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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — An iconic Fort Wayne staple reaffirmed its local popularity by setting record attendance numbers, according to Downtown Fort Wayne (DFW).
On Friday, DFW said on its Facebook page the 2022 Night of Lights brought in approximately 35,000 people.
The attendance number broke the previous record from last year, according to a Facebook post from Rick Zolman, events and programming manager for DFW.
Alongside the famous Santa lighting, other lightings at buildings across downtown made Night of Lights a popular event this year.
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Presentation at The Eleventh International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) debuts new findings for end-to-end neural network Trojan removal techniques
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the virtual Backdoor Attacks and Defenses in Machine Learning (BANDS) workshop during The Eleventh International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), participants in the IEEE Trojan Removal Competition presented their findings and success rates at effectively and efficiently mitigating the effects of neural trojans while maintaining high performance. Evaluated on clean accuracy, poisoned accuracy, and attack success rate, the competition's winning team from the Harbin Institute of Technology in Shenzhen, with set HZZQ Defense, formulated a highly effective solution, resulting in a 98.14% poisoned accuracy rate and only a 0.12% attack success rate. This group will be awarded the first-place prize of $5,000 USD.
"The IEEE Trojan Removal Competition is a fundamental solution to improve the trustworthy implementation of neural networks from implanted backdoors," said Prof. Meikang Qiu, chair of IEEE Smart Computing Special Technical Committee (SCSTC) and full professor of Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Science at Dakota State University, Madison, S.D., U.S.A. He also was named the distinguished contributor of IEEE Computer Society in 2021. "This competition's emphasis on Trojan Removal is vital because it encourages research and development efforts toward enhancing an underexplored but paramount issue."
In 2022, IEEE CS established its Emerging Technology Fund, and for the first time, awarded $25,000 USD to IEEE SCSTC for the "Annual Competition on Emerging Issues of Data Security and Privacy (EDISP)," which yielded the IEEE Trojan Removal Competition (TRC '22). The proposal offered a novel take on a cyber topic, because unlike most existing competitions that only focus on backdoor model detection, this competition encouraged participants to explore solutions that can enhance the security of neural networks. By developing general, effective, and efficient white box trojan removal techniques, participants have contributed to building trust in deep learning and artificial intelligence, especially for pre-trained models in the wild, which is crucial to protecting artificial intelligence from potential attacks.
With 1,706 valid submissions from 44 teams worldwide, six groups successfully developed techniques that achieved better results than the state-of-the-art baseline metrics published in top machine-learning venues. The benchmarks summarizing the models and attacks used during the competition are being released to enable additional research and evaluation.
"We're hoping that this benchmark provides diverse and easy access to model settings for people coming up with new AI security techniques," shared Yi Zeng, the competition chair of the IEEE TRC'22, research assistant at Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., U.S.A. "This competition has yielded new data sets consisting of trained poisoned pre-trained models that are of different architectures and trained on diverse kinds of data distributions with really high attack success rates, and now developers can explore new defense methods and get rid of remaining vulnerabilities."
During the competition, collective participant results yielded two key findings:
- Many classic techniques for mitigating backdoor impacts can overcorrect, where they "unlearn" key elements of the code, resulting in low model performance as they normally ignore measuring the impact on the poisoned accuracy, a novel metric proposed and highlighted throughout the IEEE TRC'22.
- Many existing techniques are of low generalizability, i.e., some methods are only effective on certain data sets or specific machine learning model architectures.
These findings point to the fact that for the time being, a generalized approach to mitigating attacks on neural networks is not advisable. Zeng emphasized the urgent need for a comprehensive AI security solution: "As we continue to witness the widespread impact of pre-trained foundation models on our daily lives, ensuring the security of these systems becomes increasingly critical. We hope that the insights gleaned from this competition, coupled with the release of the benchmark, will galvanize the community to develop more robust and adaptable security measures for AI systems."
"As the world becomes more dependent on AI and machine learning, it is important to deal with the security and privacy issues that these technologies bring up," said Qiu. "The IEEE TRC '22 competition for EDISP has made a big difference in this area. I'd like to offer a special thanks to my colleagues on the steering committee—Professors Ruoxi Jia from Virginia Tech, Neil Gong from Duke, Tianwei Zhang from Nanyang Technological University, Shu-Tao Xia from Tsinghua University, and Bo Li from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—for their help and support."
Ideas and insights coming out of the event, along with the public benchmark data, will help make the future of machine learning and artificial intelligence safer and more dependable. The team plans to run the competition for a second year, and those findings will further strengthen the security parameters of neural networks.
"This is precisely the kind of work we want the Emerging Technology Fund to fuel," said Nita Patel, 2023 IEEE Computer Society President. "It goes a long way toward bolstering iterative developments that will strengthen the security of machine learning and AI platforms as the technologies advance."
For more information about the Emerging Technology Grants Program overall, visit https://www.computer.org/communities/emerging-technology-fund.
About IEEE Trojan Removal Competition
The IEEE TRC'22 aims to encourage the development of innovative end-to-end neural network backdoor removal techniques to counter backdoor attacks. For more information, visit https://www.trojan-removal.com/.
About IEEE Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society is the world's home for computer science, engineering, and technology. A global leader in providing access to computer science research, analysis, and information, the IEEE Computer Society offers a comprehensive array of unmatched products, services, and opportunities for individuals at all stages of their professional careers. Known as the premier organization that empowers the people who drive technology, the IEEE Computer Society offers international conferences, peer-reviewed publications, a unique digital library, and training programs. Visit computer.org for more information.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new type of frozen treat for ice cream and candy lovers," said an inventor, from Chicago, Ill., "so I invented POPPING ICE CREAM. My design would offer a fun and flavorful alternative to traditional ice cream snacks."
The invention provides a new ice cream treat that can be enjoyed by children and adults. In doing so, it offers a delicious taste and satisfying flavor. As a result, it could enhance fun and it could help to prevent brain freeze. The invention features a novel design that is easy to serve and enjoy so it is ideal for households, ice cream shops, restaurants, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Chicago sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CLR-148, 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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LOS ANGELES (AP) — No, insists Patrisse Cullors, former leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation: Despite allegations of financial improprieties, neither she nor anyone else in leadership misused millions of dollars in donations.
But in an interview with The Associated Press, Cullors acknowledged that BLM was ill-prepared to handle a tidal wave of contributions in the aftermath of protests over George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020. She and others offered insights into the growing pains of an organization that went from an idea to a global brand, almost in an instant.
“On paper, it looks crazy,” she said. “We use this term in our movement a lot, which is we’re building the plane while flying it. I don’t believe in that anymore. The only regret I have with BLM is wishing that we could have paused for one to two years, to just not do any work and just focus on the infrastructure.”
Recent disclosures that the foundation had paid $6 million for a Los Angeles compound in 2020 unleashed a torrent of criticism and social media chatter. The property in Studio City -- including a home with six bedrooms and bathrooms, a swimming pool, a soundstage and office space -- is meant to be both a meeting venue and a campus for Black artists.
Some criticism came from BLM supporters like Justin Hansford, director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University. He said the property purchase could be weaponized by movement opponents, leading possible donors to shy away from Black-led social justice organizations: “That’s the thing that you don’t want to get out of hand.”
Cullors defended the purchase. “We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn’t just financial resources,” she said, “and we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property.”
Cullors said she had made mistakes and even some regrettable choices that haven’t fostered trust. She acknowledged she had used the BLM property twice for personal purposes.
But the 38-year-old bestselling author and artist angrily and adamantly denied accusations that she had personally benefited in the six years she guided the BLM foundation, including media reports that she had purchased homes for herself and members of her family.
“The idea that (the foundation) received millions of dollars and then I hid those dollars in my bank account is absolutely false,” she said. “That’s a false narrative. It’s impacted me personally and professionally, that people would accuse me of stealing from Black people.”
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BLM first appeared as a Twitter hashtag following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. Along with BLM co-founders Alicia Garza and Ayọ Tometi, Cullors pledged to build a decentralized movement governed by consensus. As donations and support grew, an array of local BLM chapters transformed into a nonprofit organization.
BLM protests in the summer after Floyd’s death in May 2020 became the largest mobilization of a movement in U.S. history. Cullors said she became the foundation’s full-time executive director that year, charged with ensuring it had the organizational infrastructure to handle the massive influx of donations and would use the resources to further its mission.
Just over a year ago, the foundation announced a $90 million fundraising haul. That announcement drew sharp criticisms over access to donor funds, as well as broader calls for openness from activists in several local BLM chapters and from the families of police brutality victims who had rallied to the movement.
Cullors acknowledged that a lack of transparency about the foundation’s board and staffing drove perceptions that things were amiss. And when the organization was transparent -- revealing that it had raised millions -- the reaction wasn’t what she expected.
“I thought practicing radical transparency with Black people would have been received well,” she said. “What was unhelpful about releasing it was not getting enough people allying with us about it. We weren’t the only organization to receive millions of dollars.”
Then Cullors resigned as foundation director to work on personal projects -- a departure that had long been planned, and was unconnected with any alleged improprieties, she said.
In the year since her resignation, the foundation still hasn’t hired new leadership or publicly discussed plans for money still sitting in its coffers. It was only earlier this month that the foundation announced a new board of directors, which leaders said will grow in the coming months.
In a phone interview, Shalomyah Bowers, a BLM foundation board member who has also worked for the foundation since 2020, said the organization recently underwent an independent financial audit. Along with the expected May release of its latest 990 filing, the audit will show that “nothing impermissible or nefarious has happened” with BLM’s finances, Bowers said.
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Cullors is far from the only Black activist to withstand questions about her money, her motivations and her leadership. Elders in the civil rights struggle often speak of attacks, both from within and outside of the movement, meant to discredit or stop social change.
But legitimate questions of accountability cannot be dismissed, said Garza, the BLM co-founder who was not involved in the BLM organization after 2015.
“I think it is important to be transparent about what is actually happening,” Garza said. “And my assessment is that because there was a lack of response (to public questions), specifically from the global network foundation, it allowed for people to fill in the blanks.”
She added: “If there is impropriety (in the foundation), we should talk about it. I don’t think we should sweep that under the rug, but we haven’t established that.”
Cullors knows that she gave critics an opening when she issued a statement denying suggestions that she had lived at the Studio City property or taken advantage of it for personal gain. She later acknowledged to the AP that, during a four-day stay at the property, she had used the compound for purposes that were not strictly business.
She said in January 2021, she hosted a small party to celebrate the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. And in March 2021, she held a private birthday party for her son at the property, for which Cullors said she intended to pay a rental fee to the foundation.
“I look back at that and think, that probably wasn’t the best idea,” she said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-AP-Interview-BLM-s-Patrisse-Cullors-denies-17158459.php | 2022-05-09 05:29:57 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-AP-Interview-BLM-s-Patrisse-Cullors-denies-17158459.php |
Which snowsuit is best?
When the weather is cold and snowy, layering and keeping warm are essential. These days, even some areas not used to cold and snowy weather are experiencing it. An easy way to layer is by using snowsuits, also called ski suits, for skiing, mountain climbing or just a regular day out in the snow. Though designed to keep you safe from harsh elements, they can also be stylish, chic and functional.
For a high-quality snowsuit with an effortless flair, the Riuiyele One-Piece Ski Suit is the best.
What to know before you buy a snowsuit
Style
Snowsuits come in one-piece or two-piece sets. The one-piece style uses top to bottom zippers or buttons while a two-piece is a jacket and pants. For most people, the two-piece is easier to wear.
The style of snowsuit you’re wearing may also determine the type of clothing or layers you wear underneath. For instance, for a two-piece set you can wear a T-shirt and woolen long underwear as your base.
Size
Snowsuits are usually bulky since they are a protective outer layer, but they should not be too baggy. Picking a size that is too big for you not only looks shabby, it is also uncomfortable and may cause difficulty in moving around. Depending on the brand, snowsuits may run large, so in those cases, you can purchase a size down for the best fit.
To get the best size and fit, use a tape measure and compare it to the suit’s size chart.
Weather
The type of weather you’re in heavily influences the type of snowsuit that is best for you. In cold, wet weather, it shouldn’t just provide insulation, it should be waterproof or water-resistant as well. In dry, cold weather, your snowsuit doesn’t need to be waterproof but it should still provide warmth.
Age
Snowsuits can be worn by babies, teenagers or adults, with slight variations in their style and design. For example, snowsuits for babies below age 2 may not require many provisions for mobility, as they won’t move around a lot, while snowsuits for adults require more flexibility for movement and activity.
What to look for in a quality snowsuit
Durable
A high-quality snowsuit is made from heavy materials such as fleece, nylon or polyester. These should last for long periods without noticeable wear or tear. Also, the level of insulation a good snowsuit provides should not decrease over time.
Breathable lining
A well-made snowsuit’s material traps heat to give warmth, but it should also be breathable to avoid overheating. A good snowsuit should have an inner lining that is warm, porous and absorbent while wicking sweat away. This allows a good amount of circulation that keeps you dry and comfortable.
Safe
The extreme weather conditions in which snowsuits are worn require an extra level of safety measures, such as padded knees and elbows, especially for toddlers. Another precaution for areas with low levels of visibility is a suit made out of reflective material. That way, you can be easily seen if the weather gets harsher and harder to see in.
Adjustable
Most snowsuits can be adjusted using straps, elastic cuffs and extra zippers, which may be hidden or exposed. They should also have inner liners that can be removed so you’re prepared for any kind of weather. This manages the number of layers you wear underneath and helps with a more comfortable fit.
How much you can expect to spend on a snowsuit
It costs about $50-$200, depending on the size and brand.
Snowsuit FAQ
When should I put a baby in a snowsuit?
A. Your baby can wear a snowsuit from as early as 6 months.
Can I wear regular pants under snow pants?
A. Yes, you can. But stick to pants that feel soft and are made from absorbent materials such as cotton. Avoid heavier materials such as denim.
What’s the difference between a snowsuit and a bunting?
A. A snowsuit has provision for legs. A bunting is a small blanket with a hood, usually for babies.
What’s the best snowsuit to buy?
Top snowsuit
What you need to know: This is a one-piece windproof snowsuit with a hood and cuffs.
What you’ll love: This is a great suit for harsh weather, with double-reinforced seams and a built-in storm hood to keep you dry. Its hood, cuffs and bottoms are adjustable and help give a snug, comfortable fit. It also has thumb holes that are convenient and stylish. The suit comes in nine styles, in sizes from extra small to extra large.
What you should consider: This snowsuit can only be hand-washed.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top snowsuit for the money
Nike Hooded Puffer Snowsuit Coverall
What you need to know: This is a cute snowsuit overall for babies with a zipper closure.
What you’ll love: Made with water-resistant and moisture-wicking material, this puffer design suit keeps your child dry and warm. Its attached hood provides extra protection for your baby’s head. There are sizes for newborns to babies up to 9 months old.
What you should consider: This snowsuit may run large.
Worth checking out
Oftalle Ski Jacket and Pants Waterproof Snowsuit
What you need to know: This two-piece snowsuit has a fitted silhouette and trendy design.
What you’ll love: The pants are high-waisted, with an elastic band that makes them look stylish and helps with warmth. The irregular quilting design makes the suit less puffy while maintaining a great amount of insulation. The waterproof two-piece set is easy to get on and off and comes in six colors.
What you should consider: It’s optimal in regular cold weather but may not withstand extreme conditions.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The science of precision medicine has made leaps in the past couple decades. It helps doctors use genetics and other data to figure out how to treat individual patients in a number of diseases, such as cancer and cystic fibrosis.
But one exception is mental illness.
A group of researchers based in Massachusetts is hoping to change that.
Jehannine Austin suffers from anxiety and depression, and as someone who works in health care — as a genetic counselor — they are open to a range of treatments.
“I've spoken to so many people over the years who have said, 'Oh, well, you know, mindfulness meditation or whatever really works for me,'” said Austin.
So Austin, who uses they pronouns, went to a class on meditation. But with all the quiet time sitting cross-legged, breathing deeply and marinating in their own thoughts, “basically I ended up having a panic attack,” Austin said.
Clearly, they would have to try another approach — perhaps medication, perhaps talk therapy — and it could take a while to find it.
This is the sort of trial and error that makes up the backbone of the psychiatric profession, and yet many in the field say that shouldn’t still be the case.
For more than a decade, researchers have been pursuing what’s called precision — or personalized — psychiatry.
“The basis of precision medicine is leveraging individual differences in our genes and biology and lifestyle and environment to improve diagnosis and treatment and prevention,” said Harvard University's Dr. Jordan Smoller, a leader in the field.
But even Smoller said the field of precision psychiatry is still nascent — a view held by many others.
“I think we're not where we are for oncology, infectious disease, maybe cardiovascular medicine,” said Dr. Tom Insel, former head of the National Institute on Mental Health and now an entrepreneur. “But we’re making progress.”
Last month, at a virtual conference, Insel said precision psychiatry could help address the current crisis in mental health — eventually.
“But holy moly, that is a slow burn,” Insel said. “And it doesn't really respond to the urgency that so many people are now feeling, especially through the pandemic.”
As one way to jumpstart the research, Smoller and others have launched the Center for Precision Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, which sponsored the conference.
Some of the center’s work focuses on genetics, and some on brain imaging, large data sets — even some animal models.
One goal is to develop new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders, as the field is still using medications that went on the market decades ago.
But scientists say the complex nature of mental illness — including the elusiveness of clear biomarkers — has made that goal tricky.
“There are thousands of (gene) variations,” Smoller said. “There isn't a single gene for one thing.”
Smoller said researchers have begun to pinpoint gene combinations for major disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but “when it comes to the prospect of … clinical implementation, the progress has been somewhat slower.”
Scientists and pharmaceutical companies hope to develop genetic “risk scores” to help predict who will get sick as well as how an individual might react to a treatment — for instance, how the body metabolizes certain drugs.
Ideally, that would shrink the trial-and-error time spent on treatments that don’t work, avoid some side effects, and — in one of the most active areas of research — even help predict who is at greatest risk for attempting suicide.
But clinical trials to match genetic profiles with treatment have had mixed results and have not yet led to a new class of drugs.
Some scientists point out that pharmaceutical companies may be wary about precision psychiatry because narrowing down the pool of people likely to benefit from a drug could shrink their number of customers.
“Of course, the larger the population that you can treat with your drug, that usually the bigger the commercial opportunity,” said Dr. Morgan Sheng, a scientist for Cambridge-based Broad Institute, as well as a stakeholder in several pharmaceutical companies. “But … I'd much rather sacrifice the size of the population for a high level of efficacy in a smaller population.”
Sheng added that, “If you have a drug that is very efficacious, you can charge more for it compared with a drug that is less efficacious. So you can reap some benefit from precision medicine, even if you have a smaller population."
But, for now, using genetic profiles to just figure out who will develop severe mental illness is still difficult.
“The thing is, tests that we develop like that are never going to be entirely accurate,” said Austin, who also spoke at the conference. “There's too many variables in what leads to those outcomes then over and above just genetics.”
Those variables include sleep, nutrition, social support and stress management.
Austin, who’s based at the University of British Columbia, uses family history, more than genetic testing, to determine whether someone has inherited a risk of mental illness. But risk does not make the outcome inevitable.
“Could we end up in a situation where we've got genetic tests that say you're more likely to benefit from this or that? Yeah, yeah, probably,” Austin said. “But should that supersede other things like clinical judgment or common sense? No, maybe not. It's something to take into the bigger picture."
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until November 22, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE: YSG), if they purchased the Company's American Depository Shares ("ADS") between November 19, 2020 and March 10, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or pursuant to the Company's November 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
If you purchased ADS of Yatsen as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-ysg/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by November 22, 2022.
Yatsen and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, violating federal securities laws.
On March 10, 2022, the Company released its fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021, disclosing declines in both total net revenues for the fourth quarter of 22.1% and in gross sales for the fourth quarter of 17.2% due to "soft consumer demand and intense competition in the color cosmetics segment," including issues with its Perfect Diary brand as well as its Little Ondine brand.
On this news, the price of Yatsen's ADS plummeted, falling 39.5% to close at just over $0.75 per share on March 10, 2022.
The case is Maeshiro v Yatsen Holding Limited, et al., No. 22-cv-08165.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (NYSE: WMC)'s merger with Terra Property Trust, Inc. If you are a Western Asset shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGTX)'s sale to Eli Lilly and Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Eli Lilly would acquire all outstanding shares of Sigilon for $14.92 per share in cash payable at closing, plus one non-tradeable contingent value right per share that entitles the holder to receive up to an additional $111.64 per share in cash. If you are a Sigilon shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE: AJX)'s sale to Ellington Financial Inc. Pursuant to the merger agreement, each share of Great Ajax common stock will be converted into 0.5308 shares of Ellington Financial common stock. Upon the closing of the transaction, Great Ajax stockholders are expected to own approximately 16% of the combined company's stock. If you are a Great Ajax shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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The Mets may potentially have a logjam at the catching spot in a week or two.
Gary Sanchez got into the Mets’ lineup for the first time Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. The Mets were not going to use Francisco Alvarez for both games of a doubleheader so the former Yankees’ backstop is tasked with catching right-hander Max Scherzer for the first time.
“They’re both good options and they’ve got a chance to contribute,” manager Buck Showalter said Sunday morning at Citi Field. “We knew that Max was going to pitch the first game and Justin (Verlander) the second, we wanted to keep them in order. I don’t want Gary waiting around too long, you don’t want him to get too far away from catching.”
Showalter didn’t go into all of the reasons they chose Sanchez to catch Scherzer, but during his tenure with the Mets, Scherzer has never been particular about working with specific catchers.
However, the two injured Mets catchers seem to be working their way back to Queens. Omar Narvaez, who has been out since the first week of the season with a left calf strain, is getting ready to go out on a rehab assignment. Tomas Nido, who is currently on the 10-day injured list with dry eye syndrome, hit a home run with Low-A St. Lucie on Sunday afternoon playing as the DH. Nido was used as the DH after being hit in the hand with a pitch during his rehab assignment, but the Mets aren’t concerned and the home run would indicate that there aren’t many reasons for concern.
However, Alvarez has been an important piece of the Mets’ lineup over the last few weeks, hitting .270 with four home runs, three doubles, seven RBI and a 1.048 OPS over his last 10 games. The Mets’ bats have broken out in a big way this week and it might be tough to justify sending him and his bat down to Triple-A.
“Francisco is in a good place and Gary is coming from Syracuse in a good place,” Showalter said.
Sanchez was traded by the Yankees to the Minnesota Twins last March in a deal that saw Gio Urshela going with him to the Twin Cities in exchange for Josh Donaldson. But his time in Minnesota was disappointing. The 30-year-old left as a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants but was released after slashing just .164/.319/.182 in 16 games with Triple-A Sacramento.
The Mets picked him up on another minor league deal and he likely would have opted out of his contract and showed better in Syracuse, hitting .308 with a one home run and a 1.014 OPS in eight games. He was promoted to the big league roster shortly before his opt-out date.
Sanchez’s defense has long been in question and the defense of Alvarez has been shaky at times as well. Alvarez has improved his framing but he’s still struggling to throw out runners.
Nido and Narvaez may make the Mets’ decision tough.
For now, the Mets will roll with Sanchez and Alvarez.
“We’re not there yet,” Showalter said. “We’ll deal with that when we get there. Hope everybody is healthy and that Omar doesn’t have injuries with the left calf. It’s a very precarious injury.”
Trainer’s room
Left-hander Jose Quintana threw his first bullpen since undergoing a bone graft surgery to repair a lesion on his left rib during spring training. He was “upbeat” about it and his velocity was in the high 80s and low 90s, similar to where it would be during spring training.
Roster move
Left-hander Josh Walker joined the Mets in New York as the 27th man for both games of the Sunday doubleheader. He made his MLB debut earlier in the week against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Florida International vs. East Tennessee State Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - March 17
Published: Mar. 16, 2023 at 3:40 AM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago
Friday's game between the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (23-9) and the Florida International Panthers (12-18) at Clive M. Beck Center has a projected final score of 68-62 based on our computer prediction, with East Tennessee State coming out on top. Tipoff is at 12:00 PM on March 17.
The Panthers' last contest on Wednesday ended in a 72-59 loss to Charlotte.
Florida International vs. East Tennessee State Game Info
- When: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
- Where: Clive M. Beck Center in Lexington, Kentucky
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Florida International vs. East Tennessee State Score Prediction
- Prediction: East Tennessee State 68, Florida International 62
Florida International Schedule Analysis
- As far as their best win this season, the Panthers beat the UTEP Miners at home on January 19 by a score of 72-70.
- Florida International has tied for the 41st-most Quadrant 2 losses in the country (five).
Florida International 2022-23 Best Wins
- 72-70 at home over UTEP (No. 107) on January 19
- 51-48 at home over UTSA (No. 165) on January 21
- 86-67 at home over North Texas (No. 207) on December 31
- 50-44 at home over Charlotte (No. 211) on February 2
- 71-63 on the road over Charlotte (No. 211) on January 5
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Florida International Performance Insights
- The Panthers have a -70 scoring differential, falling short by 2.4 points per game. They're putting up 69.0 points per game, 109th in college basketball, and are allowing 71.4 per contest to rank 327th in college basketball.
- In 2022-23, Florida International has scored 66.2 points per game in C-USA action, and 69.0 overall.
- At home the Panthers are putting up 71.6 points per game, 5.9 more than they are averaging on the road (65.7).
- Florida International concedes 69.4 points per game at home, and 74.5 away.
- The Panthers have fared worse offensively in their past 10 games, generating 66.6 points per contest, 2.4 fewer points their than season average of 69.0.
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Noted architect Rafael Viñoly dies at 78 in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Viñoly, an Uruguayan-born architect who designed distinctive and iconic buildings around the globe, has died. He was 78.
Viñoly, whose firm is based in New York City, died of an aneurysm on Thursday at a hospital in the city. Roman Viñoly said his father died unexpectedly.
“He leaves a rich legacy of distinctive and timeless designs that manifested in some of the world’s most recognizable and iconic structures, among them the Tokyo International Forum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Carrasco Airport in Montevideo, and 20 Fenchurch Street in London,” Roman Viñoly said in a statement.
The London building is nicknamed the “Walkie Talkie” because of its distinctive curved shape resembling a two-way radio handset.
Viñoly was born on June 1, 1944, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Early in his career, he founded Estudio de Arquitectura, which became one of the largest design studios in Latin America.
He settled in New York City in 1979 and founded Rafael Viñoly Architects four years later.
Viñoly became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1993 and is a member of the Japan Institute of Architects. He was named an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2006.
He is survived by his wife, Diana, his son, Roman, stepsons Nicolas and Lucas and a brother, Daniel.
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Report: Dog contracted monkeypox from its owners
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 8:56 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) - A monkeypox case in France appears to have spread from humans to a dog.
According to a case published in the Lancet Medical Journal, two men who live in the same household contracted the virus.
About two weeks later, their dog, a four-year-old Italian greyhound, started to have symptoms of monkeypox and tested positive.
The couple said they co-slept with their dog.
This is believed to be the first human-to-dog transmission of the monkeypox virus.
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Bobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers top Hurricanes 1-0 for 3-0 lead in East final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most improbable trip to the Stanley Cup Final by blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Monday night.
Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had the assists on the Reinhart goal for Florida, which now leads the Eastern Conference final 3-0. The Panthers haven’t played for the Stanley Cup since 1996, but can clinch a trip to the title round with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday.
This marks the 205th time that a team has taken a 3-0 series lead in NHL playoff history. Of the first 204, 200 went on to win the series. The Panthers are 2-0 when taking the first three games of a series; the Hurricanes are 0-5 when dropping the first three.
It wasn’t a perfect night for Florida, however: Captain Aleksander Barkov left with about 7 minutes left in the first period with a lower-body injury and did not return, even though the team listed him as questionable.
Bobrovsky got the shutout in his 58th playoff start. He is now 10-1 in his last 11 appearances and has been almost perfect in the last eight games.
Going back to Game 1 of Round 2 against Toronto, Bobrovsky has not allowed more than two goals in any contest, with 296 saves on 309 shots.
Frederik Andersen stopped 16 shots for Carolina. The Hurricanes pulled him with 3:22 left, desperate for the tying goal, barely even managed to test Bobrovsky the rest of the way.
It was the first East final game in the Panthers’ current arena — the franchise’s only other time going this deep into the playoffs was 1996, when it played in Miami at a building that was demolished long ago.
It also likely was the first time that they played with the Wanamaker Trophy in attendance. Newly crowned PGA champion Brooks Koepka — a South Florida native and Panthers fan — put on a jersey and brought the big silver cup to the game.
The crowd roared when they saw him displaying the trophy he won Sunday. Of course, there is another silver trophy that Panthers fans would prefer seeing someone in their jersey hoisting before too long. And the eighth-seeded Panthers are only five wins away now, tantalizingly close to the trip to the final – a trip that few could have seen coming after barely making the playoffs and then having to get past a record-setting Boston team in Round 1 and Toronto in Round 2.
A pair of overtime wins in Carolina, with Tkachuk getting the winner both nights, and the win Monday now have Florida on the brink of June hockey.
AROUND THE RINK
Jeff Conine, who won two World Series titles with the then-Florida Marlins, beat the drum to get the crowd going just before game time. ... It was the Panthers’ 98th game of the season. This will be the second season in which Florida has more than 100 games; the most was 104 in the 1995-96 season that ended in the Stanley Cup Final. ... Carolina was shut out for the seventh time this season, with two of those coming at Florida. The Hurricanes lost 3-0 in Sunrise on Nov. 9.
CLOSE HOCKEY
There has been 261 minutes, 38 seconds of hockey in this series — just over 13 periods, thanks to all the overtimes — and neither team has led by more than one goal at any time.
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Leading new development firm partners with the preeminent art show for its ninth year, celebrating the confluence of fine art, digital art and residential real estate
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, a division of Douglas Elliman Realty, returns to Art Basel Miami Beach for its ninth year of partnership with the preeminent art show, celebrating the convergence of fine art, digital art, design and real estate.
"It is our privilege to return to Art Basel Miami Beach to showcase our nationwide portfolio of luxury developments," said Susan de França, President and CEO of Douglas Elliman Development Marketing. "Designed by such renowned architects and designers as Jean Nouvel, Rafael Viñoly, and Tara Bernerd many of the developments in our global portfolio are themselves works of art, offering the perfect homes for our discerning clientele and their coveted art collections."
For the 2022 fair, Douglas Elliman's lounge is furnished by B&B Italia, an internationally renowned Italian Group leader in the high-end designer furniture sector since 1966. Presenting projects in New York, Florida, California, Texas and Paris, the gallery will unveil "A Window into the World of New," featuring an arch-window-shaped LED portal displaying dynamic video art curated by the visionary Dan Mikesell of Blackdove, a digital art platform featuring a vast, growing collection of cutting-edge works by the world's most innovative artists.
As Show Partner, the firm has curated a selection of the world's finest new developments to be spotlighted in the Collectors Lounge, an area exclusively reserved for Art Basel Miami Beach's VIP guests. Douglas Elliman will once again leverage its international partnership with Knight Frank Residential, including the firms' combined $87-billion global portfolio of the most prestigious residential new developments and their shared commitment to providing their clients with unparalleled expertise in the global luxury real estate market.
During Art Basel Miami Beach 2022, Douglas Elliman will also debut its ninth annual Art Issue of Elliman Magazine, the firm's luxury lifestyle and real estate publication. With a selection of properties showcasing the "A Window into the World of New" theme featured on the cover, the magazine is filled with stories of creative inspiration at the intersection of real estate and art.
"We understand that like art, real estate can reinforce our unique sense of identity and make our day-to-day environment exceptional," said Scott Durkin, CEO of Douglas Elliman Realty. "Elliman Magazine has become a must-read among our agents and our clients, and this issue, alongside Art Basel, is the perfect showcase for our stunning properties in each of our regions, interesting market analyses and great lifestyle content."
Art Basel Miami Beach takes place December 1 to December 3 at the Miami Beach Convention Center located at 1901 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach, Florida. Featuring 282 exhibitors from 38 countries and territories, this year's show will mark the fair's 20th anniversary and will be the largest to date. In addition to its Galleries, Positions, Nova, Survey, and Edition sectors, the fair will host 20 large-scale projects as part of the Meridians sector, 29 curated installations within exhibitors' booths in the Kabinett sector, as well as nine panels with leading art world voices in its renowned Conversations series.
Lounge include:
Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue
Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue is a boutique offering of turnkey fully furnished residences with legendary services and amenities from The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group with private dining by Michelin-starred Chef Daniel Boulud. Located on Manhattan's most iconic stretch, the 29-story historic conversion—once the headquarters of fashion house Gucci—is surrounded by renowned luxury retail, fine dining, and cultural landmarks, with Central Park a short stroll away. Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue offers the unparalleled—five-star hotel services, with none of the guests; and the comfort of home, with none of the upkeep.
The Residences 6 Fisher Island Drive
Fisher Island, Miami, Florida
Situated on an expansive 6.5-acre waterfront site – the very last of its kind on Fisher Island – Six Fisher will be one of the most exclusive, refined, and coveted developments in Miami's history. The sweeping, estate-style homes will range from three to eight bedrooms and 3,800 to nearly 16,000 sq. ft., each oriented for maximum privacy and unparalleled views of Miami Beach, the Atlantic Ocean, and Biscayne Bay. More than 55,000 sq. ft. of five-star, resident-only amenities and a broad spectrum of estate-level services will usher in a new era of effortless living.
Five Park
Miami Beach, Florida
A creation from the world's most visionary design minds, the newest residential tower has arrived on Miami Beach with unprecedented ocean and bay views. Exceptional amenities across 51,000 square feet within house wellness and private beach club. This is beach living completely redefined.
The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria
303 Park Avenue, New York City
The world-renowned Waldorf Astoria New York introduces a contemporary collection of studio to penthouse residences atop the hotel defined by unsurpassed amenities and legendary service. Inspired by the hotel's classic grandeur and rich history, homes at The Towers balance modern comfort with Art Deco opulence, complemented by over 50,000 square feet of private residential amenities. This one-of-a-kind luxury living experience includes private residential access to an abundance of recreation, relaxation and wellness spaces – including a private porte cochere entry – paired with the impeccable services of the world's most iconic hotel.
OLARA
West Palm Beach, Florida
Olara, a waterfront residential oasis nestled along the coveted Flagler Drive, boasts expansive views of the Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach Island and the Atlantic Ocean. Offering superbly crafted two- to four-bedroom residences and exceptional private amenities sprawling across 80,000 square feet, including a signature restaurant, a gourmet market, multiple pools, a world class spa and gym, co-working facilities, Olara is the newest and most exclusive development in the Palm Beaches, distinguished by a private marina with direct Intracoastal access and proximity to world-class shopping and dining.
Scene des Loges
Paris, 15th Arrondissement
Paris has forever been the home of creativity. It is the home of cars, fashion and ground breaking architecture. The Scene des Loges development sits on the bank of the Seine river boasting glorious views across the water to the beautiful Haussmann buildings on the right bank of the 16tharrondissement and east over the roofs tops to the Eiffel Tower. The residence will be the reinvention of the iconic Renault garage into 41 homes moments away from the key addresses of the 7tharrondissement. Paris is a Unesco World Heritage Site and the city will not change as such off plan opportunities are something of a rarity. Delivery forecast for Q3 2025 (STC).
Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, a division of Douglas Elliman Realty, offers unmatched expertise in sales, leasing, and marketing for new developments throughout New York City, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, Florida, California, Massachusetts, and Texas. The company's new development hybrid platform matches highly experienced new development experts with skilled brokerage professionals who provide unparalleled expertise and real time market intelligence to its clients. The firm is heralded for its achievements in record breaking sales throughout each of its regions. Drawing upon decades of experience and market-specific knowledge, Douglas Elliman Development Marketing offers a multidisciplinary approach that includes comprehensive in-house research, planning and design, marketing, and sales. Through a strategic global alliance with Knight Frank Residential, the world's largest privately-owned property consultancy, the company markets properties to audiences in 51 countries, representing an over $87 billion global new development portfolio. https://www.elliman.com/marketing
Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, "Douglas Elliman") owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which is one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the United States with operations in New York, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology ("PropTech") solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Additional information concerning Douglas Elliman Realty is available on its website, www.elliman.com.
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Founded in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, Art Basel today stages the world's premier art shows for Modern and contemporary art, sited in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong. Defined by its host city and region, each show is unique, which is reflected in its participating galleries, artworks presented, and the content of parallel programming produced in collaboration with local institutions for each edition. Art Basel's engagement has expanded beyond art fairs through new digital platforms and a number of new initiatives such as the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, Intersections: The Art Basel Podcast and the BMW Art Journey. Art Basel's Global Media Partner is The Financial Times. For further information, please visit www.artbasel.com.
B&B Italia is an internationally renowned Italian Group leader in the high-end designerfurniture sector. The B&B Italia Group works in the residential and contract sector (hospitality, retail, offices and nautical) with its four brands, B&B Italia, Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena. Each brand has its unique identity in which design, research, creativity, and technology develop together, interpreting contemporary lifestyle and trends.
Its headquarters in Novedrate (Como) was designed in 1971 by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers. The company has a total of 600 employees and a presence in more than 80 countries through 70 single-brand stores and 900 specialised stores. Nowadays, foreignmarkets account for around 80% of the Company's revenues.
The mission of B&B Italia Group is to create the most innovative, iconic, and timeless pieces of design furniture in order to inspire people around the globe through the powerof the best creative minds, unparalleled R&D, industrial know-how and made in Italy quality that make the Group one of the world's premier design companies.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The esaSolar (ESA) brand is getting a new look as the company formally launches a platform supporting enterprise companies and utilities in accelerating clean energy adoption. For over 10 years, ESA has been an industry leader in developing commercial solar and solar farm projects. Now, the company is repositioning the brand as a trusted solar development platform on a national scale.
The announcement includes a sleek new website and a fresh new logo, which represents the company's focus on developing simple pathways towards clean energy adoption. While residential solar remains a core aspect of the growth for the industry, ESA is shifting focus to aggressively invest resources in delivering solutions to the C&I, community solar, and grid scale market.
"This rebrand represents a major milestone for our company, as we shift our core focus to decarbonizing the electric grid through utility scale and distributed energy solar projects," said Lindsay Latre, Chief Executive Officer of ESA. "Our most important stakeholders are the landowners who host our solar farms. The story of developing and actualizing these massive projects is a fundamental aspect of our refreshed brand."
Amidst the momentum of the recent passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, ESA has been growing their local team of developers, engineers, and project managers to meet the demand of a rapidly expanding customer base in 18 core markets nationwide. In the past year alone, the company has grown headcount by 250%, and entered 6 new markets growing a pipeline of over 4 GW of distributed and utility scale projects.
With more than 15% of the United States' CO2e emissions originating from commercial buildings, ESA is dedicated to being a keystone partner in decarbonizing national real estate portfolios. By leveraging cutting edge geospatial technology, ESA is supporting C&I customers in calculating their carbon footprint and creating actionable pathways to implementing onsite solar generation or subscribing to purchase energy from offsite solar farms.
"After years of working with national clients, large and small, we have seen the growing demand for a more comprehensive approach to solar procurement and implementation. As a leading solar development platform, we are uniquely positioned to provide customers with a variety of options from on-site generation to rooftop leases, and virtual power purchase agreements," said Morgan Brawner, Vice President of Distributed Energy for ESA.
The refreshed ESA brand and website will continue to be transitioned over the coming weeks, as well several announcements regarding new projects. Visit the new website at esa-solar.com.
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JACS Solutions, a global provider of customized connectivity solutions for industrial and enterprise IoT applications, today announced that its TT1001 10" 4G LTE Android tablet platform has received certification from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon (the three largest U.S. wireless service providers) to operate on their cellular networks.
Enterprises who employ connected solutions offered by the above-mentioned carriers and/or mobile virtual network operators (MVNO's) may now standardize on the TT1001 when deploying critical business applications, thus reducing the complexities associated with managing multiple device platforms across their organization. The TT1001 allows MVNO's and other technology solutions providers to build, test, deploy, and manage end-user solutions with common hardware regardless of their carrier contracts, resulting in shorter times to market and lower costs.
"We are thrilled to support our partners and enterprise customers with a customizable tablet platform that will reduce deployment time and lessen the burden on critical development and support resources," said Dr. Chang-gang Zhang, Vice President of Technology at JACS Solutions. "Completing multi-carrier certification of the TT1001 demonstrates JACS' commitment to give customers the flexibility they need from their IoT solutions provider."
Device certification is a rigorous process performed on cellular-enabled devices to verify they are compliant with carrier-specific standards related to performance and quality of service experienced by end users. The TT1001 is the latest JACS platform to be certified by one or more of the major U.S. mobile network operators. In addition to multiple JACS tablet platforms that are AT&T, T-Mobile, and/or Verizon certified, the JACS TD191 4G LTE USB Dongle (AT&T and T-Mobile) and TD0301 4G LTE mobile hotspot (T-Mobile) have long been certified to offer connectivity solutions for IoT devices and applications in healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, education, public sector, and other vertical markets that rely on secure, reliable, and cost-effective mobile communication.
The TT1001 Android tablet is built with a semi-rugged design to withstand heavy use and environmental hazards that may compromise performance in enterprise and industrial IoT use cases. The fully customizable platform features an LCD panel which adjusts for brightness even in direct sunlight, front and rear facing cameras, support of multiple GPS standards necessary in fleet and asset tracking applications, and Bluetooth® connectivity for easy pairing with third party devices.
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Mental health advocates say there’s a cruel quirk in abortion bans in several states: There are exemptions for life-threatening emergencies, but psychiatric crises don’t count.
It makes no sense to an Arizona mother of three who became suicidal during her fourth pregnancy and says an abortion saved her life. Or to researcher Kara Zivin, who nearly died from a suicide attempt in pregnancy and whose work suggests these crises are not uncommon.
Zivin had a healthy baby, but she sympathizes with women facing mental health emergencies who believe their only option is to end a pregnancy.
“People often try to treat mental health as distinct from physical health, as if your brain is somehow removed from the rest of your body,” said Zivin, a University of Michigan professor of psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and health management.
Abortion crackdowns enacted or enforced since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June illustrate the dichotomy. In at least eight states that allow exemptions for life-threatening conditions, physical health is the focus. The mother’s mental health is not included.
Some of these exemptions are murkily written. Others are explicit. Laws in Georgia, Nebraska and West Virginia specify that medical emergencies don’t include suicide threats. A county judge’s ruling overturning Georgia’s law on Tuesday is being appealed. Florida’s exemption includes life-threatening illnesses “other than a psychological condition.”
Some abortion foes say the laws are intended to keep women from faking mental illness to get doctors to end their pregnancies.
Patricia, who is 31, married and “your average neighborhood Chicana,” says her agony was painfully real. The Phoenix woman spoke to The Associated Press on condition that only her first name was used, citing safety concerns and privacy.
She says a wave of severe depression hit her the summer of 2018 and broke “not only my mind, but my heart and soul.” She couldn’t eat, sleep or properly care for her three young daughters. Panic and suicidal thoughts bombarded her. When she learned a few weeks later that she was pregnant again, she knew she was in no shape to mother another one.
Her abortion was legal in Arizona at the time. The state recently enacted a near-total ban, though it is temporarily on hold.
Postpartum depression is well-recognized — U.S. studies show it affects about 1 in 8 women — but evidence suggests depression during pregnancy may be even more common.
Mental health conditions including suicide and substance use became the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths in 2017-2019, ahead of bleeding, heart conditions and infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a September report.
Zivin co-authored a study published last year that found that suicidal thoughts and behavior among commercially insured U.S. individuals before, during and after pregnancy were rising. The rates were low, but they increased among those with anxiety or depression from 1 per 10,000 in 2006 to almost 3 per 10,000 in 2017.
Zivin did not consider ending her pregnancy 10 years ago but said she understands why a woman who becomes suicidal would feel that abortion is her only option. She called the limited exemption laws “unfortunate” and said politicians who wrote them “don’t appreciate or understand the burden of mental illness.”
Observers note that before the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, a mental illness diagnosis enabled some women to get abortions and some states required psychiatrists to certify the diagnosis.
Abortion foes contend that many women pre-Roe faked mental illness and that psychiatrists became their accomplices.
The old laws “essentially forced psychiatrists to stretch the truth,” said Carole Joffe, a OB-GYN professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
She noted that California once required two psychiatrists to sign off on such abortions.
“It was like everything else having to do with health care and abortion pre-Roe. It was class-based.” she said. “Most of these psychiatrists didn’t do it for free. You had to have the money.”
The laws banning mental health exceptions show indifference “to the very real mental illness that some pregnant people have” and shows “how inappropriate it is for politicians to make health care policy,” Joffe said.
Rep. Ed Setzler, a Georgia Republican who sponsored that state’s law, argued that “a claim of stress or mental anguish just doesn’t rise to the level that the legislature was persuaded that the life of the child should be ended as a result.”
Eric Johnston, president of Alabama Pro Life Coalition, wrote that state’s near-total abortion ban and said a suicide exemption was included at the request of the state medical association. The narrowly drawn measure only exempts suicidal women who are diagnosed by a psychiatrist and requires that the abortion be performed at a hospital.
“If you put it in there and don’t closely define it, it’s a hole big enough to drive a truck through,” he said
The National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion group that has lobbied for these measures, defended the restrictions.
“A mother facing serious mental health issues should receive counseling and mental health care. Having an abortion will not mitigate mental health issues,” said spokeswoman Laura Echevarria.
According to the American Psychological Association, there is evidence that being denied an abortion may cause mental distress.
Michelle Oberman, a Santa Clara University law professor and expert in reproductive health ethics, said abortion bans that make no exception for severe mental illness are cruel and misguided.
Even if targeting women attempting to fake mental illness is among reasons behind these measures, the laws will inevitably affect those who are truly suffering, she said.
The mindset behind these laws “doesn’t really think through what it would look like to be facing patients with severe mental illness,’’ Oberman said. “What mental health emergencies look like is sort of jaw-dropping,’’ she said. “They’re real and they’re life-threatening.’’
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Associated Press writers Kim Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama, and Jeff Amy in Atlanta contributed.
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One-day competition on Saturday, June 18, aims to support funding for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases.
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- What/Where/When: The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will host "MDA Rivals," a one-day streaming event featuring the stars of the MDA's Let's Play gaming community and professional streamers, including Indianapolis Colts running back and the MDA 2022 National Spokesperson Nyheim Hines, on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 7-8pm ET on Twitch.
The full day of gaming begins at 3pm ET and MDA will host professional streamers and people who are a part of the neuromuscular disease community to play popular games including Rocket League, Fall Guys and Apex Legends to drive awareness and funding for the mission of MDA. Participants will earn prizes and have the opportunity to win sponsored product giveaways including signed jerseys and footballs from Hines.
- Nyheim Hines, Indianapolis Colts Running Back, 2022 MDA National Spokesperson
- MDA Let's Play Host Kenny Small aka Beaniez
MDA partners with Hines, who has a personal connection to the critical need to drive awareness, improve care, advance research, and advocate for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. Hines' mother lives with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and shares his story in the video and audio PSAs with MDA National Ambassador Ethan LyBrand, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hines also shares a love of gaming and unites with the MDA community to use his NFL platform to raise awareness and funds for the organization. Learn more here.
MDA is an active member of the gaming community through MDA Let's Play, a platform to raise funds for research, care and advocacy, for over 300,000 people in the United States, living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases. MDA Let's Play is a year-round gaming community that comes together all week long, especially weekend game nights on Saturday's at 7pm ET.
Funds raised from these events will go directly to MDA to provide funding for research that is shared freely to develop treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases. Funding also supports a network of medical care teams at over 150 MDA Care Centers at the nation's top medical institutions.
Follow MDA Let's Play on Twitter for daily updates.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is the #1 voluntary health organization in the United States for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. For over 70 years, MDA has led the way in accelerating research, advancing care, and advocating for the support of our families. MDA's mission is to empower the people we serve to live longer, more independent lives. To learn more visit mda.org and follow MDA on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
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July 4 parade funerals to conclude with tribute to slain dad
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Funeral services for the seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade will conclude Monday as family and friends gather in suburban Chicago to remember Kevin McCarthy.
McCarthy’s funeral service is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Skokie, Illinois. In an obituary, he is described as a father, husband, brother, uncle and son who “brought the fun to every situation.”
The 37-year-old father and his wife, Irina, were both killed in the attack on the Highland Park parade. They left behind a 2-year-old son, Aiden, whose story prompted thousands of people to donate money for the orphaned boy.
“Kevin’s irrepressible zest for life and his family and friends will remain with us always,” his family wrote in the obituary. “We love you.”
Irina McCarthy was buried last week.
Services for the five other victims have been held in recent weeks. They have been identified as: 64-year-old Katherine Goldstein, 63-year-old Jacquelyn Sundheim, 88-year-old Stephen Straus and 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza and 69-year-old Eduardo Uvaldo.
Prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III with seven counts of murder and said they expect to present attempted murder charges representing the people wounded in the attack.
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SMART LIVING: Friends to the rescue - 5 things you should do for a suicidal friend
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - National Suicide Prevention Week begins on Sunday, September 4th.
Health experts say 1.4 million people attempt suicide every year and one in five people who die by suicide express their intent. So, what can you do and what should you say to a loved one who may be considering suicide?
A friend withdraws or seems overwhelmingly sad. Maybe they’re drinking more, using drugs, or engaging in risky behavior. They are signs that someone may be struggling with dark thoughts. It’s unsettling to think about and scary to bring up.
“We need to talk about mental health, we need to talk about suicide,” stated Scott Poland of the Suicide and Prevention Office at Nova Southeastern University.
Health experts say talking about suicide is critical, especially if a friend is making comments about being helpless, hopeless, worthless, or saying things like life would be better without them.
“Making statements about death, dying and suicide are definite warning signs,” said Poland.
Here are five things you can do. The first thing is to ask someone you’re worried about if they’re thinking about suicide. People may be hesitant to ask but research shows it’s helpful. Keep them safe. Reduce access to lethal means. Be there with them and listen to what they need. Help them connect with support and stay in touch and follow up with them.
“All you have to do is know the facts, know the signs and react,” said Jackie Rosen of the Florida Initiative of Suicide Prevention.
For a quick connection to help, the new national suicide prevention hotline is now just three digits - 988 will get you connected.
Sources:
- https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/suicide-prevention
- https://afsp.org/national-suicide-prevention-week
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Spoetzl Brewery is Awarded Medals for Six of its Beers, Including Gold for its Iconic Shiner Bock at the Largest Annual Beer Competition in the World
SHINER, Texas, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel of brewing experts at the largest annual beer competition in the world, the 2022 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), honored the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas with several top medals this year. The iconic Shiner Bock and Shiner Sea Salt and Lime each earned a gold medal while Shiner ¡Órale! Mexican-Style Cerveza, Shiner Light Blonde, Shiner Agua Fresca and Shiner Ruby Redbird beers each won a silver medal.
"Here at Shiner we put every drop of our brewing expertise, energy and passion into the beers we brew, so it is extremely rewarding to see that others appreciate our hard work and beers just as much," said Shiner Brewmaster, Jimmy Mauric. "We're especially delighted to win six awards from a panel of esteemed brewing experts. It's proof of the high-quality, flavorful, and refreshing beers we have the honor and joy of creating."
A record-breaking 2,630 beers and 355 breweries from 20 different countries all over the world competed at this year's AIBA which was judged in blind tastings by Australian beer experts, writers and retailers who have an extensive history of tasting, producing and working with beers of all varieties. The AIBA aims to inspire and celebrate excellence in brewing, beer packaging design and beer media. Providing brewers from around the globe with an essential benchmarking opportunity, the Awards are open to breweries of all sizes, from boutique small volume to large-scale commercial production.
"The Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards celebrates and recognizes the best brewers across the world with up to 35 trophies presented to the champions of each category, including the overall Champion Australian Beer and Champion International Beer," says Melbourne Royal's Chief Executive Officer Brad Jenkins.
These six medals mark the 22nd medal for Shiner Bock across the world's major competitions and the 84th combined overall for all Shiner Beers since 2001.
About Shiner and the Spoetzl Brewery
The Spoetzl Brewery was founded in Shiner, Texas (population 2,069), in 1909, by Czech and German immigrants brewing beer with old-world traditions and recipes for Central Texas. Since then, the brewery has grown to be one of the largest independent craft brewers in the country with beers available in all 50 states and Mexico. To this day, every drop of the award-winning beer is brewed right in Shiner, TX, where it all started 113 years ago. Visit us at www.shiner.com.
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America reported May retail sales of 59,432 units, a 30% decrease compared with May 2021. May was an all-time record month for Santa Cruz retail sales. Hyundai had no fleet sales in May 2022.
"There continues to be extraordinary consumer demand for Hyundai vehicles, with dealers selling every vehicle they get," said Randy Parker, senior vice president, national sales, Hyundai Motor America. "We expect demand to remain strong and inventory levels to improve later in 2022."
May Total Sales Summary
May Product and Corporate Activities
- New EV Plant: Hyundai Motor Group announced it would establish its first dedicated EV Plant and Battery Manufacturing facility in the U.S. with an investment of approximately $5.54 billion. Commercial production to begin 1H 2025 with an annual capacity of 300,000 units.
- Hyundai IONIQ 5 Added to Consumer Guide's® 2022 Best Buy Awards: Six Hyundai vehicles were awarded Consumer Guide Best Buy Awards. More than 150 new vehicles were evaluated across 20 categories.
- Hyundai IONIQ 5 Named CUV of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association: Hyundai took home six Texas Auto Roundup Awards for the IONIQ 5 and Elantra N.
- Hyundai Presents the Sixth Annual National Salute to America's Heroes Memorial Day Weekend Event: 2022 marked the sixth year in a row Hyundai was a title sponsor of the event in South Florida.
- Hyundai New Horizons Studio to Design and Build Ultimate Mobility Vehicles in Bozeman, Montana: Hyundai New Horizons has a planned investment of $20 million over the next five years.
- Hyundai Hope: Hyundai Hope and Gary Rome Hyundai donated $25,000 to local food banks at the dealership's 25th anniversary event.
May Model Total Sales
Note: Electrified vehicles are hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell models.
Hyundai Motor America
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Office of New Drugs directs the Division of Cardiology and Nephrology to work with Ardelyx to develop a label to support the commercialization of XPHOZAH; Ardelyx to resubmit NDA in the first half of 2023
Upon approval, XPHOZAH would be the first and only phosphate absorption inhibitor, offering patients a novel mechanism
Conference call to be held Dec. 29, 2022, at 8:00 AM ET
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced that the Office of New Drugs (OND), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the appeal to the Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the New Drug Application (NDA) for XPHOZAH.
In the response letter, OND directed the FDA's Division of Cardiology and Nephrology (DCN) to work with Ardelyx to develop an appropriate label. Ardelyx believes that a label could reflect an indication for patients whose hyperphosphatemia is insufficiently managed on binder therapy. In addition, the letter guided Ardelyx to request a meeting with the DCN to determine specific information that will form the basis for resubmission of the NDA for XPHOZAH. Ardelyx will request this meeting as soon as possible to enable the company to resubmit the NDA in the first half of 2023.
"By granting the appeal, we believe that OND has sent a powerful message regarding the importance of bringing innovation to the more than 400,000 patients on dialysis who struggle every day, at every meal, to control their phosphorus levels and yet are unable to do so. For more than 60 years, the only choice physicians had for patients has been phosphate binders, and the patients have desperately needed novel mechanism therapies. This is a momentous day for Ardelyx and for all the members of the broader kidney disease community who have supported the development of XPHOZAH over the past ten years," said Mike Raab, president and chief executive officer of Ardelyx. "We appreciate the FDA's responsiveness to the clear guidance from the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee, recognizing the importance of providing a novel therapy for physicians. This could not have been accomplished without the support from members of the kidney community who spoke at the Advisory Committee meeting about the significant unmet patient need and the important role XPHOZAH could play in the hyperphosphatemia treatment paradigm. We look forward to working with the FDA to bring this important medicine to patients and their treating physicians."
Kevin Martin, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at St. Louis University, added, "This FDA decision is extremely positive for the kidney community and brings us one step closer to having a much-needed novel therapy for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia. The majority of patients are in need of a different approach, as today, despite best efforts with phosphate binders, close to 80% of patients are unable to consistently achieve guideline-established target serum phosphate levels. In clinical trials, XPHOZAH, with its unique mechanism of action that blocks intestinal phosphate transport, provided clinically meaningful reductions in serum phosphate with one small pill twice a day. As was clear during last month's Advisory Committee meeting, patients and physicians are anxious to have access to XPHOZAH."
The OND's decision follows a favorable outcome of the November 16, 2022 CRDAC meeting, where the Advisory Committee voted nine to four that the benefits of treatment with XPHOZAH outweigh its risks for the control of serum phosphorus in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis when administered as a monotherapy, and voted ten to two, with one abstention, that the benefits of treatment with XPHOZAH in combination with phosphate binder treatment outweigh its risks. The NDA for XPHOZAH for the control of serum phosphorus is supported by a comprehensive development program involving more than 1,200 patients and included three Phase 3 clinical trials, all of which met their primary and key secondary endpoints. Upon approval, XPHOZAH would be the first and only phosphate absorption inhibitor for adult patients with CKD on dialysis with hyperphosphatemia.
Conference Call Information
The company will host a conference call on December 29, 2022, at 8:00 AM ET. To participate in the conference call, please call (866) 374-5140 (toll-free) or (404) 400-0571 (toll) and reference call ID number 65128972#. A webcast of the call can also be accessed by visiting the Investor page of the company's website at www.ardelyx.com and will be available on the website for 30 days following the call.
About XPHOZAH (tenapanor) for Hyperphosphatemia
XPHOZAH (tenapanor), discovered and developed by Ardelyx, is an investigational first-in-class phosphate absorption inhibitor (PAI). XPHOZAH, with its unique blocking mechanism of action, acts locally in the gut to inhibit the sodium hydrogen exchanger 3 (NHE3), reducing phosphate absorption through the paracellular pathway, the primary pathway of phosphate absorption. This novel blocking mechanism enables a one 30 mg tablet BID (twice daily) dosing regimen. The most common side effect with XPHOZAH in clinical trials was diarrhea.
About Hyperphosphatemia
Elevated levels of serum phosphorus in the blood, or hyperphosphatemia (HP), is a serious condition resulting in an abnormally elevated level of phosphorus in the blood that is estimated to affect more than 745,000 dialysis patients in major developed countries. The kidney is the organ responsible for regulating phosphorus levels, but when kidney function is significantly impaired, phosphorus is not adequately eliminated from the body. As a result, hyperphosphatemia is a nearly universal condition among people with CKD on dialysis with internationally recognized KDIGO treatment guidelines that recommend lowering elevated phosphate levels toward the normal range (2.5-4.5mg/dL).
The only adverse reaction reported in more than 5% of patients treated with XPHOZAH in the Phase 3 trials was diarrhea, with an incidence of 47%. The majority of these events occurred during the 26-week randomized treatment period and were mild-to-moderate in severity and transient in nature, occurring soon after initiation of treatment, and generally resolving with continued treatment. Severe diarrhea was reported in 5% of XPHOZAH-treated patients in these trials.
About Ardelyx, Inc.
Ardelyx was founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs. Ardelyx's first approved product, IBSRELA® (tenapanor) is available in the United States and Canada. Ardelyx is developing XPHOZAH® (tenapanor), a novel product candidate for the management of hyperphosphatemia in adult patients with CKD on dialysis, which has completed three successful Phase 3 trials. Ardelyx has a Phase 2 potassium lowering compound, RDX013, for the potential treatment of elevated serum potassium, or hyperkalemia, a problem among certain patients with kidney and/or heart disease and an early-stage program in metabolic acidosis, a serious electrolyte disorder in patients with CKD. Ardelyx has established agreements with Kyowa Kirin in Japan, Fosun Pharma in China and Knight Therapeutics in Canada for the development and commercialization of tenapanor in their respective territories. For more information, please visit https://ardelyx.com/ and connect with us on Twitter @Ardelyx, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Forward Looking Statements
To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Ardelyx, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995, including, Ardelyx's expectation regarding the timing of the resubmission of the NDA for XPHOZAH; Ardelyx's expectation regarding the development of a label for the commercialization of XPHOZAH; Ardelyx's belief regarding what indication may be included in such label; and Ardelyx's expectations regarding the opportunity to bring XPHOZAH to patients and treating physicians. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause Ardelyx's future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, uncertainties associated with the regulatory approval process. Ardelyx undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to Ardelyx's business in general, please refer to Ardelyx's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2022, and its future current and periodic reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Judge orders Hunter Biden to turn over financial records
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - An Independence County circuit judge ordered Hunter Biden to turn over his financial records in an ongoing paternity case.
President Joe Biden’s son appeared before 16th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Holly Meyer at the courthouse in Batesville on Monday after she ruled on Friday, April 28, that all parties in the case must be present.
Biden is asking to reduce his child support payments to Lunden Roberts, with whom he has a 4-year-old daughter.
With heavy police and Secret Service presence both inside and outside the courtroom, the judge first addressed the topic of redacted information.
According to KAIT reporter Hayden Savage, who was in the courtroom, Meyer said some documents that were redacted “had no reason to be.”
The judge moved to have the documents unredacted.
Biden’s lawyer then countered that a national news outlet reported information included in those redacted documents, insinuating that Roberts’ counsel leaked the information.
Roberts’ lawyer denied the accusations.
Both parties then argued why they should be allowed access to the other’s records.
Roberts’ attorney asked for a wide range of information on Biden’s assets, including the following:
- Motor vehicles owned
- Art purchases
- All investments in the last five years
- Money received or given by foreign entities, including China and Ukraine
- Airline trips, costs and who paid
- Location and cost of hotel stays
- Trips made and their purpose
- Money received from President Joe Biden
Biden’s attorneys argued that some of the listed items should not be turned over, but the judge ruled that they must release most of them.
Meyer also ordered a majority of Roberts’ financial records be turned over, including her banking records and money received from her father.
The judge stressed that both parties must answer clearly when responding to information requests.
“Incomplete answers are not answers,” Meyer said in court.
She added that if the information was not clear enough, it would be addressed at the pretrial hearing later this month.
The judge set the pretrial hearing for May 23, with depositions to be held beginning June 13 in Little Rock.
The trial is currently set to begin on July 24.
Security at the Independence County Courthouse was at an all-time high with Biden in the building.
Many gathered outside to watch for Biden’s arrival at the courthouse.
“I’m here for the biggest event that I’ve seen in Batesville, Ark., and I’m really excited to see Hunter Biden,” said Barbara Smart, who was patiently waiting Monday morning.
Another bystander watching, Debbie Billings, said she was there to watch what happened for herself.
“It’s kind of a historic thing to be taking place here in little Batesville, Ark., so I thought I would come down and be a witness for whatever may or may not happen today.”
Secret Service members blocked the front pew behind Biden and his legal team.
No electronic devices were allowed in the courtroom, and all who entered were required to walk through metal detectors.
Longtime attorney Scott Spears attended the hearing on Monday and was impressed with how Judge Meyer presided over the case.
“The judge was articulate, smart, and insightful, and gave both sides a fair amount of latitude. Was fair and reasonable,” Spears explained. “It was the best judge they could have had for either side.”
Spears said time frames in such cases are longer because parts are constantly moving.
“Obviously, two regular people, this case would not have went on this long,” Spears continued. “A lot of implications. Economic, political, everyone kind of reads in between the lines.”
Following the hearing, Roberts’ attorney spoke with reporters while Biden’s team swiftly ushered him out of the courthouse.
Sheriff Shawn Stephens said no one was arrested in connection to Biden’s trip to Independence County.
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Ultimate pork spare ribs for National Barbecue Month: Recipe
Try these pork spare ribs from a James Beard Award-winning pitmaster
Nothing hits the spot like pork spare ribs, especially with the rib tip at the top intact, as in this recipe from James Beard Award-winning pitmaster Rodney Scott, in "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook."
"Now, there’s always going to be preferences within barbecue," Scott—the founder of Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ (rodneyscottsbbq.com), with locations in South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia—writes in the book. "Some people think the rib tips are too bony or too tough compared to the meat between the ribs—but I don’t mind. I like the slight resistance you get when you bite into our ribs—I consider them perfect."
Read below for the full instructions, in honor of National BBQ Month.
LOADED PORK SKIN NACHOS: TRY THE RECIPE
Rodney’s Spare Ribs from Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ
Makes 6 servings
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 2 ½ hours
Ingredients:
3 slabs pork spare ribs, membranes removed
1 ½ tablespoons Rodney’s Rib Rub
2 to 3 cups Rodney's Sauce
Directions:
1. Fire up your grill to between 200 °F and 250 °F.
2. Season each slab with Rodney’s Rib Rub and make sure you get under the flap, the little piece of meat that dangles on the bone side of the ribs.
3. Place the seasoned ribs on the grill grate bone-side down, with the fatty end toward the middle of the grill. The middle of the grill tends to be hotter, so that will ensure that the thicker part of the rib gets cooked properly. Close the grill and cook: You are looking for caramelization on the ribs before you flip them. That should take about 1 ½ hours. Open the grill and look for caramelization on the bone.
4. If it's ready, use the mop-flip-mop method:. Put one cup of Rodney's Sauce (recipe below) to the side for serving with the ribs. Use the remaining cup to use the "mop, flip, mop" method by brushing or mopping the meat side with sauce then flipping the ribs over so that they are bone-side up. Mop the ribs again. Close the grill.
5. Bring the grill back up to a temperature between 200 °F to 250 °F. Cook the ribs until the second side gets that same caramelized look. To check doneness, we pick up a slab of ribs with a pair of tongs and check how much give there is. When you pick the slab up, it should sag or flop easily. If a slight tear develops in the meat between the bones, that's another sign of doneness.
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For the Rib Rub:
Ingredients:
½ cup kosher salt (we like Diamond Crystal)
¼ cup MSG
¼ cup fresh ground black pepper
¼ cup paprika
¼ cup chili powder
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
1. Mix all the ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months
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For Rodney’s Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 gallon distilled white vinegar
1 lemon, thinly sliced
½ cup ground black pepper
⅓ cup cayenne pepper
1 ¼ tablespoons red pepper flakes
2 cups sugar
Directions:
1. In a small stockpot, warm the vinegar over medium-high heat. After about 5 minutes, when the vinegar reaches 150 °F on an instant-read thermometer, just before it starts to simmer, add the lemon slices and continue to cook until the lemon peels begin to soften and wilt, about 10 minutes more.
2. Whisk in the black pepper, cayenne, pepper flakes, and sugar. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the sauce reaches 190 °F, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to completely cool before using. Once the lemon is removed, the sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 8 weeks.
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Three new Classic plate designs, printed on silver sheeting.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- My Plates, the official vendor for specialty license plates in Texas has launched three new Classic license plate designs, all printed on reflective "silver" sheeting. These new designs are available in three colors, Classic Blue Silver, Classic Pink Silver and the ever popular Classic Black Silver.
Each of these new designs will be available to personalize up to 7 characters, or Texans can also choose the background only option.
"It's our very popular Classic Texas look, trimmed out in Silver" said Steve Farrar, CEO/President of My Plates.
Texans wishing to purchase any of these new designs may do so by visiting www.MyPlates.com starting from only $50 a year or as low as $35 a year when purchased for a five-year term. You do not have to wait until you receive your registration renewal notice; you can order at any time.
Since November 2009, Texans have purchased more than 600,000 My Plates, putting more than $125M in the general revenue fund, which helps pay for services for all Texans.
My Plates designs and markets new specialty license plates as a vendor for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. My Plates' goal is to create a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship designed to maximize revenues for the state through the sale of My Plates specialty plates. Learn more at www.MyPlates.com.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is a dynamic state agency dedicated to customer service, consumer protection and the success of motor vehicle-related industries. For every $1 the agency spends, it returns more than $10 in state revenue. These funds are primarily used to build and maintain the state's roads and bridges. Each year the agency registers approximately 25 million vehicles; regulates vehicle dealers; credentials buses and big trucks for intrastate and interstate commerce; issues oversize and overweight permits; and awards grants to law enforcement agencies to reduce vehicle burglaries and thefts. Learn more at www.TxDMV.gov.
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Pilotly enhances executive team as they grow into a global leader in creative insights
LOS ANGELES , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Media, entertainment and technology research executive Bryon Schafer has been named Chief Revenue Officer of Pilotly, effective May 24th. Schafer, formally SVP at Vevo, joins the market research platform Pilotly as it continues to grow and expand its business as the leading insights platform for creative content. He will report to James Norman, CEO of Pilotly.
Schafer, 45, previously held leadership positions at Hulu, Warner Bros. and Vevo.
"Bryon has a unique set of experience in media space that makes him the perfect fit for the next phase of growth here at Pilotly. His experience in linear entertainment, direct-to-consumer streaming and advertising combined are the reason he is the first outside executive level hire, and our team couldn't be more excited to have him," said Norman. "Our team has done an incredible job establishing Pilotly as leaders within the entertainment and streaming research sector. Adding Bryon to the Pilotly family is going to help ensure we stay on track to become the global leader in creative insights."
"In partnership with this amazing team, I'm excited to help Pilotly continue to innovate with the world's leading media companies as they best position their content with consumers, and program to audiences globally," said Schafer.
Schafer led Hulu's first centralized research team from 2008 until 2013. He also held leadership positions at Warner Bros., Otter Media and most recently at Vevo. Additionally, he serves as board co-chair for The Minds Foundation, a global organization focused on providing resources in support of mental health and wellness, and is an advisory board member at Lucid, an AI vision startup that helps analyze and recommend video content. Schafer holds a bachelor's degree (anthropology) from Wesleyan University.
About Pilotly
Pilotly is the first research platform purpose built for creative content. Pilotly's interactive media experience captures data and rapidly turns it into actionable consumer insights that help drive creative, marketing and distribution decisions at the world's leading media organizations. As an extension of any enterprise's market research team, Pilotly enables users to do more insights work than ever before possible.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
12-17-29-36-45
(twelve, seventeen, twenty-nine, thirty-six, forty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $100,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
12-17-29-36-45
(twelve, seventeen, twenty-nine, thirty-six, forty-five)
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RUSSIA, —Russian Authorities have arrested a US Journalist with The Wall Street Journal on Espionage charges.
The FSB accused 31-year-old Evan Gershkovich of collecting quote, “Information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian Military-Industrial Complex.”
It provided no evidence or further details on when he was arrested.
If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
Gershkovich is the first journalist with an American outlet to be arrested on Espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War.
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WASHINGTON — About 1,000 Air National Guard troops who are assigned to space missions are mired in an identity crisis.
Torn between the Air Force, where they have historically been assigned, and the military's shiny new Space Force where they now work, their units have become orphans, according to commanders, as state and federal leaders wrangle over whether to create a Space National Guard.
For federal authorities, the issue is mainly about the money. A Space Guard, they say, will create unneeded bureaucracy and cost up to $500 million a year. They argue it's too high a price to slap a new name on a patch for an airman doing the same job at the same desk as a year ago.
But state Guard leaders say what's at stake is more than than just uniform patches. They say the split has caused budgeting gaps, training delays and recruiting problems, and if unresolved will lead to bigger divisions, eroding units' readiness in some of the nation’s critical space warfighting and nuclear command and control jobs.
The state leaders don't buy the money argument. They say a Space Guard will be needed in only seven states and Guam, where the Air Guard members who support space missions already reside. The cost, they say, will only be about $250,000, for new signs, tags and other administrative changes.
“When they removed all the space operators out of the Air Force, the Air Force no longer really does space,” said Air Guard Lt. Col. Jeremiah Hitchner, commander of the 109th Space Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron in Guam.
Hitchner was referring to the decision to shift active-duty Air Force troops doing space missions into the new Space Force. “They left us in the Air Force. So we were — for lack of a better term — orphaned. We were left on our own to survive.”
Across the country, there are 1,008 Air National Guard citizen-airmen performing space jobs in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York, Ohio and Guam.
Many of those Guard members work with America's highly sensitive and technical military satellite communications and missile warning systems. They are responsible for ensuring that those systems can survive and operate under all peace and wartime conditions.
President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a Space Force in June 2018. But even before then, it had already been under discussion within the Air Force as a way to better defend U.S. interests in space, especially navigation and communication satellites.
Unlike the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Space Force is not its own military department. Instead, it's administered by the Air Force secretary, is led by a four-star general and provides forces for U.S. Space Command, which oversees the military’s space operations.
To limit costs and avoid establishing a vast space bureaucracy, only a few military career fields were created for the Space Force: mainly space operations, cyber and intelligence jobs. Active-duty airmen who were doing those missions became Space Force Guardians.
There are about 7,000 active-duty Guardians, and a similar number of civilians, with a budget of about $18 billion for this fiscal year. Other duties — including legal, medical, public affairs and some administrative posts — continue to be carried out by Air Force staff.
The opposition to creating a small Space Guard appears to be centered at the White House and Office of Management and Budget. Last September, the budget office said it strongly opposed a Space National Guard, citing Congressional Budget Office estimates that it could cost about $500 million a year.
“Establishing a Space National Guard would not deliver new capabilities — it would instead create new government bureaucracy,” OMB said. “The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units with space missions have effectively performed their roles with no adverse effect on DOD’s space mission since the establishment of the Space Force.” DOD refers to the Department of Defense.
While having a Space Guard was part of the initial Air Force plan, the funding limits have become the overriding issue. There are worries that creating a Guard structure would mean more overhead costs, including the need for a Space Guard commander and other senior staff. Also, there is a distant fear that once that structure was in place, other states could lobby for their own units, again expanding the costs.
In the states, Guard members say they are struggling with increased bureaucracy and that it's becoming harder to get training slots for new recruits.
Sitting alongside the active-duty Space Guardians, the Air Guard members say they're doing their same jobs, but without a formal link to the Space Force. As the Space Force develops its own job descriptions and requirements, Air Guard troops complain it's more difficult to be promoted in space mission jobs.
“We need to be aligned with people that understand the space mission, have responsibility for the space mission, and have all the authorities and alignment in the space mission,” said Senior Master Sgt. Harry Smith, flight chief for the 137th Space Warning Squadron in Colorado. “The Air Force should be focused on air power."
Commanders said that over time, the disconnect will worsen. Already, they said, funding is becoming a problem because they are requesting money from the Air Force for a Space Force mission or equipment.
“The Space Force and Air Force now have their own fund lines. They're appropriated completely different,” said Hitchner. “That makes an issue for me because I’m in the air side trying to spend Space Force money. It’s sometimes legally not possible.”
Some members of Congress are pushing for a Space Guard, citing many of the same efficiency and bureaucracy reasons. Legislation has been proposed but has not passed.
In a letter to President Joe Biden, the National Guard Association of the U.S. argued that OMB incorrectly inflated the price tag and ignored Air Force studies that concluded creating a Guard would be more efficient.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney tied an AL record by striking out nine consecutive batters on Monday night against the Kansas City Royals.
Heaney matched a record shared by Detroit reliever Tyler Alexander against Cincinnati on Aug. 2, 2020, and Detroit reliever Doug Fister against Kansas City on Sept. 27, 2012.
The major league record for consecutive strikeouts is 10, set by the New York Mets’ Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970 and matched by the Philadelphia Phillies’ Aaron Nola on June 25, 2021 and the Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes on Aug. 11, 2021.
Heaney recorded his first out by fanning Edward Olivares with one runner on in the first. After the Royals scored an unearned run, Heaney whiffed Matt Duffy to begin the streak, then struck out Nicky Lopez to end the inning.
In the second, Heaney set down Hunter Dozier and Nate Eaton swinging and Jackie Bradley Jr. looking for five straight. In the third, Bobby Witt Jr., Edward Olivares and Vinnie Pasquantino all struck out swinging.
Heaney’s ninth straight came against Salvador Perez, who went down swinging to lead off the fourth. Duffy then became the first Royals batter to record an out on a ball in play — a flyball to right.
Heaney departed after five innings and 10 Ks. He allowed two hits, two walks and one unearned run.
Heaney broke Nolan Ryan’s club record for consecutive strikeouts in a game with seven. Ryan fanned seven straight against the California Angels on July 7, 1991.
Heaney, who signed with Texas as a free agent last December, had a rocky outing in his Rangers debut, recording only eight outs and allowing seven runs in a 7-2 loss to Baltimore last Tuesday.
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- September new-vehicle sales pace forecast to finish near 13.3 million units, up 0.1 million from last month's 13.2 million pace and up from last year's 12.3 million level.
- Sales volume in September expected to rise nearly 8% from one year ago but remain relatively low at 1.10 million units.
- Third-quarter sales to finish near 3.4 million units, down less than 1% from Q3 2021.
- Cox Automotive officially lowers 2022 new-vehicle sales forecast to 13.7 million, down more than 9% from 2021 and at the lowest volume in a decade.
ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- September U.S. auto sales, when confirmed next week, are expected to show a new-vehicle market mostly unchanged from previous months and still stuck in low gear. According to the Cox Automotive forecast released today, September U.S. new-vehicle sales are expected to finish near 1.10 million units, with a sales pace, or seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), of 13.3 million. Sales volume in September is expected to show an increase of nearly 8% over last year but finish down almost 4% compared to last month. The decline compared to last month is mainly attributed to one less selling day.
According to Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at Cox Automotive: "New-vehicle sales have been remarkably consistent through the third quarter, with sales of approximately 1.1 million units each month in July, August, and September. New-vehicle inventory has been holding steady, with days' supply near 40."
With the September result, total new-vehicle sales in the third quarter are forecast at 3.4 million units, down less than 1% from Q3 2021 and down only modestly from the 3.5 million units sold in Q2 2022. For comparison, sales in Q3 2019 reached 4.3 million. General Motors, Ford and Tesla will be among the biggest gainers year over year in Q3, with many Japanese brands, still struggling with inventory issues, booking the most significant declines, notably Honda and Nissan.
One year ago, the new-vehicle market began suffering a significant lack of inventory, and the sales pace fell to 12.3 million in September 2021. Inventory has improved since but remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Added Chesbrough, "The supply shortage has likely created some pent-up demand—folks who were essentially waiting in line for inventory to return. But the recent changes in the economic outlook from rising interest rates is beginning to chip away at demand, and the waiting line for new vehicles is likely getting much shorter."
With no notable inventory improvement forecast in the fourth quarter and waning new-vehicle demand, Cox Automotive has lowered its full-year forecast to 13.7 million units, down from 14.4 million. Sales in 2022 are projected to finish down more than 9% versus 2021 and at the lowest level in a decade.
September 2022 Sales Forecast Highlights
- New-vehicle sales volume is forecast to rise 7.7% from September 2021 but decline 3.9% from last month.
- The SAAR in September 2022 is estimated to be 13.3 million, above last year's 12.3 million level and up 0.1 million from last month's pace.
- September 2022 had 25 selling days, one less than August but equal to September 2021.
Q3 2022 Sales Forecast Highlights
- Total sales hold steady through Q3, consistently at 1.13 million units a month. Year-to-date sales at the end of Q3 are expected to be down nearly 13%.
- General Motors retains the top spot as the best-selling automaker in the U.S. market in Q3, thanks partly to inventory improvements versus 2021.
- Tesla is forecast to gain share again in Q3 and hold the top spot as the best-selling luxury automaker in the U.S.
All percentages are based on raw volume, not daily selling rate.
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive Inc. makes buying, selling, owning and using vehicles easier for everyone. The global company's more than 27,000 team members and family of brands, including Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, VinSolutions®, vAuto® and Xtime®, are passionate about helping millions of car shoppers, 40,000 auto dealer clients across five continents and many others throughout the automotive industry thrive for generations to come. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company with annual revenues of nearly $20 billion. www.coxautoinc.com
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NEW ORLEANS (AP)K’mani Doughty had 20 points in New Orleans’ 87-84 win against IUPUI on Thursday.
Doughty also had seven rebounds and five assists for the Privateers (2-3). Khaleb Wilson-Rouse scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc. Jordan Johnson was 3 of 9 shooting, including 3 for 8 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding six assists and three steals.
Bryce Monroe led the Jaguars (1-5) in scoring, finishing with 29 points, seven assists and three steals. IUPUI also got 16 points from Jlynn Counter. In addition, Chris Osten finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Jack Flaherty and center fielder Harrison Bader on the injured list Monday.
Flaherty was placed on the 15-day list with a right shoulder strain. He left Sunday’s start after throwing two scoreless innings.
The 26-year-old missed the first 64 games of the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. He has made three starts and not pitched more than three innings in any one.
Bader, a Gold Glove winner, was placed on the 10-day list with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He’s been dealing with the injury since spring training.
“Hopefully, it’s something that we still see him this year,” John Mozeliak, the Cardinals president of baseball operations, said of Flaherty. “I mean, we’re pretty optimistic that that will be the case based on what we’re hearing. But, you know, clearly it’s going to take some more time to get him back.”
Flaherty had been scheduled for two more rehab starts before convincing the team to activate him. He had made rehab starts in Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis where he gave up one run in seven combined innings before being activated.
Bader said his foot has been bothering him more lately, including consecutive days where he experienced some sharp pain.
“There’s just a lot of days left and I just wanted to be smart about, you know, being the best version of myself and this team for the entirety of the season, so I think a small stint at the moment is best for all of us involved,” he said.
The team called up two rookies from Memphis, right-hander James Naile and outfielder Conner Capel.
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Meet the American who wrote 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) gave the United States — and the world — some of the most inspirational words ever written.
She penned "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in November 1861, during a wartime tour of Washington, D.C., as Americans realized with gloom that the seven-month-old Civil War would be longer, darker and deadlier than anticipated.
Howe's masterpiece has been called America's fight song. Its lyrics inspired the United States to spiritual resolve and sacrifice.
The words tell the biblically heroic story of Union soldiers marching to their death in the name of Christ to vanquish slavery:
As he died to make men holy
Let us die to make men free
His truth is marching on
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The lyrics are often altered in modern performances to "let us live to make men free." Yet some 360,000 federal soldiers, according to the American Battlefield Trust, answered the call to martyrdom in the name of human liberty. Their sacrifice freed 4 million Americans from bondage. Hundreds of thousands of Confederate soldiers died in the conflict, too.
The "glory, glory hallelujah" chorus of "The Battle Hymn" is today one of the most familiar refrains in world music.
But many people have forgotten the rest of the tune and its impassioned Christian call to arms — even willfully erased it in certain circles of the American political spectrum. Many recent accounts of the song gloss over its foundations.
Howe’s imagery is unmistakable, though; the song was deeply informed by her literary Christian upbringing.
Flickering campfires in "The Battle Hymn" are the light of the Lord; encampments are altars where soldiers pray "in the evening dews and damp"; glimmering bayonets formed for battle reflect the "fiery Gospel." Slavery is an Old Testament serpent to be crushed beneath the heel of Jesus Christ.
The famous second line — "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored" — is a plea for divine justice inspired by the Book of Revelation. (John Steinbeck lifted the phrase "The Grapes of Wrath" straight from Howe's pen when naming his 1939 American epic novel.)
‘The word of the hour’
The song was a sensation, embraced by soldiers in the field and beloved by ordinary Americans, legendary performers and world leaders for 160 years.
"The Battle Hymn" was "sung, chanted, recited and used in exhortation of prayer on the eve of battle," Howe later wrote. "It was the word of the hour, and the Union armies marched to its swing."
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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir won a Grammy and enjoyed its only chart hit with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1960.
Elvis Presley closed his glitzy late-career performances with his impassioned "American Trilogy," featuring "The Battle Hymn."
Flag-waving Whitney Houston electrified sailors returning from the Gulf War with her spirited live version of "The Battle Hymn" in 1991, just months after her iconic Super Bowl performance of the national anthem.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Ronald Reagan are among the song’s most famous fans.
Reagan was reduced to tears by the power of "The Battle Hymn" on Jan. 20, 1981, when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed it during his inauguration parade.
"In times of danger and thanksgiving, ‘The Battle Hymn’ is now, as it was in the [1860s], the fitting vehicle of the national feeling," Howe's daughter, Florence Howe Hall, wrote in her 1916 book, "The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic."
And in the days after 9/11, the nation instinctively rallied around "The Battle Hymn" in churches and in public performances, proving that the song speaks to the spirit of the American people through the ages.
Bright, inquisitive young woman
Circa 1855: American feminist, abolitionist and reformer Julia Ward Howe (1819 - 1910). She is best known for writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Original Artwork: Engraving after a drawing by Porter (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Julia Ward Howe was born May 27, 1819, in apparent comfort in New York City to Julia Rush Cutler and Samuel Ward III. Her mother was a published poet, her father a prominent Manhattan businessman.
Among other achievements, her father was one of the founders of what’s now known as New York University, as well as a leader of the New York Temperance Society, a devout Christian and a prominent fundraiser for the Episcopal Church, according to various sources.
Family wealth afforded the bright, inquisitive young woman access to literature and the great minds of her time. She published poems and essays as a young person in her 20s.
The Ward family descended from notable lineage that included several American patriots. The family traced its name to a Captain Ward of Normandy who accompanied William the Conquerer on his invasion of England in 1066, according to the 1917 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, "Julia Ward Howe," written by her daughters, Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe Elliott and Florence Howe Hall — who also wrote the book about the song itself.
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John Ward, of Gloucester, England, the first of the family to arrive in America, was cavalry officer in Oliver Cromwell’s army in the late 1600s before settling in Newport, R.I. Julia's great-grandfather, Samuel Ward, was governor of the Rhode Island colony and a member of the Continental Congress. He died of smallpox in Philadelphia four months before America declared independence, his death at the Congress recorded by John Adams.
His son, Samuel Ward Jr., Julia's grandfather, was a hero of the American Revolution. He survived capture by the British and then the "snows and starvation of the winter camp" at Valley Forge alongside George Washington.
Engraving depicting General George Washington kneeling in prayer, while his soldiers camp in the background, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777. To the left, partially hidden in the woods is the Quaker Isaac Potts, who purported
Julia Ward "inherited many traits from the Wards, among them a force and integrity of purpose, a strength of character," her children wrote.
She married acclaimed Boston doctor Samuel Gridley Howe in 1843. Among other achievements, Howe in 1829 founded the Perkins School for the Blind, the first of its kind in the nation in Watertown, Mass. It's still in operation today.
Julia spent much of her adult life living in Boston while traveling overseas and dining with literary luminaries such as Charles Dickens.
Yet her marriage was troubled, unhappy and intellectually stifling for the spirited woman.
"Howe’s husband disapproved of her literary ambitions and dictated her behavior, but he also remained physically and emotionally distant," according to a National Park Service biography.
Howe, 18 years older than his wife, died in 1876, when Julia was just 56 years old. She painted her widowhood as a liberating event.
Howe "began her new life today," she wrote the day after his funeral, making the most of living out the next 35 years on her own terms.
Notably, she spent years as one of the leading voices for women's suffrage, while championing the role of mothers in American society. She was the first president of the New England Woman Suffrage Association and a key figure in the Boston-based American Woman Suffrage Association.
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She penned an appeal in 1870, known as The Mother's Day Proclamation, inviting women around the world to unite for peace in the wake of the terrible human carnage of the Civil War.
"The mother has a sacred and commanding word to say to the sons who owe their life to her suffering," Howe, a mother of six, proclaimed. Her efforts helped lead to Mother's Day celebrations enjoyed around the world today.
‘Wished-for lines were arranging themselves’
1861- Washington, DC: Facsimile of the handwritten first draft of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Written by Abolitionist Julia Ward Howe and set to the hymn of "Glory Glory, Hallelujah" attributed to William Steffe. Submitted to the Treasury buil
Julia and her husband toured wartime Washington, D.C., in November 1861, with Dr. Howe on duty for the federal Sanitary Commission at a time when filth and disease were deadly issues in military camps. The writer enjoyed divine inspiration the night of Nov. 18, while staying at Willard's Hotel.
"I awoke the next morning in the gray of the early dawn, and to my astonishment found that the wished-for lines were arranging themselves in my brain," she later recorded. "I began to scrawl the lines almost without looking … Having completed this, I lay down again and fell asleep, but not before feeling that something of importance had happened to me."
She scribbled the lyrics on sheet paper from the Sanitary Commission. They were published four months later, in February 1862, in The Atlantic Monthly.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps:
His day is marching on.
(Chorus)
I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel:
As ye deal with my condemners, so with you my grace shall deal
Let the hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel
Since God is marching on
(Chorus)
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on
(Chorus)
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free
While God is marching on.
The tune is not her own. She wrote the lyrics to the music of the existing abolitionist song, "John Brown’s Body," based on a popular folk melody — a version of which she heard performed by troops during her Washington, D.C., tour.
The response to her spirited new Christian anthem, among the public and in military camps, was immediate and overwhelming.
"Singing Chaplain" Captain Charles Caldwell McCabe of Ohio was among those Union soldiers instantly spirited by the "The Battle Hymn."
"He was so charmed with the lines that he committed them to memory before arising from his chair," Hall wrote in her tome about her mother's song.
"The Battle Hymn" inspired the chaplain a year later, in 1863, after he was taken prisoner and sent to brutal Libby Prison in Richmond, Va., where his "wonderful voice was wont to dispel the gloom that often settled upon the inmates of the prison."
The hopeless conditions of the prison grew too heavy one July day. The men were forced to cast lots to decide two officers to be executed, while word filtered in from Confederate sources that the Union had been defeated at Gettysburg and repulsed at Vicksburg.
"A pall deeper than death itself settled upon the prisoners," Hall wrote. "The poor, emaciated fellows broke down and cried like babies."
Then, good news arrived. The stories of defeat were wrong. Their comrades had, in fact, won decisively at Gettysburg. The tide of war had turned in favor of the Union.
Chaplain McCabe immediately leaped upon a box and began to sing: "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord."
"Five hundred voices sang the chorus, ‘Glory, glory hallelujah,' as men never sang before," Hall wrote. The two Union officers meant to be executed celebrated, too. Their lives were spared amid the spontaneous prison outburst.
Captain McCabe would later write: "No hymn has ever stirred the nation’s heart like ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’"
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Julia Ward Howe (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Howe died of pneumonia on Oct. 17, 1910, at a home she kept in Portsmouth, R.I., now on the National Register of Historic Places. She was 91 years old.
Her contribution to American culture has been celebrated through the decades. She was the first women elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908. She was in the inaugural class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 alongside Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and W.C. Handy. And she was selected for the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
Howe was honored in 1987 in the "Great American Series" of U.S. postage stamps.
Lighter versions of her song are spirited sports anthems around the globe.
"Glory, Glory" is a beloved ritualistic tune for the University of Georgia football team dating back more than a century. Soccer fans sing joyous full-throated versions with altered lyrics, such as "Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur," a tribute to the English Premier League power.
Lighter versions of her song are spirited sports anthems around the globe.
"Glory, Glory" is a beloved ritualistic tune for the University of Georgia football team dating back more than a century. Soccer fans sing joyous full-throated versions with altered lyrics, such as "Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur," a tribute to the English Premier League power.
Howe's trumpet of Christian justice helped inspire greater causes — including the Civil Rights Movement, born in the pulpits of the South.
Its most notable figure was fire-and-brimstone Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr., who led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. MLK and his organization picked up the march for equality in the name of Christ where the nation had fallen short a century earlier.
One of the last pictures to be taken of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- speaking to a mass rally April 3 in Memphis -- when he said he would not halt his plans for a massive demonstration scheduled for April 8 in spite of a federal injunction. The Nob
King, just 39 years old, made his last soaring public speech on the night of April 3, 1968.
"I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man," bellowed the reverend with chilling conviction in his faith and his cause, after hinting at his fate.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!" King thundered — then he turned and walked off the Memphis stage to delirious applause.
He was killed the next afternoon.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is giving its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a hero of the battle for Iwo Jima who was the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
Williams, who died last month at age 98, is lying in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, a tribute reserved for the nation's most distinguished private citizens. Only six others have received the honor: civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Rev. Billy Graham and four Capitol police officers.
Just 21, Williams was a Marine corporal when U.S. forces came ashore on the strategic Japanese island in early 1945. Williams moved ahead of his unit and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. Facing small-arms fire, he fought for four hours, repeatedly returning to prepare demolition charges and obtain flamethrowers. President Harry Truman awarded him the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest decoration, later that year.
But the new tribute to Williams is about more than his bravery in combat service. It serves as recognition for a generation of heroes, now dwindling in numbers, who fought in World War II. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Williams wanted to lie in honor as a way to recognize every Medal of Honor recipient from that war.
Lawmakers have lauded Williams throughout the week, marveling that he was so young during his actions at Iwo Jima. They have hailed his public service following his military career, which included establishing a foundation that works with local stakeholders to create monuments for Gold Star families of the fallen throughout the country.
Williams was well known in his native West Virginia. In 2018, a Huntington, Va., medical center was renamed in his honor, and the Navy commissioned a mobile base sea vessel in his name in 2020.
The state's two senators took the Senate floor Wednesday to remember him. Democrat Joe Manchin called him the “greatest of the greatest generation." Republican Shelley Moore Capito recalled his humility, saying that when Truman presented him with the Medal of Honor, Williams remembered asking himself why he was selected for the nation's highest military honor when Marines right beside him did not make it home.
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School lunch could be changing.
The USDA proposed new school nutrition standards in February. The proposal looks at four main areas: added sugar, milk, sodium, and whole grain.
“Most children, all children, between the ages of 5 and 18 were exceeding the amount of recommended added sugars in a day,” said Amy Reed, a spokesperson with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is a registered dietitian and nutritionist and works at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Children were also exceeding recommended daily amounts of sodium.
“The third thing is they want to work to increase the offerings of whole grains because in the dietary guidelines, it was shown that all children between the ages of 5 and 18 were not meeting the recommended intake of whole grains,” Reed said.
Why the changes? It’s impacting health.
“They think added sugar could be contributing to heart disease as adults, and increased risk of diabetes as adults,” said Reed.
A 2021 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found a rise in child and teen obesity during the pandemic.
“During the pandemic, the priority was making sure all children were fed, and so some of the requirements that had previously been in place were eased in order to make it easier for school districts to feed children,” Reed said.
The USDA is currently taking public comment on the proposal through April.
“The goal is to start fading some things in the 2024 school year,” she said.
Nutritionists understand it’s hard for parents to calculate what kids are eating, but there are some steps they can take in the meantime to create a more balanced diet.
“Rather than using the word limit, let’s think of what we can offer instead. So maybe rather than offering cookies for a snack, can we offer vegetables like carrots and some fruit and some whole grain crackers,” Reed said. | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/less-sugar-and-salt-more-whole-grains-outlined-in-new-school-nutrition-standards-proposal | 2023-02-15 21:47:32 | 0 | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/less-sugar-and-salt-more-whole-grains-outlined-in-new-school-nutrition-standards-proposal |
PRAGUE (AP) — British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia, the head of Britain’s MI6 agency said Wednesday, predicting that Western intelligence agencies will increasingly have to focus on tracking the malign use of AI by hostile states.
In a rare public speech, Richard Moore also urged Russians who oppose the invasion of Ukraine to spy for Britain, saying others had already done so since the war began.
“Our door is always open,” he said.
In a speech that depicted artificial intelligence as both a huge potential asset and a major threat, Moore said his staff at Britain’s foreign intelligence agency “are combining their skills with AI and bulk data to identify and disrupt the flow of weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine.”
Moore called China the “single most important strategic focus” for his agency and said, “we will increasingly be tasked with obtaining intelligence on how hostile states are using AI in damaging, reckless and unethical ways.”
Moore, who has previously warned that the West was falling behind rivals in the AI race, said his service “together with our allies, intends to win the race to master the ethical and safe use of AI.”
But he said AI would not replace the need for human spies, arguing that the “human factor” will remain crucial in an era of rapidly evolving machine learning.
“As AI trawls the ocean of open source, there will be even greater value in landing, with a well-cast fly, the secrets that lie beyond the reach of its nets,” he said.
He argued that “the unique characteristics of human agents in the right places will become still more significant,” highlighting spies’ ability to “influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group.”
Moore also told an audience at the British ambassador’s residence in Prague that Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine had run out of steam and “there appears to be little prospect of the Russian forces regaining momentum.”
He said Ukraine’s counteroffensive was proving “a hard grind” against strong Russian defenses, but he was optimistic it would succeed.
Moore said the government of President Vladimir Putin was beset by “venality, infighting and callous incompetence” and the mutiny by Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had “exposed the inexorable decay of the unstable autocracy over which Putin presides.”
He said Putin was “under pressure” after the brief rebellion and the “humiliating” deal he struck with the help of Belarus to end it. The Kremlin says Prigozhin attended a military meeting in Moscow with Putin after the mutiny.
“He really didn’t fight back against Prigozhin. He cut a deal to save his skin,” Moore told the audience.
“Prigozhin started off as a traitor at breakfast, he had been pardoned by supper, and then two days later he was invited for tea,” Moore said. “So there are some things that even the chief of MI6 finds a little bit difficult to interpret, in terms of who’s in and who’s out.”
He accused Russia of using Wagner as a tool of imperialism in Africa, offering leaders in the Central African Republic, Mali and other countries a “Faustian pact” of protection in return for handing over mineral wealth to Russia.
Moore also called out Iran for fueling further conflict in Ukraine by supplying Russia with drones and other weapons — a policy he said “has provoked internal quarrels at the highest level of the regime in Tehran.”
Speaking publicly about spycraft is still something of a novelty for Britain’s intelligence services. The government refused even to confirm the existence of MI6 until 1992, and public speeches by its leaders are infrequent.
Moore chose to give Wednesday’s address in the Czech capital, home of the 1968 “Prague Spring” freedom movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks.
Evoking that moment, he said many Russians now felt “the same tugs of conscience as their predecessors did in 1968.” The crushing of the Prague Spring spurred a wave of defections from the USSR to the West.
“I invite them to do what others have already done this past 18 months and join hands with us,” he said, assuring prospective defectors that “their secrets will always be safe with us.”
Most intelligence defectors’ names are never known — unless something goes wrong. Former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned and seriously sickened with a Soviet-made nerve agent in 2018 in the English city of Salisbury, where he had been living quietly for years.
Moore recounted how an agent codenamed Ecclesiastic, who penetrated German intelligence for MI6 in 1944, was looked after by the service until her death at age 100. He said MI6 agents then gathered to scatter her ashes in the English Channel.
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ROSWELL, Ga., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Professional, a global leader in contamination control solutions for cleanrooms and laboratories, has become a sponsor of the My Green Lab Ambassador Program.
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Rep. Mark Amodei, challenger Danny Tarkanian clash over conservative principles in heated Nevada primary
Tarkanian's six previous attempts at statewide office failed while Amodei has served in Congress since 2011
Conservative principles have taken center stage in the heated clash between incumbent Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., and challenger Danny Tarkanian in the race to represent Nevada's 2nd Congressional District in the next U.S. Congress.
In exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, each of the candidates argued they were the true conservative in the race, with Amodei touting his record voting in tandem with former President Donald Trump's policies, and Tarkanian declaring he was the conservative that voters across the district "deserve and demand."
"Hey Amodei, you RINO. Seriously?" began one of Amodei's ads he alluded to when asked about the criticism he'd received from Tarkanian over his congressional voting record. The 30-second ad went on to show him pushing back on the "Republican in Name Only" characterization by touting his positive ratings with the NRA and pro-life organizations, as well as "a Trump rating of 95%."
The six-term congressman explained he was "comfortable" with his record amid attacks from Tarkanian that he was not "being conservative enough," and specifically cited his connection to the voters as a member of the community, as well as an awareness of their conservative values, as reasons they should re-elect him.
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"My Trump voting record is more than Jim Jordan's," he said, referencing the Ohio Republican and member of the House Freedom Caucus. "If you're looking for conservatism, I think I've more than got that."
He later added he'd be "happy" to receive Trump's endorsement in the race, should he decide to get involved.
Tarkanian, a frequent candidate who has run for political office seven times since 2004 and was elected in 2020 to the County Commission in Douglas County, Nevada, described his attacks against Amodei as more of a comparison between the latter's voting record and his conservative principles.
"There's been no attacks. All we've talked about is his voting record compared to mine," Tarkanian said, before mentioning the same ad Amodei cited when pushing back on the RINO characterization.
"He called himself a RINO in one of his ads. All we've done is distinguish his voting record from mine," he said. "He's not conservative."
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Tarkanian specifically criticized what he claimed was Amodei's support for red flag laws and universal background checks when it came to Americans purchasing firearms, despite Amodei's "A" rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA), and slammed his votes to provide Ukraine an additional $40 billion amid its war with Russia, as well as to pass the largely Democrat-backed omnibus spending bill earlier this year.
"I don't think any of that is a conservative voting record," he said. "District voters deserve and demand someone who is going to vote as a conservative and also fight for them when their freedoms and liberties are being taken away."
Amodei and Tarkanian found agreement when it came to what they thought would be on the minds of voters in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District as they headed to the polls: The economy.
"They care about the economy, they care about inflation, and they care about illegal immigration. By far, and it's not even close," Tarkanian said, expressing confidence voters wouldn't be distracted by things like the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Amodei admitted he didn't watch the committee's primetime Thursday hearing because he was traveling as it was airing, but poured water on the idea it was anything more than "a political fireworks show."
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He added that because of the focus on things like Jan. 6, voters weren't hearing solutions about the issues affecting them every day, such as supply chain problems and the costs of goods and services.
"I think there is a lot of frustration with Washington right now. A lot of frustration, and frustration is the nicest word you could say," he said, arguing that the Jan. 6 committee was "adding to the frustration and anger."
When asked if he would support Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to be the next speaker should Republicans win control of the House in the general election, Tarkanian said it would depend on who was running.
He stated that he's had a "good relationship" with McCarthy, but that he couldn't yet provide an answer.
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Megan Benzing, Program Manager-Alzheimer's Association Iowa Chapter, has information on the free, 7-week education series on topics about Alzheimer's and dementia. The Winter Education Series will be happening every Wednesday at noon starting January 18th and continues through March 1st. The free virtual programs will address issues ranging from Understanding Alheimer's & Dementia, 10 Warning Signs, The Latest in Dementia Research, Managing Money and more. Please go to www.alz.org/iowa to learn more and register to be part of this incredible free virtual series. You can always reach out for assistance anytime at the Alzheimer's Helpline 1-800-272-3900.
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Alabama teen finds special bond with Texas A&M Baseball Team
“They seem to be like older brothers to me.”
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - “At the end of the day, kids want your autograph. They don’t care if you win or lose. They just look up to you so much. They love you and they want to be you.” That’s why Texas A&M Baseball third baseman Trevor Werner believes baseball is about more than just the game.
When Werner met 13-year-old Carter Wood, who was decked out in his Auburn apparel, at the Aggies’ Regional Tournament in Hoover, AL, he had no idea that one conversation would lead to a lifelong friendship. But Werner remembers, not too long ago, being just like Wood.
“I was once, as a kid, in his shoes. Standing outside the batting cages, idolizing college baseball players,” he said.
Werner and Wood met just one month after Wood was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. His mom, Jennifer Wood, says his diagnosis came from months of being bullied, assaulted, and belittled. She says her son had started to believe what the bullies were saying to him, but Werner and the other Aggie Baseball players made him believe otherwise.
Before the Aggies left Alabama to head back to College Station, Wood gave Werner a letter thanking him for taking the time to talk to him. Werner says he still has that letter hanging up in his locker. As the Aggies loaded the bus, Werner stopped to hug Wood and give him his batting gloves, thinking it would be the last time he’d see him.
Then, Werner had the idea to invite Wood and his dad to come to College Station for Super Regionals. The pair made the 12 hour drive from Alabama to Aggieland for what would soon become what Wood’s mom calls “the trip of a lifetime.”
The two stayed at the A&M Hotel, ate BBQ and cobbler at Cooper’s, and sat in the stands at Blue Bell Park next to Werner’s parents, while wearing Werner’s jersey, #28, that was given to Wood as a gift by Werner’s parents before the game. Wood even made it up on the big screen!
When the Aggies punched their ticket to Omaha, Werner, once again, knew he needed who he calls his “good luck” charm, cheering him on from the crowd. He and his parents found a way to secure tickets for Wood and his entire family to join them in Omaha, Nebraska for the Men’s College World Series.
Once again, the Woods made the drive. This time, to see Werner and the Aggies play on the big stage. Wood says he “can’t put into words” what it means to him that Werner asked him to be there and that he sees him as an older brother.
The Aggies historic post-season run ended on Wednesday, June 22 with a 5-1 loss against Oklahoma, but win or lose, Werner knows that Wood is looking up to him.
Wood’s mom sums it up by saying, “I’ve always been told God puts the right people in the right place at the right time, and that timing is everything. That is exactly what happened on May 25, 2022 for an Alabama teen. A stranger from College Station, Texas became a life long friend.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than idle thinking about an office renovation.
The nod from the Republican speaker is elevating a once-fringe proposal to upend the FBI in the aftermath of the federal indictment of Donald Trump over classified documents and the Justice Department’s prosecution of his allies, including some of the nearly 1,000 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Moving from far-right corners into the mainstream, the emerging effort to overhaul the nation’s premier law enforcement agency is rooted in increasingly forceful conservative complaints about an overly biased FBI that they claim is being weaponized against them.
“This is a pretty dramatic reversal of what the politics would have been 50 years ago,” said Beverly Gage, a historian at Yale who won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for her biography of the legendary FBI director, “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century.”
The shifting attitudes among Republican members of Congress toward the FBI underscore the way Trump’s personal grievances have become legislative policy. Once the party of law and order, Republicans are now antagonists of federal law enforcement, undermining a storied institution and attacking Justice Department officials whose work is foundational to American democracy.
While political criticism of the FBI has followed the bureau since its founding with Hoover, who famously wiretapped civil rights leaders and orchestrated the infiltration of left-wing political organizations, the right-flank campaign against federal law enforcement had mostly simmered at the margins of party politics.
But the Justice Department’s indictment of Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts over storing and refusing to return classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club, and the ongoing prosecution of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol, have fueled conservative anger. The Justice Department is also investigating Trump and his allies over the effort to challenge President Joe Biden’s election in the run-up to the 2021 Capitol attack.
Conservatives criticize the federal law enforcement on multiple fronts; among them, its work with social media companies to flag potentially dangerous postings, and a COVID-era memo from Attorney General Merrick Garland directing resources to combat violence against school officials. They compare the Trump investigations with what they say was a sweetheart deal for Hunter Biden, the president’s son, who is pleading guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion after a long investigation.
“Looking at the actions of the FBI, I think the whole leadership needs to change,” McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol last month.
Fresh from a visit with law enforcement in California, McCarthy said he envisions decentralizing the FBI by spreading operations into the states.
“This idea that we’re going to build a new, big Pentagon and put all the FBI mainly in one place, I don’t think it’s a good structure,” McCarthy said Friday, panning a conservative-led proposal to relocate the FBI to Alabama.
“I’d like to see the structure of a much smaller FBI administration building, and more FBI agents out across the country, helping to keep the country safe,” he said. “To me that’s better.”
In many ways, the resistance to a robust federal law enforcement agency extends a thread that has run across American history — from the aftermath of the Civil War, when Southern states rejected federal troops for Reconstruction, to Trump’s own 2024 campaign announcement in Waco, Texas, a region known for the federal siege of a separatist compound in 1993.
“The Washington headquarters is symbolic,” said Steven G. Bradbury, a former Trump administration general counsel who is now a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
Heritage is among those outside entities and advocacy organizations encouraging Congress to reimagine the FBI.
Bradbury’s “How to Fix the FBI” report outlines nearly a dozen options. One is scaling back its jurisdiction. Another is to overhaul section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA, that was part of the Trump-Russia investigation over 2016 election interference and is a program some Democrats also want to limit.
“We have our finger on the pulse of what conservatives are reacting to,” said Bradbury. “The FBI needs to be rebuilt.”
Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time since Republicans took control in January, facing a long list of criticisms, complaints and accusations of bias at the bureau.
“Are you protecting the Bidens?’ asked Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
“Absolutely not,” Wray said.
At another point Wray said, “The idea that I’m biased against conservatives seems somewhat insane to me, given my own personal background.”
He is a longtime Republican who had been appointed by Trump to fill the job after Director James Comey was fired in 2017.
Wray told the lawmakers that dismantling or defunding the FBI would be disastrous for the bureau’s 38,000 employees and “hurt our great state local law enforcement partners that depend on us each day to work with them on a whole slew of challenging threats.”
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called the hearing “bizarre.”
“I didn’t think I would ever see Republicans attacking a Republican appointed by Donald Trump to lead the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, essentially saying they want to defund the FBI,” she said.
The lawmaker said it was also odd to find herself defending the federal law enforcement agency that she, too, believes needs strong oversight from Congress. But she felt Democrats had to step in to counter Republican attacks on the FBI.
“That’s their message: They want to shut down the FBI because the FBI is continuing to investigate Donald Trump,” said Jayapal. “And that is really what this is about.”
Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, submitted a proposal before the hearing that calls for “eliminating taxpayer funding for any new FBI headquarter facility.”
Jordan said in a letter to the Republican chair of the House appropriations committee that he also wants a plan for moving the FBI headquarters out of Washington, noting an existing facility in Huntsville, Alabama — a recommendation Heritage has also made.
“One of the goals we’ve set in this Congress as Republicans is to do the oversight so we can impact the appropriations process,” Jordan said in a brief interview at the Capitol, and “put limitations on how taxpayer money is spent to stop the weaponization of these agencies against the American people.”
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, which is competing with neighboring Maryland to host the new FBI headquarters, called the Republican ideas “a solution in search of a problem.”
“I think they just got a political bug against federal law enforcement agencies,” he said. | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/ap-gop-vs-fbi-a-republican-campaign-to-stop-a-new-fbi-headquarters-is-revving-up-after-trump-probes/ | 2023-07-17 11:41:45 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/ap-gop-vs-fbi-a-republican-campaign-to-stop-a-new-fbi-headquarters-is-revving-up-after-trump-probes/ |
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday put an end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly, which had accused him of embezzlement.
The conservative president, who has denied wrongdoing, can govern for up to six months by decree under a constitutional provision that had not previously been used, and his move swiftly drew pushback from critics who said his removal from office had been imminent.
Soon after Lasso’s announcement, the South American country’s top military leader warned that the armed forces would act “firmly” if any violence erupts. A strong contingent of military and police officers blocked access around the National Assembly building in Ecuador’s capital, Quito.
In a televised message, Lasso accused the National Assembly of focusing “on destabilizing the government.” He called his move “democratic,” and a way to give “people the power to decide their future in the next elections.”
Lawmakers had accused Lasso of not having intervened to end a contract between the state-owned oil transport company and a private tanker company. They argued Lasso knew the contract was full of irregularities and would cost the state millions in losses, something that the president rejects as untrue.
The National Electoral Council now has seven days to call presidential and legislative elections, which must be held within 90 days. Those elected will finish the terms of Lasso and the lawmakers he ousted, which had been set to end in May 2025. Lasso can choose to run in the election.
Lasso, a former banker, was elected in 2021 and has clashed from the start with a strong opposition in the 137-member National Assembly. He defended himself before Congress on Tuesday, insisting there was no proof or testimony of wrongdoing.
After Lasso announced his decision Wednesday, the head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Gen. Nelson Proaño, called on Ecuadorians to maintain respect for the law and warned against rupturing the constitutional order through violence.
If violence erupts, the armed forces and police “will act firmly,” he said.
Lasso’s move quickly led to criticism from the powerful Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, which in recent years has carried out protests that have virtually paralyzed the country. Its leader, Leonidas Iza Salazar, said Lasso “launched a cowardly self-coup with the help of the police and the armed forces, without citizen support” as he faced “imminent dismissal.”
Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said Lasso’s decision signals that “he was aware the opposition had enough votes to impeach him, and maybe then some.” He said mass protests are likely in the coming days.
“It’s also hard to imagine Lasso is making this move without the tacit support of top brass in the military,” he said. “In the past, protests have tended to turn destructive quickly — and security forces have also cracked down.”
In dissolving the assembly, Lasso made first use of the Ecuador presidency’s nuclear option in conflicts with the legislative branch. Known colloquially as the “death cross,” the option to disband and temporarily rule by decree was established in the constitution in 2008.
The measure is aimed at avoiding protracted periods of political paralysis, Ecuadorian legal analyst Ramiro Aguilar said. “A conflict of this nature can last four years and it is a conflict that paralyzes the country.”
However, the country also loses democratic debate during the interim. “There will be a unilateral voice of the executive branch imposing a course without the counterweight of the assembly and the country loses credibility, because it is left with a weak institutional framework,” Aguilar said.
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Michigan and Maryland will meet at Michigan Stadium on Saturday in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Both teams finished their nonconference schedules with 3-0 records, though neither played another major-conference team.
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In other words, Saturday is the first big-time test for both squads. Michigan currently has the highest scoring margin in the country. J.J. McCarthy has taken the starting quarterback job and ran with it. He’s been very efficient as a passer and runner. He’s just one part of the equation. The Wolverines have spread around their production on both sides of the ball.
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Maryland, meanwhile, has often had success in the nonconference but struggled in the Big Ten. Could this be the year the Terrapins turn it around? We’ll get our first glimpse at an answer on Saturday.
GAME INFORMATION
- Who: Michigan Wolverines (3-0) vs. Maryland Terrapins (3-0)
- When: 12:10 p.m. ET Saturday
- Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor
- Twitter: Follow Aaron McMann, Ryan Zuke and Andrew Kahn
- Live updates: Join the MLive conversation at 10:30 a.m.
- Latest line: Michigan -17
HOW TO WATCH
TV Network: FOX (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
Streaming-only options:
- Watch & DVR College Football Live | fuboTV: Stream live TV with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN & top channels without cable. DVR included. Start watching free. No contract, cancel anytime.
- Hulu + Live TV | Sling | YouTube TV
Major cable providers:
- Comcast: Channel 2 | Streaming
- Spectrum: Channel 8 | Streaming
- Dish: Channel 2 | Streaming
- DIRECTV: Channel 2 | Streaming
*Channel numbers listed are for Michigan subscribers and may change by geographic area. Check local listings.
HOW TO LISTEN
- Live stream: Learfield Michigan Sports Network (Doug Karsch, Jon Jansen, Jason Avant)
- Affiliates: WJR-AM 950 (Detroit), WTKA-AM 1050 (Ann Arbor)
- Satellite: Sirius Ch. 83; XM Ch. 83
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Five must-reads before kickoff:
One thing Michigan football is not doing has contributed to hot start
Michigan football showing absurd depth, balanced production
Maryland coach: ‘We have nothing to lose’ facing Big Ten champ Michigan
Stingy Michigan defense eager for test vs. Maryland, QB Taulia Tagovailoa
Michigan’s Mike Sainristil finds his groove at new position
STAT LEADERS
Michigan
* Passing: J.J. McCarthy, 30-34, 473 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs
* Rushing: Blake Corum, 34 carries, 235 yards, 7 TDs
* Receiving: Ronnie Bell, 14 catches, 181 yards, 1 TD
* Tackles: Junior Colson, 17
* Sacks: Five players tied with 1
* Interceptions: Rod Moore, 1
MARYLAND
* Passing: Taulia Tagovailoa, 68-88, 895 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs
* Rushing: Roman Hemby, 32 carries, 294 yards, 3 TDs
* Receiving: Rakim Jarrett, 11 catches, 186 yards, 1 TD
* Tackles: Beau Brade, 27
* Sacks: Henry Chibueze, 2
* Interceptions: Brade and Dante Trader Jr., 1
BIG TEN SCHEDULE (with predictions)
Saturday, Sept. 24 (all times ET)
Maryland at Michigan, noon (FOX)
Central Michigan at Penn State, noon (BTN)
Minnesota at Michigan State, 3:30 (BTN)
Indiana at Cincinnati, 3:30 (ESPN2)
Iowa at Rutgers, 7 (FS1)
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 7:30 (ABC)
Miami Ohio at Northwestern, 7:30 (BTN)
Florida Atlantic at Purdue, 7:30 (BTN)
Thursday result: Illinois 31, Chattanooga 0 | https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2022/09/how-to-watch-michigan-vs-maryland-live-stream-tv-channel-kickoff-time.html | 2022-09-24 10:12:54 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2022/09/how-to-watch-michigan-vs-maryland-live-stream-tv-channel-kickoff-time.html |
SEATTLE, Wash. — A dog who gained fame for riding Seattle's city bus alone has died.
According to her owner-run Facebook page, Eclipse, a black lab-bullmastiff mix, died in her sleep Friday, two days after a veterinarian found cancerous tumors. She was 10.
Eclipse gained notoriety in 2015 when she took a King County Metro bus alone to the dog park two to three times a week, The Washington Post reported.
Her owner, Jeff Young, told USA Today that she first did it by sneaking onto the bus alone while he was smoking a cigarette.
Young told the news outlet that she knew which bus to take, the red one, because she'd done it "a million times" to get to the dog park in Belltown.
Soon after, Eclipse gained national attention, leading to her starring in a music video for the song “Bus Doggy Dog," produced by King County Metro, The Post reported.
On its Twitter account, King County Metro paid tribute to Eclipse.
Eclipse was a super sweet, world-famous, bus riding dog and true Seattle icon.
You brought joy and happiness to everyone and showed us all that good dogs belong on the bus. pic.twitter.com/YhSFjNGU05
— King County Metro 🚏 🚌🚎⛴🚐 (@KingCountyMetro) October 14, 2022
“Eclipse was a super sweet, world-famous, bus-riding dog and true Seattle icon," the city's public transportation system tweeted. "You brought joy and happiness to everyone and showed us all that good dogs belong on the bus.”
Young, who adopted Eclipse when she was 10 weeks old, told the news outlets that she'd been his best friend for nearly 11 years.
"Missing her doesn't even cover it," he told USA Today. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/seattle-icon-dog-famous-for-riding-bus-solo-to-dog-park-passes-away | 2022-10-20 17:19:26 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/seattle-icon-dog-famous-for-riding-bus-solo-to-dog-park-passes-away |
Ducklings rescued from Newington storm drain
By Rob Polansky
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NEWINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Sometimes you just have to look out for the little guys.
The Newington Volunteer Fire Department sprang into action this week to rescue ducklings from a storm drain.
“A neighbor walking by heard the chirps and gave us a call,” the department posted to social media.
A firefighter took on the task of going down into the drain and getting them out.
“All eight ducklings were saved,” the department said.
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47% of US counties now pediatric health deserts
CONCORD, Mass., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alea Diagnostics ("Alea"), a company that enables child development monitoring by parents using the Lorestry app, offers newborn and child development progression reports to families living in pediatric health deserts across the U.S.
Last year, a report by the March of Dimes found that 36% of U.S. counties are maternity deserts. According to March of Dimes, a maternity care desert is any county in the United States without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers.
This year, Lorestry used the American Board of Pediatrics workforce data set and found that 47% of U.S. counties are pediatric health deserts. A pediatric health desert is any county without a general pediatrician. As infant and child mental health and neuro-developmental disorders surge in prevalence, Lorestry also looked at the availability of developmental-behavioral pediatricians and found that 93% of U.S. counties are developmental-behavioral health deserts. There are currently 114,899 children for every 1 developmental pediatrician in the U.S. Developmental and behavioral pediatricians complete 3 additional years of specialized training following completion of a general pediatrics residency.
Lorestry is an important, new product designed for parents to remotely collect their observations about development progression on a digital timeline. The company provides on-demand, sharable baby reports that parents can use to update pediatricians and pediatric experts at regional centers that may be hours away from where they live. A decline in hospitals offering pediatric care was exacerbated during the pandemic with only 37% of hospitals now offering any pediatric care at all.
Lorestry recently mapped developmental referral resources in every U.S. state and territory for parents looking for support.
The Lorestry baby reports feature is available in the U.S. and 38 countries for as low as $14.99/month as an in-app purchase. It is available at no cost for Lorestry customers including leading employers, virtual health providers, NICUs, hospitals, rural health centers, children's health and early education foundations, and select marketing partners.
Lorestry engages parents as health historians, storytellers, and collaborative partners for real-time observational data gathering. The company provides parents with their own data set that they can share with providers and early education teams.
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BEIJING (AP) — A campaign to vaccinate the elderly has sparked hopes China might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign, but the country faces daunting hurdles and up to a year of hard work before “zero COVID” can end.
Stock markets rose after the National Health Commission on Monday announced the long-awaited campaign. A low vaccination rate is one of the biggest obstacles to ending curbs that have confined millions of people to their homes, depressed the economy and kept most visitors out of China. Health officials did not say how long it might take.
A vaccination campaign will require months and China also needs to build up its hospitals and work out a long-term virus strategy, health experts and economists warn. They say “zero COVID” is likely to stay in place until mid-2023 and possibly as late as 2024.
“China is in no place right now to move away from its ‘zero-COVID’ policy toward a ‘living with COVID’ policy,” said Mark Williams, chief Asia economist for Capital Economics. “Health care capacity is very weak.”
China, where the virus first was detected in late 2019 in the central city of Wuhan, is the last major country trying to stop transmission completely. Others are relaxing controls and trying to live with the virus that has killed at least 6.6 million people worldwide and sickened almost 650 million.
Chinese protesters accuse the ruling Communist Party of failing to outline a path away from restrictions that have repeatedly closed businesses and schools and suspended access to neighborhoods. The curbs have kept case numbers lower than other countries but are seen by the public and scientists as excessive.
Families who have been confined at home for up to four months say they lack reliable access to food and medicine. Others struggle to get treatment for other medical problems. Authorities faced public fury over reports two children who were in quarantine died after their parents said anti-virus controls hampered efforts to get emergency medical care.
The protests, the most widespread show of dissent in decades, erupted Friday after a fire in Urumqi in the northwest killed at least 10 people. That prompted angry questions online about whether firefighters or victims trying to escape were blocked by locked doors or other controls. Authorities denied that, but the deaths became a focus of public anger over the human cost of “zero COVID.”
The ruling party has promised to make restrictions less disruptive and eased some controls this week following protests in Shanghai, Beijing and at least six other major cities. But party leaders said they were sticking to “zero COVID“ and gave no sign when it might end.
On Wednesday, the Health Commission reported 37,828 new cases in the past 24 hours, including 33,540 without symptoms. The official death toll stands at 5,233 out of 319,536 confirmed cases, compared with 1.1 million deaths in the United States out of almost 100 million infections.
Beijing has tried to discredit protesters by accusing them of working for “foreign forces,” a reference to long-running complaints that Washington and other Western governments are trying to sabotage China’s economic and political rise.
On Tuesday, the ruling party legal affairs committee vowed to “resolutely crack down on the infiltration and sabotage activities of hostile forces.” Its statement promising to carry out the spirit of a congress last month where Xi, China’s most powerful figure since at least the 1980s, awarded himself a third five-year term as leader.
The statement didn’t mention the protests and echoed routine declarations issued after such party meetings. But it was a reminder of the ruling party’s determination to enforce its will and of its hostility to opposition.
The National Health Commission said its campaign will encourage people over 60 to be vaccinated.
Many have avoided vaccines due to safety worries and because, with few cases in China, their infection risk was low.
The commission said it will send out mobile vaccination units to reach people in their 70s and 80s who can’t leave home.
Nine in 10 Chinese have been vaccinated but only 66% of people over 80 have gotten one shot, while 40% have received a booster shot, according to the Commission. It said 86% of people over 60 are vaccinated.
State media have described unvaccinated elderly people as at “highest risk” from the virus.
“We hope elderly friends can actively complete the vaccination as soon as possible,” said a commission spokesman, Mi Feng.
China uses vaccines made by domestic developers including Sinovac and Sinopharm. It has withheld approval of mRNA vaccines such as the one invented by Germany’s BioNTech, though a Chinese company bought distribution rights in 2020.
Last year, the country’s top infectious diseases official acknowledged those homegrown vaccines were less effective.
Still, ahead of Tuesday’s announcement, an infectious disease expert on Shanghai’s COVID-19 team expressed confidence China can emerge from COVID with the right vaccination program.
“Our diagnosis, treatment and vaccines have reached a very high level,” Zhang Wenhong said at a Nov. 18 medical conference in the southern city of Haikou. “We are fully capable of finally taming the coronavirus.”
However, China’s small, overworked health care system, especially in the poor, populous countryside, could be overwhelmed if infections spiral as restrictions are relaxed.
China has 4.3 hospital beds per person, barely half of the average of eight in neighboring Mongolia, a much poorer country, according to the World Health Organization. Japan has 13 and South Korea has 12.5.
“China will never lift COVID restrictions completely like other countries,” said Yu Changping, a respiratory specialist at People’s Hospital of Wuhan University.
“The epidemic will not disappear in the next three or five years and may never,” Yu said. “It is a long-term task for China’s prevention and control.”
The outbreaks that began in October prompted affected communities to close shops and offices. Factories were required to isolate workers from outside contact.
Economists estimate those areas account for up to one-third of China’s economic output. Some forecasts say China’s annual growth will stay below 3%, less than half of 2021′s 8.1% expansion.
While case numbers are low, “there is definitely a risk that ‘zero COVID’ just fails at this point. It spreads rapidly everywhere,” said Williams. “I think that the response from the authorities would be to go back to the playbook from January, February 2020 and lock everywhere down.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-chinese-vaccine-plans-spark-hope-for-end-of-zero-covid/ | 2022-11-30 10:42:17 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-chinese-vaccine-plans-spark-hope-for-end-of-zero-covid/ |
NEW YORK, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: AEAEU, AEAE, AEAEW) (the "Company") announced today that its special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting"), which was originally scheduled for Thursday, April 27, 2023, has been postponed to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Friday, April 28, 2023. At the Special Meeting, stockholders will be asked to vote on a proposal to extend the date from May 2, 2023, to May 2, 2024 by which the Company must consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
As a result of this change, the Special Meeting will now be held at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 28, 2023, via a live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/altenergyacquisition/2023.
About AltEnergy Acquisition Corp.
AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar transaction with one or more businesses.
While we may pursue an initial business combination in any industry, we intend to focus our efforts on businesses that leverage our management team's experience in acquiring and operating businesses that are involved in renewable energy or related clean technology, which we refer to as the alternative energy sector. We intend to focus on the significant opportunities we believe will result from the ongoing transformation of the energy ecosystem and the macro trends related to electrification and decarbonization. Specifically, we believe that select companies will represent opportunities stemming from these vast capital flows, and the best of these companies will provide exceptional high-growth investment opportunities. Visit https://altenergyacquisition.com for more information.
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The Company filed a definitive proxy statement relating to the Special Meeting on April 14, 2023, which was mailed to stockholders of the Company as of a record date of April 10, 2023. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THE PROPSALS TO BE CONSIDERED PURSUANT THERETO. Stockholders may obtain a copy of the proxy statement without charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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Bite-sized breakfast: Chick-fil-A taste-testing chorizo cheddar egg bites
ATLANTA (Gray News) - Chick-fil-A is taste-testing a new menu item: Egg bites.
The popular chicken restaurant announced it would start offering chorizo cheddar egg bites at select locations in the U.S. later this month.
According to Chick-fil-A, the chorizo cheddar egg bites are made with whole eggs, Mexican-style chorizo and several blends of cheeses. Each order includes four egg bites.
“As summer ends and the back-to-school morning routine begins, we wanted to offer our customers a new protein-packed entree,” said Leslie Neslage, director of menu and packaging at Chick-fil-A.
The chorizo cheddar egg bites will be available for a limited time starting on Aug. 22 at participating restaurants in Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Florida and New Orleans.
The restaurant chain said guest feedback would help determine if the new breakfast bites will be featured on menus nationwide in the future.
“Our guests are asking for more bite-sized, shareable breakfast options, and we look forward to hearing what they think about our limited-time chorizo cheddar egg bites,” Neslage said.
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The 2022 SEMA show is just around the corner and Acura on Wednesday previewed a trio of tuned 2023 Integras bound for the annual tuning fest in Las Vegas.
Previous Integra generations have been, and still are popular, among tuners, and Acura has sought to highlight the potential of the new 2023 model by partnering with top tuning talent to complete the builds. Those talents include Daijiro “Dai” Yoshihara, Sara Choi, and Coco Zurita.
Dai Yoshihara is professional racing driver and has competed in events such as Formula Drift and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. His Integra build was handled by California’s Evasive Motorsports and features a design inspired by modified Integras from the 1980s and ’90s.
Key modifications include an aero kit from EVS Tuning, 18-inch BBS REV7 forged alloys, a Whiteline adjustable suspension, Spoon intake and exhaust upgrades, Sparco seats with a harness, and an EVS Tuning carbon-fiber center console.
Sara Choi is a tuner from Hawaii, having started her career at just 15 years of age at a tuning company by the name of Sonic Motorsports. She worked with California’s Tony Star Performance on her build, which features a custom wide-body kit.
The wide body was designed by Choi and Walter Kim. It’s joined on Choi’s Integra by GReddy cooling systems under the hood, 19-inch Advan RSDF wheels, a Tein Suspension Flex Z coil-over suspension, and a Dogfight Race Pro steering wheel.
Coco Zurita is a BMX rider from Chile, and he looked to action sports for inspiration for his build, which was handled by California’s Autotuned. It features a coil-over suspension, carbon-fiber body panels, and a custom wrap designed by artist Andreas Wennevold.
Other modifications include an A’PEXi exhaust, a GReddy intercooler, 18-inch Kansei KNP wheels, Wilwood brakes, an Auto Tuned aero kit, and plenty of MOMO interior goodies.
This year’s SEMA show is scheduled for Nov. 1-4.
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The number of proposed and approved LNG export terminals for the Gulf of Mexico will provide a substantial increase to the United States' export capacity.
Price differentials between American and overseas markets are driving a buildout of natural gas export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico. That could create a new opportunity for the Bakken's increasing gas production if it can get there, but it could also hamper a localized project to transport natural gas from west to east.
The number of proposed and approved LNG export terminals for the Gulf of Mexico will provide a substantial increase to the United States' export capacity.
Price differentials between American and overseas markets are driving a buildout of natural gas export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico. That could create a new opportunity for the Bakken's increasing gas production if it can get there, but it could also hamper a localized project to transport natural gas from west to east.
Natural gas future prices approached $10 per MMBtu in August — a 14-year high. Higher natural gas prices are likely to continue, given war in the Ukraine as well as the ESG emphasis on electric cars. That could keep price pressure trending upwards for years to come, particularly if winters prove to be harsh and/or global supplies are depleted.
That does give Bakken companies a little more upside to building out gas takeaway infrastructure, as the nation’s No. 3 shale play’s gas to oil ratio continues to increase. But prices are not likely to become the primary driver for new gas takeaway infrastructure any time soon, North Dakota Pipeline Authority Justin Kringstad told the Williston Herald.
“Even with the higher gas and higher NGL prices that we’ve seen, crude oil for Bakken development continues to be the economic engine for those decisions,” Kringstad said.
That line will blur as wells get older, according to Kringstad’s analysis of the situation, but the dynamics won’t begin to change until the gas to oil ratio is around 8d.
“The gas and NGL stream actually becomes the largest economic contributor for that well (then),” Kringstad explained. “But that is many years down the road of life for the well. Upfront economics are still being driven by oil, and those decisions are still oil heavy.”
North Dakota has just 1,300 wells with a GOR greater than eight, where NGL and gas prices might become economic drivers.
“You can’t produce crude oil without natural gas in North Dakota,” Kringstad said. “So if you’re going to continue to produce high volumes of oil, you have to have natural gas solutions. The need is consistent regardless of gas prices.”
Higher gas prices don’t hurt the situation, however, Kringstad acknowledged.
“What has probably helped the Bakken more than anything is how rich our natural gasses and our NGL content is,” he added. “If we had a drier gas where there wasn’t as much propane and butane and some of those other products we wouldn’t be realizing this high of a wellhead value. So that has been a benefit to North Dakota. The high NGL prices that make their way back to the wellhead.”
Gas infrastructure projects are still getting proposed, Kringstad added.
Among these, TC Energy has recently proposed the Bison XPress Project to carry up to 430,000 dekatherms per day to existing infrastructure in Wyoming and WBI has proposed the Grasslands South Project, which would carry 94,000 dekatherms per day to the same existing infrastructure in Wyoming.
TC Energy opened a nonbonding season in April seeking commitments of 10 years or more, and has targeted a 2021 first quarter in-service date. WBI’s project, meanwhile, opened its binding season in January seeking commitments of 10 years or more.
An interesting development that could affect the Bakken in the not-so-distant future are the added 29.59 Bcfd in export terminals for LNG exports that have been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the Gulf. Some of those are already under construction.
Another 10.47 Bcfd in LNG export terminals has been proposed for the Gulf.
The price differentials between European and Asian markets is part of what’s driving this buildout. Dutch TTF is listed as $85.75 per MMBTU while Japanese JKM is listed as $66.26. Henry Hub prices are significantly lower at $9.33 MMBTU, as are Canadian AECO prices, which are listed at $1.55 per MMBTU.
Adding export capacity will enable abundant North American gas to reach these overseas markets, giving maturing shale plays like the Bakken another outlet for its increased gas production.
That dynamic, though, could exert downward pressure on interest in building local infrastructure to improve the regional infrastructure that can take affordable natural gas to future economic development opportunities.
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BOSTON (AP) — Paul Blackburn continued his road success by pitching sharply into the sixth inning, Christian Bethancourt hit a two-run single and the Oakland Athletics held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Thursday for just their second win in 15 games.
Chad Pinder added an RBI single for Oakland, which closed its nine-game road trip at 2-7 and avoided being swept in a three-game series by Boston for the second time this month.
“Earlier in the day I got a question about this team's fight,” A's manager Mark Kotsay said. “If they didn't show up and fight today, I don't know what they did. Long road trip, obviously, not a successful one.”
J.D. Martinez had three singles and drove in a run for Boston. The Red Sox, who had won 11 of 13, left eight runners on in the first four innings and 13 overall.
Boston star Rafael Devers went 0 for 2 with a pair of walks and was hit by a pitch, ending his streak of four straight games with a home run.
Leading 4-1 in the eighth, Oakland third baseman Jonah Bride made a two-out throwing error that let a run score. Martinez followed with an RBI single that second baseman Tony Kemp stopped with a dive in shallow center, keeping the tying run from scoring.
Blackburn (6-2) gave up a run and eight hits, with four strikeouts and two walks in 5 1/3 innings, slightly increasing his road ERA from 0.91 to 1.00. He entered with the majors’ lowest ERA away from home.
“I am,” he said, smiling, when asked if he was aware of his road ERA. “There's just something about coming into a place and quieting a crowd. It's just what I've always enjoyed.”
“Playing here, I know the fans are going to be great. I know it's a huge baseball town, they're going to have this place packed and people are going to be chirping me in the bullpen," he said. "Just being able to hear those comments and kind of prove people wrong, pitching on the road is a different beast in this game.”
Dany Jiménez got four outs for his 11th save.
After scoring just two total runs in the opening two games of the series, the Athletics grabbed a 3-0 edge in the third against Rich Hill (2-4), taking advantage of a gift double when second baseman Trevor Story appeared to call for Cristian Pache’s one-out pop in shallow center, but had it fall behind him.
Boston manager Alex Cora said center fielder Jarren Duran should have called for it.
“We didn't make a play, that flyball,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “Jarren needs to take charge on that one. ... From there, they score the runs.”
Pache scored on Pinder’s single. Bethancourt lined his two-run hit down the left-field line after Ramón Laureano doubled.
Story went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts, dropping his average to .218.
“A little more ups and downs than usual,” he said. “I’m looking forward to being more consistent, for sure.”
Hill allowed four runs, three earned, in 5 2/3 innings.
SALE DAY
Lefty Chris Sale threw 32 pitches in a two-inning simulated game off the Fenway Park mound in the morning. Cora was impressed by a sharp changeup, a pitch the 33-year-old worked on during the offseason.
Sale has been sidelined since spring training after suffering a fracture in his rib cage.
NIGHT PLANS
Cora said a “lot” of guys were going over to TD Garden Thursday night to watch the Boston Celtics play Golden State in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. He also said Cardinals star Albert Pujols arranged for a luxury box for St. Louis’ players. The Cardinals play at Fenway this weekend.
TWO GOOD, ONE BAD
Red Sox 3B Devers made a diving grab of Sean Murphy’s liner to open the sixth and followed that by going behind the bag to snag Matt Davidson’s grounder before firing across to first base. But he also had Elvis Andrus’ two-out grounder go through his legs for a run-scoring error.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: RF Stephen Piscotty (left calf strain) has resumed baseball activities.
Red Sox: Devers was hit on the right elbow by a fastball from A.J. Puk but stayed in the game. … OF/INF Kiké Hernández, on the injured list with a right hip flexor, was in the box for Sale’s sim game but didn’t swing the bat. Cora said he’s getting close to a rehabilitation assignment.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Frankie Montas (3-6, 3.40 ERA) is slated to start on Friday night when they face Kansas City in the opener of a six-game homestand.
Red Sox: RHP Michael Wacha (4-1, 2.33) is set to face his old team when Boston opens a three-game series against St. Louis Friday at Fenway. The 30-year-old Wacha spent his first seven seasons with the Cardinals, including 2013 when they lost the World Series to Boston. RHP Adam Wainwright (5-4, 2.84) is in line for St. Louis.
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PUNE, India, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Incedo Inc., a global digital transformation consulting and technology solutions firm and A10 Networks, a US-based company providing global infrastructure and cybersecurity solutions to service providers and Enterprises are stepping up their partnership to accelerate innovation and new product introduction.
The Global Delivery Center (GDC) at Pune, which was set up in 2020 as part of a strategic initiative to streamline global operations and accelerate innovation, is now fully operational and provides a foundation to accelerate Incedo's roadmaps.
In order to scale the GDC, Incedo will be hiring deep technology talent with niche skills to expand this state-of-the-art innovation center. This partnership opens a host of opportunities for the technology talent in and around the Pune region, to work on the industry's award-winning cybersecurity and infrastructure products in the multi-cloud security and AI/ML DDoS protection segments.
This state-of-the-art GDC, acts as an innovation hub and an extension of the A10 San Jose center, leveraging Incedo's deep expertise in Product Engineering, Business Operations, and digital technologies. Incedo's R&D team has been set up to jointly accelerate cloud transformation and introduce cutting-edge, next-generation products for A10.
"A10 Networks has been built upon a very strong technology foundation over 10 years with 8,000+ global customers who trust us for high-performing network infrastructure. As the need for cybersecurity continues to grow around the world, we are well positioned to provide next-generation solutions to our customers to build and protect their systems. In response, we have recently increased investments to address more customer problems and also accelerated cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that are being used by global leaders in cloud, service providers and Enterprises. Our partnership with Incedo has been critical in accelerating our roadmap alongside our team in San Jose and our presence in Pune has helped us to access a strong talent base," said Dhrupad Trivedi, President and CEO of A10 Networks.
"Our partnership with A10 Networks is a testimony to our mission of building long term partnerships with our clients and delivering transformational business impact by leveraging data and digital technologies. The pandemic has accelerated the pace of digital transformation, and as we move beyond crisis mode, organizations are now laser-focused on digital resilience and cybersecurity to shore up their defenses. A10 Networks' top priority is to innovate and empower their customers with advanced security strategies, as well as secure and accessible digital experiences, to address the challenges of this ever-changing digital world. Incedo with its deep expertise in Product Engineering, Business Operations, digital technologies and cyber security is uniquely positioned and committed to accelerate innovation and new product introduction for A10 networks and help them achieve their business priorities and take our partnership to the next level," said Nitin Seth, CEO of Incedo Inc.
About A10 Networks
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) provides secure application services for on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge-cloud environments at hyperscale. Our mission is to enable service providers and enterprises to deliver business-critical applications that are secure, available, and efficient for multi-cloud transformation and 5G readiness. We deliver better business outcomes that support investment protection, new business models and help future-proof infrastructures, empowering our customers to provide the most secure and available digital experience. Founded in 2004, A10 Networks is based in San Jose, California and serves customers globally. For more information, visit www.a10networks.com.
About Incedo
Incedo is a digital transformation expert empowering companies to realize sustainable business impact from their digital investments. We help clients win in the digital age with our integrated services and platforms that connect strategy and execution, are built on the foundation of design, AI, data, and strong product engineering capabilities blended with our deep domain expertise from digital natives.
With over 3,500 professionals in the US, Canada, Latin America & India, and a large, diverse portfolio of long-term, Fortune 500 and fast-growing clients worldwide, we work across financial services, telecom, product engineering, and life sciences industries. Visit our website to learn more about how we help clients 'win in the digital age': Incedoinc.com.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened Friday to take “unprecedently” strong action against its rivals, soon after South Korea announced a series of planned military drills with the United States to hone their joint response to the North’s increasing nuclear threats.
North Korea has halted weapons testing activities since its short-range missile firing on Jan. 1, though it launched more than 70 missiles in 2022 — a record number for a single year. Friday’s warning suggests the North’s testing could resume soon over its rivals’ military training, which it views as an invasion rehearsal.
“In case the U.S. and South Korea carry into practice their already announced plan for military drills that (North Korea), with just apprehension and reason, regards as preparations for an aggression war, they will face unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions,” the North Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by state media.
The statement accused South Korea and the United States of planning more than 20 rounds of military drills, including their largest-ever field exercises. It called South Korea and the United States “the arch-criminals deliberately disrupting” regional peace and stability.
“This predicts that the situation in the Korean Peninsula and the region will be again plunged into the grave vortex of escalating tension,” the statement said.
It didn’t specify which U.S.-South Korean military trainings it was referring to. But North Korea has typically slammed all major regular military drills between Washington and Seoul as a practice to launch an invasion and responded with its own weapons tests.
Some experts say North Korea has used various South Korea-U.S. drills as a chance to test and perfect its weapons systems. They say North Korea would eventually aim to use its enlarged nuclear arsenal to win international recognition as a legitimate nuclear state and win sanctions relief and other concessions.
Seoul and Washington have said their training is defensive in nature.
Earlier Friday, Heo Tae-keun, South Korea’s deputy minister of national defense policy, told lawmakers that Seoul and Washington will hold an annual computer-simulated combined training in mid-March. Heo said the 11-day training would reflect North Korea’s nuclear threats, as well as unspecified lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War.
Heo said the two countries will also conduct joint field exercises in mid-March that would be bigger than those held in the past few years.
The allies had downsized or canceled some of their regular drills in recent years to guard against the COVID-19 pandemic and support now-dormant diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear program.
Earlier Friday, Seoul officials said that South Korea and the U.S. will hold a one-day tabletop exercise next week at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, to sharpen a response to a potential use of nuclear weapons by North Korea. The exercise, scheduled for Wednesday, would set up possible scenarios where North Korea uses nuclear weapons, explore how to cope with them militarily and formulate crisis management plans, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Seoul’s security concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program deepened after Pyongyang last year adopted a law that authorizes the preemptive use of nuclear weapons, and tested nuclear-capable missiles that put South Korea within striking distance.
In response to the intensifying North Korean threats, South Korea and the United States have expanded their joint military drills and stepped up pressure on the North to abandon its nuclear program. In January, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. would also increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula.
During their annual meeting in November, Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-Sup agreed to conduct tabletop exercises annually and further strengthen the alliance’s information sharing, joint planning and execution. Austin reiterated a warning that any nuclear attack against the U.S. or its allies would result in the end of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s regime. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-s-korea-us-to-hold-simulated-drill-on-north-use-of-nukes/ | 2023-02-17 17:19:12 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-s-korea-us-to-hold-simulated-drill-on-north-use-of-nukes/ |
Experienced Human Resources Executive with Financial Services Background Joins Fannie Mae to Drive Enterprise Human Resources and Talent Strategy
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced today it has appointed Katie Jones as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective August 1, 2022. In this role, Jones will be a member of Fannie Mae's Management Committee and oversee the company's Human Resources function responsible for designing and delivering a comprehensive enterprise-wide strategy to attract, retain, engage, and develop talent and support business and strategic priorities.
"We are pleased to welcome such an accomplished executive to the Fannie Mae leadership team. With more than 30 years of Human Resources experience in the financial services sector, Katie is exceptionally well positioned to cultivate Fannie Mae as a destination for top talent and a great place to work. Katie will play a critical role in ensuring we continue to attract, develop, and support our people and positively impact renters and homeowners," said David C. Benson, President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Fannie Mae.
Jones will provide leadership on all aspects of Fannie Mae's human resources strategy. She will also partner with others across the enterprise, including Fannie Mae's Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), to ensure the company's comprehensive HR strategy continues to promote a diverse and inclusive workplace.
"Fannie Mae is a top-class organization with exceptional values and a people-first culture. It's a privilege to join the team during this exciting time for the company," said Katie Jones. "I look forward to being part of Fannie Mae's mission to meet the evolving needs of the country's renters and homebuyers while the organization continues to grow as an employer of choice, particularly as we focus on a new way of working."
Jones most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at PRA Group, a global financial services firm with approximately 5,000 employees and clients and customers across 18 countries. Prior to PRA Group, Jones held Senior Vice President positions at SunTrust Bank, AIG, and Crestar Bank. In these roles, she led national and global Human Resources functions, including talent acquisition, talent management, learning and development, succession planning, HR systems, total rewards, diversity and inclusion, and organizational design.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms with forward Dylan Cozens on a seven-year extension worth $49.7 million.
The team announced the contract Tuesday. Cozens will count $7.1 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 season.
Cozens, who turns 22 Thursday, is the latest core player the Sabres have extended over the past six months. Buffalo signed All-Star forward Tage Thompson for $50 million over seven seasons in August and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to a $30 million, seven-year deal in October.
Rasmus Dahlin, the top pick in 2020 who's a Norris Trophy candidate and filled in for Thompson at NHL All-Star weekend, figures to be next for a big contract. He's signed through next season and can begin talking about an extension this summer.
Cozens, who was set to be a restricted free agent, has already set career highs with 17 goals, 26 assists and 43 points — with 30 games left in the season. The seventh pick in 2019, Cozens has 34 goals and 60 assists in 169 regular-season NHL games, all with Buffalo.
The Sabres, led by Dahlin, Thompson, Cozens and 2021 No. 1 pick Owen Power, are contending to make the playoffs. The organization's 11-year playoff drought dating to 2011 is by far the longest in the league.
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As of Monday morning, more than 21 million Americans have voted early in the 2022 elections, according to the University of Florida’s United States Elections Project.
The last midterm election in 2018 saw some of the highest turnout in history. Experts expect a high turnout again this time around.
Every seat in the House of Representatives is up for grabs, as well as 35 U.S. Senate seats. There are also 36 governor races.
Control of the Senate will largely depend on races in four states: Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada.
Of the mail-in ballots requested, just over 23 percent have been returned so far, according to the United States Elections Project. California, Texas, and Florida have all seen at least 2 million early votes and counting.
Depending on the state, early voting periods range from four days to 45 days before Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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Missing girl from California girl last seen in Mechanicsburg, police say
Missing girl from California girl last seen in Mechanicsburg, police say
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Missing girl from California girl last seen in Mechanicsburg, police say
A girl who is missing in California was spotted in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, according to police."On March 20, 2023 around 3:00 PM, the Lower Allen Township Police Department spoke to a Lancaster County Children and Youth employee about a missing juvenile. It was reported that Jasmine Davis, who is missing from CA, was last seen in the Mechanicsburg area. Davis has been reported to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Childrenm," a statement from Lower Allen Police said.If you see Jasmine or have information on her whereabouts, you can contact the Lower Allen Township Police Department at 717-975-7575 or the Lancaster County Office of Children and Youth 717-299-7925.You can also submit a tip online here.
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. —
A girl who is missing in California was spotted in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, according to police.
"On March 20, 2023 around 3:00 PM, the Lower Allen Township Police Department spoke to a Lancaster County Children and Youth employee about a missing juvenile. It was reported that Jasmine Davis, who is missing from CA, was last seen in the Mechanicsburg area. Davis has been reported to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Childrenm," a statement from Lower Allen Police said.
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Caught on camera: Florida bar patrons tackle gunman
PALM COAST, Fla. (WESH) - Flager County Sheriff’s deputies say they found Connor Anderson in a parking lot near the Smiles nightclub in Bunnell, Florida.
Anderson was arrested after investigators say he fired a gun inside the club just after midnight on Sunday.
Witnesses say he had been at the bar with a female customer when he became upset about being unable to find his car keys.
Anderson left the bar and then came back with a gun. He put the female in a headlock and held the gun to her head, witnesses say.
Other customers rushed over and tried to disarm Anderson. Detectives say he did fire six times toward several other patrons.
You can see debris flying in the bar’s security camera.
Deputies say Anderson was still armed with a 9mm Glock handgun when he was taken into custody.
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The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office filed a massive lawsuit in 2019 targeting companies involved in the manufacture, distribution or sale of opioid pain medications in New Mexico. The state has since reached settlements with more than a dozen companies, including some of the nation’s largest drug manufacturers, distributors and retail pharmacies. The settlement agreements require the state to spend the money on programs intended to help people addicted to opioid narcotics.
By one estimate, the settlements will total more than $500 million. The state has received only a small portion of that funding to date. Lawmakers this year approved House Bill 2, the state’s spending bill, which appropriates $21 million to six state agencies and the University of New Mexico from the settlements. Both the House and Senate approved HB 2 but it had not been signed Tuesday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
The agencies and appropriations are:
Early Childhood Education and Care Department: • $5 million for childcare assistance • $1 million for infant mental health
Human Services Department: • $1.5 million for start-up and expansion of certified community behavioral health clinics • $2 million for housing assistance for people affected by opioid use disorder
• $2 million to expand screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment program
• $1 million to expand telehealth services for people affected by opioid use disorder
Department of Health: • $2.5 million for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder • $1 million for medication-assisted treatment for tribal members related to opioid use disorder
Children, Youth and Families Department: • $1 million for grants to hospitals to improve reporting and adherence to plans of safe care related to children with prenatal drug exposure • $1 million to expand and build capacity for in-home parent skills-based program
Corrections Department: • $1 million for medication assisted treatment in prisons
Public Education Department: • $200,000 to pilot wellness rooms in public and charter schools
University of New Mexico: • $1 million for the children’s psychiatric hospital for services for children and families affected by opioid use disorder • $800,000 for the hepatitis community health outcomes program to provide training and consultation related to opioid treatment | https://www.abqjournal.com/?p=2587582 | 2023-04-03 08:12:21 | 0 | https://www.abqjournal.com/?p=2587582 |
First surround video conferencing using synthetic aperture technology
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brelyon, the MIT spin-off pioneering a new category of ultra-immersive display technologies to enable access to the metaverse, will be showcasing Brelyon Fusion — an OLED display with the world's largest field of view — at CES 2023 in Las Vegas on January 5-8, 2023. Be among the first to experience a preview of a new era of holodeck-like technology that pushes the boundaries of immersion. To schedule a demo, contact info@brelyon.com or visit Brelyon at CES (Exhibit 61514, Venetian Expo, Level 1, Hall G, Eureka Park).
A concept display technology, Brelyon Fusion is the world's first 8K desktop virtual display and features the latest computational and lightfield expansion innovations with surround video conferencing using Synthetic Aperture technology and spatial audio — all without the need to wear a headset.
"Brelyon Fusion™ allows the blending of light to scale field-of-view in a new way that achieves multiples of resolution," says Barmak Heshmat, CEO and founder of Brelyon. "This kind of new lightfield expansion innovation really allows us to think of light as pieces of LEGO blocks that can computationally be built to create a more immersive screen."
The concept experience builds upon the company's patented lightfield technologies, Brelyon's Ultra Reality™, which uses precise wavefront engineering to create a massive field of view with true optical depth layers. Already in use by partners worldwide, Brelyon's Ultra Reality™ products enable new types of immersive applications like gaming, simulation, and virtual offices, meeting rooms, events, and collaboration spaces.
ABOUT BRELYON
Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Brelyon is a technology pioneer in hardware and software technologies for headset-less immersive experiences. Helmed by a founding team of scientists and industry executives from MIT, UCF, DARPA and IMAX, Brelyon has developed the world's first no-headset display technology with monocular depth. Companies interested in joining Brelyon's early access partner program, please visit www.brelyon.com
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US rolls past Panama 88-58 for 1st win at AmeriCup tourney
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole scored 17 points, Craig Sword added 11 and the U.S. got its first win of this year’s AmeriCup by rolling past Panama 88-58. The Americans led by as many as 38 points, never trailed and outscored Panama 48-9 from 3-point range. The U.S. opened AmeriCup with a six-point loss to Mexico and has been rolling since. The Americans led Venezuela 48-21 at halftime Sunday before rain caused some leaks and forced the game to be stopped. That contest will resume Tuesday. The U.S. still could win its group in the tournament. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/09/05/us-rolls-past-panama-88-58-for-1st-win-at-americup-tourney/ | 2022-09-06 00:02:28 | 1 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/09/05/us-rolls-past-panama-88-58-for-1st-win-at-americup-tourney/ |
SUZHOU, China, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited ("KintorPharma", HKEX: 9939), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative small molecules and biological therapeutics, announced that the results from the novel dual c-Myc/GSPT1 degrader GT19715 have been selected for oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology 2022 (ASH 2022), and the abstract is available on ASH's official website.
The ASH annual meeting is the largest conference worldwide of hematology, bringing together basic, translational and clinical researchers in hematology. ASH 2022 will be held from Saturday, December 10, to Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The oncoprotein c-Myc is dysregulated in 70% of all human cancers, mostly with amplified expression levels and enhanced activities to promote progression of cancers and leukemias. Rearrangements of MYC are best known in the translocation in Burkitt's lymphomas, however, increased expression levels are also observed in acute myeloid leukemias (AML), including those with TP53 mutations or venetoclax (ven) resistance, both of which have devastating clinical outcomes despite recent advances in AML therapies.
The senior author Michael Andreeff, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, together with his team and Kintor Pharma, evaluated preclinical activities of the first-in-class c-Myc protein degrader GT19715 in therapy resistant AML models.
Utilizing single cell mass cytometry, researchers found increased c-Myc protein levels in immature CD34+ AML cells compared to normal bone marrow CD34+ cells. GT19715 demonstrated promising anti-leukemia efficacy in patient-derived AML cells with TP53 mutations, especially in immature CD34+ fractions; and treatment of GT19715 in mice eradicated lymphoma and leukemia cells in Daudi Burkitt's lymphoma and Venetoclax-resistant AML models. Presentation will include updates and results will be presented by the first author Yuki Nishida, M.D., Ph.D. on Dec 10, 2022.
"We are really thrilled to present the data of encouraging preclinical activities of the first degrader of MYC proteins especially in MYC-driven leukemias and lymphomas at ASH this year. MYC governs various oncogenic programs for cancer initiation and progression and has long been one of the "undruggable" targets in cancer therapy despite numerous attempts to target MYC or its pathways. Actually, we reported MYC inhibition by p53 reactivation at the ASH last year, but now we have the first compound that successfully degrades MYC itself, demonstrating very promising early activity, which should also be applicable to other MYC-driven malignancies." Dr. Andreeff commented.
Dr. Youzhi Tong, founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Kintor Pharma, commented, "We are very excited that the results of the novel dual c-Myc/GSPT1 degrader GT19715 were selected for oral presentation at the ASH annual meeting, which indicates the international hematology community's recognition of GT19715's therapeutic potential. We will accelerate the progress of GT19715 into the clinical stage and hope to bring more innovative treatment options for patients with unmet needs."
The abstract of GT19715 presented at the ASH 2022 is as follows:
C-MYC Targeting by Degradation: Novel Dual c-Myc/GSPT1 Degrader GT19715 Induces TP53-independent Cell Death in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Lymphomas
Format: Oral Presentation
Abstract: 199
Session: 604. Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Resistance: Myeloid Neoplasms: Targeted Protein Degradation and Emerging Small Molecule Inhibitors in Myeloid Neoplasms
Time: Saturday, December 10, 2022: 2:00 PM
About Kintor Pharma
Kintor Pharma is developing and commercializing a robust pipeline of innovative small molecule and biological therapeutics for androgen-receptor-related disease areas with unmet medical needs, including COVID-19, prostate cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, alopecia and acne. For more information, please visit www.kintor.com.cn.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas is going to the transfer portal for a possible offensive lineman, Mason Lunsford, who is a grad transfer from Maryland.
Lunsford, 6-7, 305, entered the transfer portal on Feb. 18. He announced his decision on Twitter.
“I want to thank the University of Maryland and the entire Maryland community for giving me a shot to play football at my dream school. I want to thank the endless amount of people who helped me get here and anyone that has helped me throughout these past four years. With that being said I will be entering the transfer portal as a grad transfer with two years of eligibility left.”
Lunsford signed with Maryland in the Class of 2019. He played high school football at Olney (Md.) Good Counsel. He has started 25 of a possible 26 games the past two seasons.
He appeared in two games in 2019. He appeared in three of five games in 2020 including his first start at right guard in the final game of season against Rutgers. He moved to left guard in 2021.
In addition to Arkansas, Lunsford has offers from Buffalo, Tulane, Louisville, Houston, James Madison University and Charlotte.
Arkansas hired Dan Enos as its new offensive coordinator after he spent the past two seasons in same capacity at Maryland.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Resecurity is proud to announce that it has become a Gold Sponsor of InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), an FBI-affiliated nonprofit organization committed to enhancing national security, community resilience, and the foundation of American life. The partnership between Resecurity and InfraGard demonstrates the company's ongoing dedication to protecting critical infrastructure and providing innovative solutions to combat emerging threats.
As a Gold Sponsor of InfraGard, Resecurity will collaborate with INMA to develop best practices for protecting critical infrastructure, providing education, information sharing, networking, and workshops on emerging technologies and threats. Resecurity will also provide technology and training support to help INMA carry out its mission of protecting America's critical infrastructure.
"We are delighted to become a Gold Sponsor of InfraGard National Members Alliance," said Gene Yoo, CEO of Resecurity. "The mission of InfraGard aligns perfectly with our commitment to protecting critical infrastructure, and we look forward to working closely with INMA to develop innovative solutions to meet emerging security challenges."
InfraGard connects owners and operators within critical infrastructure to the FBI to provide a seamless collaboration, education, and information sharing. InfraGard's membership includes business executives, entrepreneurs, lawyers, security personnel, military and government officials, IT professionals, academia, and state and local law enforcement. The vetted membership contributes industry-specific insight and advances national security.
InfraGard National Members Alliance, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, is comprised of 78 chapters across the country. Each chapter is geographically aligned with an FBI field office and provides a platform for information sharing between the private and public sectors.
"We believe that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and we are excited to work with InfraGard National Members Alliance to enhance our collective ability to identify and mitigate emerging security threats," said Christian Lees, CTO of Resecurity.
Resecurity's mission is to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions that address the most pressing cybersecurity challenges faced by government agencies, financial institutions, and other critical infrastructure providers. Resecurity offers a range of products and services, including threat intelligence, vulnerability assessments, and incident response. The company's team of experienced professionals includes cybersecurity experts, former intelligence officers, and military veterans with extensive experience in protecting critical infrastructure.
"By partnering with InfraGard, we are demonstrating our commitment to protecting America's critical infrastructure and contributing to the national security effort," said Yoo. "We are excited about this partnership and look forward to working with InfraGard to help ensure the security of our nation."
Resecurity's sponsorship of InfraGard National Members Alliance is a testament to the company's dedication to cybersecurity and national security. Resecurity's expertise in threat intelligence and incident response will be a valuable resource for InfraGard as the organization continues to develop best practices for protecting critical infrastructure and combating emerging threats.
Resecurity is a cybersecurity company that delivers a unified platform for endpoint protection, risk management, and cyber threat intelligence. Known for providing best-of-breed data-driven intelligence solutions, Resecurity's services and platforms focus on early-warning identification of data breaches and comprehensive protection against cybersecurity risks. Founded in 2016, it has been globally recognized as one of the world's most innovative cybersecurity companies with the sole mission of enabling organizations to combat cyber threats regardless of how sophisticated they are. Most recently, Resecurity was named as one of the Top 10 fastest-growing private cybersecurity companies in Los Angeles, California by Inc. Magazine. An Official Member and a Gold Sponsor of InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), AFCEA, NDIA, SIA, FS-ISAC and the American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (AmChamKSA), Singapore (AmChamSG), Korea (AmChamKorea), Mexico (AmChamMX), and UAE (AmChamDubai). To learn more about Resecurity, visit https://resecurity.com.
InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing national security, community resilience, and the foundation of American life. The partnership between InfraGard and the FBI provides a platform for information sharing and collaboration between the private and public sectors, enabling critical infrastructure owners and operators to better protect against emerging threats. INMA's membership includes business executives, entrepreneurs, lawyers, security personnel, military and government officials, IT professionals, academia, and state and local law enforcement. WEB-site: https://www.infragardnational.org
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How to Watch the NBA on Wednesday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 12:40 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The NBA Playoff slate today, which includes the Miami Heat taking on the Milwaukee Bucks as one of three games, is sure to please.
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Today's NBA Games
The Memphis Grizzlies take on the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers go on the road to face the Grizzlies on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- MEM Record: 51-31
- LAL Record: 43-39
- MEM Stats: 116.9 PPG (eighth in NBA), 113.0 Opp. PPG (11th)
- LAL Stats: 117.2 PPG (sixth in NBA), 116.6 Opp. PPG (20th)
Players to Watch
- MEM Key Player: Ja Morant (26.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 8.1 APG)
- LAL Key Player: Anthony Davis (25.9 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.6 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: LAL -1
- LAL Odds to Win: -116
- MEM Odds to Win: -104
- Total: 226 points
The Milwaukee Bucks host the Miami Heat
The Heat travel to face the Bucks on Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- MIL Record: 58-24
- MIA Record: 44-38
- MIL Stats: 116.9 PPG (eighth in NBA), 113.3 Opp. PPG (14th)
- MIA Stats: 109.5 PPG (30th in NBA), 109.8 Opp. PPG (second)
Players to Watch
- MIL Key Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (31.1 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 5.7 APG)
- MIA Key Player: Bam Adebayo (20.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIL -6.5
- MIL Odds to Win: -260
- MIA Odds to Win: +213
- Total: 219 points
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The Denver Nuggets play the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves go on the road to face the Nuggets on Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- DEN Record: 53-29
- MIN Record: 42-40
- DEN Stats: 115.8 PPG (12th in NBA), 112.5 Opp. PPG (eighth)
- MIN Stats: 115.8 PPG (12th in NBA), 115.8 Opp. PPG (18th)
Players to Watch
- DEN Key Player: Nikola Jokic (24.5 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 9.8 APG)
- MIN Key Player: Anthony Edwards (24.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.4 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: DEN -8.5
- DEN Odds to Win: -352
- MIN Odds to Win: +280
- Total: 222 points
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MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, returning to its full capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.
So far, more than 1.8 million pilgrims from all over the world have already amassed in and around Mecca for the Hajj, and the number was still growing as more pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia joined, said a spokesman for the Saudi Hajj Ministry, Ayedh al-Ghweinim. Authorities have said they expect this year to approach pre-COVID levels of more than 2 million.
Egyptian businessman Yehya Al-Ghanam said he was at a loss for words to describe his feelings upon arriving at Mina, one of the biggest tent camps in the world outside Mecca, where pilgrims will stay for much of the Hajj.
“Tears will fall from my eyes out of joy and happiness,” he said. “I do not sleep. I have not slept for 15 days, only an hour a day,” overwhelmed by the emotions surrounding his pilgrimage.
The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to make the five-day Hajj at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do it.
For pilgrims, it is a deeply moving spiritual experience that absolves sins, brings them closer to God and unites the world’s more than 1.8 billion Muslims. Some spend years saving up money and waiting for a permit to embark on the journey.
The rituals during the Hajj largely commemorate the Quran’s accounts of Ibrahim, his son Ismail and Ismail’s mother Hajar.
Pilgrims have been doing the ritual circuit around the Kaaba since arriving in Mecca over recent days. As the last ones performed it Monday, the pilgrims made their way by foot or by bus to Mina.
In Mina, soldiers sprayed pilgrims with water to cool them down in the heat in the desert plain, where there is little respite from the blazing sun. The faithful set up in their tents, resting in the rows of cubicles and praying together to prepare for the coming rituals.
On Tuesday, pilgrims will move to Mount Arafat, a desert hill where the Prophet Muhammad is said to have delivered his final sermon. Afterwards, they collect pebbles from a site known as Muzdalifa to be used in the symbolic stoning of pillars representing the devil back in Mina. The final three days of the Hajj coincide with the festive Eid al-Adha holiday, when Muslims around the world slaughter livestock and distribute the meat to the poor.
In 2019, more than 2.4 million pilgrims participated in the Hajj. In 2020, amid worldwide coronavirus lockdowns, Saudi Arabia limited the pilgrimage to a few thousand citizens and local residents. Last year, just under 900,000 attended as Saudi Arabia allowed limited numbers of pilgrims from abroad. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/hajj-pilgrimage-starts-in-saudi-arabia-with-2-million-expected-after-lifting-of-covid-measures/ | 2023-06-27 02:43:46 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/hajj-pilgrimage-starts-in-saudi-arabia-with-2-million-expected-after-lifting-of-covid-measures/ |
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LOS ANGELES — Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns has reached 11,000 career assists with a pair in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Paul joined John Stockton and Jason Kidd as the only players in NBA history with that many assists. Paul also became the first player in the league with 20,000 points and 11,000 assists.
Stockton had 15,806 assists and Kidd, now coach of the Dallas Mavericks, had 12,091.
Fittingly, Paul reached the mark against the Clippers, with whom he played for six seasons and is the franchise’s career assists leader.
He had a combined 21 assists in the Suns’ first two games of the season.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Fewer Russians have crossed into neighbouring countries in recent days, according to local authorities, despite persistent anxiety over the partial mobilization the Kremlin launched less than two weeks ago to bolster its forces fighting in Ukraine.
The mass exodus of Russian men — alone or with their families or friends — began Sept. 21, shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial call-up of reservists. In Russia, the vast majority of men under age 65 are registered as reservists, so airline tickets to destinations abroad sold out within hours. Shortly after that, long lines of cars formed on roads leading to Russia’s borders.
Over 194,000 Russians had entered Kazakhstan, Georgia and Finland by Tuesday. It wasn’t possible to discern how many of them fled the military call-up and how many traveled for other reasons, but the numbers were much higher than those before the call-up.
According to officials from all three countries, by the end of the week the influx had decreased. It was not clear if this was related to the temporary military recruitment centers that Russian authorities hastily set up along land borders or to the policy of turning men away from the borders, citing mobilization laws.
Finland on Friday barred Russians with tourist visas from entering the country, and only 1,688 Russians were able to cross by land into the Nordic country that day, compared to 5,262 on Thursday and over 8,000 each day the previous weekend, according to the Finnish Border Guard.
Georgia saw fewer Russians entering, too: only 6,109 between Thursday and Friday, compared to 9,642 between Wednesday and Thursday, the country’s Interior Ministry reported.
The decrease of the flow of Russians to Georgia, which together with Kazakhstan comprised two most popular destinations for those crossing by land, also may have to do with restrictions. On Wednesday, officials in Russia’s southern region of North Ossetia, where the only land crossing checkpoint to Georgia is located, restricted cars from other regions from entering in an effort to stem the exodus.
But officials in Kazakhstan noted a decrease in numbers as well, even though no official restrictions have been enforced on either side of its border with Russia.
The Kazakh Interior Minister Marat Akhmetzhanov on Saturday pointed to a “persistent downward trend” in the number of Russians entering the country: only 22,500 entered on Thursday, and even fewer — 14,100 — crossed into Kazakhstan on Friday. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the numbers to drop.
The Kremlin has said it plans to call-up some 300,000 people, but Russian media reported that the number could be as high as 1.2 million, a claim that Russian officials have denied.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has promised to only draft those who have combat or service experience, but according to multiple media reports and human rights advocates, men who don’t fit the criteria are also being rounded up, including protesters.
The official decree on mobilization, signed by Putin, is concise and vague, fueling fears of a broader draft.
In an apparent effort to calm the population, Putin told Russia’s Security Council on Thursday that some mistakes had been made in the mobilization and said Russian men mistakenly called up for service should be sent back home.
Other efforts to tamp down the national panic included promises of high pay and social benefits to those mobilized.
Russian authorities have also started turning some men away from the border, citing mobilization laws that prohibited leaving the country to certain categories of men. They also set up several draft offices at border checkpoints, threatening to serve call-up papers to those seeking to leave.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s amended “move over” law went into effect on July 1, although drivers are still getting used to the new regulations about a month into the change.
Previously, Indiana’s “move over” law covered emergency vehicles like police cars, ambulances, highway response vehicles, tow trucks and the like.
It now extends to disabled vehicles.
The revised law requires drivers to change lanes when approaching disabled vehicles that have their hazard lights active.
If drivers can’t move into another lane, they should reduce their speed by at least 10 mph as they pass the disabled vehicle. According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the change applies to all Indiana roads.
“People don’t know what it’s like until you’re on the side of that roadway and have vehicles speeding past you at 70 or 80 miles an hour. It can be pretty terrifying, how close those vehicles are to us. It’s not something we like to experience,” said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles with Indiana State Police.
“We certainly know what it’s like for stranded motorists on the shoulder of our roadways that are trying to change a tire or care for their vehicle or have a medical emergency,” Wheeles said. “It’s not a safe situation for them, and so hopefully this law will give them room and keep them safer.”
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Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant
Washington – The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation “implicates highly classified material” and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
The government’s opposition came in response to court filings by several news organizations, including The Associated Press, seeking to unseal the underlying affidavit the Justice Department submitted when it asked for the warrant to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month.
The court filing – from Juan Antonio Gonzalez, the U.S. attorney in Miami, and Jay Bratt, a top Justice Department national security official – argues that making the affidavit public would “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.”
The document, the prosecutors say, details “highly sensitive information about witnesses,” including people who have been interviewed by the government, and contains confidential grand jury information.
The government told a federal magistrate judge that prosecutors believe some additional records, including the cover sheet for the warrant and the government’s request to seal the documents, should now be made public.
A property receipt unsealed Friday showed the FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents, with some not only marked top secret but also “sensitive compartmented information,” a special category meant to protect the nation’s most important secrets that if revealed publicly could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to U.S. interests. The court records did not provide specific details about information the documents might contain.
The Justice Department acknowledged Monday that its ongoing criminal investigation “implicates highly classified material.”
The search warrant, also unsealed Friday, said federal agents were investigating potential violations of three different federal laws, including one that governs gathering, transmitting or losing defense information under the Espionage Act. The other statutes address the concealment, mutilation or removal of records and the destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.
The Mar-a-Lago search warrant, carried out last Monday, was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump’s home earlier this year. The National Archives had asked the department to investigate after saying 15 boxes of records it retrieved from the estate included classified records.
It remains unclear whether the Justice Department moved forward with the warrant simply as a means to retrieve the records or as part of a wider criminal investigation or an attempt to prosecute the former president. Multiple federal laws govern the handling of classified information, with both criminal and civil penalties, as well as presidential records.
But the Justice Department, in its filing Monday, argued that its investigation is active and ongoing and that releasing additional information could not only compromise the probe but also subject witnesses to threats or deter others from coming forward to cooperate with prosecutors.
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For the second time in his more than 20-year coaching career, Atholton’s Eric Woodson has been honored by the Baltimore Ravens.
Woodson was named the Ravens High School Coach of the Week for Week 6 after the Raiders defeated previously-unbeaten River Hill, 14-7, advancing to 6-0.
He first received the honor in 2008 while coaching at Northwestern, a Baltimore city school which has since closed.
“I don’t take it for granted, it’s been 14 years since I’ve received the award,” Woodson said. “It’s a privilege and it’s an honor. It’s very, very special. If it wasn’t for my coaching staff, we wouldn’t be where we are. I’m privileged to have a great group of coaches. The chemistry we have, we gel. We’ve put this thing together in three years. I’ve got some coaches who have been with me since I started three years ago in 2020 and then we’ve got some newcomers that just came on board this year. We gelled from the get-go.”
Woodson also gives great credit to his players who immediately bought in once he took over in 2020. At that time, the Raiders were forced to meet virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several of Atholton’s core players have been with the team for several seasons, continually progressing throughout their tenure.
He is one of nine high school coaches the Ravens will name coach of the week throughout the season. Each winner receives a $2,000 donation to their football program. They’re also invited to the Dec. 24 game against the Falcons with an opportunity to be named the Ravens High School Coach of the Year.
“Going back and looking at 2008, I can remember the game, it was against the Steelers,” Woodson said. “It was special, my wife was there. To be able to get on the field and for them to honor us at halftime was something special. To stand there alongside the other coaches of the week who I know I lot of, it’s really a special honor when you’re in a stadium that’s packed and people are clapping for you up on the big screen.
“I cannot tell you how many phone calls I got from friends of mine after that game that were either there or heard about it and called me that I hadn’t spoken to in years from high school, college, you name it. I’m definitely going to look forward to it. I’m going to soak it in. The first time you do something you’re kind of in shock. This time, I’m really going to soak it in and try to have my kids there too.”
With three regular-season games remaining, the Raiders control their own destiny for the Howard County championship. Leading an undefeated team with loftier goals ahead, Woodson reflected back on how he’s grown in the 14 years between the awards.
“It’s been a journey, Northwestern was my first high school head coaching job,” Woodson said. “Everywhere that I’ve been, even as an assistant coach, I’ve taken bits and pieces from the head coaches that I worked under. Then you put your own spin and flavor to it. The way that I coached back then isn’t the way I coach now. I was a little more fiery back then and as you age, you mature a little bit more.
“As far as how I’ve grown and improved, I’ve grown greatly. I’m not the same coach that I was back in 2008, I’m definitely a better coach. My patience is better, my knowledge is better. Those are things I’d truly say now that if you talk to my younger coaches, that I’m more of a mentor now than when I first started.”
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Feelin the ‘egg-flation?’
According to Instacart’s customer purchase data, Florida started the year as second most expensive state to purchase eggs with an average of $6.36 a dozen, a nearly 60-cent increase from 2022.
That has some people ditching grocery stores and flocking to farms and feed shops to buy their own chickens.
But what is the real cost of raising chickens and will you save money collecting your own eggs?
“We’ve been going through quite a bit where I’ve had to go through three hatcheries in the U.S. and all three basically were sold out. I had to book chicks in advance to get anything,” said Palmer Feed Store President Bill Palmer. “150 will come in and go right back out the door the same day, it’s pretty amazing.”
The cost of chicks right now can go anywhere from $3 to $5 depending on where you get them.
In fact, News 6 Anchor Julie Broughton bought two from Palmer several months ago. One named Lady Cluck and the other named Carmen.
“My daughter came home from school and said she wanted her agriculture project to be raising chickens,” Julie said.
Until the chicks are a few weeks old, they have to stay in a very dry and warm environment. Julie and her daughter Isla took in a flock of chicks, including others purchased by classmates, during the winter break.
“We had nine chicks in our townhome bathtub and my dog was very curious about them, so I wanted to keep an eye on them to make sure he wouldn’t mess with them,” Julie said. “I was surprised how quickly they bonded with us and how much personality they have.”
Julie said the chicks grew quickly and can take about five months before they lay their first egg.
Julie making trips back to Palmer Feed for food. The chickens have to eat, right?
“A 50 pound bag is $21, chick starter is $28 for 50 pounds,” said Bill. “If you have several chickens and keep the feed dry and store it properly, it can last about a month.”
Housing is probably where most of the investment will go. The chickens need some kind of coop that can range from a couple hundred dollars, to thousands of dollars depending on how many chickens will be living in it. You have to be cautious though – Palmer said chickens are in high demand, not just for people.
“You have to have a pen that is secure and safe because there are raccoons and possums and people let their chickens out and there’s hawks and owls that will eat them up in a heartbeat. Everyone loves chickens,” Bill said.
Luckily for Julie and Isla, their chickens stay in a large coop at school shared with other students’ chickens, sharing the cost for food and upkeep, so that it was cost efficient.
“Isla along with her classmates are cleaning out the coup, feeding the chickens every day, so it’s a lot of work,” Julie said.
And there’s some miscellaneous expenditures.
“The kids were doing a presentation at school for their agriculture program. They were taking some of the animals out to present to the students to encourage them to be a part of the agriculture club, and Isla wanted a leash for Carmen,” Julie said. “I Googled chicken leash, and was surprised to find that it existed. Carmen walked on a leash, I don’t think she enjoyed it though.”
The reward... fresh eggs every other day.
“The shells are all fun colors for different chickens but the inside’s all the same,” Bill said.
How about the taste?
“Yes, there is a difference. Everybody I’ve given these eggs to says so. The yolks are brighter and they have more of a rich and savory taste, but the eggs are smaller,” Julie said.
Back to the initial question: Is it worth it to raise your own chickens for the eggs rather than paying for them at a grocery store?
“I’d hate to say no, but you have to get a cage, feed and probably with the loss of an animal, I think it’s borderline cost efficient. If you had a bunch and sold the eggs it would be worth it, but for four chickens, it’s a hobby,” Bill said.
“It can be a lot of work, I think it just depends. Your time is valuable. Is it worth it every day to get up and clean out the chicken coop and feed them and raccoon proof the coup? If you love animals and you just love the experience, you’ll find they’re really sweet and they do have personalities which I never knew. If you want the experience, then absolutely. I think if it’s solely just for financial reasons, probably not, but it’s been a great experience for Isla and I love having chicken grandbabies,” Julie said.
There is a wide range cost for raising a single chicken, but on the lower end after the initial cost of buying a chicken and building the coop, we calculated the cost is only about $200 to $400 a year. So if you’re paying more than $8 a week for eggs, then getting your own eggs the natural way may be worth it.
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Californians line up for lottery tickets as Mega Millions’ jackpot hits $1.2 billion
A Mega Millions lottery ticket: $2.
The payout: a whopping $1.28 billion.
This would make it the second largest jackpot in the game’s history and the third largest lottery drawing overall, officials said. This comes after no winning ticket was sold for Tuesday’s $830-million drawing.
The cash option now sits at $747.2 million, Mega Millions officials announced Friday.
“We are thrilled with the opportunity Mega Millions provides to retailers, players and good causes throughout the country,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, current lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release. “The Mega Millions group, and indeed much of the country, look with anticipation for tonight’s drawing.”
There’s about a 1-in-303-million chance of winning the jackpot, according to Mega Millions.
Blue Bird Liquor store in Hawthorne is considered one of the luckiest lottery shops in the state. Dozens of residents from across Southern California headed there Friday morning to try to maximize their luck.
The liquor store’s line wrapped around the block Friday morning.
Cindy McAdoo-Stewart, 62, left her home in the Antelope Valley about 6 a.m. in order to beat the line.
“I heard about Blue Bird some time ago, so I came from Lancaster. I picked my mother up and I said, ‘Let’s try our luck and let’s go to Blue Bird,’” McAdoo-Stewart said.
If she were to win the historic jackpot prize, she plans to take care of her family and donate 10% of the money to her church.
McAdoo-Stewart purchased $6 worth of tickets for herself, and her mother, Mary McAdoo, bought $8, noting that “it only takes one ticket.”
Mike Dietz, 46, made a two-hour trek from Riverside to buy $40 worth of lottery tickets at Blue Bird. Dietz, who used to live in Hawthorne, said that the drive was worth it to try to win the billion-dollar prize. This is his first time ever buying a lottery ticket.
“I’m here to try to hit this billion dollars and share the wealth with all my family and friends and any charity I can and live a healthy life,” Dietz said.
George Vazquez, 67, noted that he waited in a 45-minute line at Blue Bird in hopes of becoming a millionaire — not a billionaire, he said, because he is “willing to share.”
Vazquez, a self-proclaimed “animal lover” who owns an English bulldog and three chihuahuas, hopes to help get animals off the streets if he wins the jackpot prize.
“If I win the whole thing, I want to open up a sanctuary for dogs and cats — have a place for them to live and eat,” Vazquez said. “I don’t like seeing [animals] walking the streets without food or water, so I would like to take care of them.”
Vazquez also assured that each of his 10 kids and 14 grandchildren “will get a piece” of the prize.
The jackpot has been rolling over since April, with no one winning the top prize. In 2022 alone, four Mega Millions jackpots have been in California, New York, Minnesota and Tennessee. The highest jackpot so far this year was $426 million, won by Kristen Wellenstein with a ticket purchased in Woodland Hills on Jan. 28.
Despite difficult odds, companies are also hedging their bets.
After spending $100,000 on Tuesday’s drawing and not getting lucky, Raising Cane’s co-Chief Executive AJ Kumaran said that the company is dropping the same amount for today’s drawing.
If one of their tickets is a winner, the leaders of the company plan to split the billion-dollar prize evenly among its employees, meaning each worker would receive about $13,000.
"[We’re] hoping one of these tickets works as hard as our crew members do,” founder and co-CEO of the company Todd Graves said on Twitter.
As people get ready to buy their tickets today, experts and the Mega Millions company caution them to be aware of possible scams.
Aura, a personal digital security and identity theft protection company, works to identify various scams, including those that are lottery-related.
According to Aura’s chief scientist and cyber security expert Zulfikar Ramzan, lottery scams are most common through official-looking emails, texts or phone calls that claim you have won the lottery. Usually, they ask for a small prepayment, sometimes claiming it will cover the taxes.
Then “the scammer goes dark, and the “lottery winnings” never come,” Ramzan said.
The Mega Millions company assures that no representative of the company will ever contact anyone about winning a prize.
“All Mega Millions members encourage responsible play — please enjoy the opportunity to play the game while keeping your play in balance,” the company said in a news release.
Scams also occur through fraudulent websites claiming to sell tickets online. Scammers might also reach out and claim to have won the prize, Ramzan said. They then claim to want to donate some of the money and often ask for personal or financial information, which they can use to drain money from your accounts.
“Before signing up with Aura, one of our customers was contacted by a ‘lottery winner’ after a recent large jackpot saying that he was giving away a large sum of money,” Ramzan said. “After giving away financial information to receive the funds, the scammer placed thousands of dollars in charges to a debit card, putting the caller’s account in the negative.”
Ramzan said there are many ways to avoid lottery scams. He encourages people to buy tickets only from authorized stores for the standard price and to watch out for scammers who reach out claiming they have won a prize.
Ramzan also warns against divulging sensitive information to unknown numbers or email addresses.
“Scammers will use the lottery as a way to get you to buy false tickets for a lower cost. Lottery tickets are set at a standard price. If someone is offering to sell you an “official lottery ticket” at a discounted price, it is most likely a scam,” Ramzan said.
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Moon may have stable temperatures for humans, researchers say
(CNN) - It is possible that humans could start living on the moon.
There are caves on the moon, or at least the makings of caves, which have steady temperatures of about 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
That is a huge difference compared to the moon’s surface, which heats up to 260 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and drops to -280 degrees Fahrenheit at night.
Research recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters shows the moon has pit craters that could be turned into caves, and the stable temperatures there could make them a good place for shelter.
In other words, exploring the moon and eventually living there could be a lot safer, but being stuck in a cave or facing certain death might not sound too fun.
The study’s co-author said this new information could help NASA pick up the pace on designing a workable, permanent station on the moon, saying, “Humans evolved living in caves, and to caves we might return when we live on the moon.”
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President Biden will issue an executive order Monday intended to boost the domestic biotechnology industry, which encompasses everything from pharmaceutical manufacturing to plastics to innovative fuels, according to White House officials.
“The United States really has the best biotechnology innovators in the world, but we risk falling behind” unless the government helps ensure growth in the sector with targeted investments, including training programs for skilled workers, the official said.
Biden is expected to discuss the executive order during a trip to Boston Monday where he is scheduled to outline efforts to fight cancer, which is a particular personal interest of the president.
Biden’s son Beau, the former Delaware attorney general, died of brain cancer in 2015 at age 46 and Biden has championed a “cancer moonshot” program since his time as Barack Obama’s vice president. Biden is scheduled to deliver his remarks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The event is timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of a 1962 Kennedy speech that touched on his goal of putting a man on the moon.
The White House did not disclose funding levels for the new push Sunday, saying a dollar amount would be part of announcements later in the week. Biden is scheduled to host a summit on Wednesday with industry representatives.
A biotechnology initiative was included in a broader science and technology bill that featured $52 billion to subsidize semiconductor chip manufacturing in the United States, which Biden signed into law in August. The United States fell far behind in chip manufacturing and domestic industry has been hobbled by the short supply. The U.S. auto industry is suffering a shortage of cars to sell, for instance, because of a lack of computer chips.
Experts who closely follow China’s biotech manufacturing goals say concerted government support is needed to avoid a similar situation with advanced medical and biotech manufacturing. The initiative is not just to boost research and development of drugs, which is already heavily subsidized by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.
White House officials said it also will target efforts in agriculture feed supplies as well things like biomass fuels.
A report in July by the Center for a New American Security, a left-leaning, pro-defense think tank, warned of the dangers of falling behind China in biotechnology.
China already dominates global production of active pharmaceutical ingredients for generic drugs. Western nations continue to lead in biotechnology, but the United States needs to “focus on improving access to equipment at the core of the bio revolution: computing and data sources used in genomics, and hard infrastructure used in DNA synthesis and fermentation,” the CNAS report said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/12/china-biotechnology-national-security/ | 2022-09-12 09:31:18 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/12/china-biotechnology-national-security/ |
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Recent attacks by jihadi rebels in central Mali have killed 132 civilians, the government announced Monday.
The killings happened when several villages in the Bankass area were attacked on Saturday and Sunday, the government said in a statement Monday.
The government said the attacks were carried out by jihadi rebels of the Katiba group.
The attacks had earlier been reported by Moulaye Guindo, the mayor of Bankass, the biggest town near the attacked villages.
The attacks show that Islamic extremist violence is spreading from Mali’s north to more central areas like Bankass.
For several weeks extremist rebels in central Mali have been blocking the road between the northern city of Gao and Mopti in central Mali.
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali issued a statement about the attacks on Twitter saying it is concerned by “attacks against civilians in the Bandiagara region (the area of central Mali) perpetrated by extremist groups. These attacks have reportedly caused casualties and displacement of populations.”
In a separate incident, a U.N. peacekeeper died on Sunday from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device, the U.N. mission to Mali said in a statement.
The head of the U.N. Mission to Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that since the beginning of 2022, several attacks have killed U.N. uniformed peacekeepers.
He said that attacks on peacekeepers can constitute war crimes under international law and reaffirmed the mission’s commitment to supporting peace and security in Mali.
Since the beginning of the year, several hundred civilians have died in attacks in central and northern Mali. The attacks are blamed on jihadi rebels as well as the Malian army, according to a report by the human rights division of the U.N. mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali began in 2013, after France led a military intervention to oust extremist rebels who had taken over cities and major towns in northern Mali the year before. The mission now has about roughly 12,000 troops in Mali and an additional 2,000 police and other officers. More than 270 peacekeepers have died in Mali, making it the U.N.’s deadliest peacekeeping mission, say officials. | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/suspected-jihadi-rebels-kill-40-civilians-in-central-mali/ | 2022-06-21 01:05:53 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/suspected-jihadi-rebels-kill-40-civilians-in-central-mali/ |
Menacing charge against Bengals’ Joe Mixon is dismissed
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals running back Joe Mixon no longer faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati.
A Friday order dismissing the case in Hamilton County Municipal Court said only that the city prosecutor’s office requested the dismissal “in the interest of justice.”
A warrant for Mixon was issued Thursday. A police officer’s accompanying affidavit alleged that the 26-year-old pointed a firearm and told the victim: “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you, the police (can’t) get me.”
It said the altercation happened a few blocks from the Bengals’ stadium on Jan. 21 — the day before Cincinnati beat the Buffalo Bills in a divisional-round playoff game — but included no other details about the circumstances.
The court record listed no attorney for Mixon. The Bengals did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Mixon rushed for 814 yards and seven touchdowns this season, his sixth. He also had 60 receptions for 441 yards, both career highs, and two touchdowns.
In 2021, he had rushed for career highs of 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cincinnati, where he has spent his entire career.
Mixon was a second-round draft pick out of Oklahoma in 2017. Several teams said they passed on him because of concerns about his character after Mixon punched a female Oklahoma student in the face in 2014.
He was suspended from the football team for a year and entered an Alford plea, in which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a conviction. He received a deferred sentence and was ordered to perform community service and undergo counseling.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care.
Among those paying homage was his niece, who noted the 39th president’s years of service in an emotional address at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school for decades.
“I just want to read one of Uncle Jimmy’s quotes,” Kim Fuller said during the Sunday school morning service, adding: “Oh, this is going to be really hard.”
She referenced this quote from Carter: “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. … My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can.”
“Maybe if we think about it, maybe it’s time to pass the baton,” Fuller said before leading those gathered in prayer. “Who picks it up, I have no clue. I don’t know. Because this baton’s going to be a really big one.”
Carter, at age 98 the longest-lived American president, had a recent series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday that the 39th president has now “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”
In Atlanta, people, some traveling many miles, made the trip to The Carter Center to reflect on the life of the former president on a spring-like Sunday under a sunny sky.
“I brought my sons down here today to pay respect for President Carter and teach them a little bit about how great a humanitarian he was, especially in the later stages of his life,” said James Culbertson, who drove an hour to Atlanta from Calhoun, Georgia.
The presidential library itself was closed in honor of President’s Day weekend, but people were still showing up to walk past the fountains and through the gardens.
David Brummett of Frederick County, Maryland, said he changed his Sunday morning plans when he heard news that Carter was in hospice care.
Brummett paused near a large statue of Carter, where someone had placed a potted plant of purple chrysanthemums at the base.
“Great man, great president, probably under-appreciated by those who didn’t know much about him,” Brummett said. “People should come here to appreciate the life, and the contributions he made both during his presidency and after.”
Following Fuller’s Sunday school service at Maranatha Baptist Church, Pastor Hugh Deloach offered prayers for the Carter family, particularly for Rosalynn Carter, the wife of the former president.
The Carters have been married for more than 75 years, making American history as the longest-married presidential couple.
“Lord, especially Mrs. Carter, and God look back on times and years that they’ve been together and Lord just strengthen her in the power of your might as well,” the pastor said.
Others took to social media to remember Carter, who served one term after defeating President Gerald Ford in 1976.
“Across life’s seasons, President Jimmy Carter, a man of great faith, has walked with God. In this tender time of transitioning, God is surely walking with him,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, said in a tweet.
“May he, Rosalynn & the entire Carter family be comforted with that peace and surrounded by our love & prayers.”
The Carters volunteered for decades with Habitat for Humanity, beginning in 1984 and continuing until 2020.
“All of us at Habitat for Humanity are lifting up President and Mrs. Carter in prayer as he enters hospice care,” Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford said in a statement.
“We pray for his comfort and for their peace, and that the Carter family experiences the joy of their relationships with each other and with God in this time,” Reckford said.
Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist, tweeted: “Prize winners and truly impressive people. Few are as truly good as Jimmy Carter, who at age 98 is now entering hospice. He leaves this planet so much better than he found it. A great, great, great man.”
Carter was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election. He went on to defeat Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974.
Carter served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center.
The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, 95, opened the center in 1982. His work there garnered a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/fond-remembrances-for-jimmy-carter-after-entering-hospice/ | 2023-02-19 22:44:23 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/fond-remembrances-for-jimmy-carter-after-entering-hospice/ |
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni presented the government’s first economic policy initiatives Tuesday, announcing 21 billion euros in budget tweaks that would be used to help industry and families cope with soaring energy prices, as well as measures to incentivize couples to have more children and businesses to hire more women.
The budget modifications show a clear political shift, doing away with a basic income and a decade-old pension reform that Meloni and her right-wing allies have long attacked while coming up with new measures to promote Italy’s perennially low birth rate.
Most of the money was earmarked to maintain campaign promises to offer further help to families and businesses coping with a surge in energy costs, and was on top of more than 60 billion euros already pledged by the previous government of Mario Draghi.
Meloni said the “courageous” and clearly political choices focused on two main priorities: helping Italian industry grow despite the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and socio-economic initiatives for low-income families.
The bulk of the adjustment went to tax credits and other measures to help businesses keep producing while also incentivizing them to hire women and young workers. Italy has one of the lowest rates of women in the workplace in the OECD.
Other measures also signaled a shift from previous governments, including a phase-out by the end of next year of the so-called “citizens’ wage,” the crowning achievement of the 5-Star Movement, which was in power from 2018-2021. Meloni had vowed to abolish the expanded welfare program altogether during the campaign, arguing that it encouraged people to stay on welfare when they could work and was abused by fraudsters.
The changes announced Tuesday would knock eligible workers out of the system after eight months or after they refuse a job offer, and requires recipients to actually live in Italy.
Meloni also outlined a series of initiatives to address Italy’s low birthrate. The country has one of the world’s lowest birthrates and one of its oldest populations, a “demographic winter” that experts have warned about for decades given the implications for the country’s costly pension system.
To encourage families to have more children, Meloni announced a 50% increase in the “baby bonus” checks parents receive the first year after the birth of a child and a 50% increase for three years for families with more than three children. Women who choose to extend maternity leave beyond five months for an extra month can do so on 80% of their salary rather than 30%. Meloni, Italy’s first woman premier, also announced a reduced tax on feminine hygiene products and items for newborns.
“We continue to look at today, not realizing we won’t have a tomorrow,” Meloni said of the declining birthrate.
Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini also announced changes to the pension system, saying people who continue working after 41 years of contributing into the pension system would receive a 10% bonus. He also announced that the government had taken the first steps to reactivate a decades-long, on-again-off-again project to build a bridge between Sicily and the Italian mainland and intended to seek EU funding for it. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-italian-premier-presents-economic-measures-on-energy-family/ | 2022-11-22 19:35:22 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-italian-premier-presents-economic-measures-on-energy-family/ |
Bucks County man charged with stealing over $800K from New Jersey employer
WILLINGBOROR, N.J. - The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday that a Bucks County man is being charged with stealing over $800K from his New Jersey employer.
Authorities say an investigation began after the BCPO Financial Crimes Unit was contacted by representatives of Radwell International, a Willingboro-based company that stocks and sells industrial automation supplies and equipment. Representatives with the company said a former employee conducted a theft and fencing operation while working for the company in 2021.
The investigation revealed that Brian Myslinski, 31, of Levittown, Pa., was a supervisor at the company who used his knowledge of and access to the company's internal systems to steal $866,834 worth of merchandise, which authorities say he then sold directly to customers and on online platforms, like eBay.
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Myslinski used more than $120,000 of the proceeds from the illegal sales to cover sports gambling debts and spent more than $50,000 on a vintage car. Authorities say he also dedicated some of the money towards designer handbags, purses, clothing, and shoes.
On Tuesday, authorities say Myslinski surrendered at the Prosecutor's Office in Mount Holly where he was charged with theft by unlawful taking, elements of computer theft, receiving stolen property, and other related charges. He was released following an appearance in court.
Myslinski's case will be presented to a grand jury for possible indictment. | https://www.fox29.com/news/bucks-county-man-charged-with-stealing-over-800k-from-new-jersey-employer | 2023-01-19 00:29:43 | 0 | https://www.fox29.com/news/bucks-county-man-charged-with-stealing-over-800k-from-new-jersey-employer |
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The 34th GLAAD Media Awards featured a surprise Jennifer Coolidge appearance, honors for Bad Bunny and Christina Aguilera and, of course, jokes about Donald Trump’s indictment — the news of which broke just hours before Thursday’s show.
Coolidge was greeted with a standing ovation as she opened the show at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The star of “The White Lotus” was later surprised herself when her “Best in Show” co-star Jane Lynch appeared onstage beside her.
The GLAAD Media Awards show, intended to honor “fair, accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ individuals and issues,” will land on Hulu on April 12. The host, comedian Margaret Cho, cheered the former president’s indictment.
“What a wonderful way to celebrate that,” Cho said on the red carpet before the event. “I think it’s just so incredible. I never thought I would see it happen. I’m so glad, too. And I can’t wait to see how it goes down.”
Christina Aguilera was presented with the Advocate for Change award by Club Q survivor Michael Anderson, a bartender at the popular Colorado Springs nightclub the night of the deadly shooting in November 2022. He later made headlines after quoting Aguilera’s lyrics when he testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee on violence against the LGBTQ+ community.
On Thursday, Anderson quoted Aguilera’s lyrics once again during his introduction of the pop star.
The show also paid tribute to the late Leslie Jordan with a performance from country music star Orville Peck. Peck’s performance was introduced by actor Cheyenne Jackson, who reminisced about Jordan’s time on the set of “American Horror Story.”
Cheers erupted when Ricky Martin took the stage to present Bad Bunny with the Vanguard Award for his LGBTQ+ allyship. The reggaeton artist asked the crowd in English if he could give his acceptance speech in Spanish, which was met with an enthusiastic “yes” from the crowd.
Bad Bunny thanked the LGBTQ+ community for embracing and inspiring him.
“I believe that following my heart is what has led me to where I am, and following my heart is what has led me to be here receiving this award, being surrounded by so many beautiful people,” he said in Spanish.
Gabrielle Union presented her “The Inspection” co-star Jeremy Pope with the Stephen F. Kolzak award for promoting LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance.
“I played Jeremy’s mom in the movie, and we developed an incredibly close bond,” Union said. “And, you know, I know a little something about raising a Black queer child in this world and all I wanted to do was advocate for Jeremy in every way that I could. I mean, his undeniable talents, his innocence, his peace, his peace and his very soul. I wanted to protect it.” | https://www.localsyr.com/entertainment-news/glaad-media-awards-honor-bad-bunny-christina-aguilera/ | 2023-04-01 12:09:02 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/entertainment-news/glaad-media-awards-honor-bad-bunny-christina-aguilera/ |
WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, June 17, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
242 PM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern New
London County through 315 PM EDT...
At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Coventry to Jewett City. Movement was east
at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jewett City, Norwich, Griswold, Lisbon, Sprague, Voluntown and
Franklin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4155 7179 4160 7212 4165 7205 4163 7196
4164 7186 4164 7179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 282DEG 36KT 4172 7170 4159 7199
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Deep in the woods on an early spring day, three tiny deer ticks sat on a tall blade of grass and waited for their first victim.
Tick Number One: Here comes dinner now! See her? She’s on the plump side, with lots of freckles!
Headed their way was a middle-age, traditionally built female out for a walk. Unaware she was being sized up as a gourmet delight, she turned her smiling face to the sun.
Tick Two: She’s perfect! With those freckles, she won’t spot us attached to her skin for at least a day.
Tick Three: Yummy!
Tick Two: But didn’t she spray a coating of that dreaded insect repellant on her arms and legs before she started walking?
Tick One: Ah, but she missed several spots. So eager to get outdoors, she didn’t do a thorough job of protecting herself against us.
Tick Two: She’ll regret it.
Tick Three; Yes, she will. Get ready! Here she comes!
Tick One: Jump!
And so, the very tiny parasites parachuted onto the woman who didn’t feel a thing. But, as she was getting ready for bed that night, she spotted a black dot about the size of a poppy seed on her leg. She said to her husband, “I think I may have a bug bite. Can you please check?”
Ticks One and Two had burrowed themselves into the woman’s right calf while Tick Three had snuck under the waistband of her pants at her hip.
The woods can be a romantic setting, gazing at the stars and sitting by a roaring fire with your loved one. But asking your mate to do a full body scan for disgusting tick bites is not exactly a turn-on.
“Yep,” he said, examining her leg. “There are two of them making like you’re a giant Slurpee. Didn’t you put on bug spray?”
She turned her head to look away as he carefully removed the ticks with a pair of tweezers. He was careful to remove the entire body and not squish it which can lead to the spread of bacteria.
“I can’t watch!” she said. “The whole idea of an insect sucking my blood is revolting and makes me sick to my stomach.”
Technically, he explained, ticks are arachnids, members of the spider family. Not insects.
“I don’t care! Just get it off!” she wailed.
Ticks One and Two met their demise with a giant flush down the toilet. (Never crush a tick with your fingers because they can still infect you!)
Sadly, the woman then reached to scratch her hip.
“Ouch!” she said. “Oh no…”
Tick Three, miniscule little bugger that he was, was definitely having the dining experience of his life.
Bravely, the woman handed the tweezers to her husband again.
“I’m not going outside until it snows,” she declared. “I will watch summer from the safety of the kitchen window.”
After Tick Three was successfully exterminated, the woman doused herself with soap and water and Neosporin, but she couldn’t sleep. All night she imagined she could feel bugs crawling on her. Around 2 a.m., she tapped her husband on the shoulder.
“Are you sure you got all the ticks?”
“Positive,” he replied.
“Because I think I can feel them…”
Sighing, he turned on the light. He knew it was pointless to argue, and, wanting to get some sleep, he checked for any undetected invaders.
“All clear,” he declared. “You can cross this worry off your tick list.”
Hardy, har, har.
All joking and story-telling aside, tick bites are dangerous because they can transmit potentially deadly diseases. To help prevent tick bites, the Centers for Disease Control advises to stay away from high grass, wear bug repellant and take a warm shower after returning from the woods.
Stay safe out there this summer, readers, and let’s do our best to avoid any an-tics.
Contact Susan Hazlett at susanrhazlett@yahoo.com or write to her in care of The Pantagraph, 205 N. Main St., Bloomington, IL 61702-2907. | https://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/family/hazlett-bug-bites-no-ticklish-matter/article_1bb7a5f4-e3a1-11ed-9362-8b8bde3bb757.html | 2023-04-28 13:39:48 | 0 | https://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/family/hazlett-bug-bites-no-ticklish-matter/article_1bb7a5f4-e3a1-11ed-9362-8b8bde3bb757.html |
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has offered North Macedonia his country’s full support for integration into the 27-nation European Union.
Sanchez held talks Sunday with North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski in the capital of Skopje, ahead of the last stop on his Western Balkan tour, visiting Albania on Monday. He has also visited Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
The Balkan nations are all in different stages of the EU accession process. EU officials have recently sought to encourage governments in the region to move on with reforms amid concerns over Russia’s efforts to boost its influence in the Balkans.
Sanchez said the war in Ukraine has prompted the EU to rethink its enlargement policies and open its doors to countries in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.
“We are more united now than ever before. You can count on me on your European perspective,” Sanchez said at a joint press conference with Kovachevski.
The EU started membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia two weeks ago, a long-delayed step in the Balkan nations’ paths toward EU membership that gained momentum amid the war in Ukraine.
The decision came after North Macedonia’s parliament approved an agreement overcoming Bulgaria’s objections and cleared the way for the negotiations to start. Bulgaria had held up progress on North Macedonia’s accession talks, accusing that government of disrespecting shared cultural, linguistic and historic ties.
Any expansion beyond the 27 current EU members is likely to still be years off. Despite the delay, the Western Balkan nations have maintained their ambition to become part of the world’s most important trading bloc.
For North Macedonia, the past years have been challenging. Disputes with EU members Greece and then Bulgaria prevented the country’s bid from moving forward because any move by the EU to add new members requires unanimous agreement. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/spains-pm-offers-support-for-north-macedonias-eu-candidacy/ | 2022-08-01 13:38:26 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/spains-pm-offers-support-for-north-macedonias-eu-candidacy/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power.
The Supreme Court last month limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Then late Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he wants to delay sweeping environmental legislation that Democrats have pushed as central to achieving Biden’s ambitious climate goals.
Biden, who has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared with 2005 levels, said Friday that “action on climate change and clean energy remains more urgent than ever.”
If the Senate will not act to address climate change and boost clean energy, “I will take strong executive action to meet this moment,” Biden said in a statement from Saudi Arabia, where he met Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Biden did not specify what actions he will take on climate, but said they will create jobs, improve energy security, bolster domestic manufacturing and protect consumers from oil and gas price increases. “I will not back down,” he promised.
Some advocates urged Biden to use the moment to declare a national climate emergency and reinstate a ban on crude oil exports, among other steps. Declaring a climate emergency would allow Biden to redirect spending to accelerate renewable energy such as wind and solar and speed the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.
Climate advocates, including some of Manchin’s Democratic colleagues in the Senate, slammed his opposition — noting that it was the second time he has torpedoed climate change legislation.
“It’s infuriating and nothing short of tragic that Sen. Manchin is walking away, again, from taking essential action on climate and clean energy,” said Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. “The world is literally burning up while he joins every single Republican to stop strong action to cut emissions and speed the transition to clean energy.”
Other Democrats said Manchin’s announcement that he cannot back the climate provisions in the Senate bill — at least for now — frees Biden of the obligation to cater to a powerful, coal-state senator eager to protect his energy-producing home state. Manchin’s vote is decisive in the evenly divided Senate, where Republicans unanimously oppose climate action.
“Free at last. Let’s roll. Do it all and start it now,” tweeted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. who has long pushed stronger action on climate. “With legislative climate options now closed, it’s now time for executive Beast Mode,” Whitehouse wrote.
Whitehouse suggested a series of actions Biden could take, including “a robust social cost of carbon rule″ that would force energy producers to account for greenhouse gas emissions as a cost of doing business. The senator also urged Biden to require major polluters to use technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions and impose stronger pollution controls on cars, light trucks and heavy-duty vehicles.
Advocates also urged Biden to reject all onshore and offshore drilling on federal lands and in federal waters — a step he promised during the 2020 campaign but has not enacted — and restrict approval of natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects.
“For too long, we’ve been waiting on a single legislative package to save us and a single legislator to determine our fate,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. “Now that it’s clear legislation to address our climate crisis is dead, President Biden needs to put us on an emergency footing to address this disaster.”
Citing Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands and waters, Merkley said, “Now is the time to show the American people he’s serious by saying ‘no’ to expanding our addiction to fossil fuels.”
Even before Manchin’s apparent rejection of the climate measures, Democrats had slimmed their down their plan from about $555 billion in climate spending to just over $300 billion in a bid to secure his support. Proposed tax credits for wind, solar and nuclear energy, along with still-unproven carbon-capture technology, could reduce emissions by up to 40% by 2030, advocates said.
Manchin had already forced Democrats to drop two tax provisions he opposes: direct payments of clean energy credits and tax credits for drivers who purchase electric vehicles. Manchin forced other concessions last year, including killing a proposal that would have paid utilities that increase clean energy while penalizing those that do not.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he still hopes to salvage the clean energy tax provisions and said failure “really is not an option here.”
Manchin’s request to postpone action on the climate measure follows a June 30 ruling by the Supreme Court, which said in a 6-3 vote that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
The ruling by the court’s conservative majority likely complicates the Biden administration’s plan to manage power plant pollution, but does not eliminate its authority to regulate greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has said the agency is moving forward with proposed rules for power plants in the coming months.
Ann Clancy, associate climate policy director for Indivisible, a progressive advocacy group, said it was time for Biden to “stop waiting for corporate-backed Democrats and their bad faith negotiations and deliver real wins for the American people on climate.”
“We don’t have any more time to waste,” Clancy said.
Manchin, in a radio interview Friday, said climate activists want an immediate end to U.S. use of oil, coal and gas. “That’s crazy,” he told West Virginia talk show host Hoppy Kercheval. “I’m not throwing caution to the wind. I think we need an energy policy that works for our country.” | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/biden-vowing-strong-climate-action-despite-dual-setbacks/ | 2022-07-16 21:56:33 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/biden-vowing-strong-climate-action-despite-dual-setbacks/ |
“Stand and fight”: Vice President Harris surprises crowd at reproductive rights rally in L.A.
Vice President Kamala Harris urged a group of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles to “stand up and fight” for its ideals following recent court rulings over reproductive rights that have divided the country.
“When you attack the rights of women in America, you are attacking America,” Harris said at a rally outside City Hall.
Harris’ surprise appearance at the event was greeted with shrieks and applause from the crowd. The vice president, who was introduced by Mayor Karen Bass, talked about her recent trips overseas and warned that democracy was at stake at this “critical moment” in U.S. history.
“I fundamentally believe that you can gauge the strength of a democracy based on the strength of women in that democracy,” Harris said.
Saturday’s rally, which drew a few hundred people, was hastily put together following U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s recent decision to order a hold on the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone after more than two decades.
The Texas ruling could effectively halt FDA approval of mifepristone nationwide, including in California and other states where abortion is legal.
The rally was hosted by Women’s March Action, the political arm of a foundation which seeks to advance the political power of women.
Harris, who has a home in Los Angeles, was brought to the stage by Bass, who talked up the vice president’s accomplishments and background. “We have a vice president who is one of us!” Bass said.
Harris, in her brief speech, talked about “those who would dare to attack fundamental rights and, by extension, attack our democracy. Around our country, supposed so-called extremist leaders, who would dare to silence the voices of the people.”
“A United States Supreme Court — the highest court in our land — that took a constitutional right that has been recognized from the people of America,” Harris said. “We have seen attacks on voting rights, attacks on fundamental rights to love and marry the people that you love, attacks on the ability of people to be themselves and be proud of who they are.”
Other speakers at Saturday’s event also urged the crowd to rally in the face of recent decisions by Republican justices and lawmakers.
“We won’t go back, we won’t go back!” shouted Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath.
The march began in downtown’s Pershing Square and reached City Hall around noon.
Among those in the crowd was Hollywood resident Kathleen Schwartz, who said abortion should be a decision “between the doctor and the woman.”
“I feel it’s very important to be out here and say ‘no’ to what’s going on in this country,” Schwartz said, adding that she was protesting for future generations, including any grandchildren she might have.
“I’m 67 years old, and I really shouldn’t have to be doing this anymore,” Schwartz said. “But it’s important.”
Riley Grace, 12, and Evan Smith, 14, came to the rally together. The two are friends and attend the same school.
Evan carried a sign that showed a coat hanger and read “Keep your laws off our bodies.”
Riley, who lives in Koreatown, said she came to Saturday’s event because she wants “to be on the right side of history.”
“I want to be someone who can say, ‘I fought for my rights and made sure that my future is secure and my future is safe,’ ” she said.
Smith, who happened to wear a Kamala Harris T-shirt to the rally, texted her family as the vice president spoke.
“I was like, Oh my god, she’s right here!”
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. and BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LootMogul and Aftermath Islands Metaverse have announced a multi-chain metaverse partnership that will expedite the adoption of blockchain gaming for sports organizations and athletes and truly deliver an immersive sports fans experience.
LootMogul and Aftermath Islands Metaverse are creating a new virtual island dedicated to sports gaming and are creating unique customized Avatars for celebrities, collegiate and professional athletes allowing them to engage in web3 activities and the Metaverse.
"LootMogul is super excited about this partnership as it will help the global sports community to scale their identity across chains and will drive hyper fan adoption with avatars and personalized lands - create, secure, and customize your digital version with your real-world avatar benefits," said Raj Rajkotia, CEO, LootMogul.
"We are very excited to partner with LootMogul to accelerate their Metaverse activities and bring their programs, celebrities and athletes to Aftermath Islands," said David Lucatch, Managing Director, Aftermath Islands Metaverse Limited. "Today, more than ever, it is imperative that brands and personalities stake their value in blockchain and Metaverse activities as they become the next level of consumer engagement."
Aftermath Islands is led by an experienced group of entrepreneurs, designers, and developers who have worked with some of the world's most recognized and respected brands and institutions, such as Marvel, Paramount, DC Comics, Warner Bros, and more.
About LootMogul
LootMogul is an athlete-led sports metaverse (web3 platform) that is powered by virtual real estate, training academies, blockchain games, commerce (NFTs), and in-real-life (IRL) rewards. LootMogul is expanding the web3 community by bringing web 2 gamers and sports fanatics to the metaverse. For more details, visit: https://lootmogul.com. Create and own your sports metaverse with real-world professional athletes from NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, Soccer, etc.
About Aftermath Islands Metaverse
Aftermath Islands Metaverse Limited is a Barbados corporation that is 50% owned and is controlled by Oasis Digital Studios Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc (CSE: LQID) (OTC: LQAVF) (FRA: 4T51). Aftermath Island Token Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aftermath Islands Metaverse Limited, is a British Virgin Islands corporation
Learn about Aftermath Islands' virtual worlds here and read about how the project is reimagining Metaverse experiences in the future in the project light paper and sizzle reel.
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Opinion | Let’s embrace the spirit of the Declaration this Fourth of July
June 28, 2023
Every year since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, Americans have celebrated on the Fourth of July. Constitution Day (Sept. 17) and Bill of Rights Day (Dec. 15) don’t get one one-thousandth of the enthusiasm we bring to Independence Day.
Unlike the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the Declaration isn’t a legal document we must all still abide by. With its assertions about human nature and the role of government, it’s more a religious text than anything else.
If the Declaration still deserves to be celebrated every year, it’s not because of what actually happened in 1776 or anything a slave owner thought. It’s simply because its language has always resonated with those who possess the democratic spirit.
In his book “Inventing America,” Garry Wills complains that the Declaration of Independence has become “a blank check for idealists of all sorts to fill in as they like.” After all, South Carolina’s legislature abused Jefferson’s words to justify secession, and a century later, the Black Panther Party used them to argue for Black liberation.
Wills’ preferred understanding of the Declaration, however — the “drier air of [Jefferson’s] scientific maxims” — is too rarefied to keep a republic of hundreds of millions together. To bring a fractious nation together and justify the Fourth of July, the Declaration has to stand for something more substantial than cold, amoral logic.
The basic history of the United States resists any understanding of the American project derived from blood and soil. Americans primarily understand their country as a nation founded on certain ideals. The most important task of American politics is determining what those ideals actually are.
Jefferson dreamed of a democracy of yeoman farmers. The nascent Republican Party adopted the tripartite goal of “Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men.” Franklin Roosevelt spoke of being “a good neighbor among the nations,” and Reagan rhapsodized about a “shining city upon a hill.”
Like any text we imbue with great psychic importance, the Declaration of Independence is routinely quoted and reinterpreted by those who claim they are filled with its spirit. Often this amounts to squabbling over what Jefferson really meant when writing this or that clause.
Luckily, the true meaning of the Declaration of Independence doesn’t matter.
It’s probably even true that, as Wills says, “[Jefferson] would never encourage people to yearn back toward some ideal of perfection delivered to their forebears.”
Despite Jefferson’s wishes and Wills’ regrets, the Declaration remains an emotionally and spiritually charged text. When we choose to celebrate it every July, we make moral commitments we can and have failed to live up to.
Abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass famously cried that “the character and conduct of this nation never looked blacker to me than on this 4th of July!” Celebrating the signing of the Declaration while millions were enslaved was “mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy.”
Jefferson himself was surely no fan of true civil equality, what Jamelle Bouie describes as “a universal and inviolable grant of political and civil rights, backed by the force of the national government.” Nevertheless, everyone who believes in the promise of civil equality is able to look to the Declaration for inspiration.
Fifty-seven years after the Declaration was signed, a group of sixty abolitionists recognized it as the “corner-stone upon which they [the Founders] founded the Temple of Freedom.”
In 1848, a hundred men and women, including Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, signed a “Declaration of Sentiments” in Seneca Falls, New York. In form, content and rhetoric, they modeled their call for America to recognize women’s rights on the Declaration signed in Philadelphia decades prior.
Perhaps the Declaration was a dry document these dissenters simply mistook for an assertion of radical ideals. The “real” America may be more accurately reflected by the Constitution and all its moral compromises.
There will of course always be enemies of liberty and democracy who call America their home. The United States never wants for would-be Caesars opposed to the spirit of the Declaration and working to rebuild oppressive, unjust hierarchies.
At its best, America is also home to “idealists of all sorts”: abolitionists, socialists, suffragettes, civil rights activists and pacifists. It’s taken the dedication of many starry-eyed ideologues to make America a bit more equal and a bit more free with each generation.
The Revolutionary War lasted only eight years, but the difficult work of replacing British rule with a moral, self-governing commonwealth has never stopped. Every Fourth of July, we need to celebrate not just American independence but also all the hard-won progress that followed and that is yet to come. Independence Day should be a cherished opportunity for us to reflect on the work still left for us to do.
Hopefully we will soon celebrate independence from poverty, independence from war and independence from bigotry every Independence Day. | https://thecrimsonwhite.com/109991/opinion/opinion-lets-embrace-the-spirit-of-the-declaration-this-fourth-of-july/ | 2023-07-02 07:38:21 | 0 | https://thecrimsonwhite.com/109991/opinion/opinion-lets-embrace-the-spirit-of-the-declaration-this-fourth-of-july/ |
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caravel Autism Health, a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of young children on the autism spectrum, has opened a new clinic to serve families on Chicago's North Side. Caravel specializes in Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, which uses positive reinforcement to help children with autism improve a wide range of skills including communication and social. Located at 2600 West Irving Park Road, the clinic features colorful, sensory-friendly spaces where young children work one-on-one with therapists to build skills, develop confidence, and learn to connect with the world around them.
"We change lives through ABA therapy," explained Caravel CEO Mike Miller. "This is evidence-based treatment that helps children with autism reach their greatest potential. We want Chicago children to have access to the highest quality autism services available, so we are stepping up to build clinics where families have struggled to find comparable providers." The effectiveness of ABA therapy is recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As part of its commitment to achieving the best ABA outcomes in the field, Caravel has developed an outcomes platform called PathTap. Using PathTap, Caravel's clinicians can track individual client progress in real-time with results data that quickly identifies ways to finetune each child's treatment to reach the best outcomes. Since implementing the technology earlier this year, Caravel has demonstrated significant growth in clinical outcomes with an increase of 30% on targeted clinical quality components for its clients.
"Our innovative therapy approach leads to better outcomes and happier lives for the entire family," according to Erica Smith, MA, BCBA, clinic director at Caravel/Chicago. "ABA therapy has the greatest impact during the early developmental years, so we're excited to be bringing a new resource to young families on the North Side."
Caravel also offers evaluation, diagnosis, family support, and counseling services. For more information, call 312-764-1557 or visit caravelautism.com.
Since 2009, Caravel Autism Health has been devoted to helping families navigate the challenges of childhood autism. Our team of clinical experts specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children on the autism spectrum. Caravel's research-based and data-driven programs are designed to provide better outcomes that help children with autism reshape their development and embrace new ways of interacting with the world.
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PALM COAST, Fla. [WFLA] — A Florida woman was arrested after she was caught shaving a child’s head, writing derogatory slurs on her face, and shoving a metal bar in her mouth.
Priscilla Jocelyn Florentino, 33, was upset with the child relative after finding explicit photos on her phone, according to Flagler County deputies.
After confronting her, Florentino handcuffed the girl to a steering wheel and left her in a hot car before taking her into a business, NBC affiliate WFLA reported. That is where she abused the child by shaving her head and shoving the metal bar in her mouth, deputies said.
“You have the right to discipline, but this woman took her anger out on the victim in completely unacceptable ways and then tried to impede the deputies who responded to investigate,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “In my career, I’ve never seen someone do these kind of horrific acts to a minor as disciplinary measures.”
“I hope she gets anger management classes, which she obviously needs,” he added.
Florentino refused to speak to deputies at a home before resisting them by kicking and yelling swears at them, said WFLA.
She was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Center. She is facing charges of child abuse without great bodily harm, battery on a law enforcement officer, and resisting an officer without violence.
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