, which is our wisdom now in place ... we’re not going to allow that without their approval.”
A 2020 analysis from the financial advisory firm Lazard estimated the ongoing cost of a new solar energy project is $24 to $32 per megawatt hour, $10 to $16 less per megawatt hour than the cost to operate an existing coal-fired power plant.
But Justice signed into law HB 3482, which requires state officials to identify economically viable sites for coal electric generation projects, an increasingly uneconomic enterprise.
The last coal-fired power plant 100 megawatts or greater built in the United States as of November came online in 2013, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
Coal comprised 91% of West Virginia’s electricity generation in 2021, far more than any other state.
West Virginia electric bills have ballooned as the state has clung to coal. State ratepayers faced a 90% climb in average residential electricity retail price from 2005 to 2020, according to Energy Information Administration data. Only Michigan had a greater increase by percentage.
Justice also signed into law HB 3303, which will reboot the Office of Coalfield Community Development to coordinate federal grant expenses, expand coal assets and come up with an educational program to support the state’s coal industry.
HB 3303 charges the office with “develop[ing] an educational program and policy materials” to “educate the public” about what the legislation says are “economic and societal benefits provided by the coal industry,” including coal-fired electric generation.
Justice also signed off on HB 3308, which in part requires approval from the Public Service Commission, which includes former Mon Power lobbyist Charlotte Lane and longtime former Coal Association President Bill Raney, for a public electric utility to close any electric generating plant or unit.
Under HB 3308, a utility ordered to shut down a plant by another jurisdiction’s regulators would recover costs previously allocated to that jurisdiction from West Virginia customers after a Public Service Commission proceeding and determination the plant or unit should keep operating.
The bill also would authorize state utility regulators to issue financing orders to utilities to allow recovery of certain costs through securitization via consumer rate relief bonds.
Wednesday’s ceremony comes after the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that public and private financing of fossil fuels driving climate change exceed those for climate adaptation and mitigation.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — As rain travels through the Miami Valley, people are finding themselves in the dark.
As of Wednesday at 5:54 p.m., the AES Ohio Outage Map shows 364 customers are without power.
AES Ohio Corporate Communications Director Mary Ann Kabel tells 2 NEWS that crews were seeing the most outages around the Coldwater and Huber Heights area. Kabel says AES Ohio crews are out working to quickly restore power to those without electricity.
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Some of the newest and most intriguing products on the cannabis market are the Delta 10 gummies. Like its cousin Delta THC, this novel cannabinoid is produced from the cannabis plant and is legal to use in the United States on a federal level.
This specific cannabinoid may encourage creativity, aid users in maintaining attention, and give users a serene, pleasant feeling instead of the mind-energizing effect typically associated with Delta 9 THC.
Even though Delta 10 is still a relatively new compound, researchers’ interest in finding other advantages of the hemp plant is growing. Additionally, the number of brands manufacturing these kinds of gummies is also growing.
Therefore, in this article, we listed top brands with some of the best Delta 10 gummies on the market along with the buying guide to make your decision easier.
Top Brands to Buy Best Delta 10 Gummies
- Exhale Wellness: Overall Best Delta 10 Gummies On The Market
- Diamond CBD: Most Popular Delta 10 THC Edibles
- JustDelta: Highly Potent D10 Edible Gummies
- Sacred Leaf: Well Known Brand for Delta 10 Gummy Bears
- CBD Supply MD: Best Selling THC Gummies to Buy Online
#1. Exhale Wellness: Overall Best Delta 10 Gummies On The Market
Brand overview
One of the leading hemp brands in the cannabis market is Exhale Wellness, which is based in Los Angeles, California. For everyone who craves the high and benefits of cannabis, the firm has developed the best CBD and THC products using top-notch techniques.
The hemp they use to make the products is collected from Colorado. Currently, Colorado is the state that provides hemp of the greatest quality, and it’s becoming the primary source of cannabis-related goods.
Furthermore, Exhale uses the CO2 method, which is natural and organic and doesn’t harm the flower during the extraction process; it is utilized to obtain the base hemp. Due to that, the final product is entirely natural and free of any kind of side effects.
To confirm the products’ legitimacy, the company has examined every product by a third-party laboratory and publicly shared the results on its official website. An independent lab must completely approve the product before being molded into the finished item.
The company offers free shipping and a 30-day money-back guarantee. They will give you your money back if you return the unused and undamaged product.
Product features
Theislandnow reveals that the Exhale Wellness Delta 10 gummies have revolutionized the cannabis industry. These gummies are tiny gummy cubes that are infused with Delta 10 THC, which is what causes the mind and body to feel euphoric.
Exhale’s Delta 10 gummies come in bottles with 30 candies. Each gummy cube includes 25 milligrams of Delta 10, and there is less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC in total. The high potency product is acceptable for regular THC use and won’t cause you high.
Exhale Wellness’s Delta 10 gummies are made from a blend of nutrient-dense ingredients and premium hemp extracts, making them all-natural and organic products.
Additionally, they are free of dairy, gluten, GMOs, and artificial flavors and colors. None of the products contain animal gelatin, additives, or preservatives, making them free of allergies and safe for vegans.
Pros
- Colorado-grown hemp
- Made with CO2 extraction method
- Third-party lab-tested with available COA
- Infused with full spectrum Delta 10 extract
- 25 milligrams of Delta 10 per gummy
- All-natural and organic product
- Free of dairy, gluten, GMOs, and artificial flavors and colors
- Contain less than 0.3% THC
- Free shipping
- A 30-day money-back guarantee
Cons
- Only available online
Customer reviews
Exhale Wellness has received the highest ratings and votes so far for the best CBD gummies available. The quality of items often leaves Exhale Wellness’ customers impressed.
The customer claim that the gummies help them with some health ailments and stress, such as joint pain, hypertension, sleeplessness, and other conditions, in addition to giving them a respectable euphoric experience.
Because the results are immediate and without any adverse effects, many previous users recommend these gummies.
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#2. Diamond CBD: Most Popular Delta 10 THC Edibles
Brand overview
When the campaign to legalize CBD began several years ago, Diamond CBD first appeared on the market. The company immediately recognized its emphasis on CBD research and commitment to creating hemp products with positive health effects.
Diamond CBD only works with non-GMO hemp that has been harvested on reputable farms in Scandinavia, Colorado, and Kentucky. Prior to manufacturing, all raw materials are quality-checked.
Their emphasis on cost and quality immediately attracted a following of devoted clients. All of their products go through rigorous testing, and they use extremely exacting production processes such as the CO2 extraction method.
Diamond CBD products are subjected to independent laboratory tests for potency and purity testing. The lab results are posted online; you can easily find them under “Lab Reports” at the bottom of the page if you scroll down. To view the lab reports and download the documents, click the provided hyperlink on the official website.
You’ll receive free and fast shipping on all orders of $100 or more. Also, you’ll get a 30-day money-back guarantee on all unopened products.
Product features
Hyper Delta 10 gummies are made of a Sativa-based cannabinoid that may stimulate your mind and give you energy all day. When you experience the newest natural, hemp-derived edible with Delta 10 THC and a taste of Delta 8 THC, you may feel pumped, buzzed, juiced, and your excitement will go into overdrive.
Fifty sweet and delicious gummies are included in each Hyper Delta 10 THC Tropical Gummies container. They come in a variety of delectable flavors, from watermelon, pineapple, and blueberry to an apple, mango, and fruit punch-flavored fruity combination.
These candies may deliver an unmatched energy rush, foster creativity, and produce a high like Sativa. It is an edible made from hemp that is entirely natural and has been infused with Delta 10 and Delta 8 THC.
A strong buzz should be guaranteed because of the package’s total of 1250 milligrams Delta 10 THC, which is around 25 milligrams per gummy. The recommended dosage is to start with just half a gummy and progressively increase it until you get the desired effect because each gummy contains about 25 milligrams of THC.
Pros
- Non-GMO hemp, grown in Scandinavia, Colorado, and Kentucky
- The CO2 extraction method is used
- Third-party lab tests with available in the “Lab Reports” section
- Less than 0.3% THC
- Made of Sativa-based cannabinoid
- 1250 milligrams Delta 10 THC, 25 milligrams per gummy
- A variety of delectable flavors
- A 30-days money-back guarantee
Cons
- Free shipping only on orders of $100 or more
- Not a vegan-friendly product
Customer reviews
Online reviews declare that Hyper Delta 10 gummies are a must-buy Delta 10 product and are the real stuff. These excellent treats, according to users, are delectable and leave no aftertaste. Users claim that these edibles are a great choice to try after a long and stressful day at work.
#3. JustDelta: Highly Potent D10 Edible Gummies
Brand overview
JustDelta, as a leader in the Delta 10 market, is renowned for carrying the best delta 10 gummies in the cutthroat cannabis sector. They are based in South Florida and are frequently acknowledged as one of the best suppliers in the cannabis industry.
The company’s mission is to improve people’s lives by providing them with the most suitable and efficient Delta 8 products. Although hemp extracts may provide many health advantages, the company’s main priority is the user’s experience.
JustDelta is renowned for its experienced sales representatives, welcoming customer support team, and expert shipping division. They do anything possible to enhance the emotional and physical health of their clients and win their trust. JustDelta practices complete transparency, releasing online blogs on teaching and sharing their lab results.
On all orders over $35, shipping is free. Thanks to FedEx and DHL, JustDelta delivers packages to all valid addresses in all of the 50 US states. Each of the powerful Delta 8 goods they offer for sale is backed by a complete satisfaction guarantee. If you are unsatisfied, they will refund your money within 30 days of your purchase.
Product features
JustDelta Delta 10 gummies are made with high-quality ingredients and are devoid of MSG, fat, gluten, and artificial sweeteners. Same as every product they sell, JustDelta gummies are renowned for having the most natural components.
In contrast to other Delta 10 products, JustDelta provides three delectable tastes of Delta 10 gummies, including Sour Bear, Peach Rings, and Rainbow Belts.
JustDelta provides a range of Delta 10 gummies in smaller quantities of 250 milligrams for new users, and more seasoned users, an excellent 1.000 milligrams. No matter the potency, the gummies don’t contain more than 0.3% THC.
JustDelta gummies should deliver a sweet pleasure for any time use if you’re looking for a delightfully elevating and potent relaxing impact. Simply pop your preferred flavor gummy into your mouth when you want to add a little dynamic to your life.
Pros
- An experienced and reputed brand
- Made only of high-quality ingredients
- Devoid of MSG, fat, gluten, and artificial sweeteners
- Less than 0.3% THC
- Three different flavor options (Sour Bear, Peach Rings, and Rainbow Belts)
- Free shipping on orders above $35
- Refund within 30 days of purchase
Cons
- Shipping might take a little longer for some states
- Contains gelatin
Customer reviews
Many users have tried these outstanding Delta 10 gummies, and they are typically happy with their quality and the gentle, long-lasting benefits they have on the body and brain. JustDelta Delta 10 edibles, which are powerful, secure, and very reasonably priced, have assisted many individuals in the beginning to live happier and more relaxed lives.
#4. Sacred Leaf: Well Known Brand for Delta 10 Gummy Bears
Brand overview
Sacred Leaf’s only objective is to offer their clients the greatest quality CBD extracted from hemp in a variety of ways so they can get the treatment they deserve. See which of their many CBD and THC product options are best for you.
Sacred Leaf has some of the best hemp goods available in the USA. The company’s mission is to offer clients the best hemp-derived goods possible in various forms.
This core value of consideration has helped Sacred Leaf develop modestly over just a few short years from a single location in Lawrence, Kansas, to a franchised national brand with 25 locations spread across several states.
On orders above $50, shipping is free. If you are not completely happy with your purchase, you have two options: return the item for a full refund or exchange it for a different item, whether similar or not.
You can return the product up to 30 days after the date of purchase. Any item you return must be in the original packing and the same condition as when you received it.
Product features
The Sacred Leaf Delta 10 gummies contain 25 milligrams of Delta 10 THC extracted from hemp and may provide a calming, jitter-free “high”. As stated in their COA, the lab-tested gummies also include high-quality components.
Each of these gummies contains 25 milligrams of Delta 10. There are 10 gummies per bag, meaning you’ll receive 250 milligrams of Delta 10 in total. These gummies are made of natural ingredients and are 100% safe to use; however, they aren’t vegan-friendly.
Sacred Leaf’s Delta 10 gummy squares are some of the most potent edibles available. They might be the best and safe alternative to using marijuana since they may give you a relaxing mood and mild high.
Because each person’s body reacts differently to Delta 10, the manufacturer advises consuming half a gummy for beginners. Additionally, you need to wait 90 minutes before taking any more.
Pros
- High-quality and US-sourced hemp
- Hemp-derived Delta 10 THC
- 25 milligrams of Delta 10 per gummy
- Third-party lab tested
- Available COAs
- Highly potent edibles
- A 30-days money-back guarantee
Cons
- These gummies might be more potent than some other Delta 10 gummies
- Free shipping only on orders above $50
Customer reviews
All of the previous users of Sacred Leaf have marked this brand as one of the safest places to buy Delta 10 gummies and other hemp-derived products. According to some of the customers’ reviews, these gummies will recharge your batteries and reduce the negativity of your everyday responsibilities.
#5. CBD Supply MD: Best Selling THC Gummies to Buy Online
Brand overview
The website CBD Supply MD is an online store that is designed to give adult users access to items made with legal cannabidiol. It’s an easy way to find the right CBD or THC product for you within numerous reliable hemp companies.
All of their products are legitimate and in compliance with the 2018 US Farm Bill Update, which permits the sale of products derived from hemp CBD extraction as long as they meet the established standards. Every product contains 0.3% or less Delta 9 THC per dry weight basis.
Also, the products have undergone third-party testing, and the certificates of analysis are always available on the brand’s official website. All products offered on CBD Supply MD are legal and safe to use without causing any side effects.
Product features
CBD Supply MD uses hemp farmed on US farms grown under strict circumstances and regulated by the law. In addition, the company conducts third-party lab testing for all kinds of contaminants.
Koi Delta 10 THC gummies are carefully blended and are made according to cGMP regulations. They contain no harmful ingredients or additives and are entirely safe for vegans since they are free of animal gelatine.
These Delta 10 gummies come in five different fruity flavors, including Blue-Razz, Strawberry, Watermelon, Lime, and Mango. Each bottle contains 20 gummies with 25 milligrams of Delta 10 per gummy.
Koi Delta 10 gummies may increase your energy, making them perfect for boosting creativity, staying focused, and completing tasks. They may positively influence your mood and give you an extraordinary experience.
Koi CBD proceeds with the orders within 1-2 business days. Shipping is free on orders over $49, and for orders under $49, it costs $6. Furthermore, if you’re unsatisfied with the purchase, you can ask for a refund within 30 days of the purchase date.
Pros
- US-grown hemp
- Third-party lab-tested product with available COA
- Less than 0.3% THC
- cGMP regulated
- No harmful ingredients or additives
- Five different flavors
- 25 milligrams of Delta 10 per gummy
- Free shipping
- A 30 days refund policy
Cons
- Shipping only within the US
Customer reviews
Most of the Koi Delta 10 gummies’ reviews are positive. The users like the gummies’ affordable price and their high quality. Many consumers claim that these Delta 10 gummies awake their right brain and help them to succeed in the tasks even on the hardest days.
How Did We Make This List of Delta 10 THC Gummies?
When defining our selection of gummies, we had to take into account several different aspects. We made this list in order to save you time and effort, and more importantly, we wanted to protect you from false advertising of goods.
Numerous hemp-related products are imitations of well-known brands, and frequently these products do not stick to the law. This could give you even more trouble because you risk getting in legal trouble if you are discovered using them.
Therefore, we avoid fake products because they could be dangerous to your health. So, we made a list of the crucial characteristics we were looking for in a brand to include it on our list.
Brand reputation
We focused on a company’s popularity and reputation. We accomplished this by perusing an extensive amount of online reviews.
This allowed us to reduce our selection to the companies that had received the most favorable reviews. We learned which company is well-known for its high-quality products and top-notch customer service, which made it incredibly effective.
It’s important to remember that established brands have a reputation to sustain. Because of this, companies that invest a lot in their reputation we’ve considered as companies that have gummies of higher quality, more effective, and reliable.
Transparency
When considering various businesses, we looked for brands with excellent transparency. The lack of information on the developing hemp-based industry may signify a fraudulent company.
Since many companies lacked transparency, we aimed to promote available companies only. We examined companies that did this by utilizing independent lab tests. Additionally, we looked into analytical certification availability (COAs).
Quality
We wanted to make sure the items are made with only natural ingredients and don’t include any unnecessary preservatives that are harmful to anyone. Before making any decisions, we also consider the method of extraction and how a product is grown.
Cost
Delta 10 products might be quite pricey. Items made by Delta 10 take a lot of work, which raises the cost.
We are aware that not everyone can afford these things. Fake products are becoming just as expensive as real things as a result of product overproduction.
Suspicion is raised when the price level appears to be incredibly low, but the ingredients seem to be unique and of great quality.
In order to determine whether the deal was legitimate, we looked at the user and consumer evaluations. We weren’t looking for the cheapest products, but we kept in mind to search for reasonably priced items for their quality.
Customers review
Reading what customers have to say about the company or its products is the greatest method to determine whether they’re reliable or not. Customer testimonials will also be visible on the websites of businesses with a lot of industry experience.
However, we also looked at what people were saying on independent review websites since we thought they were more sincere. We skipped reviews if there were few or none for the brand we were considering. The majority of customer reviews for the companies on our list are promising.
Buying Guide for Delta 10 Gummies
It can be difficult to find Delta 10 gummies of high quality. You can choose any of the five brands we’ve listed above, but additionally, we want to arm you with the knowledge necessary to conduct your own study.
Delta 10 and other hemp-derived products are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This indicates that there are a ton of poor products and outright fakes on the market. Sadly, the frauds prey on those who lack the knowledge necessary to determine if a thing is genuine or not.
Here are a few things to watch out for while purchasing Delta 10 gummies:
Third-party lab tests
Buy only Delta 10 gummies that have received approval from a third party. Delta 10 is unregulated by the FDA; thus, legitimate hemp firms have their products independently tested to show clients they are safe to use.
You may be sure that a product is legitimate, safe, and legal if it has passed a third-party lab test. A Delta 10 gummy product that has received independent approval will include the amount of Delta 10 (and Delta 8) that is specified on the box, less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC, and no potentially dangerous additives.
You still need to be aware because some suspicious brands would assert that they test their products “in-house”. This doesn’t make them any more legitimate; if there is anything suspicious, the opposition to independent testing suggests they aren’t.
Always inquire if you can view the third-party lab tests from the supplier before purchasing a Delta 10 gummy product. Brands that have nothing to conceal will be delighted to show them to you.
Ingredients
Even if a product has received approval from a third party, it is still wise to review the components list. Terpene-containing products will have that recognizable marijuana odor, which is not ideal if you must be conscious about your intake.
Even if Delta 10 is legal, not everyone is familiar with it. On that topic, make sure to look at the gummies’ packaging. You can combine Delta 10 gummies with other candy for added discretion because they all resemble traditional candies identically.
Terpenes can also affect how a product works. While some terpene profiles encourage creativity and vitality, others promote greater rest.
Delta-10 to Delta-8 ratio
Pure Delta 10 extract is difficult to find in Delta 10 gummies. The majority of brands blend Delta 10 with more Delta 8. To understand the impacts, you should examine the Delta 10 to Delta 8 ratio before purchasing.
The intellectual and stimulating effects of products with a more balanced ratio are more likely to occur. However, gummies with higher doses of Delta 8 should lean more toward sedation and relaxation. Choose the gummies you desire and make your purchases properly.
Delta-10 strength per serving
Manufacturers of Delta 10 gummies pre-dose the gummies to make it simpler for you to keep track of your tolerance. Buying gummies that are too powerful for you makes it difficult to divide them into smaller portions. Purchasing gummies below your tolerance limit also doesn’t make economic sense.
Delta 9 THC content
Only goods with less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC are permitted to be sold as legal Delta 10 products. If you live outside of one of the 18 states where marijuana is legal, you should always check the THC content for safety and legality.
Consider expected effects
Although the effects of cannabis vary from person to person, some candies from the Delta 10 brand are energizing while others are more calming. Knowing what you want to experience will therefore help you avoid unneeded disappointment.
In addition to taking into account the manufacturer’s advised dosage, you can read customer reviews and learn from their insights about particular brands of Delta 10 gummies.
Packaging quality
Make sure the box is always completely sealed when purchasing Delta 10 gummies. The packaging should be airtight in order to maintain the gummies’ efficacy and integrity. The gummies may be expired or ineffective if the seal is broken, or even worse, they may alter.
FAQs on Delta 10 THC Online
Can Delta 10 gummies make me high?
The short answer to this question is “absolutely”! The powerful feeling Delta 10 gummies can deliver with just one gummy may thrill those who are using them.
Although Delta 10 gummies might make you feel good, the high you get is slightly different from what you might anticipate from the conventional Delta 9 THC high.
Without the unfavorable overpowering couch locking effects that Delta 9 THC is notorious for delivering, Delta 10 THC gives a genuinely distinct and more refined form of high that increases your energy while bringing greater clarity.
What are the benefits of Delta 10?
Feedback received so far on the advantages of Delta 10 THC gummies points to the potential applications of this unique delta chemical. Some of the advantages of Delta 10 gummies might provide are:
- Powerful mood booster
- A wave of energy
- Improved mood
- Increased creativity
- Enhanced focus
- Strong clarity
It has been demonstrated that Delta 10 THC provides a calming and elevating effect while producing less desired side effects. Additionally, Delta 10 THC has mood-enhancing properties and has been shown to reduce stress and promote daytime cheerfulness.
For individuals who want stimulating effects without the stronger relaxing effects that THC gives, Delta 10 is the best option.
How long does the effect of Delta 10 gummies last?
Several variables, including metabolic rate, influence Delta 10’s activity duration. Gummies and other edibles may take up to an hour to start working.
Only when the body digests the gummy and absorbs the cannabinoids into the circulation does the Delta 10 start to work. This gradual process explains why gummies take a little longer to start working than vape liquids and tinctures, but they last longer overall.
Avoid making the rookie mistake of taking a second dose too soon while waiting for the effects of Delta 10 to begin to take action. It’s advisable waiting at least two hours before determining whether your initial dose was sufficient and whether you require a top-up.
The negative effects of regular THC gummies are less common with Delta 10 gummies. An extremely high dose, however, could still result in anxiety and paranoia due to the stimulating effects.
Concluding on Top THC Stores for Delta 10 Gummies
The cannabis industry has been undergoing some big changes over the past few years. You may have already been familiar with CBD and Delta 8 gummies, but hopefully, with this article, we will give you enough information on Delta 10 gummies.
Now that you know what the benefits of Delta 10 are and which factors you need to consider before purchasing, you can easily find the best Delta 10 gummies for you.
However, keep in mind that Delta 10 doesn’t work the same for every individual and that you should speak with your doctor before considering taking it. | https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/blog/best-delta-10-gummies-in-2022-top-5-delta-10-edibles-from-thc-brands/2457465/ | 2022-07-12 12:33:48 | 0 | https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/blog/best-delta-10-gummies-in-2022-top-5-delta-10-edibles-from-thc-brands/2457465/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators are making the case to the American public in a prime-time hearing that the violent insurrection by President Donald Trump’s supporters should not be forgotten.
While the basics of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are well known, the committee is trying to tell the story of how it happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again, for history. The made-for-TV hearings — including video of police officers being brutally beaten and right-wing extremists leading the crowds into the Capitol — come as some have tried to downplay the violence.
“We can’t sweep what happened under the rug,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the panel, as he opened the first in the series of hearings Thursday evening. “The American people deserve answers.”
Takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s first hearing:
LAYING IT ALL ON TRUMP
Thompson laid out the committee’s initial findings that Trump led a “sprawling, multi-step conspiracy aimed at overturning the presidential election.” The panel’s vice chairwoman, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, called it a “sophisticated seven-part plan.”
The committee plans to look at how Trump pushed his false claims of widespread fraud and how it it eventually prompted the violence at the Capitol. They argue that his lies prompted far-right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers to jump into action.
“Jan. 6 was the culmination of an attempted coup, a brazen attempt,” Thompson said.
The committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews with people connected to the siege and collected more than 140,000 documents. They will use that evidence over the course of the hearings this month to show how the attack was coordinated by some of the rioters in the violent mob that broke into the Capitol and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory — and how Trump’s efforts started it all.
“The attack on our Capitol was not a spontaneous riot,” Cheney said.
TRUMP’S INNER CIRCLE SPEAKS
The hearing featured never-before-seen video testimony from Trump’s family and close aides, many of whom were interviewed by the committee remotely.
The panel started the hearing by showing its video interview with former Attorney General Bill Barr, who told Trump at the time that his fraud claims had no merit. Barr, who said publicly at the time that the Justice Department had not found fraud, told the committee members that he had told Trump it was all “bull——.”
The panel also showed video testimony from Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who spoke to the committee in April. Ivanka Trump told the panel that Barr’s declaration “affected my perspective.”
“I respect Attorney General Barr so I accepted what he said,” she told the committee.
Another Trump adviser, Jason Miller, told the panel that campaign advisors had told the president in “clear terms” that he had lost the election.
‘THIS ISN’T EASY TO WATCH’
The committee showed new, graphic video from the insurrection, moving through a timeline of the violence. It started with rioters angrily walking toward the Capitol, then showed them breaking through thin police barriers and brutally beating police.
Using security footage, police body cameras, video from those who broke in and audio from the police scanner, the video showed rioters using flagpoles, tactical equipment and other weapons to hit officers as they overwhelmed them and broke inside. Some of the body camera footage was from the ground looking up, as officers watched their attackers beat them.
At the same time, it showed what was happening inside — the beginning of the joint session to certify Biden’s election win and, eventually, some lawmakers, including House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, fleeing from the violence.
And it showed the rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” referring to the vice president who had defied Trump’s orders to try to thwart Biden’s certification, and chanting “Nancy! Nancy!” referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
MADE FOR TELEVISION
The committee took the unusual step of launching the hearings with a prime time show — aimed to gather as many viewers as possible.
It’s still unclear how many will tune in, but the panel is producing the hearing in hopes of becoming must-see television, featuring never before seen video footage of the violent insurrection.
The hearing room was also set up for impact, with a huge screen hanging over the lawmakers.
‘WE WERE THERE’
Lawmakers who were trapped together in the House during the insurrection are attending Thursday’s hearing after having dinner together. The members, all Democrats, were caught in an upper gallery of the chamber as rioters beat on the doors.
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., said the House members, who were eventually evacuated without harm, are dismayed that an event that exposed the fragility of democracy could “somehow be whitewashed by tens of millions of people.”
Some GOP lawmakers have tried to downplay the insurrection, charging that Democrats are overly focused on the attempt to thwart the peaceful transfer of power.
“We want to remind people, we were there, we saw what happened. We know how close we came to the first non-peaceful transition of power in this country,” Phillips said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/takeaways-jan-6-panel-says-trump-led-brazen-conspiracy/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-06-10 02:04:51 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/takeaways-jan-6-panel-says-trump-led-brazen-conspiracy/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday announced he would return to the Capitol on Monday for the first time in more than five weeks after suffering a concussion at a private dinner in early March.
McConnell tweeted that he would be in the Capitol when the Senate returns from the two-week April recess.
“I am looking forward to returning to the Senate on Monday. We’ve got important business to tackle and big fights to win for Kentuckians and the American people,” he tweeted.
The Senate is set to convene at 3 p.m. Monday and vote later that afternoon to advance Radha Iyengar Plumb’s nomination to serve as a deputy undersecretary of Defense.
McConnell, who is 81, suffered a concussion after tripping and falling at a private dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in downtown Washington, D.C., on March 8. He was taken by an ambulance to an undisclosed hospital where he stayed for several days of rest and observation.
The GOP leader was discharged from the hospital on March 13 to an inpatient rehabilitation facility, where he continued to recover until doctors sent him home on March 25.
In a statement last month, McConnell thanked “everyone for all the kind wishes” and he would follow the advice of his physical therapists and work from home for a few weeks while staying in touch with his Senate Republican colleagues in Washington.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2-ranking member of the Senate GOP leadership, stood in for McConnell during his absence from Washington but continued to coordinate closely with the leader.
McConnell texted and chatted with members of his leadership team, including Thune, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (Wyo.), to update them on his health.
He also sent messages to the broader Senate Republican Conference to assure them of his wellbeing and express his regret over missing special lunches hosted by Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
McConnell’s absence from the Capitol overlapped several major news events, including former President Trump’s announcement that he expected to be indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D).
McConnell, who has rarely commented on Trump since their falling out after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, has not said anything publicly on Trump’s arraignment on 34 felony counts. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/mcconnell-to-return-to-capitol-after-five-week-absence/ | 2023-04-13 19:48:25 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/mcconnell-to-return-to-capitol-after-five-week-absence/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Sheeran will put his new album on full display with the help of Apple Music.
The music streaming service announced Friday that Sheeran will kick off the second season of Apple Music Live on May 10. The British pop star performed his fifth studio album “Subtract” for the first time at Eventim Apollo in London.
Sheeran hit the stage in a pre-recorded show alongside a 12-piece band that includes The National’s Aaron Dessner, who produced “Subtract,” which releases Friday. The four-time Grammy winner’s performance of his 14-track album will also be streamed on Apple TV+.
The announcement comes a day after a New York jury found that Sheeran didn’t copy Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” to create his hit song “Thinking Out Loud.” After the verdict, he joked that he won’t have to follow through on his threat to quit music.
“I’m delighted to share my ‘Subtract’ album show with you,” Sheeran said in a statement Friday. “I was really nervous on the day, as it was my first time performing the new album tracks. The show was brought to life by Aaron and the incredible band, and it was an honor to stand beside them. It was an emotional night, but I’m so pleased we got to document it.”
Apple Music Live returns after its inaugural season kicked off last year with performances by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Mary J Blige and Alicia Keys. Other performances include Lil Durk, Luke Combs and Wizkid.
“We’re excited to present this Apple Music Live show, which offers an utterly unique perspective into how one of the world’s most popular musicians is dealing with some of the heaviest traumas imaginable,” said Apple Music 1 host Matt Wilkinson. “It’s an emotional, soul-searching ride — but also extremely fulfilling.” | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ed-sheeran-to-perform-subtract-album-on-apple-music-live/ | 2023-05-06 16:15:53 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ed-sheeran-to-perform-subtract-album-on-apple-music-live/ |
A junior football prospect will get another look at Arkansas when he visits for the Liberty game on Saturday.
Cornerback Ondre Evans, 6-0 and 170 pounds of Nashville (Tenn.) Christ Presbyterian Academy, attended an Arkansas camp in June and was able to see some of what the Razorbacks have to offer.
“I looked around where the players hang out — the little chill area — and I looked at the locker room, but that’s about it really,” Evans said. “It’s pretty nice there. The players are real cool. Some of the players were there. They were real cool and coaches. I love the coaches.”
Evans said he communicates with Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman and cornerbacks coach Dominique Bowman.
“I really like him,” Evans said of Bowman. ”When I first got there he worked me out...separately at corner. I’m pretty new to it, but he worked me out and I looked real good. So I like talking to him and he stays in touch real well with my parents and (me).”
He has 16 scholarship offers form schools like Arkansas, Tennessee, Michigan, Ole Miss, North Carolina State, Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Kentucky and others.
Evans has 18 catches for 221 yards at receiver, and 25 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup and 1 forced fumble on defense this season. On3.com rates him a 3-star recruit.
He showed out at a North Carolina State camp over the summer by recording 4.41 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 4.07 seconds in the pro-agility shuttle and leaping 9-11 in the broad jump.
He’s looking forward to experiencing Arkansas’ game atmosphere on Saturday.
“I don’t think I’ll have time to visit the school, like really look around the campus and stuff," he said, "so just see how the game goes and see how the coaches react.”
Evans, who recorded 10.89 seconds in the 100 meters in last spring despite being hampered by an ankle injury, embraces playing in the secondary on the next level.
“Playing at corner, just knowing the receiver is always (coming) at you and they might try and take a shot at your side sometimes, it’s truly interesting,” Evans said. “It’s really fun. But I’m truly not worried about getting beat deep; that’s the fun part. There’s no way I get beat deep. I’m too fast. That’s how I feel like.”
He said Arkansas is in the mix for his services.
“I’d say they’re pretty high on the list,” he said. “Like if I had a top three, they would be in that list.” | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/03/arkansas-worth-another-look-for-highly-recruited-prospect/ | 2022-11-03 20:00:24 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/03/arkansas-worth-another-look-for-highly-recruited-prospect/ |
BEIJING, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As an important part of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services, Olympic Cities Development Forum 2022 is hosted by the Beijing Olympic City Development Association and organized by the Beijing Olympic City Development Center and ADG Expo Group Co., Ltd., which was officially held in Beijing Shougang Park in the afternoon of September 1st. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Vice President of International Olympic Committee delivered a keynote speech. Liu Jingmin, Executive Vice President of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association delivered an address. Fu Xiaohui, Secretary General of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association delivered a keynote speech. Marie Sallois, Head of Corporate and Sustainable Development of the International Olympic Committee; Günther Platter, Governor of Tyrol, Austria; Gianluca Lorenzi, Major of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; Ingunn TROSHOLMEN, Mayor of Lillehammer, Norway; Liu Haifeng, Vice Mayor of Zhangjiakou Municipal People's Government; Zhu Yuetao, Deputy Secretary of Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Association; Zhang Xiaoqi, Chairman of Nanjing Sports Industry Group delivered keynote speeches. Zhang Li, Executive Vice President of Asia Digital Group; Li Guohong, Director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Chaoyang District Committee of Beijing Municipality; Ren Jianghao, Vice Governor of Yanqing District Government, Beijing; Wang Shihong, Vice Mayor of Jilin Municipal People's Government and Wang Daming, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Shougang Construction Investment Co., Ltd held a roundtable dialogue. The moderator of the forum is Gao Yunchao, Deputy Secretary General of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association. Wang Kun, Deputy Bureau Chief of Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center; Wang Shuxian, Director General of Beijing Olympic City Development Foundation, and Zhu Dongfang, CEO of Asia Digital Group attended the forum.
Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr expressed in his address that, as the world's first city to have held both Summer and Winter Olympics, Beijing has set an example for the world in the sustainable utilization of Olympic legacy. As an international platform for exchange and cooperation among Olympic cities, the Olympic Cities Development Forum has enhanced friendship and mutual trust among Olympic cities around the world, strengthened exchanges and cooperation in sports culture, pooled experience and creativity in the inheritance and utilization of the Olympic legacy, and promoted the development of the ice and snow industry and the popularization of ice and snow sports. He expects the Olympic Cities Development Forum to continue to be held as a legacy of the Winter Olympics, play an important role in promoting the integrated development of Olympic cities around the world, and develop into a branded world-class event for the exchange and mutual learning of Olympic legacy.
Liu Jingmin stated in his address that the successful conclusion of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics has presented to the world a streamlined, safe, splendid and unparalleled Winter Olympics and fulfilled its solemn commitment to the international community. The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics is a vivid demonstration of the concept of hosting a green, sharing, open and corruption-free Olympic Games, and a success story of implementing new development concept, building new development pattern and promoting high-quality development. The rich legacy of Winter Olympics is a valuable asset for the Dual Olympic City. He also gave a profound summary of the legacy from Beijing holding two Olympic Games, which set the direction of sustainable, green and people-oriented city development for Beijing. He also said that as an organization carrying on the Dual Olympic legacy, Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association will fully implement the deployment of the Beijing municipal Party committee and government, implement the people-centered development thinking, inherit and make good use of the Dual Olympic legacy, and allow the people to share the achievements of the Olympic Games.
Fu Xiaohui pointed out that innovation is the driving force of development in our time, and sustainability is the key to continuous development. Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association was conceived and developed in the process of innovation, and has been committed to innovation since its establishment, constantly exploring ways to effectively carry on the Olympic legacy, and striving to realize the sustainable development of the Olympic legacy. Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association will stay committed to "the main position of spreading Olympic spirit and inheriting Olympic legacy; serving as a unique window to help build Beijing into an international exchange center; a high-end think tank serving the organization of international large-scale sports events; an effective force promoting the building of Beijing-Zhangjaikou sports culture tourism belt". These four functions are reflected in efforts in four aspects, namely, inheritance and innovation, meaning effectively inheriting the "Dual Olympic legacy"; stay committed to our duties, meaning strengthen the publicity of the "Dual Olympic legacy"; extensive cooperation, meaning comprehensive sharing "Dual Olympic legacy"; serve the city, meaning make good use of the "Dual Olympic legacy". In the next step, Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association will work with all sectors in the society to deliver solid outcomes in the post-Olympic era, to do a good job in inheriting and utilizing the "Dual Olympic legacy", continue the glory of "Dual Olympic city", to await the successful opening of the 20th National Congress of the CPC with practical action.
In addition, representatives from Olympic cities at home and abroad delivered keynote speeches on the theme of "innovation" and "sustainability", shared valuable experience of Olympic cities leveraging Winter Olympics legacy to promote cities' sustainable development, winning rounds of applause from guests.
At the end of the forum, with Zhang Li as the moderator, representatives from Chaoyang District, Yanqing District in Beijing, Jilin City and Shougang Park had a roundtable dialogue on issues including the sustainable development of regions in the post-Olympic era.
Themed "Carry on Olympic Spirit, Build a Better City - Innovation and Sustainability", this forum combined offline forum and global livestreaming, pooling experts and scholars in the field of Olympic cities development from home and overseas, to discuss various topics such as Olympic opportunities and urban development, urban planning of host cities and venue utilization after sports events, international cooperation and exchange among host cities, and experience in the inheritance and utilization of Olympic legacy to offer suggestions for the future development of Olympic cities. It is worth mentioning that this forum also presented an Olympic-themed Picture Exhibition on-site to demonstrate the charm of Olympic cities with beautiful pictures, and open a visual window for the public to know more about Olympic cities.
Since the Olympic Cities Development Forum was first held in Beijing in 2009, it has invited the president of the World Union of Olympic Cities, mayors or city representatives of Helsinki and Lahti of Finland, Lillehammer of Norway, Sapporo and Nagano of Japan, Lausanne and St. Moritz of Switzerland, Pyeongchang of South Korea, Tyrol of Austria, and Cortina d'Ampezzo of Italy to attend and deliver keynote speeches, and has played an important role in promoting exchange in the experience of Olympic legacy inheritance, pooling great ideas for the sound development of the ice and snow industry, boosting the popularization and development of ice and snow sports, publicizing and demonstrating the concept of Beijing Winter Olympics.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) containers on top of each other early Friday. They plan to complete the job within days, and the containers will be topped with 4 feet (1.2 meters) of razor wire, said Katie Ratlief, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s deputy chief of staff.
The state plans to fill three gaps in the border wall constructed during former President Donald Trump’s tenure in the coming weeks totaling 3,000 feet (914.4 meters).
“The federal government has committed to doing this, but we cannot wait for their action,” Ratlief said.
John Mennell, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the agency had just learned of Arizona’s action and “is not prepared to comment at this time.”
The move is the latest pushback by a Republican-led border state to what they contend is inaction by Democratic President Joe Biden on immigration. It was immediately prompted by the announcement of the end of the “Remain in Mexico” program that was announced this week, Ducey’s top lawyer, Annie Foster said. That program required asylum-seekers to return to Mexico and await a court date, although thousands of migrants who make it into the country were not returned.
Arizona has been sending two to three buses of asylum seekers from Yuma to Washington over the last three months to make a political statement as the number of arriving migrants overwhelmed local resources. Ducey began the program in May and has said everyone on the bus trips are going voluntarily to the capital with intended final destinations in East Coast cities.
Texas also is busing migrants to the East, and the mayors of New York and Washington sought federal help last month to deal with the influx, a request that brought a gleeful response from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the U.S. is in an immigration crisis.
As of Aug. 11, the state of Arizona had sent 1,425 asylum seekers to Washington, according to the governor’s office.
Ducey is using $6 million for the project out of $335 million the Legislature authorized in June to construct virtual or physical fencing along the border with Mexico.
Ducey, who co-chairs the Republican Governors Association, and other GOP politicians have tapped into border security as a potent political foil in an election year. He packed a signing letter for the budget with criticism of Biden.
“Arizona will not sit idly by as the Biden administration fails to do its job and safeguard our state and nation from the clear and present danger of an unsecure border,” Ducey’s letter said.
The Biden Administration announced late last month that it had authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma. The area has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings, and they planned to fill in four wide gaps. Arizona officials said they did not know why there was a discrepancy between the three gaps they identified and the federal government’s plans.
Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration later agreed to some barriers, citing safety. The Department of Homeland Security planned work to close four wide gaps in the wall near Yuma to better protect migrants who can slip down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas authorized completion of the project near the Morelos Dam in July, a move officials said reflected the administration’s “priority to deploy modern, effective border measures and also improving safety and security along the Southwest Border.”
Arizona points to a rising number of migrants coming into the state and accompanying drug smuggling as a major reason for their action. Agents stopped migrants more than 160,000 times from January through June in the Yuma sector, nearly quadruple from the same period last year. The only other Border Patrol sectors with more traffic were Del Rio and Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.
Despite the federal promise to fill in the gaps, Arizona officials said no action had been taken to actually close the gaps. The federal government apparently put the project out to bid this week, but that may takes weeks or months.
Foster said he decided to act even if the federal government later objects.
“At this point, we are closing that gap and we’ll figure out the consequences as we move forward,” Foster said at a briefing for reporters. “But bottom line is that the federal government has a duty to protect the states — that’s part of the contract, that’s part of the constitution. They failed to do that.” | https://phl17.com/national-news/arizona-wont-wait-for-feds-starts-filling-border-wall-gaps/ | 2022-08-13 18:54:56 | 0 | https://phl17.com/national-news/arizona-wont-wait-for-feds-starts-filling-border-wall-gaps/ |
The battle between the U.S. and China over TikTok came into full view on Thursday when the social media platform’s CEO testified before Congressional lawmakers.
Shou Zi Chew’s hearing in front of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is happening at what he’s called a “pivotal moment” for the hugely popular short video sharing app. TikTok is owned by parent company ByteDance, which has offices in Beijing. The platform has 150 million American users but it’s been dogged by persistent claims that it threatens national security and user privacy, or could be used to promote pro-Beijing propaganda and misinformation.
Chew attempted to persuade lawmakers not to pursue a ban on the app or force its sale to new owners.
So are the data security risks real? And should users be worried that the TikTok app will be wiped off their phones?
Here’s what to know:
WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS ABOUT TIKTOK?
Both the FBI and officials at the Federal Communications Commission have warned that ByteDance could share TikTok user data — such as browsing history, location and biometric identifiers — with China’s authoritarian government.
Officials fear that TikTok, which like many other social media platforms collects vast amounts of data on its users, would be forced to give it to Beijing under a 2017 law that compels companies to turn over any personal data relevant to China’s national security.
Concerns around TikTok were heightened in December when ByteDance said it fired four employees who accessed data on journalists from Buzzfeed News and The Financial Times while attempting to track down the source of a leaked report about the company.
HOW IS THE U.S. RESPONDING?
In a rare, bipartisan effort to reign in the power and influence of a major social media platform, Republican and Democratic lawmakers pressed Chew during Thursday’s hearing on a host of topics, ranging from TikTok’s content moderation practices, how the company plans to secure American data from Beijing, and that it admits spying on journalists.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. — known as CFIUS and part of the Treasury Department — is also carrying out a review, and has reportedly threatened a U.S. ban on the app unless its Chinese owners divest their stake. China’s Foreign Ministry in turn accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok’s potential security risks.
White House officials have said there are “legitimate national security concerns with respect to data integrity.”
Some U.S. senators urged CFIUS last year to quickly wrap up its investigation and “impose strict structural restrictions” between TikTok’s American operations and ByteDance, including potentially separating the companies.
At the same time, lawmakers have introduced measures that would expand the Biden administration’s authority to enact a national ban on TikTok. The White House has already backed a Senate proposal that has bipartisan support.
HOW HAS TIKTOK ALREADY BEEN RESTRICTED?
Authorities in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific have banned the TikTok app, mostly on government-issued phones or devices used for official business, citing cybersecurity concerns. Last week Britain imposed a government phone ban while New Zealand restricted lawmakers and other workers in its Parliament from having it on their phones.
The European Union’s three main institutions, the executive Commission, Parliament and Council, have ordered staffers to remove it from their work phones. So has Denmark’s defense ministry. The Canadian government said its ban includes blocking civil servants from downloading the app in the future. Norway and Netherlands warned this week against installing TikTok on government devices.
The White House ordered U.S. federal agencies to delete TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices. Congress, the U.S. armed forces and more than half of U.S. states had already banned the app.
WHAT DOES TIKTOK SAY?
Chew, a 40-year-old Singapore native, told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that TikTok prioritizes the safety of its young users and denied allegations that the app is a national security risk. He reiterated the company’s plan to protect U.S. user data by storing all such information on servers maintained and owned by the software giant Oracle.
Under a $1.5 billion project dubbed Project Texas that’s underway, data from U.S. users is being routed through servers controlled by Oracle, the Silicon Valley company it partnered with in an effort to avoid a nationwide ban.
Older U.S. user data stored on non-Oracle servers will be deleted this year. Under this arrangement, there’s no way for Beijing to access the data, Chew said in prepared remarks released ahead of the hearing.
TikTok has also sought to portray ByteDance as a global company, not a Chinese one. Executives have been pointing out that ByteDance’s ownership consists of 60% big global investors, 20% employees and 20% Chinese entrepreneurs who founded the company. TikTok itself is headquartered in Singapore.
ARE THE SECURITY RISKS LEGITIMATE?
It depends on who you ask.
Some tech privacy advocates say while the potential abuse of privacy by the Chinese government is concerning, other tech companies have data-harvesting business practices that also exploit user information.
“If policy makers want to protect Americans from surveillance, they should advocate for a basic privacy law that bans all companies from collecting so much sensitive data about us in the first place, rather than engaging in what amounts to xenophobic showboating that does exactly nothing to protect anyone,” said Evan Greer, director of the nonprofit advocacy group Fight for the Future.
Karim Farhat, a researcher with the Internet Governance Project at Georgia Tech, said a TikTok sale would be “completely irrelevant to any of the alleged ‘national security’ threats” and go against “every free market principle and norm” of the state department’s internet freedom principles.
Others say there is legitimate reason for concern.
People who use TikTok might think they’re not doing anything that would be of interest to a foreign government, but that’s not always the case, said Anton Dahbura, executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute. Important information about the United States is not strictly limited to nuclear power plants or military facilities; it extends to other sectors, such as food processing, the finance industry and universities, Dahbura said.
IS THERE PRECEDENCE FOR BANNING TECH COMPANIES?
The U.S. has banned the communications equipment sold by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, citing national security risks. But banning the sale of items is easier than banning a free app.
Such a move might also wind up in courts on grounds that it could violate the First Amendment, as some civil liberties groups have argued.
Another possibility, albeit remote, is forcing a sale. That’s what happened in 2020 when Beijing Kunlun, a Chinese mobile video game company, agreed to sell gay dating app Grindr after an order from CFIUS.
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Why do people move from one county or region to another? The usual suspects are jobs, family, significant others, and overall cost of living, but there are other elements at play. For those with children, moving within close proximity of a highly rated school district is a key contributing factor. For younger adults just starting out, living someplace with a vibrant social scene might be a top priority. And for those whose careers have wound down after a lifetime of work, finding retirement-friendly communities is the goal—communities deemed to be safe, offer accessibility to medical resources and leisure activities in equal measure, and be affordable for those on a limited income.
This is, of course, by no means an exhaustive list. People’s reasons for choosing to live where they do are as diverse as people themselves.
As far as why certain counties across the U.S. have experienced growth, relocation is not the sole, or even primary, reason why. While more than 1,800 counties saw population gains in 2021, approximately 73% of all U.S. counties saw what the U.S. Census Bureau characterizes as a natural decrease. This was a significant jump from 2020, when 55.5% of countries experienced such a decrease. According to the Bureau, natural decrease is the simple result of “when there are more deaths than births in a population over a given time period.” In 2021, the conflation of fewer births with an aging population that was also absorbing a higher-than-usual mortality rate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to this “increased decrease.”
Nonetheless, as stated 1,800 counties nationwide have grown larger over the last year, and a sizable percentage of them are in Texas. Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing counties in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest population growth from 2010 to 2020, based on the U.S. Decennial Census.
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#50. Burnet County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +6,380
— #520 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +14.9%
— #38 among counties in Texas, #230 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 49,130
— #70 largest county in Texas, #1,005 largest county nationwide
#49. Wilson County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +6,835
— #512 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +15.9%
— #36 among counties in Texas, #195 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 49,753
— #69 largest county in Texas, #996 largest county nationwide
#48. Van Zandt County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +6,962
— #511 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +13.2%
— #39 among counties in Texas, #277 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 59,541
— #57 largest county in Texas, #879 largest county nationwide
#47. Coryell County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +7,705
— #494 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +10.2%
— #52 among counties in Texas, #406 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 83,093
— #48 largest county in Texas, #692 largest county nationwide
#46. Caldwell County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +7,817
— #490 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +20.5%
— #22 among counties in Texas, #106 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 45,883
— #74 largest county in Texas, #1,058 largest county nationwide
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#45. Walker County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +8,539
— #465 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +12.6%
— #40 among counties in Texas, #301 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 76,400
— #50 largest county in Texas, #733 largest county nationwide
#44. Wise County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +9,505
— #439 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +16.1%
— #34 among counties in Texas, #190 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 68,632
— #53 largest county in Texas, #781 largest county nationwide
#43. Tom Green County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +9,779
— #431 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +8.9%
— #61 among counties in Texas, #495 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 120,003
— #38 largest county in Texas, #525 largest county nationwide
#42. Hood County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +10,416
— #415 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +20.4%
— #25 among counties in Texas, #113 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 61,598
— #56 largest county in Texas, #861 largest county nationwide
#41. Kendall County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +10,869
— #408 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +32.5%
— #11 among counties in Texas, #31 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 44,279
— #76 largest county in Texas, #1,091 largest county nationwide
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#40. Chambers County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +11,475
— #399 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +32.7%
— #10 among counties in Texas, #29 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 46,571
— #73 largest county in Texas, #1,040 largest county nationwide
#39. Taylor County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +11,702
— #396 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +8.9%
— #60 among counties in Texas, #492 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 143,208
— #33 largest county in Texas, #463 largest county nationwide
#38. Nueces County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +12,955
— #372 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +3.8%
— #89 among counties in Texas, #951 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 353,178
— #16 largest county in Texas, #205 largest county nationwide
#37. Waller County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +13,589
— #362 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +31.5%
— #12 among counties in Texas, #32 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 56,794
— #60 largest county in Texas, #912 largest county nationwide
#36. Hunt County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +13,827
— #361 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +16.1%
— #35 among counties in Texas, #192 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 99,956
— #41 largest county in Texas, #605 largest county nationwide
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#35. Grayson County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +14,666
— #351 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +12.1%
— #43 among counties in Texas, #317 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 135,543
— #35 largest county in Texas, #479 largest county nationwide
#34. Cameron County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +14,797
— #349 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +3.6%
— #90 among counties in Texas, #969 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 421,017
— #13 largest county in Texas, #170 largest county nationwide
#33. Liberty County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +15,985
— #335 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +21.1%
— #21 among counties in Texas, #97 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 91,628
— #44 largest county in Texas, #650 largest county nationwide
#32. Webb County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +16,810
— #325 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +6.7%
— #72 among counties in Texas, #652 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 267,114
— #19 largest county in Texas, #263 largest county nationwide
#31. Randall County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +20,028
— #293 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +16.6%
— #33 among counties in Texas, #179 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 140,753
— #34 largest county in Texas, #467 largest county nationwide
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#30. Bastrop County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +23,045
— #262 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +31.1%
— #14 among counties in Texas, #34 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 97,216
— #42 largest county in Texas, #624 largest county nationwide
#29. Smith County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +23,765
— #258 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +11.3%
— #46 among counties in Texas, #355 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 233,479
— #24 largest county in Texas, #293 largest county nationwide
#28. McLennan County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +25,673
— #244 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +10.9%
— #47 among counties in Texas, #370 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 260,579
— #20 largest county in Texas, #271 largest county nationwide
#27. Ector County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +28,041
— #227 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +20.4%
— #23 among counties in Texas, #107 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 165,171
— #29 largest county in Texas, #404 largest county nationwide
#26. Johnson County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +28,993
— #224 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +19.2%
— #29 among counties in Texas, #129 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 179,927
— #26 largest county in Texas, #373 largest county nationwide
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#25. Rockwall County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +29,482
— #219 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +37.6%
— #6 among counties in Texas, #20 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 107,819
— #40 largest county in Texas, #568 largest county nationwide
#24. Parker County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +31,295
— #204 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +26.8%
— #16 among counties in Texas, #54 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 148,222
— #31 largest county in Texas, #451 largest county nationwide
#23. Lubbock County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +31,808
— #198 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +11.4%
— #45 among counties in Texas, #348 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 310,639
— #18 largest county in Texas, #229 largest county nationwide
#22. Midland County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +33,111
— #189 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +24.2%
— #19 among counties in Texas, #76 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 169,983
— #28 largest county in Texas, #391 largest county nationwide
#21. Brazos County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +38,998
— #167 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +20.0%
— #27 among counties in Texas, #119 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 233,849
— #23 largest county in Texas, #292 largest county nationwide
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#20. Guadalupe County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +41,173
— #158 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +31.3%
— #13 among counties in Texas, #33 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 172,706
— #27 largest county in Texas, #384 largest county nationwide
#19. Kaufman County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +41,960
— #155 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +40.6%
— #4 among counties in Texas, #15 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 145,310
— #32 largest county in Texas, #455 largest county nationwide
#18. Ellis County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +42,845
— #149 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +28.6%
— #15 among counties in Texas, #43 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 192,455
— #25 largest county in Texas, #350 largest county nationwide
#17. Comal County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +53,029
— #124 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +48.9%
— #2 among counties in Texas, #5 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 161,501
— #30 largest county in Texas, #415 largest county nationwide
#16. Brazoria County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +58,865
— #109 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +18.8%
— #30 among counties in Texas, #134 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 372,031
— #14 largest county in Texas, #196 largest county nationwide
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#15. Galveston County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +59,373
— #107 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +20.4%
— #24 among counties in Texas, #111 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 350,682
— #17 largest county in Texas, #207 largest county nationwide
#14. Bell County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +60,412
— #105 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +19.5%
— #28 among counties in Texas, #125 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 370,647
— #15 largest county in Texas, #197 largest county nationwide
#13. El Paso County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +65,010
— #96 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +8.1%
— #66 among counties in Texas, #562 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 865,657
— #9 largest county in Texas, #68 largest county nationwide
#12. Hays County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +83,960
— #60 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +53.4%
— #1 among counties in Texas, #3 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 241,067
— #22 largest county in Texas, #283 largest county nationwide
#11. Hidalgo County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +96,012
— #52 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +12.4%
— #41 among counties in Texas, #308 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 870,781
— #8 largest county in Texas, #67 largest county nationwide
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#10. Montgomery County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +164,697
— #28 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +36.1%
— #8 among counties in Texas, #23 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 620,443
— #11 largest county in Texas, #110 largest county nationwide
#9. Williamson County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +186,338
— #22 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +44.1%
— #3 among counties in Texas, #11 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 609,017
— #12 largest county in Texas, #112 largest county nationwide
#8. Fort Bend County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +237,404
— #12 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +40.6%
— #5 among counties in Texas, #16 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 822,779
— #10 largest county in Texas, #78 largest county nationwide
#7. Denton County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +243,808
— #11 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +36.8%
— #7 among counties in Texas, #22 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 906,422
— #7 largest county in Texas, #63 largest county nationwide
#6. Dallas County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +245,400
— #10 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +10.4%
— #49 among counties in Texas, #400 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 2,613,539
— #2 largest county in Texas, #9 largest county nationwide
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#5. Travis County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +265,922
— #9 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +26.0%
— #17 among counties in Texas, #57 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 1,290,188
— #5 largest county in Texas, #32 largest county nationwide
#4. Collin County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +282,124
— #8 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +36.1%
— #9 among counties in Texas, #24 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 1,064,465
— #6 largest county in Texas, #43 largest county nationwide
#3. Bexar County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +294,551
— #6 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +17.2%
— #31 among counties in Texas, #162 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 2,009,324
— #4 largest county in Texas, #16 largest county nationwide
#2. Tarrant County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +301,606
— #5 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +16.7%
— #32 among counties in Texas, #175 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 2,110,640
— #3 largest county in Texas, #15 largest county nationwide
#1. Harris County
– 2010 to 2020 population change: +638,686
— #1 among all counties nationwide
– 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +15.6%
— #37 among counties in Texas, #206 among all counties nationwide
– 2020 population: 4,731,145
— #1 largest county in Texas, #3 largest county nationwide
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Multi-year agreement includes College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl games
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Known for providing many of college football's most memorable moments, the Fiesta Bowl has come together with Vrbo, part of Expedia Group, and ESPN via Disney Advertising on a title partnership that will make the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl one of college football's premier annual postseason matchups.
As a member of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six, the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl will serve as a CFP Semifinal this season, kicking off on Saturday, December 31 with two of the nation's four highest-ranking teams battling for a spot in the CFP National Championship.
Both organizations have a rich history for their innovation and for bringing people together to make memories that last a lifetime. Known as a "Bowl of Firsts," the Fiesta Bowl was the first to secure a title sponsor back in 1986 and Vrbo created the first online platform for travelers to book private whole homes, beach houses, cabins and condos for their family vacations.
"There's nothing like spending an amazing weekend away with family or old college friends in a Vrbo and getting the whole place to yourselves," said Jon Gieselman, President of Expedia Brands. "Partnering with the Fiesta Bowl is a perfect fit for Vrbo because Arizona is one of our most popular vacation destinations. We look forward to seeing fans from all over the U.S. enjoy being together in some of the finest vacation homes in the country."
In addition to the exclusive naming rights, Vrbo (pronounced 'ver-boh') becomes the official travel sponsor of the College Football Playoff. With the Fiesta Bowl, Vrbo will enjoy a fully-integrated partnership that incorporates fan activations, digital and social media, content, in-stadium exposure and inclusion at other year-round Fiesta Bowl organization events. Additionally, Vrbo ads will be televised throughout the college football season on ESPN.
"We are thrilled to partner with Vrbo as we carry out our vision to be the preeminent college football bowl and deliver world-class hospitality," said Fiesta Bowl Board Chair Randal Norton. "The Fiesta Bowl and Vrbo both create fun and memorable experiences for fans and guests alike and together we will showcase Arizona as a premier year-round destination. The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl partnership will focus on the importance of connection and the joy of celebrating meaningful moments with family and friends."
Every ticket purchased for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl helps support Fiesta Bowl Charities, which has given approximately $25 million to the Arizona community in the last 11 years through charitable giving and nearly $20 million over the last six years.
"The Fiesta Bowl organization has been a national staple in college football since 1971. With the addition of a powerhouse brand like Vrbo, we look forward to an unforgettable New Year's celebration with the CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl," said Jose Moreno, Fiesta Bowl Chief Marketing Officer. "Vrbo's core values align beautifully with the Fiesta Bowl mission, and the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl will bring fan-friendly pageantry and a thrilling college football game which provides millions of dollars in economic impact and charitable giving."
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EXCITING SWEEPSTAKES FOR FAN TRIP TO CFP SEMIFINAL AT THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
In celebration of the new partnership, Vrbo and Fiesta Bowl will hold a sweepstakes for lucky fans to receive tickets to attend the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and stay at one of the many luxury Vrbo vacation rentals in Arizona. Further details will come as the sweepstakes begins at the beginning of the 2022 college football season.
Fast Facts about the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl:
- 2022 will be the 52nd annual game in Bowl history
- This season will be the third CFP Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl, after Clemson defeated Ohio State in 2019 and 2016
- Vrbo Fiesta Bowl is the first to have a title partner which first started in 1986
- The 2003 and 2007 Fiesta Bowl games are regularly considered among the top five games in college football history
- The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl has hosted seven national championship games
- Ohio State has the most appearances in Vrbo Fiesta Bowl history, with nine games played
- Penn State owns a perfect 7-0 record in Vrbo Fiesta Bowl history, the most wins by any school
- Arizona State played in the first three Fiesta Bowl games, and for of the first five games. Overall, the Sun Devils have a 5-1 record in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- 13 Heisman Trophy winners have played in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- Some of college football's most talked-about moments came in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl:
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BOSTON (AP) — As part of an ongoing privacy push, Apple said Wednesday it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system. That will make it more difficult for hackers, spies and law enforcement agencies to access sensitive user information.
The world’s most valuable company has long placed customer security and privacy at a premium. Its iMessage and Facetime communications services are fully encrypted end-to-end and it has sometimes locked horns with law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, over its refusal to unlock devices.
But a lot of what customers backed up remotely using Apple’s iCloud service — including photos, videos and chats — has not been afforded uncompromising protection through end-to-end encryption, a technology that prevents even Apple from decrypting it. That has made it easier for crooks, spies — and criminal investigators with court orders — to get at it.
No longer. The loophole that law enforcement had for getting at iPhone data will now be considerably narrowed.
Apple, which is based in Cupertino, California, did not respond to requests for comment on the timing of the announcement and other issues.
The FBI expressed displeasure.
In a statement, it said it remains a strong advocate of encryption schemes that provide “lawful access by design” so tech companies “served with a legal order” can decrypt data and give it to law enforcement. The agency said it “continues to be deeply concerned with the threat end-to-end and user-only-access encryption pose,” insisting they hinder the FBI’s ability to protect Americans from crimes ranging from cyberattacks to violence against children, and terrorism.
Cryptographers and other cybersecurity experts have long argued, however, that attempts by law enforcement to weaken encryption with backdoors are ill-advised because they would inherently make the internet less reliable and hurt vulnerable populations including ethnic minorities.
Last year, Apple announced, then withdrew after a flood of objections, a plan to scan iPhones for photos of child sexual abuse material, or CSAM.
“Where Apple was hesitant about deploying encryption features last year — maybe even backsliding a bit with CSAM scanning proposals — it now feels like they’ve decided to put the gas pedal down,” noted Johns Hopkins cryptography professor Matthew Green on Twitter.
Apple’s encryption announcement offers what the company calls Advanced Data Protection, to which users of its devices must opt in. It adds iCloud Backup, Notes and Photos to data categories that are already protected by end-to-end encryption in the cloud, including health data and passwords. Not included in the iCloud encryption scheme are email, contacts and calendar items because they must interoperate with products from other vendors, Apple said.
It said Advanced Data Protection for iCloud would be available to U.S. users by the end of the year and start rolling out to the rest of the world in early 2023.
In a blog post, Apple said “enhanced security for users’ data in the cloud is more urgently needed than ever,” citing research that says data breaches have more than tripled over the past eight years.
Other tech products that already offer end-to-end encryption include the world’s most popular messaging app, WhatsApp, and Signal, a communications app prized by journalists, dissidents, human rights activists and other dealers in sensitive data.
Apple announced a few other advanced security features on Wednesday, including one geared toward journalists, human rights activists and government officials who “face extraordinary digital threats” — such as from no-click spyware. Called iMessage Contact Key Verification, it will automatically alert users to eavesdroppers who succeed in inserting a new device into their iCloud via a breach.
In July, Apple announced a new optional feature called Lockdown Mode that is designed to protect iPhones and its other products against intrusions from state-backed hackers and commercial spyware.
Apple said at the time that it believed the extra layer of protection would be valuable to targets of hacking attacks launched by well-funded groups.
Users are able to activate and deactivate lockdown mode at will. | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-apple-most-icloud-data-can-now-be-end-to-end-encrypted/ | 2022-12-08 12:13:06 | 0 | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-apple-most-icloud-data-can-now-be-end-to-end-encrypted/ |
(NerdWallet) – Two years ago, federal student loan borrowers enjoyed the lowest interest rates ever on their loans. This fall, rates for undergraduate borrowers will be nearly double what they were in 2020-21.
The interest rates for new undergraduate direct federal student loans are set to increase to 4.99% for the 2022-23 academic year, up from 3.73% last year and 2.75% in 2020-21. The interest rates on graduate direct loans are also set to increase to 6.54%; parent and grad PLUS loans will rise to 7.54%.
Since the new interest rates go into effect beginning July 1, any new loans taken out before then will carry the interest rates from the 2021-22 academic year.
Rising rates make college more expensive
Higher interest rates mean paying off loans will be more costly. For a dependent first-year undergraduate student, a $5,500 loan — the maximum this student could borrow — will cost $6,997 over the standard 10-year repayment term with an interest rate of 4.99%. At the 2020-21 rate of 2.75%, this loan would cost $6,297.
Those taking on graduate direct and PLUS loans will see the cost of borrowing swell even more. On top of higher interest rates, PLUS loans carry an origination fee of 4.23% and don’t have any borrowing limits.
According to the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit focused on education issues, the average PLUS loan in 2019 was around $14,000. That loan amount, taken on with the standard 10-year term and next year’s interest rate of 7.54%, will cost $19,977 over the life of the loan, including $5,977 in interest.
Interest rates for federal student loans are set by the Treasury Department’s May auction of 10-year notes. The interest rate on the May 10-year notes, 2.94%, is added to margins set by Congress, and those margins differ between types of federal student loans.
For undergraduate direct loans, 2.05 percentage points are added to the interest rate; graduate student loans have 3.6 points added and 4.6 points for PLUS loans.
Submit the FAFSA and consider the payoff
Increases to the federal student loan interest rates make it even more important to consider the payoff of college and whether any debt you take on is worth it.
Nonetheless, even with increased interest rates, federal student loans are the best option to finance your education if you need loans. Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, to be eligible for federal, state and school-based aid.
Submitting the FAFSA also allows you to be considered for grants and other aid you don’t have to repay, such as the Pell Grant. Once you’ve taken advantage of any aid you don’t have to repay, exhaust all of the federal student loans offered to you before opting for private student loans. Federal student loans offer more borrower protections.
The payoff of attending college will vary based on your major, the cost of attendance and the amount of debt that you have to take on to finance your education. If the payoff isn’t clear for you, consider alternatives to college or starting at a community college before transferring to a four-year school to attain your bachelor’s degree. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/interest-rates-on-new-federal-student-loans-going-up-for-2022-23/ | 2022-05-29 16:04:45 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/interest-rates-on-new-federal-student-loans-going-up-for-2022-23/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal warrant unsealed Thursday says agents found bomb-making materials at the apartment of the alleged gunman charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago last year, a newspaper reported.
Among the items found in the Highland Park-area home of Robert Crimo III days after the attack were commercial components used for explosions and a timer, according to the Chicago Tribune report.
An affidavit attached to the warrant cited Crimo, 22, as telling FBI agents he mulled the possibility of deploying explosives in the attack on the annual holiday parade in Highland Park, just north of Chicago.
“It could have been planted if it worked, in theory it could have been planted . . . somewhere where it could cause harm,” Crimo was quoted as saying. “If it worked, I might have planted it early, or I might have just sat down, left the bag there, and walked away.”
The affidavit said that Crimo also told agents the explosives would have been “too heavy to carry to the parade, but he considered using them if the opportunity arose.”
A grand jury indicted Crimo in July on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the seven people killed and dozens wounded in the attack at the holiday parade in Highland Park. He has pleaded not guilty.
The warrant was filed in U.S. District Court shortly after the shooting, though no federal charges have been filed in the case, the Tribune reported.
Last month, Crimo’s father, Robert Crimo Jr., 58, entered a not guilty plea to charges that he helped his then-19-year-old son obtain a gun license three years before the attack. A grand jury indicted him on seven counts of reckless conduct. Each count carries a maximum 3-year prison term.
The father is free on bail. His son was ordered held in jail pending trial. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/warrant-bomb-materials-at-home-of-alleged-july-17816749.php | 2023-03-02 23:48:44 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/warrant-bomb-materials-at-home-of-alleged-july-17816749.php |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's outgoing coalition government will fast-track a bill this week to dissolve parliament, setting up the country for its fifth elections in three years, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday.
The development comes after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Monday that he would disband his alliance of eight ideologically diverse parties, a year after taking office, and send the country to the polls. A series of defections from his Yemina party had stripped the coalition of its majority in parliament.
Bennett cited the coalition's failure earlier this month to extend a law that grants West Bank settlers special legal status as a main impetus for new elections. His key ally, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, will become the caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed in the aftermath of elections, which are expected to be held in October.
Welfare Minister Meir Cohen, a member of Lapid's Yesh Atid party, told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that the coalition would bring the bill to a preliminary vote on Wednesday.
“We hope that within a week we will complete the process," Cohen said. "The intention is to finish it as soon as possible and to go to elections."
New elections raise the possibility that longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu, now opposition leader, will be able to stage a comeback. Netanyahu was ousted by the eight-party alliance after four inconclusive elections that were largely seen as referendums on the his fitness to rule. The alliance's factions range from dovish liberals opposed to Israeli settlements to hawkish ultranationalists who reject Palestinian statehood and were united solely in their opposition to Netanyahu.
Netanyahu is currently on trial for corruption, but has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly dismissed the charges as part of a witch hunt to drive him from office. Israeli law does not explicitly state that a politician under indictment may not become prime minister.
As politicians gear up for fall elections, several coalition members have floated the possibility of passing a law before the Knesset disbands that would bar a lawmaker accused of a crime from serving as prime minister.
Justice Minister Gideon Saar, leader of the New Hope party, told Army Radio that his faction had supported such a bill, and would vote in favor if it's brought before parliament. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Israel-coalition-to-fast-track-bill-to-dissolve-17254531.php | 2022-06-21 07:39:45 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Israel-coalition-to-fast-track-bill-to-dissolve-17254531.php |
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says she’s engaged to longtime partner
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday she’s engaged to her longtime partner Riley Roberts, a marketing professional she met over a decade ago while they were undergraduates at Boston University.
The pair got engaged last month in her family’s hometown in Puerto Rico, the Democratic congresswoman confirmed to Insider and later on social media. Roberts had appeared in a 2018 political documentary in which he discussed his support for Ocasio-Cortez’s career.
Ocasio-Cortez, a Bronx-born former bartender who represents Queens, was the charismatic star of the “squad” of progressive congresswomen whose elections in 2018 helped return the chamber to Democratic control.
A self-described democratic socialist, the 32-year-old upset powerful Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley in that year’s primary, and easily prevailed in 2020 over opponents including former CNBC broadcaster Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
Alongside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez has attempted to lead the Democratic party where it long feared to tread: Steep taxes on the rich. Abolishing an immigration enforcement agency. Proposing “economic transformation” to combat climate change.
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez recently spoke in support of organizers spearheading the successful union drive at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York. She also supports a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families.
Last November, the House voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Ocasio-Cortez with a sword, an extraordinary rebuke that highlighted the political strains testing Washington and the country.
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Nick Fortes Player Prop Bets: Marlins vs. Angels - May 26
Published: May. 26, 2023 at 8:25 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
After batting .222 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in his past 10 games, Nick Fortes and the Miami Marlins face the Los Angeles Angels (who will start Reid Detmers) at 9:38 PM ET on Friday.
In his most recent game he had a hitless showing (0-for-4) against the Rockies.
Nick Fortes Game Info & Props vs. the Angels
- Game Day: Friday, May 26, 2023
- Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
- Stadium: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Angels Starter: Reid Detmers
- TV Channel: BSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -149)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +225)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +170)
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Nick Fortes At The Plate
- Fortes has two home runs and six walks while batting .214.
- Fortes has gotten at least one hit in 54.8% of his games this year (17 of 31), with more than one hit four times (12.9%).
- In 31 games played this year, he has gone deep in two of them.
- In five games this year (16.1%), Fortes has picked up an RBI, including two games with multiple runs batted in.
- He has scored in seven of 31 games so far this season.
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Angels Pitching Rankings
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Angels pitching staff ranks 16th in the league.
- The Angels have a 4.22 team ERA that ranks 16th across all league pitching staffs.
- Angels pitchers combine to surrender 53 total home runs at a rate of one per game (to rank 11th in the league).
- Detmers (0-3 with a 4.87 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Angels, his ninth of the season.
- The left-hander's last appearance came on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing two hits.
- The 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.87, with 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents have a .259 batting average against him.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Travis Pastrana is a motor sports icon decorated for his fearless attack on anything with wheels or engines or ramps or danger.
But there is one thing missing from his resume, and as far as Pastrana is concerned, no event is bigger.
Pastrana said Tuesday he’ll make his long-coveted attempt to race the Daytona 500 this year in an entry fielded by 23XI Racing and sponsored by Black Rifle Coffee. The No. 67 Toyota will be a third entry for the NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and gives action-star Pastrana the chance to fulfill his career dream.
“As my career gets further to the end, I just really, really, really want to be able to line up one day at the Daytona 500. It’s the biggest race in the world as far as my family is concerned,” Pastrana told The Associated Press.
“My grandma watched the Daytona 500. It was our one really big family/friend event that everybody pretty much in our county would go and watch. It was a holiday for us,” Pastrana said. “It has a big place in my heart, a lot of great memories, and I always said, ‘Man, one day I’d love to go racing in the Daytona 500.”
Pastrana, mind you, is a decorated X Games star and has won championships in supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, rally racing and, most recently, offshore powerboat racing. But as he begins to wind down his career — the father of two turns 40 this year — Pastrana couldn’t let go of his desire to race the Daytona 500.
He made a brief run at NASCAR a decade ago and raced the full Xfinity Series schedule in 2013 for Roush Fenway Racing. Pastrana struggled far more than he expected — “I didn’t pick up on the rear-wheel drive on pavement as quick as I needed to,” he told the AP — and sponsorship was a challenge, so his NASCAR career came to a halt.
Pastrana had shown, though, that he can handle fast cars. He finished 10th that year in the Xfinity Series opener at Daytona International Speedway and won the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. He will need to be fast next month at Daytona, where Pastrana will have to qualify his way into “The Great American Race.”
There are only four open spots in the 40-car field and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, is vying for one of them. Another potential entrant is four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
Pastrana will be teammates with Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing newcomer Tyler Reddick, and he will be part of the larger Toyota group that includes team co-owner Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is expecting a fast motor but knows the pressure will be intense just to make the race.
“Everything else that I do uses a lot of practice. But this is the first time I’ll ever (drive) a Cup car over 40 mph, the first time I’ll ever have a Cup car on the Daytona track, the first time I’ll ever be in front of the world with all the sponsors and everything trying to qualify — will be my qualifying lap,” Pastrana said. “2311 said: ‘We’re going to give you the absolute best that we can. We’re not playing favorites.’ And for me, looking those guys in the eye, I realized we’ve got a shot to go out there and not just qualify, but qualify well and put ourselves up in a position to potentially mix it up in there.
“I definitely can drive and I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to put my best foot forward.”
Acknowledging that racing in the Daytona 500 was a “pay-to-play” venture in which he had to fund the package, Pastrana needed to partner with a team that gave him a shot to compete and not blow the money in a failed effort. He said he chose to take the Black Rifle sponsorship to 23XI because of an existing friendship with Kurt Busch and others inside the organization.
Pastrana, who broke his pelvis and back last year, insists he’s slowing down. But as he heads into the Daytona 500, he’ll be in an airplane or a car every day between his announcement Tuesday and arriving in Daytona. On his working list is representing the United States with Tanner Foust at the Race of Champions in Sweden later this month.
“I love what I do. I love driving. I love competition,” said Pastana, who also hailed the lifestyle. He met his wife through extreme sports and they raise their daughters at events around the world.
“We have so much access to trampolines and go-karts and bicycles and motorcycles, and I just feel like I can be the best father that I can be,” Pastrana said. “But I realized that it’s very difficult to stay on top and I’ve been very fortunate to have a long career. And it’s — I wouldn’t say it’s over or coming to an end — but definitely my priorities are changing.
“That’s why I’m doing the Daytona 500 this year. I felt like even though the door didn’t totally close 10 years ago, I feel like it’s close.”
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Police: Woman accused of attacking 97-year-old grandmother in her sleep for ‘starting trouble’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – A 40-year-old woman is facing charges after being accused of attacking her 97-year-old grandmother, according to police.
Officers were called to respond to the 97-year-old woman’s house in East Memphis just after midnight on Jan. 10, WMC reported.
She told officers she was asleep when her granddaughter, Stacie Denton, came into her home drunk and started shaking her, accusing her of “starting trouble.”
Authorities said she told police Denton also kicked her while wearing shoes.
According to officials, the woman ran next door where her neighbors called police and paramedics.
“I’ve been through World War II, the Great Depression and everything in between, but this is the worst thing I’ve been through,” the 97-year-old told police.
The woman was taken to the hospital, but physicians were unable to suture her wound due to the fragility of her skin, according to police.
Denton was arrested and charged with domestic assault and elderly adult abuse.
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New pop-up bookstore aims to help with literacy in the Sioux Falls area
“There is about 6% of our population in South Dakota that would be classified as low-literate. That’s 16,000 people who don’t have the same advantages I do to be able to read support their family and be a better part of the community.”
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - REACH Literacy has been helping people both young and old learn and improve their reading skills for many years.
The non-profit is now helping more people than ever with its new pop-up bookstore in downtown Sioux Falls.
“We were approached to see if we would want to have this store downtown and we said yes that would be great. We love our bookstore in the Western Mall. It’s vibrant and fun but the opportunity to be downtown where we can have a whole new audience of people was something we couldn’t really pass up,” REACH Director Paige Carda said.
The pop-up shop along with REACH Literacy’s main location sells donated books to help fund the group’s public literacy programs.
“There is about 6% of our population in South Dakota that would be classified as low-literate. That’s 16,000 people who don’t have the same advantages I do to be able to read support their family and be a better part of the community,” Carda said.
The bookstores don’t just aim to help kids improve their reading as many adults need assistance as well.
“We have a large population of folks who English might be a second language so we really focus on folks who want to master the language or get better at the language. We have some great teachers for that and a lot of dedicated volunteers,” Carda said.
The pop-up bookstore is located in the Jones 421 building in downtown Sioux Falls and is open Thursday - Saturday until the end of July.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Since Hy-Vee was established 92 years ago, stores have never been closed on Thanksgiving Day. That is until this year.
According to a release from Hy-Vee, more than 285 stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, allowing more than 80,000 employees to spend the holiday as they see fit.
The closure includes all corporate offices, grocery stores, dollar fresh markets, fast and fresh, and wine and spirits locations.
“Thanksgiving Day is about gratitude. The last several years have been some of the most challenging our employees have experienced, and this is our way of showing our appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis to serve our customers,” said CEO and president of Hy-Vee Jeremy Gosch, “By closing our stores on Thanksgiving Day, we can give back to our employees by providing them time to focus on their own celebrations.”
The release specified that those who purchase holiday meal packs will be able to schedule a time to pick up their order in-store prior to Thanksgiving Day, or by curbside pickup from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
For more information on specific store locations or hours, click here. | https://who13.com/news/hy-vee-closing-on-thanksgiving-for-first-time-ever/ | 2022-11-02 21:38:03 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/hy-vee-closing-on-thanksgiving-for-first-time-ever/ |
(NewsNation) — Law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of shootings at schools across the nation that turn out to be completely false.
It’s a practice the FBI calls “swatting,” which the agency defines as faking an emergency that draws a response from law enforcement — usually a SWAT team.
Even though these threats turn out to be a complete fabrication, students, staff and parents still feel the same fear when they see an enormous police response on campus. And law enforcement says if they get these kinds of calls, they don’t hold back on their response.
In just the last few weeks, threats forced lockdowns at dozens of schools in multiple states, including several schools in Texas, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri and Virginia, according to EdWeek.
Images out of Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio show parents rushing to embrace their students. Police later established that no shooting had happened — instead, some students had an altercation, but denied having or displaying a weapon. Frightened students, though, had already made calls to their parents, who converged on the school, where there were 29 school district officers and 58 city police officers.
One man even shoved his fist through a window to enter the building, lacerating his arm in the process, the Associated Press reported.
“Until law enforcement clears the location or satisfies it as a prank, they are going to go as if it’s real,” Former FBI Special Agent Stuart Kaplan said. “That’s a very dangerous scenario for law enforcement, as well as the person on the other side of that.”
Experts say some of the threats are discovered on social media or smartphone apps that can be tough to trace, and it’s often juveniles behind the false reports.
“Every single time that phone rings and that is a possible active shooter, we have to accept that as the real deal and go,” Kaplan said.
On Twitter last week, the FBI in Houston wrote that making threats of violence against a school has consequences — whether they’re joking or not. If a suspect behind a false threat is a juvenile, they can face suspension, expulsion or even criminal prosecution. Adults can face serious legal penalties for swatting, including possible incarceration and fines.
Amy Klinger, director of programs for The Educators’ School Safety Network, said it’s important to reinforce to people that swatting is not a funny joke or prank.
“It’s a really serious situation that jeopardizes a lot of people, and puts a lot of people at risk, as well as inflicting trauma and anxiety on the parts of all the individuals involved,” she said. “So it is not something that needs to be taken lightly by anyone.”
“You’re creating this high level of anxiety, you’re eroding the trust in the organization,” Klinger went on. “Can they really keep me safe? Is this really a dangerous place? And it even exacerbates and creates more threats.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/swatting-at-schools-police-investigate-false-reports/ | 2022-09-23 22:59:32 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/swatting-at-schools-police-investigate-false-reports/ |
TigerTV Tailgate Show: No. 25 LSU hosts No. 8 Tennessee
Published: Oct. 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM CDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - No. 25 LSU looks to use its home-field advantage when the Tigers host No. 8 Tennessee on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. The game can be seen on ESPN.
The TigerTV Tailgate show previewing the game will air from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m.
This is the first time this season that LSU has been ranked in the AP Top 25.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – On the heels of the historic CHIPS and Science Bill being signed into law by President Biden, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will join Governor Hochul for the signing of the New York Green CHIPS legislation Thursday morning. The signing, scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Zero Nanotechnology building in Albany, will provide a new state investment that complements the federal CHIPS incentives and helps further position New York to land more major microchip manufacturers.
The bill was passed by the state Senate in June. It provides the Governor’s administration with hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax incentives to entice computer chip manufacturers to build new factories in upstate New York.
The bill creates a new subset of tax incentives the state can offer to chipmakers through its Excelsior Business Tax Credit Program, which provides tax incentives for job creation, capital investments, research, and development. The total would be capped at $500 million annually over 20 years, but it would be difficult for the state to attract enough chip fabs over that period to use up their credits.
Governor Hochul will ink her signature on the legislation as part of a live announcement. It will be shown live in the player above. | https://www.wivb.com/news/new-york/watch-live-hochul-schumer-sign-ny-green-chips-bill/ | 2022-08-11 16:02:59 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/new-york/watch-live-hochul-schumer-sign-ny-green-chips-bill/ |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – In 2022, there were nearly 650 mass shootings in the U.S. and the country has already had dozens so far in 2023. Now, the stalemate over federal gun control seems to have no solution in sight despite the violence.
“There have been 39 mass murders since January first,” Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) said.
One of those shootings happened on Saturday in Monterey Park, California and took the lives of 11 people in Congresswoman Chu’s district.
Congressman Ro Khanna’s district is just outside Half Moon Bay, California where another shooting spree took place on Monday and left at least seven victims dead.
“There’s no silver bullet, we have to start, of course, by saying these weapons of war don’t belong on our streets,” Rep. Khanna (D-CA) said.
But fellow Californian, Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, says stricter gun laws are not the answer.
“California has the strictest gun laws there are. And apparently that did not work,” Speaker McCarthy said.
Democrats say the Monterey Park shooting is a clear example of why gun laws need to be stronger and uniform nationwide.
Police note the Monterey Park shooter had an assault pistol with an extended magazine.
“Maybe this guy bought it in Nevada and just took it across the state line, that’s how easy it is,” Rep. Chu said.
Additionally, Congressman Khanna says red flag laws should have stopped the Half Moon Bay shooter from legally buying a gun after a violent incident 10 years ago.
“Because he used a pillow, the person survived and wasn’t strangled. Now when you give that person a gun the consequence is seven people dead,” Rep. Khanna said.
Congressman Lou Correa is hopeful Republicans can be convinced to pass reforms like universal background checks.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iVision Mobile, a leading provider of white label mobile marketing software, announced today the completion of its brand refresh and introduction of its new website and logo, along with the addition of three new advisory board members. The company, which provides text messaging software and digital loyalty solutions to over 10,000 businesses across the United States and Canada, wanted its new website to better reflect iVision Mobile's unique product offering in the marketplace. The updated logo reflects the company's vision for developing powerful business communications technology that creates meaningful interactive connections between brands and the valued customers and prospects they engage with.
"Our clients have long known the value our technology brings to their businesses, and our new brand positioning represents the trust, vision, and support they rely on for their critical communications," said Omer Samiri, Chief Executive Officer, iVision Mobile. "Our new website provides visitors with a more aesthetic and organized layout of our core product offering, which now includes automated call deflection technology, integrated with our text messaging software and digital loyalty solutions." He continues to explain, "we've also introduced a new free trial option for prospects to take a test drive of our digital loyalty and mobile marketing software."
Along with new branding, iVision Mobile has enhanced their advisory team with the addition of three new members. "I am excited to welcome Mike FitzGibbon, Vic Shroff, and Lior Temkin to our incredible team." Omer also explained, "our 3 new advisory members, two of which are mobile industry veterans, will help guide the future of iVision Mobile and its strategy for growth as we continue to provide innovative solutions in the mobile communications industry."
Mike FitzGibbon, Co-Founder of 3C, has joined iVision Mobile as a strategic advisor, with the goal of leveraging his deep industry relationships and operational acumen as a catalyst for iVision Mobile's next phase of growth. "iVision Mobile brings to market a truly unique platform that delivers tremendous value, which explains the company's extraordinary customer retention and satisfaction levels," said FitzGibbon. "I look forward to helping the company build on its strong foundation and expand into new markets," he adds.
Joining alongside Mike FitzGibbon is Vic Shroff, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Airfind, a mobile search and ad-tech company and Lior Temkin, Tax Partner at accounting firm SingerLewak. The advisory group will support iVision Mobile by providing strategic guidance and vision for product development, brand awareness, go to market strategy, among other strategic objectives.
iVision Mobile is a leading mobile marketing software provider that empowers a diverse range of industries and clients from local brick and mortar businesses to Fortune 500 companies. iVision Mobile's technology has helped power mobile marketing initiatives by NBA teams such as the Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, and the Miami Heat, along with outdoor retail and entertainment venues such as The Grove in Los Angeles, and national and global brands such as KFC, Coca-Cola and Clorox. For more information, please visit www.iVisionMobile.com.
For press inquiries, please contact osamiri@ivisionmobile.com.
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Customers Can Now Leverage Demandbase Smart Data on Snowflake Marketplace, Accelerating Go-to-Market Strategies
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demandbase, the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands, today announced the launch of Demandbase Smart Data on Snowflake Marketplace through a partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company.
Snowflake Marketplace, powered by Snowflake's ground-breaking approach to data in the cloud, allows companies to receive direct access to raw data products and leverage data quickly, securely, and cost-effectively. Snowflake Marketplace simplifies sharing, collaboration, and the commercialization of data, data services and applications, enabling users to unlock entirely new revenue streams and extended insights across Snowflake.
"Partnering with Snowflake is a great step forward in data accessibility for B2B companies, ensuring accessibility to first- and third-party B2B data," said Asher Mathew, vice president of Go-to-Market for Data Cloud at Demandbase. "Today's buying journey is almost entirely done digitally and anonymously. In order to scale, companies need access to data and insights that will help them to better understand accounts and power their GTM strategies. Demandbase provides world-class data and intelligence to create personalized marketing and sales experiences."
Snowflake customers can now leverage Demandbase Smart Data on Snowflake Marketplace and work with the Demandbase Data Cloud team to gain a true 360-degree view of their entire GTM from identification to close and beyond. Joint customers can now access over 55M accounts worldwide, leverage over 113M contacts, 19K technographics covering frontend and backend technologies, and more than 325K intent keywords to elevate their GTM.
"B2B data is complex and customers are consistently running into access barriers," said Kieran Kennedy, Head of Snowflake Marketplace. "Together, Demandbase and Snowflake are working to remove those challenges, helping joint customers accelerate their GTM, and hit their goals more quickly and efficiently through Snowflake Marketplace."
To learn more, please visit this link.
Demandbase is Smarter GTM™ for B2B brands. We help marketing and sales teams spot the juiciest opportunities earlier and progress them faster by injecting Account Intelligence into every step of the buyer journey and orchestrating every action. For more information about Demandbase, visit www.demandbase.com.
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As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping container
MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia.
The harrowing stories of David Hollon and other survivors of Thursday’s storm are emerging as residents comb through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes and blistering winds that have led to the deaths of at least nine people.
In Alabama’s rural Autauga County, where at least seven people have died, Hollon and his workers saw a massive tornado churning toward them. They needed to get to shelter — immediately.
Hollon said they ran into a metal shipping container near the back of his garage because the container had been anchored to the floor with concrete. Once inside, Hollon began frantically dialing his neighbor on the phone. But as they heard the garage being ripped apart by the storm, the call kept going to voicemail.
The storm passed and they emerged, only to find the body of his neighbor in the street, he said. Another neighbor up the road had also died, a family member said.
“I guess we did a lot better than most. We got damage, but we’re still here,” Hollon, 52, said in an interview Saturday as he walked amidst the remains of his garage, stepping through a field littered with battered cars, shattered glass, snapped tree branches, splintered wood and other debris.
Leighea Johnson, a 54-year-old cafeteria worker who also lives in Autauga County, stood among the strewn remains of her trailer home. She pointed to a tall pile of rubble that she identified as her bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.
A swing set she had in her backyard was now across the street, mangled among some trees. Her outdoor trampoline had been wrapped around another set of trees in a neighbor’s front yard.
“The trailer should be here, and now it’s not,” Johnson said, pointing to a slab covered in debris, “And it is all over the place now.”
The storm brought powerful twisters and winds to Alabama and Georgia that uprooted trees, sent mobile homes airborne, derailed a freight train, flipped cars, cracked utility poles and downed power lines, leaving thousands without electricity. Suspected tornado damage was reported in at least 14 counties in Alabama and 14 counties in Georgia, according to the National Weather Service.
Early Sunday, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Alabama and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in affected areas.
Autauga County officials said the tornado had winds of at least 136 mph (218 kph) and leveled damage consistent with an EF3, two steps below the most powerful category of twister. County authorities have said at least a dozen people were hospitalized and about 40 homes were destroyed or seriously damaged, including mobile homes that were launched into the air.
Residents described chaotic scenes as the storm spun toward them. People rushed into shelters, bathtubs and sheds as the winds bore down. In one case, a search crew found five people, trapped but unharmed, inside a storm shelter after a wall from a nearby house fell onto it.
Downtown Selma sustained severe damage before the worst of the weather moved across Georgia south of Atlanta. No deaths were reported in Selma.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the damage was felt across his state. Some of the worst reports emerged from Troup County near the Georgia-Alabama line, where more than 100 homes were hit.
Kemp said a state transportation department worker was killed while responding to storm damage. A 5-year-old child who was riding in a vehicle was killed by a falling tree in Georgia’s Butts County, authorities said. At least 12 people were treated at a hospital in Spalding County, south of Atlanta, where the weather service confirmed at least two tornadoes struck.
Johnson, the cafeteria worker in Autauga County, said she was at work when she learned the storm would pass directly over her home. She quickly warned her daughter, who was with her 2-year-old grandson at home.
“I called my daughter and said, ‘You do not have time to get out, you’ve got to get somewhere now,”’ Johnson said, her voice cracking. “And she said, ‘I’m getting in the tub. If the house is messed up I’ll be in the tub area.”
The call dropped. Johnson kept calling back. When she finally reconnected with her daughter, Johnson said she told her: “The house is gone, the house is gone.”
Her daughter and grandson had some cuts and bruises but were otherwise fine after a trip to the emergency room, Johnson said.
“I brought her home and tried not to let go of her after that,” Johnson said. “I lost a lot of things materialistically and I don’t have insurance but I don’t even care, because my child is all right.
“That’s really all that matters to me.”
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KALAMAZOO, MI – The leaves are changing colors and the intensity is ramping up on high school football field around Michigan.
With just three games left, teams don’t have much time to turn their seasons around, but some squads have already begun their ascent heading into the home stretch.
With that in mind, we’re looking at five Kalamazoo-area teams that are on the rise heading into Week 7.
Some of them have endured early-season struggles, while others are establishing themselves as contenders for district, regional and even state championship hardware.
Follow along to see which local squads are trending up after six weeks.
Three Rivers (4-2, 4-1 Wolverine)
When Richland Gull Lake stunned Three Rivers in Week 5, the Wildcats learned the hard way that they can’t just show up and expect to win, and they made sure to play with a lot of fire from the opening snap in Week 6′s rivalry win over Vicksburg.
With quarterback Caleb Quake slinging the ball out to Andrew Brown and Angelo Hausmanis, Three Rivers has one of the area’s most potent passing attacks, and while the Wildcats don’t have a workhorse running back to put teams away in the fourth quarter, Quake has been more than capable of picking up chunks on the ground, including a 71-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage against Vicksburg.
Three Rivers’ swarming defense knocked Vicksburg starting quarterback Caden Bowling out of the game on the Bulldogs’ first drive, and they continued to get into the backfield throughout the rest of the contest, which made life difficult for backup Drew Habel.
The Wildcats have a tough schedule the rest of the way, starting with Sturgis in Week 7 and ending with Plainwell and undefeated North Branch, but the way they’ve taken care of business and gave Edwardsburg such a close game in Week 2 makes it seem like the Wildcats are a team that could do some damage in the postseason.
Richland Gull Lake (2-4)
The Blue Devils avoided a letdown after the big upset over Three Rivers in Week 5 by throttling Otsego, 41-7, on Friday.
Quarterback Noah Blake threw a pair of touchdown passes to Julian Harris and ran for another score, while Nolan Greenwood added a 47-yard touchdown run. Gull Lake’s defense also forced a pair of turnovers on interceptions from Aidan Howard and Cam Miller, and when the Blue Devils can get big plays from that unit, it makes life so much easier for an offense that struggled to move the ball during its four-game losing streak to open the season.
Last year, Gull Lake also sat at 1-4 and rallied to win its final four games of the regular season and clinch a playoff berth. The Blue Devils will probably need to do that again, and they’ll have a tough test this week against Kingsley (4-2).
Gobles (4-2, 3-2 Southwest Michigan 8-man Football League)
After barely fielding enough kids to play a varsity schedule last year, Gobles has been on the rise for most of this season, but the Tigers took it up another level by defeating Concord, 40-12, on the road Friday.
The Yellow Jackets entered that contest winners of their last four, but they couldn’t contain Gobles quarterback Eli DeYoung, who accounted for 269 total yards and six touchdowns. The Tigers defense also held its own against a Concord offense that put up 70 points the week before, as Mason Mansfield led the way with eight tackles, a forced fumble and an interception, while Tristan Harbaugh added 10 stops, a sack and a fumble recovery.
The offseason transfer of starting quarterback Nick Lopez appeared to be a big blow to the Tigers’ chances, but they haven’t missed a beat with DeYoung, an incoming transfer from Paw Paw, under center.
Gobles wraps up the season with three winnable games against Bloomingdale, Eau Claire and Wyoming Tri-unity Christian, who have a combined record of 7-11, putting the Tigers in good shape to clinch their first non-COVID playoff berth since 2016.
Centreville (6-1, 4-0 Southwest 10)
Centreville celebrated a program milestone last week, when it set a school record for points in a game in an 80-0 win over Cassopolis.
Eight different players scored touchdowns, and the Bulldogs got points in all three phases by returning a punt and an interception to the house.
Though six wins no longer guarantee a playoff spot in Michigan high school football, No. 6 was still significant for Centreville because it wrapped up a third consecutive Southwest 10 title, when Comstock forfeited the upcoming contest due to injuries and lack of eligible players.
The Bulldogs, now winners of five in a row, were unable to find a replacement opponent, so they’ll turn their attention to a solid Muskegon Catholic Central squad in Week 8.
Constantine (5-1, 3-0 SAC Lakeshore)
The Falcons won their fourth straight game in dominant fashion by running for more than 500 yards in a 60-13 victory over an upstart Allegan team.
Seven different Constantine running backs found the end zone, and the Falcons even added a touchdown pass from Dean Topolski to Carter McGee early on. A Week 2 loss, in which Constantine coughed up a 20-point lead to Hudson, is the Falcons’ only blemish, and given that the defending state champ Tigers are currently undefeated, Constantine’s résumé is looking pretty good heading into the home stretch.
This week, the Falcons will visit a Kalamazoo United team that is better than its 3-3 record suggests.
More high school sports coverage
See Week 6 rankings from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association
Associated Press high school football state rankings through Week 6 in Michigan
Michigan prep football playoff picture includes coin-flip scenario heading into Week 7
Game Balls: Standout Michigan high school football players from Week 6
Gull Lake boys basketball coach steps down after 5 years, 2 SMAC titles
Small-school shakeup headlines latest Michigan high school volleyball rankings
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Reports Record Quarterly Revenue and 32 Percent Increase in ARR to $7.3 Million
HENDERSON, Nev., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS), a pioneer in providing cloud-based workflow solutions for R&D driven organizations, reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Fiscal Third Quarter 2022 Summary
- Total revenue of $8.8 million, a quarterly record for the Company and a 5% increase from the prior-year quarter
- Platform revenue up 33% to $1.8 million. Annual Recurring Revenue ("ARR") up 32% to $7.3 million
- Gross profit up 20% from prior-year quarter. Total gross margin improved 460 basis points to 37.0%
- Loss of $0.01 per share, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter, positive Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million compared to $0.2M in the prior-year quarter
- Platform incremental ARR generated in the quarter was $0.5M and a total of $1.8M in the past twelve months.
- 34 net new platform deployments in the quarter, 168 net new on a trailing twelve months basis
"Our third quarter results reflect the continued growth within our Platforms segment, as we posted our highest quarterly total revenue in company history and second consecutive quarter of at least $500,000 of incremental ARR," said Roy W. Olivier, President and CEO of Research Solutions. "In addition, Q3 is seasonally a strong renewal period for us and this quarter we experienced our highest ever upsell bookings from existing customers as they continue to see the value in our Article Galaxy platform."
Fiscal Third Quarter 2022 Results
Total revenue was $8.8 million, a 5% increase from $8.3 million in the year-ago quarter as platform revenue increased and transaction revenue was essentially unchanged from the prior period.
Platform subscription revenue increased 33% to $1.8 million compared to approximately $1.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The growth was due to an increase in ARR associated with renewals over the last twelve months as well as an increase in the total number of paid Platform deployments, including 34 net deployments added in the quarter. The quarter ended with annual recurring revenue of $7.3 million, up 32% year-over-year (see the company's definition of annual recurring revenue below).
Transaction revenue was $7.0 million, relatively flat compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Transaction customer count for the quarter was 1,193, compared to 1,108 customers in the prior-year quarter (see the company's definition of active customer accounts and transactions below).
Total gross margin improved 460 basis points from the prior-year quarter to 37.0%. The increase was primarily driven by a continued revenue mix shift to the higher-margin Platform business as well as lower copyright costs in the quarter.
Total operating expenses were $3.6 million, compared to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher technology and product development and general and administrative costs related to strategic growth initiatives in the business.
Net loss in the third quarter was ($341,000), or ($0.01) per share, compared to net income of $50,000, or breakeven on a diluted share basis, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $94,000, compared to $238,000 in the year-ago quarter (see definition and further discussion about the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP term, below).
Conference Call
Research Solutions President and CEO Roy W. Olivier and CFO Bill Nurthen will host the conference call, followed by a question and answer period.
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT)
Toll-free dial-in number: 1-800-892-9785
International dial-in number: 1-212-231-2907
Conference ID: 22018555
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay until June 12, 2022 by dialing 1-844-512-2921 and using the replay ID 22018555, and via the investor relations section of the company's website at http://researchsolutions.investorroom.com/.
Fiscal Third Quarter Financial and Operational Summary Tables vs. Prior-Year Quarter
Active Customer Accounts, Transactions and Annual Recurring Revenue
The company defines active customer accounts as the sum of the total quantity of customers per month for each month in the period divided by the respective number of months in the period. The quantity of customers per month is defined as customers with at least one transaction during the month.
A transaction is an order for a unit of copyrighted content fulfilled or managed in the Platform.
The company defines annual recurring revenue ("ARR") as the value of contracted Platform subscription recurring revenue normalized to a one-year period.
Use of Non-GAAP Measure – Adjusted EBITDA
Research Solutions' management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various financial metrics. In addition to the company's GAAP results, management also considers the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that this non-GAAP measure provides useful information about the company's operating results.
The tables below provide a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), plus interest expense, other income (expense), foreign currency transaction loss, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, gain on sale of discontinued operations, and other potential adjustments that may arise. Set forth below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss):
About Research Solutions
Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS) provides cloud-based technologies to streamline the process of obtaining, managing, and creating intellectual property. Founded in 2006 as Reprints Desk, the company was a pioneer in developing solutions to serve researchers. Today, more than 70 percent of the top pharmaceutical companies, prestigious universities, and emerging businesses rely on Article Galaxy, the company's SaaS research platform, to streamline access to the latest scientific research and data with 24/7 customer support. For more information and details, please visitwww.researchsolutions.com and www.reprintsdesk.com
Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" regarding future events and our future results. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the markets in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals," "projects", "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "endeavors," "strives," "may," or variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, estimate or verify. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those factors described in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as such may be amended or supplemented by subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Examples of forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding additional customers, potential acquisitions and the Company's prospects for growth. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. For more information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden keeps seeing good economic news and bad public approval ratings. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March. More than 236,000 jobs were added. But there has been no political payoff for the president.
US. adults are skipping past the jobs numbers and generally feeling horrible about the economy. White House aides can list plenty of reasons for the pessimism: high inflation, the hangover from the pandemic and the political polarization that leaves Republicans automatically believing the economy is sour under a Democratic president.
Going forward, an emerging challenge for Biden might be the expectation that unemployment will get much worse this year.
This is the opinion of the Federal Reserve, which expects the jobless rate to hit 4.5%. And the Congressional Budget Office (5.1%). Even the proposed budget that Biden just put forth models an increase (4.3%) from the current rate. Many Wall Street analysts are, likewise, operating under the shorthand that the Fed tames inflation by raising interest rates, which in turn causes demand to tumble and joblessness to rise.
Friday’s jobs report showed that the economy is cooling as wage growth slowed, but the labor market is still running much hotter than the overall economy in a way that can fuel doubts. Biden’s bet is that the conventional economic wisdom is wrong and that 6% inflation can be beaten while keeping unemployment low.
“We continue to face economic challenges from a position of strength,” Biden said in a statement about the latest jobs report.
A new independent economic analysis helps to show why the low unemployment rate has yet to resonate with people: There aren’t enough workers to fill the open jobs, causing the economy to operate with speed bumps and frictions that make things seem worse than they are in the data. The analysis suggests that the economy would arguably function far more smoothly with unemployment higher at 4.6%, even though that could translate into nearly 2 million fewer people holding jobs.
The job market is what economists call “inefficiently tight,” a problem the United States also faced during the Vietnam War, the Korean War and World War II. The current tightness is as severe as it was at the end of World War II. This mismatch causes companies and consumers alike to feel as though the economy is in a rut, said Pascal Michaillat, an economist at Brown University.
“For shopkeepers, it means operating shorter hours because it’s not possible to find workers to fill the extra time slots,” he said. “For households, it means more time trying to hire nannies or plumbers or construction workers and less time doing enjoyable things.”
Based on his calculations on job openings and employment from a 2022 paper written with the economist Emmanuel Saez, Michaillat estimates that a 4.6% unemployment rate would make the labor market efficient. At that rate, the day-to-day transactions that shape an economy would have less friction because the demand for workers would be closer to the supply. Government figures released Tuesday show that employers have 9.9 million job openings, almost double the number of unemployed people seeking work.
This sounds like a good problem to have because it implies wages should increase. But economic theory suggests the only way to resolve this situation is for unemployment to rise.
Asked what this dilemma might mean for Biden, Michaillat suggested, “The economics is mingling with the politics, as it so often does.”
When Republicans criticize Biden, it is often for the kinds of shortages that Michaillat is describing, as well as for inflation.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., said small-business owners “are telling us that Democrats’ anti-work policies have made it difficult to stock their shelves, hire workers and keep their doors open.”
More than two years after Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package became law, it’s a humbling frustration for the White House that so many people feel the economy is terrible when his record on jobs is unrivaled among modern presidencies.
Biden’s unemployment rate so far is better than that of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and both Bushes. While unemployment was lower for a period under Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, a smaller share of people was in the labor force compared with now.
Biden set out to use the COVID-19 aid dollars to get people back to work quickly and prevent the typical “scarring” in recessions that can leave people earning less for the rest of their careers and, in some cases, permanently jobless. He succeeded at that mission as the economy has about 4 million more jobs than the Congressional Budget Office forecasted it would at this stage.
A White House official said the policies were designed with the specific goal of bringing jobs back faster than in past recoveries. After the Great Recession began at the end of 2007 and the economy crashed, it took more than six years for the total number of U.S. jobs to return to pre-downturn levels. In the pandemic recovery, the jobs total rebounded to its prior level in a little over two years.
The quickness of the rebound has benefited historically disadvantaged groups. Black unemployment in March dropped to 5%, the lowest level on record. And the Black labor force participation rate — which measures how many people have jobs or are searching for work — surpassed the level for whites last month.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, said Biden’s goal was to spur a burst of hiring that would cause strong growth in the long term. If the jobs recovery had dragged on, some people would give up hope and drop out of the labor force, reducing the ability of the economy to grow for decades to come.
Biden has rejected criticisms that the size of COVID relief contributed to inflation, although research published by the New York Fed indicates that federal aid accounted for about one-third of the higher inflation from late 2019 to June 2022.
Nick Bunker, economic research director at Indeed Hiring Lab, said Friday’s jobs report indicated the unemployment rate is unlikely to surge in the next three months. He said that the hiring is still in excess of population gains.
He noted the strength of the job growth compared with the Great Recession, but said many people are still adjusting to the realities of higher inflation and the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Venomous or harmless? What to do if you see a snake around your home this summer
As if black bears strolling through your neighborhood weren't enough, now you might want to check your basement for snakes.
Just a quick search on social media offers visual proof that slithery serpents have made their way onto lawns, decks and patios, and even inside homes in recent weeks.
“Snakes are very common on the Tennessee landscape and sightings are going to occur during the warm months of the year,” Cameron Matthews of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency told Knox News.
“Seeing a snake is no different than seeing a robin or seeing a deer. They’re simply part of our regional fauna.”
Snakes cannot regulate their body temperatures, so they seek out warmth from rocks, concrete, asphalt, tin and other objects and structures that hold heat.
Kaden Ladd, the owner of Volunteer Wildlife Control, is called to remove snakes from Knoxville homes around four times a week this time of year. In fact, he had just talked to a client about removing a snake before chatting with Knox News earlier this month.
“Usually over the phone, they're copperheads. But by the time I get there, they’ve somehow magically changed to either black snakes or rat snakes,” Ladd said.
Which types of snakes are common in Knoxville?
There are 35 types of snakes in Tennessee according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Only four of them are venomous, and two of those are found in East Tennessee.
Gray rat snakes are the most common snakes found in our region of the state, Cameron said. They are also referred to as black snakes, Eastern black snakes, chicken snakes and pilot snakes. They use constriction to kill prey and are not venomous.
These are the snakes Ladd usually finds on calls. But fear – a healthy fear, he noted – leads clients to assume a dangerous snake has entered their property.
The black snakes “all will rattle their tails to look and sound tougher than they are,” Phil Colclough, a herpetologist at Knoxville Zoo, told Knox News, but he noted that these snakes can bite, too.
What to do if you see a snake
If you find yourself facing off with a snake, you’re not supposed to kill it. All snake species are protected in Tennessee, and it is illegal to kill them here, unless there’s an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
“Snakes think that we’re monsters compared to them, size-wise,” Ladd said. “They only usually strike out of fear. They think that you're gonna hurt them.”
“Fear of snakes is a learned behavior, passed down from generation to generation. Snakes are probably one of the most misunderstood species that we deal with,” Cameron added.
Nonvenomous snakes pose no threat to human life, and the likelihood of encountering dangerous venomous ones in the area is low, he noted.
“If a venomous snake is on your porch or in your house, there's a definite threat. If one is in your yard, then that could also be seen as a potential threat,” Cameron said. “You don’t know where that animal will be 20 minutes from now, so you, your children or pets might find it the hard way.”
Ladd’s biggest advice is to not mess with any snakes if you don’t have experience or are unsure if they are venomous, and because even nonvenomous ones can bite.
TWRA suggests covering vents and drains that lead into your home with screening and removing what attracted the critter such as junk piles, rubble, wood, brush, thick vegetation or bird feeders that attract rodents. Keep areas near your home free of weeds and tall grass. Contact a wildlife agency to remove the snake.
If you’re brave enough to deal with a snake inside your home yourself, it’s possible to gently herd it outside with a long-reach object like a broom, the Humane Society states. Other options include placing an empty pail or wastebasket over it or confining it to a room until a handler arrives.
Snakes in Tennessee
Snakes are most active during the early spring and early summer as temperatures increase, according to A-Z Animals. Tennessee is home to 35 types of snakes in total. Four of those types are venomous: Copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake and pygmy rattlesnake. Only two of those - copperheads and timber rattlesnakes - are found in East Tennessee.
Common harmless types of snakes in East Tennessee include red-bellied snakes, smooth earth snakes, ring-necked snakes, eastern milksnakes and gray rat snakes.
Timber rattlesnakes are the largest and most dangerous of the venomous snakes in Tennessee. However, populations are declining across the region, TWRA noted. They are likely found in mature, heavily wooded forests with rocky, south-facing hillsides. It is common to see them coiled near fallen logs or sunning on rocks.
Copperheads are found throughout the state and prefer mature forests, rocky, wooded hillsides with abundant logs, leaf litter, or rocks for cover. They avoid open areas such as pastures and agricultural fields. On a somewhat positive note, their venom is not very potent and fatalities from their bites are extremely rare.
Although there’s some debate, Phil Colclough of Knoxville Zoo said venomous cottonmouth snakes do not inhabit East Tennessee. TWRA reports cottonmouths are only in the far middle and western parts of the state.
Devarrick Turner is a trending news reporter. Email devarrick.turner@knoxnews.com. Twitter @dturner1208.
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It’s open enrollment season again. Here come higher premiums
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Nov. 1 — T-minus seven days until the midterms. I’m Jon Healey, senior editor of the Utility Journalism Team, offering explanations and answers from my perch in South Pasadena.
There’s not just an election looming, but it’s also a time when millions of Americans have to decide what kind of health insurance to carry for the coming year. Heaven forfend that we should ever need the coverage, but it’s a risky bet to go without insurance if you can afford it.
Open enrollment for Medicare began on Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. Many employer health plans, which typically have shorter open enrollments and variable dates, have also started briefing workers on their options and calling on them to make decisions.
And for anyone not covered by an employer’s comprehensive health plan, today is when open enrollment begins at Covered California, the health insurance marketplace created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Covered California’s subsidized policies are available to some households that have access to an employer’s health plan too, which I’ll explain in a bit.
I’ve been writing about healthcare policy for more than a decade, and I still dread open enrollment. There are just so many variables — premiums! deductibles! copays! networks! tax strategies! — that I struggle to figure out the right path. And I like math.
In part, that’s because the system makes you bet how much care you and your family will need in the coming year. If you don’t think you’ll need much care, you can go for a high-deductible plan and save on premiums. But if you bet wrong, the pain will be both physical and financial.
(One other pain point: Premiums are rising about 6% on average in the coming year, a sharper increase than we’ve seen in the last few years. Oddly enough, the pandemic held insurance costs down by reducing the demand for healthcare, but things are now getting back to normal.)
Covered California has its issues, but it has worked to simplify the choices faced by its customers, who don’t have the benefit of a company human resources team to guide them. It has standardized the insurance plans offered in the various tiers to help you make apples-to-apples comparisons.
For example, the difference between one “silver” plan and another boils down mainly to provider networks and premiums, not how much you’ll pay for which services. Covered California also provides easy-to-grasp quality ratings, and is imposing standards on insurers to push them to improve patient outcomes in key areas.
Yet there is one not-so-simple aspect to getting insurance from Covered California: figuring out whether you and your family qualify for subsidies.
If your employer offers you health insurance, you won’t be eligible for discounted premiums from Covered California unless your health plan at work would cost more than 9.12% of your household’s annual income. But your spouse and kids might be eligible for Covered California’s subsidies if the cost of your employer’s family coverage crosses the 9.12% threshold.
In that case, the lowest-cost approach may well be for you to carry two policies — one for you from your employer, and one for the rest of your family from Covered California. But that might mean two different networks of doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals.
I explained the situation in greater detail in this piece. But don’t let the complication stop you from signing up for coverage! In California, you have to — the penalty for going uninsured is at least $850 per adult and $425 per dependent child younger than 18.
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La Vanguardia — a look at Latino artists, movers and shakers in Hollywood. A year after lamenting the lack of Latino representation in the entertainment industry, The Times offers the flip side: a survey of the rising writers, actors, directors, architects, thinkers, musicians and other artists who are shaping the culture you are living in now and certainly the culture you’ll be living in tomorrow. Los Angeles Times
An open letter from John Leguizamo to Hollywood. “We Latinos are 19% of the population and the largest ethnic group in America, and we’ve been here long before the conquests of the 1500s. How are we not more visible onscreen and onstage?” Los Angeles Times
And while we’re on the subject of Tinseltown: How Hollywood turned a “blind eye” to Emmett Till for 67 years. Reluctant to tackle the brutal murder of the African American 14-year-old, Hollywood favored civil-rights-themed projects about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and films like 1988’s “Mississippi Burning” in which the dominant characters were white. Los Angeles Times
Where has L.A.'s wine industry gone? Columnist Patt Morrison chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of Los Angeles’ once great vineyards. Los Angeles Times
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Will Orange County prove too red for Katie Porter? A national Democratic star, Porter is locked in a fierce race against Republican Scott Baugh. It’s a battle not just over her political trajectory and the balance of power in the House but also for Orange County’s ideological identity. Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigned on building 3.5 million homes. He hasn’t gotten even close. “Just 13% of the 3.5 million homes he campaigned on building have been permitted, let alone built.” CalMatters
As Proposition 29 vote looms, dialysis patients brace for change. For the third time, Californians will have a chance next month to vote on whether to impose major new rules on dialysis clinics statewide that could affect as many as 80,000 patients. Los Angeles Times
Last-minute oil millions flowing to moderate California Democrats are a “double-edged sword.” Oil companies are spending heavily on campaign ads in an effort to unseat two Democrats also regarded as moderates (by California Legislature standards). Sacramento Bee
Would Proposition 1 allow abortions after fetal viability? Legal experts say no. It’s not only the language of the proposed constitutional amendment that counts, they say, but also the context. CalMatters
Excuse me, did you forget something? The State Controller’s Office is holding $12 billion in unclaimed property, including funds from abandoned bank accounts and unclaimed life insurance payouts. Sacramento Bee
CRIME, COURTS AND POLICING
Attack suspect David DePape intended to kidnap, “kneecap” Nancy Pelosi, prosecutors allege. This story gets more bizarre by the day. Los Angeles Times
Ex-girlfriend of suspect in Paul Pelosi attack says he struggled with mental illness, drugs, believed he was “Jesus for a year.” What I meant was, this story gets more bizarre by the hour. San Francisco Chronicle
Another study finds racial disparities in stop data at sheriff’s departments across the state. Examining data from Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties, Catalyst California and the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California found that deputies at all departments stopped Black people at higher rates than white people. That was particularly true for traffic stops. San Diego Union-Tribune
$3.4-million ID theft scam targeted poor Southern California homeowners, DA says. Three residents of Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside counties are accused of fraudulently taking out home improvement loans in the names of 32 different victims. Orange County Register (subscribers only)
Danny Masterson’s accusers feared being kicked out of Scientology — as his stepfather was. “When it happened, I cried. It’s my kids. I raised my children and now they’ve turned against their dad,” Joe Reaiche said in an interview with The Times. “Not because of my decision, but because of the church’s decision. That’s the evil of disconnection.” Los Angeles Times
A West Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 18 years for harassing female VA doctors. “This defendant earned a lengthy prison sentence by terrorizing his victims for years,” U.S. Atty. Martin Estrada said of 51-year-old Gueorgui Hristov Pantchev. MedPage Today
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HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Major flood would hit Los Angeles Black communities disproportionately hard, study finds. UC Irvine researchers also find that a 100-year flood in the Los Angeles Basin would put roughly 30 times as many people at risk as the Federal Emergency Management Agency has estimated. Los Angeles Times
Accidental carbon dioxide release at LAX leaves four workers sick, one critically. The leak occurred in an underground electrical room near Terminal 8’s baggage claim area. Much also could be said about deliberate carbon dioxide releases on the LAX tarmac. Los Angeles Times
Atmospheric rivers will hit the West soon. What does it mean for California? It all depends on the route the weather system takes. If you want rain in L.A., hope for the route to dip to the south. San Francisco Chronicle
CALIFORNIA CULTURE
How UC Irvine became an esports hotbed. This isn’t quite NCAA football or basketball, but Irvine has a dedicated esports arena, a coaching staff and uniformed squads playing in leagues based on three popular games: “Overwatch 2,” “League of Legends” and “Valorant.” One can only imagine the Red Bull budget. Los Angeles Times
How Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion popularized the haunted house and changed Halloween forever. “It turns out we have Walt Disney to thank for revolutionizing modern Halloween entertainment. And it all started with Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion.” SFGate
For some celebs, pay-to-play Twitter verification is the last straw. Of all the horrors new owner Elon Musk might visit on the platform, could there be anything worse than having to pay $20 a month for a blue check? (Hmm, yes?) Los Angeles Times
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AND FINALLY
Today’s California memory is from Karen Michel:
My family moved to Westwood when I was 2½, to a street lined with palm trees. At Christmas time, there would be sales of pine trees painted — flocked, even — in pink and blue. Yes, gendered. I grew up thinking that all Christmas trees looked like this: never green, never un-made-up. Very L.A. And maybe some of those pines were palms.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First International Bank of Israel (TASE: FIBI) one of Israel's major banking groups, today announced its results for the second quarter and first half of 2022, ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter Financial Highlights:
- Net income of NIS 342 million
- Return on Equity – 13.8%
- BoD approved dividend distribution of 50% of net income
- YoY growth of 24% in financing income from ongoing operations
- Cost/Income ratio continues to improve reaching 54.8%
Management Comment
Ms. Smadar Barber-Tsadik, CEO of the First International Bank Group, stated: "The profitability of the First International Bank in the second quarter of 2022 reflects growth that comes from increase in the ongoing operations of the Bank, in a variety of areas, with an emphasis on customer wealth management and credit growth, while maintaining the stability of the Bank and an adequate risk profile. This, together with the continuation of efficiency measures, which allows consistent and gradual improvement in the efficiency ratio. The first International Bank provides optimal service to customers by means of both, its wide branch network, which is twice as large as the Bank's proportionate share in the banking system, and by means of the Bank's advanced and innovative digital capabilities".
Growth
The growth trend is evident in all core areas of activities of the Bank:
Interest income grew in the second quarter of the year by 21% year over year, financing income from ongoing operations grew in the second quarter of the year by 24%, year over year. Commission income increased by 6% year over year, due to growth of the Bank activities.
Credit to the public grew by 18.3% in the past twelve months (as compared with the corresponding period last year) and by 11.4% since the beginning of the current year, amounting to NIS 113,932 million. Growth in credit is seen in all fields of operation: the large business segment grew in the past twelve months by 39%, the middle market business segment grew by 33.4%, the small business segment by 13.8%, credit to households grew by 6.6%, and housing related loans grew by 15%. Credit to the public grew in the second quarter of the year by 6.1%.
Deposits by the public grew by 6.8% in the second quarter of the year compared with the first quarter, amounting to NIS 164,539 million. Since the beginning of the year, deposits by the public grew by 7.2%.
Profitability
Net earning of the First International Bank Group in the second quarter of 2022 amounted to NIS 342 million, as compared to earnings of NIS 322 million in the first quarter of the year, and earnings of NIS 404 million in the corresponding quarter last year, in which the Bank recorded exceptional credit loss income, on background of the exit from the Corona crisis. Return on equity reached 13.8%. In the first half of the year, net earnings amounted to NIS 664 million, as compared to NIS 708 million in the corresponding first half of last year, with return on equity reaching 13.3%.
Credit loss expenses amounted in the second quarter of the year to NIS 31 million, as compared to income of NIS 128 million in the corresponding quarter last year, representing growth of NIS 159 million. This growth stems ,mostly, from exceptional income that was recorded last year in respect of credit losses in the amount of NIS 114 million, representing the decline in the collective credit loss allowance, explained by improvement in the economic indicators upon exit from the Corona crisis. An increase in the collective allowance was recorded in the second quarter of the year following the growth in volume of performing credit.
The volume of problematic credit declined by approximately 21%, as compared to the corresponding period last year, and by 15% as compared to the end of 2021.
Efficiency
Cost/income ratio continues to improve reaching 54.8% in the second quarter of the year, as compared with 57.5% in the corresponding period last year. The Bank continues to implement efficiency measures, which include, inter alia, improvement and automation of work procedures, innovation in digital and the advanced use of data. All these allow consistent and gradual improvement in the cost/income ratio.
Operating and other expenses amounted in the second quarter of the year to NIS 662 million, a reduction of 3.2% as compared to the first quarter of 2022, and a rise of 1.5% as compared to the second quarter of last year. Maintenance and depreciation of building and equipment expenses decreased by 4.7% in the second quarter of the year in relation to the corresponding period last year, following efficiency measures employed with respect to the real estate assets of the Group.
Financial stability
Equity attributed to the shareholders of the Bank reached an amount of NIS 9,973 million. The Tier I equity capital ratio reached 10.15%, which is higher by 0.9% than the required regulatory ratio.
In accordance with the profit distribution policy adopted by the Board of Directors of the Bank, the Bank distributes a dividend at the rate of up to 50% of the annual net earnings. The Board of Directors of the Bank, approved today a dividend distribution of NIS 170 million, representing 50% of net earnings for the second quarter of 2022, this in addition to dividends of NIS 540 million distributed so far in the current year. The annual dividend yield as of July 31, 2022, amounted to 8.6%, the highest dividend yield in the banking system.
* Immaterial adjustment of comparative data.
** Restated.
*** Restated in respect of the new disclosure format on nonaccrual debts instead of impaired debts.
(1) Annualized.
(2) According to instructions of the Bank of Israel the Net stable funding ratio was calculated since 2021. Therefor no comparative data for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is stated.
(3) According to instructions of the Bank of Israel, beginning in 2022, the method for the conversion of return per period into annualized terms was changed, from exponential calculation to linear calculation. Comparative data have been restated.
* Immaterial adjustment of comparative data.
* Immaterial adjustment of comparative data.
(1) Mostly reflects adjustments in respect of actuarial assessments as of the end of the period regarding defined benefits pension plans, of amounts recorded in the past in other comprehensive income.
* Immaterial adjustment of comparative data.
(1) Of which: provision for credit losses in respect of off-balance sheet credit instruments in the amount of NIS 109 million and NIS 79 million and NIS 79 million at 30.6.22, 30.6.21 and 31.12.21, respectively.
(2) Of which: other assets measured at fair value in the amount of NIS 283 million and NIS 353 million and NIS 333 million at 30.6.22, 30.6.21 and 31.12.21, respectively.
(3) Of which: other liabilities measured at fair value in the amount of NIS 337 million and NIS 382 million and NIS 641 million at 30.6.22, 30.6.21 and 31.12.21, respectively.
* Cumulative effect of the initial implementation of US accounting principles in the matter of financial instruments – credit losses (ASC-326).
** Immaterial adjustment of comparative data.
(1) Including share premium of NIS 313 million (as from 1992 onwards).
(2) Including an amount of NIS 2,391 million which cannot be distributed as dividend.
Contact:
Dafna Zucker
First International Bank of Israel
e-mail: zucker.d@fibi.co.il
Tel: +972-3-519-6224
Ehud Helft
GK Investor & Public Relations
e-mail: fibi@gkir.com
Tel: +1-646-201-924
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Two police officers were shot Thursday night in the city of Rochester in western New York, authorities said.
Both were hospitalized. The severity of their wounds and the circumstances of the shooting weren't immediately clear.
"This is a tragedy for our community. I’m asking Rochester to pray for these officers and their families,” Mayor Malik Evans told reporters near the scene of the shooting.
The officers were wounded at around 9:15 p.m., according to Rochester Police Lt. Gregory Bello, a department spokesman.
“They were doing their jobs as police officers, and at least one male approached them and opened fire on them,” Bello said.
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Man turns heads with 100-pound suit made of trash
(CNN) - An environmental activist wore 100 pounds of garbage as a suit to send an important message about conservation.
The Environmental Protection Agency says the average person can create up to 5 pounds of trash per day.
Activist Rob Greenfield turned that statistic into an eyesore show and tell, creating a suit showcasing a month’s worth of personal trash and parading it around the streets of Los Angeles.
Greenfield says he wore the suit every time he left his home and was reportedly sporting 100 pounds of garbage by the end of the month.
The North Carolina native has been living green for years, promoting sustainable food sourcing and a “near-zero waste” lifestyle.
His latest efforts may showcase what gets thrown away, but he hopes his message is something that gets recycled.
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Christian Walker Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Braves - July 20
Published: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:23 PM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Arizona Diamondbacks, including Christian Walker and his .571 slugging percentage over his past 10 games, take on starter Spencer Strider and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park, Thursday at 12:20 PM ET.
In his most recent appearance, he hit two homers in his previous game (going 3-for-5) against the Braves.
Christian Walker Game Info & Props vs. the Braves
- Game Day: Thursday, July 20, 2023
- Game Time: 12:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Braves Starter: Spencer Strider
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -182)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +375)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +155)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
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Christian Walker At The Plate
- Walker is batting .265 with 28 doubles, 20 home runs and 39 walks.
- Among the qualifying batters in MLB action, he ranks 58th in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
- Walker has picked up a hit in 57 of 92 games this season, with multiple hits 27 times.
- In 19.6% of his games this year, he has hit a home run, and 5.1% of his trips to the plate.
- Walker has driven home a run in 38 games this year (41.3%), including more than one RBI in 15.2% of his games and producing three or more of his team's runs on seven occasions..
- He has scored in 44 games this season, with multiple runs five times.
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Braves Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 9.4 K/9, the fifth-best in the league.
- The Braves have the fourth-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.80).
- The Braves allow the third-fewest home runs in baseball (99 total, 1.1 per game).
- Strider (11-3 with a 3.74 ERA and 176 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Braves, his 20th of the season.
- The righty's most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, when he threw six innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- The 24-year-old's 3.74 ERA ranks 30th, 1.102 WHIP ranks 17th, and 14.3 K/9 ranks first among qualifying pitchers this season.
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WorkFusion's AI Digital Worker Evelyn will be joining the bank's KYC process
NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WorkFusion, a leading provider of AI digital workforce solutions for banking and financial services, today announced that Bank of Asia, a cross-border international bank authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands (BVI FSC) that provides banking and asset management services through a digital platform to corporate and high net worth individual clients around the world, has selected its sanctions and adverse media AI Digital Worker, Evelyn, for negative news detection as part of the Know Your Customer (KYC) new client onboarding process.
"With a strong emphasis on providing the best customer experience possible, our use of advanced technology and big data enables us to open accounts efficiently and effectively for customers from anywhere in the world. Our technology-driven platform also enables customers to enjoy more user-friendly and cost-effective services with your smart devices," said Deon Vanterpool, Vice President and Director of Bank of Asia. "We work with reputable and established partners to onboard customers in line with our stringent Know Your Customer and Anti Money Laundering regime which leverages on latest Fintech solutions. Our principles are to be user-friendly, transparent, compliant, credible, responsible and innovative without compromising data security. With the use of WorkFusion's innovative AI technology, we will be using their KYC "AI Digital Workers" to help us achieve both our growth objectives and customer satisfaction goals."
Automating labor-intensive KYC tasks like negative news screening is crucial to improving the customer experience, decreasing time-to-onboard, repetitive touchpoints, and long service times. These steps also lower operational costs and improve capacity for managing anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, and sanctions risk.
"We are honored that Bank of Asia has selected our AI Digital Worker, Evelyn, to automate negative news detection as part of their KYC onboarding process," said Adam Famularo, CEO of WorkFusion. "Adverse media monitoring is one of the most effective tools banks and financial institutions have to protect against money laundering. However, there are many news articles, most of which are irrelevant false positives, which consume a lot of time. By automating this laborious task, Bank of Asia will reduce its new client onboarding time and ensure a more positive customer experience."
About WorkFusion
WorkFusion, Inc. is the creator of AI Digital Workers purpose-built for banking and financial services organizations. Its Digital Workers are true knowledge workers that effectively augment existing teams in functions like anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, customer onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC), and customer service. WorkFusion's digital workforce solutions help solve talent shortages, increase workforce capacity, save money, enhance employee and customer satisfaction, and ensure ongoing compliance. For more information visit workfusion.com.
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NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana judge has rejected a reduced prison sentence for a Kentucky woman who pleaded guilty in a wrong-way freeway crash that killed three people and an unborn child.
A Floyd County judge reduced Taylor Barefoot’s eight years of probation to six years last week, but kept her prison sentence at 12 years, the News and Tribune reported.
The Louisville, Kentucky, woman was charged in the March 7, 2020, crash deaths of Taylor Cole, 21; Leah Onstott-Dunn, 22; Cole’s 3-year-old son, Braxton Fields, and her unborn child. Onstott-Dunn’s 3-year-old child was in the car but survived the crash.
Barefoot was driving in the wrong direction in the westbound lanes of Interstate 265 in Floyd County when her vehicle struck Cole’s car. She pleaded guilty last year to three felony counts of operating while intoxicated causing death and a felony involuntary manslaughter charge.
According to evidence and testimony, Barefoot had been at a work party in downtown Jeffersonville and was seen on video consuming five mixed drinks over about two hours. Her blood-alcohol content after the crash was 0.30, nearly four times Indiana’s legal limit for driving of 0.08.
Floyd County Prosecutor Chris Lane said he’s glad the judge chose to keep Taylor’s executed prison sentence unchanged following a hearing last month where relatives of those killed protested outside the county courthouse against cutting her prison time. | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/judge-rejects-reduced-prison-time-in-deadly-wrong-way-crash/ | 2023-01-07 13:44:06 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/judge-rejects-reduced-prison-time-in-deadly-wrong-way-crash/ |
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) today released the following statement applauding the introduction of H.R. 8594 by Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9), Buddy Carter (R-GA-1), Jodey Arrington, (R-TX-19), and Danny Davis (D-IL-7) to prohibit discrimination against dialysis patients in insurance coverage.
"We thank Representatives Clarke, Carter, Arrington, and Davis for introducing this essential piece of legislation that will protect dialysis patients from facing unjust discrimination in their health coverage," said DPC Board President Andrew Conkling. "Dialysis patients have a right to continue on employer-provided plans for 30 months after being diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), a fact that Congress recognized long ago but which was unfortunately put at risk by the Supreme Court's ruling in Marietta Memorial Hospital v. Davita. Passing this bill will help to preserve patient choice, encourage insurers to detect and treat kidney disease, and most importantly protect a group of patients which already faces considerable disparities in healthcare."
Current law allows ESRD patients to remain on employer-sponsored health coverage for 30 months following their diagnosis. However, in Marietta Memorial Hospital v. Davita, the Supreme Court ruled employers and insurers can impose low rates for dialysis or use other benefit limitations to encourage patients to drop coverage and switch to Medicare before the expiration of this period.
This upended an interpretation of existing law which had stood for 40 years, wherein employers understood existing rules as prohibiting limitations specific to dialysis treatments. Employer-sponsored plans hold enormous importance for patients and their families, often offering important benefits not otherwise covered by Medicare.
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BARTOW, Fla. — As some governments recognize June as Pride Month, Polk County Public Schools won’t be one of them.
Tuesday night, members of Polk County’s LGBTQ community and their allies showed up to a school board meeting to let district leaders know how they feel.
“The optics are ugly,” one of them told the board. “The timing is poor.”
The district proclaimed June as Pride Month last year and in other previous years.
Tuesday, the board was set to vote on the proclamation again, but Superintendent Frederick Heid pulled that vote from the agenda.
The move was celebrated by people like Robert Goodman, the leader of Polk County Citizens Defending Freedom.
“You can say whatever you want, but making the proclamation — it’s promoting what’s going on in people’s bedrooms. It’s not focused on what school is supposed to be: education,” Goodman said.
RELATED: Polk school board postpones LGBTQ pride proclamation
However, as Heid explained in the meeting, he is not trying to eliminate future Pride proclamations.
Heid said he simply delayed the proclamation until LGBT History Month in October and until the district can come up with a more formal procedure to recognize Pride and other worthy causes.
He said the current proclamation process has little consistency and some causes — like women’s history, autism awareness, and veterans appreciation — are rarely, if ever, officially recognized by the district.
“Part of the problem that we have is not only a process with procedure, but again, how do we ensure that our proclamations are reflective of all of the values and groups within our community,” Heid said. “I don’t want the community to believe for a moment that we are eliminating the Pride Proclamation month. That is not what’s being recommended here. We were not, in any way, let me clarify this for the record — we were not contacted by any group, nor was there a request to remove it. I simply did it as a matter of procedure and policy.”
Still, people like Anita Carson, who’s from Davenport and is the Field and Advocacy Manager for Equality Florida, think the district made a frustrating mistake in a time when many LGBTQ young people feel they aren’t valued or supported.
“And we hope to press the schools to show a large support to LGBT families and students — if they can’t this meeting, then next meeting,” she said.
Others in the room also asked Heid to reschedule the Pride proclamation for July. After the meeting, Heid told ABC Action News he would be open to that if the district can enact a proclamation policy in time. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/polk-schools-superintendent-explains-decision-to-skip-pride-proclamation-in-june | 2023-06-14 02:50:29 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/polk-schools-superintendent-explains-decision-to-skip-pride-proclamation-in-june |
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark declared the league “open for business,” saying that while nothing is imminent all options will be considered as he takes over with conference realignment again shaking college sports.
Yormark made his introductory remarks Wednesday at the start of the conference’s football media days at AT&T Stadium. He was named Bob Bowlsby’s successor two weeks ago. The next day it was announced Southern California and UCLA would be leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024, setting off all kinds of speculation about what moves might follow.
“We are exploring all options and we are open for business,” Yormark said, when immediately asked if the Big 12 was actively engaged in talks with any Pac-12 schools.
“Optionality is good, and we’re vetting through all of them,” he said, without being specific about schools. “I think it’s fair to say I’ve received a lot of phone calls, a lot of interest. People understand the direction of the Big 12, and we’re exploring those levels of interest.”
With the Pac-12 down to 10 teams, any further significant loss of members could deal a fatal blow to a conference that was officially founded in 1959.
The former Roc Nation executive and CEO of the Brooklyn Nets officially begins work Aug. 1, but he has already been plenty busy with Big 12 business.
“What excites me most about joining the Big 12 is the transformative moment in front of all of us today,” he said. “We have an opportunity to grow and then build the Big 12 brand and business. … Moments like these do not happen often, and we must seize them and make the most of them.”
Along with realignment, Yormark emphasized adding revenue streams and the opportunity to nationalize the Big 12 brand, be more aspirational and appeal to youth culture “to get younger and hipper.”
He also mentioned “seeing the true professionalization of college sports” at a time when name, image and likeness compensation for athletes is going into its second year.
The Big Ten’s move West was another seismic shift in conference realignment, much like when it was revealed a week after Big 12 media days last summer that Texas and Oklahoma were moving to the Southeastern Conference no later than the 2025 season.
“I’m certain that Brett is just deeply appreciative of the way he was welcomed into the Big 12 Conference with, once again, conference realignment at the top of the list of things to deal with,” said Baylor president Linda Livingstone, part of the Big 12 board’s three-person executive committee that headed the search.
Livingstone spoke to Yormark by phone a couple of days after he was named, which was after the news about UCLA and USC.
“Well, welcome to college athletics, and you thought working for Jay-Z was really exciting,” she told him.
Yormark described himself as actively engaged in realignment, with input from throughout the conference.
The Big 12 is going into its 12th and final season as a 10-school league. BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF all join next summer after being approved for membership last September.
The pending departures of two of the Pac-12′s biggest brands came as a huge surprise, just like a year ago with the Big 12′s only national champions in football deciding to bail on the conference.
Yormark said the possible addition of more teams to the Big 12 wouldn’t necessarily have an impact on any decision involving the Longhorns or Sooners leaving before the expiration of the league’s media rights deal that has three more football seasons.
“I’m sure there’s going to be a moment in time where we’re going to sit down, discuss the future,” Yormark said about Texas and Oklahoma. “But any situation like this, I always look for a win-win scenario. That being said, it’s important that whatever happens is in the best interest of this conference.”
Yormark plans in August and September to visit the current Big 12 schools and the four coming on board next summer.
Livingstone said Yormark rose to the top of a strong pool of candidates during the search process.
“We could tell that with his experience in professional sports and sponsorships, and in media, in entertainment, given where college athletics is going, and all the changes taking place, with our media rights negotiation coming up, that Brett, in combination with the really strong athletic directors we have across the conference, would be a great combination to position us really well for the future,” she said.
This is will be Yormark’s first job in college athletics, though he said it is a career path he often thought about taking.
The 55-year-old was an executive on the commercial side of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation after previously working with the Nets and running Barclay Center, their home arena, for more than a decade. He was NASCAR’s vice president for corporate sponsorships before that.
“I always had a vision to be in college sports. Candidly, I thought it might have been an AD, I wasn’t sure,” Yormark said. “But I was enamored with the space. It was fueled during my time at Barclays Center. When this opportunity presented itself, I said, let’s give it a great shot, and thankfully it all worked out.”
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Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:00 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
— Updates 2022 Outlook —
LONDON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc - (NYSE: CLVT) (the "Company" or "Clarivate"), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
Revenues of $686.6 million increased 54.0%, and 59.9% at constant currency
Organic revenues(1) increased 4.8%
Net income attributable to ordinary shares of $43.7 million increased $175.2 million; Net loss per diluted share of $0.00 improved by $0.22
Adjusted Net Income(1) of $165.1 million increased 50.1%; Adjusted Income per diluted share(1) of $0.22 increased 29.4% or $0.05
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $274.4 million increased 45.2% and Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) of 39.9% decreased 240 basis points
First Half of 2022 Financial Highlights
Revenues of $1,348.8 million increased 54.3%, and 58.8% at constant currency
Organic revenues(1) increased 4.6%
Net income attributable to ordinary shares of $94.5 million increased $282.0 million; Net loss per diluted share of $0.07 improved by $0.28
Adjusted Net Income(1) of $320.2 million increased 61.4%; Adjusted Income per diluted share(1) of $0.43 increased 38.7% or $0.12
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $536.7 million increased 51.7% and Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) of 39.8% decreased 50 basis points
Cash Flow from Operations decreased $97.1 million to $164.6 million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow(1) decreased $0.4 million to $258.1 million
"We delivered a good quarter with organic revenue growth approaching 5% as our One Clarivate strategy is building traction across our global customer base," said Jerre Stead, Executive Chair and CEO. "In July, we announced that I will retire from the CEO role at the end of August but will continue as non-executive chair. Since assuming the CEO role in May 2019, we have made significant operational improvements and value enhancing acquisitions that position Clarivate for greater success under the leadership of Jonathan Gear. I am very thankful to all my colleagues for their hard work in getting us to where we are today, and to our customers and stakeholders for their continued support."
Selected Financial Information
The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 include contributions from the following 2021 acquisitions: 1) Bioinfogate, which was completed in August 2021, 2) Patient Connect, which was completed in December 2021, and 3) ProQuest, which was completed in December 2021 for which there were no comparable amounts in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
Second Quarter 2022 Operating Results
Revenues, net, for the second quarter increased $240.9 million, or 54.0%, to $686.6 million, and increased 59.9% on a constant currency basis. The significant strengthening of the U.S. dollar had a negative foreign exchange impact on revenue of 5.8% for the second quarter of 2022. Organic revenues(1) increased $21.4 million or 4.8%, which was partially offset by our decision to cease commercial operations in Russia in March.
Subscription revenues for the second quarter increased $164.0 million, or 67.4%, to $407.4 million, and increased 72.8% on a constant currency basis, primarily driven by the acquisition of ProQuest in December 2021. Organic subscription revenues(1) increased 3.8%, primarily due to price increases and the benefit of net installations in the prior year.
Re-occurring revenues for the second quarter decreased $1.7 million, or (1.5)% to $112.0 million, and increased 6.7% on a constant currency basis. Organic re-occurring revenues(1) increased 6.7%, primarily due to patent renewal volumes and improvements in yield per case.
Transactional and other revenues for the second quarter increased $78.0 million, or 86.7%, to $168.0 million, and increased 90.6% on a constant currency basis, primarily due to the acquisition of ProQuest. Organic transactional and other revenues(1) increased 5.0%, due to an increase in back file and custom data sales.
Net income attributable to ordinary shares for the second quarter improved to $43.7 million, compared to Net loss of $131.5 million in the prior-year period, primarily driven by higher profits and the mark-to-market gain on financial instruments. Net loss per diluted share for the second quarter of $0.00 improved $0.22, compared to Net loss per diluted share of $0.22 in the prior-year period.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the second quarter was $274.4 million, an increase of $85.4 million or 45.2%. Adjusted net income(1) for the second quarter was $165.1 million, an increase of $55.1 million or 50.1%. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Adjusted net income(1) was driven by earnings contributions from acquisitions, organic growth and cost savings from integration programs.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share(1) was $0.22 for the second quarter, compared to $0.17 in the prior-year period, as strong growth in Adjusted net income(1) was offset by a 14.8% increase in adjusted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding primarily driven by the acquisition of ProQuest.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
As of June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents of $359.7 million decreased $71.2 million, primarily due to repurchases of ordinary shares, cash dividends on preferred shares and higher capital expenditures, partially offset by the growth in revenues and profits. Restricted cash decreased $143.5 million to $13.2 million, compared to December 31, 2021 primarily due to 2022 first quarter employee payroll payments related to the CPA Global Equity Plan. The payments were funded by the sale of shares held in the Employee Benefit Trust established for the CPA Global Equity Plan in December 2021.
The Company's total debt outstanding as of June 30, 2022 was $5,551.9 million, a decrease of $15.3 million compared to December 31, 2021.
Net cash provided by operating activities of $164.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, decreased $97.1 million compared to $261.7 million for the prior year period, primarily due to the payments in the first quarter of 2022 related to the CPA Global Equity Plan and the second quarter seasonality of the ProQuest business. Adjusted free cash flow(1) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $258.1 million, basically flat, compared to the prior year period, as higher earnings were offset by higher working capital requirements due to the seasonality of the ProQuest business.
Updated Outlook for 2022 (forward-looking statement)
"We updated our 2022 outlook primarily due to significant foreign exchange headwinds as a result of the dramatic strengthening of the U.S. dollar and macro-economic pressure," said Jonathan Collins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "The integration of ProQuest is ahead of schedule, which will result in additional cost synergies in 2022, helping to partially offset the reduction in this year's profit."
The full year outlook presented below assumes no further currency movements, acquisitions, divestitures, or unanticipated events.
The below outlook includes Non-GAAP measures. Please see "Reconciliation to Certain Non-GAAP measures" presented below for important disclosure and reconciliations of these financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. These terms are defined elsewhere in this earnings press release.
Conference Call and Webcast
Clarivate will host a conference call and webcast today to review the results for the second quarter at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast on the Investor Relations section of the company's website.
Interested parties may access the live audio broadcast by dialing +1 (844) 200-6205 in the United States, +1 (929) 526-1599 for international, and +1 (833) 950-0062 in Canada. The conference ID number is 016804. An audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call at +1 (866) 813-9403 in the United States, +44 204 525-0658 for international, and +1 (266) 828-7578 in Canada. The Replay Conference ID number is 355429. The recording will be available for replay through August 16, 2022. The webcast can be accessed at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/911488886 and will be available for replay.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP results are not presentations made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and are presented only as a supplement to our financial statements based on GAAP. Non-GAAP financial information is provided to enhance the reader's understanding of our financial performance, but none of these non-GAAP financial measures are recognized terms under GAAP. They are not measures of financial condition or liquidity, and should not be considered as an alternative to profit or loss for the period determined in accordance with GAAP or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, you should not consider such measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial measures or results of operations calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP.
We use non-GAAP measures in our operational and financial decision-making. We believe that such measures allow us to focus on what we deem to be a more reliable indicator of ongoing operating performance and our ability to generate cash flow from operations, and we also believe that investors may find these non-GAAP financial measures useful for the same reasons. Non-GAAP measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies comparable to us, many of which present non-GAAP measures when reporting their results. These measures can be useful in evaluating our performance against our peer companies because we believe the measures provide users with valuable insight into key components of GAAP financial disclosures. However, non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
Definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Standalone Adjusted EBITDA, organic revenue, organic subscription revenue, organic re-occurring revenue and organic transactional and other revenue to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided within the schedules attached to this release. Our presentation of non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by any of the adjusted items, or that any projections and estimates will be realized in their entirety or at all.
We calculate constant currency by converting the non-U.S. dollar income statement balances for the most current year to U.S. dollars by applying the average exchange rates of the preceding year.
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About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing solutions to accelerate the pace of innovation. Our bold mission is to help customers solve some of the world's most complex problems by providing actionable information and insights that reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in the areas of Academia & Government, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Professional Services and Consumer Goods, Manufacturing & Technology. We help customers discover, protect and commercialize their inventions using our trusted subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.
Reconciliation to Certain Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA represents net loss before the provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, interest income and expense adjusted to exclude the acquisition or disposal-related transaction costs (such costs include net income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization and interest income and expense from divestitures), share-based compensation, mandatory convertible preferred share dividend expense, unrealized foreign currency gains (losses), transformational and restructuring expenses, acquisition-related adjustments to deferred revenues, non-operating income or expense, the impact of certain non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on financial instruments, legal settlements and other items that are included in net income for the period that the Company does not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance and certain unusual items impacting results in a particular period. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Revenues, net plus the impact of the deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments relating to acquisitions prior to 2021.
The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and reconciles these measures to our Net loss for the same periods:
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS
Adjusted Net Income is calculated using net income (loss), adjusted to exclude acquisition or disposal-related transaction costs (such costs include net income from continuing operations before the provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization and interest income and expense from the divested business), amortization related to acquired intangible assets, share-based compensation, mandatory convertible preferred share dividend expense, unrealized foreign currency gains/(losses), transformational and restructuring expenses, acquisition-related adjustments to deferred revenues, the impact of certain non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on financial instruments, interest on debt held in escrow, and other items that are included in net income for the period that the Company does not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance and certain unusual items impacting results in a particular period, and the income tax impact of any adjustments. We calculate Adjusted Diluted EPS by using Adjusted Net Income divided by adjusted diluted weighted average shares for the period. The adjusted diluted weighted average shares assumed that all instruments in the calculation are dilutive.
The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and reconciles these measures to our Net income (loss) and EPS for the same periods:
Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is calculated using net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Adjusted free cash flow is calculated as free cash flow, less cash paid for restructuring and lease-exit activities, payments related to the CPA Global Equity Plan, transaction related costs, interest on debt held in escrow, debt issuance costs, and other one-time payments that the Company does not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance.
The following table reconciles our non-GAAP Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow measure to Net cash provided by operating activities:
Required Reported Data
Standalone Adjusted EBITDA
We are required to report Standalone Adjusted EBITDA, which is identical to Consolidated EBITDA and EBITDA as such terms are defined under our credit facilities, dated as of October 31, 2019, and the indentures governing our secured notes due 2026 issued by Camelot Finance S.A. and guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries, and the indentures governing the secured and unsecured notes issued by Clarivate Science Holdings Corporation in August 2021, respectively. In addition, the credit facilities and the indentures contain certain restrictive covenants that govern debt incurrence and the making of restricted payments, among other matters. These restrictive covenants utilize Standalone Adjusted EBITDA as a primary component of the compliance metric governing our ability to undertake certain actions otherwise proscribed by such covenants. Standalone Adjusted EBITDA reflects further adjustments to Adjusted EBITDA for cost savings already implemented.
Because Standalone Adjusted EBITDA is required pursuant to the terms of the reporting covenants under the credit facilities and the indentures and because this metric is relevant to lenders and noteholders, management considers Standalone Adjusted EBITDA to be relevant to the operation of its business. It is also utilized by Management and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors as an input for determining incentive payments to employees.
Standalone Adjusted EBITDA is calculated under the credit facilities and the indentures by using our Consolidated Net Loss for the trailing 12-month period (defined in the credit facilities and the indentures as our U.S. GAAP net income adjusted for certain items specified in the credit facilities and the indentures) adjusted for items including: taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, non-cash charges, expenses related to capital markets transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, restructuring and business optimization charges and expenses, consulting and advisory fees, run-rate cost savings to be realized as a result of actions taken or to be taken in connection with an acquisition, disposition, restructuring or cost savings or similar initiatives, "run rate" expected cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructuring charges and expenses and synergies related to the transition projected by us, costs related to any management or equity stock plan, other adjustments that were presented in the offering memorandum used in connection with the issuance of the secured notes due in 2026 and earnout obligations incurred in connection with an acquisition or investment.
The following table bridges Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA to Standalone Adjusted EBITDA, as Adjusted EBITDA reflects a substantial portion of the adjustments that comprise Standalone Adjusted EBITDA for the period presented:
The foregoing adjustments (6) and (7) are estimates and are not intended to represent pro forma adjustments presented within the guidance of Article 11 of Regulation S-X. Although we believe these estimates are reasonable, actual results may differ from these estimates, and any difference may be material. See Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
The following tables present the amounts of our subscription, re-occurring and transactional and other revenues, including as a percentage of our total revenues, for the periods indicated, as well the drivers of the variances between periods.
The following tables and the discussion that follows presents our revenues by Segment for the periods indicated, as well as the drivers of the variances between periods, including as a percentage of such revenues.
The following table presents our calculation of Revenues, net for the 2022 outlook:
The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for the 2022 outlook and reconciles this measure to our Net income (loss) for the same period:
The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Diluted EPS for the 2022 outlook and reconciles these measures to our Net income (loss) per share for the same period:
The following table presents our calculation of Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the 2022 outlook and reconciles these measures to our Net cash provided by operating activities for the same period:
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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay let his feelings about Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder be known on Tuesday.
Irsay became the first league owner to voice his opinion when he told reporters at the National Football League's fall meeting in New York City that there’s “merit to remove” Snyder as the owner of the Commanders, the Associated Press reported.
Currently, Snyder and the team are under investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform for workplace misconduct. The league is also investigating Snyder and the team, and has appointed attorney Mary Jo White to look into allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety, the news outlets reported.
“It’s something we have to review, we have to look at all the evidence, and we have to be thorough, and it’s something that has to be given serious consideration,” Irsay said, according to USA Today and the Associated Press. “I believe in the workplace today, the standard that the shield stands for in the NFL, that you have to stand for that and protect that. I just think once owners talk among each other, they will arrive at the right decision. Unfortunately, I believe that’s the road we probably need to go down, and we just need to finish the investigation, but it’s gravely concerning to me the things that have occurred there over the last 20 years.”
An initial investigation into allegations by former Commanders' employees about rampant sexual harassment arose in 2020, the Associated Press reported.
After a nearly a yearlong investigation by attorney Beth Wilkinson and her firm, the league fined Washington $10 million after Wilkinson turned over her findings, which were never made public, ESPN reported.
White began her investigation after a new allegation arose by former team employee Tiffani Johnston, the news outlets reported.
White's investigation is still ongoing, but according to the Associated Press, her investigation could be coming to an end soon.
After Irsay's comments were made public Tuesday, the Commanders issued a statement that Snyder wouldn't be selling the team.
“It is highly inappropriate, but not surprising, that Mr. Irsay opted to make statements publicly based on falsehoods in the media,” the statement said per the Associated Press. “It is unfortunate that Mr. Irsay decided to go public with his statement today while an investigation is in process, and the team has had no opportunity to formally respond to allegations. The Commanders have made remarkable progress over the past two years. We are confident that, when he has an opportunity to see the actual evidence, in this case, Mr. Irsay will conclude that there is no reason for the Snyders to consider selling the franchise. And they won’t.”
Snyder also released a letter to all NFL owners in response to an ESPN report that Snyder had hired private investigators to dig up dirt on other league owners and Goodell if he felt pressure to sell his team.
“That is patently false and intended to erode the trust and goodwill between owners that I take quite seriously,” Snyder wrote in the letter obtained by the Associated Press. “I have never hired any private investigator to look into any owner or the commissioner. I have never instructed or authorized my lawyers to hire any private investigator on my behalf for any such purpose. And I never would.”
Irsay said he's not worried about it.
“I could care less," Irsay said per USA Today and the AP. "You can investigate me until the cows come home. That’s not going to back me off. Private investigators or any of that stuff, to me, I just shrug it off. It’s irrelevant to me. I don’t know about any of that stuff, I just focus on the issue of what’s happened in Washington, and to me, it’s gravely concerning.”
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) _ MercadoLibre SA (MELI) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $123 million.
The Montevideo, Uruguay-based company said it had net income of $2.43 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.68 per share.
The operator of an online marketplace and payments system in Latin America posted revenue of $2.6 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.47 billion.
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Amidst Inflationary Concerns, Baking Mixes, Soups and Prepared Foods Show the Biggest Gains
Retailers Can Leverage Responsive Marketing to Target Shoppers More Precisely
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With rising inflation and ongoing supply chain issues continuing to unsettle consumers, shopper intelligence leader Catalina is closely tracking the sales impact on grocery retailers' private/store brands.
Private brand categories showing the biggest gains year to date through July 17, 2022, per Catalina's Shopper Intelligence Platform, include Baking Mixes (up 40%), Soup (up 17%), Prepared Foods (up 12%), Dried Vegetables (up 11%), Canned Fish (up 10%), Cereal and Baby Food (both up 6%) and Deodorant (up 4%).
Among the insights Catalina gleaned from its recent private brand analysis:
- The rise in unit sales of store brand staples like canned fish and soup indicates consumers are looking for affordable lunch and dinner solutions.
- With the USDA reporting brand name cereal prices rising between 10-11% in 2022, private brand alternatives are benefiting.
- While the pandemic-fueled trend of scratch baking has declined, baking mixes remain popular, with shoppers increasingly opting for store brand mixes (up 40%).
- As more consumers return to the office, purchases of affordable personal grooming items like deodorant as well as prepared foods are also on the rise.
- Shoppers also are scooping up private brand baby food and formula, looking for alternatives amidst a nationwide shortage of brand name products in this category.
"The data clearly indicates that shoppers have become more price-sensitive and value-driven in recent months," said Sean Murphy, Chief Data & Analytics Officer. "Our platform powers these sorts of insights, helping us advise our retailer and CPG customers on the most effective shopper audiences, marketing messages and offers to measurably impact sales."
Private Brands Can Leverage Responsive Marketing to Deliver Value More Efficiently
As outlined in Catalina's recently published Inflation Guide, private brand marketers can use ultra-precise personalization and real-time responsiveness to deliver value to shoppers. Catalina's responsive marketing portfolio of solutions includes: sequential marketing, which uses a sequence of ads to tell a brand story over time with planned touchpoints to ultimately drive conversion; retargeting, which enables marketers to segment audiences, hone messaging, and bring consumers back into the brand conversation; and audience suppression, which keeps specific people or groups from receiving an ad if they have already purchased a brand – or a competitor's brand – reducing redundancy and ensuring media efficiency.
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About Catalina
Catalina is a leader in shopper intelligence and highly targeted in-store, TV, radio, podcast and digital media that personalizes the shopper journey. Powered by the world's richest real-time shopper database, Catalina helps retailers, CPG brands and agencies optimize every stage of media planning, execution and measurement to deliver $6.1 billion in consumer value annually. Catalina has no higher priority than ensuring the privacy and security of the data entrusted to the company and maintaining consumer trust. Catalina has operations in the United States, Costa Rica, Europe and Japan. To learn more, visit www.catalina.com or @Catalina on Twitter.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89.
His death in the Sydney hospital, where he spent several days with complications following hip surgery, was confirmed by his family.
“He was completely himself until the very end, never losing his brilliant mind, his unique wit and generosity of spirit,” a family statement said.
”With over 70 years on the stage, he was an entertainer to his core, touring up until the last year of his life and planning more shows that will sadly never be,” they added.
Humphries had lived in London for decades and returned to native Australia in December for Christmas.
He told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper last month that his physiotherapy had been “agony” following his fall and hip replacement.
“It was the most ridiculous thing, like all domestic incidents are. I was reaching for a book, my foot got caught on a rug or something, and down I went,” Humphries said of his fall.
Humphries has remained an active entertainer, touring Britain last year with his one-man show “The Man Behind the Mask.”
The character of Dame Edna began as a dowdy Mrs. Norm Everage, who first took to the stage in Humphries’ hometown of Melbourne in the mid-1950s. She reflected a postwar suburban inertia and cultural blandness that Humphries found stifling.
Edna is one of Humphries’ several enduring characters. The next most famous is Sir Les Patterson, an ever-drunk, disheveled and lecherous Australian cultural attache.
Patterson reflected a perception of Australia as a Western cultural wasteland that drove Humphries along with many leading Australian intellectuals to London.
Humphries, a law school dropout, found major success as an actor, writer and entertainer in Britain in the 1970s, but the United States was an ambition that he found stubbornly elusive.
A high point in the United States was a Tony Award in 2000 for his Broadway show “Dame Edna: The Royal Tour.”
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to the celebrated comedian.
“For 89 years, Barry Humphries entertained us through a galaxy of personas, from Dame Edna to Sandy Stone,” Albanese tweeted, referring to the melancholic and rambling Stone, one of Humphries most enduring characters. “But the brightest star in that galaxy was always Barry. A great wit, satirist, writer and an absolute one-of-kind, he was both gifted and a gift.”
British comedian Ricky Gervais tweeted: “Farewell, Barry Humphries, you comedy genius.”
Piers Morgan, British television personality, tweeted: “One of the funniest people I’ve ever met.”
“A wondrously intelligent, entertaining, daring, provocative, mischievous comedy Genius,” Morgan added.
The multi-talented Humphries was also a respected character actor with many stage and screen credits, an author of novels and an autobiography, and an accomplished landscape painter.
John Barry Humphries was born in Melbourne on Feb. 17, 1934. His parents were comfortable, loving and strait-laced, and must have wondered about their eldest son, whom they called Sunny Sam. His mother used to tell him to stop drawing attention to himself.
Before he’d finished at the prestigious Melbourne Grammar School, Humphries was more interested in art and secondhand bookshops than football. At 16, his favorite author was Kafka and later said he “felt a little foreign.”
He spent two years at Melbourne University, where he embraced Dadaism — the subversive, anarchic and absurdist European art movement.
His contributions included “Pus In Boots,” waterproof rubber boots filled with custard, and, on the performance art side, getting on a tram with an apparently blind accomplice whom Humphries would kick in the shins while yelling “Get out of my way, you disgusting blind person.”
In 1959, he settled in London and was soon working in Peter Cook’s comedy venue The Establishment. He played Sowerberry in the original London production of “Oliver!” in 1960 and repeated the role on Broadway. He appeared with Spike Milligan and William Rushton in “Treasure Island.”
Humphries, with New Zealand artist Nicholas Garland, created the Barry McKenzie comic strip for the satirical magazine Private Eye in 1964.
When the strips came out as a book, the Australian government banned it because it “relied on indecency for its humor.” Humphries professed delight at the publicity and implored authorities not to lift the ban.
By then Humphries’ drinking was out of control. In Melbourne in late 1970, he was charged with being drunk and disorderly. He finally admitted himself to a hospital specialising in alcoholism for the treatment that would turn him into a lifelong abstainer.
In 1972 came the first Barry McKenzie film — financially supported by the Australian government, despite the earlier ban. It was savaged by the critics, largely because they trembled at what the world’s first film to feature beer induced vomiting would do to Australia’s image overseas.
But it was a popular success and a sequel two years later included then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam knighting Edna, who was McKenzie’s aunt.
Married four times, he is survived by his wife Lizzie Spender, four children and 10 grandchildren. | https://wgntv.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/dame-edna-creator-barry-humphries-dies-in-sydney-at-89/ | 2023-04-22 20:35:21 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/dame-edna-creator-barry-humphries-dies-in-sydney-at-89/ |
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP)The Orange Bowl will be the most aptly named bowl of all this year.
Clemson and Tennessee – two schools with orange as their predominant uniform color – are headed to the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. Clemson earned its spot by winning the Atlantic Coast Conference; Tennessee was an at-large selection.
It’s the seventh trip to the Orange Bowl for the Tigers (11-2, No. 7 College Football Playoff, No. 10 AP) and the fifth appearance in the game for the Volunteers (10-2, No. 6 CFP, No. 6 AP).
”We’ve got a team that’s excited,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday. ”Really proud of our guys for how they finished the season. To have an opportunity to play in this game is something you really dream of. … It is an iconic bowl experience.”
It’ll be a matchup of proven programs and upstart quarterbacks.
Freshman Cade Klubnik took over for incumbent starter DJ Uiagalelei on Clemson’s third drive of what became the 39-10 win over North Carolina in the ACC title game on Saturday night and provided an immediate spark, completing his first 10 passes and leading the Tigers to touchdowns on each of their first three drives with him in the game.
”A glimpse of our future and what it looks like at Clemson,” Swinney said. ”I’m really happy for him, and yeah, he definitely has earned his opportunity to go start.”
For Tennessee, Hendon Hooker – who made his first career collegiate start at Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Orange Bowl, when he guided Virginia Tech to a win over Miami in 2019 – missed out on a chance to make his final college start on the same field. He was lost last month with a knee injury, meaning the Volunteers will likely be turning to Joe Milton III in the Orange Bowl.
Luckily for Tennessee, it has an Orange Bowl-winning quarterback making the trip to South Florida.
Volunteers coach Josh Heupel was Oklahoma’s quarterback when the Sooners beat Florida State 13-2 in the Orange Bowl that capped the 2000 season – the BCS national championship game that season.
”I know, having played in it and coached in it two previous times, this bowl game is as good as it gets,” Heupel said. ”It’s a very unique and special opportunity for our football program and one that we couldn’t be more excited to partake in.”
COMMON OPPONENT
The teams have one common opponent this season. And one common outcome.
If South Carolina hadn’t gone 2-0 against the Tigers and Volunteers this season, the final CFP rankings might have looked a bit different – maybe to the point where one of those teams would be headed to a semifinal game and a chance to play for the national title.
But the Gamecocks ended their regular season by beating Tennessee and Clemson in consecutive weeks; they topped the Volunteers 63-38 on Nov. 19, then ended the Tigers’ 40-game home winning streak with a 31-30 victory in a rivalry game on Nov. 26.
VERY ORANGE
It’s not the first Orange Bowl between orange schools. Maybe most notable on the all-Orange list: The Florida-Syracuse game on Jan. 2, 1999, the last time the bowl game was actually played in the now-demolished Orange Bowl stadium.
But that game wasn’t very orange-y. Both teams wore orange helmets, but the Gators wore white jerseys and blue pants, while the then-Orangemen – Syracuse wouldn’t become the Orange until 2004 – donned blue jerseys and orange pants.
THE SERIES
Tennessee is 11-6-2 all-time against Clemson. The Tigers won the last meeting, prevailing 27-14 in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 2, 2004.
The Volunteers have won the last seven regular-season meetings between the schools, all between 1920 and 1976. They were all in Knoxville; Clemson hasn’t played host to the Volunteers since a 14-0 win in 1919.
ACC VS. SEC
The SEC went 6-3 against the ACC this season, and has won 20 of the last 26 meetings between the conferences.
Clemson has won 11 of its last 15 games against SEC teams. Tennessee is 4-1 in its last five against ACC foes.
NEW LOOK
Tennessee led the nation in yards (538.1) and points (47.3) per game this season. And offensive coordinator Alex Golesh was rewarded for that success, with South Florida announcing Sunday that it hired him as its new coach.
”Losing Alex is something that we’re excited about,” Heupel said. ”I think it speaks to the growth inside of our program.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.
Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking case against ex-Public Security Secretary Genaro García Luna.
He is the highest-ranking current or former Mexican official ever to be tried in the United States.
“García Luna, who once stood at the pinnacle of law enforcement in Mexico, will now live the rest of his days having been revealed as a traitor to his country and to the honest members of law enforcement who risked their lives to dismantle drug cartels,” Brooklyn-based U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement.
García Luna, who denied the allegations, headed Mexico’s federal police and was later the country’s top public safety official from 2006 to 2012. His lawyers said the charges were based on lies from criminals who wanted to punish his drug-fighting efforts and to get sentencing breaks for themselves by helping prosecutors.
He showed no apparent reaction on hearing the verdict. His lawyer, César de Castro, said that the defense planned to appeal and that the case lacked “credible and reliable evidence.”
“The government was forced to settle for a case built on the backs of some of the most notorious and ruthless criminals to have testified in this courthouse,” de Castro said outside court.
García Luna, 54, was convicted on charges that include engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. He faces at least 20 years and as much as life in prison at his sentencing, set for June 27.
The case had political ramifications on both sides of the border.
Current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has railed throughout the trial against ex-President Felipe Calderón’s administration for, at a minimum, putting García Luna in charge of Mexico’s security. López Obrador spokesperson Jesús Ramírez tweeted after the verdict that “justice has come” to a Calderón ally and that “the crimes committed against our people will never be forgotten.”
García Luna’s work also introduced him to high-level American politicians and other officials, who considered him a key cartel-fighting partner as Washington embarked on a $1.6 billion push to beef up Mexican law enforcement and stem the flow of drugs.
The Americans weren’t accused of wrongdoing, and although suspicions long swirled around García Luna, the trial didn’t delve into the extent of U.S. officials’ knowledge about them before his 2019 arrest. López Obrador has, however, pointedly suggested that Washington investigate its own law enforcement and intelligence officials who worked with García Luna during Calderón’s administration.
A roster of ex-smugglers and former Mexican officials testified that García Luna took millions of dollars in cartel cash, met with major traffickers in settings ranging from a country house to a car wash and kept law enforcement at bay.
He was “the best investment they had,” said Sergio “El Grande” Villarreal Barragan, a former federal police officer who worked for cartels on the side and later as his main job.
He and other witnesses said that on García Luna’s watch, police tipped off traffickers about upcoming raids, ensured that cocaine could pass freely through the country, colluded with cartels to raid rivals, and did other favors. One ex-smuggler said García Luna shared a document that reflected U.S. law enforcement’s information about a huge cocaine shipment that was seized in Mexico around 2007.
One ex-smuggler, Óscar “El Lobo” Nava Valencia, said he personally heard García Luna and a then-top police official say they would “stand with us” during a meeting with notorious Sinaloa cocaine cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman’s associates amid a cartel civil war. That sit-down alone cost the drug gang $3 million, Nava Valencia said.
García Luna didn’t testify at the trial, although his wife took the stand in an apparent effort to portray their assets in Mexico as legitimately acquired and upper-middle-class, but not lavish. The couple moved to Miami in 2012, when the Mexican administration changed and he became a consultant on security issues.
The trial was peppered with glimpses of such narco-extravagances as a private zoo with a lion, a hippo, white tigers and more. Jurors heard about tons of cocaine moving through Latin America in shipping containers, go-fast boats, private jets, planes, trains and even submarines.
And there were horrific reminders of the extraordinary violence those drugs fueled.
Witnesses described cartel killings and kidnappings, allegedly including an abduction of García Luna himself. There was testimony about police officers being slaughtered and drug-world rivals being dismembered, skinned and dangled from bridges as cartel factions fought each other while buying police protection.
Testimony also aired a secondhand claim that Calderón, the former president, sought to shield Guzmán against a major rival; Calderón called the allegation “absurd” and “an absolute lie.”
García Luna was arrested after allegations of his alleged graft emerged at Guzman’s high-profile trial about four years ago in the same New York courthouse.
The former lawman also faces various Mexican arrest warrants and charges relating to government technology contracts, prison contracting and the bungled U.S. “Fast and Furious” investigation into suspicions that guns were illegally making their way from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels. The Mexican government has also filed a civil suit against García Luna and his alleged associates and businesses in Florida, seeking to recover $700 million that Mexico claims he garnered through corruption.
Anticorruption activists gathered outside the courthouse to celebrate Tuesday’s verdict.
“My country is a grave. It’s now a cemetery … thanks to the corruption,” said Carmen Paes, who blamed drug lords in her native Mexico for the disappearance of a nephew decades ago.
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Associated Press writer María Verza contributed from Mexico City. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-mexicos-ex-public-security-chief-convicted-in-us-drug-case/ | 2023-02-22 20:22:04 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-mexicos-ex-public-security-chief-convicted-in-us-drug-case/ |
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SALINE, MI - Saline officials are set to adopt an $86-milllion project plan for major upgrades to the city’s ailing wastewater treatment plant and sewer system, a massive investment that has already upped water and sewer rates for city residents.
To pull off the multi-year project over several phases, Saline is seeking a low-interest loan from a Michigan state fund.
As part of the process, city officials are required to present a project plan to the public and take feedback. A public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, June 13, at City Hall, 100 North Harris Street. City meetings are also broadcast on Youtube.
A majority of components at the wastewater treatment plant, which dates back to 1955, “are nearing or have exceeded their useful life and are in need of replacement,” a description of the project plan states. “Equipment failures have led to treatment limitations and operational difficulties,” it reads.
Some of those issues have landed the city in hot water with state environmental regulators, and the city agreed last year to pay a $100,000 fine stemming from violations at the plant dating back to 2019.
In recent years, the city has worked with engineering consultants to evaluate whether to build a new wastewater treatment plant altogether or tackle the needed upgrades at the existing plant at 247 Monroe St., which discharges treated water into the Saline River.
The project plan up for consideration on Monday recommends improvements and expansions at the existing facility, with an estimated cost of $62 million for the first phase, meant to handle existing community needs, and $19.6 million for the second, slated to prepare the facility for future demand. It also calls for a $4.6 million rehabilitation of sewer collection systems in Saline, according to meeting documents.
Not all of the projects may be completed, depending on city needs when they are scheduled to occur, and that could lower costs, the document states. Taken together, they dwarf the city’s annual budget, but will likely be covered over many years and through multiple external sources.
Saline is seeking a low-interest loan through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Clean Water State Revolving Fund, available to help municipalities finance construction at needed water pollution control facilities.
The city is hopeful it could begin phase one of the plant upgrades by summer of 2023 assuming it is awarded the loan dollars, but that depends on material acquisition times, City Manger Colleen O’Toole said.
Based on financing eligible parts of the projects through the loan program, the estimated gross cost to the typical residential water customer in Saline would be about $146.93 per quarter, according to a description of the project plan.
Utility rates have already climbed this summer to cover those costs.
In May, Saline City Council OK’d a significant water and sewer rate increase to help the city make progress on modernizing its utilities, officials said. City leaders who supported the measure noted the increase would be painful but necessary to afford the improvements.
Read more: Water, sewer rates climbing in Saline to support wastewater treatment plant improvements
The need for future rate increases to support the project will depend on whether the city can secure federal or state infrastructure dollars, O’Toole said. The city has made a request for $18 million in federal support to offset the costs, and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has included the project on her list of funding requests for the upcoming fiscal year.
The draft project plan for the upgrades is available for review at Saline City Hall, the wastewater treatment plant and Saline District Library.
Some of the upgrades will help the wastewater plant handle high flow during storm events, officials said at an April town hall meeting.
The city is facing no choice over whether to act after years of deferred maintenance, they added.
“No community in Michigan certainly is exempt from these type of aging infrastructure issues. The work that we’re looking at here isn’t fancy, it’s not a lot of bells and whistles. This is the work that needs to be done to make sure that we are providing safe, sanitary services for the residents of Saline,” O’Toole said at the meeting.
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A fatal crash involving a motorcycle shut the intersection of Old 41 and Bonita Drive in Bonita Springs Tuesday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Motorcycle driver age 25, from Naples, was killed in a collision in Bonita Springs this morning.
A vehicle was traveling south on the left turn lane of Old US 41, approaching Bonita Drive. Then motorcyclist was traveling north on Old US 41, approaching Bonita Drive.
The driver of the vehicle turned left in front of the approaching motorcyclist.
The motorcycle then collided with the right side of the vehicle.
The motorcyclist, 25-year-old Naples man, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
4-0-4-2, Fireball: 2
(four, zero, four, two; Fireball: two)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
4-0-4-2, Fireball: 2
(four, zero, four, two; Fireball: two) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17610735.php | 2022-11-25 20:16:23 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17610735.php |
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